Racquet Club of Memphis
Encyclopedia
The Racquet Club of Memphis is a private tennis
club in Memphis, Tennessee
. The club was formed in 1974 as an expansion of the Memphis Athletic Club. An ATP Tour tournament, today called the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships came to the Club in 1976 and was given an elevated "500" status in 2008. The increased status will bring higher calibre players, a higher prize package and more points to the players. The change will take effect in 2009. A 5,000-seat stadium was constructed in 1984. The club features 27 total courts: 11 indoor and 16 outdoor. Today, the ATP tournament is joined by a WTA Tour event, the Cellular South Cup.
Golden Set Holdings LLC and San Jose, Calif.-based Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment purchased the Racquet Club and The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Cellular South Cup from the previous owner, Mac Winker, in 2008 and have begun renovations, expected to be finished by late 2009. From Fall 2009, The Racquet Club of Memphis officially became the home for men's and women's tennis at the University of Memphis
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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...
club in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. The club was formed in 1974 as an expansion of the Memphis Athletic Club. An ATP Tour tournament, today called the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships came to the Club in 1976 and was given an elevated "500" status in 2008. The increased status will bring higher calibre players, a higher prize package and more points to the players. The change will take effect in 2009. A 5,000-seat stadium was constructed in 1984. The club features 27 total courts: 11 indoor and 16 outdoor. Today, the ATP tournament is joined by a WTA Tour event, the Cellular South Cup.
Golden Set Holdings LLC and San Jose, Calif.-based Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment purchased the Racquet Club and The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Cellular South Cup from the previous owner, Mac Winker, in 2008 and have begun renovations, expected to be finished by late 2009. From Fall 2009, The Racquet Club of Memphis officially became the home for men's and women's tennis at the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
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