McEnroe, Rafter and Gilbert sell out Tennis SA Legends Club Luncheon

Written by: Staff on 10th January 2012

McEnroe, Rafter and Gilbert sell out Tennis SA Legends Club Luncheon

Former US tennis player John McEnroe (L) and Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (R) pose prior to a training session of British tennis pro Andy Murray (unseen) for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 28 June 2011. EPA/TOBY MELVILLE / POOL |

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The highly anticipated annual Tennis SA Legends Club Luncheon at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday 12 January 2012 has sold out again this year. Featuring guest speakers John McEnroe, Patrick Rafter and Brad Gilbert the event is earmarked to be Australia’s leading tennis luncheon.

The attendance list includes a who’s who of tennis, including Tommy Haas, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Henri Leconte, Michael Llodra, Stanislas Wawrinka, Mansour Bahrami, Darren Cahill, Mark Woodforde, Roger Rasheed, Adrian Quist Jnr and Don Candy.

Alistair MacDonald Tennis SA CEO said “the Tennis SA Legends Club Luncheon is the premier social event on the World Tennis Challenge calendar and is named in honor of Australian tennis legend Ken McGregor with proceeds from the event going to the Ken McGregor Foundation.”

“It’s an outstanding opportunity to celebrate the legends in tennis and we are delighted to have some of the luminaries of the game in John McEnroe, Patrick Rafter and Brad Gilbert as guest speakers this year” he said.

The Ken McGregor Foundation was established in 2009 and financially supports the development of the next generation of South Australian tennis champions and provides additional tennis opportunities for athletes with a disability.

The 2011 luncheon also saw the induction of inaugural members into the Tennis SA Legends Club including Ken McGregor, John Fitzgerald, Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill, Don Candy, Peter Carter, Brod Dyke, John James, Jordan Kerr, Ken McGregor, Alicia Molik, Todd Perry, Barry Phillips-Moore, Adrian Quist, Roger Rasheed, Gordon Schwartz, Len Schwartz, Peter Smith, Ronald V. Thomas, Don Turnbull and Mark Woodforde. 2012 inductees will be announced at the luncheon.

Guests of note include at the January 12 event will include, His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AS CSC RANR, Hon. Tom Kenyon MP, Hon. Isobel Redmond MP, Hon. Terry Stephens MLC, His Worship the Mayor of Unley Lachlan Clyne and Hon. Michael Wright MP.

The teams for the World Tennis Challenge in 2012 are:

Team

Tennis Legend

Current Champion

Australasia

Pat Rafter

Alexandr Dolgopolov

Europe

Henri Leconte

Michael Llodra

International

Brad Gilbert