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 similar style to the AAMI Classic giving the players at least three matches each and allowing non competition players to appear in one match per a 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.
The Boodles | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 2002 |
Location | Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire Great Britain |
Venue | Stoke Park |
Category | Exhibition |
Surface | Grass |
Website | Official website |
Often described as an elegant English summer party around world class tennis, attendances are strictly limited to 1900 people per day to ensure every guest has a view of both the tennis and the jewellery on display.
Winners by year
Year | Champion |
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2018 | No champion declared |
2017 | |
2016 | |
2015 | |
2014 | Robin Haase |
2013 | Viktor Troicki |
2012 | Marin Čilić |
2011 | David Ferrer |
2010 | Gaël Monfils |
2009 | Philipp Kohlschreiber |
2008 | Nicolas Kiefer |
2007 | Fernando Verdasco |
2006 | Mikhail Youzhny |
2005 | Fernando González |
2004 | Ivan Ljubičić |
2003 | Mark Philippoussis |
2002 | Max Mirnyi |
History
2015 event
- Matches and results
Date | Players | Result |
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23 June 2015 | Janko Tipsarevic (1) v Lucas Pouille (1) | 2-6, 6-4, [10-5] |
Philipp Kohlschreiber (1) v Robin Haase (1) | 7-6(5), 6-7(4), [10-7] | |
Dusan Lajovic (1) v John Isner (1) | 6-3, 6-4 | |
Lukas Rosol (1) v Kevin Anderson (1) | 6-4, 1-6, [10-6] | |
24 June 2015 | Tommy Robredo (1) v Robin Haase (2) | 7-6(4), 6-2 |
Fernando Verdasco (1) v Fabio Fognini (1) | 7-5, 6-3 | |
Philipp Kohlschreiber (2) v Lucas Pouille (2) | 7-6(4), 6-2 | |
Nicolas Almagro (1) v Lukas Rosol (2) | 5-7, 7-4, [10-4] | |
25 June 2015 | Robin Haase (3) v Fabio Fognini (2) | 6-4, 7-5 |
Novak Djokovic (1) v Richard Gasquet (1) | 6-4, 6-7(4), [10-8] | |
John Isner (2) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (1) | 6-4, 6-4 | |
Fernando Verdasco (2) v Tommy Robredo (2) | 6-7(4), 6-2, [11-9] | |
26 June 2015 | Tommy Robredo (3) v Jack Sock (1) | 6-4, 7-5 |
Alexander Zverev (1) v Novak Djokovic (2) | 6-4, 6-3 | |
Rafael Nadal (1) v Robin Haase (4) | 6-4, 6-2 | |
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (1) v Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev (1) | 8-5 (Pro set) | |
27 June 2015 | Taylor Fritz (1) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) | 6-4, 6-2 |
Jack Sock (2) v Fernando Verdasco (3) | 6-4, 6-4 | |
Cedric Pioline (1) v Goran Ivanisevic (1) | 7-6(10–7) | |
Radek Stepanek (1) v Nicolas Almagro (2) | 6-4 6-7(5) [10-8] |
- 2015 players
- Singles
- Novak Djokovic (1-1), Rafael Nadal (1-0), Kevin Anderson (0-1), John Isner (1-1), Richard Gasquet (0-1), Tommy Robredo (2-1), Fabio Fognini (0-2), Jack Sock (1-1), Philipp Kohlschreiber (2-0), Lukas Rosol (1-1), Fernando Verdasco (2-1), Alexander Zverev (1-0), Lucas Pouille (0-2), Janko Tipsarevic (1-0), Robin Haase (1-3), Nicolas Almagro (1-1), Dusan Lajovic (0-1), Thanasi Kokkinakis (0-1), Radek Stepanek (1-0)
- Did not play
- Boys singles
- Taylor Fritz (1-0), Stefanos Tsitsipas (0-1)
- Legends singles
- Goran Ivanisevic, Cedric Pioline
- Doubles
- Bryan brothers (1-0), Zverev brothers (0-1)