[spiceboy]

Hammer: Österreich bekommt noch im August weiteres Sandplatz-Turnier

Die WTA hat sich auf die Suche nach Austragungsorten für die restliche Tennis-Saison 2020 gemacht. Dabei könnte die Profi-Tour der Frauen noch im August Halt in Pörtschach in Kärnten machen. Die Planungen für das Event sind schon weit vorangeschritten. Wie kam es zu dem vermeintlichen Coup?

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[Caipirinha Guy]

WTA125 in Warsaw was supposed that week but got cancelled.

 

[NMQ]

So this takes the week of Madrid. Am I wrong or the week before Roland Garros we have RG qualies, Strasbourg and Rome together? Wouldn´t be better to move one of them?

 

[coolfish1103]

That's the same week as US Open.

So this takes the week of Madrid. Am I wrong or the week before Roland Garros we have RG qualies, Strasbourg and Rome together? Wouldn´t be better to move one of them?

 

[jimbo mack]

Something is better than nothing as the saying goes. Shame they could not upgrade this to an international level event though.

I wonder if this will be played at the venue used in 1999.

 

[NMQ]

That's the same week as US Open.

Right. So there´s nothing that week still.

 

[spiceboy]

Shame they could not upgrade this to an international level event though.

WTA would not allow a "proper" WTA event being held during the first week of a GS. Even a WTA125 is extraordinary and only done this year because of the covid crisis.

 

[Boreas]

I can imagine a healthy amount of Europeans rather playing this than the US Open.

 

[jimbo mack]

WTA would not allow a "proper" WTA event being held during the first week of a GS. Even a WTA125 is extraordinary and only done this year because of the covid crisis.

Oh I got my weeks mixed up this was taking place before the FO. And yes agree it’s extraordinary.

 

[Wiggly]

I'm pleasantly surprised people are willing to invest in women tennis on such short notice in the middle of a pandemic.

They may even get a few big names like Ostapenko who seems set on staying in Europe.

 

[USAFan]

Any news about Bol and Karlsruhe? They're both still listed as "suspended" on the WTA website and I know they were trying to find new dates but I haven't heard anything since then.

 

[iGOAT]

WTA would not allow a "proper" WTA event being held during the first week of a GS. Even a WTA125 is extraordinary and only done this year because of the covid crisis.

Haven't Bol during the second week of RG and some other clay 125K during the second week of Wimbledon taken place before?

 

[spiceboy]

Haven't Bol during the second week of RG and some other clay 125K during the second week of Wimbledon taken place before?

Yes. That's why I said during the first week.

 

[iGOAT]

Yes. That's why I said during the first week.

My bad I can't keep track anymore 🙃

 

[spiceboy]

WTA will also hold another $125K in Prague the first week of USO, sharing week with Pörtschach.

 

[S-T-E-V-E]

Any news about Bol and Karlsruhe? They're both still listed as "suspended" on the WTA website and I know they were trying to find new dates but I haven't heard anything since then.

Karlsruhe was cancelled some weeks ago:

Liqui Moly Open 2020 endgültig abgesagt

Das WTA-Turnier des TC Rüppurr kann wegen Corona-Folgen auch im September nicht stattfinden. Die Hygieneauflagen könnten nicht geleistet werden, hieß es.

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[spiceboy]

This 2 tournaments will have both a 64 players draw with no qualifying. (60 direct entries + 4 WC).
Prize money for each tournament will be $1,575,000 to make up for USO qualifying gone.

Prize Money: $1,575,000
Week of Year: 36, Start: 31 08 2020	Draw Size: 64 MD / 0 QLF

 

[Wiggly]

Wow, I thought women tennis was done for but they're getting TWO $1.5M tournaments in ... Europe (!) during a pandemic during the first week of a Slam? Where on Earth does all that cash suddenly comes from? Good for the players!

 

[guichard]

Wow, I thought women tennis was done for but they're getting TWO $1.5M tournaments in ... Europe (!) during a pandemic during the first week of a Slam? Where on Earth does all that cash suddenly comes from? Good for the players!

It is $$$ from the USTA because of no USO qualifying and reduced doubles . They gave the WTA 3.3 million to support qualifier and doubles players through direct compensation & tournament subsidies. The WTA is adding some money.


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[guichard]

So the two tournaments are the same week, correct @spiceboy ?


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