2014 Singapore Slammers season

2014 Singapore Slammers
2014 record3 wins, 9 losses
Home record2 wins, 1 loss
Road record1 win, 2 losses
Neutral-site record6 losses
Games won240
Games lost315
Owner(s)Sunil Gavaskar
Kishan Gehlot
Shashi Kiran Shetty
Ajay Sethi
President/CEOVikas Gehlot
CoachJoshua Eagle
StadiumSingapore Indoor Stadium
Avg. home attendance8,000
Television coverageSingTel
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The 2014 Singapore Slammers season (officially the 2014 DBS Singapore Slammers season pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with DBS Bank Ltd) is the inaugural season of the franchise playing in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).

Season recap

Founding of franchise

On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be in Singapore.[1][2] The team was founded by Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and international business executives Kishan Gehlot, Shashi Kiran Shetty and Ajay Sethi. Gehlot is the chairman of East African real estate development and healthcare conglomerate Intex Group. Shetty is chairman of Allcargo Logistics Limited. Sethi is chairman of Channel 2 in Dubai.[3] They collectively invested US$15 million to own the franchise.[4]

Inaugural draft

The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Singapore were[5]

Player IPTL Category
Men
United States Andre Agassi Icon players
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych Category A
Australia Lleyton Hewitt Category B
Australia Patrick Rafter Past champions
Brazil Bruno Soares Doubles players
Australia Nick Kyrgios Uncategorized
Women
United States Serena Williams Icon players
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Category C

Team name

By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the Singapore Lions.[6] By June 2014, the Lions had become known as the Singapore Slammers.[7]

Home venue

On 4 August 2014, the Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium.[8]

First coach

On 27 October 2014, Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.[9]

Event chronology

  • 21 January 2014: IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league inaugural 2014 season would be in Singapore.[1][2]
  • 2 March: The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft.[5]
  • 10 May: The Singapore franchise was referred to as the Singapore Lions.[6]
  • 25 June: The Lions' name is changed to the Singapore Slammers.[7]
  • 4 August: The Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium.[8]
  • 27 October: Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.[9]
  • 28 November: The Indian Aces defeated the Slammers 26–16 in the first match in IPTL history.[10]

