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Women's Tennis Signs 'Multi-year Partnership' With Saudi Investment Fund

Kevin Foster, Head of Corporate Affairs for the Saudi Public Investment Fund and and Marina Storti, chief executive of WTA Ventures, announce a new multi-year partnership between the women's tennis circuit and PIF (Credit: AFP)

The women's tennis tour (WTA) on Monday announced "a multi-year partnership" with the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund (PIF), emulating a deal made by the men's tour (ATP) in February.

The WTA said in a statement that it shared with PIF an "ambition to grow women's professional tennis and inspire more women and girls around the world to take up the game."

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