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The Tennis Club of Cartagena welcomes from the 10 to the 16 of February the LXIX edition and III Cup Challenge male and the XXIX feminine edition and I Cup Challenge female 'City of Cartagena'.
More than 40 tennis players from the national scene will meet at the facilities of the sports entity.
It highlights the return of the women's tournament, which had been held since 1993 without being held.
In the act of presentation has been the Councilman of Sports of Cartagena, Manuel Mora, accompanied by the president of the Cartagena Tennis Club, Pedro Collados, and the president of the Tennis Federation of the Region of Murcia, José Alcolea.
In the men's tournament 32 players will participate.
In the women's draw, there will be 16 players.
This year's participants join a list of prestigious tennis players such as Juan Carlos Ferrero, Emilio Sánchez Vicario, Virginia Ruano and Alicia Gurí.
From February 10 to 12, the previous phase will take place.
From February 13 to 16, the final phases of both tournaments will be held.
Both tests are punctual for the classifications of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation.
Admission is free and free to complete the capacity of the facilities of the Tennis Club of Cartagena.
For the councilman of Sports of the City of Cartagena, Manuel Mora, the tournament 'City of Cartagena' "is one of the most entrenched in the national circuit, especially for its age, only surpassed by the Count of Godó and the City From Valencia".
In addition, the mayor of Sports has highlighted that the Tennis Club tracks of Cartagena have gone tennis players like Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka or Manolo Santana.
The president of the Tennis Club of Cartagena, Pedro Collados, said that it was a matter of justice and prestige to have the women's tournament 'Ciudad de Cartagena' 26 years later.
"Women have to have their place, both in society and in our club.
In addition, we considered to recover this tournament because undoubtedly it gives more prestige to our club in terms of high level players. "
The Department of Sports of the City of Cartagena collaborates in the organization of this sporting event, which is one of the oldest in national tennis.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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