The
Cullman-Heyman Project
The
Yale tennis facilities are easily among the best in the world. The outdoor
courts provide a perfect tennis background with a combination of pine
trees and Yale blue wind screens surrounding each court. Picturesque
silhouettes of the famous Yale Bowl and Walter Camp Gate can be seen
from the entire outdoor venue, which also includes a beautiful courtyard
with picnic benches and a lush grass surface that is outlined by a new
brick surface.
The complex consists of 22 outdoor Deco Turf II courts, five outdoor
clay courts, four indoor Deco Turf II surfaces and a 15,000-seat tennis
stadium with one court. The Pilot Pen International Women's Tournament
is played on the outdoor courts each August. The stadium, known as the
Connecticut Tennis Center, is the fourth largest in the world and third
largest in the United States. Only the sites of the U.S. Open and the
French Open have larger seating capacities than the CTC.
The
indoor facility, Cullman Courts, also includes a large viewing area
both at court level and from above, locker rooms and a reception area.
Cullman, newly renovated and resurfaced, is often used for winter and
spring matches and practice until the weather permits outdoor play.
The complex, three miles from the campus, is situated next to the Joel
E. Smilow Field Center, the building that houses one of the athletic
training and weight lifting areas used by Yale tennis players.