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2014 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2014 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in İzmir, Turkey between 15 and 21 September 2014. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 8, 2014. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Tuna Altuna * Baris Erguden * Cem Ilkel * Efe Yurtaçan The following player entered into the singles main draw as a protected ranking: * Philipp Petzschner The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Victor Baluda * Mikhail Ledovskikh * Yaraslav Shyla * Tucker Vorster Champions Singles * Borna Ćorić def. Malek Jaziri, 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 Doubles * Ken Skupski / Neal Skupski vs. Malek Jaziri / Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–1, 6–4 External linksOfficial Website {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Turk Telecom Izmir Cup Turk T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illya Marchenko
Illya Vasylovych Marchenko ( uk, Ілля Васильович Марченко) (born 8 September 1987) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005 to 2008. His career high in singles is World No. 49 achieved on 26 September 2016 and No. 268 in doubles achieved on 25 August 2014. On the ATP Tour, Marchenko reached the semifinals of Moscow in 2009, the 2010 St. Petersburg Open and Doha in 2016. He is noted for his backhand, which he cites as his best shot. His favorite surface is hard courts. Personal life Illya began playing tennis at age seven. His father Vassili and mother Anna are both engineers. Has one older brother, Igor Marchenko, a manager and former ice skater who took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Growing up, he admired Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer. He has played doubles on the Futures level with fellow Ukrainian Artem Smirnov. He was coached by Orest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2014 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in İzmir, Turkey between 15 and 21 September 2014. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 8, 2014. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Tuna Altuna * Baris Erguden * Cem Ilkel * Efe Yurtaçan The following player entered into the singles main draw as a protected ranking: * Philipp Petzschner The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Victor Baluda * Mikhail Ledovskikh * Yaraslav Shyla * Tucker Vorster Champions Singles * Borna Ćorić def. Malek Jaziri, 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 Doubles * Ken Skupski / Neal Skupski vs. Malek Jaziri / Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–1, 6–4 External linksOfficial Website {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Turk Telecom Izmir Cup Turk T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker Vorster
Tucker Vorster (born 3 September 1988) is a South African tennis player. Vorster has a career high ATP singles ranking of 278 achieved on 14 September 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 258 achieved on 15 August 2016. Playing for South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ... in Davis Cup, Vorster has a W/L record of 2–1. External links * * *Ole Miss profile 1988 births Living people South African male tennis players Sportspeople from Pretoria White South African people {{SouthAfrica-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaraslav Shyla
Yaraslav Iharavich Shyla ( be, Яраслаў Ігаравіч Шыла; russian: Ярослав Игоревич Шило; born 5 March 1993 in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player. Shyla has a career high ATP singles ranking of 306 achieved on 22 June 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 164 achieved on 15 June 2015. Shyla won his first Challenger title of any kind in the doubles event at the 2015 Batman Cup, partnering Aslan Karatsev, defeating 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, th ... and Michael Venus in the final. ITF finals (37-21) Singles (5-6) Doubles (32-15) References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Belarusian male tennis players Tennis players from Minsk 21st-century Belarusian people< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Ledovskikh
Mikhail Ledovskikh (born August 8, 1986) is a professional tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was seven. Currently residing in Sochi, Russia, he is coached by Alec Baranov. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 5 (1–4) References External links * * Mikhail Ledovskikhat ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ... Sportspeople from Almaty Russian male tennis players Russian people of Kazakhstani descent 1986 births Living people {{Russia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Baluda
