Nicknames El Tenis Owner(s) Members | Founded 1906 Phone +34 942 27 30 16 | |
Sport Tennis
Grass hockey
Roller hockey
Swimming
Bowling
Canoeing Based in Avenida de La Magdalena 8
39005
Santander
Spain President Fernando Cortines y González de Riancho Address Av. de la Magdalena, 8, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain Hours Open today · 7AM–12AMSaturday7AM–12AMSunday7AM–12AMMonday7AM–12AMTuesday7AM–12AMWednesday7AM–12AMThursday7AM–12AMFriday7AM–12AMSuggest an edit Similar Club Tenis Montever SL, Deluz, El Serbal, Bodega Del Riojano, RESTAU ZACARIAS | ||
Real sociedad de tenis de la magdalena
The Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena ([reˈal soθjeˈðað ðe ˈteniz ðe la maɣðaˈlena]), commonly known as El Tenis de Santander and familiarly as El Tenis, is a sport and social club, based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. Founded in April 1906, it is one of the oldest social clubs in Spain.
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- Real sociedad de tenis de la magdalena
- First half of the 20th century
- Second half of the 20th century
- 21st century
- Facilities
- Club Presidents
- References
The club is located in the Magdalena Peninsula, and has over 8,000 members, having sports sections of tennis, hockey, Roller hockey, swimming, bowling and canoeing.
Currently membership is largely reserved for the children and spouses of members only, being very restrictive towards people wishing to become affiliates. Most members of the club belong to the Spanish aristocracy.
First half of the 20th century
Early in the century a group of nobles decided to create a sports club which they christened as Lawn-tenis Society of Santander. It was installed on the premises of a velodrome, built a few years earlier near the Magdalena Peninsula. In the square surrounded by the racetrack they placed two cement tennis pitches, complemented by a booth, where the players could change attire.
Two years later, the Santander Consistory decided to give the king Alfonso XIII the strategic peninsula, while starting up the popular initiative to build a summer palace for the Spanish Royal Family. From that moment the elitist club became a popular sport entity much frequented by the Spanish royal family. Consequently, in 1909 King Alfonso assumed the Presidency of Honor of the club, which allowed it to add the prefix "Real".
After this appointment, there was a sharp increase in the number of affiliated members with the consequent expansion of sporting activities and meetings of social and festive character. The construction of new gravel roads and buildings allowed the club to share grounds with the Palacio de la Magdalena. Other activities such as bowling were also incorporated, whose first championship was held in 1933.
In 1945, a hockey team was established.
Second half of the 20th century
With the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the club, the Prince Juan Carlos I arranged a visit. Years later, the king Juan Carlos I officially accepted the honorary presidency of the club in 1976. After this, many events were held, including the European Tennis Championship held in 1982, the organization of the first edition of the International tennis tournament, now called ATP and the Fed Cup semi-final, played between Spain and Germany in 1995.
21st century
During the 21st century, the club has organized events including the 2000 Davis Cup semi-final, between Spain and the US in which the host country won.
In 2006, the club celebrated its centenary with events including the Spanish National Tennis Championship in both male and female categories, as well as the Spanish National Bowling Tournament and the Spanish National Hockey Championship.
Facilities
The club's facilities are composed of five tennis courts of clay and two synthetic surface courts, a bowling court, a fitness center, 3 swimming pools, a nautical section and senior and youth social buildings.