Look To The Stars News: Tracy Austin

John Isner And Sam Querrey To Host Charity Tennis

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:30:00 +0000

The most exciting talents in US tennis are teaming up to bring an intimate and entertaining charity tennis event to Southern California.

Held at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, CA on Sunday December 5th, the Inaugural Charity Challenge Hosted by John Isner and Sam Querrey is set to be an action packed, star studded merger of tennis meets Hollywood. Each year the event will rotate from coast to coast, beginning this year in Sam’s home state.

The format will consist of a Pro Am, three exhibition matches and an evening party that includes surprise musical guests and an auction – all held at the Club. Proceeds of the event will go to the players’ respective charities. Sam has chosen a cause close to his heart, the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of America, while John will donate his share to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, where his mother successfully won her battle against the disease.

Gigi Fernandez To Join Martina Navratilova For Charity Tennis

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The Alta Bates Summit Foundation is proud to announce that Gigi Fernandez will participate in the 19th Annual Celebrity Tennis Classic with Martina Navratilova.

Fernandez, the multiple Grand Slam winner, Olympic Gold Medalist, and newly-inducted International Tennis Hall of Famer, will face off in what will surely be captivating exhibition matches with the most decorated player in the history of the game, and fellow International Tennis Hall of Famer, Navratilova at 2 p.m., on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the Berkeley Tennis Club. Navratilova and Fernandez will share the day with Bay Area tennis pros and celebrities from radio, television and sports.

Martina Navratilova To Play In Charity Tennis Tournament

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:00:00 +0000

The Alta Bates Summit Foundation is proud to announce the 19th Annual Celebrity Tennis Classic and “Casino Royale” Gala on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the Berkeley Tennis Club and the Claremont Resort respectively.

The all-day tournament will feature the most decorated player in the history of tennis, International Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova. Navratilova will share the day with Bay Area tennis pros and celebrities from radio, television and sports.

GOSH, What Auctions!

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:26:00 +0000

The Great Ormond Street Hospital is set to benefit from many current and recent celebrity charity auctions, including a date with Orlando Bloom, which brought in £9,000 ($14,600) just last week.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star was on hand at the Victoria and Albert museum with Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton, British TV presenter Vernon Kay and Jade Jagger to help raise over £450,000 ($730,000) for the children’s charity.

Hamilton and other F1 stars, such as Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Jarno Trulli and Kimi Raikkonen have all signed unique displays for an auction benefitting the children’s hospital. The auction will run at Starcards.org until June 30th.

Inaugural Linda's Legacy Tennis Tournament of Love A Huge Success for American Lung Association

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:03:04 +0000

On September 27-30th, the inaugural Linda’s Legacy Women’s Doubles Tennis Tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida was held, where former world number 1 tennis player and International Hall of Fame member, Tracy Austin took part in this event which raised over $110,00 to benefit the American Lung Association of Florida.

’Linda’s Legacy: A Tournament of Love’ is named after Linda Paul-Skeeles, who died in 2005 from lung cancer. It aims to raise awareness about lung cancer among women, highlighting its devastating and often fatal effects: more women die from lung cancer than from breast, ovarian and cervical cancers combined. “My grandfather actually died of lung cancer. My mother’s father, and it was actually before I was born, so I never even knew him,” said Austin, “but she always told us growing up how painful it was to see him be in so much pain, and that’s what Linda died of.”

Honoring Linda’s memory, while reminding women and their loved ones that smoking kills, participants included: Tracy Austin, MaliVai Washington (Wimbledon singles finalist and member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team), Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat doctor who participates in celebrity tennis tournaments), and Brian Gottfried, (winner of the U.S. Open senior doubles and Wimbledon senior doubles), among others.