Bangalore Raptors

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Mumbai Tennis Masters
Founded2014
League CTL
Based in Bangalore, Karnataka
OwnerMittu Chandilya, Inga Chandilya

Bangalore Raptors was a tennis team representing the city of Bangalore in 2014 Champions Tennis League.

The team is owned by Mittu Chandilya and the players representing this team were Thomas Enqvist, Feliciano López, Venus Williams, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sowjanya Bavisetty, vishwaa arumugam, Vinod Cheruku Vasisht. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Your complete guide to Champions Tennis League (CTL)". oneindia.com.
  2. "Bangalore Raptors strongest team in CTL: Vijay Amritraj". Zee News.
  3. "Champions Tennis League: It will be 'Bangalore Raptors'". The Hindu. 22 October 2014.
  4. Menon, Sandeep (20 November 2014). "Champions Tennis League: Bangalore Raptors eye turnaround". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. "Hyderabad aces eke out 27-25 win over Bangalore Raptors in Championship Tennis League". Economic Times. 18 November 2014.