The post read: 'Bill Ackman (59 y/o billionaire hedge fund manager) somehow bought his way into a professional tennis tournament today. It went about as well as you could expect'.

Tennis legends Andy Roddick, Martina Navratilova sneer at Bill Ackman for playing in pro match: ‘The biggest joke’ By Ariel Zilber Published July 10, 2025, 6:07 p.m. ET ...

In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, tournament organizers said that “in no way did Bill buy his way into the Hall of Fame Open. “I am playing the best tennis of my life,” Ackman wrote.

Bill Ackman, a billionaire financier, competed in the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I., on Wednesday. He was the doubles partner for Jack Sock, a retired professional.