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Event Date
: 28
th
August 10
th
September, 2006
Rights Availability : All TV, broadband & mobile, available
across Asia (excluding Japan), Home
Video/DVD
Programme
: Daily World Feed LIVE + 100 hours of
Classic matches
Delivery Method
: Via satellite or tape delayed
Screener/Promo
: Available on DVD, VHS
2005 Sponsors
: Citizen, IBM, JPMorganChase, MassMutual, Olympus, AmericanExpress,
Continental Airlines, Heineken, Canon, Evian, Fila, George Foreman, Wilson
For two weeks in late summer each year, the US Open Is the focus of the
sports and entertainment universe. It's part sport and part spectacle and all
about the toughest tennis in the world. International athletes perform before
worldwide fans on the game's biggest stage. This year, the US Open Tennis
Championships commences on 28
th
August through 10
th
September 2006 in
Flushing Meadows, New York. It is one of the four major grand slams in tennis
and one of the richest tennis competitions in the world with a record-setting
US$2 million in prize money.
Over 625,000 fans on-site, 90 million television viewers and 15 million website visitors enjoy the thrill
and excitement of the US Open each year. The one-of-a-kind experience, the magnificent grounds at
the USTA National Tennis Centre and breakthrough innovations keep fans coming back for more. At
the US Open, sport, celebrity and entertainment all come together in one of the world's greatest cities
New York. It's an entertaining and electrifying showcase for the sport, a true celebration of tennis
and a grand party for those who revel in it.
The resurgence of the game in Asia and general public interest has been
heightened through players such as Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand),
Hyung-Taik Lee (Korea), Sania Mizra (India), Shuai Peng and Li Na
(China). Asian tennis players are becoming a force to be reckoned with
and it is poised only to improve with newer players making their way
through the ranks.
The current 2005 US Open Tennis champions are Roger Federer (Men's Singles), Kim
Clijsters (Women's Singles), Bob and Mike Bryan (Men's Doubles), Lisa Raymond and
Samantha Stosur (Women's Doubles), Daniela Hantuchova and Mahesh Bhupathi
(Mixed Doubles).
For more information, visit
http://www.usopen.org
