Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main tennis court of the German Open Tennis Championships, played in the Harvestehude quarter of Hamburg, Germany. Though the site is called "Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum" (lit. Tennis Stadium at the Rothenbaum), it is today officially located in the Harvestehude quarter of Hamburg.[2]
 Tennisstadion Am Rothenbaum | |
 Am Rothenbaum in 2015 | |
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| Location | Hallerstraße 89 20149 Hamburg, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 53°34′26″N 9°59′30″E / 53.57389°N 9.99167°E |
| Public transit |  Hallerstraße |
| Owner | Deutscher Tennis Bund e.V. |
| Operator | Rothenbaum Sport GmbH |
| Type | retractable roof stadium |
| Genre(s) | tennis |
| Capacity | 13,200 (1999–2019) 10,000 (2020–) |
| Surface | clay court |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Renovated | 1997−1999[1] |
| Construction cost | ? (€10m Renovation) |
| Architect | ASP Schweger Assoziierte[1] |
| Structural engineer | Werner Sobek Ingenieure GmbH & Co. KG[1] |
| Tenants | |
| International German Open (1924−present), FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships | |
History
editThe International German Open has been played at the "Rothenbaum" since 1892, making it Germany's longest-running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and holds 13,200 spectators, making it Germany's largest tennis venue. Today, it is one of the only two tournaments on German soil to be part of the ATP Tour 500 (the other being Halle Open), and one of the twenty largest tennis tournaments in the world.[3]
Location
edit"Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum" is located in Harvestehude at Hallerstraße 89, between Rothenbaumchaussee and Mittelweg.[2] Nearest rapid transit station is Hallerstraße, directly next to the tennis park. The Außenalster, Hamburg's popular lake, is some 600 m apart.
Gallery
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Rothenbaum Center Court at Structurae. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ a b Villenviertel zwischen Alster und Isebekkanal, Hamburg.de, in German
- ^ "International German Open at the Rothenbaum club in Hamburg". germany.travel. German National Tourist Board (GNTB). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links
edit- DTB site (in German)
- German Open Tennis Championships (in German and English)
- Venue details at bet-at-home-open.com
- Venue details Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine at worldstadiums.com
- Center Court Lounge im Tennisstadion Rothenbaum
