Tennis UpClose
Talk about up close and personal.
The Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, which begin Sunday, are offering fans a chance to get closer to the action than ever before with a dozen on-the-court seats at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.
The seats, naturally, are called “Best Seats in the House.” The marketing tagline promoting them is: “There’s courtside, then there’s ON-COURT – When only the ultimate experience will do.”
The seats, which cost $6,700 for four or $3,500 for two, are in three locations on the court: four each beside each player and one at the end of the photo pit on the opposite side of the court. The tournament, which runs through Feb. 4, launched the on-court seats on a limited basis last year as a way to stretch its seating inventory for the most popular matches.
The tournament is also offering “Ultimate Experiences,” a series of special packages that include the on-court seats and other benefits, such as invitations to a player’s party; private tennis clinics; a player escort to Stadium Court; and a Mercedes-Benz tournament vehicle to chauffer you to and from the tournament.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
