BMW Malaysian Open Players Announcement
Daniela Hantuchová and Ayumi Morita confirm participation at the BMW Malaysian Open 2013.
Bojano Jovanovski ,Tamarine Tanasugarn and upcoming tennis star, Ashleigh Barty also confirm attendance at the premier tournament in Malaysia. Aslina Chua, S.Theiviya and Yus Syazlin Nabila will represent Malaysia under the Malaysian wild card entries.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14th February 2013 – The BMW Malaysian Open 2013 today confirmed the participation of Slovakian tennis star, Daniela Hantuchová, and Japan’s top player Ayumi Morita for the fourth (4th) edition of the Malaysian Open. Alongside former world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki and Defending Champion Hsieh Su-Wei, this stunning line-up of players will be joining a host of other female contenders at the Royal Selangor Golf Club from 25th February to 3rd March 2013.
The fully sanctioned tournament by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will see 32 players and 16 teams compete for the singles and doubles title and a prize purse of USD 235,000. The tournament will also host a qualifier for 24 players leading into the Main Draw.
The Former world No.5 and the winner of four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, Daniela Hantuchová also took home the winning title of the Pattaya Open in 2011 and 2012. The 30-year-old Slovakian beauty will be making her debut appearance at the BMW Malaysian Open 2013.
The highest ranked Japanese player in the world, Ayumi Morita is making a come back to the BMW Malaysian Open for the second time. 22-year-old Morita is one of the most successful Fed Cup players of recent times with a 14–0 match win record for Japan.
Commenting on the players competing in this year’s tournament, Dr. Gerhard Pils, Chief Executive Officer, BMW Group Malaysia said, “We are pleased to welcome Daniela Hantuchová and Ayumi Morita to the BMW Malaysian Open 2013. With the participation of this selection of top ranking WTA players, we know that this year’s tournament is going to be spectacular, raising the benchmark once again to this prestigious tennis event in the region.”
Joining the strong line-up are Serbia’s young star, Bojana Jovanovski and Thai WTA veteran, Tamarine Tanasugarn, hoping to make their comeback this year. Australian up and coming star, Ashleigh Barty, will also be making an appearance at the BMW Malaysian Open for the first time. This young sixteen-year-old rising tennis star achieved her biggest victory of her career at the Hopman Cup 2013, defeating former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and is one player to look out for.
“We indeed have a terrific line-up of players from WTA for this year’s BMW Malaysian Open competing at the Royal Selangor Golf Club – A fantastic venue for a fantastic list of tennis stars. We are glad to house the tournament for the first time and know that both players and fans are going to enjoy the facilities and activities RSGC has to offer. It is definitely going to be exciting both on and off the courts,” said En. Mohd Azlan b. Mohammed, Captain, Royal Selangor Golf Club.
In addition S.Theiviya and Yus Syazlin Nabila will represent Malaysia under the wildcard entries alongside 17-year-old Aslina Chuah who was announced earlier this year.
The BMW Malaysian Open will be held at the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) from 25th February to 3rd March 2013. The tournament is promoted and organized by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM) and Carbon Worldwide Sdn Bhd with BMW as the title sponsor and sanctioned by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
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