Post by Giselle on Mar 12, 2007 4:56:08 GMT 3
Dates March 21 - April 1, 2007
Site Tennis Center at Crandon Park
7300 Crandon Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33149
www.SonyEricssonOpen.com
305-446-2200 (Tournament Main Office)
Format The only combined 12-day Tennis Masters Series event on the ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour calendar, the Sony Ericsson Open features the world's top-ranked pros – 96 men and 96 women in singles competition, and 32 men's teams and 32 women's teams in doubles action. The men’s final is best 3-out-of-5 sets with every other match in both men’s and women’s singles and doubles will be best 2-out-of-3.
Defending Champions 2006: March 22 - April 2
Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Ivan Ljbucic, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
Women's Singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-3
Men's Doubles: Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi def. Bob Bryan./Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-4
Women's Doubles: Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur def. Martina Navratilova/Liesel Huber 6-4, 7-5
Tournament Referee Alan Mills
Prize Money $6.9 million ($3.45 million for men, $3.45 million for women)
Television The men's and women's finals are broadcast live on CBS in the United States, ESPN2 televises over 25 hours of live and taped coverage, and The Tennis Channel televises 65 hours of live and taped coverage. Worldwide, over 1200 hours of coverage is broadcast to over 200 countries.
Attendance 272,033 in 2006 over 22 sessions, a new tournament record
Main Draw
(1)Federer, Roger SUI v BYE
Andreev, Igor RUS v (WC)Querrey, Sam USA
(WC)Kuznetsov, Alex USA v Starace, Potito ITA
BYE v (29)Almagro, Nicolas ESP
(19)Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP v BYE
Henman, Tim GBR v Canas, Guillermo (Q)
Verkerk, Martin NED v Grosjean, Sebastien FRA
BYE v (15)Gasquet, Richard FRA
(9)Haas, Tommy GER v BYE
Roitman, Sergio ARG v Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER
Ramirez Hidalgo, Ruben ESP v Gaudio, Gaston ARG
BYE v (24)Stepanek, Radek CZE
(28)Verdasco, Fernando ESP v BYE
Kunitsyn, Igor RUS v Mayer, Florian GER
Kim, Kevin USA (Q) v Becker, Benjamin GER
BYE v (6)Robredo, Tommy ESP
(4)Davydenko, Nikolay v BYE
Udomchoke, Danai v Greul, Simon
Delic, Amer (Q) v Benneteau, Julien
BYE v (31)Acasuso, Jose
(23)Chela, Juan Ignacio v BYE
Tipsarevic, Janko v Seppi, Andreas ITA (Q)
Montanes, Albert v Clement, Arnaud
BYE v (14)Berdych, Tomas
(11)Nalbandian, David v BYE
Ginepri, Robby v Spadea, Vincent
Korolev, Evgeny RUS (LL) v Gicquel, Marc
BYE v (20)Nieminen, Jarkko
(27)Moya, Carlos v BYE
Rochus, Christophe v Santoro, Fabrice
Mahut, Nicolas v Volandri, Filippo
BYE v (7)Ljubicic, Ivan
(5)Gonzalez, Fernando CHI v BYE
(WC)Johansson, Thomas SWE v Martin, Alberto ESP
Vliegen, Kristof BEL v Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA
BYE v (26)Melzer, Juergen AUT
(18)Hewitt, Lleyton AUS v BYE
(WC)Kuerten, Gustavo BRA v Sluiter, Raemon NED (Q)
Goldstein, Paul USA v (WC)Sweeting, Ryan USA
BYE v (12)Murray, Andy GBR
(13)Ferrer, David ESP v BYE
Monaco, Juan ARG v Haase, Robin NED (Q)
Bolelli, Simone ITA (Q) v Monfils, Gael FRA
BYE v (21)Tursunov, Dmitry RUS
(32)Simon, Gilles FRA v BYE
Srichaphan, Paradorn THA v Horna, Luis PER
Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG v Lee, Hyung-Taik KOR
BYE v (3)Roddick, Andy USA
(8)Blake, James v BYE
Guccione, Chris USA (Q) v Serra, Florent
Massu, Nicolas v Lopez, Feliciano (Q)
BYE v (25)Safin, Marat
(22)Hrbaty, Dominik v BYE
Koubek, Stefan v Llodra, Michael
Mirnyi, Max v Bracciali, Daniele
BYE v (10)Djokovic, Novak
(16)Youzhny, Mikhail v BYE
Hajek, Jan v Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS (Q)
Del Potro, Juan Martin v Bjorkman, Jonas
BYE v (17)Baghdatis, Marcos
(30)Rochus, Olivier v BYE
Karlovic, Ivo CRO (Q) v Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo
Hernych, Jan v Mello, Ricardo (Q)
BYE v (2)Nadal, Rafael
I'm really excited about this...Hopefully Tursunov would get a chance to enjoy it!!!
