BNP Paris Cup 2011

2011 THE TOURNAMENT ADOPTS THE GREEN ATTITUDE !

STADE FRANÇAIS Parc de Saint Cloud « La Faisanderie »

Final Draw : July 04th - 10th, 2011

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THE TOURNAMENT IS BLOOMING THROUGHOUT FRANCE !

It includes 4 major stages which take place during 7 months associating the concept Sport& Attitude of the tournament with the “ Fair-play and “La Perf’ Trophies “ .

THE BABOLAT PREQUALIFICATION MATCHES Regional Finals

Independent tournaments for the FFT members aged 13-14 ( except for some aged 12 years) For every club, the winners and a representative are qualified for the national finals.

Club TC Clermontois US Vendôme ET Niort Reims Europe Club TC Basse-Goulaine USM Le Mans Montelimar TC TC Limours AS Sarreguemines Nostra TC ASM Belfort TC Côte des Blancs TC Le Touquet AT Talant Ninon TC Pornichet

Dates

27 December- 08 May 12-24 February 19-26 February 19-25 February

26 February – 6 March

26 February -04 March 6 March- 13 March 9 March -9 April

16 March -2 April 9 April -1st May

15 April – 30 April 17 April – 22 April 22 April – 30 April 22 April – 30 April 23 April – 30 April

Club TC Hettange-Grande TC Fouras Toulouse AC Tennis TC Brest TCF Giordan-Combes US Dax Tennis TC Le Palais ES Viry-Châtillon TC Spora TC Vienne TC Haveluy SA Mérignac TC La Berrichonne AMSL Frejus Tennis TC Suzini

Ile de France Finals

Dates

23 April-09 May

20 April-28 April 22 April- 06 May 05 May- 21 May 07 May- 21 May 18 May -9 June

21 May – 11 June 25 May -19 June 28 May – 5 June

28 May – 11 June 28 May – 13 June

1st June – 11 June 10 June – 19 June 9 June – 23 June

5 March – 13 March

Organized by the Stade Français with the support of the Paris Tennis League and the Paris City Hall.

1300 young players will participate in 3 centers starting on 10 June :

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Paris East (Centre de la Faluère) Paris West1 (Centre Sportif Géo André & Centre Sportif H. de Montherlant) Paris West 2 Domaine national de Saint Cloud-« La Faisanderie » National Finals

The match organized at « la Faisanderie « is part of the FFT programs ( National Grand Prix for Youth) and the Paris Tennis League.

The 4 finalists ( 2 boys, 2 girls) will be directly qualified (Wild Card) for the international qualification heats.

European and International Finals Cat : 1 Tennis Europe Junior Tour

It brings together those qualified in the national heats and the world’s best tennis players.

• Qualifications on 1,2 and 3 July

• Final draw starting 4 to 10 July

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A REAL INTERNATIONAL SPRINGBOARD The Stade Français-BNP Paribas Cup International Youth Tennis Open continues to be one of the foremost sporting events not to be missed for young tennis players coming from all over the world.

Quite a number of talents have been discovered in the Stade Français before proving their skill on the professional circuit : Justine HENIN (1), Caroline WOZNIACKI, Victoria AZARENKA, Dominika CIBULKOVA (2), Flavia PENETTA, Agnieska RADWANSKA, Shaar PEER, Alissa KLEYBANOVA, Tatiana GOLOVIN,... Andy MURRAY, Jo -Wilfried TSONGA, Marcos BAGHDATIS, Juan Martin Del POTRO (3), Fernando GONZALES (4), Arnaud Di Pasquale (5), Richard GASQUET (6), Guillermo CORIA (7) , Gilles SIMON , Gaël MONFILS (8), Julien BENNETEAU, Paul Henri MATHIEU (9), Gianni MINA (Junior Vice Champion 2009), Kristina MLADENOVIC (Junior World Champion 2009), Laura ROBSON (Junior Wimbledon Champion at 14 years)…

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THE ITF AND THE TOURNAMENT For several years the Junior Development Department of the ITF organizes a summer tournament of the most talented South-American, Asian, African and Oceanian players with the help of the Young Stars Association which regroups the following European tournaments : Stade Français (FRA), Windmill Cup (HOL), Les Hauts de Seine (FRA), Cologne (GER) and Hasselt (BEL).

ITF guarantees the participation of the leading world players in the classification.

COSAT ATF

CAT/COTECC Total

Boys Girls 6 6 5 5 4 4 15 15

COSAT : South America ATF: Asia CAT : Africa COTECC : Central America

PATRONESS FOR 2011 Florence Gravellier

First French professional player of wheelchair tennis, she received a double-bronze medal at the Pekin Paralympics 2008.

