"Venus Rosewater Dish The Venus Rosewater Dish is the Ladies' Singles Trophy awarded at The Championships, Wimbledon, and was first presented to the Champion in 1886. A Rosewater dish is a ceremonial platter or basin used after eating to catch rosewater poured from warm or cold ewers over the hands to wash them, which was a daily ceremony in England. Later, such dishes were used for display only. A salver (Latin ""salva"", ""save from risk"") was originally used by food tasters who tested food for poison. A rosewater dish was considered a salver by extension. These dishes were made of"
"inches (about 19 cm) in diameter. The trophy has been awarded since 1887 and bears the inscription: ""All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Championship of the World"". The actual trophy remains the property of the All England Club in their museum, so the champion receives a three-quarter size replica of the Cup bearing the names of all past Champions (height 13.5 inches, 34cm). The Ladies' Singles champion is presented with a sterling silver salver commonly known as the ""Venus Rosewater Dish"", or simply the ""Rosewater Dish"". The salver, which is 18.75 inches (about 48 cm) in diameter, is decorated"
"Kuznetsova and many others. Funds raised by the Taste of Tennis have benefited charities including the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and City Meals on Wheels. Taste of Tennis The Taste of Tennis is a food-tasting event with foods created by well-known chefs with assistance from professional tennis players. Since 2000 it has taken place on the Thursday evening prior to the US Open Tennis Championships at the W New York hotel at 49th and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Past chef participants include: Emeril, Mario Batali, Tyler Florence, Giada De Laurentiis, Todd English, Dave Leiberman, Marcus Samuelsson,"
"and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. However recent changes to the tennis calendar have seen the event moved back by a week to begin in early July. Five major events are held each year, with additional junior and invitational competitions also taking place. Wimbledon traditions include a strict dress code for competitors and Royal patronage. Strawberries and cream is traditionally consumed at the tournament. In 2017, fans consumed 34,000 kg of English strawberries and"
"Grand Prix Tennis Tour as part of the Grand Prix Super Series of events (1970–1986). The event was held at the Houston Westside Tennis Club from 2001–07. On May 8, 2007, the U.S. Tennis Association announced that the River Oaks Country Club in the River Oaks neighborhood would host the tournament starting in 2008, which will keep the event in Houston for several years. Other cities that competed for the event were Atlanta, Georgia, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The tournament pays out US$474,000 with the winner receiving US$85,900. The River Oaks venue features a stadium with"
"2016 Ricoh Open The 2016 Ricoh Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 27th edition of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, and part of the 250 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, Rosmalen, Netherlands, from 6 June through 12 June 2016. Nicolas Mahut and Coco Vandeweghe won the singles titles. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying"
"2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 12–18 February 2018. It was the 45th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. The tournament also includes a Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles and Doubles draw. The wheelchair tennis event was an ITF-1 level tournament, with a total of $32,000 prize money. <br> The following players received"
"in a single day. The rubbers are in the best of three sets format, with a tie breaker if necessary to decide all three sets. "" - also won Junior Davis Cup title"" Last 20 years (1999–2018) ""For more information, see ITF Rankings"" Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the ""World Cup of Tennis"", and the winners are referred to as the World"
"and culminates with the BNP Paribas Showdown. BNP Paribas Showdown The BNP Paribas Showdown (formerly NetJets Showdown, Billie Jean King Cup) was a one-night tennis event operated by GF Sports and held at Madison Square Garden in New York City each February or March since 2008. The Showdown is part of World Tennis Day, an initiative to increase tennis participation around the world. The event serves as the kick-off to the tennis season in North America, with the USTA running thousands of clinics across the country throughout the spring. The event format has changed from year-to-year including male and female"
"Tournaments series. In the past it was also known by previously sponsored names Ricoh Open, Heineken Trophy, Ordina Open, UNICEF Open and Topshelf Open. Rosmalen Grass Court Championships The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, from 2018 on also known by its sponsored name ""Libéma Open"", is a professional tennis tournament held in the town of Rosmalen, on the outskirts of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. The men's and women's tennis matches are played on outdoors grass courts at the Autotron convention center, and constitute a stage on the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour. In 1989 a two-group round robin"
"and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 times, including four occasions with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The present champions are Croatia, who beat France to win their second title in 2018. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup. Australia, the Czech Republic, and the United States are the only countries to have held both Davis Cup and Fed Cup titles in the same year. The Hopman Cup, a third competition for mixed teams, carries less prestige, but is a popular curtain raiser to the tennis season. Only"
"2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships The 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 43rd edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, from July 16 through July 22, 2018. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following player received"
"match of the decade. Nadal won his first Wimbledon title in near darkness after over four hours of play and over 2 hours of rain delay. 8 - US Open: Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles and Serena Williams wins the Women's Singles title. 14 - Fed Cup: Russia wins 4-0 over Spain 23 - Spain wins Davis Cup 3-1 over Argentina World Group Draw World Group Playoffs Date: 19–21 September World Group Draw World Group Play-offs Date: 26–27 April The Hopman Cup is the Official Mixed Team Competition of the ITF, played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth,"
"2013 Wimbledon Championships The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 127th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2013. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation. Roger Federer and Serena"
"WTA tour from 2016. St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy The St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy (formerly known as the Ladies Neva Cup) is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on indoor hardcourts. The event is classified as a WTA Premier tournament and was first held in Saint Petersburg in 2003. The event is held since 2003 in St. Petersburg. It was an ITF Women's Circuit event until 2015. In 2016, it was upgraded to a WTA Premier tournament in 2016, offering a prize money of $753,000, up from only $25,000 and $50,000 in previous years. The event replaced the Proximus"
"2017 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships The 2017 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, from July 17 through July 23, 2017. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received"
"BNP Paribas Showdown The BNP Paribas Showdown (formerly NetJets Showdown, Billie Jean King Cup) was a one-night tennis event operated by GF Sports and held at Madison Square Garden in New York City each February or March since 2008. The Showdown is part of World Tennis Day, an initiative to increase tennis participation around the world. The event serves as the kick-off to the tennis season in North America, with the USTA running thousands of clinics across the country throughout the spring. The event format has changed from year-to-year including male and female current and retired players playing singles and"
