Royal King's Park Tennis Club
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Royal King's Park Tennis Club , founded in 1899, is located in Kings Park, Western Australia . [1] It was originally called the Mount Tennis Club and included two asphalt courts. [2] Later, lawn tennis , bowls and croquet facilities were added.
The members' pavilion was built in 1926 and the McGibbon stand built in 1935. [3] A new building opened in 2007 and includes social facilities as well as a gymnasium , squash courts and swimming pools .
The club has seen numerous Davis Cup ties played there, most recently in 2004 when the Australian team of Lleyton Hewitt , Wayne Arthurs and Todd Woodbridge played Morocco in a world group qualifying match. [4] The 1971 Federation Cup was held there. In November 2011 it was announced the club was in contention for a Switzerland-Australia Davis Cup tie. [5]
Currently, the club features 22 grass courts, 2 synthetic and 6 hard courts. It is operated by Next Generation Australia, a health and fitness company.
References
- ↑ "History" . Royal King's Park Tennis Club . Retrieved 28 March 2016 .
- ↑ "SOCIAL NOTES" . The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 20 November 1899. p. 2 . Retrieved 6 January 2012 .
- ↑ "Place ID 100391" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
- ↑ "Davis Cup to be played in Cottesloe" . Tennis West . 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Royal Kings Park in contention to host Davis Cup tie" . PerthNow . 12 November 2011.
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