A plethora of legendary tennis stars from the last two decades headlined the 2011 edition of the KPMG Legends Tennis tournament at the Residences of the Ritz Carlton in Grand Cayman during the week of 15th November.
KPMG participation as title sponsors helped raised over US$12,000 in junior tennis equipment which was donated to the Tennis Federation of the Cayman. Proceeds from a silent auction all went to the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre.
Swiss sensation Martina Hingis teamed up with Australian heavy hitter Mark Philippoussis and claimed the mixed
doubles title, a new feature to the tournament, while veteran Wayne Ferreira was the singles winner. The extremely skilful Hingis was a perfect complement to the power of Philippoussis, who at times during the competition unleashed his trademark serve.
When the pros weren’t on court they took time out to work with several students and for the first time in the tournament’s ten year history more than 1,350 students got the chance to watch tournament action for free. Nick Bollettieri, international coaching legend who has trained Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, spoke with the children during the schools open day tennis.