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2011 MercedesCup – Singles
Albert Montañés Albert Montañés Roca (; born 26 November 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He first entered the top 100 in 2001. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010 and has won six singles titles and two ... was the defending champion, but lost to compatriot Pablo Andújar in the second round. None of the 8 seeded players reached quarter-finals. Andújar reached the final, where he faced Juan Carlos Ferrero. His 5 years older compatriot defeated him 6–4, 6–0 and claimed the title. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying draw Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers # Bastian Knittel First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier References External links Main drawQualifying draw Stuttgart Singles Singles 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 MercedesCup - Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year became the 21st player to hold the top ranking, which he held for eight weeks. He was runner-up at the 2002 French Open and 2003 US Open and won 16 ATP titles, including 4 Masters 1000 events. He was nicknamed "Mosquito" for his speed and slender physical build. Ferrero retired from professional tennis following the 2012 Valencia Open. Personal life Nicknamed Juanki and "El Mosquito", Ferrero began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Eduardo Ferrero Micó (1943—2022), who often traveled with him. He has two sisters, Ana and Laura and admires the play of former No. 1 Jim Courier. Ferrero's inspiration has been his mother, Rosario, who died of cancer in 1996, when he was 16. In July 2007, he bought an old cottage in Bocairent, south of Valencia, and refurbished it into "Hotel Ferrero", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Eduardovych Stakhovsky ( uk, Сергій Едуардович Стаховський, ; born January 6, 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and played mostly at the Challenger level from 2005 to 2008. His career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles (September 2010) and No. 33 in doubles (June 2011). Stakhovsky won his first career title in March 2008, as a lucky loser ranked no. 209, defeating top seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final, thus becoming the first lucky loser to win a title since Christian Miniussi in 1991. He is the elder brother of tennis player Leonard Stakhovsky. He was coached by Burghard Riehemann. He is well known for beating eight-time winner and defending champion Roger Federer in the second round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, ending the latter's record run of 36 consecutive major quarterfinals. Stakhovsky retired from tennis in January 2022, and following the Russian invasion of Ukr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 event finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2006, as well as winning the deciding match for Czech Republic's Davis Cup winning team in 2012 and again in 2013. In doubles, he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2012 Australian Open, along with Indian partner Leander Paes, defeating the Bryan Brothers in the final. Paes and Štěpánek also won the men's doubles title at the 2013 US Open, defeating Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya in the final. In November 2017, he became a coach of Novak Djokovic and in May 2019, he joined Andre Agassi as part of Grigor Dimitrov's coaching staff. Early life Born in Karviná, Moravia-Silesia, Štěpánek began playing tennis at age three with his father Vlastimil, who was a tennis coach. Štěpá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi (born 25 May 1982) is a Romanian former tennis player. His career high ranking is No. 75, achieved on 17 August 2009. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked No. 269 by the ATP, up from No. 488 at the year's start. In the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, as a qualifier, he beat 14th seed James Blake 7–5, 6–3 in the first round; he then lost to Robin Söderling. He qualified for the 2009 French Open. He lost to Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils (; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in November 2016. His career hig ... in the second round. ATP Challenger Tour singles finals Wins (1) Runners-ups (8) References External links * ... [...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 red clay, upon which he has won eight of his nine ATP singles titles, most notably at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters, as well as having reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 French Open. Together with Simone Bolelli, Fognini won the 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.com'' Early life Fognini was born to Silvana and Fulvio, a businessman, and has a younger sister.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Kern
Robin Kern (; born 3 October 1993) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 350 in October 2013. Career Kern made his ATP World Tour debut in 2011, when he was given a wild card into the main draw of the 2011 MercedesCup. There, he lost in the first round to Fabio Fognini in straight sets. In 2012, Kern was again awarded a wild card into the main draw of the MercedesCup, where he lost to Thomaz Bellucci in the first round. In 2013, he received a wild card into the MercedesCup for the third consecutive time, losing to German qualifier Nils Langer Nils Langer (; born 25 January 1990, in Ludwigsburg) is a German retired tennis player. Langer reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 188, achieved in March 2016. Langer made his ATP main draw debut at the 2009 International G ... 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 in the first round. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (; born 9 October 1990) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 71 in February 2012. Career 2011: Grand Slam and Top 100 debut He reached his first ATP World Tour quarterfinal at the 2011 MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany, where he beat Nikolay Davydenko and Fabio Fognini. He was then awarded a wildcard to the 2011 International German Open where he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero and Davydenko again, before losing to Fernando Verdasco. Stebe finished the year by winning the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals. 2012: First and second Grand Slam wins Stebe recorded his best Grand Slam result, when he got to the second round in the 2012 French Open. He reached the same stage at the 2012 US Open (tennis). At the 2012 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs he won the deciding rubber against former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets. 2013-2014: Injury and hiatus Stebe suffered a hip injury in the Heilbronn Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers Pujol (; ; born 12 April 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 in July 2012, and his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in February 2013. Granollers has won four ATP singles titles and 24 doubles titles, including the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. He has also reached the men's doubles finals at the 2014 French Open, the 2014 and 2019 US Open, and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Personal life Granollers' brother Gerard is also a tennis player, and they have won five Challenger doubles titles together. Career 2006: Breaking top 200 Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in 2006, but lost to Andrei Pavel. In the qualifying rounds, he beat Stéphane Robert, Konstantinos Economidis and Marco Chiudinelli. 2007: Breaking top 150 In 2007, Granollers won the Naples and Rome Challengers for doubles with Flavio Cipolla, and the Maspalomas Challenger for doubles with Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Donskoy
Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, , ɪ̯ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪɪ̯ dɐnˈskoɪ̯; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013, after winning five Challenger events throughout the previous year. Personal life He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin. His favourite surface is hard courts. Career In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round. By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips. Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event. Consequently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Paire
Benoît Paire (; born 8 May 1989) is a French professional tennis player. His best result in a Grand Slam has been reaching the fourth round, which he has achieved on four occasions. He has won three singles titles, at the 2015 Swedish Open, the 2019 Marrakesh Open and the 2019 Lyon Open, and his career-high singles ranking is World No. 18, first achieved in January 2016. He has a career-high ranking of World No. 65 in doubles achieved on 15 November 2021. In 2015, Paire was voted Comeback Player of the Year, rising from world No. 118 ATP singles ranking at year-end 2014 to a then career-high world No. 19 at year-end 2015, after a knee injury had sidelined him for much of 2014. Career 2007–09: Early career In 2007, Paire played his tennis at Futures level, winning one event (the France F10). In 2008, Paire continued to play primarily on the Futures circuit, but made his first appearances in higher-tier tournaments, losing in the qualifying rounds at the Open 13 and the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastian Knittel
Bastian Knittel (; born 8 August 1983) is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T .... He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 157 in February 2011. Challenger finals Singles: 2 (1–1) Doubles: 4 (2–2) References External links * * 1983 births Living people German male tennis players Sportspeople from Stuttgart Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg 20th-century German people 21st-century German people {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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