Edberg, Courier to play in Dubai tennis tournament

الإثنين، 17 نوفمبر 2008 - 16:29

كتب : Amro Hassan

Courier

The Former tennis number one pair, Stefan Edberg of Sweden and American Jim Courier have confirmed their participation in this year's Legends ‘Rock’ Dubai Tennis Tournament.

The tournament, which is sponsored by Dubai Sports City, brings some of the biggest names in tennis to the United Arab Emirates every year.

Alongside Edberg and Courier, Spanish tennis hero Sergi Bruguera, former doubles number one Paul Haarhuis of Holland and Iranian tennis genius Mansour Bahrami will all be taking part in the tournament.

"The Legends 'Rock' Dubai is a hugely popular competition as it gives fans the chance to see some of the legendary players who no longer compete on the international circuit but are still in demand," said Malcolm Thorpe, marketing director at Dubai Sports City.

The 'Rock' tournament is part of the Outback Champions Series, which is the leading competitive senior tennis competition held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium at The Aviation Club from November 19th until the 22nd.

The Outback series features eight events where champion tennis players continue to exercise their competitive instincts in tournaments format.

To be eligible to compete in the series, players must have reached a Grand Slam singles final, been ranked in the world's top five or played singles as part of a championship Davis Cup team.

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