Suffering from a malformation of the hip, she only discovered tennis upon entering Secondary School at the age of 14 and then started to concentrate on it after obtaining her Degree in Political Science in Bordeaux when she was 20. She attended training sessions and competitions and was awarded between 2006 and 2008 her highest qualification : 2nd world . Today, at 32, she is working in the new organization for Handicap and Competency Employment at Adecco.

A personal and sporting success story representing the very ethos of the tournament.

THE TROPHIES

Presidency of the Republic Medals, The Paris City Hall Cups Boys doubles Girls doubles Mixed doubles (unlicensed)

The Fair-Play International Trophy

Daily: Trophies Sport & Attitude Trophy for the most promising player Fair-play Trophy

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AWAITING THE WHOLE WORLD !

Europeans, South Americans , Americans, Africans, Oceaniens, Asians…the 6 continents shall be represented as more than 60 countries are expected to attend the BNP Paribas Cup 2011! Several countries have already confirmed their participation: Australia, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Comobia, Uruquay, Peru, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, United States, Denmark, South Africa, Nigeria, Madagascar, Morocoo, Egypt, Namibia, Japan, Lettonia, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Great Britain, Italy, China, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Spain, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, South-Corea, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Turquey, Ukraine, Estonia, Macedonia, Algeria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Tunisia and Greece.

THE TOURNAMENT VILLAGE Open during 16 days, it’s groups 3 diferent spaces : sporting organization, attitude corner and reception area.

THE ORGANIZATION

Umpiring Alongside Jean Jacques SABATIER (ITF white Badge) a team of supervisors – umpires selected by the Paris Tennis League will officiate at all the international finals.

Medical service It shall be ensured by an on-site physician and a team of physiotherapists.

Accommodation The official hotel of the Tournament is the Campanile hotel in Chaville.

The Centre Sportif du CFA (Port de Saint Cloud) will also accommodate several athletes.

Meals Lunchs and dinners for the participants and coaches are available at the Club’s Self-Service restaurant. The lunches for the guests are served in the Tournament village. All these meals are catered for by Sodexho.

Transport A Bus service operates in the mornings and the evenings, between the hotel and the Club de la Faisanderie.

Shuttle Mini-buses look after the delegations and the daily transport.

CONFERENCE “ Young girls and Tennis”

During the last few years, we have noticed a marked fall in feminine participation at our various tournaments. As a result of this, we feel it our duty to react. In collaboration with the Paris League of Tennis, we are thus organizing a conference on young girls and tennis on Saturday 2 July from 10h to 12.

The aim of this conference is to draft observations with regard to the following question “ How can one keep young girls in tennis clubs?”

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A UNIQUE CONCEPT : SPORT & ATTITUDE A little history : During the last eleven years, we have tried to endow the Tournament with another dimension, Sport & ATTITUDE. The aim is to associate with sporting ambition, an educational, cultural and social perspective for the physical and moral well-being of the young talented athletes. « Champions in tennis, champions in life»

In 2001 the first “ Citizen action” was inaugurated and developed with the Department of Hauts-deSeine. And in the Tournament village, the stand “ Presence 92” invited the young champions and the public to discover numerous activities linked to civics, the environment and fair-play.

Later, the game “ Lets talk straight ! Smash your knowledge” increased youth awareness for the major questions of the present day. This was the beginning of the SPORT&ATTITUDE concept.

For over 7 years, the ATTITUDE stand anchored in the heart of the Tournament Village shows this unique character which encourages discovery and dialogue between the cultural diversities represented by more than 50 countries. With the concept “ Sport and Attitude” which patterns the whole tournament it thus challenges the athletes on civic and human values.

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Within this space, the players, the coaches and the public find various educational workshops treating the different themes of the Tournament.

THE TOURNAMENT ADOPTS THE GREEN ATTITUDE This year, with the support of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, the Tournament wishes to be eco-responsible. Various initiatives shall be taken during the competition month.

Transport - The tournament shall offer “clean” transport .

- The participants for the prequalification matches shall be invited to arrive by Vélib (city bicycles) or by public transport.

Waste - The players shall be invited to use their flask rather than plastic bottles.

- For the treatment of waste during the tournament, a selective waste sorting system is operating.

Recycling - Within the context of “ FFT operation yellow balls “ we invite the participants to hand in all used balls for recycling.

- The banners and canvas covering used in the tournament as well as the 30 prequalification tournaments of the province are all recycled by CEDDRE, a company specialized in sustainable development and recycling. (Charte Eco-citoyenne pour le Développement Durable et Recyclage des Enduits PVC).

Awareness campaign - A WWF day shall take place on Wednesday June 29 within the framework of « The International Forest Year « For this, educational workshops shall help increase awareness amongst the participants and the public of the importance and the protection of forests, their fauna, flora and inhabitants. At the end of the afternoon, a cleaning of a plot of land in the Parc de Saint Cloud shall be organized with the youth, parents and coaches.

