|
2022 Sydney International
The 2022 Sydney Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament on the 2022 ATP Tour and 2022 WTA Tour. It was a combined ATP Tour 250 and WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This was the 128th edition of the tournament. The tournament took place at the NSW Tennis Centre from 10 to 15 January 2022. Champions Men's singles * Aslan Karatsev def. Andy Murray 6–3, 6–3 *It was Karatsev's first singles title of the year and the 3rd, of his career. Women's singles * Paula Badosa def. Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) Men's doubles * John Peers / Filip Polášek def. Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini, 7–5, 7–5 Women's doubles * Anna Danilina / Beatriz Haddad Maia def. Vivian Heisen / Panna Udvardy 4–6, 7–5, 0–8 Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money *per team ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of 3 January 2022. Other entrants Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP 250
The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, '' ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam tournaments, ATP Finals, ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and ATP 500 tournaments. As of 2020, the series includes 39 tournaments, with 250 ranking points awarded to each singles champion—which accounts for the name of the series. Draws consist of 28, 32, or 48 for singles and 16 for doubles. Thomas Muster holds the record for most singles titles at 26, while Mike Bryan holds the record for most doubles titles won with 46. Historic names 1990–1999 ''ATP World Series'' 2000–2008 ''ATP International Series'' 2009–2018 ''ATP World Tour 250'' 2019–present ''ATP Tour 250'' ATP Points * Players with byes receive first round points. Tournaments became an ATP 500 event.ATPTour.com"ATP Tour calendar"/ref> Singles champions ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aslan Karatsev Sydney 2022
Aslan () is a major character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. Unlike any other character, he appears in all seven chronicles of the series. Aslan is depicted as a talking lion, and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea, and the King above all High Kings in Narnia. C.S. Lewis often capitalizes the word ''lion'' in reference to Aslan since he parallels Jesus as the "Lion of Judah" in Christian theology.The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, vol iii, p 160: "I found the name slan..it is the Turkish for Lion. ... And of course it meant the Lion of Judah." The word ''aslan'' means "lion" in Turkish. Role in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' Aslan is first mentioned by Mr. Beaver when the Pevensie children arrive in Narnia. He is described by Mr. Beaver as being the true king of Narnia who has returned to help the Pevensies to free Narnia of the White Witch's rule. Mr and Mrs. Beaver gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Lajović
Dušan Lajović ( sr-cyrl, Душан Лајовић; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Lajović has won one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. On 29 April 2019, Lajović reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 23. On 21 September 2020, he peaked at No. 82 in the doubles rankings. He is best known for his clay-court game, kick serve and strong flowing groundstrokes, especially his one-handed backhand. Lajović regularly represents Serbia in team competitions, after playing in the now defunct World Team Cup in 2010 and 2011, he is a member of the Serbian Davis Cup team since 2012 and he contributed greatly to Serbia winning the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020, as he won four of six matches. He won his first singles tournament at the 2019 Croatia Open and reached his first Masters 1000 final at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters. Tennis career 2007-2011 For a long time, Lajović primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Delbonis
Federico Delbonis (; born 5 October 1990) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 33 achieved on 9 May 2016. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 110 achieved on 22 July 2019. Professional career 2009–2012 Delbonis won five Challenger and Futures titles from the time he turned professional in 2009 until 2013. In 2011, Delbonis reached the first ATP semifinal of his career at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. He won 6 consecutive matches, having to win 3 qualifying matches in order to enter the main draw, ultimately falling to Juan Carlos Ferrero in three sets. 2013: First ATP final He qualified at the 2013 International German Open and then beat Tommy Robredo, Dmitry Tursunov and Fernando Verdasco, the latter of which he won in a tight three-setter to set up a meeting in the semifinals with Roger Federer. Against Federer, Delbonis scored by far the biggest win of his career, defeating him in two tiebre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reilly Opelka
Reilly Opelka (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. At 6 feet 11 inches tall, he is tied (with Ivo Karlović) for the tallest-ever ATP-ranked player, and can produce serves that measure over 140 mph. He has been ranked as high as World No. 17 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved on February 28, 2022, and in doubles as world No. 89 on August 2, 2021. He has won four ATP singles titles and one doubles title. He is a junior Wimbledon champion. Personal life Opelka was born in St. Joseph, Michigan and moved to Palm Coast, Florida at age 4. He didn't start playing tennis regularly until he began training through USTA in Boca Raton at 12 years old. He credits Tom Gullikson, whom his father knew from playing golf, for much of his early development as a tennis player. Opelka is close friends with Taylor Fritz and was the best man at Fritz's wedding. His uncle is radio talk show host Mike Opelka. Junior career Opelka won the 2015 Junior Wimbled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Sonego
