The Catalonia Open WTA 125 was born

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The Catalan Tennis Federation (FCT) fix, in support of esportcat, Generalitat of Cataloniaa test of the professional circuit WTA 125The Catalonia is open, which will be held from May 1 to 7, 2023 at eThe Reus Monterols Tennis Club. The contest was born from the strategic alliance between FCT and the General Secretary of Sports and Physical Activity of the Generalitat de Catalunyato promote women’s sports.

One of the characteristics of this new tournament is that it will not have a fixed place, but will take place in different clubs in Catalonia in each of its editions to reach the entire Catalan territory. The Club Tennis Reus Monterols will host the first edition.

The aim of the project is to make this tournament one of the great tennis events in Catalonia due to the size and sports level of the participants. In addition, in the weeks before the tournament and during its celebration, promotional activities will be carried out throughout Catalonia.

For Jordi Tamayo, president of the Catalan Tennis Federation, The organization of the tournament “shows the strong commitment of the Federation to promote women’s sport and to give value and bring top-level tennis closer to the whole of Catalonia. In addition, the contest wants to be a prescriber with both environmental and social sustainability actions”.

For his part, the General Secretary of Sports and General Physical Activity, Anna Caulaassures that the impetus for the new tournament is due to the “Government’s aim to showcase women’s sport. We need more visibility and generate female references.” Anna Caula added that “this new WTA 125 tournament will bring the main tennis figures to our home. , which will bring out the Catalan sports DNA on an international level” and emphasizes that this tournament reinforces the “concept of circular sport, which starts with a great event to strengthen the base, the elite athletes, the clubs and the other agents of the sports system.

The tournament, which will also have the cooperation of Royal Spanish Tennis Federation, WTA, Tarragona Provincial Council and Reus City Councilwill be presented at a press conference next Monday, December 12 at 12:30 pm at the headquarters of the Catalan Tennis Federation.

Source: La Verdad

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