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Let's go and see the performance!

What are you going to do for this summer? Anything fun? How about watching tennis? When the best comes to your town, let's go and see the performance!

Do you know the Acura Classic? The Acura Classic is held each year at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. It is the perfect venue to go and watch the best women's tennis has to offer.

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Fine women's tennis players from all over the have played in this tournament of champions. Since 1989 Stephi Graf has won this hard-hitting tournament four times, and Lindsay Davenport has taken the prize two times. The most memorable winner, however, has to be Venus Williams. Venus Williams won the Acura Classic three times in a row, from the year 2000 to 2002.

The Acura Classic, July 29 - August 6, is a WTA Tier I tournament that annually draws the top women in the game competing for $1.3 million in prize money. It will be televised live on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel as part of the 100-plus hours of live television coverage for the US Open Series.

Listed below are players that have entered the 2006 Acura Classic
-Mary Pierce (FRA / WTA Ranking #6 / defending champion)
-Lindsay Davenport (USA / #7)
-Venus Williams (USA / #12)
-Kim Clijsters (BEL / #2)
-Nadia Petrove (RUS / #3)
-Maria Sharapova (RUS / #4)
-Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL / #5)
-Elena Dementieva (RUS / #8)
-Ai Sugiyama (JPN / #24 / 2005 finalist)

For more information and to purchase tickets for the Acura Classic, you can call the Tournament Box Office at 760-438-5683, or visit www.acuraclassic.com. Free parking for attendees will be available for opening weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 29th and 30th.

 

 

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