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38: 427: 232: 85: 628: 118: 1221: 52: 406:, a professional tournament on the ATP World Tour and WTA circuits, held annually. Beginning 2021, Sobeys Stadium hosts the men's tournament in odd-numbered years and the women's event in even-numbered years, with the other gender's event held in Montreal in those years. The facility also is a year-round tennis training facility. The main stadium is occasionally used for seasonal concerts. Sobeys Stadium is located on the grounds of 227: 614: 927: 125: 92: 59: 449:
and the Ontario Tennis Association. The grounds serve as the national and provincial tennis training centre year-round, offering 16 courts (eight of which are indoors). The stadium is also used for the staging of interuniversity competitions and practices and winter training. During the academic
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year, a discounted fee on indoor courts is offered to York students weekdays during daytime hours. This is the venue for York University's Convocation Ceremony every year.
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announced the discovery of a "mystery" tunnel located a few hundred metres from the facility, a story which later became popular. It was later revealed to be a "
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In 2011, the stadium became the venue for the BlackCreek Summer Music Festival, a series of concerts of jazz, opera, popular and symphonic music.
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Built in 2004, the main venue holds 12,500 spectators. There are 11 other small courts next to the stadium. All twelve courts use the
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is situated a short walk from the stadium or transit users can take the 106 Sentinel bus between the stadium and the subway station.
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In 2015, the venue was renamed the Aviva Centre after reaching a new naming rights deal with British multinational insurance company
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naming rights to both major Tennis Canada venues (the Montreal stadium had been named after its
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The facility is located on the northwestern edge of York University's, south-east of
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pharmacy chain. The first match at the stadium was an opening round match between
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is the largest stadium at the tennis complex. Sobeys Stadium is the venue for the
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In 2022, the stadium was renamed Sobeys Stadium after Canadian supermarket chain
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In 2017, Aviva Centre hosted the opening ceremonies for the 2017
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The facility is located on Shoreham Road, which connects to
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Venues of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games
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Sobeys Stadium is also the home of the Toronto offices of
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Pan Am and Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
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attended by 10,500. It is one of two venues for the
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Rexall Centre
View of tennis court surrounded by blue stands of seating in stadium
Sobeys Stadium is located in Toronto
Sobeys Stadium is located in Ontario
Sobeys Stadium is located in Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Coordinates
43°46′17.60″N 79°30′43.40″W / 43.7715556°N 79.5120556°W / 43.7715556; -79.5120556


Pioneer Village station
Tennis Canada
Capacity
USD $
National Bank Open presented by Rogers (Men)
ATP 1000
National Bank Open presented by Rogers (Women)
WTA 1000
2015 Pan American Games
https://sobeysstadium.com/
tennis
Toronto
Ontario
National Bank Open presented by Rogers
York University
Keele Campus
North York
Exterior of red and white concrete multi-storey building
DecoTurf

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