Barbara Rittner becomes tournament director at the new grass tournament in Berlin
New task for Barbara Rittner: The long-standing German Fed Cup boss will preside over the new WTA Premier tournament in Berlin as tournament director.
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last edit: Oct 22, 2019, 05:22 pm
Since 2017, Barbara Rittner has been the "Head of Women's Tennis" at the German Tennis Association, having previously been head of the Fed Cup team for twelve years. She is also a proven TV expert at many important tennis tournaments.
Now the 46-year-old tournament director of the Grass Court Championships in the LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin is taking on another important role: "It's great that we can again have a tennis tournament of this size in Berlin and further strengthen tennis in Germany. All the more makes me proud that I may take over the function as a tournament director. I'm really looking forward to this exciting task, "explained Rittner, who had pitched several times during her active tennis career at the then" German Open "in Berlin. In addition, she played 29 times in the Fed Cup team and was able to bring in 1992 together with Steffi Graf and Anke Huber the title to Germany.
Weindorfer is happy about Rittner
Tournament organizer Edwin Weindorfer, Managing Director of the e | motion group, is also pleased about Rittner's commitment: "I can not imagine any more suitable person than Barbara Rittner for this responsible job. I am very pleased that we can intensify our cooperation in Berlin in the future and can rely on Barbara's know-how. "
After Chancellor Angela Merkel has already taken over the patronage for the Grass Court Championships in Berlin, the new grass tournament in Germany's capital receives further "women's power" with the commitment of Barbara Rittner as tournament director. The premiere edition of the Grass Court Championships in Berlin will take place from 13 to 21 June 2020.