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Fit And Healthy Fan Favourite Set To Return Home For The ASB Classic
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 9:03 am | ASB Classic
The 29-year-old British player, who grew up in Auckland, has confirmed his entry for January’s ATP men’s tournament as the big left-hander works his way back following the first significant injury lay-off of his career. More >>
Shelton Returns To Chase ASB Classic Title Hopes At His Home-Away-From-Home
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 12:28 pm | ASB Classic
Shelton, who rose to a career-high ranking of No 13 in the world this year, is one of three 21-year-old tennis tyros who have emerged among the game’s top-20 ranked players. More >>
Lulu Sun Set To Shine At The ASB Classic With Tickets On Sale Soon
Friday, 23 August 2024, 11:09 am | ASB Classic
Rising New Zealand tennis star, Lulu Sun has been rewarded for her meteoric rise in the world rankings as the first feature player named for the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland. More >>
A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR THE ASB CLASSIC
Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:03 pm | ASB Classic
The event once again brought significant economic benefit to its host region, resulting in 16,600 visitor nights to the region and injecting $3.4 million into the economy. More >>
Week Two Of The ASB Classic Is Underway Following Record-breaking Sales For Week One
Monday, 8 January 2024, 11:10 am | ASB Classic
Week two of New Zealand’s premier tennis tournament is now underway, with doors open to the ASB Classic Men’s Week (ATP). Following Coco Gauff’s (USA) victory in the women’s singles tournament (WTA), and Anna Danilina and Viktória Hrunčáková’ ... More >>
Tennis Super-couple Gaël Monfils And Elina Svitolina Confirmed To Compete At The Asb Classic This January
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 9:15 am | ASB Classic
Tennis super-couple Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina have today confirmed they will compete at the ASB Classic in Auckland in January. Monfils, the 37-year-old from France, is one of the most entertaining and enduring tennis players on the globe, ... More >>
Rapidly Rising American Tennis Talent To Return To ASB Classic In Auckland
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 9:03 am | ASB Classic
Bright young American star, Ben Shelton, given a wildcard entry to the ASB Classic this year in one of his first ATP tournaments outside USA, will return to Auckland in January having climbed inside the world’s top 20 players. The powerful left-hander ... More >>
Former World No 1 Wozniacki To Return To The ASB Classic In Auckland
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:03 pm | ASB Classic
Eight is great for tennis Super Mum, Caroline Wozniacki, who today confirmed she will return to the ASB Classic in January. The 33-year-old, who played seven times in Auckland during her rise to No 1 in the world, is returning to the ASB Tennis ... More >>
Norrie heads “home” confident the ASB Classic within his grasp
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:35 am | ASB Classic
One of the world’s top-ranked players, “Kiwi-Kid” Cameron Norrie, has confirmed he will return to the ASB Classic in Auckland next January. The British No 1, who grew up in Auckland, has been runner-up on two occasions in the men’s singles at ... More >>
Community Initiatives At ASB Classic
Friday, 23 December 2022, 11:46 am | ASB Classic
The ASB Classic organisers are keen to help develop the game as part of the two-week spotlight on tennis in the New Year. The event makes a return after three-year COVID-enforced layoff to Auckland’s ASB Tennis Arena with the WTA 250 Women’s tournament from ... More >>
L’OR Announces Continued Sponsorship Of ASB Classic
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 12:21 pm | ASB Classic
Having taken an enforced break of iconic events, it’s pretty exciting to know that we will be reunited with all the fun, fashion, aces, love and hosting that the ASB Tennis Classic has always been known for. L’OR Is once again serving up perfect ... More >>
ASB Classic-bound Danish Teenager Wins Paris Masters To Climb Into World Top-10
Monday, 7 November 2022, 9:51 am | ASB Classic
ASB Classic event director Nicolas Lamperin is thrilled with the success of Auckland-bound Holger Rune, who is the hottest mover in world tennis. The Danish teenager, who last month confirmed his place for January’s ATP Tournament in Auckland, has since been ... More >>
ASB Classic Tennis Tournament Serves Up Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Economic Benefit
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 8:55 am | ASB Classic
The ASB Classic tennis tournament is returning to Auckland in January 2023 after a two-year break and new research shows it can be expected to bring a boost in consumer spending to the region of as much as $27 million. The tournament attracted around ... More >>
Auckland-bound Gauff Excited To Return To “one Of My Favourite Tournaments”
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 10:08 am | ASB Classic
One of the most exciting rising stars of world tennis, American Coco Gauff, has confirmed her entry in the ASB Classic in Auckland. The 18-year-old, currently ranked fifth in the WTA Race Ranking for rankings in 2022 alone, will return to Auckland ... More >>
Wimbledon Semi-finalist Returns Home To Auckland To Play In ASB Classic
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 10:16 am | ASB Classic
Wimbledon semi-finalist Cameron Norrie, who was brought up in Auckland, is fittingly the first marque signing for the 2023 ASB Classic. The ASB Classic will make a return to Auckland from 2 to 14 January 2023, after a two-year Covid-enforced hiatus. Norrie, ... More >>
ASB Classic On Hiatus For 2022
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 1:11 pm | ASB Classic
Tournament organisers have confirmed today that the ASB Classic, traditionally held in the first two weeks of the calendar year, will not be going ahead in 2022 due to Covid-19 restrictions. Organisers have been working through a range of scenarios ... More >>
Budge To Step Back From ASB Classic
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 10:58 am | ASB Classic
ASB Classic Tournament Director, Karl Budge, has confirmed that he will be stepping down from his current role at the end of March. Budge has been in the role for nine years during which time he has led the tournament through a period of unprecedented ... More >>
Information Update - ASB Classic
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 9:14 am | ASB Classic
The ASB Classic wishes to clarify it’s position and proposal around hosting the 2021 ASB Classic following some inaccuracies in reporting last night. At no point was there any suggestion or request made by tournament organisers to have players ... More >>
ASB Classic On Hold For 2021
Tuesday, 6 October 2020, 3:04 pm | ASB Classic
It is with a heavy heart that tournament organisers confirm that the 2021 ASB Classic has been cancelled due to Covid-19 implications. Plans were in works for an event this summer, however due to the complexity of biosecurity needs, a positive decision ... More >>
ASB Classic On Hold For 2021
Tuesday, 6 October 2020, 1:21 pm | ASB Classic
Tournament organisers have confirmed today that the 2021 ASB Classic has been cancelled due to Covid-19 implications. Plans were well underway for this summer’s event, however, due to the complexity of hosting a sporting event of this scale and the ... More >>
