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| Serena Williams at the 2012 Family Circle Cup |
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| Lisa Ha and family are the one-millionth fans at the FCC |
A special 40th anniversary celebration is on tap for this year's Family Circle Cup tennis tournament on Daniel Island. This event has the longest running title sponsor in tennis in the Family Circle magazine family, and this event is the largest women's-only tennis tourney in the world. Back in 1973 the FCC was the first tourney to offer $100K in total prize money and was the first women's event to be broadcast on network television. April 2 marked the day that the one-millionth fan came through the gates at the FCC and Mrs. Lisa Ha of Smyrna, Georgia was the lucky winner, getting an immediate upgrade to VIP status. Attending with her husband Tony and kids Sarah and Kile they were greeted with FCC media director Mike Saia holding a large check and a huge bundle of balloons. For starters, the family's ground passes have now been upgraded to box seats for the day, and they are to attend a party with the players tonight on Daniel Island. Meanwhile the first round of tennis was getting underway with Slovakia's Polona Hercog defeating Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm in straight sets on the stadium court. The top eight seeds of the FCC were not in action on the court today, rather they were on stage during the media all-access hour, and Serena Williams was on hand to talk about the status of her game. Everything is going well she said, and that she hopes to bring her best game out for the fans in Charleston. She also relayed that Charleston is close to her home in Florida and that playing matches out of the country can take a toll on her. Serena is scheduled to play her opening match on Tuesday night at the FCC, which is also set to be a night of fun with a retro wardrobe theme and a live band.
To find out the latest pairing information visit the
FCC website.
To view past blog entries from the Family Circle Cup click here:
2013,
2012,
2011,
2010,
2009
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| Kimiko Date-Krumm prepares to volley on stadium court |
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Marissa Kimberlin, Alicia Nissel and Sarah Taft
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