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The
MPS Group Championships is a
top womens professional
tennis tournament,
part of the worldwide Sony Ericsson
WTA Tour. Celebrating its 30th
anniversary in 2009,
the tournament returns to Northeast
Florida with a new home at Sawgrass
Country Club
in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida,
April 6 12.
Each
year the tournament features
many of the top players and
the up-and-coming stars
in the game and is one of the
most anticipated stops on the
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
for both players and fans. 2009
promises to be no exception.
Playing on green clay,
the singles competition includes
32 main draw and 32 qualifying
players with a 16 team
main draw doubles competition
vying for $220,000 in prize
money.
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is
the worlds premier professional
sport for women
with more than 2,000 players
representing 90 nations competing
for $70.8 million in
prize money at the Tours
60 events in 34 countries. More
than 4.7 million people
attended womens tennis
events in 2007 with millions
more watching events on
television networks around the
world. The MPS Group Championships,
formerly
the Bausch & Lomb Championships,
is the third oldest U.S. event
on the
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour calendar.
Order tickets today by calling
(800) 486-8366 and join in the
excitement as the
tournament celebrates its 30th
anniversary with a new name
and new home!
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