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2022 Tel Aviv Open
The 2022 Tel Aviv Open (also known as the 2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis tournament to be played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Tel Aviv Open at the ATP Tour level since 1996, and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2022 ATP Tour. It was played at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 26 September to 2 October 2022. The event was primarily organized due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Champions Singles * Novak Djokovic def. Marin Čilić, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Djokovic's 3rd title of the year and the 89th of his career. Doubles * Rohan Bopanna / Matwé Middelkoop def. Santiago González / Andrés Molteni, 6–2, 6–4 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of 19 September 2022. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Hamad Međedović * Yshai Oliel * Dominic Thiem The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Tour 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 Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Schwartzman
Diego Sebastián Schwartzman (, ; born 16 August 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game.Craig O'Shannessy (18 August 2017)"How Schwartzman Became The Return Giant In 2017,"ATP World Tour. When he reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 US Open, the Schwartzman was the shortest Grand Slam quarterfinalist since the equally tall Jaime Yzaga at the 1994 US Open. Schwartzman said: "It’s not just for the big guys here."Ben Rothenberg (3 September 2017)"Diego Schwartzman Reaches U.S. Open Quarterfinal by Beating No. 16 Seed,"''The New York Times''. Schwartzman reached his first Masters final at the 2020 Italian Open, defeating defending champion and world No. 2, Rafael Nadal, in straight sets, and Denis Shapovalov along the way. He lost to Novak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edan Leshem
Edan Leshem ( he, עידן לשם; born March 19, 1997) is an Israeli tennis player. In 2015, he began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17. His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 249, which Leshem achieved on 18 December 2017. His career-high ranking in doubles is No. 349, achieved on 24 September 2018. Personal info Leshem was born in New York City, and resides in Israel. Career 2014–15: First ITF title In December 2014, Leshem lost in the final of the Israeli national championships in Ra'anana to Dudi Sela, 6–1, 6–2. In November 2015, Leshem won the Israel F15 in Tel Aviv, Israel. 2016–17: ATP and top 250 debut In June 2016 Leshem won both the Israel F9 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel, and the Israel F10 in Akko, Israel. In April 2017, Leshem won both the Israel F3 in Tel Aviv, Israel, defeating Matias Franco Descotte in the final, and the Israel F4 in Ramat Gan, Israel, defeating Mats Moraing in the final. In May 2017 he won the Israel F6 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cem İlkel
Cem İlkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish tennis player. İlkel has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018. He has won one ATP Challenger title in singles. Ilkel has a singles final record of 5 wins and 19 losses, and a doubles final record of 13 wins and 11 losses. Professional career He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open (tennis), 2017 US Open as a qualifier. In eight attempts at gaining entry through qualifying, Ilkel did not reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. But on his ninth attempt he reached the main draw of the 2021 US Open (tennis), 2021 US Open. He won his only ATP Challenger Tour title thus far in his career at the 2020 Open Quimper Bretagne, which was held in Quimper, France. In the final, he defeated Maxime Janvier of France, 7–6(8–6), 7–5. Playing for Turkey Davis Cup team, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Copil
Marius Copil (born 17 October 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. He is a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. Copil is known for his extremely fast, powerful, and consistent serve. Career 2009: ATP debut In September 2009 he received wild card access to the main draw of 2009 BCR Open Romania, where he defeated his fellow countryman Victor Crivoi in the first round, but lost to Spaniard Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the second round. 2010–2012: Challenger Tour success In May 2010, Copil reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the Trofeo Paolo Corazzi as a qualifier. On his route to the final he won in three sets against Australian Bernard Tomic in the semifinals and finished runner-up to German Denis Gremelmayr. Season 2011 started well for Copil. He reached his second Challenger final at the Tretorn Serie+ event in Kazan, Russia. In the final, he won against 4th seeded German Andreas Beck, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Broady
