The Great Mijas Park begins its load, capacity, and safety tests this weekend

The Great Park of Mijas will begin its final load, capacity, and safety tests this weekend - which represent the last step before its official inauguration - with the fifth test of the Pickle Pro Tour 2025 tennis tournament, an event that will bring together 146 athletes in the recreational space, as announced this Wednesday by the City Council.

Thus, the City Council highlighted in a statement that this sporting event will revolve around a specialty of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation that has already visited Malaga, Barcelona, and Alcobendas, among other Spanish cities.

The event will take place on the upcoming 6th and 7th of November, during which the Lew Hoad Tennis and Padel Club will host the group stages of the various Pro category modalities and all the matches of the Talent category, as stated by the City Council.

On the other hand, the semifinals and finals will be held on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of November in the area designated for this purpose in the Great Park of Mijas.

As specified, entry will only be through the main access, next to the La Morena sale, so it will be limited to the sports area where the matches will be played. In this way, the City Council has emphasized that access to other areas of the Great Park will not be allowed, in accordance with the load tests planned by the Mijas City Council.

Once the three essential contracts for gardening, maintenance, and security for the commissioning of the infrastructure - whose 270,000 square meters will make it the largest urban park in Andalusia - have been awarded, these load tests are the last step before its official opening.

Tennis Tournament

Regarding the tournament, the City Council has pointed out that the final phases taking place in the Great Park will be held in the amphitheater area, where the official courts for this sport have been set up.

The competition criteria include three age categories, which are over 18, although it has been indicated that minors of 12 and 13 years old within the year can participate without the option of cash prizes and from 14 years old onwards; over 50 and over 60, in both cases within the year. The modalities are male and female for singles and male, female, and mixed for doubles.

In total, 146 players from 11 different nationalities will participate in the tournament. The Spanish representation consists of 126 players, and there will also be representatives from Slovakia, the United States, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.