The Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex is an arena

Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...

 in St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia

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. In Soviet

Soviet Union

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 time, it was called V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex . The complex was completed in 1979 and opened on May 19, 1980. During concerts, it holds up to 25,000 people. Besides concerts, the arena is used for various sports, notably tennis

Tennis

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, as it is the location of the St. Petersburg Open

St. Petersburg Open

The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,...

. Other sport events hosted at the SCC include bowling, tennis table, fencing. The SCC is also used for some trade fairs.

External links

Official website