THE BAY CLUB TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL KPSF OPEN HONORING LATE TENNIS ENTHUSIAST
Twenty-Two World-Ranked Tennis Players Selected into the Main Draw of ATP Challenger Tournament
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Bay Club Company today announced the second annual Kunal Patel SF (KPSF) Open, running Monday, February 6 through Sunday, February 12 at Bay Club SF Tennis. The memorial tournament has joined the ATP Challenger Tour as a $100k event, welcoming leading national and international contenders from Australia, Argentina, Barbados, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden and Switzerland.
The Kunal Patel SF Open, which honors the late tennis enthusiast and Bay Club member whose life was tragically cut short in 2014 at the age of 27, will host an international pool of players inside the top 200 rankings, and will be the largest professional tournament currently hosted inside the city of San Francisco.
Twenty-two players have been selected directly into the Main Draw based on their current world rankings. Each player selected for direct acceptance competed in the Australian Open, including ten in the Main Draw Singles or Doubles competition. The remaining ten players in the 32-player singles draw will be determined through qualifying rounds, wildcards and players with special exemption status.
“We’re honored to host the KPSF Open and celebrate Kunal’s life and passion for the sport,” said Ross Wisser, Bay Club Tennis Director. He adds: “We’re excited to have the support of the ATP and welcome the international tennis community to the city of San Francisco.”
Qualifying rounds will kick off on Saturday, February 4, concluding with the championships on Sunday, February 12. Tickets are currently on sale to the general public for $15, and complimentary for Bay Club members; a limited number of premium bleacher seats and luxury box tickets are also now on sale. Proceeds will directly benefit Youth Tennis Advantage. The full tournament schedule and tickets are available on the KPSF Open official website at KPSFOpen.com.
Full Entry List and Top 15 Alternates Ordered by Ranking:
ENTRY LIST
MAIN DRAW
1 FRITZ, Taylor USA 93
2 KUKUSHKIN, Mikhail KAZ 98
3 DONALDSON, Jared USA 101
4 CHUNG, Hyeon KOR 105
5 TIAFOE, Frances USA 108
6 FRATANGELO, Bjorn USA 113
7 KUDLA, Denis USA 129
8 POLANSKY, Peter CAN 132
9 LAAKSONEN, Henri SUI 133
10 POSPISIL, Vasek CAN 135
11 SMYCZEK, Tim USA 136
12 KING, Darian BAR 144
13 TRUNGELLITI, Marco ARG 147
14 YMER, Elias SWE 158
15 NOVIKOV, Dennis USA 169
16 ITO, Tatsuma JPN 172
17 COPPEJANS, Kimmer BEL 183
18 MMOH, Michael USA 190
19 BARTON, Matthew AUS 197
20 SANDGREN, Tennys USA 198
21 MILOJEVIC, Nikola SRB 202
22 MCGEE, James IRL 205
23 [SE]
24 [SE]
25 [WC]
26 [WC]
27 [WC]
28 [WC]
29 [Q]
30 [Q]
31 [Q]
32 [Q]
ALTERNATES
OPELKA, Reilly USA 208
MATOSEVIC, Marinko AUS 222
SMITH, John-Patrick AUS 227
MERTENS, Yannick BEL 243
BAKER, Brian USA 245
CARUSO, Salvatore ITA 250
EYSSERIC, Jonathan FRA 251
ZAMPIERI, Caio BRA 261
ARNABOLDI, Andrea ITA 262
NORRIE, Cameron GBR 266
BANGOURA, Sekou USA 269
KRAJICEK, Austin USA 271
GIGOUNON, Germain BEL 275
BARRY, Sam IRL 281
MCDONALD, Mackenzie USA 285
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