Locally-based amateur tennis players are being offered the chance to compete against some of the world's finest players such as Ivan Ljubicic and Jan-Michael Gambill, with qualifying matches being held before the professional event starts officially tomorrow.
Anthony Hardman, performance director at Liverpool Tennis, said: "The annual qualifying event is an excellent way of giving up-and-coming tennis players the experience of playing big matches.
"We are looking forward to seeing more talent shine through this year."
The professional tournament starts tomorrow at 11am, and features a mixed doubles match with Martina Navratilova, and a legends doubles, including Nastase and Henri Leconte.
Navratilova makes her final appearance on Thursday, while on Friday there is a legends singles match with Pat Cash and Henri Leconte.
Legends singles and doubles match take place on Saturday, while the singles final is on Sunday.
