ATP ANNOUNCES SECOND ATP TOURNAMENT IN INDIA

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The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, today announced that Mumbai will host an ATP-level 
professional men’s tennis tournament in September this year. The ATP Board of Directors approved a request to move the 
tournament from Ho Chi Minh to Mumbai at a recent meeting in Miami.

Mumbai, India’s most populated city (population 12 million) and cultural capital – the home of Bollywood - will stage the 
hard court outdoor tournament between September 25 and October 1 at the famous Mumbai Cricket Club. The Cricket Club will 
be extensively renovated to include a new 3,500-seat Center Court plus two match courts and two practice courts. 

Indian doubles champion Mahesh Bhupathi, winner of 37 career doubles titles during his 11 years in the game, has been a 
driving force in helping Mumbai stage the tournament. Bhupathi’s company, Globosport India, will be responsible for the 
marketing, management and promotion of the Mumbai Open.

“Tennis today is an exciting global sport and Mumbai today is an exciting global city. Globosport brings to Mumbai its 
first ATP-level event and we look forward to a week long feast of tennis as some of the greatest athletes in the world hit 
the courts at the Cricket Club of India in September,” says Bhupathi.

“Mahesh has been very proactive in promoting tennis in his home country. The decision to host a second tournament in India 
is further evidence that the game is growing on the Asian subcontinent and it is great for the people of India who will get 
the chance to see some of the game’s best tennis players playing in Mumbai,” says Brad Drewett, CEO, ATP International 
Group. 

India, one of the world’s largest populated countries, has had a long association with tennis, having previously hosted the 
World Doubles Championships in Bangalore and the current season opening tournament in Chennai. The decision to move the 
tournament to India will allow the ATP to continue to develop growth of the game in the Asian region.