Davis Cup or BJK Cup grass venue

Memorial Drive Tennis Club

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · Members club, Tournament venue

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Grass courts
13
Other courts
11 hard, 4 synthetic grass
Competitive grass
3 ties, latest 2001

About the club

Memorial Drive Tennis Club in Adelaide describes itself as an icon of South Australia. A full redevelopment of all its courts was completed in 2019, and the club now has 13 grass courts alongside 11 hard courts and 4 synthetic grass courts. It offers social and competitive tennis, with professional coaching through Next Gen Health and Lifestyle Clubs.

As a tournament venue it has staged international team competition on grass: Davis Cup World Group ties against the Czech Republic in 1997 and Germany in 2000, and a Fed Cup World Group play-off against Austria in 2001.

More grass tennis in South Australia

Memorial Drive Tennis Club is one of 160 clubs in the Grass Court Atlas for Australia. The nearest other grass court clubs listed are Adelaide University Lawn Tennis Club (0.9 km), Walkerville Lawn Tennis Club (1.1 km) and Kensington Gardens Lawn Tennis Club (1.6 km).

Official website: Memorial Drive Tennis Club

Competitive grass record

Dated proof the grass was in match play
Date Competition Tie Result Source
28–29 April 2001 Fed Cup / BJK Cup, WG play-offs Australia v Austria 5–0 Wikipedia
7–9 April 2000 Davis Cup, World Group Australia v Germany 3–2 Wikipedia
4–6 April 1997 Davis Cup, World Group Australia v Czech Republic 5–0 Wikipedia

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