The Deportivo fronton is a Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta. It is located in Bilbao and owned by the local municipality. The 52-metre-long facility closed to the public in 2011La pelota profesional se despide del Club Deportivo de Bilbao [Professional pelota says goodbye to the Club Deportivo de Bilbao], El Desmarque (in Spanish), 23 August 2011 (it is still used by the sports club based there, with reduced playing dimensions),Frontón Principal, Club Deportivo de Bilbao with events in the city moving to the Bizkaia fronton in the Miribilla district.El Deportivo baja la persiana, [The Deportivo lowers the shutters], El Diario Vasco (in Spanish), 5 October 2011El Frontón del Club Deportivo de Bilbao, [Club Deportivo de Bilbao's Fronton], Blog de Cesar Estornes de Historia y Deportes (in Spanish), 6 March 2018
The fronton was home to the 1944 and 1957 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship, and the 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1994 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.
Championships
1st Hand-Pelota singles championship Year Champion Runner-up Score1944Atano IIIFelipe (1)22-08 1957García Ariño IArriaran II22-11
2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship Year Champion Runner-up Score1958García Ariño IIAzkarate22-201959ArkaiaElgea22-111960LejarazuAtano X22-091994SantiArmendariz22-10
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