Tag: ITF
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NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters
London – GBR, Dec 03: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the return of international tennis to the London 2012 Olympic Park after leading British charity, the Tennis Foundation, was awarded the rights to stage the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in 2014-2016. The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters…
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ITF launches Tennis Xpress programme for adults
London, Nov 28: The ITF today announced the launch of Tennis Xpress, a new supporting programme aimed at adults as part of its global participation campaign Tennis Play and Stay. Tennis Play and Stay is the ITF’s global initiative launched in 2007 aimed at increasing tennis participation worldwide. Tennis Play and Stay centres around the…
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World Tennis Day launched by ITF and StarGames
London – GBR, Nov 19: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with StarGames to launch World Tennis Day to help promote tennis participation around the world. The inaugural World Tennis Day will be held on Monday 4 March 2013 as part of the 2013 ITF Centenary activities.…
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NH Hoteles extends sponsorship of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
London – GBR, Nov 18: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today that NH Hoteles has extended its sponsorship of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for an additional three years, through 2015. The agreement was signed in Prague on Saturday during the 2012 Davis Cup Final at the recently opened NH Prague hotel. NH Hoteles…
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First 7 players Davis Cup Commitment Award
London – GBR, Nov 17: The ITF today launched the Davis Cup Commitment Award at the 100th Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Czech Republic and Spain at the O2 Arena in Prague. This new award has been conceived as part of the ITF’s 2013 Centenary celebrations, and will be presented by the ITF…
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Rolex continues as a sponsor of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
London – GBR, Nov 16: The ITF announced today that Rolex will continue as an international sponsor of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. Rolex first joined the Davis Cup family of sponsors in 2007 and is the Official Timekeeper of Davis Cup. “We are delighted that Rolex is extending its association with Davis Cup and…
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Wang Hao and Ding Ning Secure Gold
Ponzan, Nov 12: China’s WANG Hao and DING Ning won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Posnan on Sunday 11th November, both justifying their top seeded places in the draw. At the final hurdle WANG Hao accounted for compatriot, 20 year old ZHOU…
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Kunieda and Griffioen wins M and W title
Mechelen – Belgium, Nov 11: Kunieda, Please find below the latest results from the 2012 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters taking place in Mechelen, Belgium on 7-11 November. Eight men, eight women and four quad players are competing in the ITF’s year-end wheelchair tennis singles championship. Shingo Kunieda of Japan and Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands…
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ITF relaunches Tennis Play and Stay website
London, Nov 9: The ITF announced that it has relaunched the official website of its global participation campaign Tennis Play and Stay: www.tennisplayandstay.com The new look website is part of the ITF’s overall strategy to redesign its whole family of websites, following on from the relaunch of the official ITF website, and Davis Cup and…
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ITF launches Davis Cup Commitment Award
London – GBR, Nov 8: The ITF today announced the launch of the Davis Cup Commitment Award at the 100th Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Czech Republic and Spain at the O2 Arena in Prague on 16-18 November. This new award has been conceived as part of the ITF’s 2013 Centenary celebrations, and…