Tombim Open
Abuja ITF World Tennis Tour in Pictures
Ahead of this month’s ITF World Tour events—Tombim Open, the Dayak Tennis Championships and the GSL Open—in Abuja, we relive some the best moments from previous years in pictures from tournament’s ace photographer, Ewaoche Ameh. The ITF World Tour will begin its annual 3-week stop in Abuja from 8 April through to the 28th, […]
ITF World Tour: How much will the champion in Abuja earn?
Less than a week to go before main draw action of the opening tournament of the ITF World Tennis Tour in Abuja—the Tombim Abuja Open—gets underway at the National Tennis Centre, Abuja. Players from all over the world will compete for a share of the $25,000 (N9,000,000) in prize-money for each tournament, but just how […]
Four top-400 players in the world to feature in 2019 Tombim Abuja Open
The acceptance list for next month’s Tombim Abuja Open has been released and four of the ATP top-400 players in the world have been listed in the main draw. Last year’s quarterfinalist, Maximilian Neuchrist, is the highest-ranked player listed in the main draw, while 2018 Lagos Open champion, Tom Jomby of France is among the […]
Tombim Abuja Open: How previous winners have fared
With two weeks to go until the start of the Tombim Abuja Open- one of three events for the ITF World Tennis Tour in Abuja, we take a look at how past winners of the $25,000 men’s event have fared. Matija Pecotic Pecotic won both legs of the Tombim Abuja Open in 2015 and backed […]
Abuja is ready to host the world – Ikani Agabi
The tournament director for the ITF World Tour events in Abuja, Ikani Agabi has affirmed the city’s readiness ahead of the three-week ITF tournaments, which will be held at the National Tennis Centre from April 8-28. The events—the Tombim Abuja Open, Dayak Tennis Championships, and the GSL Open—will see players from all over the world […]
Five things you probably didn’t know about the Tombim Abuja Open
With less than 3 weeks to the start of the ITF World Tour events in Abuja, we make a rundown of things you probably didn’t know about the Tombim Abuja Open. Well, you know the Tombim Open is the first of the three ITF World Tour events in Abuja, but here are some lesser known […]
ITF sets entry deadline for players seeking to participate in World Tour events in Abuja
The ITF World Tennis Tour will take its annual 3-week stop in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja in April. From the 8th through to the 28th, players from all over the world will storm the city in search of vital ATP and ITF rankings points as well as $75,000 in total prize money on the outdoor […]
2017 Tombim Abuja Open champion shines in New York
Prior to the New York Open in Uniondale this week, Canada’s Brayden Schnur had never won a match in the main draw of an ATP Tour-level tournament, but he changed all of that last week with a brilliant run to the final of the New York Open- an ATP 250 event. For a player, who […]