Dasha Sharapova commits to Sarasota Open

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     Contact: Sandra Rios                 Longboat Key Club & Resort sandra.rios@longboatkeyclub.com 941.387.9151   SARASOTA OPEN 2012 –      Dasha Sharapova Confirmed to Play at Sarasota Open Ladies Invitational Tournament   Up and Coming Tennis Player is the “New” Sharapova in Town   [Longboat Key, FL – March [...]

Alex Bogomolov to play the 2012 Sarasota Open

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     Contact: Sandra Rios                 Longboat Key Club & Resort sandra.rios@longboatkeyclub.com 941.387.9151   SARASOTA OPEN 2012 –      Alex “Bogie” Bogomolov Jr. Returns to Sarasota Open   Currently Ranked at #39, Bogomolov Sets Sights on the Big Win   [Longboat Key, FL – March 23, 2012] The [...]

James Blake to defend Sarasota Open Title

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     Contact: Sandra Rios                 Longboat Key Club & Resort sandra.rios@longboatkeyclub.com 941.387.9151   SARASOTA OPEN 2012 –      James Blake Returns to Sarasota Open –   Joins Roster of Top 100 Ranked Players Confirmed for Tournament Action;  Go Soeda (#67), Paolo Lorenzi, (#81) Ryan Sweeting (#86) and  Tatsuma Ito [...]

TENNIS GARDENS WELCOMES LADIES INVITATIONAL

Addition of the Ladies Tournament Presents Rare Opportunity to Enjoy Top Caliber Men’s and  Women’s Tournament Play at the Same Event  The Sarasota Open is not just for the men anymore!  The highly popular, clay-pounding event that takes place each April at the Tennis Gardens at Longboat Key Club, is pleased to announce the addition [...]

2010 Sarasota Open Champion Kei Nishikori defeats world #1

Kei Nishikori notched the biggest win of his career Saturday, knocking off top-ranked Novak Djokovic 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-0 in the Swiss Indoors Basel semi-finals. The win put Nishikori into the record books as the first Japanese player to defeat a World No. 1. “It feels great,” Nishikori said afterwards. “I was missing too much in the first set, but at [...]

1st Annual Sarasota Open Adult Championship

1st Annual Sarasota Open Adult Championships News Flash: 11/28 7:30 PM The Sarasota Open Adult Tournament has been rescheduled to a date in the near future. We had over 120 entries for the tournament but due to conflicts with other area events and our charitable component we have decided to reschedule the tournament for a [...]

Sarasota Open Increasing Prize Money to $100,000

Tournament Director Tony Driscoll is proud to announce that the 2012 Sarasota Open Prize Money will increase to $100,000 for next year’s event. “The Sarasota Open continues to improve every year as we look to become the marquee sporting event on the west coast of Florida”, states Driscoll. “With the addition of prize money, international [...]