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2019 Columbus Challenger II
The 2019 Columbus Challenger II was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 10 and 16 June 2019. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 27, 2019. Other entrants The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards: * Justin Boulais * Cannon Kingsley * John McNally * Nicolás Mejía * James Trotter The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings: * Carlos Gómez-Herrera * Daniel Nguyen * Raymond Sarmiento The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Harri Heliövaara The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking: * Nicolás Álvarez * Geoffrey Blancaneaux * Gijs Brouwer * Francisco Cerúndolo * Orlando Luz The following player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Court
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] |
Tim Smyczek
Timothy Smyczek ( ; ; born December 30, 1987) is an American former professional tennis player. He made three quarterfinals on the main tour as well as the semi-finals of Newport in 2018. Additionally he won seven Challenger titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 68 in April 2015. Smyczek recorded wins over several notable players in his career including Kei Nishikori, John Isner, Ivo Karlović, Sam Querrey, Robby Ginepri, Gilles Müller, and Benjamin Becker. Personal life Smyczek plays the violin and wants to be a lawyer when his tennis career is over. He is good friends with Mardy Fish. He is also a Roman Catholic and a cooperator of Opus Dei. On November 21, 2015, Smyczek married Ana Pier. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Smyczek reached as high as No. 14 in the world combined rankings in January 2005. Pro tour Smyczek reached the quarterfinals of the SAP Open in 2011, beating Kei Nishikori en route, but lost to Gaël Monfils. He qualified again i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Nguyen
Daniel Nguyen (born October 16, 1990) is an inactive tennis player. He is the first Vietnamese American to play in the US Open (tennis), US Open tennis tournament. He has won a total of 15 singles and 5 doubles Futures titles and 2 doubles Challenger titles as of December 2019. Daniel Nguyen is a graduate of Santa Barbara High School and the University of Southern California (USC). Nguyen was part of the USC team that won the NCAA Team Championship title four consecutive years. Other accomplishments include winning the Boys 16s & 18s Doubles National Championships in Kalamazoo, being named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in his sophomore year, and clinching the 2009–10 and 2010-11 NCAA Championships for USC. In the 2009 US Open (tennis), 2009 US Open, he and former teammate JT Sundling were defeated 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the first-round of the men's doubles tournament by Máximo González and Juan Mónaco. They qualified after winning the Boy's Junior National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Gómez-Herrera
Carlos Gómez-Herrera (; born 30 April 1990) is a Spanish tennis player. Gómez-Herrera has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 268 achieved on 7 May 2018. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 195 achieved on 26 July 2021. Gómez-Herrera made his ATP main draw debut at the 2012 Serbia Open in the singles draw after he qualified for the tournament. He lost in the first round to Victor Hănescu. In 2021 he played doubles at the ATP 250 Mallorca tournament on grass alongside world No. 1 in singles Novak Djokovic. They defeated Tomislav Brkić and Nikola Ćaćić in the first round after saving two match points in the third-set match tiebreak. They advanced to the semifinals by beating top seeded Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, again in the third-set match tiebreak. They subsequently defeated third seeded Oliver Marach and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi to reach the final but they withdrew before the championship match with Gómez-Herrera citing an ank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Trotter (tennis)
James Kent Trotter (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 272 achieved on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 145 achieved on 12 August 2024. Trotter has won one singles and three ATP Challenger doubles titles. Professional career He won the Challenger doubles titles at the 2023 Columbus Challenger with Robert Cash, at the 2024 Cleveland Open with George Goldhoff, and at the 2024 Tyler Tennis Championships with Hans Hach Verdugo Hans Hach Verdugo (born 11 November 1989) is a Mexican tennis player. Hach Verdugo has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 60 achieved on 11 July 2022. He has a career high singles ranking of World No. 528 achieved on 20 July 2015. .... At the same tournament in Tyler, Texas, he also won his first ATP Challenger singles title. College career Trotter played college tennis at Ohio State, where he won the NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles championship in 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Mejía
Nicolás Mejía (; born 11 February 2000) is a Colombian tennis player. Mejía has a career high ATP singles ranking of 239 achieved on 18 April 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 154 achieved on 3 October 2022. Mejía represents Colombia 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 0–1. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 6 (3–3) Doubles: 14 (6–8) Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 0–1 Notes External links * * * 2000 births Living people Colombian male tennis players Sportspeople from Bogotá Tennis players from Miami Tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McNally (tennis)
