2018 New York Empire Kids Zone Partnership

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1 2018 New York Empire Kids Zone Partnership

2 World TeamTennis Tennis like you ve never seen it Featuring teams of the biggest names in tennis and rising stars competing in an exciting coed format Offering a unique and engaging experience for fans and partners National, professional tennis league cofounded by Billie Jean King in 1974 Features six (6) professional teams throughout the U.S. A roster of proven tennis superstars playing night in and night out including: John Isner, Genie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Nick Kyrgios, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, and Bob and Mike Bryan Three (3) week season on prime tennis calendar during the most valuable stretch of U.S. tennis leading up to the U.S. Open 1

3 An Icon Billie Jean King is a co-founder and ambassador for Mylan WTT Won 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis titles, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation s highest civilian honor from President Obama in 2009; she was the first female athlete to be awarded this honor Named one of the 100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century by Life Magazine in 1990 Recently profiled in major motion picture Battle of the Sexes, played by Emma Stone in the film Defeated Bobby Riggs in one of the greatest moments in sports history the Battle of the Sexes in 1973 Founded the Women s Tennis Association (1973), the Women s Sports Foundation (1974), Women s Sports Magazine (1974) and co-founded the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative (2014) The National Tennis Center, home of the U. S. Open, was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in 2006 in honor of Billie Jean King s contributions to tennis, sports and society both on and off the court 2

4 Our Coach As coach for 2017, led the NY Empire to a seven win season, finishing third in the League standings Gigi Fernandez, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, burst onto the tennis scene by reaching the NCAA finals as a freshman, then turning professional in 1983 and becoming Puerto Rico's first female professional athlete in any sport Gigi s illustrious career included winning 2 Olympic Gold Medals and an astounding 71 titles on the WTA tour including 2 singles, 52 doubles and 17 Grand Slam doubles titles. Fernandez is recognized as one of the best doubles players of all-time Fernandez was named Puerto Rican Athlete of the Century and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010 Gigi now spends the majority of her time advocating for and teaching her doubles methodology, The Gigi Method, to doubles enthusiasts throughout the country Gigi is active on the instructional and motivational speaker circuit sharing her knowledge of doubles and her inspirational life story 3

5 Our Team Eugenie Bouchard A highly ranked WTA star, Bouchard is the first Canadian player to reach a Wimbledon final. Bouchard is a former Wimbledon Junior Girls champion and has reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Open. This will be Bouchard s 4 th season playing World TeamTennisand 2 nd on the Empire. Mardy Fish Former #7 in the world, Fish will return to WTT for his 8 th season. Fish has won 6 ATP World Tour singles titles, 8 ATP World Tour doubles titles and in 2011 Fish became the No. 1 American on the ATP Tour. In 2004, Fish won the Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics. John Isner Isneristhe #2 American in the ATP World Tour, and willplay his 8 th consecutive season of WTT and 2 nd with the Empire. Isnerhaswon 12 singlesand 4doubles titleson the ATP World Tour. At6-foot-10, Isner has served nearly 10,000 aces during hiscareer. 4

6 Our Team Tatjana Maria Maria, winner of 3 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career, will maker her WTT debut this summer. Maria finished 2017 with a Top-50 singles ranking on the WTA Tour and has represented her country Germany in Fed Cup competition. Dennis Novikov Novikov, winner of 3 ATP Challenger titles, will play his 2 nd season of World TeamTennisand 1 st with the Empire. Novikov defeated former World No. 4 Kei Nishikorithis January at the Oracle Challenger in Newport Beach, California. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Martinez Sanchez, a native of Spain, has won 5 career singles titles, 18 career doubles titles and represented her country Spain in Fed Cup. Martinez Sanchez reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 4 in 2010 after a semifinal showing at the French Open. Neal Skupski Skupskiwill be playing his third consecutive season with the Empire. Skupskiwon his first career ATP doubles title this February in Montpellier and reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in

7 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosted the New York Empire in 2017, marking the first time the National Tennis Center ever saw WTT action on its grounds. 6

8 2017 Highlights Hosted Mylan World TeamTennis at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the first time Tripled number of wins from 2016 season Only team in League with female coach and female General Manager National anthem singers featured performers from Broadway to television to sports Live music and entertainment in food village Nightly food trucks and beverage vendors On-site activities including ping-pong and corn hole Introduced the team s first-ever mascot, Hudson 7

9 2018 New York Empire Home Schedule Date Time Opponent Sunday, July 15 5:00 PM Washington Kastles Wednesday, July 18 7:00 PM Philadelphia Freedoms Friday, July 20 7:00 PM San Diego Aviators Monday, July 23 7:00 PM Washington Kastles Wednesday, July 25 7:00 PM Springfield Lasers Thursday, July 26 7:00 PM Orange County Breakers Thursday, August 2 7:00 PM Philadelphia Freedoms 8

10 Partnership Opportunities Prime Time Tennis Media & PR World-Class Hospitality On Site Brand Exposure Unmatched Fan Access High Energy Experiences & Celebrity Appeal Community & Youth Engagement All packages can be customized to meet specific needs 9

11 Prime Time Tennis The New York Empire will feature seven (7) home matches in 2018 when the nation s appetite for worldclass tennis reaches its peak between The Championships at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows 10 World TeamTennis matches were televised and distributed in 2017 on ESPN3, Tennis Channel, Comcast Sports Net, Altitude Sports and MSG with the Finals airing LIVE on ESPN2 In 2017, CBS New York, SNY, Comcast Sports Net, WNBC, and New York 1 were some of the local coverage providers to feature segments of NY Empire content The NY Empire had four matches air on the five national networks mentioned above with a collective reach of more than 80 million viewers 10

12 Media & PR In 2017, media coverage included: A full-color, full-page article in the Sunday, June 4 print edition of the New York Post with 23,917,718 impressions A NY1 segment which ran a total of 33 times A two-part television appearance on PBS Channel Thirteen program, MetroFocus, where part two focused entirely on the NY Empire and WTT Coverage also included in: CBS ESPN Tennis Magazine USA Today SNY Total earned media impressions: 149,123,764 11

13 World-Class Hospitality 12

14 On-Site Partner Branding 13

15 Unmatched Fan Access 14

16 High Energy Experience 15

17 Community & Youth Engagement Community engagement is a core pillar of the NY Empire. We hosted clinics with juniors in the New York metro area, including many kids from underserved communities who ve never had access to tennis. 16

18 Kids Zone Sponsor Sponsor Identification Name Recognition as Kids Zone Sponsor on Sponsor Board located in highly visible area Sponsor logo or name recognition as Kids Zone Sponsor on LED board for selected match PA Announcement welcoming group and recognizing Sponsor as Kids Zone Sponsor Sponsor will receive a half-page four color advertisement in Team Program Name recognition as a Kids Zone Sponsor on the sponsor page in Team Program Tickets and Benefits 150 General Admission tickets on agreed upon match night (breakdown of 130 youth and 20 adult for chaperones) Meal provided to Kids Zone youth and chaperones on designated match night Every kid under 16 years of age is invited onto the court after the match for autographs with the players For Sponsorship Inquiries: Michele Cope michele@nyempiretennis.com

19 For Sponsorship Inquiries: Michele Cope