A once-beloved tennis stadium that hosted both the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been torn down. The Stone Mountain tennis centre, located in Georgia, United States, was originally constructed in 1996 and could seat up to 12,000 spectators.
The cost of building the stadium came to £16.3million ($22m) and it served as the main tennis venue for the 1996 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The wider complex featured a 50,000-square-foot plaza area, along with 15 additional outer courts for warm-up matches away from the main arena.
Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport both claimed gold in the men’s and women’s singles on this legendary court. Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge of Australia took gold in the men’s doubles, while Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernandez secured the women’s doubles top honour for America.
The Netherlands claimed the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Paralympics, with Ricky Molier and Maaike Smit triumphing in wheelchair tennis. The Dutch also grabbed the women’s doubles gold, while the Americans took the men’s doubles.
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Following the two landmark sporting occasions, the Stone Mountain venue was revamped into three separate courts, accommodating 7,200, 4,000, and 2,000 spectators respectively.
The 1997 US Women’s Hard Court Championships and the 1998 Davis Cup were subsequently staged in Georgia. The international team competition was won by the Americans, who beat Russia in the final.
View 2 ImagesAndre Agassi claimed gold on the now-demolished tennis court(Image: Gary M. Prior/Getty Images)
Following the various tennis competitions, control of the stadium passed first to the State of Georgia’s Stone Mountain Memorial Association, before transferring to Gwinnett County in 2016. The venue closed its doors in 2007 and was demolished in 2018, 22 years after it hosted two of the most prestigious major tournaments on the sporting calendar.
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New reports from Wabe reveal that the site is now being developed as a mixed-use commercial area with Costco serving as its primary tenant. The scheme, called Mountain Marketplace, will also feature a Chick-fil-A, a bank, Whataburger and a community park spanning 31.1 acres.
A 248-unit housing development will also be built on the land that once welcomed Olympians and Paralympians, including former men’s world No.1 Agassi.
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