José (Bebo) Hernández is leading the emerging talents of the Dominican Republic in men’s tennis at the F1 Futures Tennis Tournament that starts on Monday, 27 November 2017, at the courts of the Centro Nacional de Tenis at the Parque del Este in eastern Santo Domingo, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. The event is part of the Pro Circuit of the International Tennis Federation. It will run through 3 December 2017. The matches begin at 10am and admission is free for the general public.
Other players for the Dominican Republic are Roberto Cid, José Olivares, Jesús Félix, Gabriel Castellanos, Christian Petersen and Carlos Hidalgo.
Players have registered from Argentina, Austria, Ecuador, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, and the USA. The events count for the international ranking of the players. The winner of the event gets 18 points towards his international ranking. There is also a US$15,000 cash prize for the players.
The favorite to win the event is Roberto Quiroz, ranked 204th in the world.
This is the first of three consecutive international tennis competitions that will take place at the site of the 2003 Panamerican Games. From 4-11 December the Futures F2 and F3 will be played at the same tennis center. Each has cash prize money of US$15,000.
The event is organized by the Fund for Development of the Grand Slam of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) with the cooperation of the Dominican Tennis Federation.
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27 November 2017
