Olympic Tennis Centre
Sports: Tennis
Zone: BARRA
Location: Barra Olympic Park
The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games Tennis venue, The Olympic Tennis Centre is located in Barra Olympic Park, The heart of Rio 2016 Games.
The centre court has been named after Maria Esther Bueno, Brazil’s greatest ever player, who won 19 grand slam titles (seven singles and 12 doubles) in the late 1950s and 1960s. Bueno, according to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) the most graceful and artistic player of her generation
With 16 courts – 10 for competition and six for training, including a permanent 10,000-seat centre court and two other show courts with 5,000 and 3,000 temporary seats – the tennis centre is one of seven new venues being constructed along two existing ones in the main Olympic Park. After the Games it will be part of the Olympic Training Centre, providing top-level facilities for elite athletes and youngsters from social projects, while allowing Brazil to host more major tournaments.