Sarajevo – The 18th International tennis tournament “Open RTC Barcelona 1899 – Sarajevo 2014 – Memorial: Namik Terzimehić and Juan Antonio Samarach” will be held from 18th to 23th August at the fields of the “HEAD Tennis Academy” in the CRS Koševo.
The tournament is organized for tennis players up to age 16 and is the first ETA European tennis tournament in B&H, and third in the region.
A large number of participants is applied this year: 125 participants from 25 countries, including Australia and Canada.
The first holder in the junior category is Bosnian player Sanin Zukić while the first female holder is Nefisa Berberović from B&H.
The opening ceremony will take place on Monday at 19:30 o’clock while the main part of the tournament begins on Tuesday at 09:00 o’clock.
The tournament has a memorial character in the name of the founder of the TC “Tenis PRO 1996” Namik Terzimehić and Juan Antonio Samaranch, a big friend of the sportsman of Sarajevo and B&H.
The idea to create this tournament was born in cooperation with the Royal Club from Barcelona “RTC Barcelona – 1899”, a club with a hundred years old tradition and world famous players, supporting this tournament for the past 18 years.
(Source: Fena)
