Full Name?
-Omar Hossaín Pérez
What do your friends call you?
-Omi
Place of Birth?
-Sidi-Ifni (Morocco)
How long have you been the Tournament Director of the Madrid Event?
-7 years
What the most challenging part of doing it?
-Do it better every year.
What is the most exciting part?
-Accreditation day
When and why did you start playing tennis?
After Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario won his first Grand Slam, Roland
Garros, in 1989.
What’s your earliest memory of the game?
Emilio Sanchez-Vicario´s butt on T.V.
How do you know of the Slammers ?
Because of Elias
What (male or female) tennis player do you most admire and why?
Pete Sampras, because to me he was the best tennis player ever.
Tennis holiday? Or Holiday “break from tennis”?
Tennis holiday!!
What is your biggest passion in life? Eg what would you do without being paid?
Organizing a gay tennis tournament ;) friends, music, Michael
Jackson, relatives...
In your spare time what do you get up to?
People
Doubles? Or Singles?
Or trios, or more...
Seles or Graf?
Always Graf, though I like Seles too..
Evert or Navratilova?
Navratilova, in and out of the court.
Federer or Nadal?
Of course Nadal, because of his passion..
Give us your ideal Ipod play list! 5 songs which represent you most!
I luv this one ;)
1- Keep The Faith, Michael Jackson
2- Still Remains, Stone Temple Pilots
3- Express Yourself, Madonna
4- The Unforgiven, Metalica
5- Stop, Sam Brown
Dog or Cat?
Don´t like pets :(
Favorite color?
Red
Favourite city?
Madrid
When was the last time you cried?
I’m not sure, I think back in 1998..
Tell us one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
I come from another world.
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