Match log

28 November
L (0–1) 		Report Indian Aces India 26–16 Singapore Singapore Slammers Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila
Score by game:
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 6–4 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Fabrice Santoro 6–5 Pat Rafter
Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils 2–6 Tomáš Berdych / Nick Kyrgios
Ana Ivanovic 6–0 Daniela Hantuchová
Gaël Monfils 6–1 Lleyton Hewitt
–
29 November
L (0–2) 		Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 22–28 United Arab Emirates UAE Royals Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila
Score by game:
Tomáš Berdych 4–6 Marin Čilić
Tomáš Berdych / Nick Kyrgios 6–5 Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić
Daniela Hantuchová 1–6 Kristina Mladenovic
Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares (sub. Nick Kyrgios) 6–5 Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić
Pat Rafter 5–6 Goran Ivanišević
–
30 November
L (0–3) 		Report Manila Mavericks Philippines 27–19 Singapore Singapore Slammers Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila
Score by game:
Mark Philippoussis 6–2 Pat Rafter
Treat Huey / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–5 Lleyton Hewitt (sub. Nick Kyrgios) / Tomáš Berdych
Kirsten Flipkens / Andy Murray 6–1 Serena Williams / Lleyton Hewitt
Kirsten Flipkens 3–6 Serena Williams
Andy Murray 6–5 Nick Kyrgios
–
2 December
L (0–4) 		Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 21–29 Philippines Manila Mavericks Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Score by game:
Andre Agassi 3–6 Mark Philippoussis
Tomáš Berdych / Lleyton Hewitt 4–6 Treat Huey / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tomáš Berdych 5–6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Serena Williams / Nick Kyrgios 3–6 Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor
Serena Williams 6–5 Kirsten Flipkens
–
3 December
W (1–4) 		Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 24–23 India Indian Aces Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Score by game:
Serena Williams 6–4 Ana Ivanovic
Serena Williams / Bruno Soares 3–6 Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna
Andre Agassi 2–6 Fabrice Santoro
Tomáš Berdych 6–2 Gaël Monfils
Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios 6–5 Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils
–
(Berdych defeated Monfils in the 7-minute Super Shootout)
4 December
W (2–4) 		Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 27–25 United Arab Emirates UAE Royals Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Score by game:
Serena Williams 6–5 Caroline Wozniacki
Serena Williams / Tomáš Berdych 6–4 Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić
Pat Rafter 4–6 Goran Ivanišević
Tomáš Berdych 6–4 Marin Čilić
Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios 5–6 Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić
–
6 December
L (2–5) 		Report UAE Royals United Arab Emirates 29–16 Singapore Singapore Slammers Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Score by game:
Marin Čilić 6–3 Lleyton Hewitt
Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić 6–2 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Goran Ivanišević 6–1 Pat Rafter
Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić 6–4 Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios
Caroline Wozniacki 5–6 Daniela Hantuchová
–
7 December
L (2–6) 		Report Indian Aces India 26–16 Singapore Singapore Slammers Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Score by game:
Pete Sampras 2–6 Pat Rafter
Sania Mirza / Roger Federer 6–0 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Rohan Bopanna / Roger Federer 6–1 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Roger Federer 6–4 Tomáš Berdych
Ana Ivanovic 6–5 Daniela Hantuchová
–
8 December
L (2–7) 		Report Manila Mavericks Philippines 23–17 Singapore Singapore Slammers Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Score by game:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2 Tomáš Berdych
Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor 3–6 Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios
Kirsten Flipkens 2–6 Daniela Hantuchová
Daniel Nestor / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–0 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Mark Philippoussis 6–3 Pat Rafter
–
11 December
L (2–8) 		Report Indian Aces India 28–24 Singapore Singapore Slammers Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai
Score by game:
Ana Ivanovic 6–5 Daniela Hantuchová
Fabrice Santoro 6–3 Pat Rafter
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 6–5 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils 6–3 Lleyton Hewitt / Bruno Soares
Gaël Monfils 4–8 (OT) Tomáš Berdych
–
12 December
W (3–8) 		Report UAE Royals United Arab Emirates 21–23 Singapore Singapore Slammers Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai
Score by game:
Kristina Mladenovic 1–6 Daniela Hantuchová
Goran Ivanišević 6–1 Pat Rafter
Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić 6–4 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić 3–6 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Novak Djokovic 5–6 Tomáš Berdych
–
13 December
L (3–9) 		Report Manila Mavericks Philippines 30–15 Singapore Singapore Slammers Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai
Score by game:
Mark Philippoussis 6–5 Pat Rafter
Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–2 Tomáš Berdych
Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor 6–1 Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios
Philipp Kohlschreiber / Daniel Nestor 6–4 Lleyton Hewitt / Bruno Soares
Kirsten Flipkens 6–3 Daniela Hantuchová
–

Roster

Reference:[11]

Television coverage

Television coverage in Singapore of Slammers matches will be provided by SingTel.[13]

Sponsorship

On 20 November 2014, DBS Bank Ltd announced that it had become the Slammers' title sponsor.[14]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Mumbai One of the Franchises in Cash-Rich International Premier Tennis League". CNN IBN Live. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ^ Hegde, Prajwal (19 June 2014). "IPTL: Sunil Gavaskar to Co-own Singapore Team". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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  10. ^ "Day 1 Match 1 – Micromax Indian Aces vs. DBS Singapore Slammers" (PDF). International Premier Tennis League. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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  12. ^ "Players". Singapore Slammers. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Coca Cola International Premier Tennis League to be Broadcast in More Than 125 Countries Worldwide" (PDF) (Press release). International Premier Tennis League. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  14. ^ "DBS Presents "DBS Singapore Slammers", an All-Star Tennis Line-up Including Serena Williams and Andre Agassi in Ground-Breaking Tennis Competition". DBS Bank. Retrieved 28 November 2014.