Partnership & Involvement
In 2024, Merchant of Tennis entered a multi-year partnership with Tennis Canada and the National Bank Open presented by Rogers to become the Official Retailer and Stringer in Toronto.
Having been actively involved in the tennis community for over 30 years, we are proud to continue our commitment to growing the game and providing an unparalleled consumer experience for players and fans at the NBO in Toronto.
2026
August 1 – August 13, 2026 · WTA 1000 · Toronto
This August, the top WTA players competed at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Toronto. As Official Retailer and Stringer, Merchant of Tennis was on-site throughout the tournament.
Fans visited our tent for the latest top tennis gear, fashion and Official NBO Toronto Merch, along with photo ops, special events, and our Grand Slam-experienced stringing team.
Our incredible staff at the NBO tent.
At the start of the tournament, we caught up with Ariana Arseneault ahead of her first NBO main draw match in Toronto. Check out our full interview here!
This year we partnered with Yonex, Head, Babolat, and Wilson to host autograph signings at our tent. We had a great time hosting Madison Keys, Kayla Cross, Ariana Arseneault, Leylah Fernandez, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Vicky Mboko!
Madison Keys autograph signing in the Yonex booth.
Kayla Cross and Ariana Arseneault after their double autograph signing with Head and Babolat.
Leyla Fernandez karaoke and autograph signing in the Babolat booth.
Sofia Kenin autograph signing in the Babolat booth.
Jeļena Ostapenko autograph signing in the Wilson booth.
Vicky Mboko autograph signing in the Wilson booth.
Along with the planned autograph signings, we also had some surprise visits from other WTA pros. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
We’d like to once again give a huge shoutout to our incredible professional stringing team led by Head Stringer, Jared Horwood. The official stringing count was over 1400 racquets!
Merchant of Tennis NBO Professional Stringing Team 2026.
Here are some of our favourite moments captured from this year’s NBO!
Until next year!
2025 Recap
Horwood family at the NBO Retail Tent.
In our second year back as the Official Retailer and Stringer of the National Bank Open, we created so many memories. Notably, the men’s and women’s tournaments both featured monumental achievements for Canadians. We’d like to congratulate Women’s Singles Champion Victoria Mboko and Ariana Arseneault for making it to the main draw to face eventual finalist Naomi Osaka.
In Toronto, we witnessed Nicolas Arseneault secure his first ATP Masters 1000 main draw victory! Our Head stringer, Jared, had the chance to interview Nicolas to get his thoughts and reactions after the big win.
This year we partnered with Wilson, Dunlop, and Yonex to bring autograph signings to our retail tent at the tournament! It was an honour to host Canadian rising star Gabriel Diallo, NBO 2024 Singles Champion Alexei Popyrin, and ATP top 15 ranked Casper Ruud.
Gabriel Diallo autograph signing in partnership with Wilson.
Alexei Popyrin autograph signing in partnership with Dunlop.
Casper Ruud autograph signing in partnership with Yonex.
Led by our Head stringer Jared Horwood and a crew of Grand Slam experienced veterans, our professional stringing team strung over 1700 racquets throughout the tournament!
Merchant of Tennis NBO Professional Stringing Team 2025.
We are once again proud to be part of such an incredible event. Thank you to all of our partners, tennis fans, players, and staff for making this an unforgettable experience.
Let’s look back at some of our favourite memories from this year’s tournament:
Until next year!
2024 Recap
The first year of our partnership with Tennis Canada and the National Bank Open was an incredible experience, serving the fans and players as the Official Retailer and Stringer of the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto. With photo ops, autograph signings, giveaways, and more, we shared countless memories with the tennis community throughout the event.
Merchant of Tennis team with Rebecca Marino at the autograph signing in partnership with K-Swiss.
Emma Navarro at the Merchant of Tennis autograph signing in partnership with Yonex Canada.
As the Official Stringers of the National Bank Open, our professional string team, led by Tomas Stilwell, took pride in stringing hundreds of racquets for the incredible WTA 1000 players throughout the tournament. The official racquet count by the end of the tournament was 873, including 44 racquets for the Singles Champion Jessica Pegula!
Official String Team of the NBO.
It was great to be part of this world-class event. We look forward to bringing more unforgettable experiences to fans and players in the coming years.
Look back at some of our favourite moments at the National Bank Open Toronto 2024:
Thank you to all our amazing partners and to all the amazing tennis fans and players for helping us create these lasting memories.
See you all next year!
