Olympic Tennis Centre (Rio de Janeiro)

Olympic Tennis Centre
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LocationBarra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates22°58′44″S 43°23′47″W / 22.978822°S 43.396382°W / -22.978822; -43.396382
Capacity18,000 total for the three show courts
10,000 (Maria Esther Bueno Court)
5,000 (Show Court 1)
3,000 (Show Court 2)
250 (Match Courts)
SurfaceHard (GreenSet Grand Prix Cushion)
Construction
Broke ground2013
Opened2015
Construction costR$162.8m
ArchitectGerkan, Marg and Partners
Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Tenants
Tennis events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and wheelchair tennis events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The Olympic Tennis Centre (Portuguese: Centro Olímpico de Tênis) is a tennis venue located in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The centre hosted tennis events of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair tennis events of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The centre was built on the site of the former Nelson Piquet International Autodrome.


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