CTA Tour 800 kicks off in Huangpu

The opening ceremony of the Huangpu leg of the 2020 CTA Tour is held at Guangzhou Development District International Tennis School on Nov 9. [Photo/gd.chinanews.com]

The Huangpu leg of the 2020 Chinese Tennis Association (CTA) Tour kicked off at Guangzhou Development District International Tennis School on Nov 9.

Top Chinese players Bai Yan, Zhang Ze, Wu Yibing, Yang Zhaoxuan, Zhu Lin, Zheng Saisai, and Wu Di will compete in the eight-day event from Nov 7 to 14. In total, 64 single's competitors and 32 double's teams will vie for the 800 points awarded to the champions of this professional CTA 800 tournament.

The Huangpu leg is hosted by the CTA, China Media Group Youth Sports Center, the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Sports, and the Guangzhou municipal people's government.

The Guangdong Youth Sports Training & Competition Management Centre, the Guangdong Tennis Association, the Huangpu district people's government, and the Guangzhou development district administrative committee are organizing the event locally.

Mai Liang, president of the Guangdong Tennis Association, noted that the event will bolster the popularization and high-quality development of tennis in Guangdong.

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