The Stone Mountain Tennis Center is a tennis venue in Stone Mountain, Georgia, which cost $22 million to construct, was built to host the tennis events for the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Paralympics. At the time of the Olympics, the complex included over 12,000 seats for tennis fans, a 50,000 square-foot plaza area located around the stadium, and a stadium court plus 15 additional outer courts. The stadium holds 7,200 people and two smaller show courts seat 4,000 and 2,000. To date, it is the only remaining facility built specifically for the 1996 Olympics that had been kept in its original condition.
After the Olympics, the facility was placed under the ownership of the State of Georgia's Stone Mountain Memorial Association.
Since the Olympics, the facility has been host to such tennis events as the 1997 WTA Hardcourts and the 1998 Davis Cup competition, which the U. S. won in exciting matches against Russia featuring outstanding play by Andre Agassi and Jim Courier.
The Stone Mountain Tennis Center hosted a concert in October 2005 featuring Roberta Flack and Melba Moore.
Coordinates: 33°49′16″N 84°07′24″W / 33.821095°N 84.123387°W
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