Don’t miss your chance to win a Laver Cup five-session prize package! Enter the draw here! Two days left! 50/50 draw tickets here! Day 5: A perfect day at the park! Sunny skies meant great playing conditions for the beginning of the ITF J100 Doubles! Main draw ITF singles continued today, with lots of […]
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Don’t miss your chance to win a Laver Cup five-session prize package! Enter the draw here! Day 4 started with sunny skies, no threat of rain, and no major court-cleaning issues (see Day 3!). It was the first day of the ITF J100 main draw competition, which featured some long matches under cooler, but […]
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Day 3 saw sunny skies and perfect temperatures on the court and off. Light breezes kept spectators and players a little cooler for most of the day and the beer garden was buzzing. ITF players took to the courts to practice early in the day before their matches started on courts 1-6, while NTRP players […]
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Day 2 began with the nemesis of all outdoor tournaments: Rain. It was only a ten minute down pour, but it was enough to delay the start of play by half an hour for the ITF U18 qualies while the NTRP matches still got started on time due to the set up crew who got […]
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After the weeks of planning and the tremendous effort that went into making the site perfect, everything came together in the most seamless way to welcome the first players. Tournament Director, Max Korkh, welcomed everyone to the largest public court tournament in North America in the late afternoon. Max noted that this year’s tournament has […]
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Day 0: Preparing for Launch, NBSPO 2023 Any sizable event takes meticulous planning to make it all seem effortless, and the 2023 National Bank Stanley Park Open is no exception. The planning began as the 2022 tournament was wrapping up! It’s hard to believe it’s been one year already, but here we all are […]
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Tennis BC is excited to announce National Bank as the new title sponsor for the historic Stanley ParkOpen, the biggest public-courts tournament in Canada. Tennis BC has been fortunate to build on pastsuccess, and this sponsorship represents a step forward for tennis in the province. National Bank is closely associated with the most prestigious tennis […]
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Since 2015, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel has been a valued partner of Tennis BC as the title sponsor of the Stanley Park Open, the largest public parks tournament in North America. The tournament has continued to grow over the years, thanks in part to Leith Wheeler’s dedicated support and enthusiastic participation. The pandemic created challenges […]
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LWSPO 2022: Final wrap-up and results. The final curtain fell on the 90th annual Leith Wheeler Stanley Park Open on Sunday, July 24 with the wrap-up of the Men’s and Women’s Singles events. It was a tournament that had many familiar elements and one that brought some changes too. The 17 days seemed to stretch ahead […]
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For tournament organizers, the day started early. It’s not just a question of reassembling every morning to make the courts shine in every way–it’s a matter of pride that the tournament is presented in the most professional way possible–every day for every player. There are signs to put up, tents to assemble, tables, chairs, sponsor […]
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The courts were jumping today as the NTRP finals wrapped up this morning. The Men’s Open Singles semis were on deck in the a.m. as well as the Men’s Open Doubles quarters and semis. It was a great day to be at the park as Tennis BC and the YMCA’s New Immigrant program joined forces […]
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Conditions were cool this morning as play began at 10:00 a.m. with the NJO finals. First up were the U12 Girls’ and Boys’ Singles. Players warmed up and took to the courts under slightly overcast skies. The park seemed quiet, but as the players became entrenched, the tension was palpable and had a magnetic effect. […]
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