2014 UAE Royals season

2014 2014 International Premier Tennis League season UAE Royals International Premier Tennis League 2 wins, 0 losses Ace Ventures Sachin Gadoya andSawan Ravani John-Laffnie de Jager Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex Abu Dhabi Media 2015 The 2014 UAE Royals season 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 the Middle East.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 2014Mumbai One of the Franchises in Cash-Rich International Premier Tennis League http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-one-of-the-franchises-in-cashrich-international-premier-tennis-league/446899-5-22.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140121203843/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-one-of-the-franchises-in-cashrich-international-premier-tennis-league/446899-5-22.html dead 21 January 2014 21 January 2014 CNN IBN Live 17 November 2014 On 2 March 2014, IPTL revealed that the Middle East franchise would play its home matches in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Briggs 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 The team was founded by Ace Ventures, a group of investors led by Sachin Gadoya, co-founder and chief executive officer of Musafir.com, an Internet-based travel agency, along with his friends Sawan Ravani, Rahul Saharia, Kaushal Majithia, Chirag Vora and Kunal Bansal.http://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 24 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062829/http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Owners%20announced.pdf 29 November 2014 Ousman Allaam Djokovic Leads UAE Royals at Inaugural IPTL: Dubai Will Host Finale of $1 Million Tournament from December 11–13 http://www.emirates247.com/sports/local/djokovic-leads-uae-royals-at-inaugural-iptl-2014-06-25-1.554192 25 June 2014 Emirates 24/7 19 November 2014 Inaugural draft The Dubai franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Dubai were Player IPTL Category Men SRB Novak Djokovic (sr Новак Ђоковић) Icon players SRB Janko Tipsarević (sr Јанко Типсаревић) Category D CRO Goran Ivanišević Past champions SRB Nenad Zimonjić (sr Ненад Зимоњић) Doubles players TUN Malek Jaziri (ar مالك الجزيري) Uncategorized Women DEN Caroline Wozniacki Icon players SUI Martina Hingis Category C Team name By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the UAE Falcons.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 By June 2014, the Falcons had become known as the UAE Royals. Home venue On 25 June 2014, the Royals announced that their home matches would be played at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex. Player transactions On 25 June 2014, the Royals announced that they had signed Richard Gasquet. On 22 August 2014, the Royals announced that the team had signed Eugenie Bouchard during Wimbledon.Gomes Alaric Eugenie Bouchard Joins the Dubai Bandwagon http://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/eugenie-bouchard-joins-the-dubai-bandwagon-1.1375263 22 August 2014 Gulf News 24 November 2014 A team roster posted by the Royals on Facebook excluded Janko Tipsarević and Martina Hingis who were presumably released following the signings of Gasquet and Bouchard.Meet the UAE Royal Star Line Up https://www.facebook.com/TheUAERoyals/posts/307452129439218 3 September 2014 UAE Royals 24 November 2014 On 19 October 2014, the Royals announced that they had signed Marin Čilić and released Gasquet.Reigning US Open Champ Marin Cilic Adds Croat Muscle to U.A.E. Royals IPTL Campaign http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Reigning_US_Open_Champ_Marin_Cilic_adds_Croat_muscle_to_U.A.E._Royals_IPTL_campaign/64520.htm 20 October 2014 UAE Interact 24 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013916/http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Reigning_US_Open_Champ_Marin_Cilic_adds_Croat_muscle_to_U.A.E._Royals_IPTL_campaign/64520.htm 29 November 2014 dead dmy-allReigning US Open Champion Marin Cilic Joins UAE Royals http://sport360.com/article/international/27680/reigning-us-open-champion-marin-cilic-joins-uae-royals 19 October 2014 Sport 360 24 November 2014 On 24 November 2014, Bouchard pulled out from the competition due to an injury and was replaced by Kristina Mladenovic.http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/injury-forces-eugenie-bouchard-withdraw-2014-iptl-kristina-mladenovic-replaces-her-uae-royals-1476867 Injury Forces Eugenie Bouchard to Withdraw from 2014 IPTL, Kristina Mladenovic Replaces Her in UAE Royals 27 November 2014 First coach On 27 October 2014, John-Laffnie de Jager was named the Royals' 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 24 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's inaugural 2014 season would be in the Middle East. 2 March: IPTL revealed that the Middle East franchise will play in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft. 10 May: The Dubai franchise was referred to as the UAE Falcons. 25 June: The Falcons' name is changed to the UAE Royals. 