Palisades Tennis Club

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Palisades Tennis Club
USA Los Angeles Metropolitan Area location map.svg
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Location in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
TypeTennis club
Location Newport Beach, California
Coordinates 33°37′8″N117°53′12″W / 33.61889°N 117.88667°W / 33.61889; -117.88667 Coordinates: 33°37′8″N117°53′12″W / 33.61889°N 117.88667°W / 33.61889; -117.88667 [1]
Elevation41 feet (12 m)
Opened1974
Designer Ken Stuart
Website palisadestennis.com

The Palisades Tennis Club is a tennis club located in Newport Beach, California with an entrance at 1171 Jamboree Road. [2]

The club, originally called the John Wayne Tennis Club, opened in 1974. It has 16 tennis courts. There are also lounges and massage facilities. [3] The club offers instruction to both youth and adult players. [4]

The United States played the Netherlands at the club in the 1997 Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals. [5]

On January 31, 2017, the Orange County Breakers of World TeamTennis announced that the team would move its home matches to the Palisades Tennis Club starting with the 2017 season. Breakers general manager Allen Hardison said, "We are very excited to once again team up with Palisades and bring the Breakers back to their first-ever home." The Breakers played their home matches at the Palisades Tennis Club from their inaugural season in 2003 through 2006. Club owner Ken Stuart said, "Our club has a great history with the Breakers and is no stranger to hosting large-scale professional tennis events. Palisades will offer Breakers fans one of the best settings to watch a Mylan WTT match, and we are certainly looking forward to having our club members and the Orange County tennis community here this summer." [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Map of Location of Palisades Tennis Club". Google Maps . Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Palisades Tennis Club". Palisades Tennis Club. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "About". Palisades Tennis Club. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pros/instruction". Palisades Tennis Club. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "USA 4:1 Netherlands". Davis Cup . Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Orange County Breakers Set to Return to Palisades Tennis Club for 2017 Mylan World TeamTennis Season". World TeamTennis . January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Breakers to Return to Palisades". Daily Pilot . January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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