The Annual Open Ranking Tennis Championship 2012 hosted by Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo
The Annual Open Ranking Tennis Championship hosted by Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo will kick off on November 26th to December 6th 2012. This is the 3rd successful tournament to be hosted by the hotel and is featured on the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) yearly calendar of events to note. It is a well renowned tournament within the tennis community in the country and the event is sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. This is the first time we are going ahead with the main sponsorship, and our cosponsor is Third Generation sports who is providing us with all the tennis balls that will be used during the tournament and tennis equipment as gifts for winners.
The tournament is sanctioned by the SLTA and will be conducted in accordance with the code of conduct of the International Tennis Federation and the SLTA. This tournament is a B Grade tournament ranked by the SLTA based on the quality of organization in conducting the event by the hotel's Health & Fitness club. Last year the hotel received 400 entries, including all National level players. All age group categories are represented in this tournament including the under 10 category as well. This year the participation is expected to surpass last year's number. Cash prizes for winners in the Men's Open and Women's Open and for mixed doubles will be awarded on the final day of the tournament. Last year's winners Thangarajah Dineshkanthan and Roshanka Fernando will represent the Men's and Women's in the open category. All the matches will be played at the Cinnamon Lakeside tennis courts.