Memorial Drive Park, more generally referred to as "Memorial Drive", is a tennis venue, located adjacent to the Adelaide Oval, in the park lands surrounding the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. Memorial Drive took its name from the winding avenue, known as War Memorial Drive, which separates the venue from the River Torrens.
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The main court at Memorial Drive, showing the former northern grandstand
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[1] and the grass courts were opened in October 1921 by the Governor of South Australia, Sir Archibald Weigall.[2]Gerald Patterson won the first South Australian Men's Singles Championship staged at the venue in 1922, the same year in which he also won Wimbledon for the second time. The following year, a clubhouse and grandstand were erected at Memorial Drive, the northern grandstand being the former stand from Adelaide Oval, which was dismantled and then reassembled. In 1938 a large permanent grandstand was erected on the northern side of the courts.
Over the years many major events have been held on the grass courts including the Davis Cup and Australian Open Championships. In 1926 the Australian men's singles title was staged at the courts for the first time, won by John Hawkes. Adelaide hosted a total of fourteen Australian championships until 1967, twelve of which were played at Memorial Drive.[3] In 1938 AmericanDonald Budge won the first leg of the first Grand Slam in tennis at Memorial Drive by defeating Australia's John Bromwich.
In January 1933 Australia played a tennis Test match against the United States. American champion Ellsworth Vines made his only appearance in Adelaide and among the Australian representatives were Harry Hopman, Adrian Quist, and John Bromwich. The following year, international matches featured the English champion Fred Perry.[citation needed]
Adelaide's first exposure to professional tennis involved the French dual Wimbledon champion Henri Cochet in contests against local professionals in 1935. In 1958 and again in 1959 Pancho Gonzalez and Lew Hoad appeared at Memorial Drive as part of Jack Kramer's professional troupe. From 1974 until 2008 the Adelaide International tournament was played at Memorial Drive, and between 2009 and 2019 the World Tennis Challenge exhibition was played there.[4]
In February 2019, the South Australian Government announced funding of $10 million to construct a canopy-roof structure over Memorial Drive Park, to prepare the venue to host the new Adelaide International, the first ATP sanctioned event in the city since the Adelaide International in 2008 and the first ever WTA event.[5] Additional minor redevelopments in the precinct allowed Memorial Drive to host the inaugural tournament in January 2020, held one week prior to the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open.[6] Later that year the government announced $44 million would be spent on constructing two new permanent grandstands surrounding the main court, one replacing the northern grandstand and increasing the capacity of the centre to 6,500 patrons.[7] Additional developments include upgrades to the centre's media and broadcast facilities, sports training and development spaces, and function spaces, and integrating the eastern facility with the Adelaide Oval southern plaza. The redevelopment is due for completion in mid-2022.[8]
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Memorial Drive Park more generally referred to as Memorial Drive is a tennis venue located adjacent to the Adelaide Oval in the park lands surrounding the centre of Adelaide South Australia Memorial Drive took its name from the winding avenue known as War Memorial Drive which separates the venue from the River Torrens Memorial Drive ParkMemorial Drive The DriveThe main court at Memorial Drive showing the former northern grandstandLocationWar Memorial Drive Adelaide South AustraliaCoordinates34 55 03 S 138 35 46 E 34 91750 S 138 59611 E 34 91750 138 59611OperatorMemorial Drive Tennis ClubCapacity6 500SurfaceGreenSetOpenedOctober 1921TenantsSouth Australian Championships 1889 1989 Australian Open Various years Australian Hard Court Championships 1988 2008 World Tennis Challenge 2009 2019 Adelaide International 2020 present Contents 1 History 1 1 2019 22 redevelopments 2 Concerts 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 1 and the grass courts were opened in October 1921 by the Governor of South Australia Sir Archibald Weigall 2 Gerald Patterson won the first South Australian Men s Singles Championship staged at the venue in 1922 the same year in which he also won Wimbledon for the second time The following year a clubhouse and grandstand were erected at Memorial Drive the northern grandstand being the former stand from Adelaide Oval which was dismantled and then reassembled In 1938 a large permanent grandstand was erected on the northern side of the courts Over the years many major events have been held on the grass courts including the Davis Cup and Australian Open Championships In 1926 the Australian men s singles title was staged at the courts for the first time won by John Hawkes Adelaide hosted a total of fourteen Australian championships until 1967 twelve of which were played at Memorial Drive 3 In 1938 American Donald Budge won the first leg of the first Grand Slam in tennis at Memorial Drive by defeating Australia s John Bromwich In January 1933 Australia played a tennis Test match against the United States American champion Ellsworth Vines made his only appearance in Adelaide and among the Australian representatives were Harry Hopman Adrian Quist and John Bromwich The following year international matches featured the English champion Fred Perry citation needed Adelaide s first exposure to professional tennis involved the French dual Wimbledon champion Henri Cochet in contests against local professionals in 1935 In 1958 and again in 1959 Pancho Gonzalez and Lew Hoad appeared at Memorial Drive