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2024 Estoril Open
The 2024 Estoril Open (also known as the Millennium Estoril Open for sponsorship reasons) is a men's tennis tournament to be played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 9th edition of the tournament and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2024 ATP Tour. It will take place at the Clube de Ténis do Estoril in Cascais, Portugal, from 1 to 7 April 2024. Champions Singles * Hubert Hurkacz def. Pedro Martínez, 6–3, 6–4 Doubles * Gonzalo Escobar / Aleksandr Nedovyesov def. Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul, 7–5, 6–2 Singles main draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of 18 March 2024 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * João Fonseca * Henrique Rocha * João Sousa The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jan Choinski * Jaime Faria * Pablo Llamas Ruiz * Lucas Pouille The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Richard Gasquet * David Jordà Sanchis Withdrawals * Ar ... [...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] |
Arthur Fils
Arthur Fils (born 12 June 2004) is a French professional tennis player. Fils has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 260, which he achieved on 7 November 2022. He also attained his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 459 in July 2022. Juniors As a junior, Fils achieved his best results at the Grand Slam level at the 2021 French Open, where he won the boys' doubles title with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and placed runner-up in the boys' singles tournament, after which he was ranked as high as world No. 3 in July 2021. Career Ranked No. 308 at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters on his ATP debut, he became the youngest French qualifier to enter the main draw of a Masters 1000 tournament with a win against former top-10 player Fabio Fognini since Gael Monfils in 2004, the year of his birth.https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Arthur-fils-et-quentin-halys-sortent-des-qualifications-du-rolex-paris-masters/1362086 He lost to Fabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jordà Sanchis
David Jordà Sanchis (born 14 June 1994) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 292 achieved on 6 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 420 achieved on 4 March 2024. Career Ranked No. 329, at 29 years old, Jordà Sanchis made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Estoril Open after entering the singles main draw as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of Constant Lestienne. He defeated qualifier Jaime Faria Jaime Faria (born 6 August 2003) is a Portuguese tennis player. He achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 262 on 1 April 2024. He achieved a career high doubles ranking of No. 209 on 20 November 2023. Career In October 2021, He won ... to record his first win on the ATP Tour. He lost again to compatriot and qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz to whom he had lost also in the last round of qualifying. As a result he reached the top 300 in the rankings at No. 298 on 8 April 2024. References External links * * 1994 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 7, attained on 9 July 2007. He has won a total of 15 singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best performances in Grand Slam singles tournaments have been three semifinal appearances, two at the Wimbledon Championships (in 2007 and 2015) and once at the US Open (in 2013). His best performance in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 singles tournaments was being the runner-up in Hamburg in 2005 and Toronto in 2006 and 2012. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open, partnering with Tatiana Golovin. He also won the men's doubles Olympic bronze medal in 2012 with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. Gasquet is best known for his elegant groundstrokes and his one-handed backhand.In March 2021, Gasquet became only the sixth active player on the ATP tour to win 550 matches. He is currently No. 4 on the list of active players with over 580 wins. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Pouille
Lucas Pouille (, born 23 February 1994) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 10, achieved on 19 March 2018 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 11 April 2016. He has won five singles titles on the ATP Tour and was on the winning French Davis Cup team in 2017. Personal life Pouille's mother is a Swedish-speaking Finn from Närpes. He has two brothers, and his family is located in the North of France, at Loon-Plage near Dunkerque. He married his long-time girlfriend Clémence Bertrand in September 2019 and their daughter Rose was born in January 2021. He moved to Dubai in 2015 but came back to France (Rennes) in 2020. Le Coq Sportif and Babolat are his current sponsors. Career 2009 In 2009, Pouille played (only the singles events of) two tournaments, both of them ITF Men's Circuit tournaments held in France. 2010 In 2010, Pouille played (only the singles events of) five tournaments – an AT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Pablo Llamas Ruiz (born 13 October 2002) is a Spanish tennis player. Llamas Ruiz has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 131 achieved on 16 October 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 696 achieved on 2 October 2023. Career 2023-2024: ATP debut and first win, maiden Challenger title and top 150 Llamas Ruiz made his ATP main draw debut in 2023 Lyon after qualifying for the main draw. He won his first ATP match over Max Purcell. He lost to top seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets in the second round .https://www.atptour.com/en/news/norrie-goffin-auger-aliassime-llamas-ruiz-lyon-2023-wednesday He qualified in 2024 Montpellier and recorded his second ATP win over Richard Gasquet Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 7, attained on 9 July 2007. He has won a total of 15 singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best performances .... References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Faria
