CBN OPEN
SeniorThe CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship is a national tournament available to only Nigerian Players that runs between the month of May and June every year at the Tennis section of the National Stadium in Lagos.
The Tournament which currently attracts over 200 Tennis players nationwide has been played in Lagos every year since its inception in 1978, but in 2018 it was moved to Abuja Temporarily to Commemorate the 40 years anniversary of the competition. It is the oldest National Tournament in Nigeria and It is being sponsored by the Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN).
It is a week long tournament with competition available in different categories such as the Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and the Women’s Doubles, Wheel Chair Men’s singles and Wheel Chair Women’s singles.
The Championship has in fact become a selection ground for the country in preparation for major competitions such as Davis Cup, All Africa Games, etc.
The CBN Open has helped, over the years, in the discovery of tennis stars like David Imonite, Sadiq Abdullahi, Remi Osho, Sunday Maku, Veronica Oyibokia, Rolake Olagbegi, Clara Udofa, Margaret Oladunjoye, and more recently the likes of Shehu Lawal, Sunday Maku, Abdulmumuni Babalola, Sunday Emmanuel, Fatima Abinu, Destiny Da Silva, Taiwo Owolabi, Christy Agugbom, Sylvester Emmanuel, Blessing Samuel, Sarah Adegoke and a host of others.
The Bank in 2007, introduced the CBN Junior Tennis Championship to ensure that new stars are discovered and developed early enough. The championship which serves as a feeder to the senior category is open to boys and girls of 10, 12, 14 and 16 years of age.
The CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship is played on hard courts and The Prize Money for the Men’s Singles Champion and the Women’s Singles Champion is equal at N700,000 for the winners.
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2020 CBN Senior Open winners in pictures
The 42nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship came to an end on Saturday at the National Tennis Centre in Abuja. 2020 CBN Senior Open winners in pictures: From the men’s singles, to the women’s singles, to the men’s and women’s doubles, to the wheelchair...
CBN Senior Open: Final Day in Pictures
Day 9 was the grand finale of the 42nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship. There were four finals on display: The Men's Singles final, The Women's Singles final, The Men's Wheelchair final and the Women's Wheelchair final. Here are the best pictures to...
Joseph Imeh eyes CBN Senior Open title, plays down Abdulmumin Babalola threat
2019 CBN Senior Open semifinalist, Joseph Imeh says he is focused on winning the 2020 edition of the tournament despite threat from defending champion, Sylvester Emmanuel. Imeh, who has never won the CBN Senior Open title revealed his training routine ahead of the...
2020 CBN Senior Open: How much will players earn?
The total prize money on offer at one of the most prestigious Tennis Championships in Nigeria, CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship has been released. Winners of the 2020 tournament will get N2,340,000 which is around 18% of the total prize money. Men and Women will...
2020 CBN Senior Open: Wildcards announced
The 42nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship takes centre stage in Abuja on Friday as, wildcards have been announced in both of the men’s and women’s singles categories. Four slots were given to both the men’s and women’s singles categories each. Canice...
CBN Senior Open: Umpires chief, Ijaola speaks on health guidelines and deadline for players’ registration
The Chairman of the Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association, Kehinde Ijaola, has highlighted the need to maintain Covid-19 health guidelines at the 2020 CBN Senior Open, which serves off in Abuja on Friday. This is the first Senior National Tournament, since sports was...