The Idaho Sneakers were a

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team in the city of

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. They entered the

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League in 1994, and the franchise moved to St. Louis, Missouri as the

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after the 2000 season. The Sneakers played their home matches at the Bank of America Centre in

Results

1994 - 2nd Place

Players

Greg Patton Greg Patton (born 1952) is a tennis coach, both nationally and at a collegiate level. He currently leads the nationally ranked Boise State Broncos of men's tennis program of Boise State University as their head coach. His career record at Boise ...

, Head Coach (1995–1997); Coach of the Year 1993, 1995 * Michael Robertson (1998) *

Wayne Bryan Wayne Bryan is an American tennis coach, author and speaker. He is the former owner and tennis director of the Cabrillo Racquet Club and father of the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, the most successful professional doubles team in tennis history. ...

(1999) * Jim Moortgat, Head Coach (2000)

Headliners

Anna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova ( rus, Анна Сергеевна Курникова, p=ˈanːə sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvnə ˈkurnʲɪkəvə, a=Anna_kournikova.ogg; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player and American televisi ...

Bob Bryan Robert Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. With his twi ...

(1999) *

Mike Bryan Michael Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. With his twin brother Bob, he was the world's top doubles player for more than nine years, first achieving the top ranking in Septem ...

(1999) *

Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen Roddick (born 30 August 1982) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is a major champion, having won the 2003 US Open. Roddick reached four other major finals ( Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Ope ...

(2000)

Other players

Katrina Adams Katrina M. Adams (born August 5, 1968) is an American tennis executive and former professional tennis player from Chicago. She was president and CEO of the United States Tennis Association and chair of the US Open, as well as the chair of the I ...

(1998) *

Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf (born 10 April 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who was a quarterfinalist at the singles event of the 1992 French Open, a finalist in doubles at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, and a fou ...

(1994) *

Jane Chi Jane Chi (; born June 21, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Early career Chi was born in El Paso, Texas, to parents Steven and Ling. At the age of 11 she started playing tennis and after graduating from hig ...

(1995, 1996, 1999, 2000) * Gigi Fernandez (1998) *

Amy Frazier Amy Frazier (born September 19, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won eight singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On February 27, 1995 she achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13, while ...

(1994-1997) *

Debbie Graham Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer (born August 25, 1970) is a retired tennis player from the United States. She was awarded the "Most Impressive Newcomer" by WTA in 1992. She was a "High Performance Coach" for women with the USTA at the US ...

(1998) * Kim Grant (2000) * Jonathan Leach (1994-1996) * Rick Leach (1994-1996) * Mirjana Lucic (1999) * Katie Schlukebir (1998-2000)

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