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A stadium that hosts the only clay-court event anywhere on the WTA Tour, and a dressage and combined-training venue recognized by the Southern Dressage Alliance on the grounds of a historic plantation.

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The only WTA Tour event played on green Har-Tru clay courts

Credit One Stadium & the Credit One Charleston Open

Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island, open since 2001 and expanded from 7,000 to roughly 11,000 seats (main stadium capacity 10,200) in a $40 million 2022 renovation, hosts the WTA Tour's Credit One Charleston Open — the only tournament on the entire WTA Tour played on green Har-Tru clay courts, a surface found nowhere else on the tour's calendar.

Source: Wikipedia — Credit One Stadium

Regionally recognized dressage and combined-training venue on a historic plantation

Middleton Place Equestrian Center

Middleton Place Equestrian Center hosts Southern Dressage Alliance-recognized dressage and combined-training competitions, along with Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program shows, on the grounds of the historic Middleton Place plantation — a working competition venue distinct from a typical boarding or lesson barn.

Source: Middleton Place Equestrian Center

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