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Oberer Tennis Camp – BNP Paribas: A winning team!

Thanks to the quality training and strong human and ethical values, Oberer Tennis Camp has become a reference point for all young tennis enthusiasts.

Stéphane Oberer, the former director of the Swiss Tennis Federation and former captain of the Swiss Davis Cup team, created the camp for children between the 8 and 18 years old. [...]

50 children invited to the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters for free

On 11th of April, 2009 Mr. Patrick  Gherara, Head of BNP Paribas agencies in Moncaco,  intived 50 children from the association « Les Enfants de Frankie » ( The children of Frankie) to spend a day at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters tennis tournament, sponsored by BNP Paribas.
The children had a chance to see live some [...]

Solidarity run in the Netherlands

On November 18th, 2008 Han van Eijk, CFO (in the middle of the picture), and Chantal van Oss, Head of Human Resources of Cardif, a BNP Paribas subsidiary,  attended a wheelchair tennis training, organized by the Tennis on Wheels foundation. They were there to hand in  €2,500  worth of donations.
The money was raised through voluntary actions. During [...]

Tennis Clubs Get Mobilised for French and Italian Telethon

As part of the 2008 Telethon on 5 and 6 of December, BNP Paribas, in partnership with the the French Tennis Federation (FFT), is organising a “Tennis Telethon”. The Group will provide logistic and financial support to clubs wishing to organise a tennis tournament during the Telethon. Participation by players is rewarded with a donation [...]

BNP Paribas Masters in Bercy – a test of skill and a proof of love

BNP Paribas is continuing its charitable initiatives dubbed “tennis de coeur” (Tennis at Heart) with the 2008 BNP Paribas Masters Tournament in Bercy. BNP Paribas invited 150 children from the “Fête le Mur” Association (founded by Yannick Noah) to attend the sporting event. Young people from the town of Hautmont, almost destroyed by a mini-hurricane [...]

BNP Paribas at the Grand Prix de Tennis in Lyon, France

As a committed and dynamic sponsor of tennis, BNP Paribas reaffirms its commitment as a Principal Associated Sponsor of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, whose 22nd Championship was held from 20 to 26 October 2008 in the Palais de Sports in Gerland.
Since its inauguration in 1987, the best tennis players in the world [...]

Opening of a new Sports Centre for the Handicapped in Madrid

BNP Paribas Spain, in partnership with the También Foundation, has inaugurated a new centre for Padel Tennis which has been specially designed for handicapped players. Padel tennis, a synthesis of various racquet sports, is played with a small, short racquet, in doubles, on a court which is half the size of a normal tennis court. [...]

Wheelchair Tennis International

Since 1993, BNP Paribas has been supporting wheelchair tennis by acting as a sponsor to the French Wheelchair Tennis International.
Since then, the Bank’s sponsorship of the sport has been continuously developed, culminating in 2004 with the signing of a worldwide agreement with the Tennis Committee of the French Federation for Sport for the Handicapped.
This year, [...]

BNL, a partner in the Wheelchair Tennis World Cup

BNL, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, continues to be committed to tennis in all its aspects, whether with regard to the profession, society or the family … it was a sponsor for the Wheelchair Tennis World Cup held from June 9th to June 15th, in Cremona in Italy.
With the encouragement of BNP Paribas, the Italian [...]