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LEGENDS OF PAST AND PRESENT TO PLAY IN STAR-STUDDED IWC TENNIS TROPHY FOR THE PUBLIC OF BARCELONA
Bahrami, Corretja, Costa, Date, Hantuchova, Kuznetsova, Leconte, Nastase, Sanchez-Vicario, Santana, Schnyder, Seles to celebrate the passion of sport
Free tickets available for the general public on Sunday, May 21.
Laureus World Sports Awards to be held in Barcelona, May 20-22
Apply for media accreditation on www.laureus.com/accreditation
BARCELONA , May 10, 2006 – Great tennis players of the past will join leading players of the present to celebrate the passion and glamour of sport in the IWC Tennis Trophy, to be held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on May 21-22. This exclusive event, hosted by Swiss luxury watch brand IWC Schaffhausen, a founding partner of Laureus, is being staged in the build-up to the seventh annual Laureus World Sports Awards at the Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, on the evening of Monday, May 22.
Over two thrilling days of action, many outstanding players will participate, including Laureus World Sports Academy members Monica Seles and Ilie Nastase, who between them have won 11 Grand Slam singles titles, as well as Spanish legends like Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Manuel Santana, Alex Corretja and Albert Costa. Also competing will be a trio of the most exciting current women players of today - Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova, Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova and Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder, quarter-finalist in this year’s Australian Open. They will be joined by eternally popular figures like France’s Henri Leconte , entertainer Mansour Bahrami and Japanese favourite Kimiko Date.
Play on Sunday, May 21, will be open to the public. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis and can be obtained from Real Club de Tenis Barcelona and at other outlets shortly. A detailed list of confirmed outlets will be available and communicated in the next week.
The IWC Tennis Trophy Programme includes:
Sunday, May 21 OPEN TO PUBLIC
10.00 Children’s Clinic and Professional Competition
11.30 Professional Exhibition
13.30 Exhibition Match
Monday, May 22 INVITATION ONLY EVENT
10.00 Pro-Am competition
13.00 Professional Exhibition.
WC makes time for Laureus and the city of Barcelona
IWC Schaffhausen became a founding partner of Laureus in 2005 as an element of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme, which aims to help those who are socially, physically or economically disadvantaged. According to IWC Schaffhausen CEO Georges Kern: “IWC is passionate about sport and is committed to bringing the public closer to Laureus. The IWC Tennis Trophy is an ideal way to share the glamour, passion and effectiveness of the organisation with the general public. The presence of numerous Laureus Academy members allows them an ideal opportunity to learn more about Laureus and its activities in an open atmosphere.
“ We are very excited about the IWC Tennis Trophy which we hope will be one of the highlights of the Laureus World Sports Awards weekend. I would like to thank all the great tennis players for giving their time to support this event. I am particularly pleased that we will be able to welcome sports fans in Barcelona to come and watch the action on the Sunday. It should be an unforgettable day’s tennis,” he added.
Grand Slam of Glamour and Sport
Laureus Academy member Monica Seles will open the first day of the IWC Tennis Trophy with a special coaching session for children. She said: “I am very excited about hosting the tennis clinic for children. Sport is a great way to involve young people. As a Laureus Academy member, the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation for underprivileged youngsters around the world is enormously important to me.”
Laureus is a joint venture between DaimlerChrysler and Richemont, represented by the founding partner brands IWC and Mercedes-Benz.
About the Awards
Last year's Awards Ceremony, in the presence of His Majesty, The King of Spain, was attended by the legends of the Laureus World Sports Academy and Hollywood stars Jackie Chan, Morgan Freeman, Teri Hatcher and Marcia Gay Harden. Among the award winners present were Roger Federer, Kelly Holmes and Greece football coach Otto Rehhagel.