Jaime Faria (born 6 August 2003) is a Portuguese tennis player. He achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 262 on 1 April 2024. He achieved a career high doubles ranking of No. 209 on 20 November 2023. Career In October 2021, He won his first ATP point in Setúbal. In July 2022, he won his first singles and doubles titles in Castelo Branco, Portugal, on consecutive days. In January 2023, he made his debut on the ATP Challenger circuit. The same month he made headlines when he threw his racquet in frustration during a match at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II in Portugal and nearly struck his opponent Aziz Dougaz. In February and March 2024, he won four consecutive tournaments on the 2024 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (January–March), ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, winning the Vale do Lobo Open in Portugal as well as the Vila Real de Santo António, the Faro Open, and the Quinta do Lago. He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open, making his ATP Tour debut. Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Choinski
Jan Choinski (born 10 June 1996) is a German-born British tennis player of Polish descent. Choinski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 234, achieved in April 2018. Juniors Choinski reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open – Boys' singles. He peaked at No. 17 combined world ranking, compiling a 78–30 match record in singles. Professional career Choinski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 MercedesCup, where he was given a wildcard into the singles event. Ranked No. 457, he reached his second Challenger final at the 2022 Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas being the first qualifier in the history of the tournament to do so. He won his maiden Challenger title defeating Juan Pablo Varillas, moving more than a 150 positions back up close to the top 300 at No. 301 on 10 October 2022. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/svajda-skatov-claim-maiden-atp-challenger-tour-titles He returned to the top 250 on 19 December 2022. Personal life Choinski was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Sousa
João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 28 on 16 May 2016 and a doubles ranking of No. 26 on 13 May 2019. Continuously ranked in the world's top-100 between July 2013 and March 2021, and with four ATP Tour singles titles, Sousa is often regarded as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time. He is nicknamed ''Conquistador'' (Portuguese for "Conqueror") for sharing his birthplace of Guimarães with Afonso I, the country's first king. Sousa is coached by former player Frederico Marques and practices at the BTT Tennis Academy in Barcelona. Sousa began playing tennis at the age of seven. After winning national youth titles, he decided at the age of fifteen to invest in his career by moving to Barcelona. After an unimpressive junior career, Sousa turned professional in 2008 and won his first singles tournament in 2009. He started playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrique Rocha
Henrique Rocha (born April 6, 2004) is a professional tennis player from Portugal. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 167 achieved on 29 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 180 achieved on 6 May 2024. Early career From Maia, by 2018 he was training at the Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor, in Cruz Quebrada. He won Portuguese under-14, and under-16 age-group titles. In July 2020, he became the first tennis player born in 2004 to beat a player ranked in the world top 600 when he defeated Tiago Cação, number 547 in the world, in Figueira da Foz. Career In 2023 he made his ATP main draw debut by winning through qualifying at the 2023 Estoril Open. He defeated higher ranked players Ryan Peniston, and Máté Valkusz to reach the main draw. It was his first ATP tour qualifying event, having never previously even qualified for a Challenger tournament in 12 tries. He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Murcia Open defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili. He bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Fonseca (tennis)
João Fonseca (born 21 August 2006) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Fonseca has a career high ATP singles ranking of 343 achieved on 26 February 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 431 achieved on 26 February 2024. Career 2023: First Brazilian Junior world No. 1, ATP debut Fonseca reached the final of the 2023 Australian Open – Boys' doubles tournament with Alexander Blockx, João Fonseca became the Junior champion of the 2023 US Open - Boys' singles tournament with a victory over Learner Tien in the final. Fonseca was the 2023 world champion of the Junior circuit. At 17 years old, he was the first Brazilian to finish the season as No. 1 in the junior rankings. He made his ATP debut at the 2023 Rio Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw and also appeared in the doubles main draw, entering as lucky losers with Mateus Alves. 2024: First ATP wins & quarterfinal, top 350 & turning pro at 17 years old In January 2024, the 17-yea ... [...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] |
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