Sallydaisy
25-05-2012, 11:31
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Just thought it might be worth having a summary of the events you can go to during the next 2months when the ATP and WTA tours hit the UK for the grasscourt season. It's extended this year by the Olympics tennis being staged at Wimbledon.
http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/
Week Commencing:
June 4th
Nottingham - Mens E64K, Womens $75k (Challenger Level events) Free entry
Roland Garros - Week 2, R16 thru' to the Final on Sunday 10th June.
June 11th
London, Queens Club - ATP250. Andy Murray in action as #1 seed, James Ward WC +/- other Brits
Edgbaston Priory Club - WTA. TBC but likely to feature 2 or 3 British girls in the main draw
Nottingham - Mens E64K, Womens $50k ((Challenger Level events) Free entry
- possibly fewer top British players this week but still likely to feature British players to watch.
Halle, Germany - ATP500. Has a roof similar to Wimbledon so guaranteeing play for top guys.
- Djokovic, Nadal and Federer will be here.
June 18th
Eastbourne - ATP250/WTA combined event giving players a last chance for grass court match practice.
- WTA signups so far: Wozniacki, Kvitova, Ivanovic, Bartoli, Radwanska and Zvonareva
- ATP players featured: Gasquet, Baghdatis, Kohlschreiber and Tomic.
Wimbledon Qualifying (at the Bank of England grounds next door to the NTC)
Exhibition events that usually attract ATP top players seeking a match or two of grass practice in the week before Wimbledon starts.
Boodles, near London - website (http://www.theboodles.com/) (last year Murray and Djokovic played here)
Del Potro, Monfils, Wawrinka, Dolgopolov, Gasquet, Isner
Hurlingham Club, London - website (http://www.bnpparibastennisclassic.com/News.aspx?year=2012)
Roddick, Berdych, Tsonga, Hewitt + legends tennis players
June 25th
Wimbledon - Week 1, Rounds 1-3
July 2nd
Wimbledon - Week 2, Last 16 mens/womens on Monday 2nd, then thru' to Mens Final on Sun 8th
July - Aegon British Pro-serives (Futures level) events on grass
2nd - Manchester, The Northern LTC
9th - Ilkley LTC
16th - Frinton (Essex) LTC
July 28th - 5th August
Olympics Tennis at Wimbledon
Just thought it might be worth having a summary of the events you can go to during the next 2months when the ATP and WTA tours hit the UK for the grasscourt season. It's extended this year by the Olympics tennis being staged at Wimbledon.
http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/
Week Commencing:
June 4th
Nottingham - Mens E64K, Womens $75k (Challenger Level events) Free entry
Roland Garros - Week 2, R16 thru' to the Final on Sunday 10th June.
June 11th
London, Queens Club - ATP250. Andy Murray in action as #1 seed, James Ward WC +/- other Brits
Edgbaston Priory Club - WTA. TBC but likely to feature 2 or 3 British girls in the main draw
Nottingham - Mens E64K, Womens $50k ((Challenger Level events) Free entry
- possibly fewer top British players this week but still likely to feature British players to watch.
Halle, Germany - ATP500. Has a roof similar to Wimbledon so guaranteeing play for top guys.
- Djokovic, Nadal and Federer will be here.
June 18th
Eastbourne - ATP250/WTA combined event giving players a last chance for grass court match practice.
- WTA signups so far: Wozniacki, Kvitova, Ivanovic, Bartoli, Radwanska and Zvonareva
- ATP players featured: Gasquet, Baghdatis, Kohlschreiber and Tomic.
Wimbledon Qualifying (at the Bank of England grounds next door to the NTC)
Exhibition events that usually attract ATP top players seeking a match or two of grass practice in the week before Wimbledon starts.
Boodles, near London - website (http://www.theboodles.com/) (last year Murray and Djokovic played here)
Del Potro, Monfils, Wawrinka, Dolgopolov, Gasquet, Isner
Hurlingham Club, London - website (http://www.bnpparibastennisclassic.com/News.aspx?year=2012)
Roddick, Berdych, Tsonga, Hewitt + legends tennis players
June 25th
Wimbledon - Week 1, Rounds 1-3
July 2nd
Wimbledon - Week 2, Last 16 mens/womens on Monday 2nd, then thru' to Mens Final on Sun 8th
July - Aegon British Pro-serives (Futures level) events on grass
2nd - Manchester, The Northern LTC
9th - Ilkley LTC
16th - Frinton (Essex) LTC
July 28th - 5th August
Olympics Tennis at Wimbledon