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2016 KPN Bangkok Open II
The 2016 KPN Bangkok Open II was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand between 11 and 17 January 2016. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of January 4, 2016. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Nattan Benjasupawan * Sonchat Ratiwatana * Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul * Kittipong Wachiramanowong The following player received protected ranking entry into the singles main draw: * Roman Safiullin The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Cheong-Eui Kim * Joshua Milton * Maximilian Neuchrist * Frederik Nielsen The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Benjamin Balleret Champions Singles * Mikhail Youzhny def. Adam Pavlásek 6–4, 6–1 Doubles * Wesley Koolhof / Matwé Middelkoop def. Gero Kretschmer / Al ... [...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] |
Maxime Teixeira
Maxime Teixeira (born 18 January 1989) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures circuit, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 154 in March 2012, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of World No. 256 in July 2015. He claimed his first Challenger singles title by winning the 2011 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc in Saint-Brieuc, France. He won against Benoît Paire 6–3, 6–0. He qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament at the 2011 French Open, where he reached the second round before being defeated by third seed Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, in .... ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 14 (5–9) Doubles: 12 (8–4) Perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Satschko
Alexander Satschko (born 12 November 1980) is a German retired tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, who achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 80 in October 2014. He won his first ATP World Tour title with partner 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 ten ... as alternates in Quito on 7 February 2015. ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP Challenger Tour finals Doubles: 28 (12 titles, 16 runner-ups) Doubles performance timeline ''Current till 2017 ATP World Tour'' References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Satschko, Alex 1980 births Living people German male tennis players German people of Ukrainian descent Tennis people from Bavaria 21st-century German people ... [...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] |
Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret (born 15 January 1983) is a professional tennis player from Monaco. His father, Bernard Balleret, is former tennis player, while his cousin Arthur Rinderknech also plays the sport professionally. Balleret is a member of the Monaco Davis Cup team. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Balleret reached as high as No. 19 in the junior world singles rankings (and No. 29 in doubles) in 2001. Pro tour Balleret is best known for his April 2006 fairy tale run to the third round of the Monte Carlo Open, an ATP ATP World Tour Masters 1000, Masters Series. Entering the tournament, he was ranked 351st in the world and had competed only in challenger tournaments and several Davis Cup matches (he played for the Monegasque team in 2004 and 2005 and compiled a modest record of 4 wins and 5 losses). However, on 16 April 2006, he received a Wild card (sports)#Professional tennis, wild card into the qualifying draw of the Monte Carlo Open and won upsets over seeded, far more accompl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankings in April 2013. Nielsen has reached five other doubles finals on tour, winning on two occasions. Nielsen's parents were both tennis players and he picked up the sport at the age of three. Having turned professional in 2001, he began competing on the ITF circuit, winning a singles title every year between 2005 and 2010. He continued to play in ITF and ATP Challenger tournaments, garnering considerable success on the doubles circuit where he won multiple titles during the period. Nielsen made a transition on to the main ATP Tour beginning 2012. He represented Denmark at the Hopman Cup that year, playing a few keenly contested matches against top-ranked opponents including Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish, while also winning in doubles with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Neuchrist
Maximilian Neuchrist (born 22 July 1991) is an Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour who competes on the ATP Challenger and ITF Futures tour level. Neuchrist has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 244 achieved on 30 July 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on 3 March 2014. Neuchrist has reached 27 career singles finals with a record of 13 wins and 14 losses, one at the ATP Challenger and the rest at the ITF Futures level. Additionally, he has reached 60 career doubles finals posting a record of 37 wins and 23 losses, which includes a 2–3 record in ATP Challenger finals. Neuchrist made his ATP Tour debut at the 2012 Vienna Open where he was granted a wild card entry into the main doubles draw alongside compatriot Andreas Haider-Maurer. They were defeated in the first round in three sets by Aljaž Bedene and Grega Žemlja ''7–6(7–5), 3–6, –10'. He reached his maiden final at the 2022 Maia Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Milton
Joshua Milton (born 14 October 1989) is a British tennis coach and former professional player. Based in San Diego, Milton has been the traveling coach of Dan Evans. As a player he was a Welsh number one and represented Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Biography Born in Cardiff, Milton was a student at Stanwell School in Penarth and lived in the village of Rhoose. Tennis career Milton won eight ITF Circuit titles during his career, five in singles and three in doubles. He participated in the singles qualifying draw at the Wimbledon Championships on five occasions, twice reaching the second round. On the ATP Tour he also made several qualifying appearances, including at the 2016 Indian Wells Masters. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Milton had a second round win over Ross Hutchins of England, before falling to number-two seed Peter Luczak at the quarter-finals stage, in three sets. With partner Chris Lewis he was also a quarter-finalist in the doubles. In 2011 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Safiullin
Roman Rishatovich Safiullin; tt-Cyrl, Роман Рәшит улы Сафиуллин, translit=Roman Räşit ulı Safiullin. (born 7 August 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. Safiullin is a junior major champion, having won the 2015 Australian Open over Hong Seong-chan. Safiullin has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 82 achieved on 6 February 2023, and doubles of world No. 239 achieved on 7 February 2022. Career Safiullin was born in Podolsk, Russia, to a Tatar father and Russian mother. On the junior tour, Safiullin has a career high combined ranking of No. 2 achieved on 26 May 2014. His biggest junior title, after his Australian Open title, is the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final. 2020: Maiden Challenger titles in singles and doubles Safiullin claimed his maiden challenger tour titles in singles and doubles with Pavel Kotov in Cherbourg, France in February 2020. 2021: Grand Slam debut He made his Grand Slam debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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