The Lindner Family Tennis Center announced a major expansion plan
Saturday that will bring six more courts and allow men's and women's
matches to take place simultaneously at next year's Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open.
The expansion will add 5.4 acres to the facility in Mason, as well as
a new ticket office and entry plaza. Work is expected to start
immediately after the men's finals match on Sunday, with design handled
by Browning, Day, Mullins and Dierdorf of Indianapolis and construction
by Vector Construction of Northern Kentucky, according to a press
release.
The Western & Southern Masters and Women's Open is the largest
summer tennis tournament in the nation outside of the U.S. Open.
Officials said attendance so far this year is up 4 percent over 2009.
"Cincinnati has had this tournament for 111 years, and this year has
been the best. Next year will be even better, I can't wait," said John
Barrett, CEO of sponsor company Western & Southern Financial Group.
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