The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center is the perfect backdrop for the most prestigious tennis event the San Fernando Valley has to offer. Last year’s 2008 champion, Vince Spadea, has climbed up the rankings to a high of 77 in the world and is now gaining main draw acceptance into most ATP tour tournaments. Sam Warburg, last year’s finalist, has moved up to 85 in the ATP rankings and routinely makes the later rounds of world-class events.
The USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas has had a number of players achieve success including John Isner, making the finals at the ATP stop in Washington and the 3rd round of the U.S. Open, losing to Roger Federer in 4 sets. Kevin Anderson, quarterfinalist in 2007, recently made the finals of The Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas. The Calabasas Challenger is proud to have had a number of top ATP pros play in the past including 2006 champion Mark Philippoussis, Thousand Oaks star Sam Querrey, Michael Chang, Bob and Mike Bryan, Jan Michael Gambill, and a host of international Davis Cup players. Our tournament has become one of the most popular events among the players on the USTA Professional Circuit and we are looking forward to another strong field of players for 2009. You will be seeing many of the Calabasas Challenger players on TV in the near future.
The Challenger of Calabasas is not just a tennis tournament but an entire community event.? Children’s and adult clinics with guest pros, a Ladies’ Day,?a Kid’s Day, dinners and cocktail parties, exhibitions, special community appreciation nights, even the taping of a tennis game show are just a few of the activities that make the Challenger of Calabasas much more than just a tennis tournament.? It’s an opportunity to be a part of one of the year’s premier events in the San Fernando Valley.
Now in its third decade, the U.S.T.A. Pro Circuit offers the chance for top up-and-coming players to compete year-round and develop their game while gathering points to improve their professional rankings, which enables them to qualify for the Grand Slams and other major tour events.? Along with serving as a proving ground for many of the game’s aspiring professionals it also provides an environment for veterans to reestablish their top 100 ranking.? In 1997, Andre Agassi’s ranking fell to #141 forcing him to participate in, and win, two Challenger events before reclaiming the #1 ranking the following year.?
Our tournament will begin on Sunday with a Pro/Am Round Robin allowing eligible members and players in the community to test their tennis skills against some of the pros participating in the Challenger.? Following the Pro/Am will be our annual welcome barbeque for all players.? Matches will begin daily at 10:00 AM and will run throughout the day with twilight and evening sessions.? All of these activities illustrate how The USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas will provide a great opportunity to showcase your company within the Calabasas community while entertaining your family, friends, and clients at the same time.
The United States Tennis Association owns and stages the U.S. Open and the U.S. Open Series alongside the U.S.T.A. Professional Circuit.? The U.S.T.A is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in America and is a non-profit organization with more than 600,000 members.? It invests all its resources to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to the professional levels.
We hope you will want to be a part of this exciting event and take advantage of the numerous opportunities presented in this package in support of The USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas.