Tennis coach and father Patrick Mouratoglou, who coached Romania’s Simona Halep and tennis legend Serena Williams for over a decade, hosted a charity gala on June 19 to benefit the Champ’seed Foundation. It is committed to helping young tennis talents, who do not have the appropriate resources, to reach the high international level. Stars from all over the world participated in this evening. To be more precise, 250 people in total, coming from all walks of life, were invited to this event.
Among these, high-level athletes such as Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, reigning UFC heavyweight champion, the companion of Léna Guillou and footballer Adil Rami or Lisa Leslie, three times MVP of the WNBA (American professional basketball league). ball) and four-time Olympic gold medalist. Not to mention kickboxing world champion Cyril Benzaquen and retired tennis player Mary Pierce.
500,000 euros collected
Music was also in the spotlight that night, as British singer and X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson delivered an impressive performance with her hits “It’s a Man’s World” and “Respect.” A performance followed by a sensational DJ set from producer, remixer and owner of Yellow Productions, Bob Sinclar, with The Avener. The former Miss France Sylvie Tellier and comedian Gad Elmaleh were also there.
500,000 euros were collected for the foundation at the end of this prestigious evening. All proceeds from the event, including the live auction, will be redistributed to the Foundation. The latter, inaugurated in 2014, has already collected nearly 4 million euros since its creation. It has become an essential support factor for the optimal development of many athletes. Among the alumni of the Foundation are the Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, the finalist of Roland-Garros Coco Gauff and the Danish nugget Holger Rune, who has a hot sister by the way!