1987 Wimbledon Champion Joins Sampras, Courier and Martin In Field of
Champions Set To Play September 24-27.
NEW YORK, August 26, 2009 – InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced
that 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, fresh off his victory Sunday at the
Hall of Fame Champions Cup in Newport, R.I., will join Pete Sampras, Jim
Courier and Todd Martin in the field of champions returning to The Palisades
Country Club in Charlotte to compete in the $150,000 Breezeplay
Championships at The Palisades, to be held September 24-27. The tournament
is the sixth of eight events on the 2009 Outback Champions Series, the
global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.
Tickets for the event are now on sale and can be purchased at 877-332-TIXX
or by visiting www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com. The Breezeplay Championships
at The Palisades will be played over four days with the winner earning
$60,000.
Cash won his second career title on the Outback Champions Series Sunday,
defeating Courier 6-3, 6-4 to win the Hall of Fame Champions Cup played on
the grass courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
Cash also won the title in Newport in 2008, also defeating in Courier in the
final by the exact 6-3, 6-4 score. The Australian’s signature win of his
career came at Wimbledon in 1987, when he defeated Ivan Lendl in the singles
final. He achieved a career high ranking of No. 4 in 1988 and also was a
singles finalist at the Australian Open in 1987 and 1988. He played in the
debut event in Charlotte back in 2006, posting a 2-1 round-robin record that
included a victory over John McEnroe.
The remaining player field will be announced in the coming weeks.
Sampras won the opening event on the 2009 Outback Champions Series,
defeating McEnroe in the final of the Champions Cup Boston in February.
McEnroe won the second event of the year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
defeating Courier in the final. Sampras won his second title of the year at
the Del Mar Development Champions Cup in Los Cabos, Mexico, defeating
Patrick Rafter in the final. Courier won his first title of the 2009 season
in April at the Cayman Islands, defeating Jimmy Arias in the final. Pat Cash
successfully defended his title on the grass courts at the Hall of Fame
Champions Cup in Newport, R.I. in August, defeating Courier in the final.
Following Charlotte, remaining events on the Outback Champions Series will
be held in Surprise, Ariz. (Oct. 8-11) and Dubai, U.A.E. (Nov. 18-21).
The Palisades community is renowned for its environmentally sensitive land
planning that spotlights the natural topography of the land, respecting the
natural beauty of the landscape and weaving open space into each part of the
community design. In keeping with this stewardship, The Palisades is
partnering with BreezePlay, LLC of Charlotte to make the Champions Series a
green event that will incorporate significant energy reduction and
conservation, materials recycling, and an EcoVillage by BreezePlay. The
EcoVillage will feature products and services to educate attendees about
ways that even small steps can make a big difference in saving energy and
protecting the environment.
About Outback Champions Series
Founded in 2005, the Outback Champions Series features some of the biggest
names in tennis over the last 25 years, including Andre Agassi, Sampras,
John McEnroe, Courier and others. To be eligible to compete on the Outback
Champions Series, players must have reached at least a major singles final,
been ranked in the top five in the world or played singles on a championship
Davis Cup team. The Outback Champions Series features eight events on its
2009 schedule with each event featuring $150,000 in prize money as well as
Champions Series points that will determine the year-end Champions Rankings
No. 1.
About InsideOut Sports & Entertainment
InsideOut Sports + Entertainment is a New York City-based independent
producer of proprietary events and promotions founded in 2004 by former
world No. 1 and Hall of Fame tennis player Jim Courier and former SFX and
Clear Channel executive Jon Venison. In 2005, InsideOut launched its
signature property, the Outback Champions Series, a collection of tennis
events featuring the greatest names in tennis over the age of 30. In
addition, InsideOut produces many other successful events including
“Legendary Night” exhibitions, charity events, corporate outings and tennis
fantasy camps such as the annual “Ultimate Fantasy Camp”. Through 2008,
InsideOut Sports + Entertainment events have raised over $4 million for
charity. For more information, please log on to www.InsideOutSE.com or
www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com.