Latvia's tennis hope Ernests Gulbis, Romania's Top-30-player Alexandra
Dulgheru, German Open winner Andrey Golubev from Kazakhstan
or the German Champions of the two last years - Peter
Gojowczyk and Cedric-Marcel Stebe - they all participated in the
Mercedes Junior Cup on their way to the pro tour. Around 400 young
players aged between 13 and 16 come to Renningen and Rutesheim
each year and dream about following in the footsteps of these players
and to establish themselves on the pro tour. That this transition
can happen within only one year is a trademark of the Mercedes
Junior Cup. Because the winners of the last 2 years received a wild
card for the qualification of the MercedesCup at Stuttgart Weissenhof!
No other tournament on the Tennis Europe Tour offers anything
comparable.
But there are more reasons why the tournament close to Stuttgart is
considered one of the best in Europe. A professional shuttle service
(of course with a car pool of the main sponsor), special catering for
the players or free access in the internet café are only three points
causing a lot of enthusiasm among players and coaches alike. "To
me, the tournament was always a lot of fun. Everything is very well
organised, everything is perfect! I hope this tournament for the 'small
stars' will be there for a long time", says for instance Lisa-Marie
Mätschke, German Junior Champion and thrice a participant in the
Mercedes Junior Cup. And the industry has also noted the qualities
of the tournament: "The Mercedes Junior
Cup is one of the best tournaments of
its kind in Germany, if not Europe. The
professional organisation and the professional
presentation are outstanding.
Young players receive a first insight
into a future life as a professional player.
As the brand HEAD we are happy
to support a tournament of such class,
because only few events reach such a
high level and offer similar possibilities
for both players and sponsors", remarks
Carsten Eberhardt, product manager of
the tennis ball sponsor Head Germany.
So you can be sure that also this year some future tennis stars will
participate in the Mercedes Junior Cup. The tournament takes place
from August 13th - 21st on the courts of TC Rutesheim (main site)
and TSC Renningen with the friendly support of the neighbouring
clubs in Perouse, Weissach-Flacht, Gebersheim, Leonberg and Eltingen
providing practice courts.
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