La Grande Sfida#2016 La Grande Sfida
{{Short description|Women's exhibition tennis tournament}}
La Grande Sfida is a women's exhibition tennis tournament held at the Mediolanum Forum and hosted by the Boscolo Hotel in Milan (for the first two editions).{{cite web|url=http://milano.boscolohotels.com/packages/la-grande-sfida-tennis-match/|title=La Grande Sfida|work=Boscolo Milano|accessdate=21 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115204425/http://milano.boscolohotels.com/packages/la-grande-sfida-tennis-match/|archive-date=15 November 2011|url-status=dead}} The first edition was held on 3 December, 2011. The second edition was held on 1 December, 2012. The third edition was held on 17 in Genoa and 18 October in Milan, 2014. The fourth edition will be held on 20 in Verona and 22 November in Modena, 2015.
2011 La Grande Sfida
The inaugural event this year featured the Williams sisters as well as 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and 2011 US Open quarter-finalist Flavia Pennetta.
=Players=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=70| Team
!width=175| Player 1 !width=175| Player 2 !width=80| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flag|ITA}} | Francesca Schiavone | Flavia Pennetta | 3 |
| {{flag|USA}} | Venus Williams | Serena Williams | 2 |
=Matches=
{{Tabletennisbox
| date=3 December 2011
| time=15:30 (CET)
| report=[http://www.lapresse.it/schiavone-e-pennetta-battono-le-williams-nella-grande-sfida.html Report]
| team1={{fed|ITA}}
| score1=3
| team2={{fed|USA}}
| score2=2
| location=Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Attendance: 11,000
| player1-1=Flavia Pennetta
| score1-1=1
| player2-1=Serena Williams
| score2-1=2
| detail1=[8–6], [3–7], [3–7]
| player1-2=Francesca Schiavone
| score1-2=2
| player2-2=Venus Williams
| score2-2=0
| detail2=[7–5], [7–3]
| player1-3=Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone
| score1-3=1
| player2-3=Serena Williams / Venus Williams
| score2-3=2
| detail3=[7–3], [6–8], [6–8]
| player1-4=Flavia Pennetta
| score1-4=2
| player2-4=Venus Williams
| score2-4=0
| detail4=[8–6], [7–2]
| player1-5=Francesca Schiavone
| score1-5=2
| player2-5=Serena Williams
| score2-5=1
| detail5=[7–3], [8–10], [8–6]
}}
2012 La Grande Sfida
The 2012 edition was held on December 1, 2012, in Milan, Italy. This year's players featured French Open finalists Sara Errani and Maria Sharapova as well as US Open quarter-finalists Roberta Vinci and Ana Ivanovic.
The first match, between Ana Ivanovic and Roberta Vinci, was a repeat of their second round match from the Rogers Cup earlier in the year in which Vinci won 6–0, 6–0. However, this time Ivanovic would gain her revenge, winning in a 12-point tiebreak.
The second match, between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani, was a repeat of their French Open final in which Sharapova won to complete a Career Grand Slam. Sharapova was once again victorious, by a scoreline of 6–2.
The Italians would then gain their revenge over Ivanovic and Sharapova by scoring a 6–4 victory in the doubles rubber.
=Players=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width=175| Player 1
!width=175| Player 2 !width=80| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci | 1 |
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova | 2 |
=Matches=
{{TeamMatchbox
|date = 1 December 2012
|time = 16:00 (CET)
|team1 = {{flagcountry|ITA}}
|score1 = 1
|score2 = 2
|report = [http://www.gazzetta.it/Tennis/01-12-2012/11-mila-la-grande-sfida-live-16-vinci-ivanovic-913378822673.shtml Report]
|team2 = {{flagcountry|RUS}} and {{flagcountry|SRB}}
|score1-1 = 6
|score2-1 = 7(5–7)
|score1-2 = 2
|score2-2 = 6
|score1-3 = 6
|score2-3 = 4
|player1-1 = Roberta Vinci
|player2-1 = Ana Ivanovic
|player1-2 = Sara Errani
|player2-2 = Maria Sharapova
|player1-3 = Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
|player2-3 = Ana Ivanovic / Maria Sharapova
|location = Mediolanum Forum, Milan
|attendance = 12,000
}}
2014 La Grande Sfida
The 2014 edition was held on 17 October 2014 in Genoa and on 18 October 2014 in Milan, Italy. The event featured four legends of the ATP Champions Tour: the 8-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl, Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanišević, French Open champion Michael Chang and 7-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe.{{cite news|title=New event to visit two italian cities in October|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2014/italy-new-event.aspx|accessdate=1 July 2017|publisher=ATP Champions Tour|date=3 June 2014}}
The semifinals were held in Genoa,{{cite news|title=Ivanišević runs out of racquets, but still beats McEnroe|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2014/italy-friday-report.aspx|accessdate=1 July 2017|publisher=ATP Champions Tour|date=18 October 2014}} while the final and the 3rd place final were played the day after in Milan.{{cite news|title=Ivanišević, Chang talk coaching after Goran takes title|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2014/italy-saturday-report.aspx|accessdate=1 July 2017|publisher=ATP Champions Tour|date=19 October 2014}}
=Players=
| class="wikitable" |
| width=175| Player 1
| width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 2 | width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 3 | width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 4 | width=80| Result |
|---|
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević
| Champion | {{flagicon|USA}} Ivan Lendl | Runner-up | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | 3rd Place | {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang | 4th Place |
=Draw=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-with third
| RD1=Semifinals (Genoa)
