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The Palma Arena (also known in Spanish as Velodrome Palma) is a multisport pavilion of the city of Palma. Its construction involved major cost overruns, and massive corruption.

Palma Arena

Location	Palma, Spain
Capacity	6,607
Construction
Opened	2007
Architect	Sander Douma

Its main function is hosting indoor track cycling races on a banked track, and it is one of the best equipped in Europe for this purpose. It was constructed under the auspices of Dutch architectural firm Sander Douma which specializes in indoor cycling venues, and was inaugurated in 2007 when it hosted the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It has a capacity of 6,607 spectators.[1]

On May 2, 2007 it staged the 'Battle of Surfaces' tennis match which saw Mallorca local and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal take on World No. 1 Roger Federer. This match was unique because one side of the court was clay - Nadal's speciality - and the other side was grass - Federer's speciality. The result was a push for Federer as he won equal points on both surfaces, but Nadal used the clay to his advantage in victory capturing 12 more points than he did on grass.

See also

• List of tennis stadiums by capacity

References

Preceded by Vélodrome de Bordeaux Bordeaux	UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 2007	Succeeded by Manchester Velodrome Manchester

На других языках

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- [en] Palma Arena

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[es] Velòdrom Illes Balears

El Velòdrom Illes Balears (llamado Palma Arena hasta 2019[1]) es un pabellón multideportivo de Palma (Mallorca, Islas Baleares, España).

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[fr] Palma Arena

Palma Arena est un vélodrome situé à Palma de Majorque en Espagne. Il a été inauguré en 2007 et a notamment accueilli les Championnats du monde de cyclisme sur piste 2007.

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