The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an international five-day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England. It was founded by veteran sports agent Patricio Apey in coordination with Boodles, a luxury jeweler, 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. Recent competitors include 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. Since its inception, the Boodles has become a lifestyle event featuring British luxury brands such as Boodles, Veuve Clicquot and H.R. Owen.[citation needed]

The Boodles
Tournament information
Founded2002
LocationStoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Great Britain
VenueStoke Park
CategoryExhibition
SurfaceGrass
WebsiteOfficial website

Attendance is strictly limited to 1,900 people per day to ensure that every guest has a view of both the tennis and the jewelry on display.[citation needed]

The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was also cancelled in 2022 due to renovations at Stoke Park. It is set to return on June 20, 2023.[3]

Winners by year edit

Year Champion
2023 No champion declared
2022 Tournament cancelled
2021 Tournament cancelled
2020 Tournament cancelled
2019 No champion declared
2018
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

References edit

  1. ^ "The Boodles Tennis | 22nd June – 26th June 2021 | Book Your 2021 Tickets Now". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ "The Boodles Tennis | 22nd June – 26th June 2021 | Book Your 2021 Tickets Now". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "The Boodles Tennis | 20th June - 24th June 2023 at Stoke Park". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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