State Tennis Centre Operator

 

Tennis Queensland is in the final stage of negotiations with UQ SPORT to manage the day-to-day tennis operations of the State Tennis Centre following a competitive tender process.

 

The State Tennis Centre, funded by MIRVAC, the State Government, Tennis Queensland and Tennis Australia, will be a state-of-the-art facility including twenty-three International Tennis Federation standard courts, an undercover 5,500 seat centre court stadium, administrative, commercial and support facilities with a pro shop, café and function rooms. 

 

UQ SPORT has a proven track record in operating sporting facilities including the UQ Tennis Centre located at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus in Brisbane.

 

Tennis Queensland CEO, Tom Larner said “Tennis Queensland and UQ SPORT have a long-standing working relationship. The UQ Tennis Centre has hosted many tournaments for Tennis Queensland over recent years and currently provides a training base for young athletes in the National Academy.”

 

UQ SPORT General Manager, Kim Guerin is delighted by the confidence shown by Tennis Queensland in selecting UQ SPORT as the preferred operator of the new centre.

 

“Thousands of people have already participated in social and competitive tennis at UQ SPORT's St. Lucia courts.  With the new tennis centre we'll now be able to offer even more tennis opportunities on more courts to tennis fans from across Brisbane,” Ms Guerin said.

 

The State Tennis Centre will be the first Australian tennis centre with all three grand slam playing surfaces, natural grass, clay and cushioned acrylic.  The Centre will be completed in late 2008 with the inaugural Brisbane International tournament scheduled for early January 2009.  This tournament will be the first international tennis championships hosted in Brisbane since the tennis centre at Milton closed.