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Since the tournament's creation, interest of an international women tennis tournament has been proved:
Constant increasing of spectators visits thanks to the quality and the high level of the match, positive economics effects on Saint-Gaudens and the Comminges, increasing interest of medias.
This event, organized by A.I.T.F., enjoy loyal partnerships, which allow us to make of Saint-Gaudens one an international capital of women's tennis. I would like to thank specially: the city of Saint gaudens and the "Communauté de Communes du Saint-Gaudinois" and its mayor and president, Jean-Raymond Lépinay, Pierre Izard, president of the "Conseil Général de la Haute-Garonne", the Midi-Pyrénnées region and its president Martin Malvy, Bernard Archilla, director of south-ouest Gdf Suez, "Direction Départementale de la Cohésion Sociale" and its director Dominique Bacle, the french federation of tennis and its president, Jean Gachassin, Ludwig Beaulieu, director of BNP Paribas,Thierry Besnier director of Leclerc and Eric mounès, director of Peugeot.
For 2010, the tournament will be one of the biggest tennis event in Midi-Pyrénnées (with "Les petits As de Tarbes) and will be the 5th french women's tennis tournament. It will have a prize money of 50 000$ and will offer hospitality, that will guarantee a better draw, with better facilities and many animations.
You will find in this website all the informations to stay up to date and to be one of our partner.
Sportingly,
Eric Bonnefont
Director of International Association of Women's Tennis.
(on the right) : Yanina Wickmayer Finalist of Open GdfSuez Midi-Pyrénées 2009 and 1/2
Finalist of lUS Open 2009 and Austrlian Open 2010 (from l to r) : Eric Bonnefont , Michel Perez Conseiller Régional , Etienne Bastin Délégué de
GdfSuez and Jean-Raymond Lépinay Mayor of Saint-Gaudens
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