Astana hosts ATP men's and ITF women's tennis tournaments
09:05, 22 July 2011
ASTANA. July 22. KAZINFORM On July 25-31 Astana will host the biggest tennis tournament of the season in Kazakhstan - the President's Cup for men (ATP) and women (ITF).
The total prize money is USD 225 000; Kazakhstan Tennis Federation told Kazinform.
Prominent tennis players from 30 countries will participate in the event. They are Dudi Sela (Israel, No. 82 in the ATP rankings), Karl Beck (Slovakia, No. 102), Konstantin Kravchuk (Russia, No. 151), Marco Chiudinelli (Switzerland, No. 206), Denis Matsukevich (Russia, No. 244) and others.
The best tennis players of Kazakhstan Andrei Golubev (No. 46 in the ATP rankings), Mikhail Kukushkin (No. 67), Zarina Dias (No. 173 in the WTA rankings), Galina Voskoboyeva (No. 164) will perform on court as well.