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LEGENDS TENNIS TOURNAMENT COMING TO SLEEP TRAIN ARENA IN FEBRUARY
SAMPRAS, McENROE, COURIER AND BLAKE TO COMPETE IN CHAMPIONS SHOOTOUT IN SACRAMENTO
Sacramento will host tennis legends Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Jim Courier and James Blake at the Champions Shootout to be played Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 7 pm at the Sleep Train Arena, InsideOut Sports & Entertainment announced today. The one-night tournament will feature three matches; two one-set semifinal matches, followed by a one-set championship match.
The Champions Shootout is part of the 12-city PowerShares Series tennis circuit, featuring legendary tennis players over the age of 30.
“This will be my first time playing in Sacramento so I’m really looking forward to it,” said Courier, the former world No. 1 and the current U.S. Davis Cup captain. “It’s certainly going to be a tough tournament and I will have to be in top form to beat Pete, Mac and James, who is fresh off the ATP Tour.”
Tickets are on sale now exclusively to members of the U.S. Tennis Association for up to a 15 percent discount at www.PowerSharesSeries.com, www.TicketMaster.com, Ticket Master outlets, at the Sleep Train Arena box office or by calling 800-745-3000. Event tickets starting at $25 will be available at each of the ticketing outlets above to all consumers starting Tuesday, October 22. VIP packages will also be available October 22 online at PowerSharesSeries.com, by email to VIP@insideoutse.com, or by phone at 253.315.4299.
Sampras made his claim as being one of the greatest players in tennis history by winning a then record 14 major singles titles during his career, including a record seven Wimbledon singles titles and five U.S. Open singles titles, including his career finale in 2002 against Andre Agassi. He also captured two Australian Open titles and 64 singles title overall. He helped the United States to Davis Cup titles in 1992 and 1995.
McEnroe won seven majors singles titles in his career along with 10 other majors in doubles and mixed doubles. He won the U.S. Open four times and Wimbledon three times and helped the United States to the Davis Cup title five times. He captured 77 career singles titles and 78 career doubles titles, his last being in San Jose, California in 2006 at the age of 47. McEnroe, who will turn 55 on February 9, has continued his fine play, winning numerous champions events around the world in singles and doubles since his final full-time year on the ATP Tour in 1992. He also continues to entertain tennis audiences as one of the best television commentators in the sport’s history.
Courier won a pair of French and Australian Open singles titles in the early 1990s when he became the first American to reach the No. 1 ranking since McEnroe in 1985. Courier was also the youngest player to reach all four major singles finals in a career when he reached the Wimbledon final in 1993 at age 22. He also guided the U.S. to Davis Cup titles in 1992 and 1995 and currently serves as the U.S. team captain.
Blake ended his 14-year ATP career, that saw him win 10 singles titles and reach a career high ranking of No. 4, at the 2013 U.S. Open. Blake is best known for playing singles for the U.S. Davis Cup team in helping the United States win the 2007 title – the first win for a U.S. team since 1995.
