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TENNIS STARS VENUS WILLIAMS & SLOANE STEPHENS TO PLAY IN SUNDAY SHOWDOWN AT 2024 ATLANTA OPEN
Two Grand Slam Champions to Take Part in Opening Weekend
ATLANTA (May 14, 2024) – The Atlanta Open announced today that former World No. 1 in singles and doubles Venus Williams and 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens will go head-to-head in the Sunday Showdown delivered by UPS on July 21, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. ET to kick off the Main Draw. The two former Grand Slam champions will play a three-set singles match, with other fun surprises planned for the evening. The 2024 Atlanta Open is scheduled to be played July 20-28 at Atlantic Station in Atlanta.
Both women will make a return to Atlanta as each player has participated in a Sunday Showdown – Williams in the inaugural Sunday Showdown in 2017 (vs. Genie Bouchard), Stephens in 2021 (vs. Kim Clijsters). Williams, the sport’s winningest active player with seven Grand Slam singles titles and 49 career WTA singles titles, is one of the most accomplished players in tennis history. Combining her singles and doubles careers, Williams won 21 Grand Slam titles, four gold and one silver Olympic medals, and is second all-time in career prize money.
One thing Williams has yet to accomplish in her career is winning a match against Stephens, as Stephens is undefeated in two career matches between them. The pair’s most recent matchup was a 2017 U.S. Open semifinal where Stephens, former World No. 3, outlasted Williams (6-1, 0-6, 7-5) en route to winning the Slam. Stephens has earned eight WTA singles titles in her career.
“We are proud to announce that Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens will play in the final Sunday Showdown delivered by UPS,” said Peter Lebedevs, Atlanta Open tournament director. “Venus and Sloane are two beloved champions of our sport, and they will surely put on a great show for Atlanta tennis fans.”
Tickets for the Sunday Showdown are on sale now and available at atlantaopentennis.com.
About the Atlanta Open
The Atlanta Open is held each year in July at Atlantic Station and is one of the summer tournaments in the US Open Series. The tournament features men’s top world tennis players in singles and doubles competition. Approximately 40,000 fans attend the tournament and bring an estimated economic impact of $10.3 million to Atlanta. Taylor Fritz is the defending champion from 2023. John Isner won the Atlanta Open six times (2013-15, 2017-18, 2021). More information at www.atlantaopentennis.com.
About The ATP
As a global governing body of men’s professional tennis, the ATP’s mission is to serve tennis. We entertain a billion global fans, showcase the world’s greatest players at the most prestigious tournaments, and inspire the next generation of fans and players. From the United Cup in Australia, to Europe, the Americas and Asia, the stars of the game battle for titles and Pepperstone ATP Rankings points at ATP Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events, and Grand Slams. All roads lead towards the Nitto ATP Finals, the prestigious season finale held in Turin, Italy. Featuring only the world’s top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams, the tournament also sees the official crowning of the year-end ATP World No. 1, presented by Pepperstone, the ultimate achievement in tennis. For more information, please visit www.ATPTour.com.
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