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2018 Braga Open
The 2018 Braga Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Braga, Portugal between 7 and 13 May 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 30 April 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Francisco Cabral Francisco Cabral (1529 - 1609) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest and missionary in Japan. Early life Cabral was born in the castle of Covilhā, Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda, Portugal, Diocese of Guarda, Po ... * Tiago Cação * Frederico Ferreira Silva * Fred Gil The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Evan Furness * Germain Gigounon * Jan Šátral * David Vega Hernández Champions Singles * Pedro Sousa def. Casper Ruud 6–0, 3–6, 6–3. Doubles * Sander Arends / Adil Shamasdin def. ... [...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] |
Gleb Sakharov
Gleb Sakharov (born 10 June 1988) is a Soviet-born French tennis player. Sakharov has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 8 January 2018. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 385 achieved on 11 June 2012. Sakharov has won 11 ITF Futures The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ... singles titles and 9 ITF Futures doubles titles. Sakharov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad, where he qualified for the main draw and won his first-round match against Swiss Antoine Bellier. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 31 (11–20) Doubles: 18 (9–9) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakharov, Gleb 1988 births Living people French male tennis players Uzbekistani male tennis players Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Behar
Ariel Behar (; born November 12, 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He specializes in men's doubles and has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Escobar. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 39 achieved on 31 January 2022. He has taken part of the Uruguay Davis Cup team since 2009. Professional career 2012-2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut Since the mid 2010s, Behar competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won 22 doubles titles. Partnering with Aliaksandr Bury, he was a semi-finalist at the 2017 Estoril Open, an ATP 250 tournament. He entered the main draw at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, his first appearance at a Grand Slam. 2018-2022: Three doubles titles, top 50 Partnering with Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar, Behar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Vega Hernández
David Vega Hernández (; born 23 June 1994) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Vega Hernández has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 403 achieved on 21 July 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 32 achieved on 31 October 2022. Professional career 2015: ATP debut in singles Vega Hernández made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Estoril Open in the singles draw, entering as a lucky loser. 2021: First ATP title and Top 100 debut in doubles Hernández won his first ATP doubles title at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag partnering Fernando Romboli. As a result, he made his top 100 debut on 26 July 2021 at World No. 98. 2022: New partnership & Four titles, Major debut & quarterfinal, top 35 In April, Vega Hernández won his second ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Grand Prix Hassan II alongside new partner Rafael Matos. At the 2022 BMW Open he reached his second final with Matos and third overall. At the 2022 French Open on his Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Šátral
Jan Šátral (born 24 July 1990, in Melnik) is a Czech tennis player. Šátral has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 136 achieved on 3 October 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 160 achieved on 21 September 2015. He has won 2 Challengers and 9 ITF singles titles and 2 Challengers and 21 ITF doubles titles. Šátral won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2015 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour in the doubles event partnering Roman Jebavý. In July 2016 he won his maiden singles challenger title at Marburg defeating heavily favoured Marco Trungelliti in straight sets. On his Grand Slam debut in the main draw, he reached the second round of the 2016 US Open as a qualifier where he defeated Mackenzie McDonald in five sets. As a result of this best showing at a Grand Slam he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 136 on 3 October 2016. Personal life In 2019, he married fellow tennis player Denisa Allertová Denisa is a feminine give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germain Gigounon
Germain Gigounon (born 20 April 1989) is a Belgian tennis coach and inactive player. Gigounon has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 191, achieved in July 2015, and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 253, achieved in March 2015. Gigounon has won 9 ITF singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles. Gigounon made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2015 French Open where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Rui Machado, Alexander Kudryavtsev and Alejandro Falla. As of November 2020, Gigounon is coach to David Goffin. He had previously coached Ysaline Bonaventure and Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieved a career-high of world No. .... Career finals Challengers and Futures (14) References External links * * 1989 births Living people Belgian male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Furness
Evan Furness (born 13 August 1998) is a French professional tennis player. Furness has a career high ATP singles ranking of 197, achieved on 2 October 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 513, achieved on 27 May 2019. Furness has won eight ITF singles titles and one challenger single title. Furness made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2018 French Open, where he received a wildcard into the mixed doubles event, partnering Fiona Ferro. Career 2017: First win over Top 100 player In October 2017 he secured his first win over a top 100 player when he beat Marcos Baghdatis at the Eckental Challenger. Furness reached 5 semi-finals on the futures tour in 2017; at Poitiers, Gdynia, Troyes, Riga and Nottingham. 2018: First win on futures tour In March 2018 he won his first tournament on the futures tour. In Faro, he defeated David Guez in the final, winning in straight sets, losing only 2 games in a 6-1 6–1 victory. In April 2018 he reached the semi-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Gil
João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (), is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player, who currently competes in the ITF Men's Circuit. He is ranked no. 432 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as of 10 April 2017. Gil made some Portuguese tennis major breakthroughs during his career. At the 2010 Estoril Open, he was the first Portuguese to reach an ATP Tour final, and in April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of 62 – the highest ever for a Portuguese player until he was surpassed by Rui Machado in September that same year. Gil was the first Portuguese man to reach the third round in a Grand Slam singles event (2012 Australian Open) and the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event ( 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters). He was the first Portuguese to hit one million dollars in career prize money. In 2009, Gil became the second Portuguese player to reach the singles top 100 (after Nuno Marques), and in O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese tennis player who currently plays at ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. In May 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-high of No. 242 in doubles in August 2016. In 2012, Silva became the first Portuguese player to win a Grand Slam title with the win at the US Open junior doubles tournament, teaming with Brit Kyle Edmund. In 2013, he would repeat the feat at the French Open junior doubles with Edmund. He reached a junior high world no. 6 in January 2012. Juniors Silva began his junior career in 2009. In May 2010, he won his first singles and doubles titles in a Grade 4 tournament at Istanbul, Turkey. Silva made his debut at Junior Grand Slams at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the 3rd round. Silva was also the runner-up in the 2012 European Junior Championship (U18 division). Professional career 2010 In 2010, Silva made his ITF Men's Circuit deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiago Cação
Tiago Cação (born 28 February 1998) is a Portuguese tennis player. Cação has a career high ATP singles ranking of 394 achieved on 17 December 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 469 achieved on 1 October 2018. Cação made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Estoril Open in the doubles draw partnering Fred Gil João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (), is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player, who currently competes in the ITF Men's Circuit. He is ranked no. 432 in the world by the Association of Tennis Prof .... Future and Challenger finals Singles: 4 (0–4) References External links * * 1998 births Living people Portuguese male tennis players 21st-century Portuguese people {{Portugal-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Cabral (tennis)
Francisco Cabral (born 8 January 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player. Cabral has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 862 achieved on 5 March 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 45 achieved on 12 September 2022. Career 2021-2022: Record Six Challenger titles in a year, First ATP historic title & Top 100 in doubles Cabral won eight ATP Challenger doubles titles with Nuno Borges, a record doubles of six in 2021, and one with Szymon Walków. In May 2022, he reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal and first ATP final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Borges as a wildcard pair, where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray Jamie Robert Murray, (born 13 February 1986) is a Scottish professional tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles. He is a seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion (five in mixed doubles and two in men's doubles), a Davis Cup win ... and Michael Venus en route. They became the first P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud (born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 12 September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history. He has won nine ATP Tour singles titles, eight of which were on clay courts. Ruud is the first Norwegian man to win an ATP singles title, to reach major finals (at the 2022 French Open and US Open finals), to reach a Masters 1000 final, and to enter the top 20 in the ATP rankings. He also reached the final of the 2022 ATP Finals. In doubles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 133, achieved after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Revered for his professional on-court demeanour, he was awarded the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in 2022. Career Junior tennis Ruud reached the third round of the 2015 French Open boys' singles event, losing to Corentin Denolly. He also reached the third round of the 2015 US Open boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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