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CHRIS EVERT NAMED OFFICIAL AMBASSADOR OF
THE WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SINGAPORE -
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CHRIS EVERT NAMED OFFICIAL
AMBASSADOR OF THE WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SINGAPORE
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The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
announced in St Petersburg in Florida., USA that Chris Evert has been named the Legend
Ambassador for the WTA Championships in Singapore. Evert will
support and promote the "Road To Singapore", a
season-long campaign which will see the WTA stars through their
journey from the beginning of the year to its culmination during
the season-ending WTA Championships in Singapore. For the first
time in the 44-year history of the WTA Championships, a city in
Asia-Pacific will host the prestigious year-end event, which will
take place during October 17-26, 2014, and through 2018.
“The way I look at this ‘Ambassador’ title is that I
want to be involved every inch of the way,” said Evert. “I love the
fact that the Championships will take place in Singapore, an
innovative and progressive city with amazing sporting prowess that
will roll out the red carpet for the WTA stars. Singapore offers a
terrific experience for tennis fans."
"As one of the best to ever play women’s
tennis, Chris was also a leader off court and was the President of
the WTA for nine years. Chris's love for the WTA and her dedication
to the promotion and growth of women's tennis has been unwavering
and she was incredibly excited for women’s tennis when Singapore
was announced as the new host city for the WTA Championships It
will be a special honor to have this great Champion involved in
helping us stage the best championships in our history and
energizing children in Southeast Asia to play tennis and live a
better life through sport,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO
of the WTA.
Evert, who won the season-ending WTA Championships
four times during her illustrious career, will be involved in
promoting the Road To Singapore throughout the year. During the WTA
Championships she will participate in community youth programs to
inspire young girls to play sport in order to have a healthy body
and to build their self esteem and confidence. She will also share
her knowledge with the coaches from the region and the media,
participate in the fan promotions and help network with corporate
partners in-market .
The World Sport Group will host an official launch
of the WTA Championships and "Road To Singapore" in
market on January 27, 2014 during which WTA Chairman & CEO
Stacey Allaster, Evert and another WTA star will kick off the
Championships for local fans and commercial partners.
The WTA Championships
was the most-watched WTA event of 2013, setting record broadcast
and digital audience milestones with coverage in 170 countries via
50 broadcasters and 1,000 overall hours produced, which includes
live matches, match replays, and player highlights. The 2013 WTA
Championships set new records for fan engagement earning 15 million
more fans across social media during the three years in Istanbul,
with more than 150 million reached via #WTAChamps.
Singapore will become
the ninth different city to host the WTA Championships following
Boca Raton (1972-1973), Los Angeles (1974-1976, 2002-2005), Oakland
(1978), New York City (1977, 1979-2000), Munich (2001), Madrid
(2006-2007), Doha (2008-2010) and Istanbul (2011- 2013). |
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