2018 Edition of Puerto Vallarta Tennis Open Sports Destinations | |
go to original April 28, 2018 |
Puerto Vallarta will be home to an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour professional tennis tournament on April 30 to May 5, 2018.
The first edition of the Puerto Vallarta Open will be played on the new outdoor hard courts of Parque Parota, a space close to the destination’s Malecon. The venue is easily accessible, and the courts were built to accommodate the tournament and the international requirements on ATP.
The Puerto Vallarta Open will have a prize of 75,000 USD and ATP ranking. It will be played on a hard surface with a best-of-three format in single and double matches.
Puerto Vallarta has had a long history with the ATP. It held its first challenger in 1994 and hosted tournaments for the ATP Tour Challenger and the WTA from 1996 to 1998. Futures tournaments were held in Puerto Vallarta from 2000 to 2010. Tennis legends such as Martina Navrátilová, Billie Jean King, Vasek Pospisil, Santiago González Torre have played in Puerto Vallarta.
Puerto Vallarta is a dream tennis destination for tennis buffs and beginners. There are ample opportunities to learn or practice the sport in several of the destination’s resorts and hotels. There is even a complete tennis complex with four indoor and four outdoor lit tennis courts in downtown. Clinics and individual instruction are available.
For more information on the Puerto Vallarta Open, please contact Alejandra Martínez Rizo at alejandra@macorinalab.com or visit PV Open on Facebook.
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