The Manchester Masters

Red Squirrel Events is providing corporate hospitality at The Manchester Masters tennis tournament which takes place at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Didsbury, Manchester between Wednesday 23rd and Saturday 26th June 2010.

International tennis is to make a spectacular return to Manchester after an absence of more than 16 years. The Manchester Masters tournament will be a grass court event and provide part of the run up to the Wimbledon Championships.

Anders Borg, tournament director said: "We're delighted to announce that there will be a new Manchester tennis tournament. It will be a legend's, round robin tournament and will signal the return of top class international tennis to Manchester. The city has a pedigree for professional sport and we are proud to be bringing tennis back to another major UK city,"

Headline names confirmed for this year's Manchester Masters include Martini Hingis, Richard Krajicek, Mansour Bahrami, Jeremy Bates and Paul McNamee.

Hingis, who announced her retirement from the game in 2007, has sparked interest recently by declaring she is not ruling out a comeback to the professional doubles circuit.

During her successful career, Hingis spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1, winning five Grand Slam singles titles, including three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon and one US Open. She will play alongside another fellow champion, Richard Krajicek, who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1996, after spectacularly defeating Pete Sampras in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

The former British number 1, Jeremy Bates who won the first British doubles title at Wimbledon in 1987 and later went on to win the Australian Open in 1991, will also be among the line up at this year's event.

The last tennis tournament to be staged in the city was the original Manchester Open in 1994. The tournament was considered to be the most important Wimbledon warm up event until the early 90's and earned the title of ‘the Wimbledon of the North.'

The tournament, which began in 1989 and ran for five years, quickly turned out to be a favourite and became an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour event after its initial outing, attracting some of the game's biggest players including Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanesevic.

The corporate hospitality packages for the 2010 event are as follows:

WEDNESDAY 23RD JUNE

Legends Singles

Doubles exhibition match

  • Coffee and tea on arrival
  • Champagne reception
  • Gourmet 3 course lunch provided by award winning caterers
  • Afternoon tea of sandwiches and cakes
  • Reserved corporate box on centre court (premium seating)
  • Drinks package options, including complimentary fine wine and soft drinks throughout lunch
  • Access to the exclusive Legends Bar
  • Access to all courts
  • Player interviews
  • Complimentary official tournament programme
  • Reserved VIP parking (one pass per 2 guests)

THURSDAY 24TH JUNE - CORPORATE DAY

Legends singles quarter finals

Legends doubles exhibition match

  • Coffee and tea on arrival
  • Champagne reception
  • Gourmet 3 course lunch provided by award winning caterers
  • Afternoon tea of sandwiches and cakes
  • Reserved corporate box on centre court (premium seating)
  • Drinks package options, including complimentary fine wine and soft drinks throughout lunch
  • Access to the exclusive Legends Bar
  • Access to all courts
  • Player interviews
  • Complimentary official tournament programme
  • Reserved VIP parking (one pass per 2 guests)

FRIDAY 25TH JUNE - LADIES DAY

Legends singles semi finals

Legends doubles exhibition match

  • Coffee and tea on arrival
  • Champagne reception
  • Gourmet 3 course lunch provided by award winning caterers
  • Fashion show with exclusive goody bags
  • Afternoon tea of sandwiches and cakes
  • Reserved corporate box on centre court premium seating)
  • Drinks package options, including complimentary fine wine and soft drinks throughout lunch
  • Access to the exclusive Legends Bar
  • Access to all courts
  • Player interviews
  • Complimentary official tournament programme
  • Reserved VIP parking (one pass per 2 guests)

SATURDAY 26TH JUNE - FINALS DAY

Legends singles finals

Legends doubles exhibition match

  • Coffee and tea on arrival
  • Bubbles and Bacon rolls
  • Gourmet summer BBQ of local produce by award winning caterers
  • Reserved corporate box on centre court (premium seating)
  • Drinks package options, including complimentary fine wine and soft drinks throughout lunch
  • Access to the exclusive Legends Bar
  • Access to all courts
  • Player interviews
  • Family fun entertainment
  • Complimentary official tournament programme
  • Reserved VIP parking (one pass per 2 guests)

Contact Red Squirrel Events to discuss your requirements.