1st PRAGUE FRIENDLY TENNIS OPEN
The 1st Prague Friendly Tennis Open will take place between Friday 17 July 2009 and Sunday 19 July 2009.
Registration starts on 4 April 2009 at 4.44 pm.
Registration will close on 31 May 2009 or once the tournament is full.
For the latest information during the tournament please call Michal at +420 777 244 410.
SCHEDULE
For the list of players please go to the GLTA website. The seeding and match schedule will be determined and made available on the Internet on Monday 13 July 2009, the final schedule will be available at registration.
Matches are scheduled for:
Friday 17 July 2009 between 08.00 and 20.00
Saturday 18 July 2009 between 08.00 and 20.00
Sunday 19 July 2009 between 09.00 and 15.00
The singles (OPEN, A, B, C, D) start on Friday morning, the doubles (OPEN, A, B, C, D) start on Friday afternoon.
CONSOLATION
Consolation play will be offered to all players who lose their first match; this does not apply to divisions played in the round robin format. Players who want to participate in consolation play must sign up at the tournament desk when reporting the results of their first match.
PROGRAMME
Thursday 16 July 2009
* 17.00 - 23.00 registration (venue: Latimerie Club Café, Slezska 74 (enter from Nitranska street), Prague 3, www.latimerieclub.cz)
Pick up your welcome pack and the final schedule of first-day matches; have your free welcome drink and perhaps meet your host here!
This is how to get to the Latimerie Club from the airport by public transport: take bus No. 119 from the airport headed for Dejvicka and exit at the final stop. Change there for the underground (metro) and go to Jiriho z Podebrad. The underground exit there is about 200 m away from the club (see map). The entire trip lasts about 40 minutes.
Friday 17 July 2009
* 08.00 - 20.00 matches (singles (OPEN, A, B, C, D) start in the morning; doubles (OPEN, A, B, C, D) start in the afternoon)
* 20.30 - 23.00 guided tours of Prague in English and German
Saturday 18 July 2009
* 08.00 - 20.00 matches (singles and doubles of all divisions)
* 20.30 - 00.30 steamer cruise with reception & party
* 00.30 - ... after party (see recommended clubs)
Sunday 19 July 2009
* 09.00 - 15.00 matches (semifinals, finals)
* 15.30 - 16.30 winners awards, final ceremony
In case of inclement weather the tournament may be shortened or cancelled completely and the organisers shall not be obliged to refund entry fees.
VENUE
Tenis Cibulka sports grounds
V Stráni 11
150 00 Praha 5
HOW TO GET THERE
By public transport:
- take bus No. 123 from Andel (metro (underground) line B) to the Na Sklonku stop and then walk back about 150 metres down the hill or
- take tram No. 4, 6, 9, 10 to the Kotlarka stop and then take the staircase up the hill.
This map indicates how to change from metro to bus 123 at Andel:
1 - bus 123 leaving for the venue
2 - tram stop in front of the Novy Smichov shopping mall
3 - exit from the Andel metro stop (leave the platform towards Andel, not the other way)
This map indicates how to get from the bus/tram stop to the venue (green route - from tram stop; orange route - from bus stop).
Bus schedule: bus No. 123 leaving from Andel to tournament venue stop (Na Sklonku) here: web or pdf file.
By air: the venue is within a 20-minute drive from the Prague airport.
By car: (driving from the city centre) take a left from the Plzenska street on the traffic lights past the Kavalirka tram stop; follow the Musilkova (cobblestone) street to the right after the traffic light for about 500 metres. The tennis courts are on the right after the second curve past the traffic light; you will see poplars (tall trees), a clutter of cars, and the U Tenisu restaurant.
PARKING
Parking capacity right in front of the entrance is limited and the local police occasionally impose fines for parking offences. The neighbouring streets, however, can be used for parking.
Parking map (green - most convenient but tricky to get to; orange - spacious but a couple of minutes' walk away; red - no parking)
RECOMMENDED CLUBS
• Latimerie Club Café, Slezská 74 (enter from Nitranska street), 130 00 Praha 3, www.latimerieclub.cz. In the course of the tournament players and registered guests can enjoy a 15% discount on everything sold in this club. Just present the registration card you got at the registration party!
• Club Valentino, Vinohradská 40, 120 00 Praha 3, www.club-valentino.cz.
• Club Termix, Třebízského 4, 120 00 Praha 3, www.club-termix.cz.
CULTURE TIPS
Plenty of time whilst in Prague? For culture tips and queries e-mail fun-at-pfto@seznam.cz.
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