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Newsletter Volume 2 February 2009
03 Mar 2009 | Newsletter
Newsletter Vol 2 FEBRUARY 2009: Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions 2009  | | Commonwealth Bank Tournament Of Champions 2009 E-Newsletter / Volume 2 / February 2009 |  | | 
| The Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is set to debut at the Bali International Convention Centre at the Westin Resort from November 4-8 in 2009. The new tournament format will feature the theme Road to Bali. It will represent the championships for the International tournaments, bringing a season-long link and race, tying together the International series events throughout the year. Featuring top Sony Ericsson WTA Tour players and next generation champions competing in an innovative, 12-woman round robin singles format (divided into four groups of three players), this tournament will offer both $600,000 in prize money and an opportunity to take home a bonus on top of her prize money. The highest-ranked 10 players who have captured at least one International tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha 2009 will qualify for the event, along with two wildcards. Below is a look at the Road to Bali - the 29 International series tournaments (each offering $220,000 prize money) leading up to the season-ending finale, the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. |
| Starting Dates | International Event | Location | | March 2 | Monterrey Open | Monterrey, Mexico | | April 6 | MPS Group Championships | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA | | May 4 | Estoril Open | Estoril, Portugal | | May 18 | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | | June 15 | Ordina Open | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | | July 13 | ECM Prague Open | Prague, Czech Republic |
This new format for the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions will set an even higher standard of professional tennis, viewed by spectators from all over the world, focusing on Bali as the first year’s host of such an international event. Tennis fans can start keeping an eye out on each winner from each of the above tournaments as part of the WTA Sony Ericsson Tour and confirm who will compete in Bali this November 2009. The event is set to be even bigger and better, showcasing a new range of professional tennis to the eyes of tennis lovers worldwide. |
About the tournament : After two years as title sponsor of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic Tennis Tournament, initiated in June 2007, this year Commonwealth Bank has stepped up its sponsorship to the newly created COMMONWEALTH BANK TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. This is in keeping with the launch of the revamped Sony Ericsson WTA Tour effective January 2009. |
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Name one off the international series tournament in the finale for Road to Bali. Click here to submit your answer and get an opportunity to win an exciting merchandise. | |
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