Tag: Tennis
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Nadal creates history at Roland Garros
Paris – France, June 12, 2013: Rafael Nadal secured his place in the history books by claiming his eighth Roland Garros on Sunday to become the first man to win eight titles at one Grand Slam event. The world No. 4 defeated first time major finalist David Ferrer 63 62 63 in an all-Spanish final…
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Johan Cruyff Foundation extends sponsorship
London, June 05, 2013: The ITF announced today that it has renewed its sponsorship agreements with the Johan Cruyff Foundation as a programme partner for the Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund and ITF’s wheelchair tennis junior programmes. The Foundation will support additional Development Fund projects for 2013-14, as well as the junior programmes for 2013. The…
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ITF to honour All England Club Djokovic and Williams
London, June 03, 2013: ENGLAND CLUB, The All England Lawn Tennis Club will be presented with the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2013 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 4 June in Paris at the Pavillon d’Armenonville. This year’s dinner forms part of the 2013 ITF Centenary celebrations. The World Champions…
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BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis
Antalya – Turkey, May 26, 2013: France has defeated Netherlands 2-0 to win the men’s World Group title at the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday 26 May. In the men’s World Group play-off, USA defeated Greece 2-0 to qualify for the 2014 World Group. A total…
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USA wins quad title in BNP Paribas wheelchair tennis
Antalya – Turkey, May 25, 2013: USA has defeated Israel 2-0 to win the quad title at the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday 25 May. In the men’s World Group II final, Australia has defeated Greece 2-0 to win promotion to the World Group in 2014.…
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Tennis Ticker to provide live scoring on ITF Circuits
London, May 15, 2013: The International Tennis Federation today announced a three-year agreement with the German-based company Tennis-Ticker GmbH as Preferred Live Scoring Partner of the ITF Junior Circuit and ITF Seniors Circuit. As part of the agreement, Tennis-Ticker will supply live scoring from the 2013 finals of the ITF’s two junior team competitions: the…
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Decision in the case of Fernando Romboli
London, May 15, 2013: The International Tennis Federation announced today that Fernando Romboli has been found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (presence of a Prohibited Substance in a player’s sample). Mr Romboli, a 24-year-old tennis player from Brazil, provided a sample on 11 July 2012…
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Jeremiasz, Whiley, Wagner win Atlanta Open
London, May 07, 2013: Michael Jeremiasz (FRA), Jordanne Whiley (GBR) and David Wagner (USA) won the men, women’s and quad titles at the Atlanta Open, part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, on Saturday on a rain-delayed final day at this week’s ITF 1 Series tournament. A day after defeating world No. 2 and top…
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Decision of the Davis Cup Committee
London, May 01, 2013: ITF’s Davis Cup Committee, at a meeting held on Tuesday, 30 April 2013, denied the appeal by the Pakistan Tennis Federation against the decision of the ITF Referee at the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group II tie between Pakistan and New Zealand in Yangon, Myanmar on 5-7 April.…
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Hantuchova, Radwanska, Voskoboeva, Goncalves
London, April 16, 2013: The ITF has announced the first four winners of the 2013 Fed Cup Heart Award. Slovak Republic’s Daniela Hantuchova 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 Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, Kazakhstan’s Galina…