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 The Gerry Weber Stadion during the Handball World Cup 2007 | |
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| Former names | Gerry Weber Stadion (1993–2020) |
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| Location | Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°03′47″N 8°20′56″E / 52.06306°N 8.34889°E |
| Operator | OWL Sport & Event Verwaltung GmbH |
| Capacity | 12,300 (tennis) 11,000 (handball) |
| Surface | Grass court |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Renovated | 1994 (Sattler Europe), 2005 |
| Construction cost | € 35 million (1993) € 3.5 million (renovated 2005) |
| Architect | Sattler Europe[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Halle Open (tennis) (1993–present) | |
OWL Arena, formerly Gerry Weber Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The capacity of the arena is 12,300 people and it opened in 1993.
In early 2020, a consortium of 13 sponsors became owner of the venue and its name was changed to OWL Arena.[2][3]
- ^ Center Court, Halle, Westfalen, Germany roof: Sattler Europe
- ^ "Gerry Weber stadium to be renamed OWL Arena". SportBusiness. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Gerry Weber Stadion wird zur OWL ARENA • Neues Sponsoring-Konzept mit bislang 13 Unternehmen aus der Region Ostwestfalen-Lippe • Auch neuer Firmenname ab sofort: OWL Sport & Event GmbH & Co. OHG" (in German). owl-arena.de. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.