Lorenzo Sonego (; born 11 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 4 October 2021. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 60 achieved on 12 September 2022. Sonego made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he received a main-draw wildcard. Early life Sonego was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing tennis when he was 11 years old, encouraged by his father Giorgio and his coach Gipo Arbino. A fan of Italian football club Torino, he played for the Torino youth academy between the age of six and 13 before focusing on tennis. Career 2016–2017: ATP Tour debut and first Challenger title He made his ATP Tour debut in May 2016 at the Italian Open, where he received a wild card and lost against João Sousa in the first round. On 17 October 2017 he won his first Challenger title, defeating Tim Pütz at the 2017 Sparkassen ATP Challenger. 2018: Grand Slam deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Evans (tennis)
Daniel Evans (born 23 May 1990) is a British professional tennis player from England. He has been ranked as high as world No. 22 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved on 27 September 2021, and is the current British No. 2 in singles. He reached a career-high ranking of world No. 52 in doubles on 26 April 2021. In 2015, he formed part of the winning British Davis Cup team. In Grand Slam events, Evans reached the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open and of the 2021 US Open. Evans has made seven third-round major appearances at the 2013 US Open, at Wimbledon 2016, at the 2016 US Open, at Wimbledon 2019, at the 2019 US Open, at Wimbledon 2021, and at the 2022 Australian Open. Evans's three ATP Tour finals to date have been the 2017 Apia International Sydney (losing to Gilles Müller), Delray Beach Open (losing to Radu Albot), and the 2021 Murray River Open, where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime to win his first title. Evans m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Nikoloz Basilashvili ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი, tr, ; born 23 February 1992) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 on 27 May 2019. In July 2018, he made it into the main draw of the German Open in Hamburg as a qualifier and went on to win the tournament, defeating Leonardo Mayer in the final, thereby becoming the first Georgian player since Alex Metreveli to win an ATP tournament. In October 2018, Basilashvili won his second ATP title at the China Open by defeating world No. 4 Juan Martín del Potro in the final. In 2019, Basilashvili completed his first title defense by winning the German Open for a second successive year. Personal life Basilashvili was born 23 February 1992 in Tbilisi, Georgia. His father, Nodar, is a dancer of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet, his mother, Natalia, worked as a physician. He has a brother, Tengiz. Apart from his native language he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panna Udvardy
Panna Udvardy (; born 28 September 1998) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 76 in singles, achieved on 12 September 2022, and 65 in doubles, set on 24 October 2022. Professional career 2017: WTA Tour debut Udvardy made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Hungarian Ladies Open in the doubles tournament, partnering Anna Blinkova. 2021: First WTA 125 final, top 100 debut She reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour at the 2021 Montevideo Open, losing 3-6, 2-6 to Diane Parry. She made her top 100 debut at World No. 96 on 29 November 2021. 2022: Major debut & first win, WTA 125 singles & two doubles finals She reached her maiden doubles final at the WTA 500 2022 Sydney Tennis Classic partnering Vivian Heisen. She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Australian Open. She recorded her first major match win at the Wimbledon Championships defeating Tamara Zidanšek. Partnering Amina Anshba, she was runner-up at Palermo Open, her se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Heisen
Vivian Heisen (born 27 December 1993) is a German professional tennis player. She is a doubles specialist who reached her career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 61 in April 2022. Career Heisen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Morocco Open in the doubles competition where she and partner Johanna Larsson lost to María José Martínez Sánchez and Sara Sorribes Tormo. She reached her maiden doubles final at the WTA 500 2022 Sydney Tennis Classic partnering Panna Udvardy Panna Udvardy (; born 28 September 1998) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 76 in singles, achieved on 12 September 2022, and 65 in doubles, set on 24 October 2022. Professional career 2017: WTA Tour debut Udvardy .... Doubles performance timeline ''Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournament results are considered in the win-loss statistics.'' ''Current through the 2023 Linz Open.'' WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) WTA Challenger finals Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini (; born 24 May 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 15 July 2019. He is currently ranked (July 2022) in 64th place by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Fognini's most successful surface is Clay court#Red clay, red clay, upon which he has won eight of his nine ATP singles titles, most notably at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles, 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters, as well as having reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 French Open – Men's singles, 2011 French Open. Together with Simone Bolelli, Fognini won the 2015 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2015 Australian Open doubles championship, becoming the first all-Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era."ATP player profile" ''ATPWorldTour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli (; born 8 October 1985) is an Italian professional tennis player. Bolelli is a Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Australian Open doubles event with Fabio Fognini, together becoming the first all-Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 8 achieved on 17 August 2015 and in singles of World No. 36 achieved on 23 February 2009. Career 2003 In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi. 2004–2005 In 2004, Bolelli reached his second Futures final, losing to Dominique Coene. He made another final and won two Futures titles, making two wins out of three finals for Futures finals in the 2004 season. He won the Italy F15 and F8 titles, and lost in the final of a Challenger event in Brașov. In 2005, Bolelli reached the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_(48521981707).jpg "Click for more on -> Federico Delbonis")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Dan Evans (tennis)")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Nikoloz Basilashvili")
