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2010 USTA Challenger Of Oklahoma
The 2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tulsa, United States between 13 and 19 September 2010. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of August 30, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * David Martin * Phillip Simmonds * Blake Strode * Mark van Elden The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Ionuț Beleleu * Andrei Dăescu * Oleksandr Nedovyesov * Fritz Wolmarans Champions Singles Bobby Reynolds def. Lester Cook, 6–3, 6–3 Doubles Andrew Anderson / Fritz Wolmarans Fritz Wolmarans (born 7 March 1986) is a former professional South African tennis player. Wolmarans has a career high ATP singles ranking of 198 achieved on 16 May 2011. He also played for the South Africa Davis Cup team. Tennis career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcourt
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] |
Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States through 2012, and he represented Canada starting in 2013. As a 13-year-old, in 2001 Levine won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, and as a 15-year-old he won the USTA boys' 16s doubles championship with his doubles partner. As a 17-year-old, he won the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship. Playing one year of No. 1 singles as a freshman for the University of Florida in 2007, he lost only one match, finishing his career with a 24–1 record. In June 2009, while representing the United States on tour, he scored his most significant victory to date, defeating world No. 24 (and former world No. 1) Marat Safin at Wimbledon. The following month he defeated the second top-50 player of his career, world No. 48 Philipp Petzschner. His most significant achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Dăescu
Andrei Dăescu (born 28 August 1988) is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ITF Men's Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour and current member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On February 27, 2012, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 654 whilst his best doubles ranking was 355 on April 2, 2012. He is coached by Silviu Tănăsoiu and John Roddick and he is also an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr .... Career finals Doubles finals: 3 (1–2) Davis Cup Singles performances (0–1) Doubles performances (0–1) References External links * * * 1988 births Living people University of Oklahoma alumni Romanian male tennis players 21st-century Romanian people Place of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Strode
Blake Strode (born July 9, 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American civil rights lawyer serving as the executive director of ArchCity Defenders (ACD), and is a former professional tennis player. Early life and education Strode grew up in Charlack, Berkeley, and Bridgeton, in North St. Louis County, Missouri, and graduated first in his class at Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights in 2005. He earned degrees in Spanish and economics at the University of Arkansas, where he was an All American tennis player for the Razorbacks. Strode was admitted into Harvard Law School in 2009, which he deferred for three years to pursue his career in tennis. At Harvard, he participated in the student practice organization "Project No One Leaves," reaching out to recently-foreclosed homeowners and informing them of their legal rights. He interned at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's voting section. He graduated in 2015, after several high-profile police brutalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Simmonds
Phillip Simmonds (born May 18, 1986) is a professional tennis player from the United States. Junior career Simmonds had a promising junior career, spending time as the number ranked doubles player on the ITF rankings. He was a member of the United States team that finished runners-up in the 2002 Junior Davis Cup and in the same year won the doubles at the Orange Bowl, with Scott Oudsema. Simmonds and Oudsema would go on to claim the 2003 Australian Open boys' doubles title, the first American male pairing to win the competition. They defeated the Romanian pairing of Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău in the final. In 2003, he also reached the boys' doubles semi-finals at the French Open and Wimbledon, partnering Brian Baker. Professional career Simmonds was given a wildcard into the 2006 US Open main draw, but couldn't get past 25th seed Richard Gasquet in the opening round. He competed in the men's doubles at the US Open three times, in 2004, 2006, and 2007, but fell in the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Martin (tennis)
David Martin (born February 22, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan. Tennis career Before attending Stanford, David was a US Open Boys' Doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate K. J. Hippensteel in 1998. He first teamed up with fellow American Scott Lipsky in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the #2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers. In 2007, Martin and Lipsky qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's doubles tournament, where the pair lost in the third round. He and Lipsky reached the ATP Los Angeles men's doubles final in 2007, where the team lost in straight sets to the top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan. Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 at the SAP Open at HP Pavil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Yani
Michael Yani (born December 31, 1980) is a former American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003. Yani is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and 75 kg (165 lb). He resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. After attending on a tennis scholarship, he graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he won All-America honors in 2002 and 2003, and was a 4-year letterman. He went to high school at Saint Andrews in Boca Raton, Florida. His high singles ranking to date is world No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010. Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009 U.S. Open, but lost both times in the first round in straight sets. At the 2010 French Open, he lost a tight match in the first round against Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko (; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Cook
Lester Cook (born April 24, 1984) is an American former professional tennis player. As a junior, he was top 5 in the country in the 18 and under division, finishing 4th place at the prestigious Kalamazoo Hard Court Nationals and 3rd in the International Grass Court and International Hard Court championships that same year. At 16, he competed in the French Open, U.S. Open, Australian Open, and the Orange Bowl, proudly earning 6 National Sportsmanship awards along the way. A year later Lester entered college at 17 where he pursued a degree in Economics at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. In his 3 years at Texas A&M under the tutelage of Tim Cass, Lester was a 3 time All-American finishing with a career high ITA ranking of No. 6 in singles and No. 1 in doubles with partner Ante Matijevic. After his junior year Lester was one of six players asked to represent the U.S. Collegiate All-star Team in a scrimmage match against the Chinese National team. In 2005, Lester left c ... [...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] |
Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten (born October 15, 1982 in Naples, Florida) is an American professional list of male tennis players, tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in kinesiology. College career Witten had a highly successful college career at the University of Kentucky from 2001 to 2005. His achievements include: *Reached Final of NCAA Championships (2002) *Named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Rookie of the Year (2002) *Named the SEC Rookie of the Year (2002) *Attained (4) first team All-SEC singles selections during his career *The University of Kentucky's first (5) time ITA All-American (4 singles; 1 doubles) *The University of Kentucky's first Southeastern Conference, SEC Men's Tennis Player of the Year Professional career 2001 Upon graduating from Lely High School, Witten was given a wildcard to the USTA Pro Circuit event in Seminole, Florida where he reached the semifinal. 2002 Witten was given a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Kim
Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American retired tennis player. Career He entered the top 100 in 2004, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 63 in March 2005. In 1993, Kim won the USTA National Boys' 16 Indoor Doubles Championship with Michael Russell. Kim lost to Russell in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Singles Championships. He beat Russell in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court Championships, and lost to Russell in the finals of the 1994 Easter Bowl Boys' 16s Championships. In 1995, he lost to Russell in the finals of the USTA National Boys’ 18 Clay Court Championships. Kim reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles with Russell at the 1995 Australian Open Junior Championships. In 1996, he won the doubles title with Russell at the 1996 Asuncion Bowl in Asuncion, Paraguay. At the 1996 USTA National Boys’ 18 Championships, he lost in the doubles final with Russell to Bob and Mike Bryan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage County, Oklahoma, Osage, Rogers County, Oklahoma, Rogers, and Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Wagoner counties. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek people, Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
