Indianapolis Tennis Center
| Indianapolis Tennis Center | |
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| The main square 2009 | |
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| place |
 Indianapolis , United States
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| opening | 1979 |
| demolition | 2010 |
| surface | Hard court |
| capacity | 10,000 |
| Events | |
The Indianapolis Tennis Center (until 1992 or 1993 Indianapolis Sports Center ) was a tennis complex in Indianapolis , United States , which was built in 1979 on the grounds of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and whose main court had a capacity of 10,000 seats. Initially, the facility consisted exclusively of 18 clay courts, of which 14 were later converted into hard courts. In 2009 there were 16 outdoor courts, two of which were clay courts and six indoor courts. In 2010 the facility was demolished.
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In 1987 the tennis competitions of the Pan American Games took place here. In the 1980s, pop musicians such as the Grateful Dead , Jimmy Buffett , Elton John , Tom Petty , Donna Summer , James Taylor , Stevie Ray Vaughan and Billy Idol performed . In 1999 the first Indy Jazz Festival was held here. The Indianapolis Tennis Championships have been held here since 1988, most recently a men's tennis tournament in the 250 category of the ATP World Tour .
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- ↑ According to the Indianapolis Star , when the Indianapolis Tennis Championships were held in 1992, the facility was still called the Sports Center , while when the Indianapolis Tennis Championships were held in 1993, it was called the Tennis Center .
- ^ Indianapolis Sports Center. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
- ↑ Indianapolis Tennis Center Features 22 Courts for Tennis Lovers. Retrieved January 7, 2015 .
- ↑ IUPUI to demolish tennis center. April 30, 2010, accessed March 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Days the music died: 12 Indy venues that didn't last , 12 Indianapolis venues that didn't last , article by David Lindquist at https://eu.indystar.com/ dated February 3, 2017