# La Grande Sfida

La Grande Sfida is a women's exhibition tennis tournament held at the Mediolanum Forum and hosted by the Boscolo Hotel in Milan (for the first two editions). The first edition was held on 3 December, 2011. The second edition was held on 1 December, 2012. The third edition was held on 17 in Genoa and 18 October in Milan, 2014. The fourth edition will be held on 20 in Verona and 22 November in Modena, 2015.

## 2011 La Grande Sfida

The inaugural event this year featured the Williams sisters as well as 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and 2011 US Open quarter-finalist Flavia Pennetta.

### Players

| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Result |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | Flavia Pennetta | 3 |
| USA | Venus Williams | Serena Williams | 2 |

### Matches

| 3 December 2011 15:30 (CET) | Italy | 3–2 | United States | Mediolanum Forum, Milan Attendance: 11,000 |
| Report | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Flavia Pennetta | Flavia Pennetta | 1–2 | Serena Williams | [8–6], [3–7], [3–7] |
| Francesca Schiavone | Francesca Schiavone | 2–0 | Venus Williams | [7–5], [7–3] |
| Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone | Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone | 1–2 | Serena Williams / Venus Williams | [7–3], [6–8], [6–8] |
| Flavia Pennetta | Flavia Pennetta | 2–0 | Venus Williams | [8–6], [7–2] |
| Francesca Schiavone | Francesca Schiavone | 2–1 | Serena Williams | [7–3], [8–10], [8–6] |

## 2012 La Grande Sfida

The 2012 edition was held on December 1, 2012, in Milan, Italy. This year's players featured French Open finalists Sara Errani and Maria Sharapova as well as US Open quarter-finalists Roberta Vinci and Ana Ivanovic.
The first match, between Ana Ivanovic and Roberta Vinci, was a repeat of their second round match from the Rogers Cup earlier in the year in which Vinci won 6–0, 6–0. However, this time Ivanovic would gain her revenge, winning in a 12-point tiebreak.
The second match, between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani, was a repeat of their French Open final in which Sharapova won to complete a Career Grand Slam. Sharapova was once again victorious, by a scoreline of 6–2.
The Italians would then gain their revenge over Ivanovic and Sharapova by scoring a 6–4 victory in the doubles rubber.

### Players

| Player 1 | Player 2 | Result |
| Sara Errani | Roberta Vinci | 1 |
| Ana Ivanovic | Maria Sharapova | 2 |

### Matches

| 1 December 2012 16:00 (CET) | Report | Italy | 1–2 | Russia and Serbia | Mediolanum Forum, Milan Attendance: 12,000 |
| Mediolanum Forum, Milan Attendance: 12,000 |||
| 1 December 2012 16:00 (CET) | Report | Roberta Vinci | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | Ana Ivanovic | Mediolanum Forum, Milan Attendance: 12,000 |
| Sara Errani | Sara Errani | Sara Errani | 2–6 | Maria Sharapova |
| Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci | Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci | Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci | 6–4 | Ana Ivanovic / Maria Sharapova |

## 2014 La Grande Sfida

The 2014 edition was held on 17 October 2014 in Genoa and on 18 October 2014 in Milan, Italy. The event featured four legends of the ATP Champions Tour: the 8-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl, Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanišević, French Open champion Michael Chang and 7-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe.
The semifinals were held in Genoa, while the final and the 3rd place final were played the day after in Milan.

### Players

| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 | Result | Player 3 | Result | Player 4 | Result |
| Goran Ivanišević | Champion | Ivan Lendl | Runner-up | John McEnroe | 3rd Place | Michael Chang | 4th Place |

### Draw

| Semifinals (Genoa) | Semifinals (Genoa) | Semifinals (Genoa) | Semifinals (Genoa) | Final (Milan) | Final (Milan) | Final (Milan) | Final (Milan) | Final (Milan) |
| John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| Goran Ivanišević | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Goran Ivanišević | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ | Goran Ivanišević | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | Ivan Lendl | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 4 | |
| Michael Chang | Michael Chang | 4 | 2 | Ivan Lendl | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 4 | |
| Ivan Lendl | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 3rd/4th place Play-off | 3rd/4th place Play-off | 3rd/4th place Play-off | 3rd/4th place Play-off | 3rd/4th place Play-off |
| | | | | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | Michael Chang | Michael Chang | 3 | 3 | |

## 2015 La Grande Sfida

The 2015 edition was held on 20 November 2015 in Verona and 22 November 2015 in Modena, Italy. The event featured 4 legends of the ATP Champions Tour: the 7-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander, French Open champion Sergi Bruguera, French Open finalist Henri Leconte and 7-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe.

### Players

| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 | Result | Player 3 | Result | Player 4 | Result |
| John McEnroe | Champion | Sergi Bruguera | Runner-up | Mats Wilander | 3rd Place | Henri Leconte | 4th Place |

### Draw

| Semifinals (Verona) | Semifinals (Verona) | Semifinals (Verona) | Semifinals (Verona) | Final (Modena) | Final (Modena) | Final (Modena) | Final (Modena) | Final (Modena) |
| Henri Leconte | Henri Leconte | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Sergi Bruguera | Sergi Bruguera | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Sergi Bruguera | Sergi Bruguera | 6 | 7$^7$ | Sergi Bruguera | Sergi Bruguera | 3 | 4 | |
| | | | | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | |
| Mats Wilander | Mats Wilander | 2 | 4 | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | |
| John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 3rd/4th Place play-off | 3rd/4th Place play-off | 3rd/4th Place play-off | 3rd/4th Place play-off | 3rd/4th Place play-off |
| | | | | Henri Leconte | Henri Leconte | 5 | 6 | [5] |
| | | | | Mats Wilander | Mats Wilander | 7 | 2 | [10] |

## 2016 La Grande Sfida

The 2016 edition was held from 19 to 20 November 2015 in Bari, Italy. The event featured 4 legends of the ATP Champions Tour: the 7-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe, French Open finalist Henri Leconte, Australian Open finalist Thomas Enqvist and French Open champion Thomas Muster.
Thomas Enqvist won the title by defeating John McEnroe 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ in the final.

### Players

| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 | Result | Player 3 | Result | Player 4 | Result |
| Thomas Enqvist | Champion | John McEnroe | Runner-up | Henri Leconte | 3rd Place | Thomas Muster | 4th Place |

### Draw

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Thomas Enqvist | Thomas Enqvist | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Thomas Muster | Thomas Muster | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Thomas Muster | Thomas Muster | 5 | 4 | Thomas Enqvist | Thomas Enqvist | 6 | 7$^7$ | |
| | | | | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 2 | 6$^5$ | |
| John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 7 | 6 | John McEnroe | John McEnroe | 2 | 6$^5$ | |
| Henri Leconte | Henri Leconte | 5 | 1 | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | | Thomas Muster | Thomas Muster | 5 | 6 | [9] |
| | | | | Henri Leconte | Henri Leconte | 7 | 3 | [11] |