Every spring, the City of Charleston and Daniel Island serves as a backdrop to one of the richest and most traditional events in women's professional tennis. The Family Circle Cup, a WTA Premier Event, has a roster of past champions that include some of the biggest names in the history of women's tennis including Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini, Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Justine Henin, Serena Williams, and Caroline Wozniacki.

With that the Family Circle Cup welcomes media worldwide to Charleston to experience the rich history on green clay that dates back to 1973.

The Family Circle Cup receives four days of live broadcast domestically on ESPN2, coverage of all stadium matches on ESPN3 and is viewed internationally in more than 143 countries, featuring more than 200 hours of live and delayed global broadcast time, reaching 10 million viewers worldwide.