La Grande Sfida

La Grande Sfida is a women's exhibition tennis tournament held at the Mediolanum Forum and hosted by the Boscolo Hotel in Milan (for the first two editions).^[1] The first edition was held on 3 December, 2011. The second edition was held on 1 December, 2012. The third edition was held on 17 in Genoa and 18 October in Milan, 2014. The fourth edition will be held on 20 in Verona and 22 November in Modena, 2015.

2011 La Grande Sfida

The inaugural event this year featured the Williams sisters as well as 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and 2011 US Open quarter-finalist Flavia Pennetta.

Players

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Result
ITA	Francesca Schiavone	Flavia Pennetta	3
USA	Venus Williams	Serena Williams	2

Matches

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Singles
Serena Williams	6	7	7
Flavia Pennetta	8	3	3

Singles
Venus Williams	5	3
Francesca Schiavone	7	7

Doubles
Serena Williams Venus Williams	3	8	8
Francesca Schiavone Flavia Pennetta	7	6	6

Singles
Venus Williams	6	2
Flavia Pennetta	8	7

Singles
Serena Williams	3	10	6
Francesca Schiavone	7	8	8

2012 La Grande Sfida

The 2012 edition was held on December 1, 2012, in Milan, Italy. This year's players featured French Open finalists Sara Errani and Maria Sharapova as well as US Open quarter-finalists Roberta Vinci and Ana Ivanovic.

The first match, between Ana Ivanovic and Roberta Vinci, was a repeat of their second round match from the Rogers Cup earlier in the year in which Vinci won 6–0, 6–0. However, this time Ivanovic would gain her revenge, winning in a 12-point tiebreak.

The second match, between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani, was a repeat of their French Open final in which Sharapova won to complete a Career Grand Slam. Sharapova was once again victorious, by a scoreline of 6–2.

The Italians would then gain their revenge over Ivanovic and Sharapova by scoring a 6–4 victory in the doubles rubber.

Players

Player 1	Player 2	Result
Sara Errani	Roberta Vinci	1
Ana Ivanovic	Maria Sharapova	2

Matches

Singles
Ana Ivanovic	77
Roberta Vinci	6^5

Singles
Maria Sharapova	6
Sara Errani	2

Doubles
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6
Ana Ivanovic Maria Sharapova	4

2014 La Grande Sfida

The 2014 edition will be held on October 17, 2014, in Genoa and on October 18, 2014 in Milan, Italy. This year's players featured 4 legends of the ATP Senior Tour: the eight time grand slam champion Ivan Lendl, Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, French Open champion Michael Chang and seven time grand slam champion John McEnroe.

The semifinals will be held in Genoa, while the final and the 3rd place final will be played the day after in Milan.

Players

Player 1	Result	Player 2	Result	Player 3	Result	Player 4	Result
Goran Ivanisevic	Champion	Ivan Lendl	Runner-up	John McEnroe	3rd Place	Michael Chang	4th Place

Matches

Singles - Semifinal 1
Michael Chang	4	2
Ivan Lendl	6	6

Singles - Semifinal 2
Goran Ivanisevic	6	7^7
John McEnroe	2	6^3

Singles - 1st place final
Goran Ivanisevic	6	6
Ivan Lendl	4	4

Singles - 3rd place final
Michael Chang	3	3
John McEnroe	6	6

2015 La Grande Sfida

The 2015 edition will be held on 20 in Verona and 22 November 2015 in Modena, Italy. This year's players featured 4 legends of the ATP Senior Tour: the seven time grand slam champion Mats Wilander, French Open champion Thomas Muster, French Open finalist Henri Leconte and seven time grand slam champion John McEnroe.

Players

Player 1	Result	Player 2	Result	Player 3	Result	Player 4	Result
Henri Leconte		Thomas Muster		John McEnroe		Mats Wilander

References

1. "La Grande Sfida". Boscolo Milano. Boscolo Milano. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
2. http://www.lapresse.it/sport/tennis/schiavone-e-pennetta-battono-le-williams-nella-grande-sfida-1.95250

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