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Stella Artois Championships 2003

June 15, 2003

Stella Artois Nets ATP Award for Media Relations

The Stella Artois Championships have been recognised for the standard of the event's Media Relations in the 2003 ATP European Tournament Awards.

Andy Roddick

June 15, 2003

Roddick Claims Stella Artois Title

Andy Roddick captures his first grass court title with a straight sets victory over Sebastien Grosjean in the final.

June 15, 2003

Becker, Edberg Roll Back the Years

Former champions Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg delight the packed Centre Court crowd with a special celebration to mark 25 years of the Stella Artois Championships.

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June 14, 2003

Grosjean Stops Henman

Sebastien Grosjean ends the hopes of Britain's Tim Henman to reach his second grass court final.

June 14, 2003

Roddick Fires Past Agassi

Andy Roddick fires down 27 aces and equals the world record after hitting a 149 mph serve to defeat new world No. 1 Andre Agassi to reach the final.

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June 13, 2003

Grosjean Ends Hewitt's Run; Agassi Back at No. 1

Sebastien Grosjean brings Lleyton Hewitt's 17-match winning streak at The Queen's Club to an end as Andre Agassi moves back to No. 1 in the ATP Entry Ranking.

June 13, 2003

Henman Finds Form; Roddick Gets Revenge

Tim Henman moved through to the semifinals for the fourth time in five years, while Andy Roddick overcame Taylor Dent to set up a clash with Andre Agassi.

June 13, 2003

Reid Receives Clive Bernstein Award

Australian Todd Reid received the inagural Clive Bernstein award after reaching the third round at The Queen's Club.

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June 12, 2003

Quarterfinal Preview

Special guest Boris Becker and Barry Newcombe take a look at Friday's quarterfinal line-up.

June 12, 2003

Henman, Agassi Through

Tim Henman and Andre Agassi moved through to the quarterfinals in contrasting styles on Thursday.

June 12, 2003

Hewitt Passes Norman Test

Top seed Lleyton Hewitt needed three sets once again before overcoming the giant Dick Norman to move into the last eight.

June 12, 2003

Roddick Blunts Rusedski Charge

Third seed Andy Roddick halted the comeback charge of Britain's Greg Rusedski to set up an all-Amercian clash against Taylor Dent.

June 12, 2003

The X-Factor!

Xavier Malisse answers questions during his Stella Artois campaign at The Queen's Club.

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June 11, 2003

Thursday Preview

Barry Newcombe takes a look at the main matches on Day Four at the Stella Artois Championships.

June 11, 2003

Hewitt Hangs On

Three-time defending champion Lleyton Hewitt needed a third-set tie-break to keep his hopes of a fourth consecutive Stella Artois title alive.

June 11, 2003

Rusedski Books Roddick Clash

Britain's Greg Rusedski earned himself a third round meeting with No. 3 seed Andy Roddick with a straight sets victory over Hicham Arazi.

June 11, 2003

Grosjean, Dent Sail Through

Sixth seed Sebastien Grosjean joined Taylor Dent in the third round after both recorded impressive victories on Wednesday.

June 11, 2003

Martin Withdraws

Former champion Todd Martin has been forced to withdraw from his second round match against Sjeng Schalken after suffering from a chest injury.

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June 10, 2003

Wednesday Preview

Barry Newcombe takes a look at the main matches on Day Three at the Stella Artois Championships.

June 10, 2003

Henman Comes Back from the Brink

Britain's Tim Henman has to save one match point before moving through to the third round against Italy's Davide Sanguinetti.

June 10, 2003

Agassi Celebrates Milestone Victory

Andre Agassi celebrated the 1000th match of his career with a straight sets victory over Australian Peter Luczak.

June 10, 2003

Roddick Roars Through

Third seed Andy Roddick fires 11 aces past South African qualifier Rik DE Voest to win his first ever match at The Queen's Club.

