Zayed Sports City to host UAE's biggest amateur Tennis Tournament

Abu Dhabi, Jan 23, 2013 (WAM) - Over 300 tennis players, from seven-year-olds to adults, are expected to take part in the UAE's biggest amateur tennis championship from February 1 to February 15, 2013. Held at the International Tennis Centre at Zayed Sports City, the "Abu Dhabi Wilson Tennis Cup" is the first mass participation amateur tennis event in the region with over twenty-five singles and doubles sections for players to enter. Great prizes will be awarded for the winners of each category, with a total prize fund of Dh47,000 up for grabs. The two week event will showcase some of the region's best players and top adult amateurs, as well as some of the best young talent from the country's academies, with top-seeded Emirati, Hamad Janahi topping the bill. Registration is open until 25th January, 2013 and matches take place on weekdays from 5pm and from 9am on weekends. This inaugural Championship is organised by Zayed Sport City and PSS-Emirates, the leader in tennis coaching in the UAE and is sponsored by Wilson, the sporting goods brand associated with some of the biggest tennis tournaments and stars in the world. The event is supported by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Tennis Emirates. "We are very excited to present the inaugural Abu Dhabi Wilson Tennis Cup," said Barry Bremner, General Manager, Zayed Sports City. "As a leader in the tennis industry and the largest tennis facility in the UAE it makes sense that we would develop and host this first of its kind event, which is expected to welcome both elite and social players from the region. Zayed Sports City (ZSC) was inaugurated in January 1980 by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan as a testament to the country's passion for sport. - Emirates News Agency, WAM