By SDCN Editor
San Diego, CA–The San Diego Open WTA 500 women’s professional tennis tournament, which made its debut last year, will return this year with a new name as San Diego-based Cymbiotika, an innovative health and wellness brand, is the event’s new title sponsor.
The 2023 Cymbiotika San Diego Open presented by ResMed, featuring the world’s top women’s professional tennis players, will be played on September 9 through September 16 at Barnes Tennis Center, located at 4490 West Point Loma Blvd. in San Diego.
The WTA 500 tournament will offer $780,637 in prize money and will have a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. Qualifying rounds are scheduled to be played with Main Draw matches starting September 11, and concluding with the singles and doubles final on September 16. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale in July.
“We are proud to be the title sponsor for the 2023 Cymbiotika San Diego Open as we support the greatest women tennis players in the world. The dedication and commitment to greatness these women have not only inspire us but remind us of the extraordinary resilience and strength inherent in every woman,” said Durana Elmi, COO and co-founder of Cymbiotika.
“This is a great day for women’s professional tennis and the tournament. We are very, very, thankful for the sponsorship and support Cymbiotika and ResMed Inc., have given to this event,” said Tournament Director Ryan Redondo, who made the announcement during the tournament’s Kick-Off Breakfast event this past weekend at Barnes Tennis Center.
Redondo also announced that Cymbiotika and ResMed Inc., along with additional San Diego-based tournament sponsors, Rady Children’s Hospital and U.S. Specialty Labs, are working in conjunction with the tournament to initiate a year-round “Women & Wellness” program to educate, inspire and empower girls and women of all ages and backgrounds. The program will be unveiled at select San Diego tennis events leading up to the Cymbiotika San Diego Open in September.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland captured the singles title at last year’s inaugural San Diego Open with a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 victory over Donna Vekic of Croatia before a capacity crowd on Stadium Court at Barnes Tennis Center. Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula defeated Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 to win the doubles championship.
Founded by Billie Jean King in 1973 on the principle of equal opportunity, the WTA is the global leader in women’s professional sports. It is one of the world’s most recognizable and high-profile sports organizations, consisting of more than 1600 players representing approximately 87 nations, all competing to earn WTA rankings points and prestigious tournament titles. The Hologic WTA Tour annually comprised around 50 events and four Grand Slams, spanning six continents and nearly 30 countries and regions with a global audience of over 900 million.