Istanbul Cup is one of the 63 tournaments on the Sony Ericsson WTA. The first has been organized in 2005. The first tournament has attracted attention from tennis authorities and tennis lover’s because of the show games and the matches. The tournament champion Venus Williams played an intercontinental match with Turkish tennis player Ipek Senoglu on the Bosphorus Bridge, this match had took its place in the world sport history as the first tennis match played between two continents.
Istanbul Cup that is being organized by Garanti Koza Insaat, is one of the two international sports events hosted by Turkey. This year Istanbul Cup will take place at the sport facilities in Yesilköy that Garanti Koza Insaat had started the construction. This year 57 tennis player will play in the Istanbul Cup and the attendance of 4 out of 20 best tennis player on the world has been expected. This year the show matches will take place on the Maiden’s Tower along the Bosphorus Bridge.
This year’s event will take place between 25 July-2 August 2009 in Enka Arena. The new Enka Arena will have a stadium with a capacity of 3000.
WTA İstanbul Cup 2009 Players List
Vera Zvonareva
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Patty Schnyder
Sara Errani
Aravane Rezai
Anna-lena Groenefeld
Vera Dushevina
Roberta Vinci
Lucie Hradecka
Urszula Radwanska
Jelena Dokic
Yaroslava Shvedova
Viktoriya Kutuzova
Patricia Mayr
Mariya Koryttseva
Olga Govortsova
Tsvetana Pironkova
Galina Voskoboeva
Julia Goerges
Masa Zec Peskiric
Maria Elena Camerin
Karolina Sprem
İstanbul Cup 2009 Draws you can download from here
You may purchase tickets for entry the Sony Ericsson WTA Istanbul Cup 2009 from Biletix.
Mon, Jul 27, 2009
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