Teenage tennis players from all over the world will descend on Bolton next week for the Aegon Teen Tennis tournament.

The under 14's event for boys and girls will take place at Bolton Arena from Thursday 14th to Friday 22nd January 2010 and will feature the best young talent from countries such as Canada, South Africa, Russia, Spain, Germany and France.

Past players and winners have included Roger Federer, Justin Henin, Kim Clijister, Oliver Rochus, Elena Bovina and Dinara Safina.

Play starts at 9.30am each day and finishes about 7pm. The Final will start at 10am on Friday finishing around 3pm. Spectators are welcome and entry is free.

Bolton Arena's Tennis Manager Stuart Kay is looking forward to the tournament:

'It gives a great opportunity for British boys and girls to test themselves against the best players from all around the world. It shows players and coaches alike the standard required to achieve success in international tennis.'

'It is also a great opportunity for local people to see some of the world's best young talent on their doorstep in Bolton and be inspired to take up the sport.'

Bolton Arena runs mini tennis programmes to introduce children to tennis. For more information, please contact Stuart Kay at Bolton Arena, on 01204 488100.