White City Stadium (Sydney)
Encyclopedia
White City Stadium at the White City Tennis Club is a tennis
venue in Rushcutters Bay
, Sydney
, Australia
. The stadium was built in 1922 as a new venue for the New South Wales Championships (now an international tournament known as the Medibank International). The venue served as host of the tournament until the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre opened for the 2000 Summer Olympics
. The Club was formed in 1947, and today has 16 grass courts, 6 synthetic grass courts, and 6 Rebound Ace
hard courts. The Australian Tennis Museum was located at White City from its founding in 1983 until 2005.
Davis Cup
championships during their dominant run in the 1950s and 1960s. It hosted the Challenge Round in 1951
(Australia defeating the United States), 1954
(USA def. Australia), 1960
(Australia def. Italy
), 1965
(Australia def. Spain
), and the final in 1977
(Australia def. Italy). The stadium also saw the USA defeat Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final in 1952
(before losing to Australia in the Challenge Round in Adelaide
) and saw the USA defeat Australia in the 1979
semifinal. The 1954 final set the record for the largest crowd at a sanctioned tennis match, 25,578. This record held until 2004, when the Davis Cup final
at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, a converted football stadium, beat it.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
venue in Rushcutters Bay
Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rushcutters Bay is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney....
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The stadium was built in 1922 as a new venue for the New South Wales Championships (now an international tournament known as the Medibank International). The venue served as host of the tournament until the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre opened for the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. The Club was formed in 1947, and today has 16 grass courts, 6 synthetic grass courts, and 6 Rebound Ace
Rebound Ace
Rebound Ace is a cushioned tennis hardcourt composed of polyurethane rubber, fiberglass, and other materials on top of an asphalt or reinforced concrete base...
hard courts. The Australian Tennis Museum was located at White City from its founding in 1983 until 2005.
Davis Cup
White City was host to some of Australia'sAustralia Davis Cup team
The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 23 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32....
Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
championships during their dominant run in the 1950s and 1960s. It hosted the Challenge Round in 1951
1951 Davis Cup
The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 26 teams would enter the competition, 21 in the Europe Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone...
(Australia defeating the United States), 1954
1954 Davis Cup
The 1954 Davis Cup was the 43rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Eastern Zone was abandoned for this year, and India moved to the Europe Zone...
(USA def. Australia), 1960
1960 Davis Cup
The 1960 Davis Cup was the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 40 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 6 in the Americas Zone, and 6 in the Eastern Zone....
(Australia def. Italy
Italy Davis Cup team
The Italy Davis Cup team represents Italy in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis.Italy won the Davis Cup in 1976, and finished as runners-up 6 times . They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I...
), 1965
1965 Davis Cup
The 1965 Davis Cup was the 54th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 45 teams would enter the competition, 31 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone....
(Australia def. Spain
Spain Davis Cup team
The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis, presided over by José Luis Escañuela....
), and the final in 1977
1977 Davis Cup
The 1977 Davis Cup was the 66th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone....
(Australia def. Italy). The stadium also saw the USA defeat Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final in 1952
1952 Davis Cup
The 1952 Davis Cup was the 41st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams would enter the competition, 22 in the Europe Zone, 5 in the Americas Zone, and India alone in the new Eastern Zone....
(before losing to Australia in the Challenge Round in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
) and saw the USA defeat Australia in the 1979
1979 Davis Cup
The 1979 Davis Cup was the 68th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone....
semifinal. The 1954 final set the record for the largest crowd at a sanctioned tennis match, 25,578. This record held until 2004, when the Davis Cup final
2004 Davis Cup
The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament...
at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, a converted football stadium, beat it.