The women’s Argentina Open was presented and will return to Buenos Aires after 34 years – Télam

The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Matas Lammens, led, together with Florencia Labat, Martin Jaite, and Agustn Calleri, president of the Argentine Tennis Association, the launch of the Women’s Argentina Open, a WTA tournament, which returns to the country after 34 years old and that will take place from October 31 to November 7 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis.

“We are very happy that a WTA tournament can return to Argentina after 34 years. Having the possibility of being on the international calendar of the women’s circuit for Argentina is very important. This creates a lot of possibilities for the girls who play. in the country and that they dream of playing this type of tournaments “, summarized Lammens. .

The Argentina Open women’s tournament, which will take place between October 31 and November 7 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, will have a 50% capacity, according to the organizers.

The Argentina Open, WTA 125k category, has been added to the official calendar of the highest international women’s circuit and can be played with the public, as happened in the last series of the men’s Davis Cup against Belarus at the BALTC porteo.

The tournament to be played at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club may receive up to 50% of the public. The last edition of this contest was held in 1987 and the winner was Gabriela Sabatini.

The event, in which Rosario Nadia Podoroska confirmed her participation, will distribute 115,000 dollars in prizes and the champion will obtain 160 points for the WTA ranking. The Argentina Open will have a singles main draw of 32 players and 16 doubles pairs, and a ranking of 8 tennis players in singles.