# IGA Stadium

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{{Short description|Tennis stadium in Montreal}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox venue
| name              = IGA Stadium
| native_name       = {{native name|fr|Stade IGA}}
| image             = Rogers Cup Semifinal 2009 - 3.jpg
| image_size        = 320px
| former_names      = Du Maurier Stadium (1987-2003) <br> Uniprix Stadium (2004-2018)
| address           = 285 [Gary-Carter](/source/Gary_Carter) street
| city              = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
| coordinates       = {{coord|45.53302|N|73.62755|W|display=inline}}
| broke_ground      = August, 1995
| opened            = August, 1996
| owner             = [Tennis Canada](/source/Tennis_Canada)
| operator          = 
| surface           = Hard, Outdoors
| construction_cost = 
| architect         = 
| tenants           = '''[National Bank Open presented by Rogers (Men)](/source/Canadian_Open_(tennis))'''<br />([ATP 1000](/source/ATP_World_Tour_Masters_1000))<br />1996–present<br />'''[National Bank Open presented by Rogers (Women)](/source/Canadian_Open_(tennis))'''<br />([WTA 1000](/source/WTA_1000_tournaments))<br /> 1996–present
| seating_capacity  = 11,815
| public_transit    = {{rint|montreal|metro}} {{rint|montreal|metro|5}} [Parc (Metro)](/source/Parc_(Montreal_Metro)), {{rint|montreal|metro|5}} [De Castelnau](/source/De_Castelnau_station) <br> {{rint|montreal|metro}} {{rint|montreal|metro|2}} [Jarry](/source/Jarry_station) <br> {{rint|montreal|rail}} {{rint|montreal|rail|Saint-Jérôme}} [Parc](/source/Park_Avenue_station_(Montreal))
| website           = {{URL|https://stadeiga.com/en/}}
| mapframe          = yes
| mapframe-zoom     = 13
| pushpin_map       = Canada Montreal # Canada Quebec # Canada
| pushpin_relief    = yes
}}

'''IGA Stadium''' ({{langx|fr|Stade IGA}}), originally called '''Du Maurier Stadium''' and formerly '''Uniprix Stadium''', is the main [tennis court](/source/tennis_court) at the [Canadian Open](/source/Canadian_Open_(tennis)) tournament in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), [Canada](/source/Canada). Built in 1996 and completed the following year, the centre court stadium currently holds 11,815 spectators.<ref name="Renovation">{{cite web |website=Stade Uniprix |url=http://www.stadeuniprix.com/tennis_canada/Contents/Publications/Topspin/Text/English/UniprixRenovationsplanPart1.pdf |title=Projet d’amélioration du Centre national d’entraînement du tennis et du Stade Uniprix à Montréal |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930214326/http://www.stadeuniprix.com/tennis_canada/Contents/Publications/Topspin/Text/English/UniprixRenovationsplanPart1.pdf |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=14 August 2011 |author1=[Tennis Canada](/source/Tennis_Canada) |date=12 March 2009 |url-status=dead |trans-title=Improvement project for the National Center for Tennis Training and for the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal}}</ref> The stadium grounds is located in [Jarry Park](/source/Jarry_Park) within the borough of [Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension](/source/Villeray%E2%80%93Saint-Michel%E2%80%93Parc-Extension).

On Monday, April 16, 2018, [Tennis Canada](/source/Tennis_Canada) announced the stadium would have a naming rights contract with [Empire Company](/source/Empire_Company), a Nova Scotia-based conglomerate that branded the stadium as Stade [IGA](/source/IGA_(supermarkets)), for their licensed grocer brand operated by their subsidiary [Sobeys](/source/Sobeys). Formerly, it was named after [Du Maurier](/source/Du_Maurier_(cigarette)), a cigarette brand, then [Uniprix](/source/Uniprix), a pharmacy chain in Quebec.<ref name="Radio-Canada">{{cite news |last1=Deshaies |first1=Antoine |title=Le stade Uniprix devient le stade IGA |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1095394/tennis-stade-uniprix-stade-iga-commanditaire |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=[Radio-Canada](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) |date=16 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723201203/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1095394/tennis-stade-uniprix-stade-iga-commanditaire |archive-date=2024-07-23 |url-status=live |language=fr-ca}}</ref>{{cn|date=July 2024|reason=Details about Empire are not included in this source.}}

The twelve [courts](/source/Tennis_court) at this venue use the [DecoTurf](/source/DecoTurf) cushioned [acrylic](/source/Acrylic_fiber) surface, a surface previously used at the [U.S. Open Tennis Championships](/source/U.S._Open_(tennis)). The Canadian Open is part of the [US Open Series](/source/US_Open_Series) of events leading into the Grand Slam event. Uniquely, the Canadian Open is held in two cities, Montreal and Toronto, with the men and women alternating venues each year. Beginning 2021, IGA Stadium hosts the [WTA](/source/Women's_Tennis_Association) in odd-numbered years and hosts the [ATP](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) in even-numbered years.

Its core seating area is a remnant of the former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) stadium on the site, [Jarry Park Stadium](/source/Jarry_Park_Stadium), the original home of the [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) (now [Washington Nationals](/source/Washington_Nationals)), with the main road being 285 Rue Gary Carter, named for the [National Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) inductee whose career primarily was in the city.

On May 23, 2025, the [Montreal Alliance](/source/Montreal_Alliance) hosted the [Ottawa Blackjacks](/source/Ottawa_Blackjacks) in a [Canadian Elite Basketball League](/source/Canadian_Elite_Basketball_League) game outdoors at IGA Stadium. According to the leagueit was "the first professional five-on-five basketball game held outdoors in Canadian history."<ref>{{cite news |title=Montreal to host Ottawa in outdoor Canadian Elite Basketball League game in May |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/canadian-elite-basketball-league-outdoor-game-montreal-1.7491664 |work=[CBC.ca](/source/CBC.ca) |agency=[The Canadian Press](/source/The_Canadian_Press) |date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Jarry Park](/source/Jarry_Park)
* [List of tennis stadiums by capacity](/source/List_of_tennis_stadiums_by_capacity)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://stadeiga.com/ Stade IGA site]
*[http://www.tennismontreal.qc.ca/montreal-tennis-courts/uniprix-stadium.html Information at Tennis Montreal site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807133231/http://www.tennismontreal.qc.ca/montreal-tennis-courts/uniprix-stadium.html |date=2018-08-07 }}

Category:Tennis venues in Quebec
Category:Sports venues in Montreal
Category:Buildings and structures in Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Category:Outdoor arenas
Category:Sports venues completed in 1996
Category:1996 establishments in Quebec
Category:1990s in Montreal
Category:Tennis in Montreal

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