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2011 American Express – TED Open
The 2011 American Express – TED open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey between 12 and 18 September 2011. ATP entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Haluk Akkoyun * Filip Horanský * Philipp Kohlschreiber * Efe Yurtacan The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: * Evgeny Kirillov The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Teodor-Dacian Crăciun * Dimitar Kutrovsky * Mikhail Ledovskikh (Lucky loser) * James McGee * Simon Stadler Champions Singles Denis Istomin def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 Doubles Carsten Ball / Andre Begemann def. Grégoire Burquier / Yannick Mertens Yannick Mertens (born 25 June 1987) is a professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin (; born 28 November 1983) is a French professional tennis player who primarily specialises in doubles. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 French Open, winning the men's doubles partnering Julien Benneteau, and also finished runner-up at the Wimbledon Championships in both 2016 and 2019, alongside Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut respectively. Roger-Vasselin reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6 in November 2014, and has won 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2015 Cincinnati Masters with Daniel Nestor. In singles, his highest ranking was world No. 35, achieved in February 2014, and he finished runner-up at the 2013 Delray Beach Open and 2014 Chennai Open. Roger-Vasselin's best Grand Slam result in singles was reaching the third round at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships in 2007, and the 2014 Australian Open. He is the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin. Career 2007 At the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Mertens
Yannick Mertens (born 25 June 1987) is a professional tennis player from Belgium who mainly has played on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 27 July 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 179, and his highest doubles ranking of 363 was reached on 19 September 2011. Personal life He was born in Anderlecht and currently resides in Ternat Ternat (; also french: Ternath, link=no) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages of Sint-Katherina-Lombeek, Ternat proper and Wambeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. .... His favorite surface is clay, and he is coached by his father Kris Mertens. Future and Challenger finals Singles: 53 (28–25) References External linksOfficial website* * 1987 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Flemish sportspeople People from Anderlecht Sportspeople from Brussels 21st-century Belgian people {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Stadler
Simon Stadler (; born 20 July 1983 in Heidelberg, West Germany) is a German retired professional left-handed tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 52 in February 2014. Juniors career Stadler reached a career-high of No. 8 in singles in February 2001 and No. 14 in doubles in January 2001. Professional career 2008 After a slow start to the year, Stadler reached Challenger semifinals two weeks in a row in Cremona and Athens to reach his career-high ranking of No. 164 in April. He reached another semifinal in Telde in May. In June, Stadler qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, beating British junior No. 949 Daniel Cox (a week after Cox knocked off No. 67 Thomaz Bellucci), No. 248 Rainer Eitzinger and No. 270 Nicolás Todero. He took this form into the main singles draw, where he faced the 18th seed Ivo Karlović from Croatia and beat him in four sets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McGee (tennis)
James McGee (born 10 June 1987) is an Irish former professional tennis player. He was born in Castleknock, Ireland. He attended Belvedere College in Dublin, Co. Dublin. Personal life McGee was born to Kieran and Marie McGee. He started playing tennis at the age of seven at Castleknock. He won his school's tennis championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and was also awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Year in Ireland in 2003. He was educated at Belvedere College in Dublin and then obtained a major in Psychology from North Carolina State University in 2008. Career McGee has spent most of his career on the Futures and Challenger circuits. As of 9 June 2014, he has played in 10 Davis Cup ties for Ireland with a record of 13 wins and 8 losses (9–5 in singles & 4–3 in doubles). 2014 McGee had finished 2013 in good form and continued this into 2014, reaching the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa, equalling his best performance at a challenger. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Ledovskikh
