FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL tournament in Gurugram, HCL Group brings the HCL ITF W15 tournament to New Delhi.
Scheduled from April 26 to May 3 at the DLTA Stadium, the event will feature 74 players, including 62 Indian athletes, competing for crucial world ranking points and a total prize purse of $15,000.
Leading the Indian challenge is Zeel Desai (World Rank 550), top seed and winner of the HCL ITF W15 Gurugram -looking to carry forward her title-winning momentum and push her ranking higher. She is joined by a strong domestic contingent: Akansha Dileep Nitture (5th seed, Rank 906), Shruti Ahlawat (6th seed, Rank 908), and Sonal Patil (7th seed, Rank 966). International challengers from Russia, Japan, the United States, and Poland add competitive depth to the event.
The doubles final is scheduled for May 2, the singles final on May 3.
Between 2014 and 2018, HCL built a grassroots foundation for Indian tennis through the HCL Junior Tour and Masters – creating structured pathways for junior players through inter-school competitions and professional tournament exposure, in partnership with AITA and MBTA. Now, HCL returns to tennis with its sights set higher: hosting international-level ITF events on Indian soil, connecting that early foundation to global competition, and ensuring the financial and logistical barriers of professional tennis don’t cut short careers that deserve a full run.
The tournament will be directed by Vishal Uppal, captain of the Indian Billie Jean King Cup Team.
