Dallas, TX — RBC Wealth Management will be returning as Title Sponsor of the $125,000 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas for the fourth consecutive year in 2018 – the tournament’s 20th year.

““We are extremely honored to have RBC Wealth Management Group as our title sponsor for the fourth year and our 20th anniversary of the tournament,” said Tournament Chairman Glen Agritelley.

The RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – a staple of the USTA Pro Circuit Challenger Tour – is hosted indoors at TBarM Racquet Club in Dallas, January 29 – February 3, 2018.

The tournament’s net proceeds, which have totaled almost $850,000, are donated to local charities including Susan G. Komen Dallas County, the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, Emily’s Place and the Dallas Tennis Association’s DTEA programs.

The RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas became the USTA Challenger event with the largest purse after it increased its prize money to $125,000 in 2017. It is also the longest continues professional tennis tournament in Texas.

Former players of the Dallas tournament include Kei Nishikori, Steve Johnson, Jack Sock, Mardy Fish, James Blake, Kyle Edmund, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and the Bryan brothers.

For tournament information, contact Shawn Edwards at 972-385-3609 or sedwards@tbarmtennis.com.

 

About RBC Wealth Management

In the United States, RBC Wealth Management operates as a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC. Founded in 1909, RBC Capital Markets, LLC. is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and other major securities exchanges.  RBC Wealth Management has $289 billion in total client assets with 1,800 financial advisors operating in 200 locations in 41 states.

 

About TBarM Racquet Club

TBarM Racquet Club is a complete tennis club with 8 indoor tennis courts, 6 clay courts, 14 outdoor lighted hard courts and 3 padel courts. The club offers tennis instruction for beginners to internationally ranked players. A full service restaurant, bar, Wellness Center and fitness facility is also offered along with an outdoor Jr. Olympic swimming pool and award winning swim program.

 

About the United States Tennis Association

The USTA’s mission is To Promote and Develop the Growth of Tennis. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the recognized leader in promoting and developing the sport’s growth on every level in the United States, from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the US Open.

Established in 1881, the USTA is a progressive and diverse not-for-profit organization whose volunteers, professional staff and financial resources support the singular mission.

The USTA is the largest tennis organization in the world, with 17 geographical sections, more than 770,000 individual members and 8,000 organizational members, thousands of volunteers and a professional staff dedicated to growing the game.