Real Club de Tenis Barcelona

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Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899
Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona 1899
Formation13 April 1899;125 years ago (1899-04-13)
PurposeSport
Location
Coordinates 41°23′34″N2°07′03″E / 41.3928°N 2.1176°E / 41.3928; 2.1176
Website rctb1899.es

The Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899 (Catalan : Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona 1899) is a tennis club and training center in Barcelona, Spain. It is considered one of the most prestigious tennis clubs in the country. [1]

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The facility houses 18 clay courts, including a stadium court with a capacity of 8,400 and a show court for 2,000 spectators.

History

The club was founded on 13 April 1899. [2] Since moving to its current location in the northwest of the city in 1953, the club has hosted the Barcelona Open. [3] [4] Over the years, the club has hosted many Davis Cup ties of the Spanish team, including the Inter-Zonal final in 1965.

In 2017, the club's centre court was named after Rafael Nadal. [5]

Notable players

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  4. ↑ Gómez Abajo, C. (23 April 2009). "Un torneo de tenis familiar en plena Barcelona". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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