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Porsche · digital presskit
2015 Tournament
Infos at a Glance
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – quick facts
All the information at a glance 



Date
18 April to 26 April 2014, Porsche Arena, Stuttgart 



Organiser

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart



Tournament Director

Markus Günthardt



Operating Tournament Director 

Anke Huber



Press

Viktoria Wohlrapp


Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG


Sport Communication 


Porscheplatz 1, 
70435 Stuttgart



Claus-Peter Andorka

C3 Stuttgart GmbH

Tournament Spokesman
Telephone: +49 (0)711-900-510

Mobile: +49 (0)172-6911-517

E-Mail: 


During the tournament, Claus-Peter Andorka will be your on-site contact in the Press Centre in the Porsche-Arena.




Competing players 

32 in singles qualifying, 28 in singles main draw, 16 doubles pairs in main draw 



Playing times
The qualifying matches begin on Saturday, 18 April at 10.00 am (all times are local), and on Sunday, 19 April at 11.00 am. Play from Monday, 20 April through to Thursday, 23 April will start at 12.00 am. The quarterfinals on Friday, 24 April will begin at 2.00 pm. The first semi-final on Saturday 25 April will commence at 1.30 pm and the final on Sunday, 26 April at 2.30 pm.

Television

Eurosport will show Monday’s Duel of Legends between Agassi and Muster live from 6.30 pm and one match daily at 6.30 pm from Tuesday to Saturday - including the second semi-final. The regional SWR channel will televise live from the Porsche Arena from 2.00 - 4.00 pm on both Thursday and Friday. The first semi-final on Saturday (from 1.30 pm) and the final on Sunday (from 2.30) can also be viewed live on SWR. A special service for fans all over the world is the internet livestreams of the matches on www.ran.de, www.tennis.de and on www.porsche-tennis.de.

Tickets
Tickets are available via the Easy Ticket Service (telephone +49 711-2555-555, internet www.easyticket.de). During the tournament, tickets are also available at Porsche Arena box offices.



Prize money

731,000 US dollars total prize money 

Winner - singles: 124,000 US dollars

Winners - doubles: 39,000 US dollars



Main prize

The singles winner will receive the prize money and the main prize, a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet. 

 



Status Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is one of the 21 Premier Event tournaments on the worldwide WTA Tour. It is the highest tournament category after the four Grand Slams in Melbourne, Paris, Wimbledon and New York. In the recent past, the players voted it as their favourite tournament worldwide in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.

Internet databank

The data bank contains texts, tournament draws, background information and photos free of charge. http://presse.porsche.de

A look back to 2014
Singles final

Maria Sharapova (RUS) – Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1



Doubles final 

Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) – 
Cara Black (ZIM) / Sania Mirza (IND) 6-2, 6-3

First Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 

First played in 1978, it is Europe’s oldest women’s indoor tournament. The first winner was the American Tracy Austin who went on to win the next three Grand Prix.



The most successful players
With six wins to her name, Martina Navratilova (USA) is the most successful player in the history of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Behind her are Tracy Austin (USA) and Martina Hingis (SUI) on four wins apiece, Maria Sharapova (RUS) and Lindsay Davenport (USA) with three wins and Anke Huber (GER), Kim Clijsters (BEL) and Justine Henin (BEL), who have each won two.



Men’s tournament 

The only Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for men was held in 1979. Two Porsche Grand Prix took place that year. For the record: the Pole Wojtek Fibak beat the Argentine Guillermo Vilas in the final and won a Porsche 928.



Internet:
 www.porsche-tennis.de
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PorscheTennisGrandPrix

Porsche Team Germany
New dynamism
New dynamism
German women’s tennis can continue to count on the support of Porsche. The automotive manufacturer has extended its contract as the Premium Partner of the Deutsche Tennis Bund (DTB – German Tennis Association) and the sponsor of Porsche Team Germany and Porsche Talent Team Germany for a further three years until 2017. more ...
Porsche Talent Team Germany
On the way to the top
On the way to the top
As a Premium Partner of the “Deutschen Tennis Bundes” (DTB – German Tennis Association), Porsche has been supporting the country’s best up-and-coming women players within the Porsche Talent Team Germany set-up since 2012. The team members this season are Carina Witthöft, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner as well as the two new members Katharina Gerlach and Katharina Hobgarski.

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Berenberg Classics
Andre Agassi in the
Duel of Legends
Andre Agassi in the <br />Duel of Legends
It has already become a tradition at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix that the ladies are visited by two gentlemen on the first day of main draw matches. This time around, the Berenberg Classics starting at 6.30 pm on Monday 20 April has brought together Andre Agassi (USA) and Thomas Muster (Austria) for the eagerly-awaited Duel of Legends. The match in the Porsche Arena will be televised live on Eurosport. more ...
Tournament Director
Markus Günthardt
Markus Günthardt has been the Tournament Director of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix since 2005. Born in Zürich on 10 September 1957, the Swiss was himself a professional player on the ATP Tour from 1978 to 1985. more ...
Operating Tournament Director
Anke Huber
Anke Huber has been the Operating Tournament Director of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix since 2002. Born on 4 December 1974, the former No 4 on the WTA world rankings made her professional debut in Bayonne in 1989. more ...

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