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 |
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History
2015 event
- Matches and results
| Date | Players | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2015 | 2-6, 6-4, [10-5] | |
| 7-6(5), 6-7(4), [10-7] | ||
| 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 6-4, 1-6, [10-6] | ||
| 24 June 2015 | 7-6(4), 6-2 | |
| 7-5, 6-3 | ||
| 7-6(4), 6-2 | ||
| 5-7, 7-4, [10-4] | ||
| 25 June 2015 | 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 6-4, 6-7(4), [10-8] | ||
| 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 6-7(4), 6-2, [11-9] | ||
| 26 June 2015 | 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| 8-5 (Pro set) | ||
| 27 June 2015 | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 7-6(10–7) | ||
| 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)
