Caroline Wozniacki announced her retirement after the 2020 Australian Open however that wasn’t going to be her very last match. f Sports Group proudly got the opportunity to arrange her farewell match in Royal Arena in Denmark for all her fans who had been supporting throughout her career. An event called ‘The Final One’. The event was sold out in one day and was supposed to be played in May 2020 but due to Covid-19 the match was unfortunately postponed a couple of times.
Caroline Wozniacki has always been very popular on the international scene, and she is one of Denmark’s greatest sports personalities of all time. Also, she is one of the greatest Danish international brands, which made the event something very unique and historic for fans and sponsors all over the world.
It was the perfect celebration of Caroline Wozniacki and her outstanding career in front of 10,000 spectators. All the guests and Danish fans got the chance to say their final goodbye in the incredible surroundings of Royal Arena. The event was nominated for the ‘Best Sport Event 2022’ award by Ticketmaster.
She has done us all proud and we wanted to provide her with the best farewell match and pay tribute to her for a fantastic career and for the fantastic winner and person she is – exactly what a true legend deserves. We even had Liverpool F.C.’s successful Manager Jürgen Klopp to send her a video, wishing her best of luck for her retirement and with an invite to Anfield – Caroline is a massive Liverpool fan.
The Final One 2022 - Event Video
PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS AND VIP HOSPITALITY
All partners had exclusive VIP Hospitality included and VIP guests and customers were placed in fantastic surroundings in Royal Arena’s and at Crowne Plaza’s VIP lounges. They invited their partners, customers, and/or employees to a very unique tennis evening including a 3-course dinner and match tickets of highest standard. The majority of the guests were businesspeople, why there was a great opportunity for networking too.
This unforgettable night wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic volunteers, partners, and sponsors. We had tremendous support from them all throughout the two years waiting game.
A massive thank you to our main sponsors HusCompagniet and Oddset – Danske Spil. And thanks to our other sponsors too for being such a big part of this event:
- Bang & Olufsen
- Rolex
- HTH
- Copenhagen Medical
- Field’s
- Thiele
- Prize Sponsor - Diamantborsen
- Water supplier - Royal Unibrew
- Car Partner - Volvo Cars
- Sports Group Denmark
- Hotel Partner - Bella Group
- Clothing Partner - Bestseller
- Media Partner - B.T.
TV BROADCASTING AND EXPOSURE
All partners gained massive exposure nationally as well internationally. The event was broadcasted live on Danish national TV 2 and international channels were broadcasting live too.
Both Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and the pre-match players posted regularly on their social media, together consisting of more than 8 million followers.
The companies all had exclusivity, they were i.a. provided with LED ads around centre court and exposure on all event material.
PRE-MATCH
The pre-match was a very special one, not only for Caroline Wozniacki who was playing her farewell match, but also the 2012 Wimbledon winner Frederik Lochte Nielsen, who announced his retirement in January 2022.
The pre-match was a double with non-other than Frederik Lochte Nielsen and Mansour Bahrami. Mansour Bahrami is especially known for his showmanship.
Frederik Lochte Nielsen teamed up with the Danish Davis Cup player Johannes Ingildsen and Mansour Bahrami teamed up with the Danish Davis Cup player, Christian Sigsgaard. Lochte and Bahrami have played in the biggest stadiums around the world and the entertainment of this double was of highest class and the spectators was entertained throughout the whole match and even more ready for the main match of the night.
PROGRAMME
5.00 pm Arrival & welcome drinks
5.30 pm 3-course menu including beverages
7.00 pm Frederik Lochte Nielsen & Johannes Ingildsen vs. Mansour Bahrami & Christian Sigsgaard
9.00 pm Caroline Wozniacki vs. Angelique Kerber
11.00 pm End of show
We were overwhelmed by the support we experienced throughout the two years of waiting and not at least by the feedback we received after the event. This was for sure an event we will remember to the end of our days.
