ATP Tour
PIF’s Surj Sports activities Funding companions with ATP in first-ever enlargement of the Masters 1000 class in ATP Tour’s 35-year historical past
Saudi Arabia will turn into the tenth ATP Masters 1000 host
October 23, 2025
SURJ Sports activities Funding
Pictured from left to proper: Yazeed A. Al-Humied, Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments at PIF; Andrea Gaudenzi, Chairman of the ATP; His Excellency Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan, Governor of PIF; Danny Townsend, CEO of SURJ Sports activities Funding; and Bandar Mogren, Chairman of SURJ Sports activities Funding and COO of PIF, collect in Paris, France, to signal a brand new partnership to convey a tenth ATP Masters 1000 occasion to Saudi Arabia.
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ATP and SURJ Sports activities Funding, a PIF firm, have right this moment introduced the launch of an all-new ATP Masters 1000 event, to be hosted in Saudi Arabia.
In what’s the first-ever enlargement of the event class, Saudi Arabia will turn into the tenth ATP Masters 1000 host, becoming a member of the present 9 tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris. The Saudi event will start as early as 2028.
The settlement marks a brand new period for international tennis and a significant sports activities transformation in Saudi Arabia, bringing essentially the most celebrated names within the sport to the nation and delivering an unforgettable expertise for followers.
The internet hosting of the tenth ATP Masters 1000 occasion underscores PIF’s long-term dedication to shaping the way forward for worldwide tennis and international sport, and elevating Saudi Arabia’s place as a premier international sports activities and leisure hub. The deal builds on the present strategic partnership between PIF and ATP, which incorporates PIF because the official naming accomplice of the PIF ATP Rankings (in addition to the WTA rankings), partnering on a number of key ATP Tour occasions and the latest launch of a next-generation know-how platform, ATP Tennis IQ Powered by PIF. As a part of the settlement, the brand new occasion will be a part of ATP and the present Masters 1000 tournaments as a shareholder in ATP Media, the Tour’s international broadcast and media arm.
The event can even deal with accelerating the expansion of the sport in any respect ranges. A nationwide grassroots programme, developed in partnership with the Saudi Tennis Federation, will promote inclusivity, accessibility, and expertise growth, inspiring the subsequent era of Saudi athletes and champions and creating sturdy pathways for participation. This helps a part of PIF’s broader ambition to develop sport in any respect ranges, and to assist drive the event of tennis throughout each the boys’s and girls’s recreation.
Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP Chairman, commented: “This can be a proud second for us and the results of a journey that’s been years within the making. Saudi Arabia has proven a real dedication to tennis – not simply on the skilled stage, but additionally in rising the sport extra broadly in any respect ranges. PIF’s ambition for the game is obvious, and we imagine followers and gamers alike can be amazed by what’s coming. Strengthening our premium occasions is driving file progress and transformation throughout the Tour, and we’re grateful to our companions at PIF and SURJ for serving to ship that progress and sharing on this imaginative and prescient.”
Bander Bin Mogren, Chairman of SURJ Sports activities Funding, stated: “Bringing an ATP Masters 1000 occasion to Saudi Arabia is a significant step ahead for tennis within the area and a mirrored image of our shared dedication with ATP to the expansion of the sport world wide. This announcement underscores Saudi Arabia’s emergence as a significant vacation spot for world-class sport and strengthens our ambition to help athletes, followers, and the broader tennis neighborhood for years to return. We’re proud to be main this effort with our companions, and we’re dedicated to delivering a event that leaves an enduring legacy for the game.”
Danny Townsend, CEO of SURJ Sports activities Funding, added: “The launch of an ATP Masters 1000 in Saudi Arabia is a defining second in our journey to reinforce the sports activities panorama. This event is greater than an occasion; it’s a assertion of ambition, showcasing Saudi Arabia’s position as a world sports activities hub. In partnership with ATP, we’re dedicated to creating a unprecedented expertise for gamers and followers, whereas advancing our mission to develop sport at each stage.”
Sports activities is a key strategic sector for PIF, unlocking alternatives and enriching lives whereas establishing Saudi Arabia as a world vacation spot for sports activities and a driver of long-term financial progress. PIF helps a variety of sports activities globally and domestically, together with soccer/soccer, tennis, golf, electrical motorsports, fight sports activities and esports each to drive sports activities’ international progress and encourage participation domestically.
With Riyadh having hosted the WTA Finals since 2024 and Jeddah as the house of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals since 2023, this newest announcement is ready to strengthen the nation’s reference to tennis and encourage an rising fanbase with yet one more glimpse of the world’s finest gamers.
Extra particulars on the event venue and dates can be introduced sooner or later.
