The top configuration creates the first clay hall in Asia, and you can enjoy the tennis feast in Huzhou!

The Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center welcomed its first heavyweight professional tennis tournament this week, the 2025 China Tennis Tour CTA1000 Huzhou Open), and the newly built Asian Clay No. 1 Stadium with 18 international standard tennis courts (14 clay courts) is undergoing a comprehensive inspection of the highest level of the China Tennis Tour.

Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center main stadium infield area of 1450 square meters, the net height of the court is 24.9 meters, the steel structure canopy adopts the plane cross camp truss structure system, the main truss is arranged along the radial direction, the maximum span is about 69m, and the secondary truss is arranged along the circumferential direction. The stadium stands have a capacity of 5,000 spectators, providing a great view of the game, allowing fans to enjoy the ultimate viewing experience.

There are a total of 368 lighting equipment in the venue, which supports seven different competition level modes, which perfectly meet the different stage effect needs of events, opening ceremonies, various activities and performances, and meet the standard of high-definition broadcasting. The main stadium is equipped with a total of 100 audio equipment, which are hung above the surrounding auditoriums; Two large LED screens in the southeast and northwest corners display real-time scores and wonderful moments.

There are a total of 80 rooms on the first floor of the main stadium, including technical officials' rooms, athletes' locker rooms, physiotherapy rooms, gymnasiums, media studios, equipment rooms and toilets. Large, medium and small meeting rooms can meet the needs of the competition to the greatest extent; VIPs can go directly to the interior of the venue by helicopter elevator from the first floor; The VVIP Lounge and VVIP Lounge are also located here. In addition, there are a total of 69 rooms on the second floor where the audience gathers, and the available commercial space is huge, and in the future, it will introduce catering, cultural tourism and other formats to settle in, equipped with well-known brands such as Tex, McDonald's, Starbucks, and KFC. There are a total of 25 rooms on the third floor, mainly equipment rooms.

The sub-venue has an area of 1,295 square meters, a net height of 18.28 meters, and the steel structure shed adopts a two-way plane cross truss + horizontal support structure system, with a small east-west span, the main truss, the main and secondary trusses adopt a plane truss structure, and the grandstand layer has 2,000 spectator seats, which cooperate with the main stadium to jointly host events and activities. There are a total of 84 lighting fixtures in the stadium, which also support seven different competition level modes; It is equipped with a total of 26 sets of audio equipment, which fully meets the needs of the sound and light effects of the venue during the conversion of multiple games, and meets the standard of high-definition broadcasting.

Heavy rain fell in Huzhou on the first day of the event, and the roofs of all seven competition venues played a vital role, allowing all 40 races to be successfully completed according to the schedule. The clay court is divided into 7 layers from bottom to top: coarse gradation permeable layer, fine gradation permeable layer, leveling layer, moisturizing buffer layer, clay sliding step stabilization layer and laterite surface layer, and the clay sliding step stabilization layer and clay surface layer of the clay court of Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center are the same clay of the French Open imported from Europe, so the maintenance of the venue is more important.

As early as 1909, the Moganshan Tennis Open in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province was launched, and it can be said that tennis has formed an indissoluble bond with Huzhou since it was introduced to China. The completion of the Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center inherits and continues the century-old tennis feelings of Huzhou, and makes Huzhou's tennis culture glow with new vitality in the new era.