Vale do Lobo

Grand Champions

Tennis fever takes hold of Vale do Lobo every August, when the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions ATP Seniors Tour event arrives. This clash of tennis titans brings some of the world´s biggest names to centre court at the resort´s Tennis Academy, with many players returning year on year to compete for the title.  The resort´s shareholder Caixa Geral de Depósitos joined it as a sponsor of this exciting event in 2007.

The good humour and fantastic tennis which is characteristic of the Seniors Tour draws spectators from all corners of Europe to enjoy what is fast becoming "Wimbledon on the Algarve".

Previous winners include Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Jeremy Bates, Michael Stich and Jim Courier who have beaten worthy opponents including Richard Krajicek, Yannick Noah, Henri Leconte and many other leading names on the Seniors Tour.

Tournament holder John McEnroe was pipped to the post by newcomer Marcelo Rios in 2006, while in 2007 Spaniard Sergi Bruguera took the winner´s trophy, in a tournament that featured, for the second time at Vale do Lobo, the legendary Björn Borg.

Tournament Director Pedro Frazão has since been heard musing about the possibilities of bringing both Borg and McEnroe back to Vale do Lobo in 2008 – a very exciting prospect!

With amazing line-ups, featuring countless celebrated tennis players, over the last seven years of the tournament, the one thing that is certain is that the Vale do Lobo Grand Champions Caixa Geral de Depósitos is an event to schedule into your summer diary.

Vale do Lobo Grand Champions Official Website