Tennis Canada announces plans for new Montreal stadium with retractable roof

Tennis Canada plans to build a new centre-court stadium with a retractable roof in Montreal as part of a major modernization of its facilities at Jarry Park, saying the project is necessary to keep pace with rising standards on the professional tours.

The organization made the announcement Tuesday after conducting a year-long feasibility study examining options for the long-term future of the National Bank Open in Montreal.

The proposed project would include increasing the venue's capacity to approximately 15,000 seats — the aging IGA Stadium holds 11,991 — while adding up to four practice courts and a match court, according to National Bank Open tournament director Valerie Tetreault.

"It was a very important step," Tetreault said in an interview. "We're feeling like we're really falling behind and that's what we're also told by both the ATP and the WTA. So that puts, of course, extra pressure on us."

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Tetreault said the study considered three scenarios: renovating the existing IGA Stadium, building a new stadium within Jarry Park or relocating the tournament site elsewhere in the city. The last possibility was quickly ruled out due to cost, she said, while the difference between the other two was "negligible."

The next steps include determining the construction timeline, estimated costs and how the project will be funded, Tennis Canada said. The organization added that it has already begun discussions with all three levels of government about potential funding.

"Conversations are going well, we're feeling like everybody is