Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Mexico - The 25th edition of the Puerto Vallarta Pro Tennis Tournament will be played from July 23 to 26 at the Sheraton Buganvilias Tennis Club. In addition to twenty-four professionals playing for a $25,000 pesos purse, there will be an amateur tournament for children and teens, which will attract dozens of young regional players and their families.

According to tennis club director, Martin Parra, this year's tournament will once again be held with the support of the Sheraton Buganvilias Resort & Convention Center and Siete Leguas tequila. He said that the Tennis Club has been promoting the sport in Puerto Vallarta for many years, since the celebrities who have visited the city have played here.

In the men's singles tournament 24 professional players will participate, 12 direct from the ranks of the Mexican Association of Tennis Professionals, along with 4 wild cards (special guests) and 8 qualifiers.

Puerto Vallarta's own Gerardo López Villaseñor, who currently trains in the United States where he has won major tournaments and was named 'the most promising youth' for the U.S. Open, will be making his debut at the professional level, and David Marcelo Amador, a former player on the Mexico Davis Cup team, has also confirmed his attendance.

Organizer Martin Parra, who has spent over 40 years promoting the "white sport," said that this professional tournament began in 1989 and is endorsed by the Tennis Association of Jalisco, which awards points for national ranking in the child and youth categories.

The 25th Puerto Vallarta Pro Tennis Tournament is being promoted in Guadalajara and in other parts of the country, so many families are expected to come and watch their children compete, and of course to see the professionals play.

"We have to let the national tourists know that Puerto Vallarta is not only a place for sun and beach and clubs but also of intense sports, and we want to encourage everyone who likes to play tennis to come and enroll their kids in the Grade 4 children and youth tournaments for levels 10, 12-14 and 16-21 in both branches," Parra concluded.