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The Memphis Open announced that its three confirmed wild card players for the Memphis Open presented by ServiceMaster February 6 – 14, 2016 will be Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, and Frances Tiafoe.

Fritz, Paul, and Tiafoe are all 18 years old, making the Memphis Open presented by ServiceMaster 2016 the first time in history wild cards have been awarded solely to teenagers.

Tickets for the Memphis Open presented by ServiceMaster start at $10 and are available at www.memphisopen.com. The Memphis Open celebrates 40 years at the Racquet Club of Memphis in 2016.

About the Kids: The three wild cards three of the ATP's top six players aged 18 and younger at the moment. Paul, ranked 245, won the Roland Garros junior title last year defeating Fritz. Fritz, ranked 143, won the US Open junior title defeating Paul. World No. 181 Tiafoe played in the main draw at Roland Garros and US Open, the first Grand Slam tournaments of his career.

“The Memphis Open has traditionally been a stepping stone for great Amerian tennis careers producing a who’s who of American tennis winners so in that tradition we are very excited to announce these promising young players as Memphis Open presented by ServiceMaster wild card spots. We are committed to supporting young American tennis players and look forward to seeing them compete next week,” said Jerry Solomon, President of GF Sports.

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