ExxonMobil Qatar Inc (EMQI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced today the continued title sponsorship with the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) for support of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open tennis tournament. The sponsorship contract was signed by QTF president Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh al-Thani and EMQI president and general manager Wayne Harms. The sponsorship contract will cover the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tournaments.
The Qatar ExxonMobil Open  is part of the ATP World Series and enjoys worldwide publicity and exposure. The event has become a major event in the sport to viewers in more than 70 countries around the world.
“ExxonMobil is pleased to have been the title sponsor of this great tournament for the last 10 years. To build on the successes achieved through our association with QTF, we have signed this sponsorship contract to continue being the title sponsor. We appreciate the opportunity this gives us to participate in promoting tennis among Qatari youngsters,” said Harms.
“We are grateful for the generous contribution provided by ExxonMobil. The Qatar ExxonMobil Open gave the local authorities the opportunity to enhance further Qatar’s existing reputation as the sports capital of the region. The state of Qatar is laying solid foundations for continued progress and development in this sport. The great facilities which exist today at the Khalifa Tennis Complex together with plans to enhance these facilities in the future would not have been possible without the full support of the Qatari leadership,” said Sheikh Mohammed