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INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG 2009 INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG 2009
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SUMMARY1. WELCOME 3TRANSPORT 3ACCOMMODATION 4ACCREDITATIONS & INVITATIONS 5
2. TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION 6SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR SUPERVISOR 6REFEREE 6SURFACE 6BALLS 7DRAWS / SIGN-IN / SCHEDULE OF PLAY 7TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 8PRACTICE COURTS 8PRIZE MONEY 9
3. FACILITIES & SERVICES 10MEDICAL SERVICE 10STRINGING SERVICE 10LOCKER ROOMS
10PLAYERS’ LOUNGES 10SNACK 10RESTAURANT 10INTERNET 11HAIRDRESSER 11LAUNDRY 11FITNESS ROOM
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4. ENTERTAINMENT 122009 PLAYERS’ PARTY 12TO VISIT STRASBOURG 12
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1. WELCOME
• TRANSPORTTo book your car, please call the Players’ Welcome Desk.
Please book your car the evening before by calling: +33(0) 3 88 12 35 44To help us comply with all requests, we could ask you to share your car with another person.The Official Transport Service cannot accept requests for personnal errands (shopping, private dinners…).Priority is given to players with matches that day.Please show your badge each time you use the Official Transport Service.Families and friends may travel with the player but the player must be one of the passengers in the car. Drivers are instructed to adhere to this rule and will refuse to transport any party in the absence of a player.
Phone number +33(0) 3 88 12 35 44
Email [email protected]
Date From Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 May
Hours From 7.00 to 22.00
Sites coveredInternationaux de Strasbourg Stadium – HautepierreOfficial HotelsAirports: Strasbourg and Baden BadenTrain station: Strasbourg
Accreditation giving access
Important
• ACCOMMODATION
OFFICIAL HOTELS- Hospitality is extended to main draw and qualifying players ONLY. It is not transferable to coaches or family members.- The IBIS PONTS COUVERTS and the HILTON Strasbourg Hotels are the tournament’s two official hotels. Hospitality is only offered at these two hotels.- Please notify the hotel accommodation officer: [email protected] if you change your date of arrival, or your credit card will be charged for the extra night(s) considered as no show(s).At the stadium, our staff at the players’ welcome area will be available to assist you with your hotel reservations.
QUALIFYING EVENT
Hospitality (breakfast is not included) is offered to players in the qualifying event from Friday 15 May through the night of the player’s last match.Players wishing to come earlier or stay longer at the IBIS PONTS COUVERTS Hotel will benefit from the special FFT rate of:
MAIN DRAW PLAYERS
HILTON
Avenue Herrenschmidt
67000
STRASBOURG
Tél.: +33(0) 88 37 10 10 Fax: +33(0) 88 36 83 27
Singleor
Double140€
Breakfast: 23€
Internet: 10€ per Day
QUALIFYING PLAYERS
Ibis Ponts Couverts
7 rue de Molsheim
67000 STRASBOURG
Tél.: +33(0) 90 22 48 70Fax: +33(0) 90 22 48 60
Singleor
Double
From Monday to Thursday
75,60€
Breakfast: 8€
WIFI offeredSingle or
Double
From Friday to Sunday
And Thursday 21 may
46€
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ESPACE JOUEUSES
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From Friday to Sunday and Thursday 21 May: 46€ for single or double occupancy + breakfast 8€.From Monday to Thursday: 75,60€ for single or double occupancy + breakfast 8€.Players wishing to stay at the HILTON Hotel will cover the difference in price between the two hotels. MAIN DRAW
- SINGLES DRAWHospitality (breakfast is not included) is extended to players in the singles main draw from Sunday 18 May for a minimum of 4 nights through the night of the player’s last match.Players arriving before Sunday 18 May will have to pay for their room.
- DOUBLES DRAWHospitality (breakfast is not included) is extended to players in the doubles main draw from Sunday 18 May for a minimum of 3 nights through the night of the player’s last match.Players arriving before Sunday 18 May will have to pay for their room.Players wishing to arrive earlier or stay longer in this hotel will benefit from the special FFT rate (depending on availability): 140€ single or double occupancy.