John McNally (born 18 October 1998) is a former American tennis player. Juniors On the junior tour, McNally had a career high ranking of No. 13 achieved on 30 May 2016. Professional career McNally made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the doubles event, partnering J. J. Wolf. He won his first Professional Title at the ITF Mens 25K Future in Columbus, Ohio.(November 2021) He received a wild card into qualifying for the 2019 Western & Southern Open. His younger sister, Caty McNally Catherine "Caty" McNally (born November 20, 2001) is an American tennis player. She achieved her highest doubles ranking of world No. 11 on 4 April 2022. On 7 November 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 94. She is best known ..., is also a professional tennis player. Both are coached by their mother. On 13 November 2022, he announced his retirement via Instagram. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 2 (1–1) Doubles: 7 (5–2) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon Kingsley
Cannon Kingsley (born 6 May 2001) is an American tennis player. Kingsley has a career high ATP singles ranking of 418 achieved on 13 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 425 achieved on 13 November 2023. Kingsley has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Knoxville Challenger with Luis David Martínez. Kingsley plays college tennis at Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public .... References External links * * 2001 births Living people American male tennis players People from Mineola, New York Ohio State Buckeyes men's tennis players {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Boulais
Justin Boulais (born 20 October 2001) is an American-born Canadian tennis player. Boulais has a career high ATP singles ranking of 483 achieved on 7 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 439 achieved on 11 November 2023. Boulais has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger The 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour and the second edition of the tournament which ... with Juan Carlos Aguilar. Boulais plays college tennis at Ohio State. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 3 (2–1) Doubles: 4 (2–2) References External links * * 2001 births Living people Canadian male tennis players Ohio State Buckeyes men's tennis players Tennis players at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Canada-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Menezes
João Magalhães Hueb de Menezes (born 17 December 1996) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Menezes has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 172 achieved on 17 February 2020. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 488 achieved on 3 February 2020. Menezes has won 1 ATP Challenger singles title at the 2019 Samarkand Challenger as well as a total of 12 ITF Futures titles (5 singles and 7 doubles). Menezes won the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, defeating Chilean Tomás Barrios in the final. He qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Performance timelines Singles ''Current through the 2022 French Open The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2022, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair ....'' Davis Cup * ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collin Altamirano
Collin Altamirano (born December 7, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. Altamirano won the 2013 USTA Boys 18 National Championship as an unseeded player, the first ever to do so, defeating Jared Donaldson 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in the final. This earned him a wild card entry into the 2013 U.S. Open where he lost to 22-seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the first round. Prior to the 2013 U.S. Open, Altamirano had only played in six professional-level matches, all at the ITF Men's Circuit level (commonly referred to as Futures), and had lost all six. Gear Altamirano currently plays with the Wilson Blade racquet and Solinco Tour Bite strings, wearing Babolat Propulse 4 shoes.http://www.tennistownonline.com/collin-altamirano/ Tournaments2013 USTA Boys' 18 Champion - Kalamazoo, MI- USTA Nationals: Collin Altamirano becomes first unseeded player to win singles title *2013 US Open – Boys' singles – Lost in quarterfinals to #1 seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Peliwo
Filip Peliwo ( , ; born January 30, 1994) is a Canadian-born Polish professional tennis player. Peliwo became the first Canadian male and second Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam in singles at any level with his 2012 Wimbledon boys' title win. This was Canada's second Grand Slam title in two days, one day after Eugenie Bouchard's. With the victory, Peliwo reached the No. 1 combined junior world ranking in July 2012, the first time a Canadian has been top ranked.CBC News, "The National", airdate 2012 July 7 He won his second straight junior Grand Slam title at the 2012 US Open. Peliwo was also runner-up in the boys singles events at the 2012 Australian Open and French Open. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 161 on May 21, 2018. In 2022, he began competing for Poland. Early life Peliwo was born in Vancouver to Polish parents Mark and Monika. He played his early tennis through his teens at the North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver BC and was part of the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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