EXCLUSIVE: In the court with Patrick Ciorcila, the ambitious man behind EUR 1,5 million project Transylvania Open 2022, "Quick reactions and backup plans are essential in any business"

Patrick Ciorcilă was only 18 when he suffered an injury that hindered his motivation to return to the tennis court. At that time, he had been playing competitively in both juniors and pro tournaments for 8 to 10 months every year since the age of 12. Knowing his tennis days as a sportsman were over, he somehow found a way to be in touch with the sport he loves, and the result is the EUR 1.5 million sporting project of Transylvania Open.

Now heading to its second edition, the competition will pit two Grand Slam champions, Barbora Krejcikova and Emma Răducanu, and some of the best players from the world's top 100, for 280 WTA points and cash prizes, from October 8th to 16th at BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca.