ENGIE, partnering women's tennis tournaments throughout France

A highly committed stakeholder operating in the heart of the regions with strongly established local roots, ENGIE has been a key player of women’s tennis throughout France for 33 years. By creating open tournaments and regional competitions, the Group is seeking to provide talented young women players with a quality circuit while helping to boost the regional social and economic fabric.

ENGIE OPEN: unearthing new talent

The Group has created the ENGIE OPEN label to help develop a more dynamic women’s tennis circuit in France. Since the 2000s, the circuit has revived women’s tennis in France, offering a platform for the best new French talent to play the best foreign players in their category and to showcase their prowess in front of their home fans.

Tournaments at the heart of the community

Out of around thirty women’s professional tennis tournaments in France, ENGIE sponsors a third, eight of which bear the name ENGIE OPEN. The quality of the ENGIE OPEN circuit, ITF tournaments (International Tennis Federation) is well established and the prize money on offer in these tournaments – which ranges from $30,000 to $100,000 – guarantees a high-level line-up of players throughout the circuit. In addition to the ENGIE OPEN circuit, the Group supports the Strasbourg Internationals (WTA 500) – one of the leading French eco-responsible events – held every year during the week before Roland-Garros. ENGIE also supports the Rouen Metropole Capfinances Open (WTA 250).

This support reinforces the Group's local commitment to tennis.

Playing doubles with the Rebond association

To extend its commitment, ENGIE is linking all its women’s tennis partnerships in France to a systematic awareness-raising session on sexual and psychological abuse of minors. Since April 2024, the Rebond association has held an awareness-raising conference at each tournament, led by Angélique Cauchy. The conference aims to raise public awareness of abuse of minors in sport, and to ensure a healthy and caring environment for the millions of children who take part in physical, sporting and cultural activities.

ENGIE OPENs featuring our “I'm learning about energy with ENGIE” programme

Launched by ENGIE in 2013, “I'm learning about energy” is a free online course all about energy and sustainable development. Educational energy workshops are run during women's tennis tournaments sponsored by ENGIE, the aim being to help the young pupils invited to them to learn about environmentally friendly habits.

In 2024, various ENGIE OPEN tournaments have offered awareness-raising workshops for young people. These will take a look at the challenges surrounding energy through events that are both fun and educational.

ENGIE OPEN tournaments helping associations that the Group supports

The ENGIE Foundation supports Fête le Mur association. Set up by Yannick Noah in 1996 so that young people from poor neighbourhoods can flourish by playing tennis. They are coached by professionals and qualified tennis coaches. ENGIE invites children from the Fête le Mur charity to the tournaments it sponsors (if they are relatively close to one of the charity's centres). Some of them get to work at the tournaments as ball boys or even referees. They have access to facilities where they can play tennis and watch matches.