FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AN EVENING NOT TO BE MISSED DURING THE 2012 ROGERS CUP

The glamorous Rogers Cup Player Party fashion show, produced by Chiccane.com:

where fashion and tennis collide!

Montréal, August 1st 2012 – One of the highlights of the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank has always been the popular Player Party. This year’s,event, being held on August 5^th at 5:30 p.m. at the Grand Salon 4 of the Fairmount The Queen Elizabeth, promises to be a spectacular show. Creations from Quebec and Canadian designers will be presented during the evening, which is produced by the online boutique Chiccane.com and hosted by comedian Louis-José Houde. The show will be inspired by the television series Mad Men and will be set to the rhythms of artist Misstress Barbara.

Runway and players: a perfect match

This year’s exclusive fashion show will feature such Quebec designers as Eve Gravel, Martin Lim, Mélissa Nepton, Nadya Toto, and Rudsak. Guests will be able to watch both the players and professional male models show off CIN Tailleurs signature clothing. Among the players walking the runway are Daniela Hantuchovà, a star player whose beauty led her to appear in Sports Illustrated, Maria Kirilenko, a model and player ranked 15^th in the world, Lucie Safarova, Petra Cetkovska, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and many more! Moreover, well-known Quebec athletes who will also be present include Aleksandra Wosniak, Marie-Ève Pelletier, and Eugénie Bouchard, recent Wimbledon junior champ and La Presse personality of the week. This glamorous evening has become a not-to-be-missed event for the elite of the tennis world. For more information about Chiccane.com, visit the online boutique. (www.chiccane.com.)

Fun for a good cause

Profits from the evening will go to Tennis Canada’s Les petits as du tennis program, which seeks to promote tennis in schools. Only a few tickets are still available for purchase, at $400 each ($4,000 for a table of 10). Places are limited. For more information, please contact Madeleine Barette at 514 273-1515 ext. 246.

About the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank

The Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a Tennis Canada owned and operated world-class tournament celebrating its 132^nd anniversary of the men’s event from August 4-12, 2012 at Rexall Centre and its 120^h anniversary of the women’s event from August 4-13, 2012 at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. As an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, Premier WTA tournament and U.S. Open Series event, the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will showcase the world’s best players. The Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is the third-oldest title in tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For more information and tickets visit www.rogerscup.com.

About Tennis Canada

Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association responsible for leading the growth, promotion and showcasing of tennis in Canada. Tennis Canada owns and operates two of the premier events on the ATP and WTA Tours; Rogers Cup presented by National Bank men’s and women’s events that rotate annually between Rexall Centre in Toronto and Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. In addition, Tennis Canada owns and operates seven professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports seven other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national training centres at the Centre of Excellence in Toronto and at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.TennisCanada.com.

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