This partnership is tried and tested and will be continued: The ECE Group, last year's title sponsor of the Hamburg professional women's tennis tournament at the Rothenbaum, is also on board as one of the most important sponsors and promotional partners at the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open from 13 to 20 July.
The ECE Group has been an important partner and supporter of tournament director Sandra Reichel and MatchMaker Sports GmbH at Hamburg's Rothenbaum stadium since the beginning of their involvement in 2019. One milestone was the project management and design planning for the modernisation of the Rothenbaum Stadium in 2020, which was largely made possible financially by Alexander Otto and his sports foundation. Last year, the ECE Group also secured the continuation of the WTA tournament in Hamburg as the title sponsor of the Hamburg Ladies Open.
"With this fifth edition, the women's tennis tournament in Hamburg is sending out an important signal: Women's tennis is once again an integral part of the Rothenbaum and Hamburg is an exemplary tennis centre. This is to the great credit of tournament director Sandra Reichel. ECE is supporting the tournament again this year and is looking forward to some great tennis," explains Alexander Otto, entrepreneur and patron.
In addition to its long-standing support as a sponsor, the ECE Group is also an action partner of important side events of the tournament in the area of inclusion and youth development this year. Together with the Alexander Otto Sports Foundation, disabled sports teams from Hamburg clubs and the applicants for the Werner Otto Prize will be invited to visit the course.
"I am delighted that the ECE Group is also on board as an important partner for this year's resumption of the tournament in the WTA 250 category. The ECE Group, headed by CEO Alexander Otto, has supported us in our commitment to the women's tennis tournament in Hamburg from the very beginning. The numerous activities that we will be organising again this year in cooperation with the Alexander Otto Sports Foundation are also important additions that will turn the tournament into a tennis festival for the whole city," says Tournament Director Sandra Reichel.
About the ECE Group:
The ECE Group is an owner-managed family business from Hamburg that operates internationally in the property and investment business and provides asset management, project development expertise, investment management and other full-service property services.
Among other things, the ECE Group and its partners are currently developing the innovative TIDE project in a prime HafenCity location with 600 high-quality flats in a direct waterside location, a student residence and the UBS Digital Art Museum.
Founded in 1965 by mail order pioneer Professor Werner Otto (1909-2011), the company is still owned by the Otto family and is managed by Alexander Otto as CEO of the ECE Group. Further information can be found at: www.ece.com.