Professional Men’s tennis will return to the State Tennis Centre from tomorrow, when play gets underway from 7-10 July for the first of three UTR Pro Tennis Series events to be held in Perth.
Grand Slam Doubles Champion and Australian Davis Cup team member, John Peers will headline the field in WA, with emerging pro talents Scott Jones and Scott Webster expected to bring world class tennis to the courts of the State Tennis Centre.
With the UTR Pro Tennis Series events kicking off in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne last week, Perth will join Adelaide this week in hosting the country’s top performing athletes as they compete for a share in the $450,000 prizemoney.
Tennis West CEO, Michael Roberts believes these series are crucial in providing our WA athletes high-level, competitive matches in a safe environment.
“After the temporary suspension of professional tennis, we are delighted to be hosting a UTR Pro Tennis Series here in Perth”.
“These events are vital in providing safe and competitive match opportunities for our elite players in their home state, whilst allowing their results to count on a global scale” Mr Roberts said.
| UTR Pro Tennis Series – Perth tournament 1 | |
| Player | UTR (as at July 6, 2020) |
| [1] Scott Jones (WA) | UTR 13.40 |
| [2] John Peers (VIC) [WC] | UTR 14.74 (D) |
| [3] Scott Webster (WA) | UTR 12.90 |
| [4] Thomas Hann (WA) | UTR 12.30 |
| Rhys Johnson (WA) | UTR 12.27 |
| Derek Pham (WA) | UTR 12.26 |
| Tim Gray (WA) | UTR 11.96 |
| Daniel Downey (WA) | UTR 11.86 |
John Peers enters the tournament as a formidable threat, winning 21 professional career titles including the Australian Open Men’s Doubles Final in 2017. Having being named in the Australian Davis Cup team since 2016, Peers has appeared in 12 ties, including the most recent qualifying event in Adelaide which landed the Australian squad a spot in the Final, which will now be played in Madrid in 2021.
Peers will be joined by US College students, Scott Jones, Scott Webster and Thomas Hann, who have recently returned to Perth following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UTR Pro Tennis Series features stops in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, with Sydney having started on Saturday 27 June.
The UTR Pro Tennis Series provides players with the opportunity to compete for $450,000 in prize money following the months-long suspension of the international tours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is a key opportunity for players to return to tournament play. Strict biosecurity measures will be in place at each event.
Perth event schedule (Men’s)
Event 1: 7-10 July
Event 2: 19-22 July
Event 3: 31 July – 3 Aug
Following the suspension of international tours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The UTR Pro Tennis Series is a key opportunity for players to return to tournament play. Strict biosecurity measures will be in place at each event.
Tournament information
Order of Play – as at Monday 6 July 2020
Live stream
All matches will be streamed via Tennis Australia’s YouTube channel here.
Live scores
Biosecurity, health and safety protocols
As the event is being hosted across the country, it is a requirement that all biosecurity, health and safety protocols are consistent. As such, please note the following restrictions:
- Daily health and temperature checks for all on-site personnel, including onsite media.
- Physical distancing of 1.5 metres
- Minimal personnel on site including no fans and ballkids, reduced lines-people
- Additional hygiene practices and measures in place, including encouraging frequent handwashing and use of hand sanitiser
- Thorough cleaning practices, including between matches
- Players will tap racquet instead of shaking hands
- Separate player benches and players encouraged to change ends on opposite sides of the court
- Players advised to bring own towels, food and drinks
- Players to spend minimal time onsite and encouraged to arrive, play and depart, not use showers within the venue and limit their time in any communal area, all in accordance with the AIS Framework for Rebooting Sport
What is a UTR? Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is an international tennis rating system that connects millions of tennis players around the world to help them find better matches locally. UTR reflects a player’s current skill level based on head-to-head match scores, and rates all players across age, gender and nationality on the same 16-point scale. Every player can have a UTR – from the pros to juniors to social tennis players.
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