Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi, Somdev Dev Varman for Khar Gym tennis

Mumbai: Indian tennis stars Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Dev Varman are to take part in a two-day prize money tournament organised and conducted by the suburban Khar Gymkhana next week.

The Indian Tennis Professional Association's (ITPA) invitation tournament, to be held on December 21 and 22, would feature the country's top 8 players who would play in round robin format.

The ITPA has been formed in March this year with all the country's professional tennis players as its members and its sole objective is to find and nurture young tennis talent and groom them to be future champions in the sport, said a media release today.