Record

Performance TitleStatoil Masters Tennis
Performance Date9 December 2012
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time17:00
Main PerformersFabrice Vetea Santoro,
Tim Henman
Thomas Enqvist,
Henri Leconte
Jeremy Bates,
Andrew Castle - tennis players
Set ListATP Champions Tour Singles Final - Santoro V Henman; 7-5, 6-3,
Doubles - Enqvist, Leconte v Bates, Castle
Performance NotesThis end-of-year tournament is the season finale to the Tour of Champions, a year-long Tour that makes its way across Europe and the world and pits past tennis champions against each other in order to earn ranking points.

The Masters Tennis is now firmly established as the UK's most popular indoor tournament - drawing crowds of more than 30,000 over the course of the event.

Ivan Lendl was forced to withdraw from the Statoil Masters Tennis event, because of injuries to his knee and hip. He was replaced in Group A of the Legends tournament by Guy Forget of France. 'I am very disappointed that I will not be fit enough to play in the Statoil Masters Tennis in London' said Lendl, 'I have been looking forward to playing in the tournament all year having heard so much about it. For now I will concentrate on fixing and rehabilitating my knee and hip but I hope to be able to play at the Royal Albert Hall in the future.' Lendl's withdrawal means that Forget will now face John McEnroe on Friday night and Jeremy Bates on Saturday afternoon. On the ATP Champions Tour, some of the matches between Forget and McEnroe have been electric affairs.

Order of play: 'Singles matches will consist of two short sets with a tie break at 6-6. AChampions Tie Break will be played to decide the winner if the score is level at one set all. The format of the doubles matches will be decided on a match by match basis and will be announced by the umpire at the start of the match'.

Performances were filmed and broadcast by ITV4.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2012/182),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2012/80),
Setlist,
Poster (RAHE/2/2012/39)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2012/182Statoil Masters Tennis5-9 December 2012
RAHE/6/2012/80Statoil Masters Tennis5-9 December 2012
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work8008Statoil Masters Tennis10
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3341Santoro; Fabrice Vetea (1972-); French former professional tennis player from Tahiti
DS/UK/3347Henman; Tim (6 September 1974); OBE; British tennis player
DS/UK/3348Enqvist; Thomas Karl Johan (1974-); Swedish former professional tennis player
DS/UK/3346Leconte; Henri (1963-); French former professional tennis player
DS/UK/3343Bates; Jeremy (19 June 1962); English tennis player
DS/UK/3350Castle; Andrew Nicholas (1963-); English retired tennis professional, former British No. 1, television presenter
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