PTT Pattaya Open | Tournament Info
PATTAYA WOMEN’S OPEN TENNIS
   
Event Name : PTT Pattaya Open
No of Years Held : 

Tournament is celebrating 20 years on the WTA Tour in 2011
Dates of Event : 6 – 13 February 2011
Venue : Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya
Event Category : Part of the WTA Tour for professional women tennis players. One of the international series of tournaments, which is equivalent to the ATP World Tour 250 series.
Prize Money : Total prize money US$220,000.
Ranking Points : Winner 280 points.
Runner-up 200 points.
Semi-finalist 130 points.
Quarter-finalist 70 points.
Players : Up to 48 of the world’s leading tennis players.
No of Courts : Three match courts with grandstands and one practice court on-site at the Dusit Thani. Grandstand capacity is 3,050 seats on final’s   weekend and 1,800 on weekdays.
Schedule of Play : Qualifying rounds: 6– 7 February 2011
Main Draw:           7 – 13 February 2011
Sanctioned by : Women’s Tennis Association.
Organised by :

Pentangle Promotions Co., Ltd.
TV Coordinators : Kriscom Co., Ltd (Thailand broadcast).
IEC in Sports (International broadcast).
TV Exposure :  In Thailand
“Live” coverage on Saturday 12 February and   Sunday 13 February from 15.00 – 17.00
International
Saturday 12 February 15.00 – 19.00 and Sunday 13 February 15.00 – 17.00. Broadcasts to Asia, Europe, Russia and North and South America.
Internet : “Live” streaming on broadband worldwide on Saturday 12 February and Sunday 13 February, the same times as international TV.

Tournament Officials :

Tournament Director:  Mr. Geoffrey Rowe.
WTA Supervisor: Mr. Jimmy Moore.
Referee: Mr. Ashita Attygala.
Chief of Umpires: Mr. John Parry.           

   

Tournament Background

In 2011, the PTT Pattaya Open is celebrating 20 years on the WTA Tour.

The tournament was first staged at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya in 1991, with a prize money purse of US$75,000. Winner of the inaugural event was Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia. Since then the tournament has continued to develop year on year and in 2009 was upgraded to be part of the new international series of tournaments, which have minimum prize money of US$220,000. As well as being upgraded in 2009, the tournament was renamed the PTT Pattaya Open, when PTT Public Company Limited joined as the title sponsor alongside Pattaya City.

The tournament upgrade in 2009 led to improvements at the Dusit Thani, including the addition of a fourth for practice on-site. In 2011 an additional north grandstand will be utilized again, adding extra capacity of 350 seats to the venue.

Over the years the tournament has hosted some of the top stars in women’s tennis: Anna Kournikova, Martina Hingis, Vera Zvonareva, Patty Snyder, Caroline Wozniacki and Conchita Martinez to name a few. In its new format the PTT Pattaya Open will continue to attract both the establish players and the rising stars of women’s tennis.

The PTT Pattaya Open also has a proud record of providing opportunities for local Thai players to compete at the highest level in women’s tennis.
Well over 100 wild cards have been given out to Thai tennis players since the tournament was first held in 1991. The policy will be continued in 2011 with the best performing Thai players being given the opportunity to test themselves against some of the best players in the world.  

Throughout its existence, the PTT Pattaya Open has proven to be one of the most popular events on the tour and has consistently had a higher level of players competing in the event than equivalent tournaments elsewhere. It is one of only a few tournaments on the WTA Tour to be staged in a beachside location and certainly no other event has its match courts so close to the sea. It is this combination of the unique location and Thai hospitality that brings players back again year after year to Pattaya.

The PTT Pattaya Open has been at the forefront of women’s tennis for longer than any other professional tennis tournament in the region. Its popularity and reputation continues to grow, which is a tribute to the venue, the organization and to Pattaya City authorities whom have given their full support to the tournament throughout 20 years of unbroken competition at the Dusit Thani Hotel.