Har-Tru will sponsor the historic Citi Open® Event, held yearly in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park. The four-year association, which begins this yr, offers the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Middle with new arduous courtroom surfacing for the occasion and Har-Tru clay courtroom materials for the group courts on the facility.
The match has a deep and wealthy 52-year historical past. It was performed on Har-Tru clay courts till 1986, when the competitors switched to a hard-court floor. This yr, the Citi Open shall be performed on a greatest at school arduous courtroom floor made by Har-Tru.
Based in 1969 to help Arthur Ashe’s imaginative and prescient of taking part in a professional tennis match in a public park absolutely accessible to everybody, Citi turned the occasion’s title sponsor in 2011, ushering within the Citi Open Period of the match. Right now, the Citi Open is the one ATP 500 occasion within the U.S. and the longest-running U.S. professional match in its unique location.
In 2019, MDE Sports activities, owned and led by D.C. philanthropist and entrepreneur Mark Ein, took over administration and reimagined the historic match expertise for gamers and followers. Ein was a ball boy on the match as a child and regularly says the expertise modified his life.
“My private expertise as a fan, ball boy, and now CEO of the match, satisfied me way back of the superior energy of tennis to rework children’ lives,” mentioned Ein. “The Citi Open actually is Arthur Ashe’s dream come true. And I hope that spirit shines via for the gamers and followers who participate on this particular occasion in our nation’s capital.”
“We’re excited to be again on the Citi Open to introduce our arduous courts to a brand new era of gamers and followers,” mentioned Pat Hanssen, president of Har-Tru. “On the similar time, it’s very fulfilling to help the Rock Creek Tennis Middle group. We imagine it’s essential for gamers to have a chance to coach and play on clay, and this sponsorship permits us to assist them try this.”
The Citi Open Event shall be held Aug. 1-7, 2022.
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