Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo

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Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo
AddressSMR
Location Fonte dell'Ovo, City of San Marino
Capacity 3000 (Central)

The Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo stadium, also known as Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio for sponsorship reasons, is the main tennis facility in the Republic of San Marino, a European microstate and enclave within Italy. [1]

The center features a central court with red clay (44 x 22 meters) with a grandstand of 3,000 seats and eight VIP boxes, six additional clay courts, and two fast "play-it" courts. All courts are regularly illuminated and, except for the central one, covered during the winter season. The complex also houses the offices of the San Marino Tennis Federation, a gym, a physiotherapy center, and a restaurant. Next to the structure stands a synthetic grass football facility. [2] [3] [4]

The Fonte dell'Ovo courts have hosted the annual San Marino Internationals (ATP Challenger Tour circuit in 1988 and from 2001 to 2014 and ATP International Series from 1989 to 2000), OPEN tournaments on the Italian scene, an ITF under-18 tournament, Davis Cup matches, and the 2001 edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe. In 2017, it will once again host the tennis matches of the 17th edition of the Games of the Small States. [5]

Since 2009, the center has also been the headquarters of the San Marino Tennis Academy, led by Giorgio Galimberti. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Republic of San Marino: Italy's Mountaintop Microstate". Round the World in 30 Days. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Tennis facilities in San Marino on the website of the San Marino Tennis Federation
  3. ↑ "Tennis facilities in San Marino on the website of the Sammarinese National Olympic Committee". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Description of the Tennis Center on the San Marino Tennis Academy website". Archived from the original on 14 October 2015.
  5. ↑ San Marino 2017 facilities on the website of the Sammarinese National Olympic Committee Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Profile on the San Marino Tennis Academy website". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
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