The Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and Total Qatar have renewed their partnership, and the company will continue to sponsor the Qatar Total Open women’s tennis championship for the next three years until 2020.
The announcement of the partnership renewal was made yesterday at a press conference held on the sidelines of the Qatar Total Open, in the presence of Nasser al-Khelaifi, President of QTF, and Laurent Wolffsheim, Managing Director of Total E&P Golfe and Group Representative.
Total has been a sponsor of the Premier 5 WTA event since 2001, with the world’s top tennis players participating annually.
Al-Khelaifi said: “I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for his great support for tennis in Qatar. And to Total for its continued support for this tournament, which is one of the biggest women’s tournaments not only in Qatar but in the region.
“The Qatar Open is in the Premier 5 category and has shown a very high level of quality. It has raised the bar for other tournaments. It is now difficult for other tournaments in the region to reach the same level of success that Qatar Open has achieved.”
Al-Khelaifi reiterated that the QTF is proud and happy with the success it has achieved through its partnership with Total Qatar in the past years.
“Total’s partnership with QTF is a matter of pride for us as it has been a relation built from its roots. We were there when the first tournament started and will remain until for as long as time allows. It is also our way at Total to support the efforts made by the QTF and the state of Qatar in general in organising world class sporting events,” said Wolffsheim.
“This tournament is a great achievement not only because of the world class players present and successful organisation but because it reminds us that sports, especially tennis, is loved and played by many and brings us all together. I wish to express our gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, for his continuous confidence in Total, and to Nasser al-Khelaifi and all the members of the Organising Committee of the Qatar Total Open,” he added.
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