DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.(DSCL) is an over 2900 crore corporate based in North India with a core sector business portfolio comprising of Fertilisers, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Plastics (Resin & Compounds), Chlor Alkali, Cement, Textiles & Yarn, UPVC Window Systems and Energy Services. DCSL has over 30 years of experience in managing large scale process industries with high levels of performance, effectively meeting the needs of a wide range of customers from farmers to industrial users, from house builders to business owners. In an increasingly global business environment, DSCL's vision is to strengthen its commodity business while moving into value added and knowledge based products & services in the areas of its operations.
DSCL organises the NATIONAL HARDCOURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP every year since 1998.
We entered the Tennis Scenario in 1992 with the organising of Open Tennis Championship for Delhi state. This was under the aegis of All India Tennis Association. The tournament started as a Open Championship for Delhi. Our organising efforts and the conduct of the tournament were well appreciated. As a result thereof the participation steadily increased from year to year.
In 1998 seeing the excellent organising capabilities of our organisation, the AITA felt us competent to organise the NATIONAL HARDCOURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP (We had already been given National status for the Juniors Championship in 1996). Since then DSCL has been organising the DSCL Open National Tennis Championship (previously known as Shriram Open National Tennis Championship) at the DLTA complex at New Delhi.
The objective of the company in entering the Tennis fraternity was:
- seeing India emerge prominently in the International context
- providing encouragement to young budding tennis players and giving them an opportunity to exhibit their prowess in the sport for reaching greater heights.
Some of the prominent players from our Tournament who have made it good are:
Prahlad Shrinath, Syed Fazaluddin, Vinod Shridhar, Vishal Uppal, Vijay Kanan, Nitin Kirtane, Sunil Kumar, Asif Ismail, Saurav Panja, P. Vishal, Uzma Khan, Sai Jayalakshmi, Rushmi Chakravorty, Archana Venkataraman, Sonal Phadke, Radhika Tulpule, Amanjot Singh, Lisa Pereira, Sania Mirza, Isha Lakhani, Ankita & Sanaa Bhambri and so on.
Successful participants have been selected for higher level of participation and have played at good tournaments in India and abroad. Great impetus have been received by young players who have been noticed in the DSCL Tournament.
Some interesting facts about DSCL Open National Tennis Championship:
- It is the only single full group Nationals i.e. the format covers Men, Ladies, Boys and Girls Under 18 , under 16 and under 14.
- Has a total Prize Money for the Men, Ladies at about 6.75 Lac which is the highest in any domestic tournament.
- DA to boys & girls under 18, 16 & 14 and special incentives to winners in these categories
- Largest domestic tournament having an average last three years participation of 1500 players.
- First tournament in India to have its own Website - www.dsclopentennis.com. The website has leading player profile, latest update of tournament position besides being update results on daily basis during the tournament. The website also enables participants to register online.
- The tournament uses IT extensively - Registration, Signing In, Draws etc. Cable Internet facilities are available to the media and players too.
- A souvenir is brought out to commemorate the event.
- The tournament is continuously growing in popularity and we are now having co-sponsors for the event.
- The tournament has the patronage of All India Tennis Association, Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, senior Government officials and bureaucrats interested in the sport.
This year (2007) Tournament dates are as under:
