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2014 Dunlop World Challenge
The 2014 Dunlop World Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000+H for women and $40,000+H for men in prize money respectively. It took place in Toyota, Japan, on 17–23 November 2014. Men's entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 10 November 2014 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sho Katayama * Hiroki Kondo * Arata Onozawa * Yusuke Watanuki The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Mikhail Elgin * Gong Maoxin * Shintaro Imai * Nam Ji-sung The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser: * Hiroyasu Ehara The following player received entry from a protected ranking: * Greg Jones Women's entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 10 November 2014 Other entrants The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Hoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūichi Sugita
is a Japanese tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 9 October 2017. Career Juniors As a junior Sugita compiled a win–loss record of 34–19 (and 26–18 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 73 in the combined world rankings in February 2006. He competed in singles and doubles at the Australian Open in both 2005 and 2006, reaching the singles second round of the latter. 2007–09 Sugita had won eight ITF Futures titles in Japan and Indonesia. From 2009, he started to play mainly in ATP Challenger Tour. Sugita was received wildcard for the 2008 Japan Open to make his first ATP main draw. He finished 2009 as ranked world no.299. 2010 After reaching semifinal in Bernie Challenger, Sugita claimed his first challenger title in Kyoto. He defeated Australian Matthew Ebden in final, and he break him into world top 200 for the first time as ranked no.186. Sugita advanced to final round of qualifying in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyasu Ehara
Hiroyasu (written: 宏保, 浩靖, 浩康, 博恭, 博康, 寛裕 or 仁康) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese prince and admiral *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, member of Tatenokai *, Japanese mime *, Japanese speed skater *Hiroyasu Tamakawa is a Japanese handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the ai ... (born 1995), Japanese handball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese sprinter {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Ji-sung
Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993, in Busan) is a South Korean tennis player. Nam has a career high ATP singles ranking of 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 102 achieved on 3 February 2020. Playing for South Korea 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 ..., Nam has a W/L record of 3–7. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 16 (5–11) Doubles: 62 (33 titles, 29 runners-up) External links * * * 1993 births Living people South Korean male tennis players Sportspeople from Busan Tennis players from Seoul Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea Universiade medalists in tennis FISU World University Games gold medalists for South K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Maoxin
Gong Maoxin (; ; born August 24, 1987), is a professional male 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. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 11 (5–6) Doubles: 73 (42–31) Davis Cup Singles performances (2–2) Doubles performances (7–9) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gong, Maoxin 1987 births Living people Chinese male tennis players Sportspeople from Nanjing Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in tennis Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Tennis players from Jiangsu 21st-century Chinese people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Elgin
Mikhail Nikolayevich Elgin ( rus, Михаил Николаевич Елгин, Yelgin, mʲɪxɐˈiɫ ɪ̯ɪɫˈɡʲin; born 14 October 1981) is a Russian professional tennis player. Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ... 1–6, 4–6. Career finals ATP career finals Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up) Other Finals Futures and Challenger finals Singles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runners-up) Doubles: 95 (62 titles, 33 runners-up) Career statistics Doubles performance timeline External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elgin, Mikhail 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Russian male tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusuke Watanuki
is a Japanese 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. Watanuki has a career high ATP singles ranking of 477 achieved on 29 September 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 520 achieved on 12 June 2017. External links * * 1990 births Living people Japanese male tennis players Sportspeople from Saitama (city) 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arata Onozawa
Arata may refer to : People * Arata (name) * Arata (actor), Japanese actor * Arata (rapper), American rapper Places and jurisdictions * Arata River, a river in Gifu Prefecture, Japan * Curiate Italian for Arathia, a former Ancient city and bishopric in Cappadocia, eastern Anatolia (Asian Turkey), now a Latin Catholic titular see See also * * Aratta Aratta is a land that appears in Sumerian myths surrounding Enmerkar and Lugalbanda, two early and possibly mythical kings of Uruk also mentioned on the Sumerian king list. Role in Sumerian literature Aratta is described as follows in Sumeri ..., land appearing in Sumerian myths surrounding Enmerkar and Lugalbanda, two early and possibly mythical kings of Uruk * Arrata (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Arata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Kondo (tennis)
is a Japanese tennis player. In April 2010, he reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of World No. 179. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Kondo reached as high as No. 23 in the junior world singles rankings in January 2000 (and No. 11 in doubles). That year, he competed in the boys' singles and doubles at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, reaching the third round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles at the latter. Pro tour Kondo has won 3 Challenger events in doubles. At the age of 31, he finally competed at a grand slam event in singles, participating in the qualification rounds at the 2014 Australian Open The 2014 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 13 and 26 January 2014. It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of event .... Doubles finals: 6 (3–3) References External links * * * Official Blog 1982 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Katayama
Sho, Shō or SHO may refer to: Music * ''Shō'' (instrument) (笙), a Japanese wind instrument * ''Kane'' (instrument) (鉦), a Japanese percussion instrument * Sho?, a Dubai rock band People * Shō (given name), including ''Sho'' * Shō (surname) * Sho (wrestler) (born 1989), Japanese wrestler Transportation * Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output) car ** Ford SHO V6 engine ** Ford SHO V8 engine * King Mswati III International Airport (IATA code), Eswatini * Sokcho Airport (former IATA code), South Korea Other uses * ''Sho'' (board game), Tibet * Sho (letter), for the Bactrian language * Shō (unit) (升), a Japanese unit of volume * Shō River, Japan * Regulation SHO * Senior house officer, in hospitals in Ireland * Showtime (TV network) * Shutout, in team games * Station house officer, of a police station in India and Pakistan * VV SHO, a Dutch soccer club * An historical currency of Tibet See also * * Shodō also called is a form of calligraphy, or artistic wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihito Nishioka
is a Japanese tennis player. He has won two ATP Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 36 on 7 November 2022. He is currently the No. 1 Japanese player. Career Junior career As a junior, he compiled a 113–49 win–loss record in singles (and 63–45 in doubles), achieving a combined ranking of No.12 in the world in January 2012. Junior Grand Slam singles results Australian Open: 3R (2013) French Open: 2R (2012, 2013) Wimbledon: 2R (2012, 2013) US Open: SF (2012) 2014 Nishioka qualified for the US Open in his first Grand Slam qualifying appearance, but he was forced to retire in the first round match against Paolo Lorenzi because of illness. The next week, he claimed his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Shanghai by beating Somdev Devvarman in the final. In September, Nishioka earned men's singles gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where he upset top seed Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei in the final. He also became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |