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Stella Artois Championships 2006


June 23, 2006

BBC extends contract with the Stella Artois Championships until 2009

The BBC has extended its current contract with the annual Stella Artois Tennis Championships at The Queen's Club, for a further two years to cover 2008 & 2009.

Lleyton Hewitt

June 18, 2006

Hewitt Claims Fourth Stella Artois Title

Lleyton Hewitt claimed his fourth title at the Stella Artois Championships after defeating American James Blake 6-4, 6-4 in the final. The Australian took just 66 minutes to join John McEnroe and Boris Becker as the only players to have won at The Queen's Club on four occasions.

Lleyton Hewitt

June 18, 2006

Hanley-Ullyett Claim Stella Artois Doubles Title

Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett claimed the 2006 Stella Artois Championships doubles title after a thrilling three-set win over No. 2 seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi.

Hanley/Ullyett

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June 17, 2006

Sunday Preview

Former Wimbledon Champion, Goran Ivanisevic, shares his predictions on the Singles final between American James Blake and Australian Lleyton Hewitt at 2pm on Sunday. To follow, the No. 2 seed doubles team Bjorkman and Mirnyi face No. 4 seed Hanley and Ullyett for the final.

June 17, 2006

Blake to Meet Hewitt in Stella Artois Final

American James Blake will meet Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the 2006 Stella Artois Championships on Sunday after ending the three-year reign of Andy Roddick in the semifinals.

James Blake

June 17, 2006

Hewitt Ends Henman's Title Dream

Lleyton Hewitt is through to his fourth final at the Stella Artois Championships after coming back from a break down in the third set to defeat Britain's Tim Henman in the semifinals.

Lleyton Hewitt

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June 16, 2006

Roddick Sets Up Blake Semifinal

Three-time defending champion Andy Roddick will meet fellow American James Blake in the semifinals of the 2006 Stella Artois Championships after defeating No. 6 seed Fernando Gonzalez on Friday.

Andy Roddick

June 16, 2006

Shoulder Injury Ends Nadal's Hopes

Rafael Nadal's hopes of capturing his first grass court title were brought to an end in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Stella Artois Championships after the Spaniard retired from his match with Lleyton Hewitt because of a left shoulder injury with the scores at one set all.

Rafael Nadal

June 16, 2006

Henman, Blake Move into Semifinals

Britain's Tim Henman kept his dream of a first Stella Artois Championship firmly alive after an impressive 6-3, 7-6(1) victory over Dmitry Tursunov in the quarterfinals.

Tim Henman

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June 15, 2006

Friday Preview

The last-standing Brit Tim Henman will face his new nemesis Dmitry Tursunov of Russia. Tursunov leads their head-to-head series 3-0. World No 2 Rafael Nadal and former No 1 Lleyton Hewitt will stage a quarterfinal clash.

June 15, 2006

Roddick Into Quarterfinals; Ljubicic Goes Out

Defending champion Andy Roddick moved into the quarterfinals of the 2006 Stella Artois Championships, extending his winning streak at The Queen's Club to 17 matches after a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Paradorn Srichaphan.

Andy Roddick

June 15, 2006

Nadal, Hewitt Survive Thrillers

Top seed Rafael Nadal and three-time champion Lleyton Hewitt both had to survive final-set tie-breaks before setting up a mouthwatering quarterfinal at the Stella Artois Championships.

Lleyton Hewitt

June 15, 2006

Tursunov Aims to Dash Henman's Hopes - Again

It all started less than a year ago at the All England Club, when Tursunov battled from two sets to one down to end Henman's bid for the elusive Wimbledon crown in the second round, the first time the Briton failed to reach the last 16 since 1995.

Dmitry Tursunov

June 15, 2006

Henman Cruises into Quarterfinals

Britain's Tim Henman moved through to the quarterfinals of the Stella Artois Championships for the seventh time in his career after recording a convincing 6-3, 6-4 victory over Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on Thursday.

Tim Henman

June 15, 2006

Top LTWA Award for Stella Artois Director

Ian Wight, tournament director for the Stella Artois Championships, has been named as the recipient of the annual Lawn Tennis Writers' Association award for services to British tennis.

Ian Wight and Lleyton Hewitt

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June 14, 2006

Stella Artois Championships Thursday Preview

World No 2 and top seed Rafael Nadal faces a fellow Spaniard and qualifier Fernando Verdasco. Briton Tim Henman will meet Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on the fourth day.

June 14, 2006

Hewitt, Philippoussis Fire into Round Three

Former Stella Artois champions Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis made it a successful day for Australian fans on Thursday, with both winning through to the third round.

Lleyton Hewitt

June 14, 2006

Nadal Makes Dream Stella Artois Debut

Rafael Nadal started his grass season with a quick 7-6(1), 6-1 victory over Surbiton winner Mardy Fish and proved to be serious and ready for the surface.

Rafael Nadal

June 14, 2006

Henman Cruises Through; Roddick Passes Dancevic Test

Britain's Tim Henman cruised through to the third round of the 2006 Stella Artois Championships with a convincing 6-2, 6-4 victory over Ramon Delgado on Wednesday.

Tim Henman

June 14, 2006

Murray Sent Crashing Out

Andy Murray's bid for the Stella Artois Championships ended in disappointment after he went out at the hands of Janko Tipsarevic in the first round.

