2011 La Grande Sfida
Encyclopedia
The 2011 La Grande Sfida is a one-off women's exhibition tennis
tournament, held on the 3rd of December, featuring two of the best ranked Italians and Americans. It is held at the Mediolanum Forum and hosted by the Boscolo Hotel
in Milan .
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament, held on the 3rd of December, featuring two of the best ranked Italians and Americans. It is held at the Mediolanum Forum and hosted by the Boscolo Hotel
Boscolo Hotels
Boscolo Hotels is an Italian hotel chain, part of the Boscolo Group.-History:1978: Start of Boscolo hotels with first hotel in Sottomarina, called "Real"1980: Boscolo Tours was founded; it develops travel agency activities...
in Milan .
Players
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Italy |
Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... |
Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
 United States |
Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |