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Challerger expansion: If you could add a bunch of WTA 125k tournaments...where?

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#1 ·
The WTA 125k series is growing on me. It's providing an important "transistion" level of tournaments similar to challengers in the ATP now it has been moved away from it's original "for chinese players" intention. Or at leats it could be a WTA analogue to the Challenger tour if it continues to grow.

I'd personally love it, in some sort of vague realistic in going to places not to rich and could do with growing a tennis base, but also optomistic way for it to spread through Eastern Europe, Africa and South and Central America. Places that either should have a tournament because they provide the tour with so mnay players (Eastern Europe) or are ignore Africa) or neglected (South AMerica).

My proposed WTA 125k additions in an ideal world would be:


In South/Latin America/West Indies:
Caracas, George Town, Porto Algre, La Serena, Quggaquil, Santa Lucia, Montego Bay.

I chose these as beautiful coastal spots with tourism. If money sin't a huge attraction these places will be.

Europe: Budapest, Bratislava, Kosice, Brno, Constanta, Varna, Vlore, Klaipedia, Riga and Tallnin, Athens Tricity area and Dreseden, Cardiff and Glasgow.

I chose these because a) Love eatsenr european cities eople would love to travel to. b) A few baltic states/northern europe choices because it's nice there and our resident Netto Mynx ;) also a climate that could support muchneed grass tournaments and c) Britain could do with a late winter indoor season and would support it as we are one of the most tennis amd countries (despite the reputation as just watching Wimbledon) and sharing the tennis tournaments with Scotland and Wales #growthegame

Africa:

Port ELiabeth, Cape Town, Gaborone in Botswana, Cape Coast in Ghana, Mombasa (Kenya), Zanzibar.

I guess South Africa would be first choice for it's obvious economic power but the other choices are Beautiful areas with growing economies and tourism.

On top of those It seems Mumbai or Chennai in India are logical, maybe Vladivostok or Khabovousk because the Russian far eats is underrated. Maye San Francisco would be good and the old Us tournaments like the much missed Amerila island.
 
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#2 ·
I would have one in Kathmandu... just to see if Fatarenka's new fitness regime is actually working ;) I can just see her gasping for air...

:lol:

p.s. Oh and also so they could play the Bob Seger song of the same name on loop during the tourney :p

:p
 
#13 ·
I'm guessing that is one of that poster's MANY, and often bizarre, typo's. I'm going to say it is supposed to be Guayaquil...

:shrug:
 
#15 ·
in my backyard... and I would have a seat on the table with Serena, Sharapova, Capriati, Navratilova, Hingis, Rodionova, Henin, Davenport, Stevenson, Bouchard, Simon, Marcelo Rios, Jeff Tarango, Tarpischev and Grigor... and I would let Woz and Dementieva serve lots of spicy food and drinks... I know it's not a $125K Tournament, but it would be lots of fun anyway... :)
 
#16 ·
Mynxland :bowdown: :worship: I think events in Tallinn would be well patronised if Kaia and Anett played. They come out and watch 10Ks for god's sake. And the event would be well run as Eesti Tennise Liit won Most Improved Tennis Federation in Europe this year :inlove:

I would also nominate South Africa/Nigeria. Both have enough money to put up events and some interest in the sport.
 
#17 ·
On one of my WTA Calendars, I have a whole season of 125K in addition to the regular tour events, in which case there are no international events. Here is the schedule.

125K

1. Auckland
5. Singapore
6. Mumbai
7. Doha
8. Rio
9. Sao Paolo, Mexico City
11. Austin
13. Jacksonville
14. Buenos Aries
16. Istanbul, Lisbon
17. Barcelona
20. Milan
23. S’Hertogenbosch, Dublin
28. Wuhan, Bordeaux
29. Nanchang, Budapest
30. Vancouver
34. Louisville, Ottawa
37. Vienna
38. Seoul
43. Moscow
44. Warsaw
45. Copenhagen
 
#21 ·
There is a real need for these tournaments in carefully chosen locations. I'd go for places like Buenos Aries, Sao Paolo, Caracas, Chennai, Mumbai, Budapest, Brno, Split, Sochi.
 
#27 ·
I'd LOVE for one to be here in the US Midwest. I live in Minnesota, and the closest WTA tournament is in Cincinnati, at least 1200km from here. I couldnt find even a measly $10K ITF within 1200km. What say something smack in the middle of the US... Omaha ? Kansas City ?
 
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