Kungliga tennishallen
Kungliga tennishallen (English: Royal Tennis Hall) is a tennis venue at Lidingövägen 75 in Stockholm, Sweden. The stadium was built in October 1943 and has a capacity of 5,000. Kungliga tennishallen, now a hard-court surface, remains the venue for the men's Stockholm Open tournament which was first held in 1969. In 1975 the venue was the host of the year-end Masters tennis tournament as well as the Davis Cup final between Sweden and Czechoslovakia.[1]
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 59°21′01″N 18°05′43″E |
| Capacity | 5,000 tennis |
| Surface | carpet court |
| Opened | October 1943 |
| Tenants | |
| Stockholm Open (Tennis) (1969–present) Davis Cup (Sweden vs Czechoslovakia) (Dec 1975) Davis Cup (Sweden vs Argentina) (March 2010) | |
Other activities
The Volvo PV444/544 was launched at the Kungliga tennishallen in September 1944.[2]
It was the site on 15 April 1962 of the fight between former world heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar Johansson and Dutch champion Wim Snoek.
Various music concerts have been held at Kungliga including Louis Armstrong, David Bowie, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
See also
References
- "1975 Davis Cup Finals". Davis Cup. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
- "Lidingövägen 75, Kungliga Tennishallen". Stockholmskällan.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kungliga Tennishallen. |
- Kungliga Lawn-tennisklubben
- Wikimapia
- Kungliga tennishallen imagine int
- Kungliga tennishallen
- Kungliga tennishallen 2006
- Kungliga tennishallen 2006 imagine 2
| Preceded by Kooyong Stadium Melbourne |
Masters Cup Venue 1976 |
Succeeded by The Summit Houston |
| Preceded by Public Auditorium Cleveland |
Davis Cup Final Venue 1975 |
Succeeded by Estadio Nacional Santiago |