Articles - Wheelchair Czech Open

There were eighty-six both male and female players participating in this tournament. Seven men and five women of the world’s top ten introduced themselves to Prostějov spectators.

The twelfth year of the international clay tournament for men and women KPM CONSULT Czech Open 2006 (subsidy 12000 Euro) attracted a record number of excellent players. The event took place in the National Tennis Centre Morava in Prostějov in June. There were eighty men and women players participating in the tournament out of which eight men and four women top ten world players introduced themselves to the Prostějov spectators. It was especially men’s elite category Main Draw that presented rising level. It was here in singles where eight top seeded players were fighting.

The eleventh year of the International clay tournament KPM CONSULT Czech Open 2005 attracted again a very strong competition of players into the area of National tennis centre Morava in Prostějov.

The tenth year of the international Tornament KPM CONSULT CZECH OPEN 2004 took place again in Hotel Tennis Club in Prostějov. ( CS2, 10000 EU ). The tournament hosted 41 men-players and 10 woman-players from 11 European countries. It was again patronized by Pavel Suchánek, the deputy of the Czech Parliament (ODS) and organized by the Czech Wheelchair Tennis, ARS agency and Prostějov City.

The ninth year of the international Tournament KPM CONSULT CZECH OPEN 2003 ( CS2, 12000 USD ) took place on clay courts of Prostějov Tenis Club and it was again patronized by Pavel Suchánek, the Deputy of the Czech Parliament(ODS). The tournament hosted almost 90 man-players and woman-players from European countries. The best players fought in the elite category Main Draw, and the other participants gathered points in the men‘s category Second Draw and B Division.

The eighth year of the clay tournament Wheelchair Czech Open 2002 ( category CS 2, 10. 000 USD ) was again held in the area of Prostějov Tennis Club. Participants were 65 men and 17 women coming from twelve European countries.

The seventh year of the international clay tournament Wheelchair Czech Open 2001 (category CS2, 10, 000 USD) was held for the third time in the area of Prostějov Tennis Club. In the men´s elite division Main Draw there were 28 participants, including four Czech representatives - Brychta, Stefanu, Potůček and Fiala.

The history of the WCO started in 1995. The first year of this competition was listed in the Satellite 2 category (1,060 dollars subsidy).