Home to the sydney 2000 olympic games and the sydney international the spectacular 50 5 million upgrade to the sydney olympic park tennis centre has included the transformation of ken rosewall arena into a multipurpose outdoor covered arena and will feature upsized in.
Ken rosewall arena roof.
Early life and tennis.
The biggest change to the venue was the construction of a large permanent roof over ken rosewall arena allowing play to continue on the arena irrespective of the weather conditions.
In addition to tennis the venue is now the home of netball in nsw.
The 10 500 seat main arena at the sydney olympic park tennis centre has undergone a significant redevelopment since the final sydney international tournament was held at the venue in january 2019.
I feel very humbled to see this great roof.
The project announced on friday morning by new south wales premier gladys berejiklian and sports minister stuart ayres includes.
In addition a hardwood playing surface was added to the floor of ken rosewall arena giving the venue the capability to host sports such as netball and basketball.
Rosewall was born on 2 november 1934 in hurstville sydney his father robert rosewall was a grocer at penshurst new south wales and when ken was one year old they moved to the rockdale where his father bought three clay tennis courts.
The new roof is an innovative cable tension ptfe fabric design.
The stadium named in honour of australian tennis legend ken rosewall will acquire a roof in 2019 as part of a 50 5 million upgrade to ken rosewall arena and the sydney olympic park tennis centre.
Ken started playing tennis at age three with a shortened racket and using both hands for forehand and backhand shots.
The new look ken rosewall arena featuring its new canopy roof has officially been unveiled ahead of the atp cup sydney which commences on friday.
The striking new roof is an innovative cable tension and ptfe fabric design a first for stadia in australia designed by cox architecture in conjunction with arup.
Ken rosewall arena will sport a brand new roof in time to welcome the world s top players for the new atp cup in january.
The ken rosewall arena redevelopment has transformed the venue into a multipurpose outdoor covered arena with upsized in stadia videoboards new seating and shade for 10 000 spectators.
The ken rosewall arena in sydney will get a brand new roof in time for the new atp cup in january according to tennis tour talk.
Ken rosewall arena at the sydney olympic park tennis centre was constructed for the sydney 2000 olympic games and was redeveloped during 2019 to become a multi purpose indoor arena.