History
After residents objected to a proposed site in the Blackburn Park neighborhood off Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta's Olympic organizers placed the tennis venue near Stone Mountain Park, alongside other 1996 venues. The roughly $22 million complex had a main stadium and 15 outer courts and seated about 12,000 during the Games, where Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport won gold.
Afterward it hosted a women's pro event in 1997 and a 1998 Davis Cup tie, then mostly occasional concerts. It closed in 2007, and flooding and crumbling concrete made renovation too expensive.
Gwinnett County acquired the property from the state's Stone Mountain Memorial Association in 2016 and began demolition on August 1, 2017. In 2024 the county approved sale of the cleared land for mixed-use development.
Why it matters: It is one of the clearest examples of a 1996 Olympic venue that failed to find a lasting post-Games use.
Timeline
- 1996
The complex hosted tennis at the Atlanta Summer Olympics and Paralympics; Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport won singles gold.
- 1997U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships[1]
The center hosted a women's pro tournament.
- 1998Davis Cup tie[1]
The United States beat Russia in a Davis Cup tie at the venue.
- 2007
The center closed and was left unmaintained.
- August 1, 2017Demolition begins[3]
Gwinnett County started demolition, expected to finish in early 2018.
- March 2024Site sold for redevelopment[4]
County commissioners approved selling the site for retail, restaurants and housing.
The site today
| Physical status | Site redeveloped[1,2,3] |
|---|---|
| Current use | Vacant site sold by Gwinnett County in 2024 to a developer for planned mixed-use redevelopment[4] |
| Mapped location | Not yet mapped. The exact site has not been confirmed from a published source. |
Venue facts
| Location | Off Bermuda Road and U.S. 78, southern Gwinnett County, near Stone Mountain Park (Atlanta History Center map: 5525 Bermuda Rd), Stone Mountain, Georgia[2,3] |
|---|---|
| Venue type | Tennis stadium |
| Sports | Tennis, Olympic venues |
| Level | Olympic |
| Opened | 1996[2] |
| Last used for sports | 2007[1,2] |
| Demolished | 2017–2018[1,2,3] |
| Physical status | Site redeveloped |
| Original capacity | 12,000[1,2,3] |
| Final capacity | 7,200[1,2,3] |
| Capacity notes | About 12,000 seats during the 1996 Olympics; the reconfigured main stadium later held 7,200, with show courts of 4,000 and 2,000 (Wikipedia, Athletic Business). |
| Construction cost | $22 million[1] |
| Owner / operator | Stone Mountain Memorial Association (State of Georgia); Gwinnett County from late 2016 |
| Closure | Lack of sustainable use after the Olympics; deterioration from flooding and unstable concrete made renovation uneconomic. |
Documented details
Sources
- Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: capacity, closed, construction cost, demolished
- Stop 4: Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Atlanta History Center. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: address, capacity, closed, demolished, opened
- Demolition Begins at Olympic Tennis Venue, Athletic Business (reprinting The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: address, capacity, demolished
- Former Olympic tennis venue site in Gwinnett County to be redeveloped, Atlanta News First. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: current land use
Research confidence
Some facts on this page rely on a single source or are still being corroborated. Treat specific dates and figures with care. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.
Where sources disagree (2)
- Demolition: started August 1, 2017 (Athletic Business/AJC) with completion expected in early 2018; Wikipedia and the Atlanta History Center say 2018. Recorded as a 2017/2018 range.
- Site size: 24 acres (Athletic Business) vs 26 acres (Atlanta News First).
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