With 19 Grand Slam singles titles between them, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi and Mats Wilander headline the second-annual Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships in Surprise, Arizona, October 8-11.  They will be joined by Mark Philippoussis, Wayne Ferreira, Aaron Krickstein, Jimmy Arias, and Mikael Pernfors as the eight-player field competes for $150,000 in the four-day, round-robin tournament.

The CTCA Championships at Surprise is the seventh of eight events on the 2009 Outback Champions Series, the global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.

"The players associated with the Champions Cup Series are all thrilled to finally have a competitive forum in the United States where they can show off their talents and continue to do what they do best -- play high quality, competitive tennis," said Jim Courier, founder of InsideOut Sports & Entertainment.

Andre Agassi, 61 career titles (8 Grand Slams) is the only player to achieve the “Golden Slam.” Mats Wilander, 40 career titles (8 Grand Slams) is the youngest man in history to win four grand slams by the age of 20. Jim Courier, 29 career titles (4 Grand Slams). Wayne Ferreira, 26 career titles, holds the male record for most consecutive Grand Slam appearances. Mark Philippoussis, a Wimbledon and US Open finalist. Jimmy Arias, at age 15, was the youngest player to achieve a world ranking. Aaron Krickstein, with 9 career titles was the youngest player to reach the world Top 10 at age 17. Mikael Pernfors, French Open Finalist.

Founded in 2005, the Outback Champions Series features some of the biggest names in tennis over the last 25 years, including 14-time major tournament champion Pete Sampras, four-time U.S. Open champion John McEnroe, two-time French and Australian Open champion Jim Courier and others. To be eligible to compete on the Outback Champions Series, players must have reached at least a major singles final, been ranked in the top five in the world or played singles on a championship Davis Cup team.

Matches are played in the best of three set format, with the 3rd set consisting of a Champions tie-break, defined as the 1st player to reach 10 points with a margin of 2 points.

– Tournament Session Schedule –

Thursday, Oct. 8:

Session 1 @ 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9:

Pro Am @ 4 p.m.

Session 2 @ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10:

Kids Day @ 10 a.m.

Session 3 @ Noon

Session 4 @ 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11:

3rd Place Match @ Noon

Championship Match follows

Individual session tickets are $45 for gold seating and $35 for silver. Series Packages are available and include all five sessions, invitation to a player meet-and-greet and a 10% savings from individually purchased tickets.

Tickets may be purchased at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, 14469 W. Paradise Lane. They are also available online at www.surpriseaz.com/tennis.