Sony Ericsson brings a revolutionary new experience to Sony Ericsson Open – Miami
Miami, Florida – March 6, 2007 – Sony Ericsson has announced the U.S. launch of “NIGHT TENNIS” in Miami, a revolutionary new concept that combines an “ultra-violet” tennis tournament, the world’s best DJ acts and a “neon” fashion feast – all in the dark – taking place from 11:00p.m. on March 22 and 23 at The Ice Palace Film Studios, 1400 North Miami Avenue. Miami. Fl 33136. Attendance is free to the public by registering for tickets online at www.night-tennis.com.
Night Tennis is part of Sony Ericsson’s sponsored entertainment, competitions and events programme running during the week of the Sony Ericsson Open (21st March – 1st April). This is the second Night Tennis event, the first premiered in Madrid during the Sony Ericsson Championships, November 2006.
Eight players will take to the court wearing specially designed neon whites to serve up a new type of tennis. Played in pitch black, with UV as the only source of light, its fast paced round robin format promises to revolutionize the way tennis is played and watched. Sony Ericsson introduces a new set of rules exclusively for its Night Tennis experience.
Night Tennis will provide clubbers with a sensory extravaganza like no other. Each tennis game is punctuated by explosive beats and an incredible light show, delivered to the audience on a unique 25m projection screen. The balls, court and net along with player’s shirts, skirts and shoes will be fully UV reactive. In between games a fashion collection extravaganza by Gen Art will showcase the latest in neon style. Paul Oakenfold, Masters at Work and Murk will be taking to the decks and promise to rock Miami with classic house tunes after the final ball has been played.
As each tournament draws to a close and the adrenaline starts to drop away, Murk will warm up the crowd up with their Miami Classics Set. On the Thursday night, Masters at Work will follow, playing their legendary New York Classics Set and Friday night will see legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold take the crowd dancing long into the night with his Classics Set.
Paul Oakenfold is a pioneer of the dance music scene and likes to be ahead of the game. He is therefore looking forward to performing at Night Tennis; “I’m very intrigued by the whole Night Tennis concept - who would have expected sport and electronic culture to combine in this way? The opportunity to play a rare set of classics at the Winter Music Conference is something that is a challenge as well as being a real night of nostalgia for me and the people of Miami.”
Louie Vega from Masters At Work says, ‘We are delighted to be invited to play at this unique event during the Miami conference week. To play a night of complete classics for the Miami week will be very special for us’.
Dee Dutta, CVP and Head of Marketing for Sony Ericsson explains, “Sony Ericsson is really excited to be staging Night Tennis at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Our aim is to create a party experience that young people in the city can enjoy, bringing them closer to the excitement and power of the stadium tennis being played by some of the world’s most famous sports stars. It’s brilliant to have DJs like Paul Oakenfold and Masters at Work onboard for Night Tennis. We’re looking forward to a truly spectacular event.
Our partnership with the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is the largest and most innovative in the history of the sport. We are making the game more fan friendly, interactive and exciting through music and technology – live bands at events, live scoring and enhanced content to mobile phones.
The Sony Ericsson Open will be held at the Tennis Centre at Crandon Park, Miami, Florida from March 21 - April 1, 2007. It boasts the strongest full-field of players from both the ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour outside the Grand Slams. 96 men and 96 women in the singles and 32 men's teams and 32 women's teams in the doubles will vie for over $6.9 million in prize money. Defending champions are Roger Federer in the men’s singles, Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women’s singles, Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi in the men’s doubles and Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur in the women’s doubles.
Tickets for Sony Ericsson’s Night Tennis are free! For more information and to register for tickets online, visit www.sonyericsson.com/miami or www.night-tennis.com. Night Tennis will take place at the Ice Palace Film Studio, 59 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33137 from 11:00p.m. to 4:00a.m. on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23.
