Boodles Challenge Explained

The Boodles
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Founded:2002
Location:Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Country:Great Britain
Venue:Stoke Park
Category:Exhibition
Surface:Grass

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 jeweller, 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.[1]

Attendance is strictly limited to 1,900 people per day to ensure that every guest has a view of both the tennis and the jewellery on display.[2]

The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] [4] The tournament was also cancelled in 2022 due to renovations at Stoke Park. It is set to return on June 20, 2023.[5]

Winners by year

YearChampion
2023No champion declared
2022Tournament cancelled
2021
2020
2019No 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Boodles Tennis . 2024-08-07 . Boodles . en.
  2. Web site: 2022-12-19 . The hospitality packages available at Boodles Tennis 2023 . 2024-08-07 . Seat Unique - Blog . en.
  3. Web site: The Boodles Tennis 22nd June – 26th June 2021 Book Your 2021 Tickets Now . 2022-04-21 . www.theboodles.com.
  4. Web site: The Boodles Tennis 22nd June – 26th June 2021 Book Your 2021 Tickets Now . 2022-04-21 . www.theboodles.com.
  5. Web site: The Boodles Tennis 20th June - 24th June 2023 at Stoke Park . 2022-06-28 . www.theboodles.com.