Final Results of Tennis Canada 2001

 

Women’s Singles – Finals

      
Serena Williams  6   6   6 
Jennifer Capriati  1  7   3 

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Men’s Singles – Finals

      
Andrei Pavel  7   2  6
Patrick Rafter  6   6  3 

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Café de Colombia & Tennis: A Brief History

Café de Colombia has been closely involved with the tennis world since 1993, when it sponsored its first of a long list of major tennis events, the Madrid Open in Spain. That year, Stefan Edberg took home top honors. But he was not the only celebrity at the matches: our very own tennis aficionado, Juan Valdez was there to cheer on the players as well. Since then, Juan has made a habit of attending as many of the Café de Colombia tennis sponsorships as he can, sometimes even joining the champions for a cup of 100% Colombian Coffee after the events. Café de Colombia’s sponsorship of the Madrid Open in 1993 increased awareness of Café de Colombia and of Juan Valdez. In fact, one of Juan’s greatest fans, the Spanish Princess Cristina de Borbón, was spotted at the events, proudly donning her autographed hat, signed by Juan!

In 1995, Café de Colombia added two major tennis events to its sponsorships docket: the Paris Bercy tournament and the US Open. At the US Open, the 500,000 attendees enjoyed unlimited complimentary cups of 100% Colombian Coffee throughout the two week tournament. Café de Colombia also organized what was called "Colombian Coffee Day" in an effort to bring, literally, a taste of Colombian culture to the spectators of the US Open. And, of course, Juan Valdez was there to greet everyone, to sign autographs, and to pose for pictures. Our faithful cafetero did not miss a single match! He even met up with the victor of the 1995 US Open, Pete Sampras!

Juan Valdez crossed the Atlantic, once again, to rally support for Canada’s international women’s and men’s championships, at the 2001 Canadian Open. It was the fifth year that Café de Colombia sponsored the event, debuting in 1996 with "Colombian Coffee Day" on court signage, and free coffee for participants and spectators alike. Café de Colombia will once again be a proud sponsor of the Canadian Open in 2002.