Bnp Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean Cup Tickets

Tennis is one of the most popular games in the world. What started out as a fairly unstructured game where the players were meant to hit a ball across with their 'bats', the game has now come a long way into the mainstream. With some of the world's richest players and highest prize winnings, the game has become something of a cultural hit and every country in every continent in the world wants to be or is a part of the phenomenon of tennis. Players with attitude like Pete Sampras and the Williams sisters have elevated the game to a level that is on par with the sports stars of soccer and football.

One of the main draws to tennis is the fact that there are a number of tournaments held throughout the year. Almost every continent has its own tournament called an 'Open'. From the American Open to the Australian Open to Wimbledon, every tournament has its own color with a variety of lawns to be played on and a varying range of hosting. Another exciting aspect of tennis is that the game is not dominated by any particular country. The world number one's in recent years have come from Russia, Serbia, America, Italy and France. This proves that the game is always moving. The beauty of the Open tournaments is also the fact that upsets can be caused in these tournament and low seeds could beat world number ones and win the whole open, something that is always amazing to watch.

The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup optimizes this challenging and adrenaline filled atmosphere of the tennis world. The cup is named after the legendary tennis player Billie Jean King. King was one of the premier popular women in tennis and has won 12 singles Grand Slam titles as well as over 30 doubles titles. She was also the one who paved the way for women in tennis by founding the Women's Tennis Association, the association that now organizes women's tennis around the world. King is known for her views on women in tennis and her struggle to bring women's tennis to the forefront.

Named after one of the greatest players in women's tennis history, the BNP Paribas Showdown pits together the greatest players in women's tennis of the day. The first cup was played in March 2009 at the Madison Square Garden. This cup is a unique experience as it brings together the winners of all the major women's Open tournaments of the year. This one night event is a knockout competition with the first two matches consisting of one set each and the winners of that match going on to play the final which is a best of three competition. Last year's final was played between the Williams sisters and is considered one of the best tennis matches to ever be played in America.

The event is scheduled to take place again in March 2010 and lined up for the competition this time will be the winner of both Wimbledon and the Australian Open Serena Williams, the US Open winner Kim Clijsters, 2009's French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and the winner of seven grand slam championships Venus Williams. With both Williams sisters once again in contention, this year's event is also bound to be an exciting night of tennis.

Tennis matches are usually daytime activities so this could be your once in a lifetime chance to watch some of the world's best tennis players battle it out under the lights. The magic of the legendary Madison Square Garden added to the talent of this year's competitors is what will make for another night of classic tennis action.

Whether you are a fan of tennis or not, this one night could be what turns you into one. You will see some of the best talent that women's tennis has to offer and the short length of the tennis matches means there is more to fight for but lesser time to do it. Critics are already expecting another classic showdown on the night so there really is no reason to miss this exhilarating encounter. We have made getting BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup Tickets so easy for you that you could be on your way to the event in no time.