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Ile Aucard Tennis centre

Commune de Tours

Allée de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Altitude : 67m

1 Tennis Club

Ile Aucard Tennis centre

Tennis Club

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Centre disciplines

Tennis Wheelchair tennis

Description

The Complexe tennistique de l’Ile Aucard is a Category 5, PA- and X-type* public venue with a 300-person capacity. The site includes: - 6 outdoor clay courts - 2 outdoor concrete courts - 3 outdoor synthetic courts - 7 indoor clay courts - 1 short-tennis court - 1 training wall The complex is located in central Tours:

Tours Val de Loire Airport is 4.9km away (10-minute drive)
Tours train station is 2.8km away (9-minute drive; shuttle to Saint Pierre des Corps TGV train station)
Local bus service on Quai Paul Bert

In terms of catering, there are two options:

On-site at the centre’s restaurant “Le Central",
Nearby, a choice of restaurants 1.7km away (8 minutes).

Although there is no accommodation on-site, hospitality options can be found within a 3km radius, i.e. 7 to 9 minutes away. *Outdoor and indoor sports venue

Special features

This sports facility is set within a haven of greenery on the Loire riverbanks. The delegation will be able to train within a quiet, secure environment ideal for high performance. There is an adjoining country lodge with a club lounge, locker-rooms and washrooms, a social area with two lounges and a food court.

Known for

Thierry Tulasne, member of Tours Tennis Club, junior world champion in 1980, Davis Cup player, ranked 10th in the world in 1986 and No.2 in France in 1983 and 1984.