Nasser Al Khelaifi, President of the Qatar Tennis Federation along with other officials at gala dinner.
DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar and the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) jointly hosted a gala dinner on Monday to launch the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2018.
The event was attended by Qatar’s key business and community leaders and several of the tennis players competing in the 2018, including: Dominic Thiem, Pablo Carreno Busta, Tomas Berdych, and Richard Gasquet.
Nasser Al Khelaifi, President of the Qatar Tennis Federation, and Alistair Routledge, President and General Manager for ExxonMobil Qatar, welcomed the evening’s guests and emphasised the strong partnership and friendship their organizations share.
“I am honored to welcome you to this celebratory launch of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2018 – it’s so wonderful to see so many familiar faces here this evening,” said Routledge.
“Hosting a major sports event has the power to put a city on the map, and the Qatar ExxonMobil Open shines an international spotlight on Doha. It is an iconic sporting venue, and a great example of hospitality and endurance - I am so proud to call it home.”
