Happy christmas and a brilliant new year to you all. About the book bahrami also talks about his friendships with some of the great tennis players bjorn borg, john mcenroe, jimmy connors, ilie nastase, henri leconte and many others. To celebrate 10 years of my bestselling book, the court jester, a brand new 2020 mansour bahrami calendar is now available to buy via the shop. Henri leconte obtained a cult following on the atp tour as a result of his energetic exhibition doubles performance. If you want to book henri leconte for your next tournament or a day of tennis clinic for your. Flamboyant frenchman henri leconte, mansour bahrami and 1987 wimbledon champion, pat cash complete the line up for the legends exhibition matches which will be played from 3 6 december. Henri leconte was born on the 4th of july, 1963 in lillers, france and played professional mens tennis for 16years, starting in 1980 when he won the junior title at the french open until his retirement in 1996. He reached the mens singles final at the french open in 1988, won the french open. Competing in the final were none other than mansour bahrami and henri leconte. Bahrami and leconte are less a tennis partnership, more an ageing comedy double act. Mansour bahrami, henri leconte, guy forget, cedric pioline. These players may be getting on a bit, but none have lost their competitive edge. He has been called the greatest entertainer in sport. The legends cup runs until sunday evening, and managed to attract a number of big names from the world of tennis including local champion carlos moya, thomas muster, thomas enqvist, tim henman, pat cash, alex corretja, mansour bahrami and henri leconte.
With his astounding array of shots and undeniable skill, mansour bahrami wows tennis crowds. Top row lr mansour bahrami, henri leconte, guy forget, cedric pioline, todd woodbridge, mark woodforde, middle row fabrice santoro, goran ivanisevic, andrew florent, thomas enqvist, wayne ferreira, mats wilander, jonas bjorkman front row martina navratilova, nicole bradtke, barbara schett, iva majoli and martina hingis pose for a group shot at the. Rusedski, philippoussis, enqvist, bahrami, pernfors, lucas. See more ideas about star tours, tennis open and roland garros. The court jester by mansour bahrami, paperback barnes. His father was the gardener in tehrans main tennis complex, but mansour was not allowed in the courts despite his love for tennis. Mansour bahrami singing of a sinatra song brought house down richard ingham evans. Leconte is probably the most french man in the world, and plays upon this from time to time with a gallic shrug of the shoulders. It is the story of one mans success against all the odds, set against the backdrop of a country in the midst of. Legend players barbara schett, nicole bradtke, iva majoli. Canines play role of ball dogs at tennis event the hindu. The all england club has very specific rules one being 60 is the age limit. Big name stars expected at this years event include the mighty mcenroe, goran ivanisevic, mark philippoussis, pat cash, henri leconte, mansour bahrami and peter mcnamara. Mansour bahrami tennis greatest entertainer mansour bahrami, tennis greatest entertainer.
Team australia, consisting of mark philippoussis, thanasi kokkinakis, john peers, henri kontinen and wildcard mansour bahrami have won the 10th edition of the world tennis challenge. Even at the age of 61, mansour bahrami is not going to take off from tennis and looked to lighten the mood with his signature antics. Some funny moments from the doubles match at the royal albert hall between mansour bahrami and peter fleming against henri leconte and peter mcnamara and opposite yannick noah toulouse. Leconte has been a regular on the senior circuit and along with bahrami has. Leconte elicits backing for bahrami army you would think theyd have put this on a bigger court.
Its 2am in melbourne and we only start to record the show avantage leconte. The 54 year frenchiranian tennis player, mansour bahrami is called the magician on the court due to his acrobatic and entertaining style. If you want to book henri leconte for your next tournament or a day of tennis clinic for your company. Affectionately dubbed the court jester, bahrami has been a mainstay at the tennis classic since its inception, and it wasnt long before he was up to his usual tricks. Leconte was a french open finalist in 1988 lost to mats wilander, 75, 62, 61 and partnered good friend yannick noah to capture the 1984 french open doubles championship. With his astounding array of shots and undeniable skill, mansour bahrami wows tennis. Leconte elicits backing for bahrami army telegraph. The final match of the day was a doubles game between andrew castle and mansour bahrami, and peter mcnamara and henri leconte. Bjorn borg beat mansour bahrami 63, 64 in the honda seniors tournament in london to set up a key match with longtime rival john mcenroe. It is the story of one mans success against all the odds. This double dvd pal features an entire epic match with mansour bahrami, boris becker, henri leconte and ilienastase played at the royal albert hall, together with an interview with mansour french subtitles about his life and a photo slide slow.
Henri leconte, mansour bahrami, peter mcnamara, fabrice santoro. Nowadays, henri leconte and mansour bahrami, former roland garros finalists the former in the singles competition and the latter in the doubles competition often play on the atp champions tour with other tennis legends and are extremely fit even though both are in their 50s. Mansour bahrami the man behind the moustache this double dvd pal features an entire epic match with mansour bahrami, boris becker, henri leconte and ilienastase played at the royal albert hall, together with an interview with mansour french subtitles about his life and a photo slide slow. Lloyd, bahrami, vilas and frenchman henri leconte have been divided into two groups. From 3 6 december, recent historys greatest players face off in nailbiting doubles matches, played by never seen before pairings. His antics during his doubles match versus wilander and leconte had the stands in stitches as he looked to ease the pressure on his teammate mark philippoussis. But sadly, for the first time in 25 years, i wont be playing in the invitational doubles. On june 22nd 20 you can watch steffi graf henri leconte vs. Henri leconte vs mansour bahrami henri serves and mansour groans.
A bit like cannon and ball, but slightly less funny. Henri leconte, mansour bahrami, peter mcnamara, fabrice. Legend players seated barbara schett, nicole bradtke, iva majoli, wayne ferreira, middle mansour bahrami, mark philippoussis, fabrice santoro, henri leconte standing todd woodbridge, thomas enqvist, goran ivanisevic, ivan ljubicic, jonas bjorkman, thomas johansson and michael chang pose for a photo during the legends access hour during the 2015. Bahrami game for a laugh for a man who learnt to play tennis using an old frying pan for a racket and a length of string coiled into a ball, mansour bahrami has come a long way. He is iranian with dual french nationality since 1989. Brit tim henman will be returning to defend his title, so expect some fireworks. Henri leconte born 4 july 1963 is a french former professional tennis player. The iranianborn bahrami never made much of an impact in the pro league they tend to.
Order of play announced ahead of champions tennis return. Over the years, some of the sports most loved players have been part of the event, including boris becker, tim henman, goran ivanisevic, pat cash, greg rusedski, mats wilander and henri leconte. Mansour bahrami im very happy to let you all know i. Pat cash henry leconte prague open 2009 part1 duration. The bnp paribas tennis classic a legendary secret by. World tennis challenge, war memorial drive, north adelaide. Henri leconte french tennis legend booking agency h. Anand amritraj, mansour bahrami, henri leconte and guillermo vilas.
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