Am Rothenbaum

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Am Rothenbaum
Am Rothenbaum logo.svg
Tennisstadion Am Rothenbaum
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Am Rothenbaum in 2015
Am Rothenbaum
LocationHallerstraße 89
20149 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates 53°34′26″N9°59′30″E / 53.57389°N 9.99167°E / 53.57389; 9.99167
Public transit Hamburg U1.svg Hallerstraße
Owner Deutscher Tennis Bund e.V.
OperatorRothenbaum Sport GmbH
Type retractable roof stadium
Genre(s) tennis
Capacity 13,200 (1999–2019)
10,000 (2020–)
Surface clay court
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Opened1892 (1892)
Renovated1997−1999 [1]
Construction cost?
(€10m Renovation)
ArchitectASP 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

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]

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History

The 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

"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.

Main court at Am Rothenbaum during the 2012 International German Open Tennis am Rothenbaum.jpg
Main court at Am Rothenbaum during the 2012 International German Open

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rothenbaum Center Court at Structurae . Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Villenviertel zwischen Alster und Isebekkanal, Hamburg.de, in German
  3. "International German Open at the Rothenbaum club in Hamburg". germany.travel. German National Tourist Board (GNTB). Retrieved 14 October 2014.