Victor Mikhaylovich Baluda (russian: Виктор Михайлович Балуда; born 30 September 1992) is a Russian 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 .... In September 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 290 and achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 115 in August 2014. Future and Challenger finals Singles: 12 (6–6) Doubles 18 (9–9) External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baluda, Victor 1992 births Living people Russian male tennis players Tennis players from Moscow Tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade silver medalists for Russia Universiade bronze medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner (born 24 March 1984) is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting forehand and bursts of speed around the court. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, which he achieved in April 2011. Career Juniors As a junior Petzschner reached as high as No. 8 in the world in 2002 (and No. 1 in doubles). He reached the semi-finals of the 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles, 2001 Jr Wimbledon tournament, and won the 2002 French Open#Boys.27 doubles, 2002 French Open Jr doubles event. 2007 In 2007 US Open – Men's singles, 2007 US Open qualifying, he defeated fellow German player Benjamin Becker in the first round, before losing to Tommy Haas in four sets. 2008 In 2008 he qualified for 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, where he fell to Croatian Mario Ančić in the second round. In October, he captured his first ATP title in Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, Vienna, after he won his qualifying round matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efe Yurtaçan
Agencia EFE, S.A. () is a Spanish international news agency, the major multimedia news agency in Spanish language and the world's fourth largest wire service after the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse. EFE was created in 1939 by Ramón Serrano Súñer, then Francoist faction's Interior Minister. Agencia EFE is a news agency that covers all areas of information in the news media of the press, radio, television and Internet. It distributes around three million news per year, thanks to its 3,000 journalists from 60 nationalities, operating 24/7 from more than 180 cities in 120 countries and with four editing tables in three continents: Madrid, Bogotá, Cairo (Arabic), and Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese). Employees in Spain are represented by several labor unions. EFE has about 40 employees in the United States who voted on 29 September 2005 to be represented by the News Media Guild. Workers ratified a first labor contract in December 2006, marking the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cem Ilkel
Cem Sultan (also spelled Djem or Jem) or Sultan Cem or Şehzade Cem (December 22, 1459 – February 25, 1495, ; ota, جم سلطان, Cem sulṭān; tr, Cem Sultan; french: Zizim), was a claimant to the Ottoman throne in the 15th century. Cem was the third son of Sultan Mehmed II and younger half-brother of Sultan Bayezid II, and thus a half-uncle of Sultan Selim I of Ottoman Empire. After being defeated by Bayezid, Cem went in exile in Egypt and Europe, under the protection of the Mamluks, the Knights Hospitaller of St. John on the island of Rhodes, and ultimately the Pope. Early life Cem was born on December 22, 1459, in Edirne. His mother was Çiçek Hatun. In accordance with the custom for an Şehzade (prince) Cem was appointed to a provincial governorship of Kastamonu in 1469. In December 1474, Cem replaced his deceased brother Mustafa as governor of Karaman in Konya. Succession dispute At the death of Mehmed the Conqueror, on May 3, 1481, Bayezid was the governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baris Erguden
Baris can refer to : Places and jurisdictions ; in Turkey * Baris in Hellesponto, Ancient city and bishopric, now a Catholic titular see * Baris in Pisidia, Ancient Lydian city and Roman bishopric, now Isparta and a Catholic titular see ; elsewhere * Baris, Egypt, an oasis in Egypt * Hasmonean Baris, a citadel located in Jerusalem in Hasmonean times Other * Baris (dance) ''Baris'' dance ( ban, ᬩᬭᬶᬲ᭄) is a family of traditional war dances in Bali, Indonesia, accompanied by gamelan, in which dancers depict the feelings of a young warrior prior to battle, glorify the manhood of the triumphant Balinese wa ..., a Balinese dance * ''Baris'' (genus), a true weevil genus * Baris (ship), an ancient Nile boat type * Barış, a Turkish name meaning "Peace" * Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space, a DOS computer game based on the race to put a man on the Moon {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuna Altuna
Tuna Altuna (born 30 January 1989, in Istanbul) is a Turkish tennis player. Altuna has a career high ATP singles ranking of 651 achieved on 9 September 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 355 achieved on 28 December 2015. In February 2016 he entered the doubles main draw of the inaugural ATP Garanti Koza Sofia Open in Sofia, Bulgaria. Alongside Konstantin Kravchuk, they lost in the quarterfinals against Philipp Oswald and Adil Shamasdin. Playing for Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ... in Davis Cup, Altuna has a W/L record of 1–1. ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) References External links * * * 1989 births Living people Turkish male tennis players Sportspeople from Istanbul {{Turkey-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
