​Cluj-Napoca is one of the cities being considered to host the 2023 WTA Finals, an elite women’s competition that brings together the eight best players of the year at the end of the season. . The information, the surprise of the scale, was confirmed by 30-0 sources who wished to remain anonymous.

BT Arena from Cluj-NapocaPhoto: Adrian Ilincescu/ HotNews.ro

Cluj-Napoca is on the list to host the WTA Finals at the BT Arena

At the end of this season, Cluj already hosts the Transylvania Open, a WTA category 250 tournament, which will take place on October 14-22 at the BT Arena. Although the dates have not yet been officially confirmed, the final WTA tournament is set to begin on October 30, and the tournament will last for one week.

If Cluj-Napoca is awarded the right to host, it will be one of the most important sporting events held in Romania in recent decades – certainly the most relevant since Bucharest was among the host cities of Euro 2020 – an event with sporting potential and great economic significance.

Cluj is one of the cities that the WTA Council is considering for the right to host this year’s edition of the elite women’s competition. In recent weeks, Riyadh has been considered a heavy favorite in the context of the very large prizes on offer.

The other day, the Daily Mail reported that the Saudi organizers had increased the proposed prize budget to $15 million, plus another $10 million for the WTA as a bonus for hosting this year’s edition.

This will mean prizes will return to 2019 levels. But the negative reaction of some voices in the tennis world to the transfer of the competition to Saudi Arabia has forced the WTA to consider other possible directions this year.

Thus, the Tennis Channel announced yesterday that the Czech Republic is currently ranked higher, either with the Prague version or with Ostrava. Other common options were Washington and the Mexican city of Monterrey.

A final decision by the WTA board, which continues to hold talks in New York, is expected in the coming days, most likely no later than or shortly after the US Open final.

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