Puente Romano Tennis & Paddle Club and The American Club of la Costa del Sol would like to invite you to
The American Club Monthly Tennis, Paddle and Lunch Event on Thursday May 27

Tennis at 10:00 Lunch at 13:00

Yet another spectacular tennis/paddle social mixed doubles (or single if you want to) for all levels.

RSVP am.club.members@live.com or leave a message at 952 776 211.

Your chance to play at the prestigious Puente Romano and enjoy a great buffet afterwards.

Your host is tennis pro and American Club member, Jalal Chafai.

Registration and Warming up 9.30am Start 10am Lunch 1 pm

Play Round Robin and don’t forget to bring water or your power drink for when you´re playing…

Special American Club Price incl water and wine at the tables

Play €10

Buffet €20

Play & Buffet €26

Event open to all nationalities

The Andalusia Tennis Experience 2010 is about to start (April 03-11), and one of the best players in the tennis circuit, the Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters, joins the tournament. She is currently playing in Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, the United States and looks good in shape.

Clijsters, ranked in the top seed for the tournament and in the absence of Serena Williams who just pulled back from the tournament due to knee injury, will certainly be one of the biggest players to look forward to. The WTA tournament of Marbella ($220,000), in its second edition will also feature some emerging Spaniards as well as international players.

At 26 years and after years of absence, she has so far got a total of 36 singles titles along with 11 WTA doubles titles, including French Open and Wimbledon. Her latest prestigious title, after maternity recurrence was the victory in the last U.S. Open 2009, adding her second Grand Slam.

In her recent tweet, she said: “Accepted WC into Marbella, heard it’s beautiful there, our house isn’t ready yet and some extra matches on clay will do me good!”

“It has been three years now since I last played on clay”, Kim further writes in her blog. “In the Fed Cup it is head to head straightaway, so some additional preparation seemed recommended. Training sessions on clay are a good practice, but official matches are quite the real thing.”

“I might have to play a match without much training on clay, but that’s not really an issue. In the past I always played very spontaneously then. Also, I don’t really change my game on another type of court,” says Clijsters.

‘Currently world´s number 16, she got the first place of the ranking on 2003 and, given her progression she has had since her comeback, everything seems to point out she will be a huge rival to beat,’ the tournament’s official website writes.

The tournament takes place in Club de Tenis Puente Romano and all matches will be played in clay courts.

The second edition of Andalucia Tennis Experience is just few days away, but one of its biggest star- the World Number One Serena Williams has officially announced that she has had to pull out of  the Andalucia Tennis Experience to be held in Marbella from April 3rd to 11th.

Williams has been one of the much renowned international faces for this tournament but she was absent from the circuit since the Australian Open (in January) the knee trouble that’s kept her out is still bothering her. She had decided to make a comeback in Marbella, but the persistence of her injury has finally forced her to pull out of the tournament.

“It’s a real pity that we be seeing Serena. I know she’s made every effort to be fit enough to make it, but in the end it just wasn’t possible, commented Tournament Director Conchita Martinez in a press statement.

“The Tournament still has a very high level and even without Serena, we have a lot of the most important names on the circuit coming to the Andalucia Tennis Experience,” added Martinez.

Andalucia Tennis Experience will bring together 31 of the 100 best players in the ranking and have a budget of 1.8 million euros. Among some other biggies, Flavia Pennetta and Kirilenko Marcia from Russia, and Anabel Medina and Maria Jose Martinez of Spain have confirmed their participation.

Following the successful completion of last year event, the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Sports of the Junta de Andalucia, has yet again chosen the Club de Tenis Puente Romano to host the tournament with all kinds of modern facilities for both players and spectators who are coming here.

For more information, you may visit the official website: www.andaluciatennis.com

Staged at the Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, the Andalusia Tennis Experience comes into the bracket of International Series of the (Women’s Tennis Association) WTA. The inaugural event of this women’s tennis tournament was held in 2009 and since then has created buzz around the tennis circuit.

The 2010 edition of the tournament is scheduled to be held in Marbella for the second consecutive year between 3^rd and 11^th April. This time, too, the tournament will bring some of world’s best players, including the reigning World Number 1 Serena Williams.

Besides, the Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues, Maria Jose Martinez, Anabel Medina and last year’s runner-up Carla Suarez have confirmed their participation.

Players like Martinez, winner of 1994 Wimbledon tournament feels that Andalucía Tennis Experience is one of the best opportunity to see world-class tennis, and also to provide support to Spanish women tennis.

Earlier in the month, Mayoress Ángeles Muñoz had expressed her delight in holding the event and hosting some world-class players in the very stylish Marbella resort town. The Mayoress also stressed on the positive aspect of blending sports and tourism in promotion of city’s image.

The tournament director and former player Conchita Martinez is also expecting another successful event with greater enthusiasm from the locals. As the event is covered by national and international media, the nine-day long sporting extravaganza will also attract large international spectators.

The inaugural Andalucia Tennis Experience title was won by the Serbian Jelena Jankovic who beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the final.

Venue Location

The Club is located in the Costa del Sol region in the very heart of lovely Golden Mile. Just 35 minutes drive from the Malaga Airport, it is easily accessible by public transport, in addition to prepaid taxis and airport transfers.

Fast Facts

Prize Money: $220.000
Number of match days: 9 (From 03 to 11 April 2010)
Number of players Singles: 32
Number of players Doubles: 32 (16 pairs)
Players in wheelchair: 8
Courts: Four clay courts, and the capacity of the Centre Court is 2,500

For more information, you may visit the official website: www.andaluciatennis.com