The Athens Olympic Tennis Centre is a grouping of 16

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courts at the

Athens Olympic Sports Complex The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens Spiros Louis ( el, Ολυμπιακό Αθλητικό Κέντρο Αθηνών "Σπύρος Λούης", ''Olympiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis"'') or OACA ()), is a sport facilities c ...

, in Marousi,

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. The centre consists of a main stadium, known as The Main Court, seating 8,600 fans - though only 6,000 seats were made publicly available during the 2004 Summer Olympics and

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- two semifinal courts, seating 4,300 spectators - though only 3,200 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and thirteen side courts, seating 200 observers each. Each of the courts use the

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cushioned acrylic surface, the same surface as the U.S. Open Grand Slam event. The Main Court, in particular, is extremely large by the standards of major tennis competitions, with the seats being relatively far removed from the tennis court.

History

The centre hosted the

matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The centre was completed in February 2004, and officially opened on August 2, 2004. In 2017, the

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club,

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

, revealed their plans to acquire the Main Court facility, in order to transform it into their home indoor

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hall, with a spectator capacity for basketball games, of 9,500-10,000 seats.Αγγελόπουλος: "Φέτος μπορούμε να σπάσουμε το δίπολο των αιωνίων" .
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References

External links

2004 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. p. 409.
OAKA.com profile.
Buildings and structures completed in 2004 Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis venues

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Indoor arenas in Greece {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

History

See also

References

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