DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Professional tennis is returning to Dallas after being absent from the city for decades.
GF Sports & Entertainment, a global sports and entertainment events and operations company, announced on Wednesday that the company is bringing an ATP 250 men’s tennis tournament to the new, Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex at SMU in Dallas, starting in 2022.
The Dallas Open, held February 6 – 13 2022, will feature over 60 world-class ATP Tour professionals and be televised worldwide to more than 100 countries. It will be one of only ten ATP Tour events in the United States, and the only indoor championship.
“GF Sports & Entertainment is proud to bring the Dallas Open, an elite ATP Tour tournament, to the premier Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas beginning in 2022,” said Peter Lebedevs, Tournament Director, Dallas Open. “The Dallas Open will shine a global spotlight on the city and be much more than a one-week tennis tournament. In addition to entertainment programming and unique experiential opportunities throughout the tournament, our partnership with SMU and commitment to the community will be year-round and include business, community and tennis initiatives and events. Thank you to the City of Dallas, our partners at SMU and the ATP for the incredible support during this process to help us bring this world-class tennis event to a world-class city.”
The tournament, previously held as the New York Open, is one of the longest running American tournaments on the ATP Tour. The week-long Dallas Open tournament will showcase top men’s singles and doubles talent as well as highlight local youth and collegiate tennis teams as part of GF Sports & Entertainment’s commitment to growing the sport and building up the next generation of players.
The Dallas Open and GF Sports & Entertainment plan to have a year-round presence in Dallas, including community events and initiatives. The Isner Family Foundation, which supports Dallas-Fort Worth Area hospitals in providing world-class cancer treatment, will be one of non-profit partners for the event.
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