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T O T H E D I S T I N G U I S H E D N E C K E R C U P - - A N A N N U A L P R O T O U R N A M E N T T H AT AT T R A C T S PA S T A N D P R E S E N T P R O F E S S I O N A L

T E N N I S P L AY E R S .

N E C K E R I S L A N D L O C AT I O N : B R I T I S H I S L A N D S

T H I S C O U RT I S N A M E D A F T E R O N E O F O N LY F I V E P L AY E R S T O W I N M U LT I P L E G R A N D S L A M S I N B O T H S I N G L E S A N D D O U B L E S . E M E R S O N W O N A C O M B I N E D

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I N T H E S W I S S A L P S I S H O M E T O T H E M I D - S U M M E R AT P T O U R T O U R N A M E N T.

R O Y E M E R S O N A R E N A L O C AT I O N : G S TA A D , S W I T Z E R L A N D

T H E S E P R I VAT E C O U RT S W E R E B U I LT B Y J O H N J A C O B A S T O R I V ' S A S T O R C O U RT S B U I L D I N G I N 1 9 0 2 . Y O U W O U L D T H I N K T H E H I G H L I G H T O F T H I S FA C I L I T Y W O U L D B E T H E O U T D O O R T E N N I S C O U RT, B U T I T I S

N O T. T H E S P O T L I G H T O F T H I S L O C AT I O N B E L O N G S T O T H E I N D O O R T E N N I S C O U RT.

A S T O R P R I VAT E C O U RT L O C AT I O N : R H I N E B E C K , N Y

I T ’ S N O S E C R E T T H AT PA R I S I S H O M E T O A N FA S C I N AT I N G C O M P I L AT I O N S O F T E N N I S V E N U E S I N A L L U R I N G L O C AT I O N S .

N O N E T H E L E S S , L A C AVA L E R I E TA K E S T H E C A K E . A G L A S S C E I L I N G S U R R O U N D E D B Y 1 , 4 0 0 P I E C E S O F W O O D T O D E S I G N H O N E Y C O M B

PAT T E R N E D WA L L S L E N D T O T H I S C O U RT A N U N F O R G E T TA B L E V I S I O N .

L A C AVA L E R I E L O C AT I O N : PA R I S , F R A N C E