The stadium named in honour of australian tennis legend ken rosewall will acquire a roof in 2019 as part of a 50 5 million upgrade to ken rosewall arena and the sydney olympic park tennis centre.
Ken rosewall arena roof.
The striking new roof is an innovative cable tension and ptfe fabric design a first for stadia in australia designed by cox architecture in conjunction with arup.
Rosewall was on hand for the official unveiling of the roof at ken rosewall arena ahead of the atp cup which kicks off on friday around the country.
The ken rosewall arena redevelopment has transformed the venue into a multipurpose outdoor covered arena with upsized in stadia videoboards new seating and shade for 10 000 spectators.
Ken rosewall arena at the sydney olympic park tennis centre was constructed for the sydney 2000 olympic games and was redeveloped during 2019 to become a multi purpose indoor arena.
The 10 500 seat main arena at the sydney olympic park tennis centre has undergone a significant redevelopment since the final sydney international tournament was held at the venue in january 2019.
The new look ken rosewall arena featuring its new canopy roof has officially been unveiled ahead of the atp cup sydney which commences on friday.
In addition a hardwood playing surface was added to the floor of ken rosewall arena giving the venue the capability to host sports such as netball and basketball.
The new roof is an innovative cable tension ptfe fabric design.
In addition to tennis the venue is now the home of netball in nsw.
Home to the sydney 2000 olympic games and the sydney international the spectacular 50 5 million upgrade to the sydney olympic park tennis centre has included the transformation of ken rosewall arena into a multipurpose outdoor covered arena and will feature upsized in.
The project announced on friday morning by new south wales premier gladys berejiklian and sports minister stuart ayres includes.
Ken started playing tennis at age three with a shortened racket and using both hands for forehand and backhand shots.
Early life and tennis.
Rosewall was born on 2 november 1934 in hurstville sydney his father robert rosewall was a grocer at penshurst new south wales and when ken was one year old they moved to the rockdale where his father bought three clay tennis courts.
The striking new roof is an innovative cable tension and ptfe fabric design a first for stadia in australia designed by cox architecture in conjunction with arup.
The ken rosewall arena redevelopment has transformed the venue into a multipurpose outdoor covered arena with upsized in stadia videoboards new seating and shade for 10 000 spectators.
Ken rosewall arena will sport a brand new roof in time to welcome the world s top players for the new atp cup in january.
