Editorial Office/EL VIGÍA
Guadalajara Jalisco
On October 17, the Perla Tapatia will host the WTA (World Tennis Association or Women’s Tennis Association) Tournament of category 1000, under the name of Guadalajara Open AKRON. For the first time a tournament of this category arrives in Latin America and Guadalajara is on a par with the capitals of world tennis.
From October 17 to 23, 2022, the Pan American Tennis Center will receive the elite of women’s tennis and for this reason, the Guadalajara Convention and Visitors Bureau invites you to learn all the details of this historic event.
WHAT DOES WTA STAND FOR?
The WTA tennis circuit is made up of different tournaments that take place throughout the year in different venues in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Latin America and Australia.
The difference between each competition is in the prize pool and the number of points that are awarded for the world ranking, which is determined by the number displayed in the tournament category, i.e. WTA 125, WTA 250, WTA 500 and WTA 1000. The higher the number, the more prestigious and higher the prize money. The WTA 1000 tournament is the most important on the circuit (only behind the grand slams) and only eight are played worldwide.
PLAYERS
During the event, about 46 tennis players will participate in singles and the 32 best couples in the doubles category. Among the players, the participation of Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari, Coco Gauff and Caroline Garcia stands out, all players belonging to the top ten of the WTA ranking.
In doubles, the Czech medalists Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova will be disputing, and Giuliana Olmos will be the Mexican representative during the tournament in the doubles category. Olmos has become one of the best doubles players on the planet, who, forming a couple with the Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, is positioned in second place in the WTA ranking.
LUXURY ENCLOSURE
The venue where the tournament will take place is the Pan American Tennis Center, which has been remodeled to receive the best rackets in the world.
The Akron Tennis Stadium is the largest in the complex and has a capacity for 7,500 spectators. The best matches will be held there throughout the week. As well as the semifinals and finals of the tournament.
The secondary stadium is the Grandstand Caliente, with a capacity of 2,600 spectators and where matches will be enjoyed in privileged proximity. There will also be two alternate courts with a capacity of 1,500 spectators, where some matches from the first rounds can be enjoyed simultaneously.
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OTHER DATA
The bag is 2.8 million dollars.
The qualifying matches will take place on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October.
The final will be played on Sunday, October 23 at the AKRON Tennis Stadium.
A spill of one thousand 200 million pesos is expected in 8 days, and the presence of 50 thousand national and international visitors.
By hosting this event, Guadalajara will be at the level of tournaments in big cities such as Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Toronto, Cincinnati and Beijing.
