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2019 Cary Challenger
The 2019 Cary Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cary, North Carolina, United States between 9 and 15 September 2019. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of August 26, 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Tadas Babelis * Omni Kumar * Brandon Nakashima * Alex Rybakov * Benjamin Sigouin The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Liam Caruana * Christian Langmo * Dennis Novikov The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Petros Chrysochos * Connor Farren Champions Singles * Andreas Seppi def. Michael Mmoh 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3. Doubles * Sekou Bangoura / Michael Mmoh def. Treat Huey / John-Patrick Smith 4–6, 6–4, 0–8 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cary Challenger, 2019 2019 ATP Chal ... [...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] |
Noah Rubin (tennis)
Noah Rubin (born February 21, 1996) is an American former professional tennis player. He is a former Wimbledon junior singles champion, and a former USTA junior national champion in both singles and doubles. After turning pro in 2015, he won four ATP Challenger titles. Rubin also played college tennis for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the 2014–15 season. Entering the year as the ITA No. 1 ranked college freshman, he finished the season as an All-American and the runner-up in the 2015 NCAA singles championship. Despite only peaking at No. 125 in the world, Rubin became a notable player on the tour for his efforts to advocate for mental health awareness on the ATP Tour and greater pay for lower-ranked professional players. In October 2022, Rubin announced he would pursue a career as a professional pickleball player. Early life and education Rubin is Jewish, and his bar mitzvah had a tennis theme. He attended the Merrick Jewish Center religious school, and collected don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petros Chrysochos
Petros Chrysochos (Greek: Πέτρος Χρυσοχός; born April 8, 1996) is a professional Cypriot tennis player and a member of Cyprus Davis Cup team. He won his first professional ITF futures tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt without dropping a set which saw him debuting at 860 in the world on the professional ATP world rankings. Chrysochos was a member of the 2018 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship team at Wake Forest University, playing #2 in both the singles and doubles lineups. Chrysochos also won the 2018 NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship. Chrysochos reached his highest combined ranking of 19 in the world on ITF junior circuit and a career high ATP ranking of 354 achieved on 28 June 2021. Chrysochos has a career high doubles ranking of 448 achieved in September 2020. Davis Cup Chrysochos (Herodotou Tennis Academy) is a member of the Cyprus Davis Cup team The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Novikov
Dennis Novikov (born 6 November 1993 in Moscow, Russia) is an American professional tennis player born in Russia. He won both the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Boys 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2012. As a result, he was awarded wild cards into the main draw of the US Open in both singles and doubles. He did not join the UCLA tennis team until March 2012, first competing on March 27. Tennis career Novikov won his first main-draw match at the US Open in 2012, defeating world no. 86 Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in four sets. In doubles, he teamed with Michael Redlicki. In the first round, they defeated compatriots Bobby Reynolds and Michael Russell in three sets, with a tie-break in the third set. In 2015, he qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells. That year, Novikov also captured his first two titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in back-to-back weeks. He won the inaugural Cary Challenger the week of September 14 followed by the Columbus Challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Caruana
Liam Caruana (born 22 January 1998) is an Italian- American former tennis player. Caruana has a career high ATP singles ranking of 375 achieved on 12 February 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 894 achieved on 20 August 2018. Caruana made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 ASB Classic in the singles draw as a lucky loser. Caruana received the Italian wildcard for the 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alex de Minaur in the final, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3) to win the 2018 Next Generation ATP tennis finals. Chung Hyeon was the 2017 champion, but was ineligible to compete this year due to his age. The ... in Milan after winning the wildcard playoff tournament. External links * * 1998 births Living people American male tennis players Italian male tennis players Tennis players from Rome Tennis players from Austin, Texas Italian emigrants to the United States {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Sigouin
Benjamin Sigouin (born 3 June 1999) is a Canadian tennis player. Sigouin has a career high ATP singles ranking of 543 achieved on 15 July 2019. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 251 achieved on 3 June 2023. Sigouin has won 4 doubles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. Sigouin made his ATP tour main draw debut at the 2023 National Bank Open, where he was granted a wildcard entry into the men's doubles draw alongside compatriot Kelsey Stevenson. The pair lost in the first round to Frenchman Nicolas Mahut and another Canadian Vasek Pospisil 5–7, 4–6. Juniors Sigouin had a fantastic junior career, reaching a career high combined junior ranking of number 4 in the world. He reached the boys' doubles final at the 2016 US Open alongside fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime before losing to Juan Carlos Aguilar and Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 6–7(4–7). In October 2015, Sigouin and fellow Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov captured the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rybakov
