Accordingly, VTF and NovaGroup will organize 4 professional tennis tournaments including: ATP Challenger 50 – Phan Thiet 1 tournament from January 19 to 25; ATP Challenger 50 – Phan Thiet 2 tournament from January 26 to February 1; ATP Challenger 50 – Phan Thiet 3 tournament from May 4 to 10 and ATP Challenger 50 – Phan Thiet 4 tournament from May 11 to 17.
The above four tournaments belong to the ATP Challenger Tour system - the second largest professional competition system in the world, playing an important launching pad for players aiming for the ATP Tour.
The prize money for each tournament is 63,000 USD. The total prize money for the two most recent tournaments will be 126,000 USD with about 80–100 athletes/tournament. The players mainly come from Asia and Europe.
The tournaments will be held at NovaWorld Phan Thiet, Lam Dong province - a modern sports, tourism, and resort complex, meeting the standards of organizing international professional tennis tournaments.
The organization of 4 consecutive ATP Challenger 50 tournaments in the same year shows the strong progress of Vietnamese tennis in the strategy: Bringing the international professional tournament system back to the annual level; Building an ATP standard competition environment in the country; Creating a sustainable development foundation for young athletes; Connecting top sports with tourism - media - promoting the national image." Mr. Nguyen Hong Son - Vice President cum General Secretary of VTF shared.
In the first two tournaments, the main draw gathered 32 international players. Notable international faces include: Watanuki Yosuke (Japan) – rank 159 ATP; Mikrut Luka (Croatia) – rank 161 ATP; Habib Hady (Lebanon) – rank 178 ATP...
The presence of many tennis players in the Top 200 ATP promises to bring high professional quality, attractive and dramatic matches to Vietnamese tennis fans.
In the qualifying round, the tournament has 24 players competing to win seats to the main round. Vietnamese tennis has typical representatives from AP Sports Club such as Vu Ha Minh Duc - Vietnam's No. 1 player, Nguyen Minh Phat, Truong Thanh Minh...
Playing at home in the ATP Challenger system is a valuable opportunity for Vietnamese players to compete with international standards, accumulate experience, fighting spirit and aim to improve ATP rankings.
This is not only an international sports event, but also an important milestone affirming the organizational capacity, prestige and integration orientation of the Vietnam Tennis Federation.
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