2014 Indian Aces season

Indian Aces debuted in the 2014 IPTL, facing top global teams December 2017 December 2017 2014 2014 International Premier Tennis League season Indian Aces International Premier Tennis League 5 wins, 2 losses Micromax Informatics Ltd. Rahul Sharma Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Santoro Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 2014 www.indianaces.com STAR Sports 2015 The 2014 Indian Aces season (officially the 2014 Micromax Indian Aces season pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Micromax Informatics Ltd., the team's current owner) is the inaugural season of the franchise playing in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). Season recap Founding of franchise On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be based in Delhi.Mahesh Bhupathi Launched IPTL in Melbourne http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/mahesh-bhupathi-launched-iptl-in-melbourne-1390393112-1 22 January 2014 Jagran Josh 17 November 2014 On 19 June 2014, an IPTL press releasehttp://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Owners%20announced.pdf Get Together at Wimbledon with Announcement of Team Owners for India, Singapore, Manila and UAE International Premier Tennis League 19 June 2014 19 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062829/http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Owners%20announced.pdf 29 November 2014 revealed to the general public that the owner of the Indian franchise was Micromax Informatics Ltd. which preferred to have the team play its home matches in New Delhi and not in Mumbai. A group called PVP Ventures led by entrepreneur Prasad V Potluri (te ప్రసాద్ వి పొట్లూరి) and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had been the original franchise owners with a plan to play home matches in Mumbai.Tagore Vijay Djoko Will Play Nadal in Delhi on December 8 http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/Djoko-will-play-Nadal-in-Delhi-on-December-8/articleshow/38983661.cms 25 July 2014 Mumbai Mirror 19 November 2014 While league managing director Mahesh Bhupathi said PVP Ventures had been replaced by Micromax, because PVP missed a payment deadline, PVP said it had withdrawn from the league due to lack a of clarity over how IPTL's business model was progressing and disagreements over player contracts. PVP did not want the team to be solely responsible for payment of player salaries and favored the league being obligated as well.Rao K Shriniwas IPTL in Doubt as PVP Opts Out of Mumbai Franchise, Bhupathi Defiant http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/international-premier-tennis-league/IPTL-in-doubt-as-PVP-opts-out-of-Mumbai-franchise-Bhupathi-defiant/articleshow/38657706.cms 19 July 2014 The Times of India 19 November 2014 Inaugural draft The Indian Aces participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Aces wereBriggs Simon Andy Murray Signs for Bangkok As Premier Tennis League Prepares for Take-Off https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/10671811/Andy-Murray-signs-for-Bangkok-as-Premier-Tennis-League-prepares-for-take-off.html 2 March 2014 The Telegraph 18 November 2014 Player IPTL Category Men ESP Rafael Nadaldraft Nadal was injured and did not play. He was replaced on the Aces roster by Roger Federer. Icon players USA Pete Sampras Icon players FRA Gaël Monfils Category B FRA Fabrice Santoro Past champions IND Rohan Bopanna Doubles players Women SRB Ana Ivanovic Category B IND Sania Mirza Category D Notes draft Team name By May 2014, the team was named the Indian Aces.Bhupathi's IPTL Opener Moved to Manila from Bangkok http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Bhupathis-IPTL-opener-moved-to-Manila-from-Bangkok/articleshow/34930784.cms 10 May 2014 The Times of India 19 November 2014 Home venue On 25 July 2014, the Aces announced that their home matches would be played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, Delhi. Injury to Rafael Nadal and signing of Roger Federer On 22 September 2014, the Aces announced that Rafael Nadal will not play due to an injury. As a replacement, the Aces signed Roger Federer.Federer Replaces Injured Nadal in Indian Team for IPTL http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/international-premier-tennis-league/Federer-to-play-in-Team-India-in-IPTL-tweets-Bhupathi/articleshow/43154210.cms 22 September 2014 The Times of India 22 November 2014 First coach On 27 October 2014, Fabrice Santoro was named the Aces' first coach.International Premier Tennis League Announces Coaches for Inaugural Edition http://spicystarsmumbai.com/international-premier-tennis-league-announces-team-coaches-for-inaugural-edition.html Spicy Stars Mumbai 28 October 2014 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601215325/http://spicystarsmumbai.com/international-premier-tennis-league-announces-team-coaches-for-inaugural-edition.html 1 June 2015 dead dmy-all Event chronology 21 January 2014: IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league inaugural 2014 season would be in India. 2 March: The Delhi franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft. 10 May: The Delhi franchise was named the Indian Aces. 25 July: The Aces announced that their home matches would be played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, Delhi. 22 September: The Aces signed Roger Federer to replace Rafael Nadal who will not play due to an injury. 