Tag: Tennis
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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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SSB development Series ranking Tennis
Karachi – Pakistan, July 12, 2012: The 19th edition of SSB Development series ranking Tennis Championship commenced today at the newly painted Tennis courts of Union club Karachi. The week long championship is being organized by STA and sponsored by Sindh sports Board. Results 12th Under 15 Singles Qualifying round 1 Khozer Imran lohya beat…
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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…
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Junior Wimbledon kicks off & Wheelchair Tennis
JUNIORS: Junior Wimbledon kicks off Fourth-seeded Filip Peliwo has proven that he can reach a Grand Slam junior final. Now he wants to prove that he can win a Grand Slam junior final. The 18-year-old Canadian, who hails from Vancouver, but trains in Montreal, was a finalist at the Australian Open and Roland Garros this…
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Olympic gold means more to Graf
By Mark Hodgkinson: Steffi Graf may have stayed in the Athletes Village when she played at the Olympics, but she left as soon as “the partying started”slam. “When it got too loud, with people partying after they had finished competing, that’s when I went to a hotel,” Graf said of her experiences at the 1988…
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ITF announces entries for Olympic Tennis Event
London, June 26, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the full list of entries for the London 2012 Olympic Tennis Event at the All England Club, Wimbledon from 28 July until 5 August. Forty-five (45) countries will compete in this year’s event. Three of the four gold medallists from 2008 Beijing will return…