SPORTS> Event Info
Fact Sheet
(chinaopen.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-09-24 17:23

Event Name:

2009 China Open Tennis Tournament

Dates:

October 2st,2009 - October 11th,2009

Host City:

Beijing, People's Republic of China

Venue:

China, Beijing, National Tennis Center. There are a total of 17 tennis courts, including the Centre Court (12,000 seats), Court No.1 (4,000 seats), Court No.2 (2000 seats), 6 outside courts and 8 training grounds.

Competitions:

WTA Women's Single / Doubles, ATP Men's Single / Doubles, Mixed Doubles, ITF Events

Organizers:

General Administration of Sport, The Beijing Municipal Government

Bonus:

Offering a total of 6,600,000 U.S. dollars, including 210 million for ATP 500 Series, 4.5 million for WTA Crown-Jewel Events, the highest prize money of tennis tournaments which took place in the Asian region.

Players:

Top tennis players in the world, among them women's top 50 and at least half of the men's top 30 have to participate in the tournament according to the regulation.