New York City has a new WTA event.
The NYJTL Bronx Open, a WTA International tournament offering $250,000 in prize money, will take place at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx from August 16-24, 2019.
The event steps in to replace the Connecticut Open, which ended a 21-year run and closed its doors in 2018.
The NYJTL Bronx Open will be the only WTA Tournament during the week prior to the U.S. Open.
“We look forward to bringing the WTA Tour to the Bronx this season, providing our world class athletes the opportunity to compete at the new state of the art Cary Leeds Center,” said WTA CEO Steve Simon.
The $26.5 million Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning completed its final phase of construction with the opening of the Pershing Square Stadium, the Victor Kiam Stadium, and the Dalia and Larry Leeds Viewing Bridge in 2015. The Cary Leeds center provides more than 6,000 hours of free tennis court time annually to under privileged youth in the Bronx and surrounding communities.
The tournament will feature a 48-singles qualifying and 30-player main draw plus a 16-team doubles draw.