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2012 Strabag Prague Open
The 2012 CNGvitall Prague Open, known also as 2012 CNGvitall Prague Open by Noncore for sponsorship reasons, was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 7 and 13 May 2012. ATP entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of April 30, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Jan Blecha * Mate Pavić * Jiří Veselý The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: * Matteo Marrai * Dušan Lojda The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Martin Fischer * Miloslav Mečíř * Dominik Meffert * Kevin Krawietz The following player received entry from a Lucky loser spot: * Axel Michon Champions Men's singles * Horacio Zeballos def. Martin Kližan, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6). Men's doubles * Lukáš Rosol / Horacio Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mate Pavić
Mate Pavić (; born 4 July 1993) is a Croatian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Grand Slam champion, having won three titles in men's doubles: the 2018 Australian Open with Oliver Marach, the 2020 US Open with Bruno Soares, and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships with Nikola Mektić. Pavić also won mixed doubles titles at the 2016 US Open with Laura Siegemund, and the 2018 Australian Open with Gabriela Dabrowski. He finished runner-up at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, the 2018 French Open and the 2020 French Open in men's doubles, and at the 2018 and 2019 French Opens in mixed doubles. Pavić has won 32 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including five at Masters 1000 level. In May 2018, he became world No. 1 in doubles, making him the 52nd player history to hold the top ranking. He was the youngest doubles No. 1 since Todd Woodbridge in 1996, and the first player from Croatia, male or female, to be world No. 1 in singles or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Tournaments In The Czech Republic
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court Tennis Tournaments
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay particles, but become hard, brittle and non–plastic upon drying or firing. Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impurities, such as a reddish or brownish colour from small amounts of iron oxide. Clay is the oldest known ceramic material. Prehistoric humans discovered the useful properties of clay and used it for making pottery. Some of the earliest pottery shards have been dated to around 14,000 BC, and clay tablets were the first known writing medium. Clay is used in many modern industrial processes, such as paper making, cement production, and chemical filtering. Between one-half and two-thirds of the world's population live or work in buildings made with clay, often ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 2012 Sports Events In Europe
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September. May (in Latin, ''Maius'') was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the ''maiores,'' Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the ''iuniores,'' or "young people" (''Fasti VI.88''). Eta Aquariids meteor shower appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2012 ITF Women's Circuit was the 2012 edition of the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. The ITF Women's Circuit is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The 2012 season consisted of 484 events in 63 countries with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000. Schedule January–March April–June July–September October–December Statistical information To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after the end of the week. Key Titles won by player As of December 31. * Diana Buzean (previously known as Diana Enache) Titles won by nation As of December 31. * Johanna Konta started representing Great Britain in June, she won one title while representing Australia. * Yulia Putintseva started representing Kazakhstan in June, she won two titles while representing Russia. * Julia Moriarty started representing Australia in August, she won one title while representing Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Zelenay
Igor Zelenay (; born 10 February 1982) is a Slovak professional tennis player. He is a doubles specialist who has won 1 ATP Tour title and finished runner-up at 4 other ATP 250 tournaments. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 50 in July 2009. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 279, achieved in August 2005. Career Zelenay reached his first ATP doubles final at the 2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, where he and his partner Philipp Marx lost in straight sets to the Bryan brothers The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are retired American professional doubles tennis players and the most successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being the elder by two minutes. .... ATP career finals Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 7 (2–5) Doubles: 96 (60–36) Doubles performance timeline References External links * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Krawietz
Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both 2019 and 2020 alongside compatriot Andreas Mies. The pair were also semifinalists at the 2019 US Open. Krawietz reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 French Open, partnering Květa Peschke and Nicole Melichar-Martinez respectively, and has qualified for the ATP Finals on three occasions. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in November 2019, and has won eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at ATP Tour 500 level. In singles, Krawietz reached his highest ranking of world No. 211 in December 2018. He has represented Germany in the Davis Cup since 2019, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in both men's and mixed doubles. Junior career Krawietz won one junior Grand Slam title, the 2009 Wimbledon Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Meffert
Dominik Meffert (born 9 April 1981) is a German professional tennis player. He qualified for the 2007 US Open, his only Grand Slam singles competition, but lost in the first round. He recorded a first round victory over 2003 French Open Champion 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 h ... at the 2010 Gerry Weber Open. Titles Singles (5) Doubles (8) External links Official website* * 1981 births Living people People from Mayen German male tennis players Sportspeople from Rhineland-Palatinate 21st-century German people {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloslav Mečíř Jr
Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mil-'', "merciful" or "dear", and ''-slav'' ''glory''. Name variants * feminine form: Miloslava * diminutive form: Miloš * Polish: Miłosław/Miłosława * Czech feminine: Miloslava Name Days *Czech: ''18 December'' *Slovak: ''3 July'' Men * Miloslav Fleischmann, Czechoslovak hockey player * Miloslav Gureň, Czech hockey player * Miloslav Hamr, Czech world champion tennis player * Michal Miloslav Hodža, Slovak national revivalist * Miloslav Hořava, Czech hockey player * Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak * Miloslav Ištvan, Czech composer * Miloslav Kabeláč, Czech composer and conductor * Miloslav Konopka, Slovak hammer thrower * Miloslav Kousal, Czech footballer * Miloslav Mečíř Miloslav Mečíř (; born 19 May 1964) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games, representing Czechoslovakia, and contested two major singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer (; born 21 July 1986) is an Austrian retired professional tennis player 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 cove .... His career-high ranking was no. 117 achieved on 11 October 2010. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 20 (12–8) Doubles: 46 (30–16) External links Official Page* * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Martin Austrian male tennis players People from Dornbirn 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Vorarlberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Lojda
Dušan Lojda (born 8 March 1988) is a Czech 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, currently inactive. He was the 2006 US Open – Boys' singles champion for tennis. He broke into the top 300 in May 2007 but fell out after a week. He reached his career-high ranking of #161 on 26 July 2010. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals Singles: 29 (19–10) Doubles: 6 (2–4) Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 title) References External links * * 1988 births Living people People from Ivančice Czech male tennis players US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
