Hologic partners with WTA Tour in landmark title sponsorship

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Hologic aims to achieve significant progress through a shared vision of greater wellness and equality for women.

The WTA and Hologic on Thursday jointly announced a landmark partnership introducing Hologic as the global title sponsor of the WTA Tour.

The multi-year alliance, the largest global sponsorship in WTA history and Hologic’s first worldwide sponsorship, aims to achieve significant progress through a shared vision of greater wellness and equality for women.

The groundbreaking partnership allows both organizations to rally around their collective mission to champion women while modernizing their respective industries of healthcare and sports.

Here are some of the reactions of tennis players on Twitter –

Simona Halep: “Welcome to women’s tennis and thanks for your support”

Madison Keys: “The best news”

CoCo Vandeweghe: “Congrats to everyone involved”

Chris Evert: “It’s so heartening to see the WTA’s landmark partnership with Hologic”
“Early detection and screening saved my life. For our sport to be supported by an organization that cares so much for women’s health really means a great deal to me personally” [via twitter.com]

WTA announces 125 schedule for 2022 season

The 2022 season will feature 21 WTA 125 tournaments, covering 14 countries across three continents and offering competition on all three different playing surfaces.

The WTA released the 2022 calendar for the 125 level tournaments, spanning March to December.

Established in 2012, WTA 125 tournaments play an important role in providing a bridge for new stars of the sport the ability to continue their progression into the WTA, while at the same time providing opportunities for established players, all in strategic weeks throughout the calendar.

The 2022 season will feature 21 WTA 125 tournaments, covering 14 countries across three continents and offering competition on all three different playing surfaces. This marks an increase from 15 events in 2021, further maximizing playing opportunities for athletes alongside the WTA Tour.

The WTA 125 calendar kicks off during the week of March 28 at the AnyTech 365 Andalucia Open in Marbella, Spain, before further tournaments in Europe, the USA, Canada, Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico and ending in France at the Open BLS de Limoges in mid-December.

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