32 FAMOUS NAMES PLAYED IN BALI


The 2004 Wismilak International Bali ® was held at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Nusa Dua, from 12 th to 19 th September. The prestigious event featured 32 famous names in the international tennis community Proudly representing the host country Indonesia were Angelique Widjaja and Ayu Fani Damayanti. Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia won first place in the Singles category, while Anastasia Myskina from Russia and Ai Sugiyama from Japan won the Doubles category.

FOR THE COMMUNITY AND JUST FOR FUN


Apart from the tournament, there were also involved in various community events including a mini tennis program hosted by Ayu Fani Damayanti and a coaching clinic with Chanda Rubin and Richard Schoenborn. Players also experienced Balinese entertainment, a fashion show, sailing, cookery class, village entertainment, a temple ceremony, a special photo session for “Her World” Indonesia magazine and luxurious spa sessions at Mandara Spa. More activities had been introduced to ensure a fun event for players as well as spectators.

WORLDWIDE EXPOSURE


The women's finals were shown live on ESPN, Star Sports, The Tennis Channel, and NTV with over 40 hours coverage broadcasted to 150 countries worldwide. Last year TV7 was appointed as the local broadcaster.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Year 2004 marked special celebrations where Wismilak International Bali® received the Sports and Tourism Innovation Award from the Tourism Ministry of Indonesia for their contribution towards Indonesian tourism and Yayuk Basuki, the Indonesian icon for women's tennis, was awarded the prestigious WTA award. For journalists covering the event, the organiser put together a coverage competition for articles and tennis photographs to encourage accuracy and creativity.

WINNI APPOINTED AS THE OFFICIAL MASCOT


Aside from contributing to tourism, Wismilak International Bali ® also proved its commitment to Balinese wildlife protection by introducing Winni as its tournament icon. A Bali Starling, Winni represents a Balinese endemic bird species which had declined in population to only less than 25 in the world today.