WTA and Guadalajara, a consolidated relationship

In the words of the WTA, Mexico has established itself as one of the fastest growing venues for women’s elite tournaments and has done so like no other country in the world.

The WTA Finals and the 1000 are a vote of confidence in Guadalajara, which in less than a year was in charge of the operation and logistics of both competitions, without leaving the Zapopan Open that they have held since 2019. With this, the city of Guadalajara fulfills two years in a row operating two WTA tournaments.

The support of a long relationship with Mexico is rewarded with facts. The first tournament on the women’s circuit was played in 2001 at the Mexican Tennis Open in Acapulco and left the venue in 2020. While the Monterrey Open has held the WTA 250 since 2009.

“It’s been almost 15 years since I’ve been coming to Mexico, that is, since we’ve always had tournaments in this country. We start with Acapulco, Monterrey and Guadalajara.

The WTA has been a highly developed brand and is recognized in Mexico. Having the Finals has been an important achievement for the country and there are very few in the world that have had them, now we continue with the 1000.

We have a consolidated relationship that will continue and will not end here, there will always be new projects and Mexico is attentive to the WTA with its investments. The WTA is part of tennis in Mexico”, Giulia Orlandi, Supervisor of the WTA, explains to El Economista.

marisol.rojas@eleconomista.mx