While Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer preparefor a semifinalsat the US Open inFlushing Meadows, Wall Street's biggest hitters are gearing up for the first annual "Finance Cup" on Saturday.The Finance Cup will match up Team Wall Street against Team Europe with some of the best players in the financial community in Europe making the trip just for the occasion.The Finance Cup was co-organized by London-based portfolio manager David Anvig andNew York-based investment banker JeffreyAppel.Appel, affectionately known as the "Mayor of New York Tennis," has been credited with helping young tennis players land jobs on Wall Street. He's also credited for bringing hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital, back into the tennis world.One of the highly anticipated eventswill be the doubles match between two of the biggest names in activist investing. Ackman's doubles team will go up against Europe's activist investors, Christer Gardell ofCevian Capital, and his partner.There will be a number of former pros whonow work in finance playing in the tournament, including Mario Ancic, Amer Delic, Scott Oudsema, and Brendan Evans.The event willtake place at the New York Athletic Club's tennis courts in Pelham at noon on Saturday.Next year's tournament will take place in London.Here are the rosters:Team Wall Street: +45years oldRichey Reneberg (51): He's a partner and head of investor relations at Taconic Capital. Reinberg is a former #1 ranked doubles player in the world and a previous US and Australian Open winner. He was ranked as high as #20 in singles.John Ross (51): He's a managing partner at Fidus Partners, a boutique M&A advisor. Heplayed at Southern Methodist Universitywhere he was a three-time All-American.He played in theJunior Davis Cupandwas ranked #1 in US for 18 year-olds. He was also a finalist at the Wimbledon junior doubles. He had an ATP ranking as high as#92.Steve Hentschel (48): He's the founder and CEO of Hentschel & Company, a boutique investment bank. At Princeton, he captained the team and was an All Ivy player who ranked #16 in college singles.Jeffrey Appel (captain): Appel is a senior managing director atBroadband Capital, a merchant bank. He recently ranked #12 in USA in 45s singles, and #1 in East singles. He captained the2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 Eastern National Team that won USTA National Open Level Championships.Pablo Salame (49): He's the cohead of global securities at Goldman Sachs and chairman of the partnership committee. He played for BrownUniversity. He was aJunior French Open player. He lived at the Bollettieri Academy as a kid.Walter Dolhare (49): He's the head of the markets division atWells Fargo Securities. He had anATP ranking of #708 in singles and #596 in doubles. He played #1 for Notre Dameand was ranked#2 as a junior in Argentina.Bill Ackman, cocaptain (49): He's the founder of $19 billion Pershing Square Capital Management. He played tennis in high school. He recently returned to the tennis world and has won a number of tournaments in the Wall Street tennis community.Team Wall Street: +35-45years oldKunj Majmudar (37): He works forSeven Bridges Advisors. He played #1 singles and #1 doubles at Harvard with James Blake. He was ranked #1 NCAA doubles with James Blake.Thomas Blake (39): He works forJaffe Tilchin Investment Partners. He had anATP ranking of #264. He played #1 for Harvard.Kyle Kliegerman (36): He's a partner at Taconic Capital andhead of the equity portfolio. He played#1 at Princeton, and had an ATP ranking of # 1272 in singles and #588 in doubles.John Pastel (38): Pastel is a senior institutional salesman at Alliance Bernstein. He played Division I tennis and was an All-American for Davidson.He had an ATP ranking of#718.Jose Blanco-Sanchez (41): He works atDorset Energy/DM Knott Partners. He played #1 for VCU. He had an ATP ranking of #669. He was also a top ranked junior in Spain.Rob Pohly (44):He's the founder of $6 billion Samlyn Capital. He played #1 for Yale.Team Wall Street: -35 years oldAmer Delic (33): He works forMeritage Capital. He had anATP ranking of #60 in singles and #70 in doubles. He's the current Davis Cup Captain for Bosnia. He won a doubles match this year against Hungary. He played#1 NCAA singles for Illinois.Mario Ancic (31): He graduated fromColumbia