Kim Clijsters, Larry Scott and Dockery Clark Conference Call to Discuss Upcoming Bank of America WTA Tour Championships Held at Staples Center, Nov. 5-10
The tournament to crown a champion begins 30 Days from this Monday, Oct. 6, 2003 WHO: Kim Clijsters - ranked No. 1 since Aug. 11, 2003. Winner of last year's WTA Tour Championships and 16 WTA Tour Singles titles. She was the runner up in this year's French and US Opens. Larry Scott, Chief Executive Officer, WTA Tour. Scott brings over a decade of leadership and senior management experience in professional tennis to his position as Chairman and CEO of the WTA Tour. He joined the WTA Tour from the post of ATP Chief Operating Officer and President of ATP Properties. Dockery Clark, Sponsorship Marketing Executive, Bank of America WHAT: A conference call to discuss Clijster's upcoming participation in the Bank of America WTA Tour Championships, the announcement of Bank of America as the title sponsor, a new round-robin format, as well as the television deals with ESPN and Eurosports. The Bank of America WTA Tour Championships Presented by Porsche is the season-ending finals of the WTA Tour consisting of 1,000 players representing 76 nations at 60 events in 31 countries over an 11- month schedule. The Championships will feature the top 8 singles players and the top 4 doubles teams in the world who qualify via the "Porsche Race to the Championships" season-long rankings. ACCESS #: 1-888-446-5348 International: 001-913-338-9600 Ask for the "WTA Kim Clijsters Conference Call" WHEN: Tuesday October 7 9 A.M. (PDT) / 12 P.M. (EDT) CONTACTS: AEG: Michael Roth / Alison Groendal, 213-742-7155 / 213-742-7186, MRoth@STAPLESCenter.com, agroendal@aeg-la.com BZA: Toby Zwikel / Lara Potter, 818-344-6195 ext. 104/122, tobyz@bzapr.com, larap@bzapr.com WTA Tour: Darrell Fry, 727-895-5000, dfry@wtatour.com
PRNewswire -- Oct. 6