Alex Rybakov (born January 27, 1997) is an American tennis player. Rybakov has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 289 achieved on August 8, 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 369 achieved on November 8, 2021. He played college tennis at Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciple .... Career Rybakov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2023 Dallas Open after qualifying for the singles main draw. References External links * * * 1997 births Living people American male tennis players People from Plainview, New York Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis players Tennis people from New York (state) {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 43 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved on 17 October 2022. On the same day, he also reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 316. After graduating from High Bluff Academy in Rancho Santa Fe, he enrolled at the University of Virginia to play collegiate tennis, but chose to forgo his remaining years of eligibility after his first year. He has won one ATP singles title, as well as the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals. Junior career As a junior, Nakashima was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world. In 2018, he won two titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit and went on to win that year's ITF Junior Masters, the year-end tournament for the top-ranked junior singles players Collegiate career Nakashima graduated from high school, High Bluff Academy in San Diego, a semester early, before en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omni Kumar
Omni Kumar (born 10 October 2001) is an American tennis player. Kumar has a career high ATP singles ranking of 354 achieved on 23 October 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1134 achieved on 27 February 2023. Kumar made his ATP main draw debut at the 2023 Los Cabos Open after defeating Renzo Olivo and Jason Jung to qualify for the singles main draw. He won his first match a few months later as a lucky loser in Winston-Salem against top 100 player Arthur Rinderknech. He then upset 8th seed Botic van de Zandschulp Botic van de Zandschulp (; born 4 October 1995) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Van de Zandschulp has a career high ranking of world No. 22 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 29 August 2022. He is the ... to reach the third round. Kumar played college tennis at Duke University. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals Singles: 13 (7–6) References External links * * 2001 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadas Babelis
Tadas Babelis (born 25 February 1997) is a Lithuanian tennis player. Babelis has a career high ATP singles ranking of 1316 achieved on 1 May 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 803 achieved on 29 October 2018. Babelis represents Lithuania at the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ..., where he has a W/L record of 1–7. Future and Challenger finals Doubles 2 (2–0) Davis Cup Participations: (1–7) * indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface. External links * * * * 1997 births Living people Lithuanian male tennis players NC State Wolfpack men's tennis players Expatriate tennis players in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Patrick Smith
John-Patrick Tracey "JP" Smith (born 24 January 1989) is an Australian professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He attended the University of Tennessee from 2007 through 2011 where he was a four-time All-American and made it to the college No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. Smith reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 108 on 28 September 2015, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 52 on 11 September 2017. In July 2015, Smith won his maiden ATP Tour match defeating fellow Aussie Bernard Tomic in the first round of the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport. He went on to reach the semifinals. In 2019, he reached the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles alongside fellow Aussie Astra Sharma. College career Knoxville became Smith's home away from home when he enrolled at the University of Tennessee in August 2007. It was on those campus' hardcourts that he became one of the most prolific at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosuke Watanuki
is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 138 achieved on 9 January 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 374 achieved on 7 January 2019. He is currently the No. 3 Japanese player. Juniors On the junior tour, Watanuki has a career high combined ranking of No. 2 achieved on 21 March 2016. Watanuki was the winner of the 2016 Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre, a Grade A event in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Professional career 2018-19: Maiden ATP win and Challenger title Watanuki first main draw match victory on the ATP Tour came at the 2018 Rakuten Japan Open over Robin Haase as a qualifier. He won his maiden title at the 2019 Kobe Challenger. 2021-22: ATP quarterfinal, Two Challenger titles, Top 150 debut Watanuki entered the 2021 Winston-Salem Open as a lucky loser and won his first match against Jaume Munar. He lost to Marton Fucsovics in the second round. He reached the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament for the first time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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