TNTA president Vijay Amritraj presenting a memento to Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at a press convention to announce the Chennai Open WTA event on Thursday.
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The Tamil Nadu Tennis Affiliation (TNTA) and the Sports activities Growth Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) introduced on Thursday that the SDAT tennis stadium in Nungambakkam will host the second version of the Chennai Open, a WTA 250 occasion, from October 27 to November 2, marking TNTA’s one centesimal anniversary.
The primary version was held in 2022. The entire prize cash is 275094 USD. The singles qualifying and essential attracts will characteristic 24 and 32 gamers respectively, and the doubles essential draw 16.
High-100 gamers are anticipated to take part, stated TNTA president Vijay Amritraj, talking after the occasion.
The Tamil Nadu authorities has allotted ₹12 crore for the conduct of the event. Amritraj stated that the cash shall be distributed throughout varied wants – fee of the license charge to the license-holder Octagon (a world sports activities administration and advertising company), stadium refurbishment, rain preparedness (rains are forecast for October), and hospitality for the gamers and spectators.
The event takes place simply earlier than the WTA Finals (Nov. 1 to eight) and in addition clashes with the Jiangxi Open in China and the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, that are to be held on the identical dates.
Requested if a top-10 participant will be anticipated to take part, he stated: “There are WTA guidelines which can be guided by the dimensions of the event. So in a 250 (event), you might have one participant from the top-10, (and that) relies on the looks cash.
“I feel Octagon is an effective avenue for us as properly, as a result of additionally they characterize numerous gamers. So, hopefully, I’m anticipating some assist from them as properly.”
On the probabilities of Indian gamers getting essential draw wild playing cards, he stated: “I feel Maaya (Rajeshwaran Revathi) is likely to be the one one who has an actual good likelihood of getting a wild card.”
On whether or not Chennai will proceed to host the event yearly, he stated: “The present association within the contract with Octagon is three years, with the caveat that the federal government is glad to help it for the following two years. However WTA has solely granted us operation for one 12 months, primarily due to the rain concern.”
Printed – July 17, 2025 10:50 pm IST
