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2012 Caloundra International
The 2012 Caloundra International was a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Caloundra, Australia between 6 and 12 February 2012. ATP entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 30 January 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Colin Ebelthite * Adam Feeney * Luke Saville * Andrew Whittington (tennis), Andrew Whittington The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Maverick Banes * Matthew Barton (tennis), Matthew Barton * Nick Lindahl * Nima Roshan Champions Singles Marinko Matosevic def. Greg Jones (tennis), Greg Jones, 6–0, 6–2 Doubles John Peers / John-Patrick Smith def. John Paul Fruttero / Raven Klaasen, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caloundra
Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough railway station, 21 km away, and the Caloundra bus station. Bribie Island North is located across the Pumicestone Passage. Caloundra marks the coastal, northern extent of the Moreton Bay Marine Park. History Caloundra lies within the Aboriginal Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) language region. The name ''Caloundra'' is from the Gubbi Gubbi language ''Cullowundoor'' with ''Kal Owen'' meaning 'beech tree' (''Gmelina leichhardtii'') and ''Dha'' meaning 'place'. Caloundra Head was previously known as Petrie Point and Point Wickham (or Wickham Point). Point Wickham takes its name from John Clements Wickham, who did a hydrographic survey of the northern section of Moreton Bay in 1846 and was later the Government Resident o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Čapkovič
Kamil Čapkovič (; born 2 June 1986) is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... Career Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles. Singles Titles References External links * * 1986 births Living people Slovak male tennis players People from Michalovce Sportspeople from the Košice Region {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Lindahl
Nick Lindahl (born 31 July 1988) is a former Australian tennis player. As a junior, he reached the final of the Boys' Singles at the 2006 Australian Open. He struggled to transition onto the men's circuit, and was later found guilty of match-fixing, for which he was given a seven-year ban. Lindahl reached a career high ATP Tour, ATP singles ranking of world No. 187, achieved on 17 May 2010. He also reached a career high ATP Tour, ATP doubles ranking of world No. 585, achieved on 29 July 2013. Personal life Lindahl was born in Sweden to Swedish parents but they emigrated to Australia when he was only 3 months old. Tennis career Early career Lindahl first gained recognition as a tennis player when he made the Australian Open Boy's Final in 2006. He lost to France, French teenager Alexandre Sidorenko 6–3, 7–6 (7–4). In August 2006, Lindahl won his first official tournament, winning the Futures tennis tournaments, Futures event in Australia F6. He beat fellow Aussie Sadik K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Barton (tennis)
Matthew Barton (born 16 December 1991) is an Australian professional tennis player. He made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2016 Wimbledon Championships reaching the second round. Personal Barton grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He attended St Luke's Grammar School. His girlfriend is Andrea Vargas from Peru. Professional career 2012 Barton won his first ITF Futures title defeating Samuel Groth in the final 7–6(3) 6–3. Barton played the 2013 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries, 2013 Australian Open Wildcard Playoff defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios. 2013 Barton defeated Croatian Ivo Karlović 6–7(0) 7–6(5) 7–6(5) at the Apia International Sydney qualification, Then beat Tatsuma Ito 7–5 6–1. Before losing to Björn Phau of Germany. Barton reached the 2nd round of the Australian Open with John Millman defeating Marinko Matosevic and Daniel Gimeno Traver in the opening round. Befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick Banes
Maverick Banes (born 10 April 1992) is an inactive Australian tennis player. Banes has a career high ATP singles ranking of 216 achieved on 27 August 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 236 achieved on 9 May 2016. Banes has won 1 ATP Challenger 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 ... singles title at the 2018 Gwangju Open. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 17 (8–9) Doubles: 26 (12–14) External links * * 1992 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis people from the Gold Coast 21st-century Australian people {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Whittington (tennis)
Andrew Whittington (born 11 August 1993) is a former Australian professional tennis player. Whittington has now turned to coaching, he will be coaching former doubles partner and current professional Australian tennis player Alex Bolt for the upcoming 2022 summer. He made the world's top 200 in August 2016 following a semi-final run at the 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships. His best performance came by reaching the quarter finals of the 2014 Australian Open with Alex Bolt. In May 2014, Whittington and Bolt won the China International Challenger, which was both players' first Challenger doubles title. He made his singles grand slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after being given a wild card. Career 2010–2012: Career beginnings Whittington made his first singles appearance in April 2010 at the Australian F3 where he lost in round 1 to Brendan Moore. Throughout 2010/11, Whittington played mostly on the ITF circuits across Australia and the USA where he reached two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Saville
