The 2024 CTA Tour SJM Professional Finals (Macau) and National Tennis Championships is slated to be held from November 18 to 24, with the event to be held at the Macau Tennis Academy and set to feature elite tennis players from the mainland, the Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement last night.
CTA is the official acronym of the Chinese Tennis Association.
SJM Resorts is again the event’s title sponsor, marking its fourth year, the statement said. This upcoming year-end tournament assumes “even greater significance” with this year marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR).
The statement said that the tournament will comprise men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles matches. The competition is divided into a round-robin group stage and a knockout stage, with players competing “for the highest honours of the year”. Moreover, a historical and cultural exhibition about tennis will be held in Macau.
In a speech during yesterday’s press conference at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP), ID President Luís Gomes said that the event has received “strong support” from members of the public over the past three years.
He added: “This year, the organisers will break away from the traditional event model by recruiting young participants from the Greater Bay Area to experience the sport before the tournament. Additionally, the event will feature extended activities, inviting more tennis enthusiasts to Macau for both the tournament and leisure activities”.
SJM Resorts Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung was also quoted as saying: “the event fosters mutual exchanges in the sports sector, helping the flourishing of Macau’s sports industry, cultivating a new generation of sports talent, and contributing to the country’s overall development. This also injects fresh momentum into the synergistic development of ‘Sports + Tourism’, and provides valuable experience for the upcoming 2025 National Games, co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau.”
More information can be found on the official CTA TOUR WeChat account.
This undated handout photo provided by the Sports Bureau (ID) shows SJM Resorts Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung (fourth from right) and ID Director Luís Gomes (fifth from right) posing with attendees of yesterday’s press conference at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai.
