Kuala Lumpur has been chosen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to host the first edition of the Malaysian ITF Seniors (Grade Five) Championships.
The event is expected to bring together some of the best local and foreign players in the week of Oct 17-23 at the National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The competition is immediately after Singapore's Charles Simon ITF Seniors Championships.
The initiative came from former national coach Fadilah Ghani, who worked tirelessly to get the tournament sanctioned by the ITF Seniors Tour.
"We are finally going to have an international-level senior tournament in Malaysia. As it is a Grade Five event, we are not obliged to offer prize money," Fadilah told www.malaysiantennis.blogspot.
"I thank the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM) president Tan Sri Abdul Razak Latiff for giving support to this tournament. The association will assist where they can to ensure the event is run well."
The tournament will include men's (45-and-above, 50, 55, 60, 65) and women's (45-and-above, 50, 55, 60) singles and doubles.
