04 Jul 2022
Harmony Tan, who is through to the fourth round of the ladies’ singles at Wimbledon, impressed Shropshire tennis fans by reaching the semi-finals of a tournament at The Shrewsbury Club earlier in her career.
Tan hit the headlines by enjoying a stunning victory against Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, in a first round thriller on Centre Court last week.
The rising...
18 Feb 2022
Leon Smith, Great Britain’s Davis Cup captain, has given his seal of approval to the latest professional tennis tournament successfully staged by The Shrewsbury Club.
Leon, who memorably led GB to Davis Cup victory in 2015, spent three days in Shrewsbury last week attending the Budgen Motors ITF World Tennis Tour M25 tournament.
It gave him the opportunity, in his role as head of men’s tennis at...
04 Feb 2022
Marcus Willis and Freya Christie, who have both enjoyed tournament success at The Shrewsbury Club, are returning next week to take part in a Pro-Am exhibition match.
They will be playing at a hospitality event arranged during the Budgen Motors ITF World Tennis Tour M25 tournament at The Shrewsbury Club.
They have been invited to play a one-set Pro-Am doubles exhibition match as part of a...
15 Sep 2021
A prestigious tennis tournament for rising British stars, which was won last year by new US Open champion Emma Raducanu, will be held at The Shrewsbury Club in November.
Raducanu was the 2020 winner of the UK Pro League women’s title, with Liam Broady, who recently represented Great Britain at the Olympics, the tournament’s men’s champion.
Raducanu, 18, has since enjoyed a rapid rise to become...
28 Jun 2021
Less than two years after becoming the youngest winner of a GB men’s Pro-Series title at The Shrewsbury Club, Jack Draper will today walk out at Wimbledon to play defending champion Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.
Rising British star Draper, 19, is preparing to face the world number one in an intriguing first round match after receiving a wild card to make his Wimbledon main-draw debut.
Draper's...
09 Jun 2021
A Shropshire car dealership has extended its long-standing sponsorship of a family-friendly Shrewsbury health and fitness club.
Budgen Motors has pledged its continued support to The Shrewsbury Club.
The company, which has showrooms in Shrewsbury and Telford, has been a driving force behind the success of the top international tennis tournaments regularly hosted by The Shrewsbury Club.
Budgen...
12 Apr 2021
The Shrewsbury Club has completed an impressive £255,000 transformation of its gym ahead of reopening.
Club members will have the first opportunity to exercise in the newly-refurbished gym, which has also been extended, from today (Monday, April 12).
An extensive new range of state-of-the-art cardiovascular and resistance machines have been introduced, with the refurbishment also including new...
25 Sep 2020
The Shrewsbury Club has opened a new #BASE outdoor boot camp area to be used all year round to further enhance the facilities it offers members.
The latest addition to the award-winning health and fitness club was launched on National Fitness Day.
It will allow The Shrewsbury Club - which already delivers over 100 fitness classes each week at its Sundorne Road complex - to offer even more...
17 Jan 2020
The Shrewsbury Club has teamed up with Shropshire Festivals to make this year’s World Tennis Tour W60 Shrewsbury tournament a real festival of tennis - with tickets now on sale for the prestigious event.
Extra hospitality evenings and fun interactive events for all the family will be included in a busy programme when the tournament takes place between March 30 and April 5.
Outside of the grass...
11 Dec 2019
Top players from around the world will compete to lift the Citroen Trophy when a leading international women’s tennis tournament returns to Shropshire next year.
The Shrewsbury Club has been chosen by the Lawn Tennis Association to host a prestigious $60,000 event for the second year in a row, after successfully staging the tournament in February.
The Budgen Motors World Tennis Tour W60...