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Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A tournament that accepts entries from all categories of players (professional or amateur) worldwide, including those under contract to outside agents and not subject to control by national associations. Such a tournament usually offers prize money.

CONT

Since 1968 "Open tennis" has come to mean tennis played by all four categories of players recognized by [professional associations of tennis players].

OBS

Compare with "Open" (capital "O"), an integral part of an official title of a major tennis event. As opposed to "closed tournament. Since 1968, all the leading national title events are considered "opens".

Key term(s)
  • open event

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Dans un contexte général, se dit d'un tournoi ouvert à tous, amateurs et professionnels. Pris de façon absolue, le terme «Open» signifie normalement les championnats internationaux (ouverts aux étrangers) de différents pays.

OBS

Termes connexes : Open = Internationaux = championnats internationaux = Omnium.

OBS

Dans le cas du substantif (un open), il conviendra d'employer l'expression «tournoi ouvert».

CONT

En 1968, première année du tennis ouvert aux professionnels, l'idole de Sampras, l'Australien Rod Laver, avait reçu un chèque de [seulement] 4220 $!

Key term(s)
  • international
  • championnats internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
OBS

Fraseología relacionada: torneo para todas las categorías.

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