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| Full name | Frontón Deportivo |
|---|---|
| Location | Recalde str. 28 Bilbao, Bizkaia |
| Coordinates | 43°15′53″N 2°56′05″W / 43.264816°N 2.934827°W |
| Owner | Bilbao municipality |
| Operator | Club Deportivo de Bilbao |
| Capacity | 950 |
| Field size | 52m |
| Opened | 5 April 1931 |
| Closed | October 2011 |
The Deportivo fronton is a Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta. It is located in Bilbao and owned by the local municipality. The 52-metre-long facility closed to the public in 2011[1] (it is still used by the sports club based there, with reduced playing dimensions),[2] with events in the city moving to the Bizkaia fronton in the Miribilla district.[3][4]
The fronton was home to the 1944 and 1957 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship, and the 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1994 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.
- ^ La pelota profesional se despide del Club Deportivo de Bilbao [Professional pelota says goodbye to the Club Deportivo de Bilbao], El Desmarque (in Spanish), 23 August 2011
- ^ Frontón Principal, Club Deportivo de Bilbao
- ^ El Deportivo baja la persiana, [The Deportivo lowers the shutters], El Diario Vasco (in Spanish), 5 October 2011
- ^ El Frontón del Club Deportivo de Bilbao, [Club Deportivo de Bilbao's Fronton], Blog de Cesar Estornes de Historia y Deportes (in Spanish), 6 March 2018