Page 3 - Welcome to the 24th Mallorca Seniors Open 2019

Welcome to the

24th Mallorca Seniors Open 2019

Dear Seniors,

24 years of Mallorca Seniors Open! It is my pleasure to invite you to this tournament
at the Tennis Club FONT DE SA CALA in Mallorca.

When I first started this event in 1995, 24 years ago, nobody could foresee the amaz-
ing development that this tournament would take on. From a Grade 5 ITF tournament
with 75 participants the Mallorca Seniors Open, now a Grade A tournament, has be-
come a fixed event on the ITF Circuit. The ITF Seniors Committee has rewarded years
of excellence in running the tournament and, for the first time, has upgraded it to a
Grade A tournament in 2018.

In previous years, more than 800 players from over 40 nations took part in this event,
which shows how happy everyone involved and how exemplary the event organisation
is. Hence the Mallorca Seniors Open is one of the most important seniors’ tourna-
ments in the world. Both, Tennis Europe as well as the ITF, have put the tournament
into their calendar as an event which counts for the ITF- and European rankings.

All the people involved – players and their guests – were delighted with the friendly
atmosphere and the excellent organisation of the tournament in the past years. Fur-
thermore, the very personal ambience of the 4-star hotel as well as the entertain-
ment program, the official players’ evening and the big raffle contributed consider-
ably to the success of the whole venture.

Once again we can foresee that even more players from further nations will take part
in the 24th tournament. The tournament has over 850 players and more than 1,350
matches having to be played in one week is simply not feasible anymore. That's why
the ITF as well as the "Federación Española de Tenis" have given the permission for
the 24th Mallorca Seniors Open to be played over a period of two weeks.

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