FORMER NO. 1 MOYA REPLACES WILANDER IN ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR EVENT
DELRAY BEACH, FL: www.YellowTennisBall.com - Former No. 1 and 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moya has replaced Mats Wilander in the ATP Champions event at the Delray Beach ITC, which begins at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center February 24.
About the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships: The Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC) is the only ATP tournament in the world featuring an ATP Champions Tour event and an ATP World Tour event in the same week at the same venue. When the event gets underway February 24-March 4, 2012 at theDelray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, its $500,000 ATP World Tour tournament will be celebrating its 20th year (14th in Delray Beach) and the ATP Champions Tour its third. Each year the ITC attracts the best tennis players in the world and thousands of visitors to Delray Beach and Palm Beach County. In 2010, the event received the Palm Beach County Convention & Visitor's Bureau's annualProvidencia Award for its extraordinary contribution to tourism, and it was also honored in 2003 with the ATP Award of Excellence. The ITC is one of 12 ATP World Tour events in the United States and hosted the first-ever ATP Champions Tour event played on US soil. Including both Tours, the event's total player compensation is more than $1 million. For more information, please visit www.YellowTennisBall.com.
About ATP: ATP is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits - theATP World Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour.About ATP World Tour: With 62 tournaments in 32 countries, the ATP World Tourshowcases the finest male athletes competing in the world's most exciting venues. From Australia to Europe and the Americas to Asia, the stars of the ATP World Tour battle for prestigious titles and South African Airways 2011 ATP Ranking Points at Grand Slams (non ATP members), ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500 and ATP World Tour 250 events. At the end of the season only the world's top 8 ranked men's singles players and top 8 doubles teams, based on their performance throughout the year, will qualify to compete for the last title of the season at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Held at The O2 in London, the event will officially crown the 2011 ATP World Tour No. 1 in singles and doubles. For more information, please visitwww.ATPWorldTour.com.
About ATP Champions Tour: The ATP Champions Tour brings together many of the greatest tennis players in history for nostalgic, competitive and entertaining tournaments in cities all around the world. There are currently eight round robin events on four continents featuring former ATP World Tour players who fit one of the following criteria: formerly ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, a Grand Slam singles champion or finalist, or a singles player on a winning Davis Cup team. Players must also be retired from ATP World Tour competition and each event can invite two wild card entrants of its choice. Players receive points throughout the year which contributes to their standing in the South African Airways Rankings. The Circuit culminates at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England in December.
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