Ivanovic, Safina Highlight Monday Evening Schedule
The 2010 Bank of the West Classic announced today that the evening schedule on July 26th will feature former World No. 1’s Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina.
Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, will open the evening’s play at 7 pm against Russian Alisa Kleybanova followed by three-time Grand Slam finalist Dinara Safina versus Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm.
Monday’s remaining schedule will be released Sunday afternoon.
Fans will also have the opportunity to see another former World No. 1 on Tuesday night as three-time Grand Slam champion and the tournament’s No. 5 seed Maria Sharapova will take to the court at 7 pm against 2010 Australian Open semifinalist Zheng Jie of China.
Opening round tickets for the 2010 Bank of the West Classic start at just $26 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 866-WTA-TIXS (866-982-8497) or by logging on to www.BankoftheWestClassic.com.
In addition to individual session tickets, full-week packages start at just $575 and include tickets to all 13 sessions, a pass to the exclusive Grand Marnier Plaza Club and an invitation to the Meet the Players Party. Those who purchase a pair of seats will also receive a weeklong VIP parking pass and a Bank of the West Classic Tournament program.
The Bank of the West Classic is also offering several weekend packages starting at $240.
Entering its 40th year the Bank of the West Classic is the longest running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world. The list of past champions of the event reads like a “Who's Who” of women's tennis including Lindsay Davenport, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters.
The event is owned and operated by IMG and serves as the opening women's event of the Olympus US Open Series. Qualifying will be held July 24-25 and is free to the public.
Log on to www.BankoftheWestClassic.com for more information.
Scheduled Matches
Monday, July 26
7:00 pm – Ana Ivanovic (SRB) versus Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)
Followed by – Dinara Safina (RUS) versus Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN)
Tuesday, July 27
7:00 pm – Maria Sharapova (RUS) versus Zheng Jie (CHN)
ABOUT THE BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the Olympus US Open Series. A Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier event, the Bank of the West Classic features a 30-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $700,000. Held on Stanford University's campus at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams. The Bank of the West Classic is owned and operated by IMG.
ABOUT BANK OF THE WEST: Based in San Francisco, $61 billion-asset Bank of the West (www.bankofthewest.com) offers a full range of business, corporate, personal, trust and international banking services. For the third year in a row, Bank of the West has been ranked "highest in customer satisfaction in retail banking" in California by J.D. Power and Associates. The Bank operates more than 700 branch locations and commercial banking offices in 19 Western and Midwestern states. Bank of the West's holding company, BancWest Corporation, is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, among the six strongest banks in the world, according to Standard & Poor's.
