Sam Querry will be in Nassau for the Mark Knowles Celebrity Invitational from December 6-9th.
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Nassau, Bahamas -
Nassau,
Bahamas - Mark Knowles may well have retired from the professional
tennis circuit but that’s certainly not true in any other area of his
life - his family and his Celebrity Tennis Invitational coming up
December 6th-9th.
Plans for the PRO EXHIBITION to be held at THE ATLANTIS TENNIS CENTRE, 3 p.m. on Saturday 8th December are being finalized.
An all star line-up has been secured with Marquee Players, Lindsay Davenport, Sabine Lisicki, Sam Querrey and Xavier Malisse.
We
profile newcomers to the event today: Lindsay Davenport & Sam Querrey - see attached bios and photos
One
of the stars in the tennis world he has recruited to come to the
Bahamas this year is Lindsay Davenport, former #1 in 19918, 2001, 2004
& 2005 and owner of 3 Grand Slam Singles Championship titles which
include, Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open and an Olympic
Gold Medal in 1996. She retired last year but has stayed active in the
tennis world as a commentator and celebrity on the tennis circuit.
Confirmed players also include Jesse Levine, Ana-Lena Groenefeld, Yasmin
Schnack, Alex Kuznetsov, and Don Johnson the 2001 Wimbledon Doubles
Champion.
As anyone who follows Mark’s
Celebrity Tournament, is aware all of the proceeds go to various
children’s charities and as of last year an accumulated total of
$750,000 has been distributed to them. The two major recipients have
been the Sassoon Paediatric Heart Foundation and the Paediatric Cancer
Society has each received a total so far of $175,000. Promising Junior
tennis talent has also seen $125,000 go towards their coaching and
tournament costs.
Mark looks forward to seeing everyone at the event and thanks players
and sponsors for their very valuable contributions of money, time and
commitment.
Tickets are on sale at The Atlantis Tennis Centre, the National Tennis Centre, H.G.Christie, The Village Squash Club and
Lyford Cay School. Adults $20 and Children free.
