Written by Adriana Hamacher    Thursday, 27 May 2010 09:02   
Viagogo Renews Tennis Tournament Partnership

Leading secondary ticketing company, Viagogo,  has renewed its partnership with the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as its official premium and ticket exchange partner. For the second year running, fans will be able to access front row seats through Viagogo as well as buy and sell tickets.

 The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is the largest indoor tennis tournament in the world. Chris Kermode, its Managing Director of said

“Last year, Viagogo demonstrated why they are Europe’s number one ticket exchange. The safe and secure ticket exchange proved an invaluable service to our fans and we are delighted to offer this service again in 2010.”

 Edward Parkinson, Director of Viagogo UK said:

“The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals was a huge success last year with the tennis tournament setting a new indoor attendance record. As a result, tickets for this year’s tournament are expected to go quickly, so we are delighted to be working with the organisers again to enable fans to access hard to get tickets in a safe and secure way.”

The deal reinforces Viagogo’s success as an official secondary ticketing partner in sport events, following a thread of similar exclusive partnerships with Chelsea FC, Manchester United and Roland-Garros

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals tournament takes place at The O2 in London from November 21-28. 2010

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