This year's tournament will be opened on Saturday
18th July with the exhibition match starring Goran
Ivanišević and friends followed by the concert of Željko
Joksimović.
On Wednesday 22nd July all the visitors will be welcomed by
the undisputable king of Umag, Carlos Moya who
will play against the 1999 winner Magnus Norman, while world famous
DJ Bob Sinclar will be in charge for the party.
Some of the most attractive tennis players in the world, two top
exhibition matches, world famous DJ, the greatest stars of regional
music scene, rich gourmet program and a few more surprises. The
program of this year's 26th Konzum Croatia Open Umag is too rich in
attractive and various contents which will from 17th till 26th July
turn Umag into the centre of summer party.
This year's tournament tennis players list is led by one of the
greatest showmen of modern tennis. Gael Monfils
belongs to those players during whose matches you can't be certain
what to expect. Monfils is in Umag for the second time, and in 2013
he has shown how big bait he is for the audience, since the tickets
were sold out quite quickly. Monfils' best ATP ranking was seventh
place, and this year he played final of Marseille and won Roger
Federer on his way to semi-final of tournament Masters 1000 in
Monte Carlo.
Besides Monfils, another unpredictable player will also play in
Umag - Fabio Fognini. The Italian has been coming
to Istria for eighth year in a row now and will try to go a step
further from the final in 2013. Fognini's 2015 has been so far
unique because of the two wins over Rafael Nadal on clay surface,
which made him, besides Novak Đoković, only second player who
managed to do that in a single season.
Borna Ćorić is a leader of Croatian but also
young power who have been gaining more and more attention at the
ATP World Tour for the last few months. This season Ćorić has
played two semi-finals at the Tour, especially impressing being the
one from Dubai when he left only four games to Andy Murray in
quarter-final. Last year in Umag he won his first ATP victories but
lost in a dramatic quarter-final playing against Fognini. Besides
18-year-old Ćorić, a member of a younger troop is also three years
older Dominic Thiem. The Austrian won his first
ATP title in Nice in May and today he is among the best 30 world
tennis players.
Given the fact that this year's winners over Murray (Ćorić) and
Nadal (Fognini) will be in Umag, it is a logical assumption that a
man who won third member of the great team of four should also
come. Andreas Seppi was, after 11 defeats, finally better than
Roger Federer. After that he played final in Zagreb and in Umag
with the support of Italian fans, he will go for the fourth
title.
Besides him, another tough master will be in Umag, the German
Philipp Kohlschreiber, which will debut at the
oldest Croatian ATP tournament.
"We are ready for the beginning of the tournament, and the
players' list which we presented has made us very excited, since
these names guarantee a spectacle. We did not want to have only
highly ranked players, but also those who offer more than just
tennis on the court, those who show emotions and leave no one
indifferent. I believe we succeeded in that and that all the
visitors of 26th Konzum Croatia Open Umag will be satisfied with
everything that waits for them in Stella Maris", said the
tournament director Lawrence Frankopan.
The opening of the tournament with the exhibition match
with Ivanišević and friends and concert of Željko Joksimović -
Saturday 18th July
Besides the competitive part of the tournament, this year the
visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy in two exhibition
matches. First one will open the tournament on Saturday
18th with Goran Ivanišević and friends, among others Borna
Ćorić but also some of the greatest stars of Croatian sport. As the
host and the most experienced in tennis exhibitions, Goran will be
in charge for the jokes but also for the supreme atmosphere on the
ATP stadium.
After entertaining the visitors with their tennis stunts, the
program of opening ceremony will move to the Dance Arena where
visitors will be able to enjoy in the spectacular performance of
the regional singing star Željko Joksimović who
performs for the first time at such a big sports event.
Wednesday, 22nd July, reserved for Moya, Norman and Bob
Sinclar
During the past 25 years many tennis aces played in Umag but no
one has left such a deep impact as the Spaniard Carlos
Moya who deserves bearing the title "The King of Umag" and
the honorary citizen of Umag. Therefore his return to Umag ATP
stadium, this time in an exhibition match with Magnus
Norman on Wednesday 22nd July, will be
one of the most emotional moments of the tournament.
World famous DJ Bob Sinclar will prepare the
unforgettable party which is scheduled after the exhibition match
Moya-Norman. Sinclar is also famous for being a tennis enthusiast,
therefore besides his performance, he will definitely cheer up the
visitors with his tennis skills.
"I am glad that these types of matches are becoming a
tradition in Umag, as it is the case in other big tournaments.
Borna, my humble self and our guests guarantee great entertainment
and different tennis experience than the one you are used to. I am
also sure that the return of Carlos Moya and Magnus Norman will
cause a great interest and that we will all remember excellent
moments from Umag courts", said Goran
Ivanišević.
Unique experience even outside the courts
Exciting tennis matches, exhibition matches, performances of great
music stars, rich program of Istria Gourmet
Festival are the main attractions of 26th Konzum Croatia
Open Umag.
For the sixth year in a row Istria Gourmet Festival is an
eno-gastronomic scene of sports events of Umag tournament rich in
flavours and scents of Istria. This unique lifestyle event presents
to the public all the culinary richness of the Istrian region. In
Istria Gourmet Restaurant this year will be
cooking restaurant Zigante truffles, while
Naša kužina will be led by LF
restaurant, and Taste Istria zone will
present chosen products of Istria - wines, olive oils, truffles,
cheese and prosciutto. For all lovers of fine wine, for the fourth
year in a row Istria Gourmet Festival also this year offers wine
tastings "Hidden charms of Istrian wines".
Music program of Party Nights brings party every
day until the early morning hours for different tastes with the
performances of famous musicians. This means 100 hours of program
during the tournament on a unique location of Dance Arena. This
year the program will start with a big concert of Željko
Joksimović, and the best party guarantee also the group
S.A.R.S., Bob Sinclar and
DJ Cristian Marchi and the attractive
Salsa party. The central party event is again the
traditional Miss Hostess pageant, which regularly
brings the greatest interest of the public.
Watch the video of the 26. Konzum
Croatia Open Umag - Party & gourmet program
Some of the most attractive tennis players in the world, two top exhibition matches, world famous DJ, the greatest stars of regional music scene, rich gourmet program and a few more surprises. The program of this year’s 26th Konzum Croatia Open Umag is too rich in attractive and various contents which will from 17th till 26th July turn Umag into the centre of summer party.