About The Tournament

The upcoming ITF World Tennis Tour M15 Sarawak is to be held on August 1-7. The event is the second to be held in Sarawak after being previously organised in 2012 by the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA).

“A total of 61 players from 18 countries have qualified to play in this tournament,” said Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

“There are 22 countries currently waiting to qualify and there will be 208 players if they do so. “Japan has the largest number of participants with 18 players, followed by India who will be sending 10 players.”

SLTA President, Datuk Patrick Liew said the upcoming event is expected to be a highly competitive tournament. The winner of the ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s Pro- Circuit M15 will win a prize money of USD$15,000 (RM66,765).

Source from: New Sarawak Tribune