John McEnroe and BNP Paribas Present the "We Are Tennis Fan Academy" - Seite 2

The recruitment process for the "We Are Tennis Fan Academy" will continue throughout the year. BNP Paribas aims to rollout the Academy for all of its different tournaments in order to get Super Fans ready to create fantastic atmospheres all over the world. At each event, the Group will seek to surprise and involve fans.

www.wearetennis.com -- www.fans.wearetennis.com -- #SupportTennis -- #WeAreTennis

About BNP Paribas and tennis

Today, BNP Paribas is the world's number one tennis partner, a unique and historical commitment that began in 1973 encompassing all levels of tennis around the world:

• Professional tennis: Official sponsor of Roland Garros, Title sponsor of Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Sponsor of 4 ATP Masters 1000 (BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, lnternazionali BNL d'ltalia in Rome and BNP Paribas Masters in Paris), Title sponsor of BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore, Partner of the Bank of the West Classic (Stanford), Grand Prix Hassan II (Casablanca), Grand Prix SAR Princesse Lalla Meryem (Fes), Open 13 (Marseille), Moselle Open, BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, AEGON Championships (London) and BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games (Antwerp).
• Exhibition tennis: BNP Paribas Showdown in New York, BNP Paribas Tennis Classic in Hurlingham.
• Wheelchair tennis: BNP Paribas Open de France, BNP Pari bas World Team Cup.
• Tennis Academies and Rising Stars Tennis: Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Master'U BNP Panbas, BNP Pari bas Cup, BNP Paribas NationalTenn1s Academy in Ireland.
• Amateur tennis: Sponsor of the BNP Paribas Family Trophy, supporting more than 1,000 amateur tournaments worldwide, alongside more than 20 national tennis federations and dozens of charities such as Yannick Noah's "Fete leMur" association, as well as driving original social projects linked to tennis.
  
  

The wearetennis.com website and its social networks have been gathering tennis fans from all over the world to share the latest news from the ATP, WTA and ITF circuits for the past four years.

We Are Tennis also promotes innovative experiences and events on-site during the tournaments themselves.

We Are Tennis Solidaire is a charity initiative set in motion by BNP Paribas in 2012. Its purpose is to help renovate or create suitable reception areas and play spaces for children and young teenagers undergoing treatment in hospital and their family and friends, and regularly organise entertainment in hospitals and during tournaments to offer children some great tennis moments.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas has operations in 75 countries and boasts more than 180,000 employees, Including approximately 140,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its two core activities: Retail Banking & Services (comprised of Domestic Markets and International Financial Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance 1s the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across Mediterranean basin countries, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, B NP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fast-growing businesses in Asia-Pacific.