TOR CHITTINAND
The PTT Pattaya Open women's tennis tournament will be held at the Dusit Resort, Pattaya from February 7-15 next year, Pentangle Promotions announced yesterday. The upgraded event, which is part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, is a combination of two existing tournaments, the PTT Bangkok Open and the Pattaya Women's Open.
The prize money has been increased to US$220,000 (7.5 million baht).
To meet the new criteria for hosting the WTA tour events, a number of improvements have been made. This includes the construction of a fourth court on-site, increasing the grandstand seating capacity to 2,500, improving the lighting on all courts and the expanding the administration offices, press centre and the player facilities.
The work on improving the venue will be completed by December.
Mr Sarun Rungkasiri, Senior Vice President, Corporate Public Relations Department at PTT Public Company Limited said: ''It makes sense to combines the two tournaments to create one bigger event, which will enable tennis fans in Thailand to see some of the world's top tennis players in action. At the same time, we can provide opportunities for Thai players to compete at the highest level of women's tennis.''
Mr Itthiphol Kunplome, Mayor of Pattaya City said: ''I am delighted that Pattaya continues to be the home of WTA tennis in Thailand. We have hosted women's professional tennis in Pattaya for almost 20 years.''
For more information contact Pentangle Promotions Co., Ltd: Tel 02-3823491-3. Fax: 02-3823490, or visit the official website: www.pentanglepromotions.com
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