The Magic Box | |
Manzanares Park Tennis Center | |
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Former names | Centro Olímpico de Tenis (planning/construction) |
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Address | Camino de Perales, 23 28041 Madrid Spain |
Location | Parque Lineal del Manzanares, San Fermín |
Coordinates | 40°22′08″N 3°41′03″W / 40.368896°N 3.684154°W |
Owner | Madrid Espacios y Congresos |
Capacity | 12,442 (Estadio Manolo Santana) 2,923 (Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) 1,772 (Estadio 3) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 17 April 2006 |
Opened | 8 May 2009 |
Construction cost | €294 million |
Architect | Perrault Architecture |
Project manager | LKS Group |
Structural engineer | Typsa Group |
General contractor | FCC Construcción |
Tenants | |
Mutua Madrid Open (2009—present) Real Madrid Baloncesto (Liga ACB) (2010–2011) | |
Website | |
Venue Website |
La Caja Mágica ( Spanish: The Magic Box; also known as the Manzanares Park Tennis Center [1] [2]) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Madrid, Spain. Since 2009, it has been the home of the Madrid Open tennis tournament.
There are three courts under the one structure, and a series of retractable roofs. The seating capacity of Courts 1 and 2 would have been increased if Madrid's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics had been successful. [3]
It was opened by a concert of singer Lenny Kravitz on 8 May, 2009. [4]
In the 2010–11 season, it was the home stadium for the Real Madrid basketball team. [5] In January 2013, it was the Madrid venue for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship. [6]
It can also be used for concerts and shows. It was the venue for the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards held on 7 November of that year. [7]