ITF Junior Tennis Championship events to be held in Fujairah

Sport360 staff 17:48 07/01/2016
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  • The Tennis & Country Club Fujairah will host top-class youth tennis.

    The Tennis & Country Club Fujairah in the UAE will play host to two consecutive ITF Junior Tennis Championships for boys and girls under-18 when the Tennis Emirates announced that the Abu Dhabi event was cancelled and the Club readily stepped in to offer to organise the event on short notice.

    With more than 120 entries from 30 countries, the ITF Junior Tennis Championships maintained its position as one of the foremost junior tennis tournaments in the GCC and has now become one of the most important events in the Middle East.

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    Players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova gained their first international experiences on the ITF Junior Circuit which demonstrates the importance of the junior tour as a stepping stone into the professional ranks.

    “We had always received very high number of entries for the UAE events due to the great facilities and weather in the country," Slah Bramly from Tennis Emirates said.

    "On behalf of Tennis Emirates, we are extremely thankful for the support we have received from the management of the Tennis & Country Club and the Wilson Tennis Academy by hosting not just one but two international events back to back at their Club. TCCF is the only purpose built tennis center in the country and the players will enjoy a fantastic venue and hospitality”.

    He added: "The tournaments in Fujairah are extremely important for development of the local talent in the UAE as it gives them the opportunity to compete against the best players from all over the world."

    The qualifying matches will start in Fujairah on Saturday 9 January 2016 at 9am while the main draw is scheduled to take place from 11 January onwards.

    Entrance is free of charge for all matches and spectators are welcome to watch the competition from 9:00am for the morning rounds and from 4:30pm onwards.

    The singles and doubles finals are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16 respectively while the second tournament week will start on 16 January and will run until 23 January with an even larger participation expected  

    Please visit the official TCCF website at: www.fujairahtennisclub.ae or follow up on Facebook @tennisandcountryclubfujairah.

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