Construction of the largest tennis center of Asia was timed for the Masters Cup in China for a long time deprived of major international tournaments. The main part of the tennis center - the stadium Qi Zhong, designed for 15 thousand spectators - was completed in August 2005. Worked hard on his project architect Mitseru Senda (Mitsuru Senda). Grand structure 40 m in height and about 30 thousand square meters of total area, contains a number of technological innovations. For example, a steel roof in the shape of a magnolia flower (the symbol of Shanghai), consisting of eight parts: "petals" in just eight minutes, may be completely open or close.