BBC extends partnership with Wimbledon - 28 Oct 2011
The BBC has agreed a three-year extension to its contract as host broadcaster and UK rights holder of Wimbledon. read more
Tennis News Articles
No bold targets in LTA reshuffle - 12 Oct 2011
Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith has been handed an expanded role by the Lawn Tennis Association – the head of men's tennis since 2010, will become head of men's and women's tennis, and also retains his Davis Cup post. read more
Djokovic sets new ATP earnings record - 15 Sep 2011
World number one and new US Open champion Novak Djokovic has set a new ATP prize money record of £6.72m ($10.6m) for the year. read more
Perform reveals half-year results - 30 Aug 2011
Perform Group plc has announced its half-year results for the six months ending 30th June 2011, revealing a 47% year-on-year revenue growth, and consistent growth across all business areas. read more
WTA releases statistics report - 26 Aug 2011
The WTA has released its sixth quarterly summary of key statistics comparing the last year under the old circuit, 2008, with how the game is being played today. read more
Sky Sports chief to speak at Breakfast Club - 23 Aug 2011
The Sport Industry Group is delighted to confirm that Barney Francis, Managing Director of Sky Sports and one of the biggest names in sports broadcasting, will be the fourth and final speaker to address the Nolan Partners Sport Industry Breakfast Club 2011. read more
ATP appoints new properties director - 17 Aug 2011
The ATP has announced the appointment of Marc Harris as a director in its Properties team. read more
WTA’s social media community quadruples - 16 Aug 2011
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced that the social media community of the WTA and its players has surpassed 23 million fans - more than quadrupling in size over the past 18 months. read more
Record crowds at UK sporting events - 05 Aug 2011
According to analysis by PwC, 2011 has been a record year for total attendances at the UK’s biggest annual sporting events – based on the number of paying spectators. read more
Li Na set to be richest woman in sport - 04 Aug 2011
Reigning French Open tennis champion, Li Na, is on course to become the richest woman in sport, as companies fight to cash in on her enormous popularity in China. read more
WTA tour finale moves to Bulgaria - 27 Jun 2011
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced that the Tournament of Champions, the annual season-ending event for the WTA’s top International tournament winners, will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2012, 2013 and 2014. read more
Murrays and RBS unveil Set4Sport - 16 Jun 2011
XIX Entertainment has brokered a new partnership between Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and world tennis number four Andy Murray, his brother Jamie Murray, and their mother, Judy Murray. read more
Helfant to depart ATP World Tour - 14 Jun 2011
The ATP has announced that executive chairman and president Adam Helfant will not seek to continue his position with the Tour beyond the his three-year contract, which concludes at the end of this year. read more
WTA reveals fashion partnership - 14 Jun 2011
The WTA and the British Fashion Council has unveiled a unique partnership celebrating the strong connection between the stars of women’s tennis and the world of fashion. read more
Murray stars in Head Facebook viral - 07 Jun 2011
British tennis number one Andy Murray stars in a new short film created by racket partner, Head Tennis, which has been launched on Youtube and Facebook. read more
Allplay launched to encourage tennis - 07 Jun 2011
Former British number one, Greg Rusedski, Olympic champion, Denise Lewis and TV Presenter Tim Lovejoy have joined forces to launch allplay - a national campaign to help more people play tennis. read more
WTA unveils ‘Strong is Beautiful’ - 13 May 2011
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has unveiled a new global advertising campaign, entitled ‘Strong is Beautiful’. read more
Wimbledon calls for changes to tax laws - 20 Apr 2011
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, organiser of the Wimbledon tournament, has revealed that this year's men's and women's champions will receive £1.1m - a rise of 10% in prize money - but has called for changes to tax laws to ensure that the top players continue to compete. read more
IMG Media wins US Open TV rights brief - 19 Apr 2011
The US Tennis Association (USTA) has appointed IMG Media on a TV consultancy basis over sales of media rights to the US Open in several non-US territories including the UK. read more
Bacardi announces new ambassador - 24 Mar 2011
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has announced World tennis number one Rafael Nadal as its new Global Social Responsibility Ambassador. read more
Xperia Hot Shots lineup revealed - 21 Mar 2011
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the six tennis players who will take part in its Xperia Hot Shots show, a tennis event in Miami’s famed South Beach. read more
Third dimension to Wimbledon finals - 09 Mar 2011
The All England Lawn Tennis Club and Sony have come to an agreement with the BBC to broadcast the Wimbledon finals in 3D for the first time this summer. read more
Sony buys Hawk-Eye tracking system - 08 Mar 2011
Sony has officially announced its acquisition of the UK based company Hawk-Eye Ltd, famous for its live sports tracking technology now widely used in cricket, snooker and tennis. read more
MURRAY FINAL DRAWS IN 4.3 MILLION VIEWERS - 01 Feb 2011
The Australian Open final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic drew in a peak audience of 4.3 million viewers. read more
Eurosport renews Australian Open deal - 31 Jan 2011
Eurosport has renewed its TV rights deal with Tennis Australia to continue to broadcast live coverage of the Australian Open for a further five years. read more
SONY ERICSSON LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE WTA SHOW - 14 Jan 2011
Sony Ericsson has utilised its sponsorship of the Women’s Tennis Association by launching a new entertainment show called Xperia Hot Shots. read more
ATP unveils 'Game On' ad campaign - 13 Jan 2011
The ATP has unveiled a new global advertising campaign, entitled ‘Game On’ to mark the start of the 2011 ATP World Tour season. read more
WTA REVEALS LARGE CALENDAR FOR 2012 - 07 Jan 2011
The Women’s Tennis Association has released its largest ever calender for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, reaching 32 countries. read more
DAVIES DEPARTS AS HEAD OF ATP PROPERTIES - 17 Dec 2010
The ATP has announced that Richard Davies will leave his position as ATP properties CEO at the end of this year. read more
Jaguar adds LTA deal to sport tie-ups - 02 Dec 2010
Jaguar continues to grow its portfolio of sport sponsorship having agreed a new partnership with The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to become the official vehicle supplier of British Tennis. read more
Sky renews rights deal for ATP World Tour - 25 Nov 2010
Men’s tennis governing body the ATP has signed a three-year broadcast rights extension agreement with Sky Sports covering the full calendar of events including the end of season Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. read more
ATP extends men's tennis winter break - 22 Nov 2010
The ATP has announced that the men's tennis calendar will be shortened by two weeks from 2012 giving the players a seven-week off-season. read more
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