Our Club
About the club
Domain Tennis Centre has been the home of Tasmanian tennis since 1964. Run by a board of members and a small professional team, the club looks after 18 courts, the stadium and the clubhouse, hosts the Hobart International each January, and is home to a community of more than 600 members and a group of onsite businesses.
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About Us
The board that governs the club and the staff who run the centre day to day.
ViewFacilities
18 courts, the stadium, the clubhouse, and venue hire for the Function Room and Sky Suite.
ViewSocial Tennis
Open weekly sessions for members and guests, with no team or season to commit to.
ViewDomain Hub Project
The 20-year masterplan and upgrade works, with the latest project updates and FAQs.
ViewClub Policies
Safeguarding, member protection and complaints policies, and the club constitution.
ViewAnnual Reports
The year in review from the board, presented at each Annual General Meeting.
ViewLeaseholders
Stringing, catering, fitness and Tennis Tasmania, all based at the centre.
ViewClub By Laws
Conditions of entry, court usage and parking for members and visitors.
ViewPrivacy Policy
How the club collects, uses and protects members' personal information.
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Our history
The Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Association had been based at Creek Road since 1909. By 1957 the need for a modern, international-standard centre was clear, and three sites were considered: Nutgrove, Queenborough and the Queens Domain. Hobart City Council's offer of land on the Domain was accepted in 1960.
The first social tennis was played on the current site on Thursday 26 November 1964, and the Domain Tennis Centre was officially opened on Saturday 19 December 1964 with nine lawn courts and twelve cement-stabilised clay courts.
The surfaces have evolved with the game. Mateflex replaced the lawn courts for the 1979 Australian Hardcourt Championships, synthetic grass arrived on courts 11 to 18 in 1984, and the show courts moved through Rebound Ace to Plexicushion to match the Australian Open. In 2005 the last grass courts gave way to five synthetic clay courts.
A state government grant in 2005 funded a clubhouse renovation completed in December 2006, adding offices, a pro shop, coaching rooms and the deck overlooking the Derwent. The 2,500-seat stadium opened in 2011 with corporate seating, broadcast facilities and function rooms, and today the centre hosts the WTA Hobart International every January.
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