China News Service, Beijing, September 29 (Cheng Liping, Yu Zhou, Yu Zhe) The opening ceremony of the 2026 Beijing Open Golden Season and the Hubei Bank Jingshan Tennis Open was held on the 28th at the Central Court of the Jingshan International Tennis Event Center. As the only international professional tennis event for both men and women in counties across the country, the Jingshan Tennis Open attracts domestic and foreign tennis players to gather together for a nine-day peak showdown.
The picture shows the opening ceremony of the 2026 Beijing Open Golden Season and Hubei Bank Jingshan Tennis Open. Photo provided by the organizer
This event is composed of two professional events, WTA125 and ATP100, with four categories: women's singles, women's doubles, men's singles, and men's doubles. 134 professional players from 18 countries and regions competed on the same stage. There will be 122 matches throughout the event. The doubles final is scheduled to be held on October 3, and the singles final will end on October 4.
At the opening ceremony, warm-up performances such as "Green Forest" and "Let's Dream Fly Together" were in full bloom, showing the cultural charm and sports vitality of Jingshan region. Subsequently, the caddies entered the stadium neatly, and the flag teams of athletes from each participating country and region appeared in sequence.
The picture shows the warm-up show "Green Forest". Photo provided by the organizer
Chen Jiawei, Secretary of the Jingmen Municipal Party Committee, said in his welcome speech that Jingshan is deeply committed to the "Tennis +" integrated development path, continues to promote the multi-dimensional layout of "Tennis + events, tennis + training, tennis + cultural tourism", strives to create a county-specific tennis business card, and is committed to building China's "Wimbledon". The 2026 Jingshan Tennis Open opens again, which is not only a continuation of the profound heritage of "China's Home of Tennis", but also a wonderful display of Jingmen Jingshan's image as an open and dynamic city.
Jiang Hongwei, vice chairman of the Chinese Tennis Association, pointed out that the continuous creation of the Beijing Tennis Golden Season is a vivid practice for my country's tennis events to reach the grassroots and promote the balanced development of urban and rural sports. Jingshan has innovatively built a three-dimensional event matrix of "five games and one conference" to form a good ecology in which professional events set benchmarks, youth training has a strong foundation, and national fitness is widely covered. It has embarked on a characteristic development path in which competitive sports and national fitness are two-way empowerment, and the event economy and urban development coexist. The Chinese Tennis Association will continue to empower Jingshan to support the creation of high-quality grassroots events, the construction of youth talent echelons and the high-quality development of the entire tennis industry chain.
The picture shows the guests giving commemorative gifts to each other. Photo provided by the organizer
After the opening ceremony, the opening match started in full swing. China's Tianjin player Yang Yidi faced off against the second seed of the women's singles, the French star Ferro. Both sides had good offensive and defensive skills, and high-quality confrontations were staged one after another. Their superb skills and fighting attitude ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. On the first day of the match, many main matches continued at the Central Court, and the competitive atmosphere in the stadium continued to heat up.
During the event, cultural, sports and tourism consumption linkage activities were launched simultaneously. The Beijing Net Carnival and the Beijing Net Music Season are staged in turn to enrich the cultural and sports life of the masses. At the same time, millions of Jingwang consumption coupons are distributed throughout the city. With event ticket stubs, viewers can enjoy exclusive discounts on catering, accommodation, shopping, scenic spot tours and other services at hundreds of Jingwang alliance merchants in the city, achieving "watching high-quality events, enjoying cultural and tourism benefits, and promoting consumption."
It is understood that this event is hosted by the Tennis Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, the Hubei Provincial Sports Bureau, and the Jingmen Municipal People's Government, and is hosted by the Jingshan Municipal People's Government. (over)
