Seven grass courts will be constructed at a tennis facility in Antalya, Turkey for a new Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) 250 event in 2017.

The tournament – which will be the second ATP World Tour event to be held in Turkey following the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open – will be held in the lead up to next year’s Wimbledon, between 25 June and 1 July 2017.

Luxury hotel resort Kaya Palazzo Belek will host the tournament. The seven grass courts will be added to a facility which already includes 10 clay courts, eight hard courts and four indoor courts. An 18-hole golf course and several football pitches are also present at the resort.

The courts will be constructed under the guidance of the All England Tennis Club, Wimbledon.

“Turkey continues to lead the way in investing in new facilities and infrastructures, hosting numerous international sporting events thanks to its world-class facilities,” said Turkish sports minister Akif Cagatay Kilic.

“Our country is playing an important part in the continued growth of international tennis, as well as a number of other sports.”

The tournament will feature a 28-draw singles event and a 16-draw doubles event, with total prize money of €481,615 (£377,022, US$545,979).

ATP executive chair and president Chris Kermode said the tournament represented the “latest enhancement” to the grass court calendar.

“We look forward to expanding our presence in an important market such as Turkey where the demand for world-class tennis continues to grow, while at the same time giving our players additional grass-court playing opportunities ahead of Wimbledon,” he added.