Barcelona , the capital of Catalonia, is a city with an enormous sporting tradition which has staged the most important sports events. The immensely successful 1992 Olympic Games gave a new impulse to sport in the city. Sport is a part of everyday life in Barcelona and during the past few years the number of high-level international championships staged in the city has multiplied. Therefore it is no surprise that Barcelona was chosen to host the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2006.
Barcelona is a Mediterranean and metropolitan city with the most modern facilities. Its unique architecture, artistic ambience and many tourist attractions have made Barcelona one of the most visited cities in the world. A business and leisure city, it is the ideal place to organise such an important moment of the sporting year - the Laureus Awards Ceremony.
To apply for accreditation for the 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards, please log on to www.laureus.com/accreditation or contact Shelly Samuel on accreditation@laureus.com
For further information please contact:
Lauren Vierhaus
Laureus International Media Office
Tel: +44 (0)20 7514 2749
Fax : +44 (0)20 7514 2782
Email: media.affairs@laureus.com
Photo Archive: www.laureusarchive.com
Website: www.laureus.com
For photos of Laureus events please visit www.laureusarchive.com
NB: Information correct at time of going to press
NOTES FOR THE EDITOR:
ABOUT LAUREUS
Laureus is a universal movement that celebrates the power of sport to bring people together as a force for good. A joint venture between Founding Partners DaimlerChrysler and Richemont, Laureus is composed of three core elements - the Laureus World Sports Awards, the Laureus World Sports Academy and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation - which collectively celebrate sporting excellence and harness the power of sport to promote social change.
- The Laureus World Sports Awards is the premier global sports awards honouring the greatest sportsmen and women across all sports each year. The winners are selected by the ultimate sports jury - the 42 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, the living legends of sport honouring the great athletes of today. The Awards are presented at an annual Awards Ceremony attended by global figures from sport, entertainment, business and fashion. Laureus TV programming is watched by 1.1 billion viewers in over 190 countries each year.
- The Laureus World Sports Academy is a unique association of 42 of the greatest living sporting legends who have made exceptional contributions to the world of sport. Its members are: Giacomo Agostini, Severiano Ballesteros, Franz Beckenbauer, Boris Becker, Ian Botham, Sergey Bubka, Bobby Charlton, Sebastian Coe, Nadia Comaneci, Yaping Deng, Kapil Dev, David Douillet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Sean Fitzpatrick, Dawn Fraser, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Tony Hawk, Miguel Indurain, Michael Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kip Keino, Franz Klammer, Dan Marino, John McEnroe, Edwin Moses (Chairman), Nawal El Moutawakel, Robby Naish, Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova, Jack Nicklaus, Pelé, Gary Player, Morné du Plessis, Hugo Porta, Viv Richards, Monica Seles, Mark Spitz, Daley Thompson, Alberto Tomba, Steve Waugh, Katarina Witt and Yasuhiro Yamashita.
- The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation utilises the power of sport to address social challenges through a worldwide programme of sports related community development initiatives. The vision of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, as defined by patron Nelson Mandela, is that “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” Laureus currently funds 39 projects worldwide addressing key social issues including AIDS, drug abuse, violence, racial and religious discrimination, landmine risk, disaster clean-up, community integration and the plight of child soldiers in war zones. Members of the Laureus World Sports Academy volunteer their services as global ambassadors, visiting projects to encourage young people to participate in sport and to draw public attention to the problems affecting society today.
ABOUT IWC SCHAUFFHAUSEN
For more than a century, IWC Schaffhausen has been producing precision products of complex functionality and outstanding user-friendliness for watch connoisseurs who expect rather more from their watch than just having an accurate timekeeper. Since its foundation in 1868, the International Watch Company has built up an international reputation as a long-established Swiss watchmaking firm with a passion for inventions, innovative solutions and technical refinements. Under the motto “At home in Schaffhausen – successful throughout the world”, around 450 people work at the Schaffhausen site, and a further 100 represent IWC around the globe.
source:
http://www.worldsport.com/awards/media_centre/show_article.php-article-570
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