- The spectators , participants and guests of this 22nd edition shall be introduced to eco-gestures (waste reduction, energy economy, respect for the environment, reduction in water consumption, etc). with incentive and informative messages.

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HONOURING THE HANDICAPPED !

Handisport or Wheelchair Tennis had always its place in the tournament and especially in 2009 when it celebrated its 20 years with M. Jeremiasz as patron and who will be present to sign his book during the International Week of the BNP Paribas Cup 2011.

This year once again, the Stade Français honours Handisport - Wheelchair Tennis in welcoming as its patroness Florence Gravellier. A special wheelchair day will take place on June 26 with the participation of the wheelchair players.

But this 22th edition does not end here and also proposes an activity “ red thread” during the fortnight : an “obstacle race”. For this, everyone may test the difficulties which people in wheelchairs experience daily.

The Association Perce Neige, founded by the former stadium goer Lino Ventura will also make the visitors and participants aware of mental handicap during the afternoon of July 06.

THE TOURNAMENT VECTOR OF VALUES

«Fête le Mur » The Association “ Fête le mur » which was already present during the 20th edition of the tournament shall celebrate with us the 22nd edition of the Tournament. A group of young umpires chosen by the leader Ali El Karmani (“ Fête le Mur” from Pau) shall supervise, along with the umpires of the Paris Tennis League, the international finals.

Operation + 500 Deserving youth In the Parc de St. Cloud, from 4 to 8 July, the tournament will receive every day more than a hundred underprivileged Deserving children. A programme of sporting and educational activities shall be proposed during a half-day programme: Tennis, Basket Ball, Football etc. They may also admire the future tennis champions in action.

A chance for everyone… “ La Passerelle” With the help of Paris City Halls and WASHINGTON DC (USA) The tournaments SPORT & ATTITUDE ( Paris, Washington, Beijing, Athens) also give the opportunity to youth coming from underprivileged backgrounds. Thus every capital of the Tour shall nominate young tennis enthusiasts who are considered deserving to participate and discover another capital. Like last year, young Americans shall experience together the activities of the Parisian final at the Stade Français. Then it is the turn of young Parisians to discover Washington D.C.

THE OPEN SLAMS DOPING

As in former years, the 2011 tournament shall be the occasion to inform and make the youth aware of the dangers and consequences resulting from doping, with regard to the health of the players but also for the values of sport. During a session devoted to anti-doping, specialists from the UNESCO program shall propose that the young athletes reflect on the issues of doping and on fair-play, honesty, dignity, team respect and spirit which are the very essence of sport.

SPORT AND CULTURE HAND IN HAND

The qualified contestants from the Provinces and the participants in the final draw shall be offered organized tours to cultural and sporting attractions in Paris : Visits of Paris in bateaux-mouches, the Louvre Museum, Roland Garros Stadium, Versailles Castle, etc.

THE EMBASSIES’ TOURNAMENT

Senior- Junior AMBASSADORS TC - 8th edition

The occasion to bring together the Diplomatic world and the young “ Ambassadors”.

The young talented tennis player will form a team with his Ambassador and will be seated right next to him during the lunch “ The World Congress” at la Faisanderie, on Saturday 09 July.

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A HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT THE STADE FRANCAIS The Stade Français today is made up of 12 000 members, 21 sporting divisions and 18 sport schools.

It also includes, La Faisanderie comprising of 36 tennis courts including 19 clay courts. 4 training walls, min tennis courts, an open heated swimming pool, football and rugby pitches, multisports stadium, musculation, gymnastics and cardio-training rooms, playground for children, table tennis, bridge salon, changing rooms with saunas and relaxation rooms, a club house including a restaurant, a self-service, a bar, reception and conference rooms.

HISTORIC GROUNDS

The Stade Français is situated since 1898 in the heart of the National Domaine of Saint Cloud. This prestigious site called “ La Faisanderie” entered into the annals of tennis history by welcoming the World Championships on Clay Court in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1923 then the International Championships of France in 1925 and 1927 .. up to their transfer to the Roland-Garros stadium. However, the STADE, the founding club, for Athletics is housed in Roland –Garros since 1943 in land situated behind the Center Court.

Every year since 1990, the Stade Français organizes the Youth Tennis Open in its magnificent setting.

2011, the centenary !

This year is historical as we celebrate the centenary of the “ World Hard Court Tennis Championships “. This competition is more or less the ancestor of the Roland Garros tournament.

This was entirely due to the American sponsor Duane Williams. He observed that Wimbledon was the only tournament internationally recognized and in playing on grass, it privileged the players used to this surface, the English. In the rest of Europe, the clay court was chosen for maintenance reasons.

