The
Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and Total Qatar have renewed their
partnership, and the company will continue to sponsor the Qatar Total
Open women’s tennis championship for the next three years until 2020.
The
announcement of the partnership renewal was made yesterday at a press
conference held on the sidelines of the Qatar Total Open, in the
presence of Nasser al-Khelaifi, President of QTF, and Laurent
Wolffsheim, Managing Director of Total E&P Golfe and Group
Representative.
Total has been a sponsor of the Premier 5 WTA event since 2001, with the world’s top tennis players participating annually.
Al-Khelaifi
said: “I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to His
Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for his great support
for tennis in Qatar. And to Total for its continued support for this
tournament, which is one of the biggest women’s tournaments not only in
Qatar but in the region.
“The Qatar Open is in the Premier 5
category and has shown a very high level of quality. It has raised the
bar for other tournaments. It is now difficult for other tournaments in
the region to reach the same level of success that Qatar Open has
achieved.”
Al-Khelaifi reiterated that the QTF is proud and happy
with the success it has achieved through its partnership with Total
Qatar in the past years.
“Total’s partnership with QTF is a matter of
pride for us as it has been a relation built from its roots. We were
there when the first tournament started and will remain until for as
long as time allows. It is also our way at Total to support the efforts
made by the QTF and the state of Qatar in general in organising world
class sporting events,” said Wolffsheim.
“This tournament is a great
achievement not only because of the world class players present and
successful organisation but because it reminds us that sports,
especially tennis, is loved and played by many and brings us all
together. I wish to express our gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Tamim
bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, for his continuous
confidence in Total, and to Nasser al-Khelaifi and all the members of
the Organising Committee of the Qatar Total Open,” he added.
Nasser al-Khelaifi, President of QTF, and Laurent Wolffsheim, Managing Director of Total E&P Golfe and Group Representative, at a press conference yesterday.