Boodles Challenge
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| The Boodles | |
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| Exhibition | |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Location | Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire Great Britain |
| Venue | Stoke Park |
| Category | Exhibition |
| Surface | Grass |
| Website | Official website |
The Boodles Tennis Challenge (former Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge) is an international five-day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England. It was founded in 2002 by sports agent Patricio Apey, in coordination with luxury jeweller Boodles, to help give his clients more grass court match practice in the lead-up to Wimbledon.[1] It is played in a style similar to the AAMI Classic, giving the players at least three matches each and allowing non-competition players to appear in one match per day. Previous competitors include Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Tim Henman, Marat Safin, James Blake, Andy Roddick, Fernando González, David Nalbandian, Novak Djokovic, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Viktoria Azarenka and Monica Puig.[2] The 2025 event featured Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, Christopher Eubanks and David Goffin.[3]
Attendance is limited to 1,900 people per day.[4]
The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[5][6] The tournament was also cancelled in 2022 due to renovations at Stoke Park. The tournament returned on 20 June 2023.[7]
Winners by year
[edit]| Year | Champion |
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| 2025 | No champion declared |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Tournament cancelled |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | No champion declared |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 |  Robin Haase
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| 2013 |  Viktor Troicki
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| 2012 |  Marin Čilić
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| 2011 |  David Ferrer
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| 2010 |  Gaël Monfils
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| 2009 |  Philipp Kohlschreiber
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| 2008 | Nicolas Kiefer
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| 2007 | Fernando Verdasco
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| 2006 |  Mikhail Youzhny
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| 2005 |  Fernando González
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| 2004 | Ivan Ljubičić
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| 2003 |  Mark Philippoussis
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| 2002 |  Max Mirnyi
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References
[edit]- ^ Futterman, Matthew (1 July 2023). "Before Wimbledon, There's Practice on Grass at an English Garden Party". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "The Boodles Tennis". Boodles. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "PHOTOS: Rublev, Eubanks, Hurkacz & more warm up for Wimbledon at The Boodles". Tennis.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "The hospitality packages available at Boodles Tennis 2023". Seat Unique - Blog. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "The Boodles Tennis | 22nd June – 26th June 2021 | Book Your 2021 Tickets Now". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "The Boodles Tennis | 22nd June – 26th June 2021 | Book Your 2021 Tickets Now". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "The Boodles Tennis | 20th June - 24th June 2023 at Stoke Park". www.theboodles.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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