• ACCREDITATIONS & INVITATIONS
Players: accreditation gives access to all Internationaux de Strasbourg stadium’s areas.Coaches: accreditation gives access to all Internationaux de Strasbourg stadium’s areas except the following specific zones:
- Locker roomsFamilies and guests: accreditation gives access to all Internationaux de Strasbourg stadium’s areas except the following specific zones:
- Locker room- The Players’ Upper Lounge- Fitness Room- Press Center- Organisation area
ESPACE JOUEUSES
2. TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION
• SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR SUPERVISORTony Cho will be the WTA Tour Supervisor. He will be on-site from Friday 15 to Saturday 23 May.
• REFEREEAnne Lasserre will be on-site from Friday 15 to Saturday 23 May.
• SURFACERed Clay
Players are required to wear tennis shoes accepted for play on clay courts only. The Referee has the authority to determine that a tennis shoe’s sole does not conform to such customs and standards and can prohibit its use.GRASS COURT SHOES SHALL NOT BE WORN FOR PLAY.
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MAIN DRAWSINGLES AND DOUBLES
Each player is entitled to:
One (1) accreditation for her
One (1) accreditation for her official coach
Two (2) accreditations for her family / guests
Two (2) invitations for each of her match
QUALIFYING EVENT
Each player is entitled to:
One (1) accreditation for her
One (1) accreditation for her official coach
One (1) accreditation for her family
Two (2) invitations for each of her match
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• BALLSSix « Roland-Garros » balls will be provided on court. Ball change will occur after the first seven games of the match, and thereafter every nine games.For practice, balls are supplied at the on-site Practice Reservation Desk. Players are encouraged to return all used practice balls to the practice desk.
• DRAWS / SIGN-IN / SCHEDULE OF PLAY
The Main Draw Ceremony will take place on Sunday 17 May at 11:00 am at « Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain », 1 place Hans Jean Arp 67000 Strasbourg (Contact info: +33(0) 3 88 12 35 42)
EVENTS DRAW SIZES
DRAW COMPRISES FORMATS SIGN-IN SCHEDULE
OF PLAY
Singles Qualifying
32 Competitors
28 direct acceptances, 4 wild cards
Best of 3 tie-break sets
Entry deadline Friday 15 May
from 13.00to 16.00
Saturday 16 May .
Final on Monday 18
May
Doubles 16 Teams15 direct
acceptances, 1 wild card
Best of 2 sets.Final set: match
tie-break
Entry deadline Sunday 17 May
by 12 noonA minimum ranking
of 500 in either Singles or Doubles is
required to enter Doubles
Monday 18 May. Final on Saturday 23
May
Singles Main Draw
32Competitors
25 direct acceptances, 3 wild cards4 qualified
players
Best of 3 tie-break sets
Monday 18 May. Final on Saturday 23
May
• TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
• PRACTICE COURTSThe Practice courts will be open for reservations once the schedule has been released by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Supervisor. Contact the Players’ Welcome Desk on site for booking.
Dates Saturday 16 May
Sunday 17 May
Monday 18 May
Tuesday 19 May
Number of matches
1st round Qualifications
16 singles
2nd round Qualifications
8 singles
Last round Qualifications
4 singles
1st round4 singles 2 doubles
1st round 12 singles4 doubles
Dates Wednesday 20 May
Thursday 21 May
Friday 22 May
Saturday 23 May
Number of matches
1/8 Finals8 singles
1st round2 doubles
1/4 Finals2 doubles
1/4 Finals4 singles
2 doubles
1/2 Finals1 double
1 /2 Finals2 singles1 double
Finals1 single
1 double
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• PRIZE MONEY
Qualifying Event: Prize Money will be paid on-site in Euros at the Players’ Welcome Desk.Main Draw: Prize Money will be paid by Travelex in USD.All Prize Money is subject to a 15% tax deduction.This applies to all foreign players regardless of their country of residence.We remind you that you must declare your French earnings even though the 15 % tax is actually a tax credit which will be taken into account when you make your fiscal declaration in your country.U.S.A.: Deduction of tax at source is operated systematically on all amounts paid to artists and sportsmen resident in the U.S.A., by the tax officers of France, according to articles 182 A and 182 B of the C.G.I. If the total amount (including what would be deducted at source) earned during the fiscal year does not exceed $10,000 a request for reimbursement should be forwarded by those concerned, directly or by intermediary of the tax debitor in France, to the Centre des Impôts des non-résidents, 10 rue du Centre – 93465 NOISY-LE-GRAND.Racket stringing will be deducted from the Prize Money.
