For the second consecutive year, Iconic Italian sportswear brand, Fila is the Official Clothing and Footwear Supplier of the prestigious AEGON Championships (formerly known as The Artois Championships).

The sensational event is hosted at Queens Club, London (8th June – 14th June) and marks the start of the grass court season, with a line up that includes many of the world’s best players.

Fila will provide custom products for all event staff as well as offering a range of Official Event Merchandise. This major event in the grass calendar will feature some of Fila’s top endorsed players*.

Following on from The AEGON Championships, Fila will continue as the Official Partner of The BNP Paribas Fortis Tennis Classic, hosted at the exclusive Hurlingham Club, London (16th June – 20th June).

Wimbledon will see the climax of the grass court season and Fila will once again supply footwear to The Championships, as part of the Official Wimbledon footwear licensee agreement. Fila have produced a new range of dual branded performance tennis and lifestyle footwear styles, which will be sold at the event and in selected stores across the EMEA region.

FILA continues to strategically invest in tennis at a global level, from world class players through to grass roots level in the way of players, coaches, clubs and schools, showing their commitment to the sport at every level.

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Notes To Editor*
Fila Players
Marin Cilic (Croatia)
James Blake (USA)
Andreas Seppi (Italy)
Fabio Fognini (Italy)
Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia)
Josh Goodall (Great Britain)
James Ward (Great Britain)
Dmitry Tursunov (Russia)

Anna Chakvetadza (Russia)
Agi Szavay (Hungary)
Marina Erakovic (New Zealand)
Karin Knapp (Italy)
Mel South (Great Britain)
Anna Fitzpatrick (Great Britain)

Date: Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 4:00 PM