The second Achieva Freedom Pro Tennis Exhibition will be held on Friday, February 22, 2019. The day will start at 2 pm with a Pro-Am exhibition, followed by a pro tennis exhibition match starting at 4:30 pm. Get your tickets and see Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Ann Grossman-Wunderlich, Emilio Sanchez, and Pavel Slozil show their skills on the court! In it’s second year, the Achieva Freedom Pro Tennis Exhibition will benefit the mission and programs of the Freedom and Virtue Institute (FVI).
There is nothing better than spending a a beautiful southwest Florida Friday afternoon in February than enjoying some high-quality Professional Tennis with your family and friends, while supporting a great cause. Founder and executive director, Ismael Hernandez, is pleased to announce four top pro tennis players will be the feature exhibition for the Achieva Freedom Pro Tennis Exhibition to be held on Friday, February 22, 2019. The day will start at 2 pm with a Pro-Am exhibition, followed by a pro tennis exhibition match starting at 4:30 pm. Get your tickets and see Arancha Sánchez-Vicario and Emelio Sanchez plus two other surprise tennis pros show their skills on the court! In it’s second year, the Achieva Freedom Pro Tennis Exhibition will benefit the mission and programs of the Freedom and Virtue Institute (FVI).
In addition, there will be a VIP dinner reception and auction with the pros immediately following the event. Limited tickets are available for purchase. Wonderful prizes will be available for auction and all proceeds go to support the mission and projects of the Freedom and Virtue Institute. Tickets on sale now!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
- 2 pm to 4 pm Pro-Am Tournament*
- 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Tennis Exhibition
- 7 pm to 9:30 pm Dinner with the Pros
FEATURING
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was named by TENNIS Magazine the 27th best woman tennis player in its list of 40 Greatest players of the tennis era. She won FOUR Grand Slam Singles titles (beating both Steffi Graf and Monica Seles twice each), and was runner-up in EIGHT others! Arantxa also won SIX Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, and was runner-up in FIVE others; and she won FOUR Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, being runner-up in FOUR others! In addition, Arantxa won TWO olympic silver medals and TWO olympic bronze medals; one of each color in singles and doubles. In 1995 Arantxa became the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world.
Ann Grossman-Wunderlich played on the WTA Tour for over a decade from 1987 to 1998. In womens singles, Ann’s most notorious results were twice reaching the 4th round of the French Open and once at the US Open, and she won the silver medal at the Pan American Games. Ann was runner-up in SEVEN other WTA Tour events. In womens doubles, Ann made the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, she won ONE other WTA womens doubles title, and was runner-up in TWO others. Ann gained career-high rankings of 29 in womens singles with notable wins overMartina Navratilova, MaryJo Fernandez and Zina Garrison, and she reached a career high of 31 in womens doubles. Today, Ann is heavily involved in coaching and she has served on the USTA Olympic and Federation Cup committees.
Emilio Sanchez, older brother of Arantxa, also has an impressive professional tennis career. He has been a men’s doubles finalist in SEVENTY-NINE ATP Tour events, winning FIFTY titles, and being runner-up in TWENTY-NINE others. THREE of those were Grand Slam wins; the French Open in 1988 and 1990, and the U.S. Open in 1988. Emilio was also Grand Slam mens runner-up at Wimbledon in 1987, and silver medalist at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Emilio also has won FIFTEEN ATP mens singles titles, and was runner-up in TWELVE ATP mens singles finals. Emilio and Arantxa teamed up to win the 1990 Hopman Cup together. After retiring, Spain called Emilio to captain its Davis Cup Team,. Under his captaincy, Spain won the 2008 Davis Cup.
Pavel Slozil won THIRTY-TWO ATP mens doubles titles and was runner-up in TWENTY-NINE others, including the French Open in 1984. In 1985, Pavel achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 4. Pavel won the 1978 French Open mixed doubles title. Pavel played in ELEVEN Davis Cup ties for Czechoslovakia, posting a 7-2 record in doubles and a 4-2 record in singles. He was a member of the winning Czech Davis Cup team in 1980, along with teammate Ivan Lendl. After playing, Pavel coached Steffi Graf, who won TEN women’s singles Grand Slam titles, including a calendar Grand Slam, a womens doubles title at Wimbledon, and an Olympic gold medal under his coaching. Pavel also coached Jennifer Capriati, Anna Kournikova and MagdalenaMeleeva.
In addition, there will be a VIP dinner reception and auction with the pros immediately following the event. Limited tickets are available for purchase. Wonderful prizes will be available for auction and all proceeds go to support the mission and projects of the Freedom and Virtue Institute. Tickets on sale now!
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
*Pro-Am Event:
There will be 16 Pros to play with, the four celebrity Pros, and 12 others from Lee and Collier Counties. Amateurs playing with the four celebrity Pros will be selected from our premier sponsors. The other 12 amateurs will pay the ticket price listed, which will also grant entry to ‘Dinner With the Pros’.
CHARITY TO BENEFIT THE FREEDOM & VIRTUE INSTITUTE
DATE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019
LOCATION: ACADEMIA SÁNCHEZ-CASAL
4995 AIRPORT PULLING ROAD N
NAPLES, FL 34105
PLEASE BRING BLANKETS AND LAWN CHAIRS FOR SEATING.