Kungliga tennishallen

Kungliga tennishallen (English: Royal Tennis Hall) is a tennis venue at Lidingövägen 75 in Stockholm, Sweden. The stadium was built in October 1943 and has a capacity of 5,000. Kungliga tennishallen, now a hard-court surface, remains the venue for the men's Stockholm Open tournament which was first held in 1969. In 1975 the venue was the host of the year-end Masters tennis tournament as well as the Davis Cup final between Sweden and Czechoslovakia.[1]

Kungliga tennishallen
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Coordinates59°21′01″N 18°05′43″E
Capacity5,000 tennis
Surfacecarpet court
OpenedOctober 1943
Tenants
Stockholm Open (Tennis) (1969–present)
Davis Cup (Sweden vs Czechoslovakia) (Dec 1975)
Davis Cup (Sweden vs Argentina) (March 2010)
Indoor view

Other activities

The Volvo PV444/544 was launched at the Kungliga tennishallen in September 1944.[2]

It was the site on 15 April 1962 of the fight between former world heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar Johansson and Dutch champion Wim Snoek.

Various music concerts have been held at Kungliga including Rosita Serrano, Louis Armstrong, David Bowie, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.

See also

References

Preceded by
Kooyong Stadium
Melbourne
Masters Cup
Venue

1976
Succeeded by
The Summit
Houston
Preceded by
Public Auditorium
Cleveland
Davis Cup
Final Venue

1975
Succeeded by
Estadio Nacional
Santiago
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