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Boodles Challenge
The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an international five-day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England. In coordination with Boodles, a luxury jeweler, it was initially founded by veteran sports agent Patricio Apey as an event to help players hone their grass court skills in the lead-up to Wimbledon. It is played in a style similar to the AAMI Classic, giving the players at least three matches each and allowing non-competition players to appear in one match per day. Over recent years Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Tim Henman, Marat Safin, James Blake, Andy Roddick, Fernando González, David Nalbandian, Novak Djokovic, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray have all appeared. Since its inception, the Boodles has turned into a lifestyle event featuring British luxury brands such as Boodles, Veuve Clicquot and H.R. Owen. Attendance is strictly limited to 1,900 people per day to ensure that every gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges () is a village and civil parish in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is centred north-north-east of Slough, its post town, and southeast of Farnham Common. Etymology In the name Stoke Poges, ''stoke'' means " stockaded (place)" that is staked with more than just boundary-marking stakes. In the 1086 ''Domesday Book'', the village was recorded as ''Stoche''. William Fitz-Ansculf, who held the manor in 1086 (in the grounds of which the Norman parish church was built), later became known as William Stoches or William of Stoke. Amicia of Stoke, heiress to the manor, married Robert Pogeys, Knight of the Shire 200 years later, and the village eventually became known as Stoke Poges. Robert Poges was the son of Savoyard Imbert Pugeys, valet to King Henry III and later steward of the royal household. Poges and Pocheys being an English attempt at Pugeys which ironically meant "worthless thing". The spelling appearing as "Stoke Pocheys", if applicable to this villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on the ATP Tour, including two ATP Tour Masters 1000, Masters 1000 titles.In his early career, Tsonga won the 2003 US Open – Boys' singles, 2003 US Open junior singles title and was the ATP World Tour Awards#Most improved player, Comeback player & Newcomer of the year, ATP Newcomer of the Year for 2007 ATP Tour, 2007. He rose to fame by reaching the 2008 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2008 Australian Open final as an unseeded player, defeating four seeded players (including world No. 2 Rafael Nadal) en route. He followed by winning his first Masters title at the 2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles, 2008 Paris Masters, and reached the final of the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles, 2011 ATP Finals. At the Tennis at the 2012 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Boodles Challenge
The 2012 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 19 June 2012 to 23 June 2012 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 11th edition of the Boodles Challenge. Marin Čilić won the title. Participants On 21 March 2012, the tournament organisers released a preliminary list of 5 players that will compete in the tournament: * Juan Martín del Potro * Alexandr Dolgopolov * Richard Gasquet * Gaël Monfils * Stanislas Wawrinka Later, between May and June, 6 more players were confirmed: * Marin Čilić * Novak Djokovic * John Isner * Andy Murray * Gilles Simon * Janko Tipsarević Results Day 1 (June 19) Day 2 (June 20) Day 3 (June 21) Day 4 (June 22) Day 5 (June 23) References {{reflist External links Official website Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki ( sr-Cyrl, Виктор Троицки, ; born 10 February 1986) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup, and his second and third ATP singles titles at the 2015 and 2016 Apia International Sydney. His biggest achievements were a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 (achieved in June 2011) and winning the deciding rubber in Serbia's Davis Cup final against France in 2010. Since then, in every Davis Cup he attended, he contributed to Serbia reaching a quarterfinal or better. He is known for serving a 12-month ban for anti-doping rule violation in 2013–14 for missing a blood test. By winning the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020, Troicki became the first player in tennis Open Era history to win all three major team competitions (Davis Cup in 2010 and World Team Cup in 2009 and 2012). In December 2020, Troicki was appointed as captain of the Serbian team for the Davis Cup and ATP Cup. Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Boodles Challenge
The 2013 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tennis tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 18 to 22 June 2013 at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, it was the 12th edition of the Boodles Challenge. Viktor Troicki won the title, defeating Robin Haase 7-5, 6-4 in a thrilling encounter. Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov delighted the crowd with a strip-tease during their exhibition match on the third day. Results *Day 1 (18 June) *Day 2 (19 June) *Day 3 (20 June) *Day 4 (21 June) *Day 5 (22 June) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boodles Tennis Challenge 2013 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ... 2013 tennis exhibitions 2013 sports events in London 2013 in English tennis June 2013 sports events in the United Kingdom [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Haase
