2018 New York Empire Gold Partnership - WTT

2018
2018   New
     New    York
          York   Empire
               Empire
     GoldPartnership
   Gold   Partnership

World
    TeamTennis
   Tennis like you’ve never seen it
   Featuring teams of the biggest names in
    tennis and rising stars competing in an
    exciting coed format
   Offering a unique and engaging experience
    for fans and partners
   National, professional tennis league co-
    founded by Billie Jean King in 1974
   Features six (6) professional teams
    throughout the U.S.
   A roster of proven tennis superstars playing
    night in and night out including: John Isner,
    Genie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Andy
    Roddick, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Nick
    Kyrgios, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, and
    Bob and Mike Bryan
   Three (3) week season on prime tennis
    calendar during the most valuable stretch of
    U.S. tennis leading up to the U.S. Open
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An Icon
   Billie Jean King is a co-founder and
    ambassador for WTT
   Won 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and
    mixed doubles tennis titles, including a
    record 20 titles at Wimbledon
   Received the Presidential Medal of
    Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor
    from President Obama in 2009; she was the
    first female athlete to be awarded this honor
   Named one of the “100 Most Important
    Americans of the 20th Century” by Life
    Magazine in 1990
   Recently profiled in major motion picture
    Battle of the Sexes, played by Emma Stone
    in the film
   Defeated Bobby Riggs in one of the greatest
    moments in sports history – the Battle of the
    Sexes in 1973
   Founded the Women’s Tennis Association
    (1973), the Women’s Sports Foundation
    (1974), Women’s Sports Magazine (1974) and
    co-founded the Billie Jean King Leadership
    Initiative (2014)
   The National Tennis Center, home of the U. S.
    Open, was renamed the USTA Billie Jean
    King National Tennis Center in 2006 in honor
    of Billie Jean King’s contributions to tennis,
    sports and society both on and off the court
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Our Coach
   As coach for 2017, led the NY Empire to a
    seven win season, finishing third in the
    League standings
   Gigi Fernandez, born in San Juan, Puerto
    Rico, burst onto the tennis scene by
    reaching the NCAA finals as a freshman,
    then turning professional in 1983 and
    becoming Puerto Rico's first female
    professional athlete in any sport
   Gigi’s illustrious career included winning 2
    Olympic Gold Medals and an astounding
    71 titles on the WTA tour including 2 singles,
    52 doubles and 17 Grand Slam doubles
    titles. Fernandez is recognized as one of the
    best doubles players of all-time
   Fernandez was named Puerto Rican Athlete
    of the Century and was inducted into the
    International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010
   Gigi now spends the majority of her time
    advocating for and teaching her doubles
    methodology, The Gigi Method, to doubles
    enthusiasts throughout the country
   Gigi is active on the instructional and
    motivational speaker circuit sharing her
    knowledge of doubles and her inspirational
    life story

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Our Team
Eugenie Bouchard
   A highly ranked WTA star, Bouchard is the first Canadian player to reach a
    Wimbledon final
   Bouchard is a former Wimbledon Junior Girls’ champion and has reached the
    semifinals of the Australian and French Open
   This will be Bouchard’s 4th season playing World TeamTennis and 2nd on the Empire

Mardy Fish
   Former #7 in the world, Fish will return to WTT for his 8th season
   Fish has won 6 ATP World Tour singles titles, 8 ATP World Tour doubles titles and in 2011
    Fish became the No. 1 American on the ATP Tour
   In 2004, Fish won the Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics

John Isner
   Isneristhe #1American in the ATP World Tour, and will play his 8th consecutive
    season of WTT and 2nd with the Empire
   Isner haswon 13 singles and 5 doubles titles on the ATP World Tour
   At6-foot-10, Isnerhas served more than 10,000 aces during hiscareer

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Our Team
Tatjana Maria
   Maria, winner of 3 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career, will maker her WTT debut this summer
   Maria finished 2017 with a Top-50 singles ranking on the WTA Tour and has represented her
    country Germany in Fed Cup competition

Dennis Novikov
   Novikov, winner of 3 ATP Challenger titles, will play his 2nd season of World TeamTennis and 1st
    with the Empire
   Novikov defeated former World No. 4 Kei Nishikorithis January at the Oracle Challenger in
    Newport Beach, California

