Brisbane’s new $82 million dollar tennis centre has been named after two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter.
The 5,500-seat Rafter Arena, officially named on Thursday, will open in January, hosting the Brisbane International men’s and women’s hardcourt championships on January 4 in the lead up to the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Novak Djokovic, Marcos Baghdatis and Ana Ivanovic have been confirmed for the event, which will be the first international tennis tournament to be played in Brisbane since 1994.
Queensland-born Rafter won the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
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Steven has been playing at a high level in tennis since the age of 14. He has played numerous world junior events as well as Futures and Satellite events on the ITF Tours. Additionally, Steven has played a lot of club tennis in France and Germany.
As well as playing at a very high level Steven has also been coaching tennis since the age of 16. Thus, bringing real hands on knowledge to The Tennis Times.
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