The ITF W100 DISA Gran Canaria makes Maspalomas one of the 6 cities around the world to host an ITF tournament of the highest category from August 13 to 20
Everything is now ready for the celebration of the ITF W100 DISA Gran Canaria, the first women's professional tennis tournament of the highest category to be held in the Canary Islands and which will take place from August 6 to 13 at the facilities of the Club Conde Jackson Tennis Maspalomas. Precisely there, its official presentation took place today with the presence of the mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Marco Aurelio Pérez, the Sports Councilor of the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council, Ramón Suárez, and the president of the Canary Islands Tennis Federation, José Sepúlveda. , the Director of Digital Transformation of the DISA Group, Raquel Montes, the promoter of the ITF W100 DISA Gran Canaria 2023, Dominic Conde, and the tournament director, Oti Santana.
In the words of the mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Marco Aurelio Pérez, “This City Council will always be where sport, society, promotion and the good name of our tourist destination lead us to promote our brand, to reach tourists from very different areas and encouraging the base, young people, to be even more encouraged in their sports careers.”
The president of the Canarian Tennis Federation, José Sepúlveda, has highlighted the important economic return of one of the most popular sports, “only behind football”, and what it means for Canarian tennis to have events like this, “it is A real dream, here the children see how far they can go. This tournament is already one of the best in Spain, the country with the most international tournaments, and even in Europe.”
For Raquel Montes, director of Digital Transformation of the DISA Group, main sponsor, “it is a pride to be part, for six consecutive years, of this event, an unbeatable possibility of positioning the archipelago on the world map of elite women's sport, each time with more success in participation and visibility.” Montes has also highlighted how clubs and players "become prescribers of the Canarias and Maspalomas brand."
For his part, Dominic Conde, promoter of the ITF W100 DISA Gran Canaria 2023, was satisfied that “the tournament is among the best on the circuit thanks to the reports and evaluations of both the ITF and the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation. referees, coaches and players.” Conde thanked the involvement and support of all the institutions, sponsors and collaborators and that of his team, “this is the result of a club that is located in the best area of the island, with a group of people who work with great love and a director of enormous talent and involvement. “It is the dream of three brothers that has come true.”
The interventions were concluded by the tournament director, Oti Santana, who recalled that this tournament “is the legacy of up to 17 tournaments of different categories that have been held so far in Gran Canaria, always from less to more,” in fact, she pointed out, According to those responsible for the ITF, “our 2022 tournaments obtained an international rating from players and referees of 4,8 out of 5, among the best in the world. Grancanaria, Maspalomas and these facilities have proven to be prepared to organize top-level events in an incomparable environment.”
It will be the first time that a top category tournament belonging to the ITF World Tennis Tour is held in the Canary Islands, in addition to being one of the only two events of this category to be held worldwide in August, along with the tournament celebrated in Landsville, USA. Furthermore, of the almost 500 ITF tournaments of different categories held around the world, only 20 cities have a W100 and Maspalomas is among them.
The ITF W100 DISA Gran Canaria 2023 represents an important qualitative leap compared to previous editions with the commitment to the highest category of the ITF, $100.000 in prizes and an increase in WTA points at stake, which will ensure better ranking of the participating players. , the largest seen so far, and greater prestige for Maspalomas and Gran Canaria as sports destinations.
The event will take place at the facilities of the Club Conde Jackson Tennis Maspalomas, in the Campo Internacional, in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with the best clay courts in the Canary Islands and which has the infrastructure and services required to successfully host tennis events. of the highest level. The arrival of players from more than 30 countries is expected, most of them belonging to the world's top 100.
Tennis players of the stature of the Netherlands player Arantxa Rus, current number 42 in the WTA ranking and winner of these tournaments in previous editions, the Austrian Julia Graber, current number 54 or the Italian Sara Errani, who has arrived, have already confirmed their attendance. to occupy fifth position in the world ranking, finalist at Roland Garros and semi-finalist at the US OPEN. The Frenchwoman Carla Burel, who at only 22 years old already has 4 ITF titles, and the Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, with five W100 titles, are other of the most notable players in the tournament.
Among the Spanish representation, the Galician Jessica Bouzas stands out, winner of a W60 in Rome this year, and the Valencian Leyre Romero, with six titles behind her. The half-Canarian, half-American tennis player, Kaitlin Quevedo, 17 years old, current number 9 in the ITF JUNIOR world ranking, will play with Wild Card. Another of the Wild Cards offered by the organization is for the Slovenian Polona Hercog, who has reached position 35 in the WTA ranking.
Gran Canarian Carla Suárez will once again serve as luxury ambassador of this competition. All information about competition schedules and finals will be available on the tournament website, itfgrancanaria.com.
Clay and sun destination
The Canary Islands are a paradise for practicing outdoor sports, whether for leisure and as an active tourism destination, or as the ideal place for the preparation and training of professional athletes and holding competitions at the highest level.
The archipelago is the largest open-air gym open 365 days a year and has one of the most interesting tourist-sports offers among European destinations. The major sporting events find quality outdoor facilities and sports clubs equipped with everything necessary for the athlete on the islands.
Gran Canaria is firmly committed to promoting major sporting events, especially competitions at the level of an ITF W100. Athletes, coaches, technical teams and even their entire families travel to the island enjoying the destination during their stay.
In this case, they are tennis players with thousands of followers on their social media profiles, which opens another means of communication with international reach for the promotion of Gran Canaria through the numerous publications they share during their stay, transmitting the image of an ideal sports and tourist destination both for its facilities and for the good climate to play outside 365 days a year.
San Bartolomé de Tirajana also meets the ideal conditions, both for its climatic benefits and for its high quality hotel and restaurant offering, as well as for the sports infrastructures it offers.
Maspalomas, in the south of Gran Canaria, thus becomes the ideal destination for clay and sun and these types of tournaments represent a unique showcase of all these virtues.
Live from Maspalomas for the entire planet
The ITF W100 DISA Gran Canaria will begin on Sunday, August 6, with the matches of the preliminary phase made up of a team of 32 players, who will compete for one of the eight places available for the final draw. On Tuesday, August 8, the singles main draw and the doubles draw will begin. The doubles final will take place on Saturday, August 12, and the individual grand final will be held on Sunday, August 13.
