National Tennis Center
It is a tennis center integrating competition, body fitness and entertainment functions.
| Competitions Undertaken: | 2008 29th Olympic Games & Paralympics Games |
| Project Location: | Beijing Chaoyang Park |
| Building Area: | 26,514m² |
| Building Height: | 23.4m |
| Building Storey: | Three stories aboveground |
| Seating Amount: | Central court: 10,000 seats; 1# court: 4,000 seats; 2# court: 2,000 seats; seven preliminary match courts: 200 seats for each |
| Client: | Beijing Municipal Government “2008” Construction Headquarters Office/Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. |
| Partner: | Bligh Voller Nield |
| Product Category: | Sports building |
| Specialty Involved: | Building, structure, M&E, budget estimate, landscape, interior, sports technology and project management |
During Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, it was used to hold men's singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles and women’s doubles as well as the wheelchair tennis games of Paralympics Games. The tennis center is built with ten match courts and six practice courts, and, after a series of renovations after Beijing Olympic Games, it has been built into a tennis center integrating competition, body fitness and entertainment functions.