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2018 Challenger Banque Nationale De Granby
The 2018 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twenty-fifth (ATP) and eighth (ITF) editions of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Granby, Canada, on 23–29 July 2018. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 16 July 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Alexis Galarneau * Pavel Krainik * Samuel Monette * Benjamin Sigouin The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Joris De Loore * Dayne Kelly * Lucas Miedler * Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Takanyi Garanganga * Jacob Grills Women's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 16 July 2018. Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Isabelle Boulais * ... [...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] |
Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger (born 2 April 1987) is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 85, achieved in August 2011. Professional career In 2007, Bachinger qualified for his first ATP tournament, the 2007 BMW Open. Bachinger won in the first round against Andreas Beck 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 before losing to Marcos Baghdatis in the second round 6–7, 2–6, 4–6. In 2008, Bachinger entered the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the BMW Open, the Austrian Open and the If Stockholm Open, losing in the first round in each event. He then played only Challenger level tournaments before qualifying for the 2010 If Stockholm Open, where he reached the second round. Bachinger reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy. He also reached the quarterfinals of Umag the same year, defeating seventh-seeded Martin Kližan en route. In 2013, Bachinger defeated World No. 18 Andreas Seppi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Andreescu
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (; born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world, and is the highest-ranked Canadian in the history of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Andreescu was the champion at the 2019 US Open – Women's singles, US Open and the 2019 Rogers Cup, Canadian Open in 2019, defeating Serena Williams to win both titles. She is the first Canadian tennis player to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles title, and the first to win the Canadian Open in 50 years. She was also the first player to win a major singles title as a teenager since Maria Sharapova in 2006. Andreescu began playing tennis in her parents' home country of Romania before returning to Canada, the country of her birth. She had success as a junior, winning the Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl and two major doubles titles with compatriot Carson Branstine en route to reaching a career-best junior ranking of No. 3 in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Bouzková
Marie Bouzková (, born 21 July 1998) is a Czech professional tennis player. She attained her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 26 on 31 October 2022. On 9 May 2022, she peaked at No. 24 in the WTA doubles rankings. So far, she has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2022 Prague Open, as well as three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. At the tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit, Bouzková has won 12 singles titles and three doubles titles. She won the 2014 US Open girls' singles title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where she lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva. Bouzková rose to prominence following her run to the semifinals at the 2019 Rogers Cup, where she defeated Sloane Stephens, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Simona Halep before falling to Serena Williams; despite losing, she pushed the former world No. 1 to three sets, winning the first set 6–1. She won her maiden WTA tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanyi Garanganga
Takanyi Garanganga (born 6 September 1990) is a professional Zimbabwean tennis player. He was born in Mbare, Zimbabwe, a suburb of Harare, and began playing tennis at the age of 8. He first found success at the age of 14 playing tennis, winning the African Junior Championship at the age of 14. This success sparked the interest of Zimbabwean coach Brian de Villiers, who brought Garanganga to the United States. After a career on the junior circuit and graduating from high school at Keystone National High School in 2008, Garanganga turned down offers to play collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia and the University of Illinois to focus on a professional career. Garanganga has represented Zimbabwe at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 21–21. Career Takanyi Garanganga has primarily spent his time on the Futures circuit, while also playing challengers some ATP World Tour qualifying tournaments. He began playing on the tour in 2008, competing in tournaments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul ( th, วิชยา ตรงเจริญชัยกุล; born 8 April 1995) is a Thai tennis player. Trongcharoenchaikul has a career high ATP singles ranking of 426 achieved on 14 May 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 450 achieved on 14 August 2017. Trongcharoenchaikul has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2016 Wind Energy Holding Bangkok Open. Tour titles Doubles External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trongcharoenchaikul, Wishaya 1995 births Living people Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Southeast Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Miedler
Lucas Miedler (; born 21 June 1996) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of World No. 201 achieved on 15 October 2018 and a doubles ranking of No. 53 achieved 7 November 2022. He has won two doubles titles on the ATP tour with compatriot Alexander Erler both at the home tournaments in Kitzbühel and in Vienna. Junior Career He won the boys' doubles at the 2014 Australian Open where he partnered with Australian Bradley Mousley, defeating the French duo of Quentin Halys and Johan-Sébastien Tatlot 6–3, 7–6(7–3). Professional career 2015: ATP debut In 2015, Miedler made his ATP World Tour main draw debut by qualifying to the first round of the Vienna Open, where he lost in three sets to Latvian Ernests Gulbis. 2021: Maiden ATP doubles title At the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel, he won the doubles title partnering Alexander Erler Alexander Erler (; born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayne Kelly
Dayne Kelly (born 23 July 1990) is an Australian 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 .... On 18 September 2017, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 252. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals Singles: 26 (15-11) Doubles External links * * 1990 births Living people Australian male tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris De Loore
Joris De Loore (born 21 April 1993) is a Belgian tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour circuit. De Loore has a career high ATP singles ranking of 174 achieved on 17 October 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 263, achieved on 24 December 2018. De Loore has won one ATP Challenger and ten ITF singles titles and 12 doubles titles. In January 2023, he won his maiden Challenger in Oeiras becoming the oldest winner at 29 since 2015, when Italian Luca Vanni won his maiden title at 31.https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-challenger-tour-cerundolo-de-loore-titles-january-2023 He then reached the final in the second edition of the Challenger in Oeiras and moved close to 50 positions up to No. 219 on 16 January 2023. De Loore has represented Belgium 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 compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Sigouin
Benjamin Sigouin (born 3 June 1999) is a Canadian tennis player. Sigouin has a career high ATP singles ranking of 543 achieved on 15 July 2019. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 251 achieved on 3 June 2023. Sigouin has won 4 doubles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. Sigouin made his ATP tour main draw debut at the 2023 National Bank Open, where he was granted a wildcard entry into the men's doubles draw alongside compatriot Kelsey Stevenson. The pair lost in the first round to Frenchman Nicolas Mahut and another Canadian Vasek Pospisil 5–7, 4–6. Juniors Sigouin had a fantastic junior career, reaching a career high combined junior ranking of number 4 in the world. He reached the boys' doubles final at the 2016 US Open alongside fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime before losing to Juan Carlos Aguilar and Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 6–7(4–7). In October 2015, Sigouin and fellow Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov captured the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Galarneau
Alexis Galarneau (born 2 March 1999) is a Canadian tennis player. Galarneau has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of world No. 204, achieved on November 21, 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 362, achieved on October 3, 2022. College career Galarneau played college tennis at North Carolina State University. Professional career 2021-22: ATP, Masters & top 250 debuts, Davis Cup champion Galarneau made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2021 National Bank Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with partner Félix Auger-Aliassime. He made his singles debut the following year in 2022, when he lost to 15th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov ( bg, Григор Димитров, ; born 16 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on ... in the first round. As a result, he made his top 250 debut a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Krueger
Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American tennis player. Krueger has a career-high singles ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) of world No. 135, achieved on 18 July 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 173, achieved on 27 April 2015. Professional career Krueger received a wildcard into the 2012 US Open mixed doubles event, where he partnered fellow American Samantha Crawford, but lost in the first round. He made his ATP Tour main-draw debut and recorded first win when he qualified and defeated Benoît Paire for a first of two wins of his career at the 2017 Western & Southern Open and the 2018 BNP Paribas Open. He made his Grand Slam debut when he qualified into the main draw of the 2018 US Open. At the 2019 Australian Open, Krueger qualified for the first time at this major but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in the first round. His first Grand slam win was at the 2020 US Open where he defeated Pedro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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