The China National Tennis Center () is a

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center in the

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in Chaoyang,

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, China. It was opened in October 2007 and has been the home of the

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since 2009. The venue hosted the

preliminaries and finals of singles and doubles for men and women at the

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and

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The center is located in Beijing, just from the

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(a.k.a. The Bird's Nest). The tennis center covers an area of with a floor space of . The center currently has 12 competition hard courts and 35 training courts, including 20 hard courts, 10 indoor hard courts, 2 artificial grass courts, 2 indoor clay courts, and a mini hard court. The main court, named Diamond Court (nicknamed National Tennis Stadium), has a capacity of 15,000. The Lotus Court (10,000 capacity), Moon Court, and Brad Drewett Court all have 12 stands, which represent petals of lotus flowers, one of the emblems of the

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. Lotus court has a capacity of 10,000. Moon Court has a capacity of 4,000 and Brad Drewett Court has a capacity of 2,000. The courts have been specially designed for natural air ventilation to reduce the amount of air pollution entering the courts, ensuring optimal health for both athletes and spectators. It also allows the courts to be cooled and with an installation of cooling machines, the courts' temperatures can easily be reduced to five degrees Celsius. Curtains attached to the roofs of the courts also allows them to be cooled in the heat of the sun. The project embodies the concepts of Green Olympics, Hi-Tech Olympics, and People's Olympics. It integrates design experience of world sport architecture and will be a tennis competition venue of the state of the art design in keeping with international standards. In 2009 the

, which is an ATP World Tour 500 series event and a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament, moved its location to this center from its former location, the

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The National Tennis Center was opened on 1 October 2007. It was named The Olympic Green Tennis Center ()Beijing2008.cn profile.
after the

. Since it started to host the

, the venue was renamed to China National Tennis Center () in 2009.

Timeline

Before the Olympics

All courts except for the National Tennis Stadium were opened on 1 October 2007 and were tested between 6 and 20 October 2007 in th
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where 36 men and 44 women competed.

During the Olympics

The Courts hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The following competitions were played: * men's singles – 64-player draw * women's singles – 64-player draw * men's doubles – 32-player draw * women's doubles – 32-player draw

The winners

During the Paralympics

The Courts also hosted the

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competitions of the

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in Beijing. These were played between 8 and 15 September 2008. 112 athletes (approximately 64-80 male and 32~48 female) were classified into disability group. The competitions played included: *men's singles *women's singles *men's doubles *women's doubles *quads singles *quads doubles

The winners

After The Olympics/Paralympics

After the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic games of 2008, the center remained standing. It did not host the 2008

Tennis tournament, despite rumours it would. However, it became the new home of the China Open from 2009 onwards.
/sup> A new center court, National Tennis Stadium, was completed in 2011. Featuring a retractable roof, this new court possesses a capacity of 15,000 spectators, making it the world's fifth largest tennis stadium by capacity. Lincuiqiao Station on

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Line 8 opened in the same year, providing the closest public transport access to the tennis center.

References

External links

Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center venue site

World stadiums

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Timeline

Before the Olympics

During the Olympics

The winners

During the Paralympics

The winners

After The Olympics/Paralympics

See also

References

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