2014 Singapore Slammers season
| 2014 Singapore Slammers | |
|---|---|
| 2014 record | 3 wins, 9 losses |
| Home record | 2 wins, 1 loss |
| Road record | 1 win, 2 losses |
| Neutral-site record | 6 losses |
| Games won | 240 |
| Games lost | 315 |
| Owner(s) | Sunil Gavaskar Kishan Gehlot Shashi Kiran Shetty Ajay Sethi |
| President/CEO | Vikas Gehlot |
| Coach | Joshua Eagle |
| Stadium | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| Avg. home attendance | 8,000 |
| Television coverage | SingTel |
The 2014 Singapore Slammers season (officially the 2014 DBS Singapore Slammers season pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with DBS Bank Ltd) is the inaugural season of the franchise playing in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).
Season recap[edit]
Founding of franchise[edit]
On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be in Singapore.[1][2] The team was founded by Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and international business executives Kishan Gehlot, Shashi Kiran Shetty and Ajay Sethi. Gehlot is the chairman of East African real estate development and healthcare conglomerate Intex Group. Shetty is chairman of Allcargo Logistics Limited. Sethi is chairman of Channel 2 in Dubai.[3] They collectively invested US$15 million to own the franchise.[4]
Inaugural draft[edit]
The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Singapore were[5]
| Player | IPTL Category |
|---|---|
| Men | |
 Andre Agassi |
Icon players |
 Tomáš Berdych |
Category A |
 Lleyton Hewitt |
Category B |
| Patrick Rafter |
Past champions |
 Bruno Soares |
Doubles players |
| Nick Kyrgios |
Uncategorized |
| Women | |
| Serena Williams |
Icon players |
 Daniela Hantuchová |
Category C |
Team name[edit]
By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the Singapore Lions.[6] By June 2014, the Lions had become known as the Singapore Slammers.[7]
Home venue[edit]
On 4 August 2014, the Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium.[8]
First coach[edit]
On 27 October 2014, Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.[9]
Event chronology[edit]
- 21 January 2014: IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league inaugural 2014 season would be in Singapore.[1][2]
- 2 March: The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft.[5]
- 10 May: The Singapore franchise was referred to as the Singapore Lions.[6]
- 25 June: The Lions' name is changed to the Singapore Slammers.[7]
- 4 August: The Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium.[8]
- 27 October: Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.[9]
- 28 November: The Indian Aces defeated the Slammers 26–16 in the first match in IPTL history.[10]
Match log[edit]
| 28 November L (0–1) |
Report | Indian Aces 
|
26–16 |  Singapore Slammers
|
Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna | 6–4 | Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares | |||
| Fabrice Santoro | 6–5 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils | 2–6 | Tomáš Berdych / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Ana Ivanovic | 6–0 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| Gaël Monfils | 6–1 | Lleyton Hewitt | |||
| – | |||||
| 29 November L (0–2) |
Report | Singapore Slammers
|
22–28 |  UAE Royals
|
Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Tomáš Berdych | 4–6 | Marin Čilić | |||
| Tomáš Berdych / Nick Kyrgios | 6–5 | Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić | |||
| Daniela Hantuchová | 1–6 | Kristina Mladenovic | |||
| Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares (sub. Nick Kyrgios) | 6–5 | Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić | |||
| Pat Rafter | 5–6 | Goran Ivanišević | |||
| – | |||||
| 30 November L (0–3) |
Report | Manila Mavericks 
|
27–19 | Singapore Slammers
|
Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Mark Philippoussis | 6–2 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Treat Huey / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–5 | Lleyton Hewitt (sub. Nick Kyrgios) / Tomáš Berdych | |||
| Kirsten Flipkens / Andy Murray | 6–1 | Serena Williams / Lleyton Hewitt | |||
| Kirsten Flipkens | 3–6 | Serena Williams | |||
| Andy Murray | 6–5 | Nick Kyrgios | |||
| – | |||||
| 2 December L (0–4) |
Report | Singapore Slammers
|
21–29 | Manila Mavericks
|
Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Andre Agassi | 3–6 | Mark Philippoussis | |||
| Tomáš Berdych / Lleyton Hewitt | 4–6 | Treat Huey / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | |||
| Tomáš Berdych | 5–6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | |||
| Serena Williams / Nick Kyrgios | 3–6 | Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor | |||
| Serena Williams | 6–5 | Kirsten Flipkens | |||
| – | |||||
| 3 December W (1–4) |
Report | Singapore Slammers
|
24–23 | Indian Aces
|
Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Serena Williams | 6–4 | Ana Ivanovic | |||
| Serena Williams / Bruno Soares | 3–6 | Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna | |||
| Andre Agassi | 2–6 | Fabrice Santoro | |||
| Tomáš Berdych | 6–2 | Gaël Monfils | |||
| Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios | 6–5 | Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils | |||
| – | |||||
(Berdych defeated Monfils in the 7-minute Super Shootout)
| 4 December W (2–4) |
Report | Singapore Slammers
|
27–25 | UAE Royals
|
Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Serena Williams | 6–5 | Caroline Wozniacki | |||
| Serena Williams / Tomáš Berdych | 6–4 | Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić | |||
| Pat Rafter | 4–6 | Goran Ivanišević | |||
| Tomáš Berdych | 6–4 | Marin Čilić | |||
| Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios | 5–6 | Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić | |||
| – | |||||
| 6 December L (2–5) |
Report | UAE Royals
|
29–16 | Singapore Slammers
|
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Marin Čilić | 6–3 | Lleyton Hewitt | |||
| Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić | 6–2 | Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Goran Ivanišević | 6–1 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4 | Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Caroline Wozniacki | 5–6 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| – | |||||
| 7 December L (2–6) |
Report | Indian Aces
|
26–16 | Singapore Slammers
|
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Pete Sampras | 2–6 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Sania Mirza / Roger Federer | 6–0 | Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares | |||
| Rohan Bopanna / Roger Federer | 6–1 | Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Roger Federer | 6–4 | Tomáš Berdych | |||
| Ana Ivanovic | 6–5 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| – | |||||
| 8 December L (2–7) |
Report | Manila Mavericks
|
23–17 | Singapore Slammers
|
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–2 | Tomáš Berdych | |||
| Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor | 3–6 | Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Kirsten Flipkens | 2–6 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| Daniel Nestor / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6–0 | Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Mark Philippoussis | 6–3 | Pat Rafter | |||
| – | |||||
| 11 December L (2–8) |
Report | Indian Aces
|
28–24 | Singapore Slammers
|
Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Ana Ivanovic | 6–5 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| Fabrice Santoro | 6–3 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna | 6–5 | Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares | |||
| Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils | 6–3 | Lleyton Hewitt / Bruno Soares | |||
| Gaël Monfils | 4–8 (OT) | Tomáš Berdych | |||
| – | |||||
| 12 December W (3–8) |
Report | UAE Royals
|
21–23 | Singapore Slammers
|
Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Kristina Mladenovic | 1–6 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| Goran Ivanišević | 6–1 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4 | Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares | |||
| Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić | 3–6 | Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Novak Djokovic | 5–6 | Tomáš Berdych | |||
| – | |||||
| 13 December L (3–9) |
Report | Manila Mavericks
|
30–15 | Singapore Slammers
|
Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Mark Philippoussis | 6–5 | Pat Rafter | |||
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6–2 | Tomáš Berdych | |||
| Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor | 6–1 | Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios | |||
| Philipp Kohlschreiber / Daniel Nestor | 6–4 | Lleyton Hewitt / Bruno Soares | |||
| Kirsten Flipkens | 6–3 | Daniela Hantuchová | |||
| – | |||||
Roster[edit]
Reference:[11]
Andre Agassi
Tomáš Berdych[12]
Daniela Hantuchová
Lleyton Hewitt- Nick Kyrgios
- Patrick Rafter
Bruno Soares- Serena Williams
- Joshua Eagle - Coach
Television coverage[edit]
Television coverage in Singapore of Slammers matches will be provided by SingTel.[13]
Sponsorship[edit]
On 20 November 2014, DBS Bank Ltd announced that it had become the Slammers' title sponsor.[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mahesh Bhupathi Launched IPTL in Melbourne". Jagran Josh. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Mumbai One of the Franchises in Cash-Rich International Premier Tennis League". CNN IBN Live. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Hegde, Prajwal (19 June 2014). "IPTL: Sunil Gavaskar to Co-own Singapore Team". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Gavaskar Buys Stake in Singapore IPTL Franchise". The Free Press Journal. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b Briggs, Simon (2 March 2014). "Andy Murray Signs for Bangkok As Premier Tennis League Prepares for Take-Off". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Bhupathi's IPTL Opener Moved to Manila from Bangkok". The Times of India. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b Ousman, Allaam (25 June 2014). "Djokovic Leads UAE Royals at Inaugural IPTL: Dubai Will Host Finale of $1 Million Tournament from December 11–13". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b Chen, May (4 August 2014). "Tennis: Tickets to International Premier Tennis League Go on Sale from Aug 20". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b "International Premier Tennis League Announces Coaches for Inaugural Edition". Spicy Stars Mumbai. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-06-01. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Day 1 Match 1 – Micromax Indian Aces vs. DBS Singapore Slammers" (PDF). International Premier Tennis League. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Players". Singapore Slammers. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Players". Singapore Slammers. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Coca Cola International Premier Tennis League to be Broadcast in More Than 125 Countries Worldwide" (PDF) (Press release). International Premier Tennis League. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "DBS Presents "DBS Singapore Slammers", an All-Star Tennis Line-up Including Serena Williams and Andre Agassi in Ground-Breaking Tennis Competition". DBS Bank. Retrieved 28 November 2014.