Caja Mágica
Sports venue in Madrid, Spain
40°22′08″N 3°41′03″W / 40.368896°N 3.684154°W / 40.368896; -3.684154
2,923 (Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
1,772 (Estadio 3)
Real Madrid Baloncesto (Liga ACB) (2010–2011)
Caja Mágica (pronounced [ˈkaxa ˈmaxika]; Spanish for 'Magic Box'), also known as the Manzanares Park Tennis Center,[1][2] is a multi-purpose stadium located in Madrid, Spain. Since 2009, it has been the home of the Madrid Open tennis tournament.
There are three courts under the one structure, and a series of retractable roofs. The seating capacity of Courts 1 and 2 would have been increased if Madrid's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics had been successful.[3]
Other sports and events
It was opened by a concert of singer Lenny Kravitz on 8 May, 2009.[4]
In the 2010–11 season, it was the home stadium for the Real Madrid basketball team.[5] In January 2013, it was the Madrid venue for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship.[6]
It can also be used for concerts and shows. It was the venue for the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards held on 7 November of that year.[7]
On 10 May 2024, Caja Mágica was announced as the selected venue for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[8]
Gallery
Caja Mágica
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Exterior view of the venue (c.2018) -
Main court during the Madrid Open (c.2011) -
View of the main court during a match between Roger Federer and Feliciano López (c.2011)
See also
References
- ^ "Tennis stars Nadal and Federer net $2.6M in Zurich charity clash". CNN. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (8 May 2009). "Madrid Opens (and Closes) a Magic Box". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Manzanares Park Tennis Center". Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Lenny Kravitz abre la Caja Mágica". 6 May 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Caja Mágica, la nueva casa del Real Madrid de baloncesto". Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ 2013 World Handball Championship
- ^ MTV Europe Music Awards 2010
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (10 May 2024). "¡Es oficial! Madrid será la sede de Eurovisión Junior 2024" [It's official! Madrid will be the host city of Junior Eurovision 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caja Mágica.
- Official website
- Caja Mágica
| Preceded by | Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Venue 2009 – present | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by | Home of Real Madrid Baloncesto 2010 – 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Davis Cup Finals venue 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Junior Eurovision Song Contest Venue 2024 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- 2003: Forum Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- 2004: Håkons Hall (Lillehammer, Norway)
- 2005: Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium)
- 2006: Sala Polivalentă (Bucharest, Romania)
- 2007: Rotterdam Ahoy (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
- 2008: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center (Limassol, Cyprus)
- 2009: Palace of Sports (Kyiv, Ukraine)
- 2010: Minsk-Arena (Minsk, Belarus)
- 2011: Karen Demirchyan Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
- 2012: Heineken Music Hall (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- 2013: Palace "Ukraine" (Kyiv, Ukraine)
- 2014: Malta Shipbuilding (Marsa, Malta)
- 2015: Arena Armeec (Sofia, Bulgaria)
- 2016: Mediterranean Conference Centre (Valletta, Malta)
- 2017: Olympic Palace (Tbilisi, Georgia)
- 2018: Minsk-Arena (Minsk, Belarus)
- 2019: Gliwice Arena (Gliwice, Poland)
- 2020: TVP Headquarters (Warsaw, Poland)
- 2021: La Seine Musicale (Paris, France)
- 2022: Karen Demirchyan Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
- 2023: Palais Nikaïa (Nice, France)
- 2024: Caja Mágica (Madrid, Spain)
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