High-profile sports tournament returns to area club

The FineMark Women’s Pro Tennis Championship was a major hit for the Bonita Bay Club in 2019, and now it's back for another round.

By Business Observer Staff
| 6:00 a.m. March 20, 2020
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Courtesy. Lauren Davis, who reached the second and third rounds, respectively, at the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon, won the inaugural FineMark Womenâ€™s Pro Tennis Championship at Bonita Bay Club in May 2019.

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Advantage to Southwest Florida tennis club executive Paula Scheb when it comes to acing a big challenge: winning the rights to host a women’s pro tennis championship event.

The FineMark Women’s Pro Tennis Championship, the only $100,000 Women’s U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit Tournament in Florida, is scheduled to return to the Bonita Bay Club in May, for the second year. The event — barring any coronavirus-connected cancellation — is scheduled for May 11-17. Rising star Lauren Davis, who reached the second and third rounds, respectively, at the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon, won the inaugural edition at Bonita Bay Club in May 2019.