The Energi Danmark Champions Battle (Tennis Exhibition)

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The Energi Denmark Champions Battle
Tournament information
Founded2014
Location Herning,
Denmark
Venue Jyske Bank Boxen (2014-present)
Surface hard indoor

The Energi Danmark Champions Battle is a one-night tennis exhibition held each November since 2014. The event is held at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark. In first two editions matches were played in front of a sold-out crowd of 7,000.

The event format is a women's singles match and men's doubles match played with active players. In singles, they compete in a best-of-three set match with regular scoring, which means ad scoring is included. In doubles, rules are as of a regular doubles match, meaning when it's one-set all Super-Tie Break is played, and scoring is no-ad.

Caroline Wozniacki, the winner of second edition in 2015, received a Shamballa bracelet worth 100,000 Danish krones (just over $14,000). [1]

List of Winners

YearChampionRunner-upScoreRef
2014 Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4 [2] [3] [4]
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt & Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecau vs Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen & Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray ?
2015 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 6–3, 6–4 [5] [6]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer & Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecau Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen & Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
2018 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3

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