Tennis Tournament in Umag under the name "ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag"

A three-year sponsorship contract was signed in Koprivnica between Podravka and Istragolf and Istraturist, the organisers of the ATP in Umag. Under the contract, the well-known Podravka brand Studena has become the title sponsor of the tournament whose name for the next three years will be the “ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag”. The contract was signed in the presence of the media by Gordana Tomičić, Chairperson of the Board of Istraturist, Slavko Rasberger, tournament director of the ATP in Umag, and Saša Romac, member of the board of Podravka.

For the last sixteen years, the ATP Croatia Open Umag has been one of the most significant professional men’s tournaments of the ATP International Series in Europe. Only a small number of tournaments within this category can be proud to have had participants such as Thomas Muster, Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Rios, Carlos Moya, Ivan Ljubičić and upcoming stars such as Filippo Volandri, Rafael Nadal, Guillermo Coria, Marin Čilić and others. Besides numerous Croatian and international awards, this tournament received the ATP “Award of Excellence” four times: in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2004, and each time the ATP Organisation was able to stress the great progress made in the organisation of the tournament.

The 17th occasion of the ATP Croatia Open Umag will be held from 24 to 30 July 2006. The full programme of the tournament events and the complete list of registered players will be presented at the traditional press conference, scheduled for mid-July, which marks the beginning of the Umag story.

Besides the Sponsorship Contract, the Commercial Cooperation Agreement between Istraturist and Podravka has also been signed. The agreement, which will increase by a third the amount of business between Istraturist and Podravka, was signed by Gordana Tomičić, Chairperson of the Board of Istraturist and Miroslav Vitković, member of the board of Podravka, in the presence of Darko Marinac, President of the Management Board of Podravka. The signing of the Commercial Cooperation Agreement between Istraturist and Podravka is important because it allows for long-term and high-quality cooperation between Istraturist and Podravka, but also because it creates a firmer connection between these two Croatian companies.