Category: Balls & Accessories - Company: Wilson Sporting Goods |
Wilson and ITF Expand Partnership
Wilson Extends Sponsorship as the Official Ball of Davis Cup and Fed Cup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Nickel
8750 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago,
773-714-6703
laura.nickel@wilson.com
09/19/08 - Chicago, Ill.- Wilson Racquet Sports and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have extended their sponsorship agreement to include Wilson as the Official Ball of Davis Cup, Fed Cup and other ITF initiatives for multi-year deal.
Wilson has been involved in Davis Cup since 2002 and has experienced fantastic on-site presence at every Davis Cup tie throughout the world. In the last six years, Wilson has been able to harness the passion, emotion and heritage associated with the event when delivering their excitement for the game of tennis.
Under this expanded agreement, Wilson is the Official Ball to Davis Cup, Fed Cup and the ITF’s junior team competitions at the under 14 and under 16 level. In addition, Wilson is the exclusive supplier of tennis rackets, shoes, clothing and accessories to the ITF Development Coaching Team. This is another strong example of Wilson grass roots support of tennis throughout the world. The ITF’s leadership in growing the game of tennis continues to be a major initiative with Wilson Sporting Goods as well.
“Wilson has been an outstanding partner for the ITF, sharing our vision for growing the game of tennis,” said ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti. “Wilson’s involvement in Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the ITF Junior Team competitions and with the ITF Development Coaching Team has enhanced all of these areas and we are delighted that they will remain as our partners for many years to come.”
About Davis Cup
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in sport with 127 nations entered in 2008. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Turismo Madrid (Official Tourist Destination), Hugo Boss (Official Men's Fashion Clothing Sponsor), Kia Motors (Official Car) and NH Hoteles (Official Hotel). International partners are NTT Communications (Official Managed Hosting Partner), Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) and TTK (Official Licensing Partner). Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com.
About Fed Cup
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 89 nations entered in 2008. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Turismo Madrid (Official Tourist Destination) and BoscoSport (Official Clothing Sponsor) are international sponsors, and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) an international partner. Follow all the action on www.fedcup.com.
About Wilson Racquet Sports
Wilson Racquet Sports is a division of Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sports equipment and owned by Amer Sports. Wilson designs, manufactures and distributes sporting goods throughout the world and focuses on making technologically advanced products which help all players play better. Wilson's core sport categories include: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Youth Sports, Uniforms/Apparel, Golf, Footwear and Racquet Sports (Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton and Platform Tennis). For more information, visit www.wilson.com.
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