ATP 250 Event Reviews

Excellent tournament;saw some tight matches and great players. Some stands very exposed to the sun; umbrellas useful.

Really difficult booking process. Getting far too corporate and exclusive

Good tennis. Poor behaviour of fans

Tennis was great. Ground staff great. Catering poor.

We had a great day

Nice atmosphere and well organised, some enjoyable games. Chairs very uncomfortable though, causing legs and back to ache. Please address this for next year

Fantastic venue but ridiculous that you can’t buy a glass of wine! Also the toilet facilities were inadequate.

Lovely stadium in superb surroundings it inadequate signage. Difficult to find the way.

Superb!

Everything was great!

worst organisation ever! All 4 matches were cancelled after not even the first match was completed because of rain and they just offer a ticket for next year for a specific day! You can't even go the next day to watch the matches you have missed!

Had a great time. Things that could be improved: better signage for the exit (was hard to find for a first timer), water fountain available for drinking since they took away the caps for our water bottles, and clearer information on the website for locating the free shuttle at the train station. (It was across the street and we did not know that) We would definitely go again.

Yes, the best tournaments in all the organizational bodies are directed by the players, and I invite everyone to go and watch this tournament because it is one of the best and I like it very much.

I saw tennis during my life

This was a second visit to the tournament in Estoril. The quality of the field as an early clay court competition was good. The administration of access to the main stadium leaves plenty to be desired. There would seem to be an obsession not to permit access to seats until 20/25 mins prior to the published time of the first match, last year it was very much more relaxed, bureaucracy for bureaucracy's sake!!

On exit not all the access corridors are open under the temporary stands, which makes for a generally claustrophobic atmosphere as all departures are channeled via the one available passageway, totally needless strictures.

Booking was ok but the online information was primarily in Portuguese so I was guessing many of the ticket purchasing tasks based on the online menu.

Easy to get to by taxi 6 euros from cascais. Pleasant place not crowded. Food not expensive.

Great time at the Millenium Estoril Tennis Open, however room for improvement in the organisation of the event. There were less bathrooms than previous years, no idea why. The bathrooms in the vicinity of the food truck area were not there and these were the good ones! Why take them away. There only a few working toilets and no mirror.

Also different to previous years there was no way to cross sides of the stadium without going all the way around through the permanent structure below. In previous years there was an outside lane under the stadium where we could cross. It was disappointing as walking all the way around was very difficult, long and hot with the crowds. There were no signs below this area telling us which side was which section so had to find out the hard way..

Great being free to attend. Sadly rain damaged the tennis courts, especially centre court. But two days later & it was playable again. Well done to the maintenance crew who worked very hard.

Apart from the day of rained off tennis, an excellent experience

A superbly run yet relaxed tournament.

Vale a Pena! They opened at 11 and the first match was at 12, so get your food and beverages first then get to your seat because once the match starts there are queues to get in and they only let you go in during breaks in the action. The second match started only 30 minutes after the first so again after going out for a drink I had to wait in line to get back in. The doubles were the best, we had assigned seats for the two singles matches, but then we just ran right into the doubles match which anyone could sit anywhere it seemed. There are no bad seats. We had great view. It was very sunny I had to buy a hat. Also bring a 1.5 liter water botttle, you will need it. There was free parking and a shuttle bus at the nearby Autódromo and that was quick, efficient and convenient. Lots of food vendors including a Vegan Pad THai, Also Leitão and Bifanas as would be expected.

I only found one set of bathrooms, one of which was out of paper. I do think they need more of them or at least more signs to lead you to the others. There was a lot of staff and people to answer your questions or help you find your seat.

So much fun. Close up and personal…