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The BNP Paribas Showdown is a one-night tennis exhibition held at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan New York City, United States each February or March since 2008. The event format is a single elimination tournament with active and retired players competing in a one set, no-ad scoring semifinal, with the winners advancing to a best-of-three set final with regular scoring. The BNP Paribas Showdown serves as the kick off to the tennis season in North America, as it is part of one of the United States Tennis Association's grassroots initiative Tennis Night in America. In 2009 and 2010, the tournament was called Billie Jean King Cup, in honor of retired female player Billie Jean King, and featured the four Grand Slam women's singles winners from the previous year. In 2011, the four players were American male legends Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. == 2008 == The 2008 edition, called NetJets Showdown, faced Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, which eventually won by Federer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BNP Paribas Showdown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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