TOURNAMENT NOTES as of April 12, 2018 HARDEE’S PRO CLASSIC DOTHAN, AL • APRIL 15-22 USTA PRO CIRCUIT WOMEN’S TENNIS RETURNS TO DOTHAN, CONTINUES ROLAND GARROS WILD CARD CHALLENGE The Hardee’s Pro Classic will take place in Dothan for the 18th consecutive year. It is one of two USTA Pro Circuit events held in TOURNAMENT INFO Alabama, joining a $25,000 women’s event in Darren Carroll Site: Westgate Tennis Center – Dothan, Ala. Pelham, also in April. Websites: www.dothanproclassic.org Dothan is also the second of four consecutive www.procircuit.usta.com women’s clay-court tournaments (joining a $60,000 event held in Indian Harbour Beach, Facebook: Hardee’s Pro Classic Fla., last week and preceding $80,000 events Qualifying Draw Begins: Sunday, April 15 in Charlottesville, Va., and Charleston, S.C.) that are part of the Roland Garros Wild Card Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, April 17 Challenge, which will award a men’s and Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles women’s wild card into the 2018 French Open. Numerous men’s tournaments are also taking Top seed Madison Brengle has ranked as high Surface: Clay / Outdoor place over four weeks to award a wild card. as No. 35 in the world and has won matches at Prize Money: $80,000 all four Grand Slam events. The American man and American woman who Tournament Director: earn the most ATP and WTA ranking points over Kim Meeker, (334) 615-3700 • Advanced to the third round of Wimbledon the next four weeks will receive USTA wild cards in 2017 and the quarterfinals at the WTA
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