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Porsche extends successful partnership with the WTA

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Stuttgart. Porsche will remain the title partner of the official #wta Finals qualification ranking, the “Porsche Race to Shenzhen”. The year’s eight most successful women players will come together at the season-ending championships for the first time next year in the modern and technologically-emergent metropole in south east China from 27 October to 3 November. In extending the successful #partnership with the Wom- en’s #tennis Association (WTA), #porsche will retain its status as the official and exclu- sive #automotive partner of the #wta and the #wta Finals.

“The #wta Finals are one of the year’s sporting highlights and have developed into an event with worldwide appeal. We’re delighted to be a part of the success story through our long-standing #partnership with the #wta, the ‘Porsche Race to Shenzhen’ and as a partner of the #wta Finals,” said Detlev von Platen, member of the Execu- tive Board responsible for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG. “As a tech-city in one of our core markets, Shenzhen is an international showcase project for the electrifica- tion of passenger conveyance. The new #wta Finals venue is therefore an excellent complement for Porsche’s future orientation.”

With the qualifying race carrying its name, #porsche is visible worldwide at every #wta tournament and will additionally enhance its presence at selected events. #porsche will also continue as the sponsor of the “Porsche Race to Shenzhen Challenge”, the WTA’s annual online fantasy game. The company is therefore highlighting the inter- nationalization of its involvement in women’s #tennis.

How the #porsche Race to Shenzhen works

The #porsche Race to Shenzhen is the official qualifying race for the #wta Finals. Starting places are given to the eight most successful singles players and doubles pairings. Crucial are the placings in the year-long #porsche Race to Shenzhen. The best results for every player at the 57 tournaments (53 #wta events plus four Grand Slams) staged prior to the #wta Finals count toward the qualifying ranking. Every tournament is symbolized as a lap with its own pitstop. The player with the most points in the singles race will be rewarded with a #porsche. In each of the past two years, the Romanian Simona Halep secured herself a sports car. After five years in Singapore, the prestigious tournament will be hosted for the first time in Shenzhen, a city with a population of 12 million that links Hong Kong with mainland China.

Porsche in women’s #tennis

Porsche has been sponsoring top class women’s #tennis for more than 41 years. Eve- rything began in 1978 with the #porsche #tennis Grand Prix which has since devel- oped into one of the showcase tournaments on the worldwide #wta Tour. The 42nd edition of the long-established event with the world’s best players will take place in Stuttgart’s #porsche Arena from 20 to 28 April 2019. Moreover, the Zuffenhausen- based sports car manufacturer supports the #porsche Team Germany in the Fed Cup and fosters hopeful up-and-coming players in the #porsche Talent Team together with the “Deutschen #tennis Bund” (DTB – the German #tennis Association). The world class players Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber and Julia Görges, all winners of the #porsche #tennis Grand Prix, represent #porsche as Brand Ambassadors.


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