Andy Murray

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June 13, 2006

Wednesday Preview

Andy Roddick, three-times champion at Queen's club, will take the challenge of Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic. Top seed Rafael Nadal will start his grass season against Mardy Fish.

June 13, 2006

Rain Halts Murray Fightback

Andy Murray's comeback against Janko Tipsarevic in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships was halted by rain on day two at the Queen's Club.

Andy Murray

June 13, 2006

Rafamania Arrives at The Queen's Club

Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal arrived at The Queen's Club on Monday ready for action. Nadal, the No. 1 seed, will take on American Mardy Fish in his opening match on Wednesday, having received a first round bye.

Rafael Nadal and Tim Henman

June 13, 2006

Fish Ready for Nadal Clash

American Mardy Fish set up a second round meeting with top seed and man-of-the-hour Rafael Nadal after cruising past British wild card Jamie Baker at the Stella Artois Championships on Tuesday.

Mardy Fish

June 13, 2006

Getting to Know Ramon Delgado

No. 1 tennis player of Paraguay, Ramon Delgado, meets British favourite Tim Henman in the second round of the Stella Artois Championship on Wednesday at the Stella Artois Championships.

Delgado

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June 12, 2006

Tuesday Preview

Scottish young gun Andy Murray takes on Janko Tipsarevic from Serbia-Montenegro as Feliciano Lopez and Rafael Nadal play together against British pair James Auckland and Jamie Delgado.

June 12, 2006

Dancevic Sets Up Roddick Clash

Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic set up a second round clash with three-time defending champion Andy Roddick after coming back from a set down to defeat Danish veteran Kenneth Carlsen on the opening day of the Stella Artois Championships.

Frank Dancevic

June 12, 2006

Hip Injury Ends Rusedski's Bid

Greg Rusedski's 2006 Stella Artois Championships were brought to an abrupt end on the opening day at The Queen's Club when the British No. 1 retired from his first round match against Frenchman Antony Dupuis after suffering from a hip injury.

Greg Rusedski

June 12, 2006

Impressive Henman Halts Agassi's Comeback

In the most eagerly awaited clash of the opening day at the 2006 Stella Artois Championships, Britain's Tim Henman overcame former World No. 1 Andre Agassi in straight sets to reach the second round.

Tim Henman

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June 10, 2006

Henman To Face Agassi In Stella Artois First Round

Tim Henman will meet Andre Agassi in a dream first round match at the Stella Artois Championships. Henman vs. Agassi pits a three-time Stella Artois finalist against a former World No.1.

Andre Agassi and Tim Henman

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June 9, 2006

Baker Receives Final Stella Artois Wild Card

British teenager Jamie Baker will make his ATP tour debut after receiving the fifth and final wild card into the Stella Artois Championships.

Jamie Baker

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June 8, 2006

Bogdanovic Receives Fourth Stella Artois Wild Card

Alex Bogdanovic has been rewarded for his rise up the rankings with a wild card into the Stella Artois Championships and will take a place in the strongest-ever line-up.

Alex Bogdanovic

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June 1, 2006

Stella Artois Serves First 'ACE' for Mobile Users

The Stella Artois Championships, which begin at The Queen's Club, West London next week, are set to launch a ground-breaking new service for mobile phone customers.

View of Queen's Club

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May 31, 2006

Philippoussis, Fish and Lopez Receive First Three Stella Artois Wild Cards

Former champion and Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis, American Mardy Fish and Feliciano Lopez of Spain are awarded wild cards for the Stella Artois Championships.

Mark Philippoussis

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May 22, 2006

Wimbledon Champions Meet on Grass at The Stella Artois

Assured of featuring on the final day of the Stella Artois Championships 2006 are former Wimbledon champions Goran Ivanisevic and Michael Stich.

Michael Stich

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May 4, 2006

Stella Artois Entry List Confirms Best Ever Field

Six of the world's top ten players will contest the Stella Artois Championships after the official entry list today confirmed its strongest-ever line-up.

Rafael Nadal

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May 1, 2006

Agassi Returns to the Stella Artois

Andre Agassi will return from a three-month competitive absence to play at the Stella Artois Championships, 12-18th June.

Andre Agassi

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April 12, 2006

Stella Artois Official Website Revamped And Relaunched

After announcing that at least five of the world's top-ten players will contest this year's event, the Stella Artois Championships has now revamped and improved its official website.

New Website

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April 3, 2006

Ljubicic, Blake and Davydenko Join to Will Contest the Stella Artois Championships

Five of the top ten ranked players in the world have now committed to compete at the Stella Artois Championships after No.5 Ivan Ljubicic, No.6 Nikolay Davydenko and No.8 James Blake commit.

Ivan Ljubicic

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March 29, 2006

Young Guns Nadal and Murray Stand Between Roddick and a Fourth Stella Artois Title

Two of the world's most exciting young tennis players Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were among names who announced their intention to play at the Stella Artois Championships.

Andy Murray

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March 5, 2006

Nadal Commits to Stella Artois Championships

French Open champion Rafael Nadal has signalled his intention to master the art of grass court tennis by committing to play at the Stella Artois Championships for the next two years.

Rafael Nadal

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