| RD2=Final (Milan)
| 3rd=3rd/4th place Play-off
| team-width=175
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=63
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=77
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang
| RD1-score3-1=4
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Ivan Lendl
| RD1-score4-1=6
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Ivan Lendl
| RD2-score2-1=4
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=
| 3rd-team1={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| 3rd-score1-1=6
| 3rd-score1-2=6
| 3rd-score1-3=
| 3rd-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang
| 3rd-score2-1=3
| 3rd-score2-2=3
| 3rd-score2-3=
}}
2015 La Grande Sfida
The 2015 edition was held on 20 November 2015 in Verona and 22 November 2015 in Modena, Italy. The event featured 4 legends of the ATP Champions Tour: the 7-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander, French Open champion Sergi Bruguera, French Open finalist Henri Leconte and 7-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe.{{cite news|title=McEnroe visits Ferrari ahead of Wilander clash|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2015/italy-mcenroe-visits-ferrari.aspx|accessdate=3 July 2017|publisher=ATP Champions Tour|date=20 November 2015|location=Verona}}{{cite web|title=2015 Results/Schedule|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/results/2015-results.aspx|website=ATP Champions Tour|accessdate=3 July 2017}}
=Players=
| class="wikitable" |
| width=175| Player 1
| width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 2 | width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 3 | width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 4 | width=80| Result |
|---|
| {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| Champion | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Bruguera | Runner-up | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Wilander | 3rd Place | {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte | 4th Place |
=Draw=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-with third
| RD1=Semifinals (Verona)
| RD2=Final (Modena)
| 3rd=3rd/4th Place play-off
| team-width=175
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte
| RD1-score1-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=62
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Bruguera
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=77
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Wilander
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=4
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| RD1-score4-1=6
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Bruguera
| RD2-score1-1=3
| RD2-score1-2=4
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=6
| RD2-score2-3=
| 3rd-team1={{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte
| 3rd-score1-1=5
| 3rd-score1-2=6
| 3rd-score1-3=[5]
| 3rd-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Wilander
| 3rd-score2-1=7
| 3rd-score2-2=2
| 3rd-score2-3=[10]
}}
2016 La Grande Sfida
The 2016 edition was held from 19 to 20 November 2015 in Bari, Italy.{{cite web|title=2016 Results/Schedule|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/results/2016-results.aspx|website=ATP Champions Tour|accessdate=26 July 2017}} The event featured 4 legends of the ATP Champions Tour: the 7-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe, French Open finalist Henri Leconte, Australian Open finalist Thomas Enqvist and French Open champion Thomas Muster.{{cite news|title=McEnroe headlines opening night in Bari|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2016/mcenroe-headlines-bari-field.aspx|accessdate=26 July 2017|publisher=ATP Champions Tour|date=18 November 2016}}
Thomas Enqvist won the title by defeating John McEnroe 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in the final.{{cite news|title=Enqvist takes title in Bari|url=http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2016/enqvist-takes-title-in-bari.aspx|accessdate=26 July 2017|publisher=ATP Champions Tour|date=20 November 2016|location=Bari}}
=Players=
| class="wikitable" |
| width=175| Player 1
| width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 2 | width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 3 | width=80| Result ! width=175| Player 4 | width=80| Result |
|---|
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist
| Champion | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | Runner-up | {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte | 3rd Place | {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster | 4th Place |
=Draw=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-with third
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| 3rd=Third place match
| team-width=175
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist
| RD1-score1-1=7
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster
| RD1-score2-1=5
| RD1-score2-2=4
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| RD1-score3-1=7
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte
| RD1-score4-1=5
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=77
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=65
| RD2-score2-3=
| 3rd-team1={{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster
| 3rd-score1-1=5
| 3rd-score1-2=6
| 3rd-score1-3=[9]
| 3rd-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte
| 3rd-score2-1=7
| 3rd-score2-2=3
| 3rd-score2-3=[11]
}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
{{Tennis exhibition tournaments}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grande Sfida, La}}
Category:Tennis tournaments in Italy
Category:Exhibition tennis tournaments
Category:2011 establishments in Italy