Tennis Australia

Tennis Australia has appointed former Qantas and DHL executive Cedric Cornelis as its new chief commercial officer

In January and February 2020, Uber Eats leveraged its dual partnership with the Australian Open and broadcaster Channel Nine with fresh celebrity-fronted ads for every day of the tournament.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was brought in to work with Aussie tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Ashleigh Barty to front Uber Eats’ 2021 Australian Open campaign.

Tennis Australia has struck a new sponsorship deal with gas supplier Santos and extended deals with whisky brand Canadian Club and ride-sharing brand Uber for this year’s Australian Open.

Melbourne brand Grainshaker Australian Vodka has been named as the ‘Official Vodka Partner’ of the Australian Open ahead of next month’s grand slam tennis tournament. T

The Australian Open tennis tournament has named global hygiene services brand Initial as the ‘Official Hygiene Partner’ of the 2021 Australian Open.

Premium beer brand Peroni has been named as the official beer of the Australian Open starting in 2021, replacing the the upmarket Stella Artois brand

The easing of the diplomatic rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia was welcomed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino and may reopen talks about an expanded and more lucrative 48-team World Cup in the Middle…

Australian sunscreen brand Bondi Sands has been named as a sponsor of the 2021 Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament in a new deal

The first Grand Slam of 2021 could be delayed by one or two weeks from the scheduled January 18 start, due to Covid-19

Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has been named as the ‘Official Outfitter of the Australian Open’ tennis grand slam in a long-term, global sponsorship.

The Lanka Premier League will start five days later from November 27 to December 17 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota

The sponsorships of the four tennis Grand Slams – plus the ATP and WTA Tours – had a combined contract value of approximately $367m in 2020.

Online trading platform TMGM has signed its first ever major sports event sponsorship as the ‘Official Online Trading Platform’ of the Australian Open tennis tournament. The

Stella Artois will not return as the lead beer partner for the 2021 Australian Open because the brand is being offloaded by its owner, Japanese drinks group Asahi

Tennis Australia is keen on hosting the second edition of the ATP Cup next year in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, and is in talks with the Association of Tennis Professionals about doing so

Part of Australian Open major partner Kia’s multi-faceted ‘Feel the Open’ activation in 2020 was an influencer-led, premium Drive Day experience promoting the new Seltos model to young adults.

Stella Artois activated its rights as official beer of the 2020 Australian Open with creative in which a team of artists produced works linked to each day’s action.