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
   Martinez Sanchez, a native of Spain, has won 5 career singles titles, 18 career doubles titles and
    represented her country Spain in Fed Cup
   Martinez Sanchez reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 4 in 2010 after a semifinal
    showing at the French Open

Neal Skupski
   Skupskiwill be playing his third consecutive season with the Empire
   Skupskiwon his first career ATP doubles title this February in Montpellier and reached the
    quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2017

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USTA Billie Jean King
National Tennis Center

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosted the New York Empire in 2017, marking the first
                  time the National Tennis Center ever saw WTT action on its grounds.                  6

2017
Highlights
   Hosted World TeamTennis at the USTA
    Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for
    the first time
   Tripled number of wins from 2016 season
   Only team in League with female coach
    and female General Manager
   National anthem singers featured
    performers from Broadway to television to
    sports
   Live music and entertainment in food
    village
   Nightly food trucks and beverage
    vendors
   On-site activities including ping-pong and
    corn hole
   Introduced the team’s first-ever mascot,
    “Hudson”

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2018 New York Empire
    Home Schedule
    Date                 Time      Opponent

   Sunday, July 15      5:00 PM   Washington Kastles
   Wednesday, July 18   7:00 PM   Philadelphia Freedoms
   Friday, July 20      7:00 PM   San Diego Aviators
   Monday, July 23      7:00 PM   Washington Kastles
   Wednesday, July 25   7:00 PM   Springfield Lasers
   Thursday, July 26    7:00 PM   Orange County Breakers
   Thursday, August 2   7:00 PM   Philadelphia Freedoms

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Partnership Opportunities

    Prime Time Tennis
    Media & PR
    World-Class Hospitality
    On Site Brand Exposure
    Unmatched Fan Access
    High Energy Experiences & Celebrity Appeal
    Community & Youth Engagement
    All packages can be customized to meet specific
     needs

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Prime Time
Tennis
   The New York Empire will feature
    seven (7) home matches in 2018
    when the nation’s appetite for world-
    class tennis reaches its peak –
    between The Championships at
    Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in
    Flushing Meadows
   10 World TeamTennis matches were
    televised and distributed in 2017 on
    ESPN3, Tennis Channel, Comcast
    Sports Net, Altitude Sports and MSG
    with the Finals airing LIVE on ESPN2
   In 2017, CBS New York, SNY, Comcast
    Sports Net, WNBC, and New York 1
    were some of the local coverage
    providers to feature segments of NY
    Empire content
   The NY Empire had four matches air
    on the five national networks
    mentioned above with a collective
    reach of more than 80 million viewers

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Media &
PR
   In 2017, media coverage included:
        A full-color, full-page article in the
         Sunday, June 4 print edition of the New
         York Post with 23,917,718 impressions
        A NY1 segment which ran a total of 33
         times
        A two-part television appearance on
         PBS’ Channel Thirteen program,
         MetroFocus, where part two focused
         entirely on the NY Empire and WTT
        Coverage also included in:
              CBS
              ESPN
              Tennis Magazine
              USA Today
              SNY
   Total earned media impressions: 149,123,764

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World-Class Hospitality

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On-Site Partner Branding

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Unmatched Fan Access

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High Energy Experience

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Community & Youth
Engagement

Community engagement is a core pillar of the NY Empire. We hosted clinics with juniors in the New York
 metro area, including many kids from underserved communities who’ve never had access to tennis.
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Gold Sponsor
Sponsor Identification
   Recognition as Gold Sponsor on Sponsor Board located in highly visible area
   Sponsor logo displayed on LED board at all home matches
   Sponsor will receive a half-page four color advertisement in Team Program
   Name recognition as Gold Sponsor on the sponsor page in Team Program

Entertainment/VIP Hospitality
   Four (4) courtside front row box seats with identification placard for all seven (7) home
    matches
   Invitations for four (4) guests to attend VIP Player Party with hors d’oeuvres, drinks and
    Q & A session with team players and coach for all seven (7) home matches
   Invitations for two (2) guests to participate in VIP tennis clinic with two team players
   Four (4) Team Programs provided to Sponsor
   Two (2) VIP parking passes for each home match

                                           For Sponsorship Inquiries:
                                                Michele Cope
                                         michele@nyempiretennis.com
                                                 561.212.3744                                    17

For Sponsorship Inquiries:
       Michele Cope
michele@nyempiretennis.com
        561.212.3744           18