# TN govt gives ₹10 crore for Chennai Open tennis tournament 2026-08-08T19:43:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Tamil Nadu government has committed ₹10 crore to host the Chennai Open, a WTA 250 tournament, for the second successive year. The announcement follows a meeting between Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) president Vijay Amritraj and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday. The government will partner with the TNTA and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) for the event, scheduled from November 2 to 8 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam. The total cost of the tournament is estimated at ₹20 crore, with the State providing half and the TNTA raising the remainder through sponsorships and revenue. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chennai Open, sports funding, Tamil Nadu government, Vijay Amritraj, WTA tennis Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tn-govt-gives-rs10-crore-for-chennai-open-tennis-tournament/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tn-govt-gives-rs10-crore-for-chennai-open-tennis-tournament/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/