HISTORY
Discover the history of TIM Essonne
over the years
1983
1983
Created in 1983, at the request of Jean-Paul LOTH (National Technical Director) and the President of the Essonne League, Albert GUILBERT, the International Minimes Tournament of Sainte Geneviève des Bois (TIM) is one of the major tournaments international events reserved for young people under 14 years of age.
Classified in Series 1 of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, since its origin, the tournament responds to the need to confront and benchmark the best Essonniens and French players against the best Europeans.
The beginnings
In turn called TIM, then TIM 91 and TIM ESSONNE, it is in the European calendar, the first major meeting of the season.
Each year, its success grows.
From 5 nations in 1983 to 35 nations in 2005, nearly 50 countries participated in this event.
From the family organization at the beginning, with unsuitable premises but conviviality, our team has become professional and structured, to give this event all the scale it deserves.
BEGINNINGS
LOGISTICS
Logistics
In 1983 and 1984, the foreign teams were accomodated in host families and the French players in the hotel.
Since 1986, after a year of interruption, the TIM has welcomed a larger number of foreign delegations and since then, it is the French players who reside with host families, in fact there are more and more of them.
Meals for players and volunteers were previously served under the stand of the football stadium located near the league, then it was under the tent set up in the League parking lot and now, the catering is done in the CET premises, at means of a mobile kitchen.
More than 2,500 meals are served during this fortnight with an evening service for foreign delegations.
10th edition
In 1991 and 1992, Yannick NOAH honored the TIM with his presence by signing autographs with the public and young players, as part of a stand dedicated to the Association "Les Enfants de la Terre" created by his mother Marie -Claire NOAH.
For the 10th anniversary of the TIM, in 1993, Marie-Claire NOAH and Arnaud BOETSCH – the first French player to have won the TIM in 1983 during its first edition – honored us with their presence. Arnaud BOETSCH returned with pleasure to the courts of the League of Essonne to offer us, in the company of Gérard SOLVES, a very beautiful demonstration of tennis.
Another year, a tennis comedian came to entertain us with his JEWELLERY SHOW.
10 YEARS OF TIM
2003
2003
In 2003, for the 20th anniversary, a video projection on a giant inflatable screen retraced the history of TIM ESSONNE with all the winners and all the volunteers who have marked the history of this tournament.
2005
In 2005, Richard GASQUET, Sponsor of the Essonne Tennis League and TIM ESSONNE, came to visit us to the great joy of the participants and volunteers.
Over the past ten years everything has accelerated, first of all with the arrival of IT in the management of scoreboards and also with the management of a larger fleet of vehicles set up for the transport of players and captains.
2005
EVOLUTION
Evolution
The original friendly competition has today become a professional competition with high stakes. The refereeing of the games plays a key role in the success of the tournament.
CHAMPIONS
Many tennis stars have played
at TIM ESSONNE, among which we find:
Amélie MAURESMO 🇫🇷
Justine HENIN-HARDENNE 🇧🇪
Martina HINGIS 🇨🇭
Kim CLIJSTERS 🇧🇪
Elena DEMENTIEVA 🇷🇺
Iva MAJOLI 🇭🇷
Aranxta SANCHEZ VICARIO 🇪🇸
Nathalie DECHY 🇫🇷
CHAMPIONS
CHAMPIONS
CHAMPIONS
Arnaud BOETSCH 🇫🇷
Paul-Henry MATTHIEU 🇫🇷
Tommy ROBREDO 🇪🇸
Rafael NADAL 🇪🇸
Roger FEDERER 🇨🇭
Mario ANCIC 🇭🇷
Guillaume RAOUX 🇫🇷
Richard GASQUET 🇫🇷
Sébastien GROSJEAN 🇫🇷
Arthur FILS 🇫🇷
ESSONNIENS
As well as some Essonniens:
Anne CHAUZU
Olivia GRAVEREAUX
Laetitia RENAULT
Amandine DINCAU-SANDEI
Richard MUNOZ.
ESSONNIENS
SPONSORS
Our Sponsors and Partners
They always supported us
The French Tennis Federation
The General Council of Essonne
The Departmental Directorate of Youth and Sports
The town of Sainte Geneviève des Bois
Our Volunteers
Always loyal to the post
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