Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka Headline Singles Field at 2009 Cellular South Cup

Ticket Packages And Group Tickets To The 2009 Cellular South Cup Are On Sale Now

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cellular South Cup announced today that Caroline Wozniacki (DEN), the No. 12-ranked player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, will join Victoria Azarenka (BLR), the No. 15-ranked player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, at the 2009 Cellular South Cup tournament, the premier women's professional tennis tournament in the Mid-South. The Cellular South Cup will be played February 13-21, 2009 at The Racquet Club of Memphis.

"We are pleased to be adding two of the world's Top-15 ranked players to our 2009 singles field of players," said Cellular South Cup Tournament Director Peter Lebedevs. "Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka are two of the most promising, up-and-coming stars on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and we know tennis fans will enjoy watching them compete."

"We're very pleased to be continuing our affiliation with the Racquet Club of Memphis and the new ownership group," said Jim Richmond, director of Corporate Communications for Cellular South. "This tournament always attracts some of the top players in women's tennis and this year will be no different with the addition of two of the sport's brightest upcoming stars."

Wozniacki, Denmark's top female tennis star and ranked No. 12 in the world, will be making her fourth appearance inMemphis. In her career, the 18-year-old Danish star owns a 5-3 singles record at the Cellular South Cup. 2008 was a breakthrough season for Wozniacki, highlighted by her first three Tour singles titles, which included championships inStockholm, New Haven andTokyo and her 100th career win. She is the first Danish woman to ever to win a Tour singles title. In 2008, she had 10 wins over players ranked in the Top 20, including four victories against players ranked in the Top 10. Wozniacki finished 2007 ranked No. 64, but jumped an impressive 52 places to finish 2008 ranked No. 12.

Azarenka enters the 2009 WTA Tour season as the world's No. 15-ranked player and the No. 1-ranked player fromBelarus. 2009 will mark the 19-year-old player's second visit to the Cellular South Cup. 2008 was the first year that Azarenka finished the season in the Top 20, highlighted by runner-up finishes atGold Coast andPrague. On May 12 (afterBerlin), she cracked the Top 20 in the singles rankings for the first time in her career when she rose from No.26 to No.19 in the world. That same day she entered the doubles Top 10 (rose from No.12 to No.10) for the first time in her career. In 2008, Azarenka earned impressive singles victories over Top 10 players Anna Chakvetadze, Agnieszka Radwanska and Elena Dementieva.

In its history, the Cellular South Cup has hosted some of the biggest names in women's tennis. Recent tournament winners include two-time defending champion Lindsay Davenport (USA - '08 and '97), three-time champion Venus Williams (USA - '98, '99 and '07), Vera Zvonareva (RUS - '05 and '04) and Monica Seles (USA - '02 and '03) to name a few.

Ticket packages and group tickets to the 2009 Cellular South Cup are on sale now and are available by calling (901) 765-4401. Order tickets today to ensure the best available seating.

About Cellular South

Cellular South is a privately-owned diversified mobile communications company passionately committed to helping customers get the most out of their wireless devices and services. The company accomplishes this goal by providing the most reliable and advanced 3G nationwide voice and data network, offering industry-leading family and unlimited flat rate voice, text and mobile web plans and through its online and in-store Discover Centers, which give customers easy, simple and convenient tools, tips, advice and information to get the most out of their mobile phone. For more information, visit www.cellularsouth.com.

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