Har-Tru turns into official courtroom floor of the Nationwide Financial institution Open and official paint provider to Tennis Canada

Three-year settlement will even help Tennis Canada services improvement applications

The world’s main supplier of premium tennis courtroom surfaces, gear and equipment, Har-Tru, is the brand new official courtroom floor and paint companion of Tennis Canada and the Nationwide Financial institution Open (NBO) offered by Rogers, it was introduced on Tuesday.

Headquartered in Troy, Virginia, Har-Tru surfaces will be discovered on tennis courts in all 50 US states and in 23 nations globally, together with over 150 in Canada. The three-year partnership will see Har-Tru resurface the 12 exterior and 6 inside courts at IGA Stadium in Montreal and the 11 exterior and 4 inside courts at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto, the place the premier WTA/ATP 1000 NBO occasions host the world’s greatest tennis gamers every August.

Along with the NBO, IGA Stadium and Sobeys Stadium are residence to the subsequent era of elite Canadian tennis gamers coaching on the Nationwide Tennis Centre offered by Rogers and Toronto Regional Coaching Centre, respectively.

“We’re delighted to companion with a world-leading group on this house,” stated Gavin Ziv, Chief Govt Officer, Tennis Canada. “This large partnership won’t solely profit our world-class NBO occasions however the younger Canadian gamers in our improvement applications, who deserve nothing lower than best-in-class services. We’re additionally grateful to Har-Tru for supporting our efforts to supply Canadians with extra accessible tennis courts throughout the nation, by way of Nationwide Financial institution Play Your Courtroom and the Yr-Spherical Group Tennis Courts Program offered by Rogers.”

Through the NBO in each cities, Har-Tru has dedicated to donating $15 per ace to the Nationwide Financial institution Play Your Courtroom program, which goals to revitalize greater than 100 courts throughout the nation by 2030, made attainable because of a $3 million funding by Nationwide Financial institution.

In additional help of Tennis Canada’s capability constructing efforts, Har-Tru will even present a considerable low cost on materials for the resurfacing of any courtroom mission a part of the Yr-Spherical Group Tennis Courts Program offered by Rogers. With the goal of constructing 160 year-round courts at as much as 30 services by 2029, the Yr-Spherical Group Tennis Courtroom program goals to make year-round tennis a actuality for Canadians.

“We’re thrilled to embark on this partnership with Tennis Canada and our designation because the official floor of the Nationwide Financial institution Open,” stated Tracy Lynch, Har-Tru’s Vice President of Gross sales and Advertising.  “This collaboration represents an thrilling alternative for Har-Tru to increase our model presence and share our mission of offering higher locations to play with the Canadian tennis group. We’re deeply dedicated to supporting the expansion of tennis in Canada and are honored to be a part of such a prestigious occasion. We stay up for showcasing the superior high quality and efficiency of Har-Tru surfaces whereas fostering a deeper reference to gamers and followers throughout the nation.”

As a part of this settlement, Har-Tru courtroom surfaces and paint will even be used for any of Staff Canada offered by Sobeys’ Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup ties hosted in Canada.