"Bringing a WTA tournament to Estonia would be a great thing" - Native Estonian Kontaveit backs WTA event at home

World top 10 tennis player Anett Kontaveit has expressed her support for holding a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in her home town.

Reports of a possible WTA event in Estonia surfaced earlier this month with the proposal becoming publicly known. The proposal has the event being a WTA 250 event to be hosted in Tallinn in October. However, it's strongly opposed by the countries Prime Minister Kaja Kallas who said it was not a sufficiently top-tier competition to merit state support.

Since then, Anett Kontaveit, the countries top player has come out publicly supporting the effort. She wrote on her social media:

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"Bringing the WTA tournament to Estonia would be a great thing for our tennis here, and the country. Top tennis players fighting together to win a tournament in our Estonia."

As reported by ERR News, the domestic tennis association was offered the possibility of hosting the WTA tournament for three consecutive years, starting this year, with the hope being that not only the state but also the Tallinn city government and the private sector would provide the funds.