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Manila Mavericks

Philippine Mavericks
Manila Mavericks International Premier Tennis League Team logo.png
Sport Team tennis
Founded 2014 (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.manilamavericks.net

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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