QTF and Total renew partnership until 2020

TheQatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and Total Qatar have renewed theirpartnership, and the company will continue to sponsor the Qatar TotalOpen women’s tennis championship for the next three years until 2020.Theannouncement of the partnership renewal was made yesterday at a pressconference held on the sidelines of the Qatar Total Open, in thepresence of Nasser al-Khelaifi, President of QTF, and LaurentWolffsheim, Managing Director of Total E&P Golfe and GroupRepresentative.Total has been a sponsor of the Premier 5 WTA event since 2001, with the world’s top tennis players participating annually.Al-Khelaifisaid: “I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to HisHighness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for his great supportfor tennis in Qatar. And to Total for its continued support for thistournament, which is one of the biggest women’s tournaments not only inQatar but in the region. “The Qatar Open is in the Premier 5category and has shown a very high level of quality. It has raised thebar for other tournaments. It is now difficult for other tournaments inthe region to reach the same level of success that Qatar Open hasachieved.”Al-Khelaifi reiterated that the QTF is proud and happywith the success it has achieved through its partnership with TotalQatar in the past years.“Total’s partnership with QTF is a matter ofpride for us as it has been a relation built from its roots. We werethere when the first tournament started and will remain until for aslong as time allows. It is also our way at Total to support the effortsmade by the QTF and the state of Qatar in general in organising worldclass sporting events,” said Wolffsheim.“This tournament is a greatachievement not only because of the world class players present andsuccessful organisation but because it reminds us that sports,especially tennis, is loved and played by many and brings us alltogether. I wish to express our gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Tamimbin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, for his continuousconfidence in Total, and to Nasser al-Khelaifi and all the members ofthe Organising Committee of the Qatar Total Open,” he added.