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BJK Cup signs Elf Beauty as cosmetics sponsor
The Billie King Cup (BJKC) women’s team tennis event has announced a three-year global deal with US cosmetics brand Elf Beauty, in a sign of the increasing appeal of women’s sport to the beauty sector.
ServusTV ties up Davis Cup Finals rights in Germany and Austria
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany and Austria to the 2021 Davis Cup Finals, which will take place in Austria, Italy and Spain
Sportradar agrees three-year extension to ITF data deal
Sports betting and data services company Sportradar has agreed a three-year extension to its data rights agreement with the International Tennis Federation
ITF and Kosmos Tennis agree Davis Cup fan token deal with Chiliz
The International Tennis Federation and its commercial backer Kosmos Tennis have agreed with a deal with blockchain provider Chiliz to launch an official Davis Cup fan token on the Socios.com platform
Madrid-based VP Hoteles renews as official hotel of Davis Cup finals
The International Tennis Federation and Kosmos Tennis, the investment group that backs the Davis Cup, have renewed VP Hoteles as regional partner and official hotel of the Davis Cup finals
Lexus maintains Davis Cup backing
Japanese automotive manufacturer Lexus has extended its sponsorship of the Davis Cup Finals to take in this year’s edition of the men’s national team tennis tournament.
Prague’s O2 Arena to host delayed Billie Jean King Cup Finals
The International Tennis Federation has designated Prague as the new host city for this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
ITF ends Budapest’s deal for Billie Jean King Cup Finals
The International Tennis Federation has launched a fresh search for a host for this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals after electing to terminate the contract it held with Budapest.
Innsbruck and Turin join Madrid as Davis Cup Finals hosts
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has today (Monday) revealed changes for the staging of the 2021 Davis Cup Finals, with Innsbruck and Turin joining Madrid as host cities
Billie Jean King Cup embraces esports with Tennis Clash deal
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has agreed a deal with Wildlife Studios, the developer of mobile game Tennis Clash, to launch an esports event surrounding this year’s Billie Jean King Cup tournament.
Billie Jean King Cup finals pushed back again
The finals of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis event, originally scheduled for April, will now be held later in the year amid continued health and safety concerns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Haggerty | ITF to review betting sponsorship following investment in integrity
International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty talks about the federation's decision to review its stance on gambling sponsorship, the impact of Covid-19 on its commercial agreement with Kosmos Holdings for the Davis Cup and plans to introduce a new skill rating system for players. Ben Cronin reports.
ITF, Kosmos Tennis to shake up revamped Davis Cup Finals
The 2021 Davis Cup Finals will be expanded from seven to 11 days and is likely to be staged across three European cities, the International Tennis Federation has announced
Fed Cup renamed after Billie Jean King as Microsoft among new sponsors
The International Tennis Federation has rebranded the Fed Cup, the women’s international teams event, as the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas in a tribute to the iconic female tennis player and pioneer f…
Long-serving Babcock to stand down as Grand Slam Board director
Bill Babcock, the experienced tennis administrator, is to retire as director of the Grand Slam Board at the end of this year
Davis Cup and Fed Cup delay finals to 2021
Both of tennis’ international team events, the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup, have announced that they are to push their finals events back to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Spotify’s collective model inspires new ATP chairman Gaudenzi
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi talks about a challenging first nine months as ATP chairman and explains what tennis can learn from the music industry. Ben Cronin reports.
ITF streams archive content, long-serving rights executive Conroy leaves
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has become the latest sporting body to open up archive video content by streaming memorable moments from the Davis Cup and Fed Cup team competitions over the last…