Manila Mavericks
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| Sport | Team tennis |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| League | International Premier Tennis League |
| Team history | 2014–2015 |
| Based in | Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Arena | Mall of Asia Arena |
| Colors |
Royal Azure, Vivid Golden Yellow, Strong Red |
| Owner(s) | Hans T. Sy Jean Henri D. Lhuillier Kevin Belmonte Haresh Hiranand Bala Swaminathan |
| Head coach | Mark Philippoussis |
| Broadcasters | Sports5 |
| Website | www |
Royal Azure, Vivid Golden Yellow, Strong Red
The Philippine Mavericks (initially known as the Manila Mavericks) is a tennis team based in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines that competes in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). It is one of four charter franchises participating in the IPTL's inaugural 2014 season. It last competed in the 2015 season of the IPTL.
On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be based in Bangkok.
The Bangkok franchise (as the Mavericks were still known at the time) participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Bangkok were
On 10 May 2014, before the founder and owner of the franchise had been revealed to the public, IPTL announced that the Bangkok franchise would be moved to Metro Manila, Philippines due to the 2013–14 Thai political crisis. The ownership group that moved the team to Manila comprises Filipinos Hans T. Sy, Jean Henri Lhuillier, Kevin Belmonte, Haresh Hiranand, and Bala Swaminathan. Sy is president of SM Prime Holdings, the largest shopping mall operator in the Philippines. Lhuillier is the President and CEO of PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, which operates Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop, a large pawnshop chain in the Philippines, as well as related businesses.
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