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June 9, 2003

Rusedski Survives, Goran Goes Out

Greg Rusedski finds his grass court form to overcome No. 15 seed Robby Ginepri, while former finalist Goran Ivanisevic finds he has some tough negotiating to do.

June 9, 2003

Krajicek, Martin Cruise

Richard Krajicek makes an impressive debut appearance at the Stella Artois Championships while former winner Todd Martin wins in 46 minutes.

June 9, 2003

Sluiter Books Hewitt Date

Raemon Sluiter earns a place in the second round against top seed and three-time defending champion Lleyton Hewitt, as Davide Sanguinetti books his spot against Tim Henman.

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June 8, 2003

One to Watch: Robby Ginepri

Rising American star Robby Ginepri takes on Greg Rusedski in the first round. Find out all you need to know.

June 8, 2003

Parmar Qualifies for Main Draw

Britain's Arvind Parmar comes through the qualifying competition to reach the main draw along with Switzerland's George Bastl.

June 8, 2003

Stellaartoistennis.com is Web Site of the Week

The Sunday Times features stellaartoistennis.com as its web site of the week in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the tournament.

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June 7, 2003

Tournament Preview

The first round draw has delivered some mouthwatering clashes as a number of the big stars go head-to-head.

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June 5, 2003

Agassi Says 'Yes' to the Stella Artois

Andre Agassi will return to the Stella Artois Championships for the second time after accepting a wild card into the 25th anniversary of the event.

June 5, 2003

Grosjean Takes Fourth Stella Artois Wild Card

Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean has been named as the fourth world-class player to take a wild card into the Stella Artois Championships.

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May 29, 2003

Stella Artois Legends

In the build up to this year's Championships, the Press Association's Mark Staniforth takes a look at some of the Stella Artois past and present legends.

May 29, 2003

Did You Know? 10 Stella Artois Facts

The great Andre Agassi will return to trd into the prestigious grass court tournament.

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May 21, 2003

Rolling Back the Years

World No.3 Guillermo Coria will contest the Stella Artois Ca wild card into the event at the Queen's Club in London, 7th-13th June, 2003.

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May 15, 2003

Two Former Wimbledon Champions Receive Stella Artois Wild Cards

Goran Ivanisevic will return to the Stella Artois Championships and Richard Krajicek will make his debut after the two former Wimbledon champions accepted wild card invitations.

May 15, 2003

Goran Still Searching for Secret to Stella Artois Success

Despite possessing the ideal style of play to be successful on the grass at the Queen's Club, the Croatian has only reached the final once, in 1997.

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May 1, 2003

Young Guns to Challenge World's Best at Stella Artois

Sixteen-year-old Rafael Nadal from Spain and 19-year-old Croatian Mario Ancic will join an all-star field at the Queen's Club, 9-15 June, 2003.

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April 29, 2003

Sportbusiness.com Q&A with Jolyon Armstrong

Chris Britcher, Editor of Sportbusiness.com talks to Jolyon Armstrong, Media Director of the Stella Artois Championships.

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April 28, 2003

Becker-Edberg 'Reunited'

Four-time champion Boris Becker and three-time finalist Stefan Edberg will face each other for the first time since their 1996 final to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the tournament.

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April 9, 2003

Hewitt Targets Record Fourth Straight Title

World Number One and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt has confirmed his intention to land a record fourth consecutive title at the 25th Stella Artois Championships.

April 9, 2003

Watch, Listen and Log-on to the Stella Artois Championships

Tennis fans in the UK will have the chance to view all seven days of the tournament live on terrestrial television after the new long-term agreement between Stella Artois and the BBC.

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January 24, 2003

Stella Artois Serves Up New 5-Year Television Deal

The Stella Artois Championships, London's pre-Wimbledon, men's grass-court tennis event at The Queen's Club has agreed a new long-term agreement with the BBC to maintain their domestic and worldwide television exposure for the next five years.