Boodles Challenge

The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an international five-day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England. In coordination with Boodles, a luxury jeweler, it was initially founded by veteran sports agent Patricio Apey as an event to help players hone their grass court skills in the lead-up to Wimbledon. It is played in a similar style to the AAMI Classic giving the players at least three matches each and allowing non competition players to appear in one match per a day. Over recent years Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Tim Henman, Marat Safin, James Blake, Andy Roddick, Fernando González, David Nalbandian, Novak Djokovic, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray have all appeared. Since its inception, the Boodles has turned into a lifestyle event featuring British luxury brands such as Boodles, Veuve Clicquot and H.R. Owen.

The Boodles
Tournament information
Founded2002
LocationStoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Great Britain
VenueStoke Park
CategoryExhibition
SurfaceGrass
WebsiteOfficial website

Attendances are strictly limited to 1,900 people per day to ensure every guest has a view of both the tennis and the jewelry on display.

The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was also cancelled in 2022 due to renovations at Stoke Park. It is set to return on 20 June 2023.[3]

Winners by year
Year Champion
2023
2022 Tournament cancelled
2021 Tournament cancelled
2020 Tournament cancelled
2019 No champion declared
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014 Robin Haase
2013 Viktor Troicki
2012 Marin Čilić
2011 David Ferrer
2010 Gaël Monfils
2009 Philipp Kohlschreiber
2008 Nicolas Kiefer
2007 Fernando Verdasco
2006 Mikhail Youzhny
2005 Fernando González
2004 Ivan Ljubičić
2003 Mark Philippoussis
2002 Max Mirnyi

History

2015 event
Matches and results
Date Players Result
23 June 2015 Janko Tipsarević (1) v Lucas Pouille (1)2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Philipp Kohlschreiber (1) v Robin Haase (1)7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Dušan Lajović (1) v John Isner (1)6–3, 6–4
Lukáš Rosol (1) v Kevin Anderson (1)6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
24 June 2015 Tommy Robredo (1) v Robin Haase (2)7–6(7–4), 6–2
Fernando Verdasco (1) v Fabio Fognini (1)7–5, 6–3
Philipp Kohlschreiber (2) v Lucas Pouille (2)7–6(7–4), 6–2
Nicolás Almagro (1) v Lukáš Rosol (2)5–7, 7–4, [10–4]
25 June 2015 Robin Haase (3) v Fabio Fognini (2)6–4, 7–5
Novak Djokovic (1) v Richard Gasquet (1)6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
John Isner (2) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (1)6–4, 6–4
Fernando Verdasco (2) v Tommy Robredo (2)6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9]
26 June 2015 Tommy Robredo (3) v Jack Sock (1)6–4, 7–5
Alexander Zverev (1) v Novak Djokovic (2)6–4, 6–3
Rafael Nadal (1) v Robin Haase (4)6–4, 6–2
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (1) v Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev (1)8–5 (Pro set)
27 June 2015 Taylor Fritz (1) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)6–4, 6–2
Jack Sock (2) v Fernando Verdasco (3)6–4, 6–4
Cédric Pioline (1) v Goran Ivanišević (1)7–6(10–7)
Radek Štěpánek (1) v Nicolás Almagro (2)6–4 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
2015 players

References
  1. "The Boodles Tennis | 22nd June – 26th June 2021 | Book Your 2021 Tickets Now". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. "The Boodles Tennis | 22nd June – 26th June 2021 | Book Your 2021 Tickets Now". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. "The Boodles Tennis | 20th June - 24th June 2023 at Stoke Park". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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