French Open
5G Call & Shot of the Night – Oppo & the Fédération Française de Tennis
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo’s campaign around the 2020 French Open spanned online and on-site initiatives to promote the 5G Find X2 Pro handset, primarily targeting young adults.
Back in the Game – Emirates & the Fédération Française de Tennis
Official airline Emirates activated its rights around the delayed 2020 French Open to promote the fact that, post lockdown, its Dubai-Paris flights had restarted.
Title sponsorless French Open omitted from 2021 European Tour calendar
Golf’s French Open has been dropped from the European Tour calendar for 2021.
The lack of a title sponsor has been cited as one of the reasons for its omission from the 2021 calendar.
Data Snapshot: Tennis 2020
The sponsorships of the four tennis Grand Slams – plus the ATP and WTA Tours – had a combined contract value of approximately $367m in 2020.
Roland Garros sponsorships stall, but ‘ready to bounce back’ in 2021
The French Open tennis tournament expects slightly lower sponsorship revenues as a result of last week’s reduction in the number of fans allowed to attend Paris’ grand slam tournament, but has reasons to …
Round-Up: Fans at Roland Garros, three bidders for Serie A, PP Sports sees market correction, and more
The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
Collection Court No1 – BNP Paribas & the Fédération Française de Tennis
BNP Paribas highlighted its deep commitment to French tennis around the 2019 French Open by creating mementoes from the physical matter of Roland-Garros’ Number One Court as its was dismantled for redevelopment.
Round-Up: T20 World Cup announcement, Vietnam eyeing November Grand Prix, Victoria’s sports exodus, and more
After months of speculation, the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is reportedly set to be postponed this week. Australian media reports say an official announcement will be made on Friday.
Round-Up: Russia fails to pay athletics fine, overseas IPL ‘likely’, Sha Tin Racecourse opens to punters, and more
World Athletics has halted the process allowing Russian track and field athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes after Russian Athletics missed a deadline to pay a $6
French Tennis Federation signs dual agreement with Wilson
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has signed a five-year agreement with sports retailer Wilson Sporting Goods.
The brand becomes a sponsor of both the FFT itself and the French Open grand slam tournament
Sponsorship trends in Grand Slam tennis
SportBusiness Sponsorship presents extensive research into partnerships at the four tennis Grand Slams – Wimbledon, Roland-Garros, the US Open and the Australian Open.
Oppo, Infosys add cash and new energy to Roland-Garros roster
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has struck two deals for the Roland-Garros grand slam tournament.
Perrier refreshes historic Roland-Garros deal
French mineral water brand Perrier has agreed a four-year extension to its longstanding partnership with Roland-Garros, home of the French Open tennis grand slam
Oppo becomes first Chinese partner of Roland-Garros, Paris Masters
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has signed a new Premium Partner deal with Roland-Garros and the Paris Masters.
Under the three-year deal, Oppo will sponsor the two competitions from 2019 to 2021.
Infosys adds French Open to Grand Slam tennis portfolio
Indian technology company Infosys has agreed a three-year deal with the French Tennis Federation to become the Digital Innovation Partner of Roland-Garros
Game, set, Rolex for Roland-Garros
Swiss watchmaker Rolex has been named as the new timing partner of the French Open, completing the brand’s clean sweep of all four tennis Grand Slams.
US Open is top Grand Slam for sponsorship revenue
This month, Sports Sponsorship Insider completed a survey of the portfolios for the Wimbledon tennis championships and the Australian, French and US Opens, following the conclusion of the 2014 Grand Slam tennis season.