Tag: ITF
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ITF and beIN SPORTS announce landmark global media rights partnership
London, Feb 2, 2015: The International Tennis Federation and beIN SPORTS, a leading global sports channels network, today announced a strategic media rights partnership for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas. The seven-year agreement, signed this week by ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti and the CEO of beIN MEDIA GROUP…
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NEC extends sponsorship of wheelchair tennis for three years
London, Jan 26, 2015: The ITF announced today that it has renewed its sponsorship agreement with NEC Corporation as title sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters and as an Official Partner of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour through 2017. NEC has been a sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour since its inception in…
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Williams and Djokovic named 2014 ITF World Champions
London, Dec 18, 2014: The ITF announced today that Serena Williams of the United States and Novak Djokovic of Serbia are the 2014 ITF World Champions. Williams is named Women’s World Champion for the fifth time, while this is the fourth occasion that Djokovic has received the honour. Americans Bob and Mike Bryan are named…
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Petkovic wins second Fed Cup Heart Award
London, Nov 7, 2014: The ITF today announced that Germany’s Andrea Petkovic has won the final Fed Cup Heart Award of 2014 in recognition of her performance during Germany’s semifinal victory against Australia in Brisbane in April. It is Petkovic’s second Heart Award having previously received the honour in 2011. Petkovic has played an important…
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Decision of the ITF Board of Directors regarding Davis Cup appeals
London, August 12, 2014: The ITF Board of Directors, at a meeting held on Tuesday, 12 August 2014, considered appeals by the Belgian Tennis Federation and Israel Tennis Association against the decisions of the Davis Cup Committee regarding venues for upcoming ties. Decision of the ITF Board of Directors regarding Davis Cup venue for Ukraine…
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ITF launches Chinese social media accounts for ITF, Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
London, August 08, 2014: The ITF announced today a partnership with Red Lantern Digital Media to launch social media platforms in China. On 8 August 2014, the first ITF social accounts will go live in China on Sino Weibo and Tencent WeChat, with its first objective being extensive coverage of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games…
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ITF launches Junior Masters in Chengdu
London, Apr 17, 2014: The ITF today announced the launch of the ITF Junior Masters, a new international event featuring the top eight ranked boys and girls on the 18-and-under ITF Junior World Ranking at the end of the year. The inaugural event will take place on 3-5 April 2015 at the Sichuan International Tennis…
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Radwanska, Halep, Pereira and Sharipova win Fed Cup Heart Awards
London, Apr 17, 2014: The ITF has announced the first four winners of the 2014 Fed Cup Heart Award. Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska claims her second career Heart Award for her performance in the World Group and World Group II first round category, while the Zone Group I winners are Romania’s Simona Halep, Brazil’s Teliana Pereira…
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Wawrinka receives Davis Cup Commitment Award
London, Apr 05, 2014: Swiss tennis star Stanislas Wawrinka headlines the latest group of players to be presented with the Davis Cup Commitment Award. The ITF, through its National Associations, presented further Davis Cup Commitment Awards during this weekend’s 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties on Saturday 5 April.…
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ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters
London, Mar 28, 2014: The ITF today announced that the 2014 ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters will return to Mission Viejo, California, USA for the second successive year. The event will take place at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion on 5-9 November. The ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters is the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis doubles event. First staged…