Mikhail Ledovskikh (born August 8, 1986) is a professional tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was seven. Currently residing in Sochi, Russia, he is coached by Alec Baranov. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 5 (1–4) References External links * * Mikhail Ledovskikhat ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ... Sportspeople from Almaty Russian male tennis players Russian people of Kazakhstani descent 1986 births Living people {{Russia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky ( bg, Димитър Кутровски; born 27 August 1987) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 18 May 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 293 whilst his best doubles ranking was 234 on 10 August 2015. As a junior, he played for CSKA. In 2003 he was №28 in the rankings of the European Tennis Association for boys under 16 years old. In 2005 he reached №69 in the ITF's rankings for boys under 18 years old. He is also a doubles champion from the Indoor national championships in 2008, where he was partnering with Martin Shishkov. He graduated his secondary education in the sport school "General Vladimir Stoychev" in Sofia. After that he also finished his higher education in the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for the American College championships (NCAA). With his 230 wins in singles and doubles, he became the best tennis player in the history of the university. From 2008 to 2010 he was a three-times winner of the annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun (born June 6, 1980) is a Romanian 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. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 218 in March 2007. Crăciun plays with both one-handed and two-handed backhands depending on the shot. He usually rallies with two hands and hits angles/passing shots with one hand. ATP Challenger Tour finals Singles finals: 1 (0–1) Doubles finals: 4 (1–3) References External links * * 1980 births Living people Romanian male tennis players 21st-century Romanian people {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Kirillov
Evgeny Kirillov (born 14 July 1987) is a Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ... professional tennis player. On July 26, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 206. ATP tournaments finals Titles (7) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirillov, Evgeny 1987 births Living people People from Mytishchi Russian male tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade silver medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Horanský
Filip Horanský (; born 7 January 1993) is a tennis player from Slovakia. Junior career Filip, with partner Jiří Veselý, won the 2011 Boys Doubles Australian Open. He also won the bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, partnering Jozef Kovalík. Professional career 2018 At 2018 Lyon Open, Horanský qualified for the first time into the main draw of an ATP event and he also earned his first win at this level, defeating João Sousa. In second round, he lost to Dušan Lajović in straight sets. Horanský then qualified into the main draw in Antalya la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 07xxx , area_code = (+90) 242 , registration_plate = 07 , blank_name = Licence plate ..., where he lost again to Lajović. Grand Slam singles performance timeline Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 25 (12 titles, 13 runner-ups) Doubles: 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haluk Akkoyun
Haluk is a Turkish given name for males. People named Haluk include: Given name * Haluk Akakçe (born 1970), Turkish artist * Haluk Bayraktar (born 1978), Turkish engineer * Haluk Bilginer (born 1954), Turkish actor * Haluk Dinçer (born 1962), Turkish businessman * Haluk Kırcı, Turkish criminal * Haluk Koç (born 1954), Turkish politician * Haluk Kurosman, Turkish music producer * Haluk Levent (born 1968), Turkish musician * Haluk Pekşen (1961–2022), Turkish lawyer, businessman and politician * Haluk Piyes (born 1975), Turkish-German actor * Haluk Yıldırım (born 1972), Turkish basketball player Middle name * Halit Haluk Babacan (born 1966), Turkish sailor * Şükrü Halûk Akalın (born 1956), Turkish academic *Ümit Haluk Bayülken Ümit Haluk Bayülken (7 July 1921 – 26 April 2007) was a Turkish diplomat, ambassador, politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defense of Turkey. Personal life Ümit Haluk Bayülken was born in İstanbul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili ( rus, Теймураз Бесикович Габашвили, , tɛɪ̯mʊˈraz ɡəbɐˈʂvʲilʲɪ; born 23 May 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 43 achieved on 1 February 2016. He has reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open. On 18 November 2021, Gabashvili was banned from competition for 20 months after testing positive for furosemide. Tennis career 2001–2002: Juniors As a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win–loss record of 38–34 (47–29 in doubles) and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings (and no. 40 in doubles) in January 2002. Junior Slam results: Australian Open: 3R (2002) French Open: 1R (2001, 2002) Wimbledon: 1R (2002) US Open: 2R (2001) 2003–2006: ATP debut Gabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France. 2007–2009 At Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