He thus decided to sponsor a world championship on clay court which the Stade Français welcomed at “La Faisanderie” in the Parc de Saint-Cloud.

For the story, Duane Williams never saw his project inaugurated. On April 1st 1912, returning from Paris, he boarded the Titanic and did not survive, unlike his son who later was to become a famous tennis player.

These “ World Hard Court Championships” took place during a decade and saw players like Jean Borotra or Suzanne Lenglen before coming to an end and leaving way to the French Open which, in a few years later, moved into the new stadium “ Roland Garros”.

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ECO-FRIENDLY 2010 EDITION

An exceptional edition Cat 1 Tennis Europe Junion Tour Classed 1st in the Outdoor tournaments in the Tennis Europe Junion Tour The 20 best masculine players ( with only 2 exception) of the final European rating 65 countries represented nearly 5000 participants The 2010 winners:

Victorya Lushkova (UKRAINE) Gianlugi Quinzi (ITALY)

THE WINNERS of the 10 last editions

Girls

Victorya Lushkova (UKR) Victorya Tomova (BUL) Petra Uberalova (SVK) Amandine Hesse (FRA) Albina Khabibulina (UZB) Albina Khabibulina (UZB) Renée Reinhard (NDL) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) Nicola Frankova (CZE) Olga Savchuk (GEO)

Girls

Yihong Li – Qiuyu Ye (CHN) Haas (AUT) Krejcikova (CZE) Kremen & Sasnovitch (BLR) Allertova & Zadovska (CZE) Bai & Wen (CHN) Khabibulina (UZB) & Zhou (CHN) Bogush & Milevskaya (BLR) Kochanova & Vajdova (SVK) Azaranka & Rudnovskaia (BLR) Kavalashvili & Savchuk (GEO)

Singles

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) Enzo Py (FRA) Karim Hossam (EGY) Cedric Commin (FRA) Gianni Mina (FRA) Adrien Puget (FRA) Nassim Slilam (FRA) Mickhail Karpol (HRV) Dejan Katic (YUG) Ante Nakic-Alfirevic (HRV)

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Christian Garin – Bastian Malla (CHI) Osterling & Panta (PER) Santos (PER) Yin Kin (PAR) Agamenone (ARG) Fernandes (BRE) Miccini & Gaio (ITA) Kukhalashvili (GEO) & Thomsen (DNK) Ignatic (BLR) & Zyniakov (RUS) Rosenberg & D. Young (USA) J.M.Del Potro (ARG) & Durango (ECU) Agostinelli (CAN) – Piscacek (CZA)

Doubles

Chinsakchai (THA) – Shin (KOR)

2007

Tamara Kurovic (SER) & Ivan Conejero (CHI)

2008 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001

Boys

Mixed Doubles

2010 2009

Boys

Victorya Lushkova (UKR) & Mashim Yersh (BLR)

Nadya Syarifah (INA) & Kelvin Siu Fai Lam (HKG)

Aleksandrina Naydenova (BUL) & Sebastian Ionescu (ROM) Viktoriya Kamenmskaya (RUS) & Mikhaël Biryukov (RUS) Petra Mokra (CZE) & Petr Michrev (CZE)

Alissa Kleybanova (RUS) & Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) Alissa Kleybanova (RUS) & Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA)

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ECO-FRIENDLY CONTACTS Director of the Tournament Jacques LAURENT

Organization : Tél : 01 40 71 33 68 Fax : 01 40 71 85 75 mailto : organisation@stadefrancais.asso.fr Press relations for the Tournement :

Vincent BOUCHER Tel : 01 40 71 33 47 mailto : presseopentennissf@stadefrancais.asso.fr Press Relations for the STADE FRANÇAIS:

Martine BOERINGER Tel : 01 40 71 33 46 mailto : martine.boeringer@stadefrancais.asso.fr Press Relations BNP PARIBAS :

Elodie Verbeke 01 57 43 74 57 mailto : elodie.verbeke@bnpparibas.com

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Stade Français (à La Faisanderie) : La Faisanderie- Domaine National de Saint-Cloud Allée de Chamillard – 92430 Marnes la coquette GPS : Lat: 48.834668, Lon: 2.192888

Plan available on the site : www.worldclasstennistour.com Heading : Useful info – Access

Stade Français : 2, rue du Commandant Guilbaud – 75016 PARIS Téléphone : 01 40 71 33 33 Internet : www.stadefrancais.com Photo Credit : Alain JOLY Translation : Sarah Chambers

The WORLDCLASSTENNISTOUR groups : The tour of capitals ( Paris, Washington DC, Beijing, Athens) So that the champions of tomorrow will also become champions of their lives

www.worldclasstennistour.com

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