Kallang Tennis Centre is situated at the south-eastern region of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is adjacent to the Kallang Field

Kallang Field

Kallang Field is located in the Kallang Sport Complex, near the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium and the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub.-History:...

, and is part of the Kallang Sports Centre. It is located just outside the central business district area.

History

The Kallang Tennis Centre was opened as a community sports facility in March 1978. Since then, it has been a popular venue for tennis programmes and competitions, including hosting the local national schools’ tennis competitions. It is also the training venue for the national team and national youth teams.

The Kallang Tennis Centre is equipped with 14 courts.

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Kallang Tennis Centre will be used as a competition venue for tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...

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Temporary seating stands for 2,000 will be built around the main court for fans and the media during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.