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2012 Rio Quente Resorts Tennis Classic
The 2012 Rio Quente Resorts Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rio Quente, Brazil between 7 and 12 May 2012. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Tiago Fernandes * Pedro Guimares * Bruno Sant'anna * Marcelo Tebet Filho The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Andrea Collarini * Eduardo Dischinger * Augusto Laranja * Ivo Minář Champions Singles * Guilherme Clezar def. Paul Capdeville, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 Doubles * Guido Andreozzi / Marcel Felder def. Thiago Alves / Augusto Laranja Augusto Laranja (born 15 April 1992) is a Brazilian tennis player. Laranja has a career high ATP singles ranking of 584 achieved on 17 December 2012. He also has a career high ATP doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these surfaces are rare now. Tennis Tennis hard courts are made of synthetic/acrylic layers on top of a concrete or asphalt foundation and can vary in color. These courts tend to play medium-fast to fast because there is little energy absorption by the court, as with grass courts but unlike clay courts. The ball tends to bounce high and players are able to apply many types of spin during play. Flat balls are favored on hard courts because of the extremely quick play style. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello (born 21 December 1980) is a Brazilian retired tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was No. 50 in 2005. He won one singles tournament (Delray Beach in 2004) and reached the semifinals three times at the Brasil Open. He played most of his tennis in Challenger tournaments, where he won 15 singles titles and three doubles titles. Career Early days Ricardo was born in Campinas, Brazil and started to play tennis at the age of three. At 15, he drew a wild card into a tournament in his hometown. He lost to veteran and French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten. However, he gained his first ATP career points. In 1999, Ricardo won his first Futures events in Uruguay and Paraguay. 2004 Mello won his lone ATP title at Delray Beach, defeating Vincent Spadea in the final. 2006 At the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, Mello played top seed Andy Murray. Murray was in control of the first set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Collarini
Andrea Collarini (; born 31 January 1992) is an Argentinian–American tennis player. Collarini had represented Argentina in the early days of his career from 2007 to 2010, until he chose to represent USA from 2010 to 2012 before switching back to represent Argentina. On the junior circuit, Collarini had a career high ITF junior ranking of 5 achieved in 2009. In 2010, he reached the final of the French Open boys' singles event, finishing runner up to Agustín Velotti. Collarini has a career high ATP singles ranking of 186 achieved on 9 June 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 221 achieved on 14 September 2015. He has won 15 ITF singles titles and 10 ITF doubles titles. He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup in the doubles event partnering Andrés Molteni Andrés Molteni (; ; born 15 March 1988) is a professional tennis player from Argentina who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiago Fernandes (tennis)
Tiago Fernandes (born January 29, 1993) is a former Brazilian tennis player. He achieved the No. 1 ranking on the ITF Junior Circuit. Fernandes was coached by Larri Passos, the former coach of Brazilian former world #1 and three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten. Fernandes won the Boys' Singles division of the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Sean Berman of Australia in the final, 7–5, 6–3. Tennis career Junior ranks 2009 In 2009, he competed in his first Grand Slam in the Boys' Singles division of the 2009 French Open. He first competed against Cedrick Commin, winning 7–5, 6–1, in the second round he lost Richard Becker 6–3, 7–5, 6–3. In 2009 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the third round losing to Devin Britton, 7–5, 6–4. At the 2009 US Open, he reached the Quarterfinals, where he lost to Bernard Tomic 6–1, 6–4, from Australia. 2010 At the Junior Australian Open, he became the first Brazilian to win a Junior Grand Slam, defeating Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Hocevar
Ricardo Hocevar ( sl, Hočevar; born 5 May 1985) is a former Brazilian 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. ATP Challenger finals Singles: 3 (1–2) Doubles: 9 (1–8) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hocevar, Ricardo Brazilian male tennis players Tennis players from São Paulo 1985 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Minář
Ivo Minář (born 21 May 1984) is a former professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62. His brother Jan Minář, Jan is also a professional player, who has been ranked in the top 200 in the world. Minář was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the 2012 Davis Cup. Minář also worked as coach of Czech tennis player Kristýna Plíšková. Career Minář won the European junior championships in Klosters when he was 16, defeating fellow Czech Tomáš Berdych. Professional career In his career, he has not won an Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles title, but has reached one singles final – in 2005 in Medibank International Sydney, Sydney, where he lost to Lleyton Hewitt of Australia. Later that year, he qualified for the tournament in Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai and pushed World No. 1 Roger Federer to final set tie-break in the first round, losing 7–6(5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Hernandez Alves (; born May 22, 1982) is a retired professional tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009. Tennis career In Grand Slams He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the U.S. Open in both 2006 and 2008, Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2009. In 2006, he beat No. 359 Mariano Zabaleta in the first round before losing to No. 22 Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round. 2007 Win Over Moya At the 2007 Brasil Open, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over No. 4 seed and former French Open champion Carlos Moyà. However, he fell to Juan Mónaco in the second round 2008 Alves lost to Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open in three sets. 2009 In the first round of the Johannesburg, SA Tennis Open he lost heavily to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He also lost in the first round of the 2009 French Open to Jérémy Chardy. At Wimbledon he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Júlio Silva
Júlio Silva (; born 1 July 1979) is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1999. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking of World No. 144 in November 2009. ATP and Grand Slam titles (12) Singles (4) Doubles (8) ATP and Grand Slam runners-up (10) Singles (4) Doubles (6) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Julio 1979 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players People from Jundiaí Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) 21st-century Brazilian people 20th-century Brazilian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Capdeville
Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (; born 2 April 1983) is a Chilean former tennis player. He was born in Santiago. Tennis career In May 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 76. At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a shoving incident with Mario Ančić Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking ..., at the end of his second round match. The two players had to be separated by the chair umpire. Ančić and Capdeville were each fined US$3,000 for the incident. Capdeville's best showing at an ATP event to date came at the 2009 Estoril Open, where he reached the semifinals. Other notable results include the quarterfinals at Memphis (2006), Washington (2007), Indianapolis (2008) and Viña del Mar (2009). Capdeville has won ten challenger tournaments: Bog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Quente
Rio Quente () is a municipality in the south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is the site of a hot water spa known all over the country. Location Rio Quente is 178 km. south of the state capital Goiânia and 360 km. southwest of Brasília. Nearby cities are Morrinhos, 53 km. to the west, and Caldas Novas, 28 km. to the east. Connections with Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / GO-147 / Piracanjuba / GO-217 / GO-139 / GO-213 / GO-507. For a complete list of distances seSeplan It became a municipality in 1989, dismembering itself from Caldas Novas. Rio Quente is in the Meia Ponte Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are: *North: Caldas Novas *South: Água Limpa *East: Caldas Novas and Mairipotaba *West: Morrinhos Rio Quente is famous for its hot water springs, which were discovered by Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva (son), in 1722 and received the name of Caldas Velhas. It is situated in a region of tropical climate—hot and humid—with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and a total of 148 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $150,000. Schedule Key January February March April May June July August September October November Statistical Information These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour: the Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and the regular series tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Tretorn SERIE+ win > one regular tournament win); 3) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |