29:
71:. The club was formed in 1947, and today has 8 synthetic grass courts. The White City tennis complex has fallen into disrepair with the old stadiums and the grass courts which hosted famous matches no longer usable. The Australian Tennis Museum was located at White City from its founding in 1983 until 2005 when it moved out to
200:
White City was purchased by the
Maccabi-Hakoah Club in 2010–11. Plans included building a large community centre, including tennis courts, however, redevelopment was slow due to drawn out disputes over the plans. Demolition was completed in December 2022 and 9 new courts (synthetic grass and hard
244:
363:
139:
semifinal. The 1954 final set the record for the largest crowd at a sanctioned tennis match, 25,578. This record held until 2004, when the
558:
553:
548:
513:
459:
543:
508:
498:
72:
64:
503:
144:
412:
100:
56:
268:
444:
448:
371:
218:
89:
59:
as a new venue for the New South Wales
Championships (now an international tournament known as the
95:
championships during their dominant run in the 1950s and 1960s. It hosted the
Challenge Round in
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
285:
127:(Australia def. Italy). The stadium also saw the USA defeat Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final in
420:
355:
339:
245:"Disrepair and neglect combine to destroy heritage value of famous White City tennis centre"
120:
112:
68:
60:
8:
20:
248:
189:
154:
309:
436:
428:
347:
166:
44:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
185:
174:
140:
136:
128:
124:
116:
108:
104:
96:
28:
492:
474:
461:
424:
359:
343:
272:
170:
286:"The History of Grand Slam Asia/Pacific - Australian Open Tennis History"
150:
157:
in a Davis Cup tie after recovering from being two sets down in 1997.
440:
432:
382:
367:
351:
92:
52:
325:
416:
375:
132:
55:. The stadium was built in 1922 on the former site of Sydney's
48:
40:
78:
63:). The venue served as host of the tournament until the
131:(before losing to Australia in the Challenge Round in
192:in the final of the Sydney International in 1997.
169:tournament to be held outside Melbourne, in 1971.
269:Spain quiets U.S. on first day of Davis Cup final
490:
201:courts) are due to open by the end of 2024.
195:
135:) and saw the USA defeat Australia in the
242:
147:, a converted football stadium, beat it.
219:"Lost Sydney: White City Amusement Park"
27:
19:For the football stadium in London, see
180:
491:
243:Patterson, Robbie (17 October 2014).
79:Famous tennis matches and tournaments
39:at the White City Tennis Club was a
559:2022 disestablishments in Australia
13:
160:
14:
570:
319:
73:Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
65:Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
32:White City Tennis Club circa 1923
16:Tennis venue in Sydney, Australia
554:1922 establishments in Australia
549:Sports venues demolished in 2022
514:Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
544:Sports venues completed in 1922
223:www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au
88:White City was host to some of
303:
278:
262:
236:
211:
1:
413:Memorial Drive Tennis Centre
83:
7:
509:Paddington, New South Wales
165:White City hosted the last
145:Estadio OlĂmpico de Sevilla
10:
575:
499:Tennis venues in Australia
445:Mission Hills Country Club
18:
409:
380:
372:Estadio Nacional de Chile
336:
326:White City Tennis website
177:were the 1971 Champions.
99:(Australia defeating the
57:White City amusement park
204:
504:Sports venues in Sydney
196:Redevelopment 2022-2024
475:33.87944°S 151.23111°E
107:(USA def. Australia),
33:
421:West Side Tennis Club
356:West Side Tennis Club
340:West Side Tennis Club
31:
480:-33.87944; 151.23111
181:Sydney International
123:), and the final in
69:2000 Summer Olympics
61:Sydney International
471: /
364:Harold Clark Courts
290:www.tennistheme.com
37:White City Stadium
34:
21:White City Stadium
455:
454:
410:Succeeded by
312:White City Tennis
249:Wentworth Courier
190:Jennifer Capriati
566:
486:
485:
483:
482:
481:
476:
472:
469:
468:
467:
464:
337:Preceded by
334:
333:
313:
307:
301:
300:
298:
296:
282:
276:
266:
260:
259:
257:
255:
240:
234:
233:
231:
229:
215:
119:(Australia def.
111:(Australia def.
574:
573:
569:
568:
567:
565:
564:
563:
489:
488:
479:
477:
473:
470:
465:
462:
460:
458:
457:
451:
443:
437:Kooyong Stadium
435:
429:Kooyong Stadium
427:
419:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
385:
378:
370:
362:
354:
348:Kooyong Stadium
346:
331:
322:
317:
316:
308:
304:
294:
292:
284:
283:
279:
267:
263:
253:
251:
241:
237:
227:
225:
217:
216:
212:
207:
198:
183:
167:Australian Open
163:
161:Australian Open
141:Davis Cup final
86:
81:
67:opened for the
45:Rushcutters Bay
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
572:
562:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
539:1977 Davis Cup
536:
534:1965 Davis Cup
531:
529:1960 Davis Cup
526:
524:1954 Davis Cup
521:
519:1951 Davis Cup
516:
511:
506:
501:
453:
452:
411:
408:
379:
338:
329:
328:
321:
320:External links
318:
315:
314:
302:
277:
261:
235:
209:
208:
206:
203:
197:
194:
186:Martina Hingis
182:
179:
175:Margaret Court
162:
159:
155:CĂ©dric Pioline
85:
82:
80:
77:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
571:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
496:
494:
487:
484:
450:
449:Rancho Mirage
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
425:New York City
422:
418:
414:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
384:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
360:New York City
357:
353:
349:
345:
344:New York City
341:
335:
332:
327:
324:
323:
311:
310:Redevelopment
306:
291:
287:
281:
275:
274:
270:
265:
250:
246:
239:
224:
220:
214:
210:
202:
193:
191:
187:
178:
176:
172:
168:
158:
156:
152:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
101:United States
98:
94:
91:
76:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
30:
26:
22:
456:
386:Final Venue
381:
330:
305:
293:. Retrieved
289:
280:
273:Deseret News
271:
264:
252:. Retrieved
238:
226:. Retrieved
222:
213:
199:
184:
171:Ken Rosewall
164:
149:
87:
36:
35:
25:
478: /
466:151°13′52″E
90:Australia's
493:Categories
463:33°52′46″S
151:Pat Rafter
441:Melbourne
433:Melbourne
383:Davis Cup
368:Cleveland
352:Melbourne
228:5 January
188:defeated
153:defeated
93:Davis Cup
84:Davis Cup
53:Australia
43:venue in
417:Adelaide
376:Santiago
133:Adelaide
143:at the
49:Sydney
41:tennis
295:8 May
254:8 May
205:Notes
121:Spain
113:Italy
406:1977
402:1965
398:1960
394:1954
390:1951
297:2022
256:2022
230:2022
173:and
137:1979
129:1952
125:1977
117:1965
109:1960
105:1954
97:1951
115:),
103:),
495::
447:,
439:,
431:,
423:,
415:,
374:,
366:,
358:,
350:,
342:,
288:.
247:.
221:.
75:.
51:,
47:,
299:.
258:.
232:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