Law School and is now at Credit Suisse'sinvestment banking division in the leveraged finance group. He had anATP ranking of #7 in the world. He was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon, and a quarter-finalist at all fourgrand slam tournaments. He had a win against Roger Federer at Wimbledon.Brendan Evans (29): He works forGoldman, Sachs in the leveraged finance group. He turned pro at 18. He wasranked #2 in world junior in singles and #1 in doubles. He had an ATP ranking of #117insingles and #119 doubles. He won threejunior grand slam doubles tournaments with ScottOudsema.Scott Oudsema (29): He's a private equity associate at Mid-Ocean Partners. He turned pro at 18 after winning fourJunior grand slams in doubleswith Evans. He was ranked #1 in junior doubles with Evans. In singles, he had an ATP ranking of#255.Jason Pinsky (28): He's a portfolio manager at Nema Capital. He was #1 in US in juniorsat one point. He played #1 atthe University of Pennsylvania.Marc Powers (24): He's an analyst at Samlyn Capital. He played #1 at Yale all fouryears. He was rookie of year and player of year in the IvyLeague the same year.Team Europe: +45years oldZubin Irani (46): He's a partner at Westbrook Partnersandformer partner at Goldman Sachs. He was ranked in the top 30 in the world as a junior. He played #1 for Cornell.Alfredo Caturano (46): He's a managing director at JP Morgan. He was anItalian Junior Doubles Champion for 18 year olds.Christer Gardell, cocaptain (55): He's the founder ofCevian Capital, a $15 billion activist hedge fund. He won a bronze medal at the European Tennis Championships in doubles for +55.Luc Pajot (51): He's the co-founder of Brevan Howard, Europes largest hedge fund. He ranked #81 in the world last year in the +50 age category.Jan Olsson (55): He's the CEO of Deutsche Bank Nordics. He played college tennis at Pomona CollegeTeam Europe 45-45years oldTobias Hildebrand (40): He's the head of HSBC Private Banking in the Nordics. He had an ATP ranking of #427 in singles. He was in the top#250 in doubles.Oliver Freelove (38): He works for Marex Spectron. He had an ATP ranking of #53 in singlesand was top#250 in doubles. He played for the University of Illinois and was ranked #4 in NCAA in singles.James Reynolds (40): He's a managing director at Goldman Sachs.Thierry Lucas (44): He's the founder at Portland Hill Capital and former head trader at Eton Park Europe. He was a top French national junior player.He played in Futures tournaments. He won the silver medal at the Portuguese National Championshipin the+40 years oldcategory2 years ago.Team Europe -35years oldLudovic Walter (32): He's an associate at Cohen Partners. He had an ATP ranking of #279 in singles. He played #1 for Duke and was ranked #2 in the NCAA in singles.Alexander Hartman (35): He's worked at Goldman Sachs in M&AandAltor Equity Partners. He had an ATP ranking of#390 in singles. He was ranked #6 in singles in the NCAA. He played #1 for Ole Miss.Luis Rattenhuber (28): He's worked at Goldman Sachs as an M&A analyst. He just started at Harvard Business School. He won a Futures-level tournament in doubles.Luben Pampoulov (34): He's the cofounder of GSV Asset Management. He had an ATP ranking of #392 in singles. He played #1 for UCLAand won the NCAA championships team event for UCLA.David Anving, captain (33): He's a partner at family office Global Asset Capital in London. He was the captain of the tennis team at the University of Michigan.Here's the schedule for the matches (There will be three doubles matches in three age categories45+, 35-45, and 35 and under):Round 1:Ct 1. Amer Delic/Mario AncicLudovic Walter/Alexander HartmanCt 2. John Ross/Steve Hentschel - Zubin Irani/Alfredo CaturanoCt 3. Kunj Majmudar/Thomas Blake - Tobias Hildebrand/Oliver FreeloveRound 2:Ct 1.. Brendan Evans/Scott Oudsema - Luis Rattenhuber/David AnvingCt 2. Jeffrey Appel/Pablo Salame - Christer Gardell/Jan OlssonCt 3. Jon Pastel/Jose Blanco-SanchezJames Reynolds/Thierry LucasRound 3:Ct 1. Walter Dohare/Bill AckmanZubin Irani/Christer GardellCt 2. Kunj Majmudar/Rob Pohly - Oliver Freelove/James ReynoldsCt 3. Amer Delic/Jason Pinsky - Ludovic Walter/Luis RattenhuberJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: More trouble for Subway's Jared Fogle...
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