Game, set, match: Charlotte lands a huge tennis tournament, starting in 2027
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. For years, local tennis fans in Charlotte have griped that they had few choices — other than to travel out of town — if they wanted to watch some of the best players in the world play a match that actually counted. That fact is about to change in a very big way. The Charlotte Sports Foundation announced Wednesday morning that it has signed a landmark agreement with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). The partnership will bring the WTA Finals, the season-ending championship played each November in women’s pro tennis, to Charlotte for three consecutive years from 2027-29.