Record

Performance TitleThe Masters Tennis Tournament
Performance Date5 December 2013
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:34
Main PerformersJohn McEnroe,
Wayne Ferreira,
Mansour Bahrami,
Andrew Castle,
Jeremy Bates,
McNamara - tennis players
Set ListMcEnroe v Ferreira 7-6; 6-2,
Bahrami and Castle v Bates and McNamara 8-5
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.

ATP Champions Tour Groups
Group A: Tim Henman, Mark Philippoussis, Fabrice Santoro
Group B: Goran Ivanisevic, Pat Rafter, Greg Rusedski

Legends Groups
Group A: Sergi Bruguera, John McEnroe, Wayne Ferreira
Group B: Jeremy Bates, Henri Leconte, Mats Wilander

Wayne Ferreira replaced Stefan Edberg in the Legends group, as the Swede was forced to withdraw from the event after undergoing knee surgery.

Freddie Flintoff, Jack Whitehall & Jamie Redknapp popped in for a visit to play some points against the legend John McEnroe in between some of the evening matches.
Guests who attended the event included Alastair McGowan (impersonator), Judy Murray, Virginia Wade and Sir Steve Redgrave (rower).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2013/168),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2013/74),
Poster (RAHE/2/2013/62)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/TazTaZuT5rC44
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2013/168The Masters Tennis Tournament4-8 December 2013
RAHE/6/2013/74The Masters Tennis Tournament4-8 December 2013
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work9673Statoil Masters Tennis Tournament10
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9899Bruguera; Sergi (1971-); Spanish professional tennis player
DS/UK/3355McEnroe; John (16 February 1959); German-born American tennis player
DS/UK/3349Bahrami; Mansour (26 April 1956); Iranian-born French/Iranian tennis player
DS/UK/3345Ferreira; Wayne (1971-); South African former professional tennis player
DS/UK/3350Castle; Andrew Nicholas (1963-); English retired tennis professional, former British No. 1, television presenter
DS/UK/3343Bates; Jeremy (19 June 1962); English tennis player
DS/UK/3351McNamara; Peter (1955-); Australian tennis player
DS/UK/4729Whitehall; Jack (1988-); English actor, comedien, presenter
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