Tokyo, Jan 24, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corp. announced today the start of the Australian Open on January 25, 2012, one of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour's grand slam events, organized by the International Tennis Federation and featuring 20 of the world's top wheelchair tennis players.
Fact sheet
Event Name: Australian Open, one of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour's grand slam events
Period: From 25 January through 28 January, 2012
Venue: Melbourne park (address: Melbourne Park, Batman Avenue, Melbourne, Victoria)
Organizer: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Tennis Australia
The 2012 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour started on January 5, 2012, with the Queensland Open in Australia. This year, as many as 173 tournaments will be held in 45 countries, with total prize money of more than one million US dollars.
The operations of wheelchair tennis are overseen by the ITF, which updates the sport's rankings each week. The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, also organized by The ITF, consists of numerous competitions that include The Grand Slam Series, The Masters Series, The ITF-1 Series, The ITF-2 Series, The ITF-3 Series and ITF-Future Series.
Following the US Open in October, groups of the top ranked athletes from each division compete in November at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Belgium.
More than sixty national wheelchair tennis associations are currently members of the International Tennis Federation.
Approximately 900 athletes compete for positioning in the ITF's wheelchair tennis world rankings.
The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour is part of the NEC Make-a-Difference Drive of volunteer opportunities for NEC employees. NEC members volunteer for the Tour in such positions as linespersons, ballpersons and interpreters.
Looking forward, NEC will continue to develop its role in the Wheelchair Tennis Tour as part of becoming a leading global company that leverages the power of innovation to realize an information society friendly to people and the earth.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
Contact:
NEC Tokyo
Corporate Communications Division
Joseph Jasper
E-Mail?Fj-jasper@ax.jp.nec.com
Jan 24, 2012
Source: NEC Corporation
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