The Bangalore Open ATP event, scheduled for September 29 was cancelled because of security concerns along with a WTA event in Mumbai. AITA secretary Anil Khanna told Reuters that the events were cancelled because the organisers could not find sponsors.
"In future, the AITA will not allow any private promoter to just come in. We will be hands on, if a promoter wants to join and we think they are capable, they can".
India has two other tennis events – the Chennai Open ATP event, that it has staged without a break since 1996 and a WTA event in Bangalore, which is run by the local tennis association.
