St. Petersburg Open
MEN'S INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT
ATP 250, 500
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
The St. Petersburg Open is a men's professional international tennis tournament that is part of the ATP World Tour series and takes place in autumn in St. Petersburg on hard courts. The history of the tournament began in 1995, its winners were renowned athletes – Marat Safin, Andy Murray and others. Since 2015, the tournament belongs to the ATP 250 series, in 2020 it belonged to the ATP 500 series, since 2021 it has again become part of the ATP 250 series.
TOURNAMENT FACTS:
  • 1995
    Year of foundation
  • ATP 250, 500
    Category
  • $ 863 705
    Prize fund
  • Hard court
    Surface
  • Worldwide
    Broadcast regions
PRIZES AND AWARDS
  • 2015
    Best tournament of ATP 250 series
    St. Petersburg Open: award “Best tournament of ATP 250 series”
  • 2016
    Best sport event
    St. Petersburg Open: award “Best sport event”
  • 2019
    Best Marketing of a Sport Event. Game Sports
    St. Petersburg Open: silver winner of “Best Marketing of a Sport Event. Game Sports”
  • 2019
    Best sports event of the year
    St. Petersburg Open: award “Best sports event of the year”
WINNERS
DRAWS
PROMOTIONS
Virtual autograph sessions
Fans communicated with players using real-time video technology. The fan received a photo for social media and a printed photo with the player's autograph.
Ecology Day
The event was organized several times in partnership with SIBUR. It was necessary to draw people's attention to the problem of environmental pollution within the #YaBeregu project. Special containers were set up on the mini-court to collect recyclable materials, primarily plastic bottles.
Partnership with FC Zenit. Tennis & Football Star Match
The tournament includes joint marketing activities among professional athletes. During the St. Petersburg Open 2020 a demonstration tennis match "Tennis & Football Stars" was organized, which was held on the central court.
Tennis auto-cinema "Kinoparking"
For the first time in the world the St. Petersburg Open tournament organized tennis viewing on cars in the auto cinema "Kinoparking", which became a special fan zone of the tournament for fans of comfortable viewing of spectacular matches from their cars.
Contest #I'M THE BEST FAN
Every tournament the company "Formula Tennis & Hockey" awards the most active journalists, photographers, bloggers, users of social networks.
Autograph Sessions of Players
During the tournament visitors could get autographs and take pictures with famous players during the meetings organized in the foyer.
St. Petersburg Cybersport Open
The SIBUR ARENA Sports Complex hosted a cybersport tournament in tennis, soccer and hockey with a total prize fund of 50 thousand rubles. The tournament was attended by athletes from all over Russia in various sports.
Press conferences and interviews
Numerous press conferences and interviews with players were organized within the framework of all tournaments.
Children's Master Class
The children's day included both master classes with famous tennis players and a children's zone with entertaining activities.
VIDEOGALLERY
PHOTOGALLERY
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