杭州奥体中心网球中心

Nicknamed the Little Lotus, the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre occupies 8 Binsheng Road in Binjiang District, on the south bank of the Qiantang River at the south-eastern edge of the Olympic Sports Expo City, next to the main stadium known as the Big Lotus. The centre has 52,300 square metres of building area on a 30,500 square metre site. It comprises a 10,000-seat covered final court, two 2,000-seat semifinal courts, eight match courts, eight practice courts and an indoor tennis hall, for a total of roughly 15,600 seats. The final court alone accounts for 27,400 square metres, rises 37.956 metres and spans 135 metres in diameter. Twenty-four fixed petals form its lower shell, while eight upper petals of about 160 tonnes each rotate and close in unison some 40 metres above the court, producing a retractable roof described as the first of its kind in China and allowing play to continue through rain or strong sun. The venue earned two-star certification from the International Tennis Federation in 2020 and a national steel structure award, and its structural work later contributed to a national science and technology progress award. Ground was broken in 2017 and the centre was completed in 2021. It hosted tennis and soft tennis during the Asian Games and wheelchair tennis during the Asian Para Games. Public access began on 1 July 2022; since July 2024 booking has no longer been required and the courts open daily from 06:00 to 22:00. The centre now stages the Hangzhou Open on the ATP Tour and has also been used for concerts and exhibitions.