Tennis

National Taiwan University Sports Center
National Taiwan University Sports Center

During the week in Taipei I met the whole ICSD Executive Committee and the Technical Directors representing other summer sports.

It has been worthwhile for me to work together with them. During different workshops I have gotten much information about all topics referring to ICSD and the Summer Deaflympics.

I am excited about the warm atmosphere and the good visit in Taipei arranged by the 2009 Taipei Organizing Committee.

The Organizing Committee for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics had proposed the Tennis venue with 12 outdoor tennis courts along with the other Tennis venue with 6 indoor courts, which will be used in case of rain.

I had visited the outdoor courts and felt that the venue was in a very terrible order. It is located immediately near by the river. There is no possibility to reach the venue by public traffic for spectators. In case of rain the courts can be flooded by the river.

Although the Taipei Organizing Committee had planned to repave the tennis courts with the new surface like the US Open, to build up one of the courts as center court with spectator seats, mobile rooms, containers with showers and toilets. I decided to decline this tennis venue and went to search for an alternative tennis venue.

The result: I have found it!

The new tennis venue is located at the National Taiwan University Sports Center (Address: No.1, Sec 4, Roosevelt Road, Da-an District), near by the volleyball venue. I have decided to chosse this tennis venue as the place for tennis tournament during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics. It has 8 hard clay courts and 4 red clay courts. These courts will get about the same surface such as at US Open.

I will monitor the progress of renovating and repaving the outdoor and indoor courts regularly with photos which will be sent per email to me every month by the Taipei Organizing Committee.

Important notice for all participating nations: The standard level of this tennis facilities (rest rooms, toilets, showers, etc.) is not necessarily modern.

I hope the Taipei Organizing Committee can hold its promise to finish the tennis venues in the end of May 2009.

In the beginning of December 2008 I will inform you about the ball brand and the name of the tennis court surface.

Best regards,

Tobias BURZ
ICSD Technical Director - Tennis

By Tobias Burz