天河网球学校

Tianhe Tennis School sits beside the east gate of Tianhe Sports Centre, next to Tiyu East Road and within walking distance of Tiyu Xilu and Tianhe Sports Center stations on Metro Line 1. It is Guangzhou's tennis training base and its main centre for junior tennis development. The school has 25,600 square metres of floor area and twelve international-standard outdoor floodlit courts, later reports refer to fourteen, with a 700-seat spectators' stand. An indoor tennis hall opened in October 2001, containing four full-size courts, a large electronic scoreboard and a stand for 2,300 spectators. The soft tennis competition of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games was staged here, when the venue was configured with 2,400 seats. The school runs year-round amateur classes for children and teenagers and hosts junior events such as the Mayor's Cup Guangzhou primary and secondary school tennis open. Public courts are released through the Quntitong booking platform, and free sessions must be reserved online rather than by telephone. Within the same park it works alongside the Guangzhou Tennis Centre courts, the main stadium, the Tianhe swimming hall, the baseball ground and the Tianhe bowling hall, so that training, competition and public fitness functions complement one another. The complex is served by extensive bus routes and by Metro Lines 1 and 3. Its indoor hall lets coaching and competition continue through the hot and rainy seasons. The school also hosts regional junior tournaments during the school year. The school's courts are also used by local clubs in the evenings. Enquiries: 020-85678190.