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Har-Tru becomes official playing surface of the Citi Open® in 2022

Har-Tru becomes official playing surface of the Citi Open® in 2022

In 2022, Har-Tru will sponsor the historic Citi Open® Tournament, held annually in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park. The four-year arrangement provides the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center with new hard court surfacing for the event and Har-Tru clay court material for the community courts at the facility. The tournament has a deep and rich 52-year history. It was played...

Har-Tru Sports Coatings: Small batch testing to official tournament surface

Har-Tru Sports Coatings: Small batch testing to official tournament surface

For nearly 90 years, Har-Tru has been synonymous with clay court tennis. Three years ago, the company quietly began making in-roads into the hard court market. In Spring of 2018, a group of contractors met with officials from Har-Tru to test a small-batch production of a new acrylic surface – Har-Tru Sports Coatings. The group discussed yield, pigments, weather, labor,...

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