" Cup of Legends 2011 "
Frankfurt Germany
Pat Cash wins against Ivan Lendl
I'm sure you feel the same way - there are tennis matches and there are matches that you never forget. Matches that have captivated and captivated us all. One of these matches is certainly the encounter of Ivan Lendl and Michael Chang in the round of 16 of the French Open in Paris in 1989.
There is hardly a sports fan who does not remember this match, which lasted almost five hours and ended with the surprise victory of young Michael Chang, who left Paris as the youngest Grand Slam winner ever.
We are proud to see eight-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl, one of the most successful players of all time, and French Open champion Michael Chang enter a German stadium for the first time since the end of their careers and play together with other world stars for the Cup of Legends.
Their opponents will not make it easy for them. With the Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash, the French Davis Cup hero Henri Leconte, the Swedish Davis Cup Champion Mikael Pernfors and the German Davis Cup legend Charly Steeb, the field of the Cup of Legends is top.
The field is completed by the youngest player of the Cup of Legends, Nicolas Kiefer, the silver medal winner of the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 and Peter McNamara & Mansour Bahrami.
Offizieller Trophy-Maker
as in this year the exclusive glass goblets are made by the Victor Alexander glassworks, Walter Wiesmüller is responsible for the design.
Each of these glass trophies is a handmade unicum & will be manufactured exclusively for the Cup of Legends.
Tournaments like the Cup of Legends are always a result of great teamwork.
Therefore, we would like to thank our patron, the Prime Minister of the State of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, the City of Frankfurt and its Sports Director, City Councillor Markus Frank, the sponsors, without whom such a tournament would not be possible, the entire Welldone team for their tireless efforts and last but not least you, dear tennis fans, who with your visit make this tournament what it should be, a great tennis weekend for all sports fans.
The CUP OF LEGENDS
- Legendary players in a legendary stadium. A tournament that offers a perfect atmosphere for the greatest tennis legends of all time.
Experience the greatest legends of tennis in Frankfurt. The world stars of yesteryear have long since become friends, but on the court they are still rivals... Their names are living tennis history and more present than ever.
The players of the CUP OF LEGENDS combine more Grand Slam titles, more tournament victories and Davis Cup successes than any field of participants in today's top tournaments.
The extremely impressive list of achievements, including a total of more than 350 tournament victories and more than 3,000 days at number one in the world rankings, shows,
that the legends live up to their name and that the CUP OF LEGENDS is a highlight for every tennis fan.
