Westside Tennis Club
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The Westside Tennis Club is a private tennis club located in Houston, Texas. It is the current home to the ATP Tour U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. Gallery Furniture Stadium, located on the club's premises, is the home of the Houston Wranglers of World TeamTennis. The stadium also hosted the Tennis Masters Cup in 2003 and 2004.
[edit] Facility
The club is unique in that it offers courts of all the Grand Slam surfaces: Rebound Ace (Australian Open), red clay (French Open), grass (Wimbledon), and DecoTurf (US Open). The clay courts are the only courts in the United States that are identical to those at Roland Garros. The grass courts were designed and installed under the supervision of David Kimpton of the Queen's Club. There are 46 courts in total, including 10 indoors. Gallery Furniture Stadium has a capacity of 5,240 spectators.
[edit] See also
- Houston Wranglers
- U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Just recently (Dec/2006) the club management decided to change the fundamentals and become a all-around sports and family club instead of just Tennis. Although it has the finest facilities in the Houston area, it has converted its grass courts into a first-class soccer field. Additional investments are planned in all indor courts, day-care, event and catering facilities as well as in the fitness center.
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