Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium, commonly known as SDAT Stadium, sometimes also called

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Tennis Stadium, is located in

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, India, and played host for the

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championships held in the first week of January from 1996 to 2017. The stadium was built in 1995 by the Government of Tamil Nadu on the occasion of

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Games held in Chennai that year. The stadium has been the venue for Indian Open tennis tournament annually since 1997. The stadium witnessed some dramatic scenes in 1998 when legends like

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and

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took part in the then named Goldflake Open. Rafter went on to win the tournament. The stadium also witnessed the birth of the celebrated Indian doubles pair of

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and

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who won the first three editions of the Goldflake Open. The complex has five hard courts including the floodlit centre court which has a

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of about 5,800. The third round

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tie in Asia/Oceania Group I between

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and

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took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in May 2009. The stadium again hosted a

tie from 17–19 September 2010. The

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defeated the

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in the

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to advance to the 2011

World Group.

Renovation

In October 2013, the Tamil Nadu government ordered renovation of the stadium at a cost of 45 million.

References

External links

Chennai Open websiteDavis Cup Group I Asia/Oceania 2009, 3rd Round
Tennis venues in India Sports venues in Chennai 1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu Sports venues completed in 1995 {{India-sports-venue-stub

Renovation

See also

References

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