5th Shaheed Benazir Bhutto National Ranking Tennis C'ship 2019 from 16th Dec
The 5th Shaheed Benazir Bhutto National Ranking Tennis Championship 2019 will roll into action from December 16 to 22 at Islamabad Tennis Complex.
The 5th edition of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto National Ranking Tennis Championship 2019 is scheduled to be held from December 16 to 22 at Islamabad Tennis Complex.
The event include men’s singles and doubles, ladies singles and doubles, 45+ doubles, junior U-10, U-14 and U-18, while sports journalists category and special persons event will also be included in the fifth edition.
Senator Taj Haider, along with former Davis Cup coach Fazale Subhan and Hassan Baig, announced that: “Like previous years, the Sindh government has released Rs 1.7 million, which were handed over to the ITC to conduct the event in a trend-setting manner. We are also inviting Iranian players to give this event an international touch, where more than Rs 1 million cash prizes along with trophies will be distributed.
“As a mark of respect to tennis great Senator Dilawar Abbas, Patron and former PTF president, who passed away recently, we have decided to include a special category to be named after him as a token of appreciation to the person, who had given his entire life to tennis and his one of the greatest achievements was the construction of Senator Dilawar Abbas PTF Complex, which will always remind his legacy to the generations to come,” he added.
Taj said, they are almost sure that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will grace the occasion as chief guest.
“The PPP’s bigwigs will also continue to attend the event on daily basis." Taj said.
Former Pakistan Davis Cup team coach Fazle Subhan said: “I am thankful to Senator Taj Haider for trusting us and I want to assure all that this year, the event will be one of the best in the history of Pakistan tennis.
Kamran Khalil is the tournament director, while we have also formed a tournament organising committee headed by President Hassan Baig.
Chairman tournament organising committee President Hassan Baig said: “For last four years, we are working for the tournaments and we are ready to host this year’s event in a great manner. The arrangements have been already finalised and even if international players are available for the event, we will welcome them and give them perfect accommodation, meal and everything we can. It is a great honour for entire committee to be part of a historic event, which is named after our former prime minister,” Hassan concluded.