"2017 Ricoh Open The 2017 Ricoh Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 28th edition of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, and part of the 250 Series of the 2017 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, Rosmalen, Netherlands, from June 12 through June 18, 2017. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following player received entry using a protected ranking: The following players received entry from the qualifying"
"2018 Sydney International The 2018 Sydney International was a joint 2018 ATP World Tour and 2018 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). It was the 125th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 7 January through 13 January 2018 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Venus Williams played the event for the first time in 17 years, 20 years after her maiden appearance. <br> The following players received"
"St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy The St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy (formerly known as the Ladies Neva Cup) is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on indoor hardcourts. The event is classified as a WTA Premier tournament and was first held in Saint Petersburg in 2003. The event is held since 2003 in St. Petersburg. It was an ITF Women's Circuit event until 2015. In 2016, it was upgraded to a WTA Premier tournament in 2016, offering a prize money of $753,000, up from only $25,000 and $50,000 in previous years. The event replaced the Proximus Diamond Games on the"
"first of five Wimbledon titles for Venus Williams. In order to celebrate the millennium, the All England Club invited all surviving singles champions, any player that had appeared in two or more singles finals without winning the championship, and any player who had won four or more doubles titles, to a presentation ceremony on Centre Court on Saturday, July 1. Each honouree was presented with a crystal plate, engraved with their name, by the President of the Lawn Tennis Association, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester. Those who attended were (in order of presentation): Andre Agassi, Ken McGregor, Bob"
"draw: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a lucky loser: 2016 Ricoh Open The 2016 Ricoh Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 27th edition of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, and part of the 250 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron"
"2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships The 2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships (also known as the Libéma Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 29th edition of the event, and part of the 250 Series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, Rosmalen, Netherlands, from June 11 through June 17, 2018. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the"
"Wightman Cup The Wightman Cup was an annual team tennis competition for women contested from 1923 through 1989 (except during World War II) between teams from the United States and Great Britain. U.S. player Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate international interest in women's tennis the way Davis Cup did for men's. In 1920, she donated a sterling silver vase to the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) as a prize for an international team competition. Initial efforts to involve teams from all over the world, and in particular France with Suzanne Lenglen, proved unsuccessful due to financial constraints. The"
"to the final, where they faced Mestach and Schuurs who knocked out the third seeds Natalija Kostić and Ilona Kremen in a match tiebreaker. In the final Mestach and Schuurs defeated Hozumi and Kato in straight sets for their first Grand Slam doubles title. Championship match result There are six events in the wheelchair tennis discipline; a singles and doubles draw for each of the three categories. The tournament was played between 26 and 29 January 2011. All events were part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. A total of $63,000 was awarded in prize money across"
"(the weeks before and after Labor Day weekend). The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 100th edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. World Group Draw The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final will take place on 4–5 November. World Group Draw The tennis competitions of the"
"entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: <br> 2017 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships The 2017 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, from July 17 through July"
"Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles The women's doubles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 5 August on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon. All matches were the best of three sets, with tie-breaks used for the first two sets of each match. Serena and Venus Williams, from the United States, were the defending champions, having won gold in Beijing in 2008. They successfully defended their title, beating the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in straight sets in"
"/ Stephanie Rehe defeated Viktoria Milvidskaia / Larisa Savchenko, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 1984 Wimbledon Championships The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1984. To celebrate the centenary of the Ladies' Singles competition, first held in 1884, 17 of the surviving 20 singles champions were presented with an engraved crystal vase on Centre Court by their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent"
"Labat 6–3, 7–6 1997 Heineken Trophy The 1997 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on grass courts in Rosmalen in the Netherlands that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 16 June 16 until 22 June 1997. Richard Krajicek and Ruxandra Dragomir won the singles titles. Richard Krajicek defeated Guillaume Raoux 6–4, 7–6 Ruxandra Dragomir defeated Miriam Oremans 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson 6–4, 7–5 Eva Melicharová / Helena Vildová defeated Karina"
"most prestigious tennis events in the world. They are held annually and comprise, in chronological order, the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Apart from the Olympic Games, Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and Hopman Cup, they are the only tournaments regulated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF's national associations, Tennis Australia (Australian Open), the Fédération Française de Tennis (French Open), the Lawn Tennis Association (Wimbledon) and the United States Tennis Association (US Open) are delegated the responsibility to organize these events. Aside from the historical significance of these events, they also carry larger prize"
"tournament is played in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (built in 2000) which has 29 tennis courts, including the 16,100-seat main stadium, which is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world. After the 2013 BNP Paribas Open the Indian Wells Tennis Garden started an expansion and upgrade of its facilities that includes a new 8,000 seat Stadium 2. The tournament was founded by former tennis pros Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore. Originally the women's tournament was held a week before the men's event. In 1996, the championship became one of the few fully combined events on both the Association"
"at the Tennis Academy in Kazan. For the draw, the eight teams were allocated to two pots. Pot 1 contained the hosts Russia and the three highest-ranked teams in the November 2016 edition of the FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses below): Germany, Chile, and Portugal. Pot 2 contained the remaining four teams: Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the winners of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and regardless of their identity, could not be among the three highest-ranked participating teams), which was won by Cameroon on 5 February"