SAN JOSÉ, CA (July 23, 2019) – Two-time tournament finalist CoCo Vandeweghe, former doubles World No. 1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Russian No. 1 Daria Kasatkina have been granted main draw wildcards to the 2019 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic rounding out an already strong player field for the event taking place July 29-August 4 at San José State University.
Vandeweghe, a California native and winner of two career WTA titles, reached the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic final in both 2012 and 2017. In 2017, she rose to a career-high singles ranking of No. 10 following semifinal appearances at the Australian Open and US Open, and a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon.
Mattek-Sands comes to San Jose as one of the most accomplished doubles players in United States history. She has won 30 career WTA doubles titles including five Grand Slams doubles crowns, three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and the 2016 Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles. A former doubles World No. 1, she also reached a career-high No. 30 singles ranking in 2011.
Kasatkina enters the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic as the top-ranked player from Russia and is a two-time singles winner on the WTA tour.
Tickets for the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, which returns for its second year at San José State University, start as low as $36 and are on-sale now at www.MubadalaSVC.com.
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The addition of Vandeweghe, Mattek-Sands and Kasatkina bolster a player field that already includes seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and French Open semifinalist Amanda Anisimova.
Other featured players coming to San José include defending champion Mihaela Buzarnescu, 2018 finalist Maria Sakkari, 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, World No. 7 and Wimbledon semifinalist Elina Svitolina, World No. 10 Aryna Sabalenka, Belgian star Elise Mertens and Australian Open semifinalist Danielle Collins.
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In addition to the impressive list of WTA players set to compete in San José, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic will be hosting four former ATP stars as part of the Invesco Series on Saturday, August 3 following the evening women’s semifinal match.
The Invesco Series is a legends tour event that features three one-set matches consisting of two semifinals and one final. The line-up for the San José event is one of the best of the legend’s season and includes 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick, 1989 French Open champion Michael Chang, 10-time ATP tour winner James Blake and 11-time tour singles champion Mark Philippoussis.
Now entering its 49th year, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic is a weeklong WTA Premier event bringing the worlds of tennis and technology together in a festival of sports and entertainment. Highlighting the best the region has to offer, the tournament showcases locally sourced cuisine, fine wine and cheese selections, interactive fan exhibitions, premier hospitality options, and of course, incredible tennis action.
Featuring a 28-player singles draw as well as a 16-team doubles draw the tournament boasts $876,183 in prize money and serves as the opening women's event of the US Open Series.
With several different ticket options available, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic has something for everyone. To purchase tickets go to www.MubadalaSVC.com or call 1-866-982-8497.
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ABOUT THE MUBADALA SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC: The Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first women’s stop of the US Open Series. Owned and operated by IMG, the WTA Premier event features a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $876,183.
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ABOUT THE US OPEN SERIES: Now in its 16th season, the world's best players on the WTA and ATP Tour are coming together for the US Open Series. Linking seven summer WTA and ATP Tour tournaments to the US Open, the US Open Series serves as a true “regular season” of hard court tennis. Featuring a cohesive schedule, the Series centralizes the way tennis is viewed in North America, across multiple television and digital platforms. Fans will see today's top champions go head-to-head with tomorrow's emerging stars, as storylines develop throughout the summer season. Each tournament also engages its local community with a variety of outreach initiatives, including grass-roots youth tennis clinics and activities.
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ABOUT SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY: The founding campus of the 23-campus California State University system, San José State provides a comprehensive university education, granting bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in 250 areas of study – offered through its eight colleges. With more than 33,000 students and nearly 4,370 employees, San José State University continues to be an essential partner in the economic, cultural and social development of Silicon Valley and the state, annually contributing 10,000 graduates to the workforce. The university is immensely proud of the accomplishments of its more than 260,000 alumni, 60 percent of whom live and work in the Bay Area.