Tokyo, October 23, 2023 –NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the International Tennis Federation (ITF^*1) as title sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters^*2, which it has sponsored since 1994, and as an International Sponsor of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour for an additional three-year period from 2024 through 2026.

NEC’s continuing partnership with the ITF began in 1992 through sponsorship of the Wheelchair Tennis Tour, and this year marks its 30th year as the title sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters.

Wheelchair tennis is one of the most quickly expanding para sports. This year's NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters will be held from October 30 to November 5 in Barcelona, Spain, and is the year-end singles championship on the International Wheelchair Tennis Tour (more than 160 tournaments throughout the year) organized by the ITF. The Masters often decides the world champion in one or more of the men’s, women’s and quad (athletes with a higher degree of mobility impairment) singles.

NEC has created a video and an article documenting the history of its journey with the ITF to develop the sport of wheelchair tennis.
Please see the following links:
LinkedIn Post and Video
NEC Global Stories Article

By supporting various sports, including this tournament and now-retired record-breaking wheelchair tennis athlete Shingo Kunieda, NEC is living up to its Purpose^*3 and contributing to the creation of inclusive and diversified environments where everyone has a chance to reach their full potential.

David Haggerty, ITF President, said: "There is no doubt that wheelchair tennis would not be where it is today without the loyal support of NEC, whose commitment to the development of the sport and its year-end championship, the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters, has always been exemplary. Wheelchair tennis has long been one of the fastest growing and most popular of all para sports and on behalf of the ITF and wheelchair tennis, I would like to express our ongoing gratitude to NEC, and we look forward to continuing this longstanding and successful partnership."

"We are delighted to announce the continuation of our partnership with the International Tennis Federation," said Takayuki Morita, President and CEO, NEC Corporation. "It is a great honor for us to mark 30 years of our sponsorship of the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters, and we are tremendously proud to have supported the development of this sport since its inception."

Outline of the 2023 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters

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About NEC Wheelchair Tennis Sponsorship

URL: https://www.nec.com/en/global/ad/wheelchairtennis/index.html

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