PLAYOFFS IN USA
The qualifying tournament will be organized next November in Florida.
Les Petits As tournament never stops to grow. A lot of young players from Les Petits As have become legends on the tour. The tournament is considered as an example to follow for all the specialists all around the world. Year by year, it has become THE WORLDWIDE REFERENCE.
To take everything as granted is not the part of the DNA of the tournament and its 180 volunteers. On the contrary, the leitmotiv is to go higher. To keep improving, always.
Since 3 years, the progress has been marked by 3 major facts:
‣ The partnership with Lacoste, a worldwide reference as well. Thereby, it has become LE MONDIAL LACOSTE
‣ An optimal online activity (social networks and website)
‣ The live-streaming of the matches
The next innovation takes place on the sportive side: international development. More precisely, it answers to the figure’s logic : the United States is a wide country and a great country of tennis as well. Its champions have written the history of this sport (recently, the name of Andre Agassi has come back to the spotlights) and its potential of futures champions is huge.
The USA stands in the highest position of the nation’s ranking on Les Petits As. Boys and
girls combined, they gathered 26 winners and finalists. Let’s name some of them by chronology : Michael Chang, Lindsay Davenport, Bethanie Mattek- Sands, Donald Young, Frances Tiafoe or CiCi Bellis.
The purpose of the project is to give to USTA’s delegation (4 girls, 4 boys) the same amount of players than the European nations (ruled by Tennis Europe). Finally, Les Petits As searches for the East/West equity in order to always provide the best quality of competition and talents.
USA Playoffs Lacoste : a new adventure
Initiator of the project, he explains:
”Our thoughts were pretty simple: being the world number 1 tournament of the category is great, but always fight to improve ourself is much better. We are in the sport field and the most important is what happens on the court. That means we always need to have the best players. This is the reason why we innovate a Playoff tournament. We start a new adventure!”Why did you choose the US?
”It was an obvious decision when you think about its potential and its historical results in Tarbes. 26 winners and finalists, boys and girls combined for the US, that’s just impressive! Also, they have the special link with the tournamen»t. This is about relationship and it is something what matters for Les Petits As. French and foreigners define us as a unique event in the world, we want to keep this reputation!”You said « adventure », can we guess that in the future this kind of event will be exported in other countries?
“Of course, we need to feed our ambitions to progress!”
Lacoste on board : the eyes of the green crocodile will shine in Florida.
Lacoste, the most famous crocodile in the world, is following us in the creation and the production of this event. An equipment package will be offer to the winners and finalists.
As on Les Petits As – Le Mondial Lacoste, our title partner will dress all the organization staff.
“Main partner of Les Petits As since 2015, we are proud to take part in the international development of the most famous world tournament under 14. LACOSTE has a strong presence in the US, it is the biggest market for our brand. The US playoffs will reinforce our visibility in the region and promote our collection to the young tennis players.“
With a unique heritage in the sport world through our origins and our founder : the famous tennis champion René Lacoste, the Crocodile brand is an active partner in tennis and golf. The values of LACOSTE : integrity, performance and elegance are now carried by players and ambassadors such as Novak Djokovic, Dominika Cibulkova, Roberto Bautista-Agut, Alize Cornet, Gustavo Kuerten, Mats Wilander and Guy Forget.
Destination Club Med : flight 714 to Sandpiper Bay
Another worlwide prestigious brand, Le Club Med, opens its doors on the exceptional resort of Sandpiper Bay in Florida, between Orlando and Miami on the East coast.
The only one Club Med resort in the United States is a wonderful place full of a luxurious vegetation all along the river St Lucie. Just next to the resort, a city is named Melbourne… What a sign for our little champions!
“It makes a lot of sense to us to be welcoming and hosting the playoffs of Les Petits As tournament at Club Med Sandpiper Bay. Tennis – as many other sports activities – has been part of Club Med’s DNA for many years, offering top-notch courts and infrastructure, as well as professional teaching for all levels in more than 35 resorts around the world. This common passion for sports and tennis is also what has brought Lacoste – another partner of “Les Petits As” since 2015 – and us together for a partnership. Moreover Club Med Sandpiper Bay in Florida is our true flagship for this sporty & active DNA, with a unique offer orientated towards “active wellness“.“
Club Med Academies are a key pillar of active wellness program, with their high-level pro-coaching – thanks to renowned coaches
in their discipline – as well as comprehensive and personalized programs for all levels in tennis, golf, fitness and beach volleyball. Regarding tennis more specifically, the Academy is supervised by Gabe Jaramillo, famous for having trained Agassi and Sampras among others, and Scott Del Mastro, who »boasts more than 20 years of experience.A complete wellness offer adds up to this service: 3 pools, including an adult-exclusive as well as a lap pool, and a spa by L’Occitane. Our 2 restaurants also provide with a wide selection of gourmet specialties, including balanced and healthy options that will ravish our sports addicts.
“We are A-ready to welcome the next American “little Aces”!“
