BARCELONA, March 13, 2018 (Press Release)
The Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and Lacoste announced on Monday that the prestigious French sports and fashion brand will be the official and exclusive partner of the Barcelona tennis tournament and will clothe all officials of the tournament, ball kids and lines-umpires on courts of Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. Starting with the 2018 edition, this five-year partnership also includes a Lacoste store at the tournament venue.
“We are proud to be one of the official partners of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. This tournament perfectly matches with the DNA of Lacoste brand and its global strategy in Iberica region. This partnership will contribute to develop and strengthen the presence of our brand in addition to the creation of our new Iberica region subsidiary last January,” Thierry Guibert, President of Lacoste Group, said.
The agreement with Lacoste is a step forward in sponsorship strategy for the tournament, which will also have a sartorial benefit to its judges and ball boys. Albert Costa, director of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, considers that “the arrival of Lacoste gives the tournament an international dimension” and is very pleased to have among its principal partners “a company born of tennis and that all fans relate at all times with our sport.”
With a unique heritage in the world of sport, based on its origins and that of its founder: renowned tennis champion René Lacoste, the French brand is an active partner in tennis and golf. Lacoste values of fair-play, elegance and tenacity are today embodied by players and ambassadors such as Novak Djokovic, Roberto Bautista-Agut, Hyeon Chung, Dominika Cibulkova, Gustavo Kuerten, Mats Wilander and Guy Forget.
Based on its authentic sports roots, Lacoste is represented today by over a hundred tennis and golf champions from more than 20 different nationalities and strengthens its heritage in tennis through world renowned events such as Roland Garros, the Miami Open, the Shanghai Rolex Masters and the ATP Finals.
