Tag: ITF
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Shingo Kunieda wins fourth British Open title
Nottingham, July 22, 2012: Shingo Kunieda clinched his fourth British Open men’s singles title on Sunday at the penultimate Super Series event on the 2012 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour came to an end at Nottingham Tennis Centre. Beijing Paralympic gold medallists Stephane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz of France won the men’s doubles title in the…
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Rafael Nadal misses Olympics with knee problem
Spain’s Rafael Nadal will not be able to defend his Olympic gold medal at London 2012 after finally succumbing to a knee injury that has plagued him since Wimbledon. Nadal has been replaced in the singles by Spanish teammate Feliciano Lopez, while Marc Lopez – no relation – steps in to play doubles with Marcel…
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Draw for Olympic Tennis Event to be held
London, July 18, 2012: The ITF announced that the draw for the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be held at the All England Club, Wimbledon on Thursday 26 July at 11:00 in the Debenture Holders Lounge. Seeds for the draw will be based on the latest ATP and WTA world rankings of Monday 23 July.…
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ITF increases support of ICs and CTC
London, July 16, 2012: At its AGM in Copenhagen last week, the ITF signed memorandums of understanding with two of its recognized organizations, the Council of International Clubs, and Association of Centenary Tennis Clubs. The ITF will look to increase its support of both organizations on their worldwide development activities. The Council of International Clubs…
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ITF AGM concludes in Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 16, 2012: The formal part of the ITF Annual General Meeting, attended by 220 delegates, partners and staff, was officially opened on Friday by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, accompanied by Wimbledon doubles champion, Frederik Nielsen. Crown Prince Frederik said, “Tennis is a game that I have treasured since I was a…
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Johan Cruyff Foundation extends sponsorship
London, July 12, 2012: The ITF announced today that it has renewed its sponsorship agreements with the Johan Cruyff Foundation as a programme partner for the Wheelchair Tennis Silver Fund and ITF’s wheelchair tennis junior programmes. The Foundation will support additional Silver Fund projects for 2012-13, as well as the junior programmes for 2012. The…
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Serena Williams secures fifth Wimbledon title
London, July 09, 2012: : Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title with a 61 57 62 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in Saturday’s ladies final. She has now won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, which puts her in fourth place in the Open Era list for most Grand Slam titles behind Steffi Graf, Chris Evert…
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Seventh heaven for Roger Federer
London, July 09, 2012: DAY 13: A familiar name will be etched onto the men’s singles roll of honour tonight as Roger Federer dashed home hopes by defeating Britain’s Andy Murray in four sets to win his seventh Wimbledon title. The Swiss has also reclaimed the No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic by equalling William…
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ITF Board of Directors confirms Tamira Paszek
London, July 06, 2012: The ITF Board of Directors voted to uphold the appeal of Tennis Austria against the decision of the ITF Olympic Committee that Tamira Paszek (AUT) was not eligible for the Olympic Tennis Event. Because she had not fulfilled the Fed Cup component of the Olympic Eligibility Rule. In their appeal, Tennis…
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Tennis players name sporting heroes
London, July 04, 2012: The International Tennis Federation today announced the publication of its official Olympic Book Aspire, Inspire: Celebrating Tennis at the Olympics 2012. Thirty-six of the world’s leading tennis players took part in the ITF project to help promote the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events. This year’s 140-page publication features a…