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Muster memorabilia reels in over €240,000 for charity
1995 Roland Garros champion auctioned his trophy
November 07, 2024
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Thomas Muster grew to become the primary Austrian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
By ATP Workers
Thomas Muster’s greatest prizes, together with his iconic 1995 Roland Garros trophy, have efficiently been auctioned as a part of the ‘Champions of Vienna’ marketing campaign.
The €244,500 raised will go to the LICHT INS DUNKEL emergency help fund and profit households in want. The ‘Champions of Vienna’ marketing campaign was a big spotlight of the ‘Official Tennis Expertise’, a celebration of the Erste Financial institution Open’s fiftieth anniversary final month.
“A sensational consequence that I might have by no means anticipated,” mentioned Muster, who grew to become the primary Austrian to win a Grand Slam singles title in 1995. “My purpose was to exceed the best particular person donation thus far, however the truth that it has now greater than doubled exceeds all my expectations.
“I’m notably pleased that we may help so many individuals that haven’t had it so good.”
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As anticipated, Muster’s 1995 Roland Garros winner’s trophy raised the most important sum. The entire trophies will probably be handed over to their new homeowners personally by Muster throughout a meet and greet on the day of the gala for LICHT INS DUNKEL on 15 November.
“From day one, the keenness within the ‘Official Tennis Expertise’, the place the trophies have been on show for the primary time, was palpable,” mentioned Erste Financial institution Open event director Herwig Straka. “It was definitely not a straightforward and really emotional determination for Thomas to provide away his greatest trophies, however wanting on the quantity raised, it was spot on.”
