Tennis Junior International Tournament Called by Mr. Kimiko Date To be held in Matsuyama 16:15 on June 17
The international competition for junior players, which was newly founded by Kimiko Date, who was one of the leading players in the Japanese women's tennis world during her active days, will be held in Matsuyama City this November.
A press conference was held at a tennis court in Tokyo on the 17th, and Date, who called for the establishment of the event, clarified the outline of the event.
The tournament is the 8th domestic competition for junior players and is certified by the International Tennis Federation, and you can earn points in the world ranking. If you are ranked high in the world ranking, you will be able to participate in the competition of junior players, which is held in the four major tennis competitions.
Mr. Date said that it is important to prepare an "environment" that can aim for the world based on the experience that I have struggled in the world, as the international competition for junior players will be held in Japan. It was
Considering that the environment surrounding the tennis world is uncertain, such as the tournament being canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, ``Avoid under any circumstances completely depriving the developing opportunity of developing junior players I had to do that," and I hoped that the new tournament would be used as a venue for athlete training.
The tournament will be held at Matsuyama City Ehime Prefectural Sports Park, and qualifying will be held from November 30th, and the main race will be held from December 2nd to December 6th.