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The Memorial Drive Tennis club was established in 1914, under the name South Australian Lawn Tennis Club. About 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land were leased to the club directly adjacent to the Adelaide Oval [3] and the grass courts were opened in October 1921 by the Governor of South Australia, Sir Archibald Weigall. [4]
The origins of the South Australian Championships is thought to be traced back to 1880, [2] however other sources give the start date as 1890 [3] [4] when the Adelaide-based South Australian Tennis Championships, the first known recorded winner of the event was Herbert Hambridge [5] running as part of the men's amateur tour until 1967. [6]
The Adelaide International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide, South Australia at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre. The tournament is held in January or February, and forms part of the WTA and ATP tours. The event is part of the lead-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open.
The Adelaide Oval is a stadium in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is located in the parklands . The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football , but has also played host to rugby league , rugby union , soccer , and tennis , as well as regularly being used to hold concerts .
The 2025 Adelaide International was a professional tennis tournament on the 2025 ATP Tour and 2025 WTA Tour. It was a combined ATP Tour 250 [1] and WTA 500 tournament [2] played on outdoor hard court at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia. The tournament was held from 6 to 11 January 2025.
Christies Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, within the City of Onkaparinga. The area is scenic and hence popular [ citation needed ] with photographers as Witton Bluff provides a natural vantage point over the entire suburb and beyond.
The ground was originally used for a range of sports including Australian Rules Football and Tennis. Annual Athletics Sports Carnivals were also held at the venue. [5] The Kensington Football Club and the Norwood Football Club, along with other SAFA teams played regularly at the oval between 1875 and 1897 as an alternate venue to Adelaide Oval. [6]
Due to drought conditions forcing the closure of the Waite Campus sports fields, the Adelaide University Rugby Club was temporarily moved to the Graduate's Oval in Park 10 during May and June 2007. [10] This was the first time rugby had been played on the University's City of Adelaide sports grounds since the 1980s. [citation needed]