Luke Saville (born 1 February 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has had success as a doubles player where he reached his highest ranking of World No. 23 on 8 November 2021. Saville reached the final at the 2020 Australian Open, partnering with fellow Australian Max Purcell. As a junior, Saville enjoyed a successful career in which he won two junior grand slam singles titles at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and 2012 Australian Open respectively. Saville is also a former junior World No. 1 and an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In January 2013, he competed in his first ATP main draw event at the 2013 Australian Open, but has struggled in transitioning from Juniors onto the professional circuit, reaching his highest singles ranking of World No. 152. Personal life Saville was born in Berri, South Australia. He is a keen supporter of the Carlton in the Australian Football League. He has a brother Troy and a sister Katie, who also play club te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Feeney
Adam Feeney (born 7 March 1985) is a professional Australian tennis player. Tennis career Feeney's highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 248, which he reached in September 2007. His career high in doubles was World No. 100, which he reached in April 2008. Adam Feeney was a successful junior, especially at doubles. At the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, Feeney, along with fellow Australian Chris Guccione, made the final of the Boys' Doubles. They lost the final to the Romanian pairing of Horia Tecău and Boys' Singles champion Florin Mergea. Feeney made his first final in a professional tournament in March 2006 in the Australia F4 tournament in Bairnsdale, Victoria. He lost to Konstantinos Economidis in the final. In August 2006 Feeney won his first pro tournament, the USA F21. He defeated South African Kevin Anderson in the final. In September 2006, Feeney won the Australia F9 tournament, winning the final against Miles Armstrong. In July 2007, Feeney won the Great Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Ebelthite
Colin Ebelthite (born 27 November 1984) is a former Australian professional tennis player. Ebelthite's highest ATP singles ranking is World 209, which he reached on 23 June 2008. His career high in doubles was at 98 set at 17 September 2012. The South Australian won three Futures titles including Sorrento (WA), Perth and Wellington. Ebelthite joined the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Pro Tour squad in January. His impressive run saw his ranking rocket to a career high 230, an outstanding feat given only sixteen months before he was ranked No.703 in the world. While qualifying for his grand slam he defeated Australian rising talent Bernard Tomic. Ebelthite competed in the Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ... in 2009 where he was knocked out in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Rieschick
Sebastian Rieschick (born 15 February 1986 in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...) is a German tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 199 (achieved on 15 August 2011). His coach is Peter Pfannkoch. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 15 (8–7) Doubles: 22 (13–9) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rieschick, Sebastian German male tennis players Tennis players from Berlin 1986 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen ( ; born 16 October 1982) is a South African professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in August 2019, and has won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at Masters 1000 level. Klaasen is a two-time Grand Slam finalist, having finished runner-up at the 2014 Australian Open alongside Eric Butorac, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Michael Venus. He was also runner up at the ATP Finals in both 2016 and 2019, partnering Rajeev Ram and Venus respectively. In singles, Klaasen has a career-high ranking of world No. 208, achieved in October 2011. He has represented South Africa in the Davis Cup since 2009, and has a win–loss record of 13–4. He reached his 300th match win at the 2022 Estoril Open with Ben McLachlan defeating Hugo Nys/Jan Zieliński in the round of 16. Significant finals Grand Slam finals Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up) Year-end championships Doubles: 2 (2 runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Mitchell (tennis)
Benjamin "Ben" Mitchell (born 30 November 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player who as of March 2021 is unranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). As a junior, Mitchell enjoyed a successful career in which he reached one junior grand slam singles final at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and reached a ranking of World No. 20. In January 2012, he competed in his first ATP main draw event at the Brisbane International. His last appearance, to date, was at an ITF event in Toowoomba, Australia, in October 2018. Personal life Mitchell is the younger brother of former ''Home and Away'' actor, Luke Mitchell. Mitchell comes from a tennis-loving family and also has two other brothers and one sister. He has a daughter named Zara. In December 2015, Mitchell withdrew from the final round of the 2016 Australian Open Main Draw Wildcard playoff to be present for the birth of his daughter. Mitchell has coached at Brisbane Boys College. Junior career Mitchell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
