Optus



The Optus partnership: supporting tennis from grassroots to the elite

Optus is proud to be associated with tennis. Its extensive sponsorship forms an integral part of Tennis Australia’s Player Development programs through to all tiers of the sport including the pinnacle event – the Australian Open.

The Optus partnership of the Australian Open includes:

• Official partner of the Australian Open
• Official Telecommunications Provider to the Australian Open and Tennis Australia

Optus has been a partner of the Australian Open since 2005 and has become an integral part of this prestigious tournament by providing all the telecommunications solutions to the Australian Open.

Optus’ cutting edge technology for staff and media, satellite tracking for official cars, and tennis updates on your mobile phone via 3G mobile technology, ensures the event will be a leader in the tennis grand slam tournaments.

The Optus Team Tennis Australia (OTTA) program is a multi-faceted program, which focuses specifically on bringing out the best in all of Australia’s elite tennis teams.

Optus Team Tennis Australia develops a united national team culture among players at every level of the sport: from juniors who are just starting their careers, through to the world famous stars of Davis Cup and Fed Cup and our amazingly talented wheelchair players.

While Optus Team Tennis Australia helps to build the profile of the Davis and Fed Cups - the highest team events in tennis - the benefits of the program are now being felt at grass roots level too.

Optus is the naming rights sponsor of the following programs:

• The Optus Australian Davis Cup Team
• The Optus Australian Fed Cup Team
• The Optus Australian Junior Travelling Teams from ages 12/U up to 18/U. This includes scholarships and recognition awards for excellence
• The Optus Australian Junior Davis Cup Team
• The Optus Australian Junior Fed Cup Team
• The Optus Achievers program
• The Optus National Junior Tour
• The Optus Wheelchair Ranking awards
• The Wheelchair Open – presented by Optus
• The Optus Director of Tennis – Tony Roche