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2014 Challenger Ficrea
The 2014 Challenger Ficrea, presentado por ultra was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in León, Mexico between 31 March and 6 April 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Mauricio Astorga * Luis Patiño * Lucas Gómez * Alex Bogomolov Jr. The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Daniel Garza * Kevin King * Marcus Daniell * Purav Raja Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Lucas Gómez / Agustín Velotti * Antonio Ruiz-Rosales / Manuel Sánchez * Daniel Garza / Alejandro Moreno Figueroa Champions Singles * Rajeev Ram def. Samuel Groth, 6–2, 6–2 Doubles * Samuel Groth / Chris Guccione Chris Guccione may refer to: * Chris Gucci ...
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Hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these surfaces are rare now. Tennis Tennis hard courts are made of synthetic/acrylic layers on top of a concrete or asphalt foundation and can vary in color. These courts tend to play medium-fast to fast because there is little energy absorption by the court, as with grass courts but unlike clay courts. The ball tends to bounce high and players are able to apply many types of spin during play. Flat balls are favored on hard courts because of the extremely quick play style. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the sy ...
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Lucas Gómez
Lucas Gómez (; born 11 August 1995) is a Mexican professional tennis player. Gómez has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 463, achieved on 4 April 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 526 achieved on 16 July 2018. Gómez made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he received a wildcard into the singles draw. Playing for Mexico in Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ..., Gómez has a career win–loss ratio of 0–3. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 3 (0–3) Doubles: 9 (3–6) Notes External links * * * 1995 births Living people Mexican male tennis players Sportspeople from Tijuana 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-tennis-bio-stub ...
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March 2014 Sports Events In Mexico
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. Origin The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as la ...
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Torneo Internacional Challenger León
The Torneo Internacional Challenger León (formerly known as Challenger Ficrea, presentado por ultra, Torneo Internacional AGT and Abierto Internacional Leon) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ... Women's Circuit. It is held annually in León, Mexico, since 2003. Past finals Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Torneo Internacional Challenger Leon ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Mexico León, Guanajuato Recurring s ...
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Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak ( ; russian: Артём Юрьевич Ситак, Artyom Sitak; born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand professional tennis player. On 11 August 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of World No. 32 was reached on 10 September 2018, after the US Open. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Sitak, who was also a professional tennis player. Junior years Coached during the 1990s by Santini, as a 13-year-old in 1999, Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Russia as a 13-year-old in 1999. He was defeated by Evgeni Smirnov 6–4, 6–1. The following year he entered the qualifying draw of the same tournament, and defeated future ATP top 50 player Denis Istomin 6–0, 6–1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teimuraz Gabashvili 6–4, 7–5. At the age ...
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Manuel Sánchez (tennis)
Manuel Sánchez Montemayor (; born 5 January 1991) is a tennis player from Mexico. He played in the ATP 500 Mexican Open event and was on the Mexican Davis Cup squad in 2011. References Sources * * Living people 1991 births Mexican male tennis players Sportspeople from San Luis Potosí Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games {{Mexico-tennis-bio-stub ...
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Antonio Ruiz-Rosales
Antonio Ruiz-Rosales (born 18 September 1984) is a Mexican tennis player. Ruiz-Rosales has a career high ATP singles ranking of 652 achieved on 15 December 2008. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 473 achieved on 12 October 2009. Ruiz-Rosales represents Mexico at the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ..., where he has a W/L record of 0–1. External links * * * 1984 births Living people Mexican male tennis players Sportspeople from Monterrey Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players {{Mexico-tennis-bio-stub ...
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Agustín Velotti
Agustín Velotti (; born May 24, 1992) is an Argentine tennis player. Velotti won the 2010 French Open Boys' singles competition after beating his good friend Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5. Previously, he had won different junior tournaments, including B16 of Buenos Aires in 2007, in 2008 the tournaments B18 G5 in Londrina, Argentina, B18 G5 in Montevideo, Uruguay, B16 ''Mondial Paris Cadets Trophee Lagardere'' in Paris, B16 ''Torneo Dell Avenire'' in Milan, B16 of Montecatini, B16 at the ''Copa Argentina de San Miguel'', the B16 ''Copa Indervalle'' in Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ..., and in 2009 the B18 Astrid Bowl in Loverval, Belgium. , he was ranked no. 2 in the ITF Junior Rankings. Futures and Challenger Career Finals Singles: 21 (16–5) Doub ...
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John-Patrick Smith
John-Patrick Tracey "JP" Smith (born 24 January 1989) is an Australian professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He attended the University of Tennessee from 2007 through 2011 where he was a four-time All-American and made it to the college No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. Smith reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 108 on 28 September 2015, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 52 on 11 September 2017. In July 2015, Smith won his maiden ATP Tour match defeating fellow Aussie Bernard Tomic in the first round of the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport. He went on to reach the semifinals. In 2019, he reached the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles alongside fellow Aussie Astra Sharma. College career Knoxville became Smith's home away from home when he enrolled at the University of Tennessee in August 2007. It was on those campus' hardcourts that he became one of the most prolific at ...
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Marcelo Demoliner
Marcelo Fedrizzi Demoliner (born 18 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won his first title at the ATP 250 Antalya Open with Santiago González in June 2018, after having reached six finals at that level. He was runner-up at the ATP 500 Vienna in 2018 and Saint Petersburg in 2020. Alongside Maria José Martinez Sanchez, he was a mixed doubles semifinalist in 2017 Wimbledon Championships and 2018 Australian Open. He reached a career high ranking of world No. 34 in doubles in November 2017. Career 2006: Turned Professional Demoliner turned professional in 2006, playing smaller tournaments (Futures). In 2007, he played his 1st Challenger. At this time, he was considered one of the promises of the sport in Brazil. 2009-2012: First singles Challenger title, new partnership with Souza In 2009, he managed to enter the top 300, and won his first Challenger title, in Blumenau. In 2011, again achieved good results in Blumenau Challenger ...
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Divij Sharan
Divij Sharan (born 2 March 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He specialises in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has won 5 ATP World Tour titles in men's doubles and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2018 Asian Games. Personal and early life Sharan was born in New Delhi. He began playing tennis at the age of seven at a local tennis academy. His favorite surfaces are grass and hard courts. His overall favorite shot is the volley. His idols growing up were Roger Federer, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. He married British tennis player Samantha Murray in July 2019. Junior career Sharan's best junior world doubles ranking was No. 5 in 2003. His best result in Grand Slam junior championships was his semifinal appearance at the 2004 French Open where he partnered with compatriot Tushar Liberhan. Professional career Early years Sharan turned pro in 2004. He found limited success in singles and developed a ...
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Purav Raja
Purav Raja ( ; born 7 December 1985) is an Indian tennis player. He specializes in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has 2 ATP world tour level titles in men's doubles. He represents India in the Davis Cup. Personal and early life Purav Raja grew up in Mumbai and began playing tennis when he was 7 years old. He cites indoor carpet as his preferred surface, with his favourite shot being the drop shot. Raja was educated at Millfield in Somerset. Raja is very active in the Ananda Ashran orphanage and The Fellowship of the Physically Handicapped in Mumbai. He splits his training between Mumbai and Bromley. Professional career Early years Raja turned pro in year 2005. He started with ITF tour finding negligible success in singles but continued to excel in doubles. In year 2007 he started emerging as a doubles specialist as he went on to win 4 ITF titles. He followed his success in year 2008 with four more ITF doubles titles. The same year he reached his first ATP Cha ...
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