Credit One Stadium is a tennis stadium located within the Family Circle Tennis Center tennis complex on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 2001, the Family Circle Tennis Center has 17 courts, including the 10,200-seat main stadium, named the Credit One Stadium after Credit One Bank became the new title sponsor in 2021. Since 2001, it has hosted the WTA Tour's Charleston Open, a WTA 500 tournament, and is the only facility to host an event on the WTA Tour that is played on green Har-Tru clay courts.[1]
 Credit One Stadium (pictured in 2011 as the Family Circle Stadium) | |
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| Location | 161 Seven Farms Drive Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Capacity | 10,200 (tennis) |
| Surface | Clay, Outdoors |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Renovated | 2022 |
| Expanded | 2022 |
| Construction cost | $15 million $40 million (2022 renovations) |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers (for 2022 renovations) |
| Tenants | |
| CreditOne Bank Invitational (2020) Charleston Open (2001–present) AVP Charleston Open (2007–2008) Davis Cup (USA vs Belarus) (Sep 2004) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editIn April 2021, the Charleston Open marked the groundbreaking for the center's new main stadium. After some portions of the original stadium were demolished, the new seating sections were built along with a new 70,000-square-foot, four-story Stage House for all players' facilities that is topped by a new canopy providing shade and rigging capacity for shows. The renovations expanded the stadium's seating capacity from 7,000 to 11,000 patrons. Additional upgrades were made to the facility's lighting, landscaping, concession offerings, and bathroom facilities. The renovation was estimated at US$40 million and funded mostly by Charleston Tennis owners Ben Navarro and his wife, Kelly, with another US$3 million budgeted by the city of Charleston over the following years.[2][3]
In July 2021, the Charleston Open named Credit One Bank as the title sponsor for the tennis tournament. The bank took over the naming rights for the center's main stadium in a multi-year deal.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "History". Volvo Cars Open. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Renaud, Tim; Augustine, Katie (April 11, 2021). "Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Volvo Car Stadium renovation project". WCBD-TV. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Giroux, Zach (March 31, 2021). "Volvo Car Stadium To Become More Versatile Venue". The Daniel Island News. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Bilodeau, Kevin (July 21, 2021). "Credit One Bank to take over as title sponsor of Charleston tennis tournament and stadium". WCSC-TV. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Family Circle Tennis Center at World Stadiums Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Family Circle Tennis Center site map
- Davis Cup USA vs Belarus September 2004
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