Renault Korea Becomes Title Sponsor of 'Busan Open Tennis Tournament 2026'

Official ATP Challenger 125 International Tournament
114 Players from Korea and Abroad, Including Chung Hyeon and Kwon Soonwoo, to Participate

Renault Korea announced on March 18 that it held a title sponsor signing ceremony for the 'Renault Busan Open 2026' tennis tournament on the 17th at its Busan plant, attended by CEO Nicolas Paris and Shin Ju-sik, President of the Busan Metropolitan City Tennis Association.

Photo from the title sponsorship signing ceremony of the 'Renault Busan Open Tennis Tournament 2026' held on the 17th at the Renault Korea Busan Plant (from left: Shin Jusik, President of Busan Metropolitan City Tennis Association, and Nicolas Paris, President of Renault Korea). Renault Korea

The 'Renault Busan Open 2026' is an international tennis tournament included in the official schedule of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Challenger Tour. The Challenger Tour provides opportunities for up-and-coming professional players from around the world to earn international ranking points. Top Korean players such as Chung Hyeon and Kwon Soonwoo are also expected to participate in this tournament to earn the required points.

This tournament will be held from April 12 to April 19 at the Spo One Tennis Center in Geumjeong Sports Park, Busan, with 114 domestic and international players competing. The total prize money amounts to 225,000 dollars.

Since 2022, the Renault brand has been a premium partner of 'Roland-Garros,' one of the world’s four major tennis tournaments. Sharing brand values of passion and boldness with Roland-Garros, Renault continues its sports sponsorship activities together with the French Tennis Federation (FFT).

Busan, where Renault Korea’s production plant is located, was highlighted as one of five global hubs to strengthen markets outside Europe in Renault Group’s recently announced mid- to long-term strategy, the 'Future Ready Plan,' emphasizing the importance of 'Made in Busan.'

Meanwhile, Renault Korea’s Busan plant has been serving as a core production base for Renault Group, based on its outstanding quality competitiveness. The Busan plant, which can produce up to four platforms and eight models on a single production line, has recently updated its manufacturing facilities and is now capable of producing internal combustion engine vehicles, hybrids, and fully electric vehicles.

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