Cincinnati, Ohio (Oct. 10, 2023) — Beemok Capital, the household workplace of Charleston-based businessman and philanthropist Benjamin Navarro, introduced in the present day the choice to maintain the Western & Southern Open on the Lindner Household Tennis Middle in Mason, simply outdoors Cincinnati, for one more 25 years.
“The eagerness and dedication of this group to maintain the event right here was an plain consider our choice to remain,” Navarro stated. “Town of Mason, Warren County, the state of Ohio and a number of company entities demonstrated their unwavering assist for the tennis event. This event and its historical past are particular. We’re excited so as to add to its legacy and create a world-class tennis expertise for gamers and followers.”
Based in 1899, the event is the nation’s longest-running skilled tennis event performed in its metropolis of origin. This implies the most effective gamers in tennis have been coming to Ohio since earlier than the existence of most main American sporting occasions, together with the World Collection, the Masters, Rose Bowl, the Davis Cup, and the Indianapolis 500. The event will rejoice 125 years subsequent 12 months and, with this dedication, will finally rejoice 150 years of competitors in Ohio.
This premier tennis occasion is an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA 1000 event. It’s one of many world’s 9 greatest tournaments the place each women and men compete on the similar time.
Beemok Capital acquired the event in October 2022 from america Tennis Affiliation and shortly thereafter started evaluating the chance to maintain it in its present location or relocate it to Charlotte.
“The leaders in Charlotte and the state have been unimaginable companions as we’ve evaluated our choices. This was a really troublesome choice, and we’re deeply appreciative of the time, vitality and assets that had been invested alongside us,” Navarro stated. “Now we have sturdy ties to the world and can search for methods to speculate locally and native tennis improvement sooner or later.”
Beemok Capital is finalizing plans to make vital investments within the amenities and expertise. In 2023, the event debuted a brand new fan zone and upgraded participant areas along with new food and drinks choices, extra leisure, and quite a lot of actions to enhance the event’s world-class discipline of gamers. The affect was evident; the 2023 event broke data, exceeded expectations and set a brand new benchmark for fulfillment. Nevertheless, that was only a small pattern of what’s to return given the pending renovation and event growth slated for 2025. At the moment, the event will develop in dimension and period, extending from 9 to 12 days and rising the only participant draw from 56 to 96 gamers, making it an much more vital date on the tennis calendar.
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