FEDEX AGREES ATP WORLD TOUR DEAL - 09 Sep 2010
FedEx has signed a three-year agreement with the ATP to become a new global platinum sponsor and the official carrier of the World Tour. read more
Tennis News Articles
HAWK-EYE FIRM GOES UP FOR SALE - 02 Sep 2010
The British-based company that invented the groundbreaking ball tracking technology Hawk-Eye is to be put up for sale. read more
Wimbledon reveals 2012 tennis plans - 16 Aug 2010
The All England Club has revealed its plans for Wimbledon to host the 2012 London Olympics tennis event with the club’s strict rules on players dressing in all white set to be lifted. read more
adidas gives miCoach global push - 04 Aug 2010
adidas has launched a new global marketing campaign in support of its miCoach mobile fitness application which offers specific training plans for a range of sports. read more
US Open prize money increased - 26 Jul 2010
The US Open prize money will top £14.6m this year, an increase compared to 2009, according to the US Tennis Association. read more
Listed Events changes deferred to 2013 - 22 Jul 2010
Sports and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has announced that any changes to the listed events ruling governing sports that are reserved for free-to-air broadcast are to be deferred until 2013 after the digital switchover process. read more
BBC to broadcast ATP World Tour Finals - 30 Jun 2010
The BBC has agreed a two-year deal with the ATP to broadcast the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 from 21st – 28th November. read more
Police target £20,000 Wimbledon ticket touts - 29 Jun 2010
Police are targeting touts at Wimbledon that are selling tickets to watch Andy Murray matches for as much as £20,000 each. read more
Draper insists he will not resign - 28 Jun 2010
Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper has said that he is not considering resigning from his position. read more
IBM offers live-video Wimbledon app - 17 Jun 2010
IBM has launched a mobile application ahead of this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament that allows users to live location-based video streams of some showcourt matches. read more
Polo Ralph Lauren extends Wimbledon deal - 15 Jun 2010
Polo Ralph Lauren has signed a deal to continue its global partnership with The All England Club as the official outfitter of The Wimbledon Championships until 2015. read more
SIBC: Draper defends LTA progression - 09 Jun 2010
Speaking at the second Sport Industry Breakfast Club event, LTA chief executive Roger Draper has defended the progression made by British tennis by stating that it was one of only four sports to have increased its participation levels significantly in the last year. read more
Eurosport replaces BBC for Davis Cup tie - 26 May 2010
British Eurosport has replaced the BBC as the exclusive broadcast rights holder for the next GB home Davis Cup match. read more
French Open could move outside Paris - 24 May 2010
The French Open could be moved from the clay-court of Roland Garros to a location outside of Paris, confirmed Gilbert Ysern, general director of the French tennis federation. read more
Thomson Reuters seals LTA deal - 11 May 2010
Thomson Reuters has announced that it has signed a three-year sponsorship with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). read more
£1m prize for Wimbledon winners - 21 Apr 2010
The winners of the men's and women's singles titles at this year's Wimbledon Championships will earn a record £1m, the tournament organisers have announced. read more
Sony Ericsson launches WTA site - 01 Apr 2010
Sony Ericsson and the WTA Tour have announced the launch of SuperFans – a social media channel that will provide live online updates from accross the Tour to fans. read more
LTA warned that reputation is at 'all time low' - 30 Mar 2010
The All-Party Tennis Group has criticised the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for the lack of transparency in its spending and warned that public esteem for the LTA is at an 'all time low'. read more
Roland Garros to lose French Open - 23 Mar 2010
The French Open tennis tournament could be forced to move away from Paris in the next few years due to problems with the infrastructure at Roland Garros. read more
Travelex renews WTA Tour deal - 16 Mar 2010
Travelex, the foreign exchange company, and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour have extended their partnership for two years through 2011. read more
Davydenko agrees Dunlop tie-up - 15 Mar 2010
Dunlop has unveiled men’s tennis star Dunlop has unveiled men’s tennis star Nikolay Davydenko as the latest ambassador for the global sports brand.Nikolay Davydenko as the latest ambassador for the global sports brand. read more
Sony Ericsson cuts WTA tour deal - 08 Mar 2010
Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson has announced a two year extension to its existing partnership with the WTA Tour, however, the brand has decreased its deal from title sponsor to lead global sponsor. read more
HP signs Davis Cup sponsorship deal - 03 Mar 2010
The International Tennis Federation has announced the addition of global technology firm HP to its portfolio of international sponsors for its flagship team competition the Davis Cup. read more
Maui Jim signs Dementieva - 26 Feb 2010
Maui Jim, the Hawaiian manufacturer of sunglasses, confirmed today that they have entered into a partnership with the world’s number seven ranked tennis player Elena Dementieva. read more
Corona signs ATP sponsorship deal - 22 Feb 2010
Beer brand Corona Extra has signed a 5 and a half year deal with the ATP to become the top sponsor of the men's tennis tour. read more
Poll says tennis is most positive sport - 04 Feb 2010
Barclays Spaces for Sports has revealed that tennis is recognised as producing the most positive global sporting role models in a recent poll gathering the opinions of 1,400 sports fans. read more
ATP to consider World Cup proposal - 14 Jan 2010
Men's tennis governing body the ATP is to consider a proposal put forward by the ATP Player Council to introduce a 32-nation biennial World Cup tournament. read more
SHARAPOVA NETS $70m NIKE DEAL - 12 Jan 2010
Women’s tennis star Maria Sharapova has extended her sponsorship agreement with Nike for a further eight years in a deal worth a reported $70m – the largest such contract in the history of the sport. read more
Stuart Higgins secures tennis star - 15 Dec 2009
Stuart Higgins Communications, the Fast Track-owned PR agency, has struck a deal with Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST) to work on a number of the firm’s tennis clients, specifically world number four Caroline Wozniacki. read more
Changes to Olympic programme impact GB cyclists - 11 Dec 2009
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has announced the changes in the 2012 Games programme around the tennis and cycling events, impacting several GB athletes including Gold Medallists Rebecca Romero, Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton. read more
LTA boosted by two new sponsorship deals - 08 Dec 2009
The Lawn Tennis Association has continued to defy the economic downturn announcing two new lucrative sponsorship deals with major global brands Nike and InterContinental Hotel Group. read more
Federer signs Credit Suisse deal - 18 Nov 2009
World number one tennis player Roger Federer has signed a ten-year multi-million pound sponsorship deal with financial services brand Credit Suisse. read more
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