25 June: The Royals announced that their home matches would be played at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex. 25 June: The Royals announced that they had signed Richard Gasquet. Janko Tipsarević was later apparently released. 22 August: The Royals announced that they had signed Eugenie Bouchard. Martina Hingis was later apparently released. 19 October: the Royals announced that they had signed Marin Čilić and released Richard Gasquet. 27 October: John-Laffnie de Jager was named the Royals' first coach. 24 November: The Royals announced Eugenie Bouchard withdrawn from the competition due to an injury. She was replaced by Kristina Mladenovic. 28 November: The Royals opened their inaugural season with a 29–24 victory on the road against the Manila Mavericks.Match 2 – Report: Musafir.com UAE Royals vs. Manila Mavericks http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%201%20Match%202-28Nov14.pdf 28 November 2014 International Premier Tennis League 1 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222000358/http://www.iptlworld.com/uploads/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%201%20Match%202-28Nov14.pdf 22 December 2014 dead 30 November: The Royals lost to the Indian Aces, 28–20, in a matchup of two previously unbeaten teams. The Royals' record fell to 2 wins and 1 loss, and they dropped out of 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 Match log {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #aaa" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:black; color:#D4AF37" | Legend |- ! bgcolor="ccffcc" | Royals Win ! bgcolor="ffbbbb" | Royals 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 UAE Royals 29, MANILA MAVERICKS 24* LS: Goran Ivanišević (Royals) 6, Carlos Moyá (Mavericks) 5* MD: Marin Čilić/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 6, Treat Huey/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Mavericks) 4* XD: Kristina Mladenovic/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 6, Maria Sharapova/Andy Murray (Mavericks) 4* WS: Maria Sharapova (Mavericks) 6, Kristina Mladenovic (Royals) 5* MS: Marin Čilić (Royals) 6, Andy Murray (Mavericks) 5 1-0 2 29 November Mall of Asia ArenaPasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines UAE Royals 28, SINGAPORE SLAMMERS 2229th Nov'14: Match 1 Report: Musafir.com UAE Royals vs. DBS Singapore Slammers http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%202%20Match%201-29Nov14.pdf 29 November 2014 International Premier Tennis League 1 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213183342/http://www.iptlworld.com/pdf/IPTL-Manila%20Day%202%20Match%201-29Nov14.pdf 13 December 2014 dead* MS: Marin Čilić (Royals) 6, Tomáš Berdych (Slammers) 4* MD: Tomáš Berdych/Nick Kyrgios (Slammers) 6, Marin Čilić/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 5* WS: Kristina Mladenovic (Royals) 6, Daniela Hantuchová (Slammers) 1* XD: Daniela Hantuchová/Nick Kyrgios (Slammers) 6, Kristina Mladenovic/Nenad Zimonjić (Royals) 5***Nick Kyrgios substituted for Bruno Soares* LS: Goran Ivanišević (Royals) 6, Patrick Rafter (Slammers) 5 2-0 3 30 November Mall of Asia ArenaPasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines Indian Aces 28, UAE ROYALS 20* WS: Kristina Mladenovic (Royals) 6, Ana Ivanovic (Aces) 4* 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 2-1 4 2 December Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore UAE Royals vs. Indian Aces 5 3 December Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore UAE Royals vs. Manila Mavericks 6 4 December Singapore Indoor StadiumSingapore UAE Royals at SINGAPORE SLAMMERS 7 6 December Indira Gandhi Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi, India UAE Royals vs. Singapore Slammers 8 7 December Indira Gandhi Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi, India UAE Royals vs. Manila Mavericks 9 8 December Indira Gandhi Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi, India UAE Royals at INDIAN ACES 10 11 December Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports ComplexDubai, United Arab Emirates Manila Mavericks at UAE ROYALS 11 12 December Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports ComplexDubai, United Arab Emirates Indian Aces at UAE ROYALS 12 13 December Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports ComplexDubai, United Arab Emirates Singapore Slammers at 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:Meet the Royals http://www.uaeroyals.com/Players.html UAE Royals 24 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141005003150/http://www.uaeroyals.com/Players.html 5 October 2014 dead CAN Eugenie Bouchard – injured, did not play CRO Marin Čilić SRB Novak Djokovic (sr Новак Ђоковић) CRO Goran Ivanišević TUN Malek Jaziri (ar مالك الجزيري) FRA Kristina Mladenovic DEN Caroline Wozniacki SRB Nenad Zimonjić (sr Ненад Зимоњић) Television coverage On 22 August 2014, IPTL announced it had reached an agreement for the Middle East and North Africa television broadcasting rights with Abu Dhabi Media. See also Tennis United Arab Emirates References External links UAE Royals official website International Premier Tennis League official website Royals 2014 UAE Royals season Category:2014 in Emirati tennis