Every spring, it’s an absolute honor to be invited back as the official photographer of the Credit One Charleston Open!

Since 1973, the Charleston Open has been a pioneer in women’s professional sports, creating milestones that have directly influenced the popularity of women’s professional tennis. It was the first women’s tennis event to offer $100,000 in prize money. The tournament was the first women’s event to be broadcast on network television. More recently, the Credit One Charleston Open was named WTA 500 Tournament of the Year. Kicking off the clay season, it’s grown to be the largest women’s professional tennis tournament in North America.

One of the main events on Day 3 of the tournament is Media Hour. This is when mainstream media, photographers, and press are granted unfettered access to the top seeds of the tournament. The players are asked questions for upcoming news articles, interviewed for TV broadcasts, photographed for various media outlets, and have a chance to autograph tournament memorabilia. This year’s participants included Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari, Ons Jabeur, Emma Navaro, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Madison Keys, Elina Svitolina, and Victoria Azarenka.