Robin Haase (; born 6 April 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in July 2012, and has won two singles titles, at the Austrian Open in both 2011 and 2012. Haase also reached the semifinals of the 2017 Canadian Open, and his best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the third round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships in 2011. In doubles, he achieved his highest ranking of world No. 30 in May 2019, and has won 7 titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2022 Rotterdam Open with Matwé Middelkoop. Haase reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open in doubles alongside compatriot Igor Sijsling, and has also reached three doubles finals at Masters 1000 level. He has represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup since 2006, and also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Career 2005: Juniors Haase was a promising junior player, compiling a singles win–loss record of 76–41 and rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Boodles Challenge
The 2014 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 17 to 21 June 2014 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 13th edition of the Boodles Challenge. Robin Haase won the title. Participants On 23 May, the tournament organisers announced a list of 10 players that would participate in the tournament: * Kevin Anderson * Marin Čilić * Novak Djokovic * Fabio Fognini * Ernests Gulbis * Tommy Haas * Robin Haase * Jerzy Janowicz * Milos Raonic * Jack Sock Results Day 1 (17 June) Day 2 (18 June) Day 3 (19 June) 1Djokovic withdrew from the match to prevent further injury to his right wrist, in order to be able to compete at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Day 4 (20 June) Day 5 (21 June) References {{reflist Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Boodles Challenge
The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an international five-day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England. In coordination with Boodles, a luxury jeweler, it was initially founded by veteran sports agent Patricio Apey as an event to help players hone their grass court skills in the lead-up to Wimbledon. It is played in a style similar to the AAMI Classic, giving the players at least three matches each and allowing non-competition players to appear in one match per day. Over recent years Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Tim Henman, Marat Safin, James Blake, Andy Roddick, Fernando González, David Nalbandian, Novak Djokovic, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray have all appeared. Since its inception, the Boodles has turned into a lifestyle event featuring British luxury brands such as Boodles, Veuve Clicquot and H.R. Owen. Attendance is strictly limited to 1,900 people per day to ensure that every gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Boodles Challenge ...
The 2016 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 21 to 25 June 2016 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 15th edition of the Boodles Challenge. As with last year, no player was declared champion. Results Day 1 (21 June) Day 2 (22 June) Day 3 (23 June) Due to inclement weather, Novak Djokovic decided to withdraw from the tournament and arrived to the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. Two scheduled matches were not played, also due to rain. Day 4 (24 June) Day 5 (25 June) References {{reflist Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an international five-day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England. In coordination with Boodles, a luxury jeweler, it was initially foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Boodles Challenge
The 2017 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 27 June to 1 July 2017 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 16th edition of the Boodles Challenge. As with last year, no player was declared champion. Participants On 21 June, the tournament organizers announced a preliminary list with 12 confirmed players for this edition: * Roberto Bautista Agut * Pablo Carreño Busta * Juan Martín del Potro * Ernests Gulbis * Philipp Kohlschreiber * Thanasi Kokkinakis * Nick Kyrgios * Benoît Paire * Albert Ramos Viñolas * Gilles Simon * Alexander Zverev * David Goffin ''(withdrew due to a right ankle injury suffered during the French Open)'' Results Day 1 (27 June) The last two matches of the day were cancelled due to rain. Day 2 (28 June) The Shapovalov vs Berankis match was cancelled due to rain, with the score tied 4–4 in the 1st set. Day 3 (29 June) Day 4 (30 June) Day 5 (1 July) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Boodles Challenge
The 2018 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 26 June to 30 June 2018 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 17th edition of the Boodles Challenge. As with last year, no player was declared champion. Participants * Radu Albot * Kevin Anderson * Victoria Azarenka * Liam Broady * Pablo Carreño Busta * Juan Martín del Potro * Fabio Fognini * Taylor Fritz * Malek Jaziri * Thanasi Kokkinakis * Sebastian Korda * Nick Kyrgios * Benoît Paire * Andrea Petkovic * Vasek Pospisil * Monica Puig * Sam Querrey * Albert Ramos Viñolas * Andreas Seppi * Sergiy Stakhovsky * Bernard Tomic * Stefanos Tsitsipas * James Ward * Marcus Willis * Alexander Zverev Results Day 1 (26 June) Day 2 (27 June) Day 3 (28 June) Day 4 (29 June) Day 5 (30 June) References {{Reflist Boodles Challenge Boodles Challenge 2018 sports events in London 2018 in English tennis Boodles Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Boodles Challenge
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