DELRAY BEACH, FL - The Delray Beach Open is offering an invitation to the amateur tennis-playing community to play in its annual “Survivor” event, a pre-qualifying wild card tournament, scheduled for November 19-22 at the Pro World Tennis Academy (651 Egret Circle, Delray Beach).  

Any player who thinks he's “got game” can enter the USTA Florida Men's Open-sanctioned hard court tournament that annually attracts a pool of talent from local club players and club pros to current college players and nationally-ranked juniors.

The prize is an opportunity to play in an ATP event - the highest level of professional tennis.

The “Survivor” winner receives a wild card into the 16-player singles qualifying tournament of the 2017 Delray Beach Open, where the top four finishers move on to the main draw of the $575,000  ATP World Tour event.

This is the lone “Survivor” tournament that will be held for the 2017 Delray Beach Open.

The 10-day Delray Beach Open is Feb. 17-26, and includes an ATP Champions Tour event (Feb. 17-19) featuring tennis legends and an ATP World Tour event (Feb. 20-26). The tournament is celebrating its 25th event in 2017.

The ATP World Tour field already includes world No. 4 Milos Raonic, 2009 US Open champion and 2011 Delray Beach Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, world No. 20 and 2015 Delray Beach Open champion Ivo Karlovic, world No. 23 and No. 2 American Jack Sockand No. 4 American Steve Johnson.

The deadline to enter the single-elimination “Survivor” event is Wednesday, November 16, at 11:59 pm EST. All participants receive two complimentary tickets to the 2017 Delray Beach Open ATP Champions Tour matches and a discount on tickets to additional sessions.

To register for the tournament go to: http://tennislink. usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=173 092

For more information go to: http://www. yellowtennisball.com/pre-qualifying-survivor-series/