Time Table
Thursday, March 22nd 2007
23:00 - Doors open
23:00 to 23:30 - House DJ
23:30 to 01:00 - UV Tennis tournament with music / fashion
01:00 to 02:00 - Murk Miami Classics Set
02:00 to 04:00 - Masters At Work Exclusive New York Classics Set
Friday, March 23rd 2007
23:00 - Doors open
23:00 to 23:30 - House DJ
23:30 to 01:00 - UV Tennis tournament with music / fashion
01:00 to 02:00 - Murk Miami Classics Set
02:00 to 04:00 - Paul Oakenfold Exclusive Classics Set
Night Tennis Rules of Play
Underarm serve to cross court service box from behind service box baseline
Ball must bounce in receiver box before being returned by receiver who must stand outside his box to receive serve
Server cannot volley first return from receiver
Retain serve if point won and lose serve if point lost – no second serve
Serve from alternate server boxes if point won or lost
Scoring
Each game is played for three minutes, time displayed on a count down clock to zero
Winner of a game is the player with the most points when the clock runs down to zero
Game is over as soon as the clock runs down, point being played does not count
If the number of points is equal at zero seconds, the point is stopped. The point is restarted with the same person who served serving again. Next point the winner
Change ends only after each game – best of three games wins match
3 points for winner hit from Front Zone
For more information on Sony Ericsson, please visit www.SonyEricsson.com.
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important names in modern club culture. Most people are familiar with Oakenfold’s name, although many people who think they're unfamiliar with Oakenfold’s music have actually heard it quite often. His sound is featured globally on radio and TV and in commercials supporting mega brands such as Coca-Cola, Toyota and Saab; not to mention his contributions to hit films such as Swordfish (which Oakenfold scored), The Matrix Reloaded and Michael Mann’s Collateral. In fact, when Paul Oakenfold sold out the Hollywood Bowl in recent years, many viewed the event as definitive proof that dance culture had finally arrived in America.
Masters at Work
Masters at Work is the house music production and remix team of Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales and Little Louie Vega. They first worked together using the name (which had originally been loaned to a mutual friend Todd Terry) in 1990. They have also produced music together under the names MAW, KenLou, River Ocean, and Nuyorican Soul.
Their Nuyorican Soul project sees them working extensively with real (as opposed to sampled or synthesized) musicians, in a variety of styles including Latin, disco, jazz, etc. Musicians who took part in this project include Vincent Montana Jr., Roy Ayers, George Benson, Jocelyn Brown, Tito Puente, and members of the Salsoul Orchestra. The self-titled album released by Nuyorican Soul in 1996 included original tracks as well as cover versions of songs by the performers they were working with, such as "Sweet Tears" (Roy Ayers), and "Runaway," originally sung by Loleatta Holloway with the Salsoul Orchestra, here sung by India, featuring musicians from the original recording of 1977.
MAW have a history as remixers, having recreated tracks for various acts both inside and outside the world of dance music. Some of the artists remixed by the two producers include Madonna, Donna Summer, Jody Watley, Janet Jackson, Jamiroquai and Earth Wind & Fire.
Murk
Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon, aka MURK, Murk Boys, Deep South, Liberty City and Funky Green Dogs, are regarded as one of the most successful dance DJs and production teams in the world. For over thirteen years, the duo has created hundreds of original productions and remixes
Murk went on set a new record with five number one singles in the Billboard dance chart in one year only Madonna, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston had previously done better. In 2004, Murk received the Best Producer award at the Dancestar USA Awards: they were also nominated for Best Single (Alright) and Best DJ (Oscar G). It is beyond any doubt that Murk has played a major role in the development of house music over the last decade
About Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications serves the global communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards. Established as a joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in 2001, with global corporate functions located in London, the company employs over 7,500 people worldwide, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China and America. Sony Ericsson celebrated the 5th anniversary of the start of the joint venture on 1st October, 2006.
Sony Ericsson is the global title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. The Tour culminates at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, Spain. Sony Ericsson is also the title sponsor of the Sony Ericsson Open, the leading international professional tennis tournaments outside of the four Grand Slams, a mandatory tournament on the men’s ATP Masters Series and the women’s Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The tournament is held annually in March in Miami, Florida.
For more information on Sony Ericsson, please visit www.SonyEricsson.com.
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