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

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 AgassiIcon players
Czech Republic Tomáš BerdychCategory A
Australia Lleyton HewittCategory B
Australia Patrick RafterPast champions
Brazil Bruno SoaresDoubles players
Australia Nick KyrgiosUncategorized
Women
United States Serena WilliamsIcon players
Slovakia Daniela HantuchováCategory 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 2616 Singapore Singapore Slammers Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila
Score by game:
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 64 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Fabrice Santoro 65 Pat Rafter
Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils 26 Tomáš Berdych / Nick Kyrgios
Ana Ivanovic 60 Daniela Hantuchová
Gaël Monfils 61 Lleyton Hewitt
29 November
L (0–2)
Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 2228 United Arab Emirates UAE Royals Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila
Score by game:
Tomáš Berdych 46 Marin Čilić
Tomáš Berdych / Nick Kyrgios 65 Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić
Daniela Hantuchová 16 Kristina Mladenovic
Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares (sub. Nick Kyrgios) 65 Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić
Pat Rafter 56 Goran Ivanišević
30 November
L (0–3)
Report Manila Mavericks Philippines 2719 Singapore Singapore Slammers Mall of Asia Arena, Metro Manila
Score by game:
Mark Philippoussis 62 Pat Rafter
Treat Huey / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 65 Lleyton Hewitt (sub. Nick Kyrgios) / Tomáš Berdych
Kirsten Flipkens / Andy Murray 61 Serena Williams / Lleyton Hewitt
Kirsten Flipkens 36 Serena Williams
Andy Murray 65 Nick Kyrgios
2 December
L (0–4)
Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 2129 Philippines Manila Mavericks Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Score by game:
Andre Agassi 36 Mark Philippoussis
Tomáš Berdych / Lleyton Hewitt 46 Treat Huey / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tomáš Berdych 56 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Serena Williams / Nick Kyrgios 36 Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor
Serena Williams 65 Kirsten Flipkens
3 December
W (1–4)
Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 2423 India Indian Aces Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Score by game:
Serena Williams 64 Ana Ivanovic
Serena Williams / Bruno Soares 36 Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna
Andre Agassi 26 Fabrice Santoro
Tomáš Berdych 62 Gaël Monfils
Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios 65 Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils
(Berdych defeated Monfils in the 7-minute Super Shootout)
4 December
W (2–4)
Report Singapore Slammers Singapore 2725 United Arab Emirates UAE Royals Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Score by game:
Serena Williams 65 Caroline Wozniacki
Serena Williams / Tomáš Berdych 64 Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić
Pat Rafter 46 Goran Ivanišević
Tomáš Berdych 64 Marin Čilić
Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios 56 Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić
6 December
L (2–5)
Report UAE Royals United Arab Emirates 2916 Singapore Singapore Slammers Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Score by game:
Marin Čilić 63 Lleyton Hewitt
Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić 62 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Goran Ivanišević 61 Pat Rafter
Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić 64 Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios
Caroline Wozniacki 56 Daniela Hantuchová
7 December
L (2–6)
Report Indian Aces India 2616 Singapore Singapore Slammers Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Score by game:
Pete Sampras 26 Pat Rafter
Sania Mirza / Roger Federer 60 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Rohan Bopanna / Roger Federer 61 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Roger Federer 64 Tomáš Berdych
Ana Ivanovic 65 Daniela Hantuchová
8 December
L (2–7)
Report Manila Mavericks Philippines 2317 Singapore Singapore Slammers Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Score by game:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 62 Tomáš Berdych
Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor 36 Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios
Kirsten Flipkens 26 Daniela Hantuchová
Daniel Nestor / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 60 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Mark Philippoussis 63 Pat Rafter
11 December
L (2–8)
Report Indian Aces India 2824 Singapore Singapore Slammers Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai
Score by game:
Ana Ivanovic 65 Daniela Hantuchová
Fabrice Santoro 63 Pat Rafter
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 65 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Rohan Bopanna / Gaël Monfils 63 Lleyton Hewitt / Bruno Soares
Gaël Monfils 48 (OT) Tomáš Berdych
12 December
W (3–8)
Report UAE Royals United Arab Emirates 2123 Singapore Singapore Slammers Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai
Score by game:
Kristina Mladenovic 16 Daniela Hantuchová
Goran Ivanišević 61 Pat Rafter
Kristina Mladenovic / Nenad Zimonjić 64 Daniela Hantuchová / Bruno Soares
Marin Čilić / Nenad Zimonjić 36 Lleyton Hewitt / Nick Kyrgios
Novak Djokovic 56 Tomáš Berdych
13 December
L (3–9)
Report Manila Mavericks Philippines 3015 Singapore Singapore Slammers Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai
Score by game:
Mark Philippoussis 65 Pat Rafter
Philipp Kohlschreiber 62 Tomáš Berdych
Kirsten Flipkens / Daniel Nestor 61 Daniela Hantuchová / Nick Kyrgios
Philipp Kohlschreiber / Daniel Nestor 64 Lleyton Hewitt / Bruno Soares
Kirsten Flipkens 63 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. 1 2 "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.
  4. "Gavaskar Buys Stake in Singapore IPTL Franchise". The Free Press Journal. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 Briggs, Simon (2 March 2014). "Andy Murray Signs for Bangkok As Premier Tennis League Prepares for Take-Off". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Bhupathi's IPTL Opener Moved to Manila from Bangkok". The Times of India. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 Ousman, Allaam (25 June 2014). "Djokovic Leads UAE Royals at Inaugural IPTL: Dubai Will Host Finale of $1 Million Tournament from December 11–13". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 Chen, May (4 August 2014). "Tennis: Tickets to International Premier Tennis League Go on Sale from Aug 20". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 "International Premier Tennis League Announces Coaches for Inaugural Edition". Spicy Stars Mumbai. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-06-01. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  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.
  11. "Players". Singapore Slammers. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  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.
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