27 October: Fabrice Santoro was named the Aces' first coach. 28 November: The Indian Aces defeated the Singapore Slammers, 26–16, in the first match in IPTL history.28th Nov'14: Match 1 Report: Micromax Indian Aces vs. DBS Singapore Slammers http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%201%20Match%201-28Nov14.pdf 28 November 2014 International Premier Tennis League 1 December 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141212041254/http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%201%20Match%201-28Nov14.pdf 12 December 2014 Rohan Bopanna served the first point of the league's inaugural match.Micromax Indian Aces vs. DBS Singapore Slammers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F_RuGKh00E Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League MNC Sports 1 28 November 2014 30 November: The Aces defeated the UAE Royals, 28–20, in a matchup of two previously unbeaten teams. The Aces improved their record to 3 wins and 0 losses and moved into first place in the league standings.Day 3 Match 1 – Report: Musafir.com UAE Royals vs. Micromax Indian Aces http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%203%20Match%201-30Nov14.pdf 30 November 2014 International Premier Tennis League 1 December 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141215102124/http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%203%20Match%201-30Nov14.pdf 15 December 2014 3 December: The Aces suffer their first defeat in the 2014 season to the home team, Singapore Slammers. 13 December The Aces finish at the top of the league table and are subsequently declared IPTL champions of 2014. Match log {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #aaa" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#138808; color:orange" | Legend |- ! bgcolor="ccffcc" | Aces Win ! bgcolor="ffbbbb" | Aces Loss |- ! colspan="2" | Home team in CAPS(including coin-flip winners) |} Match Date Venue and location Result and details Record 1 28 November Mall of Asia ArenaPasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines INDIAN ACES 26 vs. Singapore Slammers 16* XD: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Daniela Hantuchová/Bruno Soares (Slammers) 4* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Patrick Rafter (Slammers) 5* MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 2, Tomáš Berdych/Nick Kyrgios (Slammers) 6* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Daniela Hantuchová (Slammers) 0* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Lleyton Hewitt (Slammers) 1 1–0 2 29 November Mall of Asia ArenaPasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines Indian Aces 24 vs. MANILA MAVERICKS 15Day 2 Match 2 – Report: Manila Mavericks vs. Micromax Indian Aces http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%202%20Match%202-29Nov14.pdf 29 November 2014 International Premier Tennis League 1 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141221232111/http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%202%20Match%202-29Nov14.pdf 21 December 2014 dead* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Daniel Nestor (Mavericks) 1***Daniel Nestor substituted for Carlos Moyá* MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 0, Treat Huey/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 6* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Andy Murray (Mavericks) 4* XD: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Maria Sharapova/Andy Murray (Mavericks) 1* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Maria Sharapova (Mavericks) 3 2–0 3 30 November Mall of Asia ArenaPasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines Indian Aces 28 vs. UAE ROYALS 20* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 4, Kristina Mladenovic (Royals) 6* XD: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Kristina Mladenovic/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 3* MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Marin Čilić/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 4* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Malek Jaziri (Royals) 3***Malek Jaziri substituted for Marin Čilić* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Goran Ivanišević (Royals) 4 3–0 4 2 December Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore Indian Aces 30 vs. UAE Royals 11 * WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Kristina Mladenovic (Royals) 2* XD: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Kristina Mladenovic/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 5* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Marin Čilić (Royals) 1* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Goran Ivanišević (Royals) 2* MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Nenad Zimonjić/Marin Čilić (Royals) 1 4–0 5 3 December Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore Indian Aces 23 vs. SINGAPORE SLAMMERS 24 * WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 4, Serena Williams (Slammers) 6* XD: Rohan Bopanna/Sania Mirza (Aces) 6, Serena Williams/Tomáš Berdych (Slammers) 3* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Andre Agassi (Slammers) 2* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 2, Tomáš Berdych (Slammers) 6* MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Nick Kyrgios/Lleyton Hewitt (Slammers) 5* SO: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 0, Tomáš Berdych (Slammers) 1 4–1 6 4 December Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore Indian Aces 20 vs. Manila Mavericks 25 *LS: Cédric Pioline (Aces) 4, Mark Philippoussis (Mavericks) 6***Cédric Pioline substituted for Fabrice Santoro* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Kirsten Flipkens (Mavericks) 2* XD: Rohan Bopanna/Sania Mirza (Aces) 2, Kirsten Flipkens/Daniel Nestor (Mavericks) 6 * MD: Gaël Monfils/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 2, Treat Huey/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 6* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 3 4–2 7 6 December Indira Gandhi Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi, India Manila Mavericks 25 vs. INDIAN ACES 26* MXD: Rohan Bopanna/Sania Mirza (Aces) 5, Daniel Nestor/Kirsten Flipkens (Mavericks) 6* MLS: Cédric Pioline (Aces) 4, Mark Philippoussis (Mavericks) 6* MD: Gaël Monfils/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga/Treat Huey (Mavericks) 5* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 4, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 6* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Kirsten Flipkens (Mavericks) 2* SO: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 1, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 0 5-2 8 7 December Indira Gandhi Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi, India Singapore Slammers 17 vs. INDIAN ACES 26 * LS: Pete Sampras (Aces) 2, Patrick Rafter (Slammers) 6* XD: Sania Mirza/Roger Federer (Aces) 6, Nick Kyrgios/Daniela Hantuchová (Slammers) 0* MD: Roger Federer/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Lleyton Hewitt/Nick Kyrgios (Slammers) 2* MS: Roger Federer (Aces) 6, Tomáš Berdych (Slammers) 4* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Daniela Hantuchová (Slammers) 5 6-2 9 8 December Indira Gandhi Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi, India UAE Royals 29 vs. INDIAN ACES 22* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 5, Kristina Mladenovic (Royals) 6* LS: ***Fabrice Santoro substituted for Pete Sampras 3, Goran Ivanišević (Royals) 6* MX: Sania Mirza/Roger Federer (Aces) 2, Kristina Mladenovic/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 6* MD: Roger Federer/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Nenad Zimonjić/Novak Djokovic (Royals) 5* MS: Roger Federer (Aces) 6, Novak Djokovic (Royals) 5 6-3 10 11 December Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports ComplexDubai, United Arab Emirates INDIAN ACES 28 vs. Singapore Slammers 24* WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Daniela Hantuchová (Slammers) 5* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Patrick Rafter (Slammers) 3* XD: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna (Aces) 6, Daniela Hantuchová/Bruno Soares (Slammers) 5* MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Lleyton Hewitt/Bruno Soares (Slammers) 3* MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 4, Tomáš Berdych (Slammers) 8 7–3 11 12 December Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports ComplexDubai, United Arab Emirates Manila Mavericks 23 vs. Indian Aces 28Day 11 Match 21 – Report: Micromax Indian Aces vs. Manila Mavericks http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Dubai%20Day%2011-Match%2021-12Dec14.pdf 12 December 2014 International Premier Tennis League 14 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150419005336/http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Dubai%20Day%2011-Match%2021-12Dec14.pdf 19 April 2015 dead* LS: Fabrice Santoro (Aces) 6, Mark Philippoussis (Mavericks) 3 * MS: Gaël Monfils (Aces) 6, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 2 * MXD: Rohan Bopanna/Sania Mirza (Aces) 6, Daniel Nestor/Kirsten Flipkens (Mavericks) 4 * WS: Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 6, Kirsten Flipkens (Mavericks) 3 * MD: Rohan Bopanna/Gaël Monfils (Aces) 3, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga/Daniel Nestor (Mavericks) 6 8-3 12 13 December Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports ComplexDubai, United Arab Emirates Indian Aces vs. UAE Royals Key: MS = men's singles; MD = men's doubles; WS = women's singles; XD = mixed doubles; LS = legends' singles; OT = overtime (additional games played in extended fifth sets); SO = men's singles super shoot-out Roster Reference:The Players http://www.indianaces.co.in Indian Aces 21 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141119064917/http://www.indianaces.co.in/ 19 November 2014 FRA Fabrice Santoro – Player-Coach IND Rohan Bopanna SUI Roger Federer SRB Ana Ivanovic IND Sania Mirza FRA Gaël Monfils ESP Rafael Nadal – injured, will not play USA Pete Sampras Player transactions 22 September 2014: The Aces signed Roger Federer to replace Rafael Nadal who will not play due to an injury. Television coverage Television coverage of Aces matches in India will be provided by STAR Sports.STAR Sports Acquires Rights to Telecast International Premier Tennis League http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Star-Sports-Release-16Oct14.pdf International Premier Tennis League 16 October 2014 20 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070805/http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Star-Sports-Release-16Oct14.pdf 29 November 2014 See also Tennis India References External links Indian Aces official website International Premier Tennis League official website Indian Aces season Category:2014 in Indian tennis