The White City tennis complex has fallen into disrepair with the old stadiums and the grass courts which hosted famous matches no longer usable.
White City was host to some of Australia's Davis Cup championships during their dominant run in the 1950s and 1960s.
It hosted the Challenge Round in 1951 (Australia defeating the United States), 1954 (USA def.
This record held until 2004, when the Davis Cup final at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, a converted football stadium, beat it.
[3] Pat Rafter defeated Cédric Pioline in a Davis Cup tie after recovering from being two sets down in 1997.