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<\/p>\nThe 2016 Mallorca Open is the first edition of this brand-new tournament held on the Spanish island where Rafael Nadal grew up. It might seem odd for a nation dedicated to clay-court tennis to open a tournament with a grass surface, but this is part of the evolving, global nature of the sport. It is also a product of the fact that Nadal won two Wimbledon titles and overcame his limitations to be a very good grass-court player for a stretch of time in his career. It\u2019s also a response to Garbine Muguruza\u2019s run to the 2015 Wimbledon final.<\/p>\n
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If you\u2019re betting this event, there is value to be found in creating players who can function well on all surfaces. For Americans, this means developing better clay-court players in a nation where hardcourts are the surface of choice, widely available to younger players as they train and practice. In Spain, the goal is to create better grass competency, to supplement the clay-court abilities so many players develop at a comparatively early age in their careers.<\/p>\n
The Mallorca Open is a testament to Spain\u2019s willingness to broaden its horizons. The trophy given to the champion of this tournament is the Toni Nadal Trophy, a reminder of the Nadal family\u2019s influence and visibility on the island of Mallorca.\u00a0The competition in the 32-player main draw will begin on Monday, June 13. Let\u2019s see if Muguruza\u2019s star power is limited to just clay or whether it can carry over to grass.<\/p>\n
Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n Event:<\/strong> Mallorca Open<\/p>\n Category:<\/strong> WTA International Level<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> June 13 \u2013 19, 2016<\/p>\n Location: <\/strong>Santa Ponsa Tennis Club \u2013 Mallorca, Spain<\/p>\n With a prize money allotment of $250,000, this tournament is making a cautious first step into the structure of the WTA Tour. Organizers are anxious to see if this event can grow over time. Something entirely new brings with it a sense of optimism, but also some apprehension. We\u2019ll just have to wait to see how this tournament unfolds, not just in terms of the level of play, but the way it is received by the public in Spain, a country accustomed to clay-court tennis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2016 Mallorca Open is the first edition of this brand-new tournament held on the Spanish island where Rafael Nadal grew up. It might seem odd for a nation dedicated to clay-court tennis to open a tournament with a grass surface, but this is part of the evolving, global nature of the sport. It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mallorca","category-spain"],"yoast_head":"\n