
Two new 125K WTA series events will take place in the United States in 2018, as part of the Oracle Challenger Series, which has just been announced and released by Oracle Corp., as well as the WTA and ATP (Professional Association). tennis ). .
Oracle Challenger Series will consist of four new professional tennis tournaments, two 125K WTA Series events and two ATP Challenger Tour events, which will be featured as two combined events for women and men.
The first tournament will be held in Newport Beach, California, January 20-28, 2018 at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. The second tournament will be held at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, home of the prestigious BNP Paribas Open, from February 24 to March 4, 2018.
Each event will pay the same prize for a total of $ 150,000 per tournament. In addition, the top two American men and women with the highest points accumulated in the events will receive wild cards in their individual individual draws at the BNP Paribas Open in 2018, which will take place from March 5 to 18, 2018 at Indian Wells. .
"We are delighted that Oracle is making this commitment to help emerging national and regional emerging talent in the United States reach their goal of competition on the WTA circuit." This will lead to great things for tennis in North America . United States, "said Steve Simon, President and CEO of WTA.
"Tennis players in the United States need more opportunities to compete at home and more opportunities to make a living with this sport," said Oracle CEO Mark Hurd. "Oracle is committed to American tennis and these events are designed to provide opportunities for players to make significant gains in prices and ranking points in their home country. We hope to continue to increase the number of events per year in the coming years. "
"Our players in the United States are eager for more opportunities like this," said Chris Kermode, President and CEO of the ATP World Tour. "We are very excited to partner with a company like Oracle to promote and develop tennis in the United States."
The series is based on Oracle's commitment to supporting American tennis both professionally and academically. Earlier this year, Oracle unveiled the Oracle US Tennis Awards, two $ 100,000 scholarships awarded annually to help young players make the transition from college to professional.
Oracle is also working with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) to host the Fall Oracle ITA National Championship, which kicked off Wednesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and at another location in the resort. The Oracle-sponsored event is the culmination of the fall college tennis season featuring the country's top 64 men and women's players and the top 32 men's and women's doubles teams.