Winner $ 37 000
Finalist $ 19 000
Semi Final $ 10 200
Quarter Final $ 5 340
Round of 18 $ 2 950
Round of 28/32 $ 1 725
Q 3 $ 860
Q 2 $ 460
Q 1 $ 265
Winner $ 11 000
Finalist $ 5 750
Semi Final $ 3 100
Quarter Final $ 1 650
Round of 18 $ 860
Singles Doubles
Total On-Site Prize Money $ 196 750
Important
3. FACILITIES AND SERVICES • MEDICAL SERVICEAny medical aid inside the stadium must be carried out exclusively by the official medical staff who will be at your disposal, one hour before match start, from Friday 16 to Saturday 23 May.
• STRINGING SERVICESDuring the tournament (for the qualifying and the main draw events), Warehouse will provide the official stringing service on-site from Friday 15 to Saturday 23 May.Rate: 18 € (Stringing only).
• LOCKER ROOMSThe locker rooms are reserved for players only.Towels are available for use on-site, on the court and in the locker rooms only. As a large number of towels get lost, our supplier has difficulty in providing us with enough towels. Consequently, we kindly ask you to use them in the stadium only. Thank you for your help and consideration.Coaches do not have access to the locker rooms.
• PLAYERS’ LOUNGESThe Players’ Lounge is reserved for competitors, their family and coaches. Access to the Players’ Lounge will be strictly monitored.Families and guests do not have access to the Upper Lounge.
• SNACKFrom the Saturday of the qualifications onwards, hot and cold beverages, fruits and light snacks will be available at any time throughout the day.
• RESTAURANTFrom Saturday 16 May onwards a restaurant will be available for players and their guests. It is located in « Le Village ».
Lunch served from 11.00 to 16.00.Dinner served from 18.00 to 19.30 depending on matches.
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Each player will receive two lunch meal vouchers (one for the player and one for her guest) per day until elimination from all draws. These vouchers are not transferable for the following day.
• INTERNETIn the Players' Lounge two internet terminals will be at your disposal. The lounge will also be equiped with a wifi system and a printer.
• HAIRDRESSERHairdressing service provided by « Jacques Dessange » will be available in the Players‘ Upper Lounge from Saturday 16 May to Thusrday 21 May (11.00 to 18.00). Ask the Players' Welcome Desk for bookings.
• LAUNDRY A complimentary laundry service for your tennis sport clothes only is provided. A special bag is available at the Players‘ Welcome Desk.
Laundry Collection Every afternoon before 16.00Laundry Return Next day from 17.00
No laudry return on Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Thursday 21 and Saturday 23 May (Week-end and bank holiday).
• FITNESS ROOM A small fitness room is available on-site (facing the locker rooms).
Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
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4. ENTERTAINMENT
• TO VISIT STRASBOURGTo visit Strasbourg, players can benefit from free admissions and reductions with the Strasbourg Pass cheque book:
Free offers:-Visit of one of the museums-Ascent to the cathedral platform-Disposal of a bicycle during half a day-Boat-tour through Strasbourg- Astronomical clock of the cathedral
Half price offers:-Visit of a second museum-Tour with the mini-tram-Visit of the Vaisseau-Visit of the Naviscope Alsace, an old Rhine boat
Ask to the person in charge of Entertainment at the Players’ Welcome Desk for more information.
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