Liam Tarquin Broady (born 4 January 1994) is a tennis player and current British No. 6. In 2010, he won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon with Tom Farquharson, and the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with Joshua Ward-Hibbert, as well as reaching the Boys' Singles finals at Wimbledon 2011 and US Open 2012, peaking at No. 2 in the junior world rankings. He currently plays on the ATP Tour and is coached by David Sammel. Early and personal life Broady, the younger brother of fellow tennis player Naomi Broady, has another sister, Emma and a brother, Calum. The family grew up in Heaton Chapel, Stockport. Their parents, Shirley and Simon, took the young Liam and Naomi to tennis tournaments. Broady started playing table tennis at the age of four and went to Matchpoint in Bramhall for lessons. His first tournament was at the age of eight and he showed potential at ten. He attended Norris Bank primary and Priestnall School where he completed his GCSEs in 2010. In 2007, the Lawn Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he first achieved in March 2020. He is the second-highest ranked Austrian player in history, behind former world No. 1 Thomas Muster. Thiem has won 17 ATP Tour singles titles, including a Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open where he came back from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev in the final. With the win, Thiem became the first male player born in the 1990s to claim a major singles title, as well as the first Austrian to win the US Open singles title. He had previously reached three other major finals, finishing runner-up at the 2018 and 2019 French Opens to Rafael Nadal, and at the 2020 Australian Open to Novak Djokovic. Thiem was also runner-up at the 2019 and 2020 ATP Finals, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev, respectively. Thiem won the 2020 Austrian Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yshai Oliel
Yshai Oliel ( he, ישי עוליאל; born 5 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. He was the No. 1 Israeli singles from October 4, 2021, until October 3, 2022. Oliel is a two-time Junior Orange Bowl champion, having won in 2012 and 2014. He also won the 2016 French Open Boys' Doubles title, with Patrik Rikl. He made it to the finals in the boys' singles at the 2017 Australian Open, where he lost. Early and personal life Oliel is originally from Ramla, Israel. He is Jewish and his parents, Avraham and Floret Oliel, are of Sephardic Jewish ( Moroccan-Jewish) descent."PM Netanyahu Meets with World Youth Tennis Champion Yishai Oliel" Prime Minister's Office (30 December 2012) He is the youngest of their fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamad Međedović
Hamad Međedović (; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian tennis player. On 20 March 2023, Međedović reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 192. On 24 May 2021, he peaked at No. 1267 in the doubles rankings. Međedović has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 4 January 2021. Career 2021: ATP debut Međedović made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Belgrade Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws. 2022: Maiden Challenger title Međedović reached the final at the 2022 Platzmann-Sauerland Open as a qualifier, eliminating both fourth-seeded Marco Cecchinato and top seed Nicolás Jarry en route. He then defeated Zhang Zhizhen in less than an hour in the final winning his maiden Challenger title. 2023: First ATP win, Davis Cup and top 200 debut In 2023, Medjedovic recorded his first ATP Tour win, when he made his debut in the Davis Cup by beating Viktor Durasovic in the tie against Norway which Serbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (sports)
A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that fails to qualify in the normal way; for example, by having a high ranking or winning a qualifying stage. In some events, wildcards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference. International sports In international sports, the term is perhaps best known in reference to two sporting traditions: team wildcards distributed among countries at the Olympic Games and individual wildcards given to some tennis players at every professional tournament (both smaller events and the major ones such as Wimbledon). Tennis players may even ask for a wildcard and get one if they want to enter a tournament on short notice. In Olympics, countries that fail to produce athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallon Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor (; born 2 July 1996) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 36, achieved on 6 March 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 217 achieved on 31 October 2022. Griekspoor is the current Dutch No. 2 men's singles player. He has won a record eight Challenger titles in one season (2021), and became also the first player in history to win five consecutive such titles. Professional career 2017–2019: ATP debut Griekspoor made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2017 Rotterdam Open in the singles draw against Gilles Müller. In 2018, at the same tournament a year later, he defeated Grand Slam champion and 5th seed Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in three sets to reach the second round as a wildcard. And in 2019, Griekspoor defeated the World No.11 and 2nd seed Karen Khachanov in the first round again as a wildcard. 2020–2021: Grand Slam debut, record eight Challenger titles G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino (born 29 June 1988) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 22, attained on 19 March 2018. He won his first ATP Tour singles title at the 2019 Rosmalen Open on grass. He is currently the highest ranked French player. Tennis career 2007–2011 Mannarino made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 2007 French Open, where as a wild card, he lost in the first qualifying round to Marin Čilić in straight sets. Mannarino received a wild card for the singles main draw of his home Grand Slam tournament, the 2008 French Open, where he lost to Argentine qualifier Diego Junqueira in the first round in straight sets. He also received a wild card for the 2008 French Open men's doubles (it was his Grand Slam men's doubles debut), losing in the first round. Mannarino played at the 2008 Open de Moselle in France, entering the singles main draw as a qualifier; he reached the semifinals, defeating sixth seed Andreas Seppi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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