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2019 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger
The 2019 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard court. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Traralgon, Australia between 21–27 October 2019. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of 14 October 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Jai Corbett * Cameron Green * William Ma * Tristan Schoolkate * Dane Sweeny The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Bradley Mousley The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Aaron Addison The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * James Ibrahim * Brandon Walkin Champions Singles * Marc Polmans def. Andrew Harris 7–5, 6–3. Doubles * Max Purcell / Luke Saville def. Brydan Klein / Scott Puodziunas 6–7(2–7), 6†... [...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] |
Sasikumar Mukund
Mukund Sasikumar (born 14 January 1997) is an Indian 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. Sasikumar has a career high ATP singles ranking of 229 achieved on 17 October 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 431 achieved on 3 February 2020. Sasikumar made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Maharashtra Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals Singles: 12 (6–6) References External links * * 1997 births Living people Indian male tennis players Sportspeople from Chennai Sportspeople from Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian people {{India-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Puodziunas
Scott Puodziunas (born 9 November 1989) is an Australian tennis player. Puodziunas has a career high ATP singles ranking of 891 achieved on 23 October 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 171 achieved on 13 January 2020. Puodziunas made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open in the doubles draw partnering Calum Puttergill Calum Puttergill (born 22 October 1993) is a South African-born Australian tennis player. Puttergill has a career high ATP singles ranking of 663 achieved on 24 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 244 achieved on 7 .... Challenger and Futures Finals Doubles 28 (14–14) References External links * * 1989 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein (born 31 December 1989) is an Australian-born British professional tennis player. As a junior, Klein won the 2007 Australian Open and reached a career-high top five in the ITF junior rankings. However, Klein has struggled to make the transition onto the men's professional circuit, failing to enter the top 150 or gain entry into any Grand Slam event without being given a Wild card. Klein competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Early and personal life Klein has grown up in a tennis household; his father, Verne, was a coach and high school teacher and both his older and younger brothers also played tennis competitively for a short time. Junior career Klein began his professional tennis career playing on the ITF Men's Circuit in various events across Australia aged just 15. He featured sporadically on the ITF Circuit throughout 2005 and 2006, winning his first title alongside Matthew Ebden in a doubles event in Traralgon in October 2006. During that year, he als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Walkin
Brandon Walkin (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian tennis player. Walkin has a career high ATP ATP doubles ranking of 204 and a singles ranking of 702 achieved on 17 February 2020 Walkin made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Harry Bourchier. Career 2013–2017: Career beginnings on ITF and Challenger Tour Walkin made his ITF debut in March 2013 at the Australia F4, where he made the second round. It was his only singles tournament of the year. In 2014 and 2015 Walkin played on the ITF in Australia and Europe, with the second round being he best performance in singles and semi-finals in doubles. In September 2016 Walkin reached the quarter-final of the Australia F5. In October 2016 Walkin debuted on the ATP Challenger Tour after he qualified for Traralgon ATP Challenger. In February 2017 Walkin reached his first ITF finals in doubles in Anning, China. Walkin also won his first ITF titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Addison
Aaron Addison (born 12 November 1995) is an Australian tennis player. Addison has a career high ATP singles ranking of 990 achieved on 26 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 829 achieved on 12 August 2019. Addison made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Thomas Fancutt. Career 2012-2021: ITF debut Addison made ITF debut playing doubles in October 2012 at the Australia F12. Addison made ITF singles debut in September 2014 at the Australia F6. In February 2017, Addison won his first ITF doubles title at the Indonesia F1. 2022: ATP debut Addison made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Thomas Fancutt Thomas Fancutt (born 25 February 1995) is an Australian tennis player. Fancutt has a career high ATP singles ranking of 491 achieved on 28 January 2019. He also has a career high ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Mousley
Bradley Mousley (born 3 January 1996) is an Australian tennis player. Mousley won the Australian Open boys' doubles title in both 2013 and 2014. In August 2014, Mousley received a one-year ban, backdated to 30 May 2014, after testing positive for ecstasy in March. Mousley had admitted he had taken the drug at a party in March, and was originally given a two-year ban, but since the drug was not taken with the intent to enhance his performance, the ban was dropped to 12 months. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Mousley reached a career-high ITF Junior combined ranking of world No. 14, which is achieved on March 3rd 2014. Partnering compatriot Jay Andrijic, he won the 2013 Australian Open boys' doubles tournament as a 17 year old. He successfully defended the title, winning the boys' doubles championship for the second consecutive year at the 2014 Australian Open, this time alongside partner Lucas Miedler of Austria. 2017 At the 2017 Australian Open, Mousley and partner Alex B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Sweeny
Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. Sweeny made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 247 achieved on 3 October 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 165 achieved on 3 October 2022. Personal life In August 2015, Sweeny represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic. Career 2018–2020: Career Beginnings Sweeny made his ITF Men's World Tennis Tour main draw debut in Mornington, Victoria in March 2018 and his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut in October 2019 in Traralgon. 2021: ATP debut In January 2021, Sweeny made the third and final round of the 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying. Sweeny was awarded a wild card into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP tour main draw debut. Sweeny defeated Nam Ji-sung in the first round before losing to Aljaz B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristan Schoolkate
Tristan Schoolkate (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. Schoolkate made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw. Personal life Schoolkate began playing tennis at age four and was initially coached by his father, who was a tennis coach at Claremont Lawn Tennis Club. In August 2015, Schoolkate represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic. Career 2019–2020: Career Beginnings Schoolkate made his ITF Men's World Tennis Tour main draw debut in Darwin in September 2019 and his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut in October 2019 in Traralgon. 2021: ATP debut and first ITF Titles In January 2021, Schoolkate made the second round of the 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying, losing to Bernard Tomic. Schoolkate was awarded a wild card into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP tour main draw debut, losing in straight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Bourchier
Harry Bourchier (born 24 January 1996) is an Australian tennis player. Bourchier has a career high ATP singles ranking of 279 achieved on 13 January 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 275 achieved on 2 March 2020. Bourchier made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Murray River Open, where he was a late alternate into the singles main draw. He beat fellow compatriot Marc Polmans in the first round but lost to 13th seed Nick Kyrgios in the second round. Personal life Bourchier started playing tennis at the age of six. Career 2012–2020: Career beginnings Bourchier made his debut on the ITF circuit at the Australia F5 in August 2012. Bourchier won his first ATP Challenger Tour match at the 2014 West Lakes Challenger in February 2014. In March 2015, Bourchier reached his first ITF final in Mildura. In February 2015, Bourchier reacher the quarter-final of the Launceston Tennis International. In March 2015, Bourchier reached his first ITF final in Mildura. ... [...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] |
Aleksandar Vukic
Aleksandar Vukic (, , ; born 6 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. Vukic has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 117 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 394 achieved on the same date. Vukic has won one ITF Futures singles title. Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International and his Grand Slam debut at the 2020 French Open, after qualifying for both. Early life Vukic was born in Sydney, Australia. His parents and older brother left Montenegro during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and settled in Sydney before Vukic was born. Vukic began playing tennis at the age of 6 and later attended the University of Illinois between 2015 and 2018 where he was named three-time All-American in tennis. Professional career 2014–2019: ITF and ATP debut Vukic made his ITF Tour debut in Spain in May 2014. Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |