Every year the International Tennis Hall of Fame holds a Legends Ball in downtown New York during the US Open. A clutch of Grand Slam champions and about 600 other attendees are scheduled to be present, with proceeds going to benefit the Hall of Fame.
A silent auction is one of the features of the evening, and this year fans will have the opportunity to bid on the following:
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Guests of Honor
• Billie Jean King – 2008 Eugene L. Scott Award Winner
• Martina Navratilova
• Boris Becker
• Michael Chang
• Jim Courier – Player Co-Chair
• Cliff Drysdale
• Pam Shriver
• Richard “Dick” Savitt
• Vic Seixas Jr.
• Stan Smith
• Tony Trabert
• Virginia Wade
• Mats WilanderHit with the Pros**
Tennis fans can enjoy a private hit session with Andre Agassi in Las Vegas; hit with Monica Seles in Sarasota, Fla; if bidders prefer to stay in NY City, they can hit with Jim Courier at the River Club. For those looking for lessons from a legend, former Grand Slam champions Mats Wilander and Tracy Austin have donated tennis lessons. And, for fans who want to rub elbows with a legend without getting tennis elbow, they can enjoy dinner for two at Cipriani Wall Street in New York with Hall of Famer Tony Trabert.
Hit the Links
Although tennis is the name of the game, Legends Ball attendees can also bid on unique golf experiences including: a threesome with tennis legend Stan Smith at Harbor Town Links; an Annika Sorenstam Academy Championship Package; a golf threesome with WNBC newsman Maurice DuBois at Winged Foot Golf Club or The Ridge at Back Brook; or threesomes at three exclusive golf clubs The Stanwich Club (Greenwich, CT), Plainfield Country Club and Trump National (Bedminster, NJ).
Grand Slam Vacations
2009 Australian Open Experience including four nights at the Hilton on the Park, invitations to the President's Lounge for the men's and women's finals; two tickets (Saturday & Sunday) to the Lexus Hospitality Suite at the 2009 Men's US Open Golf Championships in Bethpage, NY; two tickets to the TENNIS Magazine suite with a former US Open Champion at the 2009 U.S. Open Tennis Championships; two tickets to the 2009 French Open Finals. There are also nearly a dozen vacation packages to such exotic locations as Aspen, the Bahamas, Cabo San Lucas, Doha, Karma Bay Jamaica, Knysna South Africa and more.
Rare Ticket Packages
Two Center Court tickets for the 2009 Wimbledon Ladies Finals and Men's Finals plus a one-bedroom apartment in Mayfair for the weekend; two tickets to Opening Day at the New Yankee Stadium plus a VIP Meet & Greet and souvenir jersey; Meet & Greet with NBA superstar Joakim Noah and tickets to a Chicago Bulls game; a seat on the bench for a Harlem Globetrotters game; Pam Shriver's four season tickets behind 3rd base at Camden Yards for the Sept. 26 Orioles-Blue Jays game; two tickets to the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Party in NYC; a meet and greet with country music superstar VinceGill at the Vinnie Pro Celebrity Invitational in Tennessee.
More information is available at 212-843-1740 or legendsball@hgnyc.com. Individual tickets range from $650 to $1,000.