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Former No. 1 Wilander Added to Seniors Grand Cayman; Schedule of Play
Posted on March 25, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 25, 2008 -- InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced that Mats Wilander, Mikael Pernfors and Paul Haarhuis will complete the eight-player field at The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Legends Championships to be played April 16-20. InsideOut also announced the match schedule for the clay-court event, one of the two new events on the 2008 Outback Champions Series tennis circuit.
Wilander joins fellow world No. 1 players John McEnroe and Jim Courier as well as former U.S. Davis Cup standout Jimmy Arias in Group A, while Haarhuis and Pernfors are in Group B along with Todd Martin, the year-end No. 1 in the 2007 Stanford Champions Rankings, and Olympic silver medalist Wayne Ferreira.
The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Legends Championships is the second of eight events on the 2008 Outback Champions Series, a collection of tennis events around the world featuring the greatest names in tennis over the age of 30. The event features $150,000 in prize money with an undefeated winner taking home $54,000.
Players also compete for Champions Series points that will determine the Stanford Champions Rankings year-end No. 1 and the winner of a $100,000 year-end bonus. All Champions Series events feature eight-man round-robin match formats with the winner of each four-player division meeting in the title match while second place finishers in each division meet in the third-place match.
Tickets begin at just $15 and can be purchased by calling 877-322-TIXX (8499) or 954-241-7936 or at www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com. VIP hotel and ticket packages are also available, including access to clinics with the players.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Wednesday, April 16
Beginning at 12:30 pm
Todd Martin vs. Mikael Pernfors
Followed by
Wayne Ferreira vs. Paul Haarhuis
Followed by
Jim Courier vs. Mats Wilander
Thursday, April 17
Beginning at 12:30 pm
Paul Haarhuis vs. Mikael Pernfors
Followed by
Todd Martin vs. Wayne Ferreira
Followed by
John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Arias
Friday, April 18
Beginning at 12:30 pm
Wayne Ferreira vs. Mikael Pernfors
Followed by
Jim Courier vs. Jimmy Arias
Followed by
Mats Wilander vs. John McEnroe
Saturday, April 19
Beginning at 12:30 pm
Jimmy Arias vs. Mats Wilander
Followed by
Jim Courier vs. John McEnroe
Followed by
Todd Martin vs. Paul Haarhuis
Sunday, April 20
Beginning at 12:30 pm
Third-place Match
Followed by
Championship Match
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