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September
5, 2007
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NO. 10 TOMMY HAAS WILL PLAY IN 2008
DELRAY BEACH ITC
German Star Joins James Blake in 2008 Singles Draw
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 Delray
Beach, FL—
Three-time U.S. Open quarterfinalist Tommy Haas has confirmed he will return to play in the 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Feb. 9-17 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis
Center. Haas, who won the 2005 Delray Beach ITC
tiltle, will be making his third appearance in the
tournament.
The world-ranked No. 10 Haas reached the
quarterfinals of the U.S. Open yesterday after an
upset win over No. 6 James Blake where he
fought off three match points in the fifth set
tiebreaker. Haas plays No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia Wednesday for a berth in the
tournament’s semifinals.
The German-born Haas is 30-11 this year, and won his
11th career ATP title in Memphis in
February. He also reached the semifinals of the
Australian Open in January for a third time in his
career. A long-time Bradenton resident, Haas turned
pro out of the Bollettieri Academy in 1996.
Like Blake, who confirmed last week he would also
play in the 2008 Delray Beach ITC, Haas’ career was
once derailed by injury and his trek back to the Top
10 has been inspirational. After reaching a
career-high ranking of No. 2 in the world, a severe
shoulder injury caused him to miss a year and a half
of tennis. He was the ATP’s Comeback Player of the
Year in 2004.
With Haas, Blake and world No. 1 doubles partners
Mike and Bob Bryan already signed,
tournament director Mark Baron has much to
build on. “It’s been a great off-season in which
we’ve been able attract four Top 10 players to
Delray Beach,” he says. “We’re expecting the 2008
field to be our strongest yet from top to bottom.”
Championship Series ticket packages, which include
priority reserved chair-back seating for all 13
sessions, start at $250 while the Weekender Series
starts at $200 and includes chair-back reserved
seating for the quarterfinals through the finals
(five sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
Courtside box seats packages are priced between
$1,030 and $1,200 for two seats, or $1730 to $2,300
for four. All box seat packages include amenities
like preferred parking and invitations to the
exclusive Box Holders Party.
Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.YellowTennisBall.com or by calling
561-330-6000. Courtside box seats can only be
ordered by telephone.
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