The ITF today announced that the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters will continue to be staged in Mission Viejo, California, USA through 2016. The 2015 event will be held at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion on 3-7 November.
The UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters is the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis doubles event. First staged in 2000, the season-ending event currently features the world’s top eight men’s pairs, top six women’s pairs and top four quad pairs. USA is one of three countries to have hosted the tournament since its inception in 2000.
This is the third year that Mission Viejo has hosted the Doubles Masters. The city has long supported wheelchair tennis and for the last eight years has hosted the ITF Cruyff Foundation Junior Wheelchair Camp for the Americas in association with the USTA.
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UNIQLO became title sponsor of the Doubles Masters in 2014 as part of a three-year sponsorship agreement for the ITF’s major wheelchair tennis properties that also includes title sponsorship of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
“UNIQLO is proud to be the title sponsor of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters, the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis doubles event,” said Larry Meyer, CEO of UNIQLO USA. “Following the success of the past two years, we are pleased that this tournament will be held in the City of Mission Viejo once again in 2015 and 2016. Southern California and Mission Viejo in particular have had close ties to the early days of wheelchair tennis, and we believe the decision to continue to hold the event in this city is great news for both the sport and the event itself.”
“To have the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters locked in for the 2015 and 2016 season here in Mission Viejo is tremendous,” said Jason Harnett, co-Tournament Director since 2013. “We all get a chance to enjoy the very best in this Paralympic sport leading into Rio 2016, and there is no better way to wrap up our annual roster of international wheelchair tennis tournaments in the United States.”
The French doubles team prepares for their Gold Medal match against Sweden at London 2012
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“We are delighted that Mission Viejo will continue to host the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters,” said ITF Wheelchair Tennis Manager Mark Bullock. “Mission Viejo’s commitment to the development of wheelchair tennis over many years has been outstanding and we look forward to working with the team at the City of Mission Viejo Recreation and Community Services and Marguerite Tennis Pavilion to stage another memorable event in November.”
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