Three million shillings will be up for grabs during the World Tennis Women's Tour slated for next month at Karen Club.
Tennis Kenya (TK) secretary general Wanjiru Mbugua Karani said preparations for the event are at an advanced stage.
Wimbledon Junior tennis doubles champion Angela Okutoyi, Cynthia Cheruto, and Rosehilda Asumwa will represent the country in the two-week event.
The first leg starts on November 14-21 and the second leg is scheduled for November 21-27.
The winner of the tournament will pocket Sh200,000 with the runners-up getting Sh176, 400. Losing semifinalists will go home with Sh88,080 richer.
Mbugua said they expected most of the top tennis players from the world to grace the event.
“This being a two-week tournament, we will have some of the top players coming from Europe, America, parts of Africa and Asia."
The two-week tournament will give Kenyan tennis fans an opportunity to see Okutoyi playing on home soil for the first time this year.
“We have seen Angela's exploits abroad and this gives an opportunity to fans to see her locally while playing her peers," added Mbugua.
This will be the third time Kenya is hosting a World Tennis Women's Tour event having hosted the first event in 2018 and the second event in 2019.
She said the reason behind hosting the tournaments every year is to give the Kenyan players a chance to test themselves against the world's best.
“We are talking to ITF to see if we can get this level of competition every year in a bid to help the players,” she added. Okutoyi, who is now ranked 49th in the world, said she is looking forward to playing at home next month.
"It's been a while since I played on home soil in front of the fans and I want to put on a show with the event as well as the Kenya Open," said Okutoyi.
