THE COAL INDIA ITF
MEN'S FUTURES-2008
The Coal India ITF
Men's Futures Tennis Championship was held at the Jaidip Mukerjea
Tennis Academy from 18th to 23rd February 2008.
The tournament was inaugurated by the Honourable Minister for Urban Development of
West Bengal, Mr. Ashok Bhattacharya on 18th February'08 in the presence of many a personalities from
various walks of life.
The six day championship saw some scintillating Tennis, with
participation of players from Germany, Bulgaria, Taipei,
China, Korea, Spain, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Italy. Players from India like Davis Cupper Karan
Rastogi, Ashutosh Singh, Vivek Shokeen, Vijay Kannan, Vishnu Vardhan were also some of the star attraction of the tournament which provided them a huge opportunity to test their skills against their foreign counterparts.
The singles crown was won by the top seed Alexander Satscko of Germany who outplayed the
giant killer Hyun-Woo Nam of Korea 6-0,6-0 in the finals to take home a cheque of
$1950.
The doubles title was won by Vijay Kannan of India and Alex Kedruyk of Kazakisthan.
The prizes were distributed by the former Chief Minister of West Bengal Sri. Sidharth Sankar Ray.. |
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Mahesh
Bhupati Tennis Clinic: JMTA
The
one day tennis clinic was held in JMTA in June 2003. Mahesh
Bhupati, conducted this clinic which was attended by all top
junior players in Kolkata and of course the trainees of JMTA. |
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US
$10,000 ONGC ITF FUTURES Men's Tennis Tournament 2004,
Saturday Club
This
major ATP points tennis tournament was held at the Saturday
Club, Kolkata in March 2004, with great success. Jaidip
Mukerjea was the tournament director and he and his team
managed and organised the tournament. |
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Chris
Kachel Tennis Camp, JMTA
A
week long tennis camp was held at JMTA under the aegis of
AITA. Mr. Chris Kachel, who was the chief tennis coach of the
Australian Institute of Sports, conducted the camp, held in
May 2000. All the top players from India & trainees of
JMTA attended the camp. They included Mustafa Ghouse, Vinod
Shridhar, Vishal Uppal, Sourav Panja, Vishal Punna, and
others. |
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Players
at the Chris Kachel Tennis Camp at JMTA
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Intra
Academy Tournaments
The
JMTA holds 2 intra academy tournaments a year. The tournament
is meant for the academy trainees, and provides them with
valuable experience of match play. |
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Tennis
Carnivals: JMTA
This
is a fun event organized once a year. The members of JMTA
along with their guests participate in a day long carnival.
The carnival includes a game of doubles, great food and lots
of laughter. |
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The Honourable Minister of West Bengal
for Urban Development Mr.Ashok Bhattacharya
at the inauguration of the Championship.
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Davis Cupper Karan Rastogi of India in action.
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Hyun-Woo Nam in action
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Mr.Russi Modi and Mr.Jha,Director Coal India
unveils the Coal India ITF trophy.
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Sri.Sidharth Sankar Ray handing over
the winners trophy to Alexander Satschko.
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International
Tennis Tournament at Kolkata
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