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2013 Maserati Challenger
The 2013 Maserati Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took taking place in Meerbusch, Germany, between 10 and 18 August 2013. Entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 5 August 2013 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Pavol Červenák * Filip Horanský * Robin Kern * Alexander Zverev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Miki Janković * Gero Kretschmer * Miliaan Niesten * Alexey Vatutin The following players received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser: * Yannick Mertens Champions Singles * Jan Hájek def. Jesse Huta Galung 6–3, 6–4 Doubles * Rameez Junaid / Frank Moser def. Dustin Brown / Philipp Marx Philipp Marx (; born 3 February 1982) is a German professional tennis player. Marx competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. The French Open uses clay courts, the only Grand Slam tournament to do so. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness. Play Clay courts are considered "slow" because the balls bounce relatively high and lose much of their initial speed when contacting the surface, making it more difficult for a player to deliver an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Mertl
Jan Mertl (born 3 January 1982) is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 July 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163. Mertl made his ATP main draw debut at 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, defeating Yann Marti Yann Marti (born 7 June 1988) is a Swiss tennis player. His highest ranking is World No. 200, which was achieved on 18 August 2014. In September 2014, Yann Marti was called as fifth player and sparring partner for the Davis Cup semifinal Switzer ... to score his first ATP-level win. Challenger finals Singles: 3 (0–3) Doubles: 9 (1–8) References External links * * 1982 births Living people Czech male tennis players Sportspeople from Ústí nad Labem {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Alexey Vatutin
Alexey Vatutin (russian: Алексе́й Дми́триевич Вату́тин; born 27 October 1992) is a Russian tennis player. Vatutin achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of 136 on 2 July 2018. He has won one ATP Challenger singles title and ten ITF singles titles. One of his best results in the ATP World Tour so far was reaching the quarterfinal of Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ... in 2018. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 20 (11-9) Doubles: 1 (0–1) External links * * 1992 births Living people Russian male tennis players Sportspeople from Volgograd {{Russia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gero Kretschmer
Gero Kretschmer (; born 6 May 1985) is a German retired tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, who achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 79 in May 2014. He won his only ATP World Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organi ... title with partner Alexander Satschko as alternates in Quito on 7 February 2015. ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP Challenger Tour finals Doubles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner-ups) Doubles performance timeline References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kretschmer, Gero 1985 births Living people Tennis players from Cologne German male tennis players 21st-century German people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Janković
Miki Janković ( sr, Мики Јанковић, ; born 26 September 1994) is a Serbian 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 ... coach and former professional tennis player. He participated as a doubles player in a Serbian squad that won 2012 World Team Cup. In September 2017, due to recurring hip injuries, Janković decided to retire as a professional player and start a coaching career. Team competition finals: 1 (1–0) References External links * * 1994 births Living people Tennis players from Belgrade Serbian male tennis players Serbian tennis coaches 21st-century Serbian people {{Serbia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Zverev Jr
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu ... [...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] |
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] |
Pavol Červenák
Pavol Červenák (; born 1 July 1987), is a professional tennis player from Slovak Republic. 2012 Pavol Cervenak defeated Tommy Haas Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in May ... in the Stuttgart claycourt tournament at the second round stage.(6–4, 6–4). ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 16 (8–8) Doubles: 7 (3–4) Performance timeline Singles References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervenak, Pavol Slovak male tennis players Tennis players from Bratislava 1987 births Living people ... [...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] |
Ivan Sergeyev
Ivan Sergeyev (born 22 January 1988) is a retired professional Ukrainian 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 ... who reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 147 in August 2010. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 21 (11–10) Doubles: 12 (7–5) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sergeyev, Ivan Ukrainian male tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Sportspeople from Dnipro Living people 1988 births Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
