World Ranking Tennis Championship next month

Author: Staff Report

KARACHI: The Pakistan Seniors Tennis Association (PSTA) is holding 25th Karachi Club Pakistan ITF Seniors World Ranking Tennis Championship from September 31 at Karachi Club Tennis Courts. The Karachi Club is the sponsor of the World Ranking Championship, said a Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) spokesperson on Thursday. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has appointed Muhammad Khalid Rehmani for this World Ranking Championships while Asad Ali Bhagat is the Tournament Director.

The spokesman said the events to be contested in the event are Seniors 35, 45, 55, 60 and 65 plus singles and doubles. To promote juniors tennis, four junior events in the championships have also been added: Juniors under-17, under-13, under-9 singles and girls under-17 singles. All foreign players will get free hospitality during the week long championship while Pakistan’s outstation players will get Rs.700 per day as daily allowance and economy class railway fare both ways. “The last date of online entry for the ITF event, through www.itftennis/ipin, is September 14. It is mandatory to acquire international players identification number (ipin ) from the ITF to participate in any ITF World Ranking Championships.” Those senior players who have ipin must pay 2016 fee online by credit card to the ITF to participate in the tournament while those who find difficulty in getting ipin may contact the secretary PTF for assistance.

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