as part of Jack Kramer s professional troupe From 1974 until 2008 the Adelaide International tournament was played at Memorial Drive and between 2009 and 2019 the World Tennis Challenge exhibition was played there 4 Memorial Drive last hosted the Australian Open in 1967 with Roy Emerson winning the Men s singles Nancy Richey Gunter the Women s singles John Newcombe and Tony Roche the Men s doubles Lesley Turner Bowrey and Judy Tegart Dalton winning the Women s doubles and Turner Bowrey and Owen Davidson the Mixed doubles 2019 22 redevelopments edit In February 2019 the South Australian Government announced funding of 10 million to construct a canopy roof structure over Memorial Drive Park to prepare the venue to host the new Adelaide International the first ATP sanctioned event in the city since the Adelaide International in 2008 and the first ever WTA event 5 Additional minor redevelopments in the precinct allowed Memorial Drive to host the inaugural tournament in January 2020 held one week prior to the first Grand Slam of the year the Australian Open 6 Later that year the government announced 44 million would be spent on constructing two new permanent grandstands surrounding the main court one replacing the northern grandstand and increasing the capacity of the centre to 6 500 patrons 7 Additional developments include upgrades to the centre s media and broadcast facilities sports training and development spaces and function spaces and integrating the eastern facility with the Adelaide Oval southern plaza The redevelopment is due for completion in mid 2022 8 Concerts editElton John 1971 1982 1984 and 1990 Led Zeppelin 19 February 1972 9 The Bee Gees 1972 The Rolling Stones 20 21 February 1973 10 11 Black Sabbath and Status Quo 1974 Slade 1974 Uriah Heep 23 November 1974 with Cold Chisel 12 The Skyhooks 21 December 1974 with Ayers Rock Daddy Cool Matt Taylor and Cold Chisel 13 and 20 December 1975 13 Joe Cocker 26 February 1975 with Cold Chisel 12 5KA Concert 8 March 1975 The Skyhooks with Sherbet 13 Eric Clapton 26 April 1975 Deep Purple 27 November 1975 with Cold Chisel 12 amp 30 November 1984 Jeff Beck Jan Hammer February 1977 Devo 1980 The Police 24 February 1981 AC DC 1981 Cold Chisel 11 12 September 1982 14 Dire Straits 17 18 March 1983 Duran Duran 25 November 1983 originally scheduled for the 24th and swapped to the 25th Midnight Oil 2 November 1984 23 November 1985 and 10 October 2002 M One Festival 15 Rod Stewart 4 February 1985 Phil Collins 17 April 1985 and 31 March 1990 Bob Dylan 1986 with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ZZ Top 1987 with Rose Tattoo George Michael 11 12 March 1988 INXS 2 October 1985 http inxsonline com gigography 21 amp 22 October 1988 http inxsonline com gigography 19 amp 20 April 1991 http inxsonline com gigography Stevie Wonder November 3 1987 16 Sting 11 November 1988 U2 27 28 October 1989 with B B King and Weddings Parties Anything 17 Bon Jovi 11 November 1989 Fleetwood Mac 1990 Aerosmith 29 September 1990 Cher 14 November 1990 Kylie Minogue 15 February 1991 Pearl Jam 8 March 1995 with The Meanies KISS 11 February 1997 with Fireballs New Found Glory 5 April 2002 18 Garbage 10 October 2002 Carlos Santana 2003 New York Dolls 2007 Jack Johnson 27 March 2008 with Matt Costa amp Will Connor 19 Kings of Leon 11 March 2009 20 Powderfinger 16 September 21 with Jet and Yves Klein Blue 22 23 and 30 October 2010 with Jet and Andrew Morris Duo 24 Tom Jones 26 March 2024 with GermeinSee also editAdelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide Oval Adelaide Jubilee Oval Thebarton Theatre List of tennis stadiums by capacityReferences edit Adelaide s new lawn tennis ground Referee 27 April 1921 p 16 via National Library of Australia New lawn tennis ground The Register Adelaide 19 October 1921 p 8 via National Library of Australia Tennis SA History at The Drive The Drive World Tennis Challenge appoints IEC in Sports sportbusiness 23 September 2008 Retrieved 6 October 2019 Adelaide tennis tournaments to replace Sydney International as new roof funded ABC News 2 February 2019 SA to serve up best in women s tennis South Australian Tourism Commission 2 August 2019 Upgrades for Hindmarsh Stadium and Memorial Drive Austadiums com 10 November 2020 Plans for second stage of Memorial Drive upgrade revealed Austadiums 12 February 2021 Concert Timeline 19 February 1972 ledzeppelin com The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973 milesago com The Rolling Stones tour Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 June 2012 Retrieved 6 October 2019 a b c Cold Chisel Gig History 1970s Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine coldchisel com au a b c Skyhooks Tour Archive skyhooks music com Cold Chisel Gig History 1980s Archived 1 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine coldchisel com au Live concerts performed by Midnight Oil midnight oil info 1 Stevie Wonder concert at Memorial Drive Setlist om November 3 1987 setlist fm 27 October 1989 amp 1989 10 28 u2tours com New Found Glory Concert at Memorial Drive Setlist on 5 April 2002 setlist fm Jack Johnson Matt Costa Will Connor Memorial Drive Adelaide 27 3 08 fasterlouder com au reviews Kings Of Leon Memorial Drive 11 March 2009 wots on info Powderfinger Sunsets Tour Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine powderfinger com Powderfinger Memorial Drive 16 September 2010 wots on info Powderfinger Memorial Drive 16 September 2010 yourgigs com au Powderfinger Memorial Drive 30 October 2010 yourgigs com auExternal links editOfficial website Memorial Drive Tennis Centre at Austadiums Preceded byWhite City Stadium SydneyWest Side Tennis Club New York CityMilton Courts BrisbaneMilton Courts Brisbane Davis Cup Final Venue1952195619631968 Succeeded byKooyong Stadium MelbourneKooyong Stadium MelbourneHarold Clark Courts ClevelandHarold Clark Courts Cleveland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Memorial Drive Park amp oldid 1216640248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
