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1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Seeds # Éric Winogradsky ''(second round)'' # Dan Cassidy ''(first round)'' # Sammy Giammalva (qualified) # Matt Anger ''(qualifying competition, lucky loser)'' # Martin Laurendeau (qualified) # Zeeshan Ali (qualified) # Danilo Marcelino ''(qualifying competition)'' # Grant Connell ''(second round)'' # Udo Riglewski ''(first round)'' # Niclas Kroon ''(second round)'' # Broderick Dyke ''(second round)'' # Nicklas Kulti ''(qualifying competition)'' # Kelly Jones (qualified) # Andrei Olhovskiy ''(first round)'' # Peter Nyborg ''(first round)'' # Joey Rive (qualified) # Guillaume Raoux ''(first round)'' # Cyril Suk ''(second round)'' # Tobias Svantesson ''(qualifying competition)'' # n/a # Ricardo Acuña ''(first round)'' # Kent Kinnear ''(qualifying competition)'' # Bret Garne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Raoux
Guillaume Raoux (born 14 February 1970) is a retired tennis player from France. Career Raoux reached the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1988. He turned professional in 1989. Pro tour The right-hander won one singles career title (Queensland Open, 1992), and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 in June 1998. Raoux reached the fourth round of the 1998 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters in 1990 and 1997. He was the first man to be beaten by Roger Federer on the ATP Tour. Raoux represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...'s Byron Black. Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP career finals S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Baur
Patrick Baur (born 3 May 1965) is a German former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. During his career Baur won 2 singles titles and 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in 1991 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 64 in 1989. Career finals Singles (2 titles) Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baur, Patrick 1965 births Living people German male tennis players People from Radolfzell Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) West German male tennis players Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Warner (tennis)
Scott Warner (born December 22, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career Warner attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and won the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, PCAA singles title in both 1986 and 1987.''Los Angeles Times''"Opposing Coaches Watch Out for Witcher" March 10, 1988, Heather Hafner He earned All-American honors in 1987 when he made the quarter-finals of the NCAA Championships. The American had his best year on tour in 1989. He made his Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix debut at Key Biscayne and defeated Argentina's Martín Jaite in the first round, before being eliminated in the second round by Mats Wilander. At the 1989 OTB Open, Warner made it to the quarter-finals, his best showing in a Grand Prix tournament. He got through qualifying at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships to make his only appearance in the main singles draw of a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam event and lost in the opening round to Miloslav Mečíř. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Doohan
Peter Doohan (2 May 1961 – 21 July 2017) was an Australian tennis player who won three consecutive Australian Hard Court Championships singles titles (1984, 1985, 1986), which remains an Open era record for that tournament. He won a further two singles titles at the South Australian Open in 1984 and San Louis Potosi tournament in Mexico in 1988. He also won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 43 in August 1987. Career At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, he unexpectedly defeated two-time defending champion and top-seeded Boris Becker in the second round, earning himself the nickname "The Becker Wrecker" at home in Australia. Doohan played collegiately in the United States with the University of Arkansas where he won the NCAA doubles title in 1982. Also a successful singles player, he won three Australian Hard Court Championships consecutively from (1984–1986). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Roese
Fernando Roese (born 24 August 1965) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from Brazil. During his career Roese won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 92 in 1992 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 81 in 1990. Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals Singles (1 runner-up) Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups) References External links * * * Brazilian male tennis players People from Novo Hamburgo Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in tennis 1965 births Living people Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul 21st-century Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Hocevar
Alexandre Hocevar (born 19 February 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Biography Career Hocevar was born in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, of Slovene descent. Began competing professionally in 1982. Most successful as a doubles player, he appeared in the men's doubles draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon during his career, as well as making the semi-finals of Grand Prix tournaments at Itaparica and Guarujá in 1980s. He won a total of eight doubles titles at Challenger level, four of them with his brother Marcos. As a singles player he made it as high as 169 in the world and was runner-up at the Dublin Challenger in 1987. His best performance on the ATP Tour (previously Grand Prix) came at the Guarujá Open in 1990, where he had wins over Otávio Della, Mario Tabares and Cássio Motta to reach the semi-finals. Personal life Elder brother Marcos Hocevar played Davis Cup tennis for Brazil. A nephew, Ricardo, who is the son of another brother Jorge, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Guy
Steve Guy (born 15 March 1959) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. Career Guy appeared in the singles draw of three Australian Opens and never progressed past the second round. He did however, in the 1989 Australian Open, win the second set against third seed Boris Becker. In doubles he competed in five Grand Slams but registered just one win, in the 1988 Australian Open, with countryman Bruce Derlin. At the 1991 Australian Open, Guy partnered Swedish great Stefan Edberg. His only ATP Tour title came in the doubles at the 1989 Heineken Open in Auckland. As a singles player he made quarter-finals at the 1988 Frankfurt Open, 1990 OTB International Open and the 1990 Benson & Hedges Open. At the Benson & Hedges Open, which he entered as a wildcard, he upset second seed and world number 25 Miloslav Mečíř. He also played tennis for the New Zealand Davis Cup team The New Zealand men's national tennis team represents New Zealand in Davis Cup tennis com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Pech
Philippe Pech (born 9 August 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France. Career Pech made his only Grand Slam appearance at the 1988 French Open. He lost in the opening round to top seed Ivan Lendl, in straight sets.''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''"Veterans advance in French openers" 25 May 1988, p. 13 In the men's doubles he and partner Tarik Benhabiles were beaten in the first round. He was a quarter-finalist in the 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament, which was his best performance in a Grand Prix event, along with a win over Patrick McEnroe in the 1992 Stella Artois Championships and when he upset world number 26 Marc Rosset Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He is best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a major doubles title, at the French Open in 1992 partnering com ... in the 1993 Manchester Open. References 1966 births Living people French mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Robertson (tennis)
Michael Robertson (born 2 July 1963) is a former South African-American, professional tennis player. Robertson attended the University of Miami. He was the 1981 French Open Junior doubles winner (with Barry Moir). His best performance in Grand Slam events was Wimbledon 1986, semifinalist mixed doubles (with Elna Reinach Elna Reinach (born 2 December 1968) is a South African former professional tennis player. With Patrick Galbraith, she won the US Open mixed doubles championship in 1994. She played in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Reinach was runner-up at the Fr ...), US Open 1986 quarterfinalist men's doubles (with Tomm Warneke) and 1985 Australian Open quarterfinalist men's doubles (with John Letts). Career finals Doubles (1 runner-up) References External links * * 1963 births Living people American male tennis players French Open junior champions Miami Hurricanes men's tennis players Tennis players from Johannesburg Tennis players from Miami South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bret Garnett
Bret Garnett (born July 2, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Garnett enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in 1993. Garnett's highest singles ranking was World No. 203 which he reached April, 1989. Garnett played college tennis at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He and his wife Cheryl resided in Camden, South Carolina Camden is the largest city and county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina. The population was 7,764 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is the oldest inland city in South C ... during Bret's tour days. ATP career finals Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Doubles: 5 (3–2) Performance timelines Singles Doubles Mixed doubles External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Kinnear
Kent Kinnear (born November 30, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 in 1992. Career finals Doubles (4 wins, 15 losses) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinnear, Kent 1966 births Living people American male tennis players Clemson Tigers men's tennis players Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois Tennis people from Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
