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Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale - An Olympus US Open Series Event |
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| TOURNAMENT: |
Qualifying: Friday, August 20 - Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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| MAIN DRAW: |
Sunday, August 22 - Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| SITE: |
Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale, 45 Yale Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515 |
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| VOLUNTEERS: |
Click here for information on how to volunteer at the Pilot Pen. |
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| DRAW SIZE: |
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WOMEN |
| 48 Singles Main Draw |
32 Singles Main Draw |
| 32 Singles Qualifying Draw |
32 Singles Qualifying Draw |
| 16 Doubles Main Draw |
16 Doubles Main Draw | |
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| PRIZE MONEY: |
Women - $600,000
Men - $750,000
Total - $1,350,000 |
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| DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: |
Singles: Women - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN); Men - Fernando Verdasco(ESP)
Doubles: Women - Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP); Men - Julian Knowle (AUT)/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) |
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| 2009 SCHEDULES & DRAWS: |
Click here for information. |
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| THE OLYMPUS US OPEN SERIES: |
The Olympus US Open Series, launched in 2004, is the cohesive, six-week summer tennis season of 10 North American tournaments linked to the US Open. The Series has produced record attendance, TV viewership and live broadcast hours for the sport. In total, the Olympus US Open Series events - including the US Open - generated a record 1.6 million attendees, 128 million TV viewers and over 28 million website visits making it the stongest summertime property in sports. Sam Querrey and Elena Dementieva are the defending Olympus US Open Series champions. |
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| TELEVISION: |
16 hours of national coverage on CBS and ESPN2. International coverage will reach more than 100 million potential viewers in over 50 countries. |
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| PRESS ROOM: |
Click here for Pilot Pen Tennis press releases. |
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| ATTENDANCE: |
78,480 in 2009 |
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| DIRECTIONS: |
Click here for directions. |
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| CONTACT INFO: |
Click here for a staff directory. |
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Pilot Pen Tennis
45 Yale Avenue
New Haven, CT 06515 |
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Call: 1-888-99-PILOT or 203-776-7331 |
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www.pilotpentennis.com |