Ever wondered which the biggest tennis stadiums in the world are? Well, we’ve rounded up a list of the largest tennis show courts based on their capacity to answer just that! Without further ado, here they are:
12. Hard Rock Stadium, Miami (14,000)
Home, of course, of the Miami Dolphins NFL team based in Florida, the Hard Rock Stadium seats a total of 14,000 people when set out for a tennis tournament, making it one of the largest tennis stadiums in the world.
11. Louis Armstrong Stadium, New York (14,053)
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Not many tennis centres have a court this big, let alone two. Louis Armstrong Stadium is only the second biggest tennis stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens (New York). With a capacity of 14,053 people, it’s the biggest number 2 stadium at Grand Slam events.
10. Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (14,820)
Not many stadiums look better than the Rod Laver Arena on a beautiful summer sunset down under, though it’s more than just good looking. It’s used as the main show court for the Australian Open and seats up to 14,820 tennis fans at a time.
9. Wimbledon Centre Court (14,979)
It may not be the biggest tennis stadium in the world, but no court is more famous. With a capacity of 14,979, Wimbledon Centre Court is probably the most prestigious stage in the world of tennis, often hosting British royalty and a number of celebrity fans every year. There’s nothing quite like a stadium packed full of nearly fifteen thousand tennis fans sitting in utter silence, before erupting at the end of a championship point.
8. Central Court, Optics Valley International Tennis Centre, China (15,000)
We’ve got over 13,000 people in the stands for tonight’s singles and doubles finals! 🙌🇨🇳 #WuhanOpen pic.twitter.com/aXpb9rXPGm
— Wuhan Open (@wuhanopentennis) September 28, 2019
The Central Court at the Optics Valley International Tennis Centre in China can accommodate an impressive 15,000 fans when the venue hosts the WTA 1000 level Wuhan Open every year.
7. Diamond Court, National Tennis Stadium, Beijing (15,000)
The Diamond Court, nicknamed the National Tennis Stadium, has a capacity of 15,000. It was purpose built as part of the National Tennis Centre and open in October of 2007 prior to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. After the Olympics, the centre became home to the annual China Open, a combined WTA 1000 and ATP 500 event which has been hosted there since 2009. It boasts a total of 12 competition hard courts and 35 training courts, including 20 hard courts, 10 indoor hard courts, 2 artificial grass courts, 2 indoor clay courts, though none are more impressed than the Diamond Court.
6. Stade Roland Garros - Court Phillipe Chatrier (15,225)
Court Phillipe Chatrier, which will forever be Rafael Nadal’s backyard, is perhaps perhaps the most prestigious court when it comes to playing on the red clay. It sits at the centre of the Stade Roland Garros, the main show court stadium for the French Open. Despite not being the largest tennis stadium in France, it’s certainly one of the most impressive. After the completion of the retractable roof expansion in 2020, the stadium now seats a total of 15,225 fans.
5. Accor Arena, Paris (15,609)
The French Tennis Federation confirms that the Rolex Paris Masters 2020, scheduled for 31 October to 8 November at the Accor Arena, will be going ahead.#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/1Cp2XtYYGQ
— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) October 7, 2020
While the Rolex Paris Masters may not be the biggest tennis event in Paris, it is hosted at the biggest tennis stadium in the French capital city. The Accor Arena, which is used as a venue for a large variety of sport events, seats a many as 15,609 people when configured for tennis matches.
4. Rotterdam Ahoy (15,818)
The largest tennis stadium for an ATP 500 level event, the Rotterdam Ahoy serves as the main show court for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament when it isn’t being used for a range of other events.
3. Stadium 1, Indian Wells Tennis Garden (16,102)
Home of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000, also known as the BNP Paribas Open, Stadium 1 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden seats an impressive 16,102 people when filled to the brim, making it the second largest outdoor tennis stadium in the world.
2. O2 Arena, London (17,500)
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Home to the ATP Tour Finals between 2009-2020, the O2 Arena is (or was) the second largest tennis stadium and the largest indoor tennis stadium. Until recently, the London based venue seated a total of 17,500 tennis fans at a time at the year-end finals event. However, the ATP Tour Finals will be moving to the Pala Alpitour Stadium in Turin from 2021 to 2025.
1. Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York (23,771)
The biggest tennis stadium in the world is Arthur Ashe Stadium, home of course to the main show court at the US Open Championships based in Queens, New York. When packed out, it seats as many as 23,771 tennis fans, making it by far the largest tennis venue on the planet.
