Vietnam to host first official tennis event

Yahoo News! Ho Chi Minh City to host ATP event

April 26, 2005

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Vietnam will host its first ATP Tour event in September.

Ho Chi Minh City will stage the indoor tennis tournament from Sept. 26-Oct. 2 at the Phu Tho Sport Center, the ATP said Tuesday.

Two hard courts will be constructed in the 5,000-seat main stadium.

The tournament replaces the Heineken Open, previously held in Shanghai. The Chinese city won the right to host the circuit-ending Tennis Masters Cup for the next three years.

The Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, featuring the top eight singles and doubles players, will be held Nov. 13-20.

Ho Chi Minh City previously hosted an ATP Challenger event in March.