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Alexander Blockx
Alexander Blockx (born 8 April 2005) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career high junior tennis ranking of three in both singles and doubles, both achieved on 30 January 2023. He made his 2022 ATP Tour, ATP Tour debut at the European Open (tennis), European Open, held at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium in October 2022. In January 2023, he won the 2023 Australian Open in the 2023 Australian Open – Boys' singles, boys singles. He also reached the final in the 2023 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, 2023 boys doubles. Early life Blockx is from Antwerp in Belgium. He has trained since childhood with Philippe Cassiers at his Forest Hills tennis academy in Belgium. Career 2022 In 2022, Blockx reached the third round and then quarter-finals of the junior events at 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the 2022 US Open (tennis), US Open, respectively. Shortly after the US Open, Blockx and sometime junior doubles partner Gilles-Arnaud Bailly were invited to train with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles-Arnaud Bailly
Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (born 19 September 2005) is a Belgian tennis player. Bailly has a career high ATP singles ranking of 468 achieved on 13 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1723 achieved on 27 February 2023. He has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 28 November 2022 and ended the 2022 season as No. 1, winning the ITF Junior World Champion title. Career Bailly was a runner-up at the 2022 French Open and the 2022 US Open in the boys' singles competition. 2022: ATP debut He made his debut at the 2022 European Open in Antwerp where he received a wildcard for the main draw competition. He lost in the first round to David Goffin despite playing for more than three hours and winning the second set. 2023 He received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the Antwerp Open The Antwerp Open is a darts tournament that has been held annually since 1988. List of winners Men's Women's Tournament records * Most wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Park
Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Since 1988 Australian Bicentenary, Australia's bicentenary, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament played annually in January. The park has multiple venues where the Australian Open matches take place. Rod Laver Arena is the largest venue with a capacity of 15,000, while John Cain Arena seats 10,500 and Margaret Court Arena 7,500. The three venues feature retractable roofs, allowing events to be played indoors or outdoors. Besides, there is the Show Court 3 and 1573 Arena which both have a 3,000 seating capacity, and the new 5000-seat Kia Arena (opened in 2022). In total there are 35 outdoor Greenset tennis courts at Melbourne Park. Melbourne Park is owned by Melbourne & Olympic Parks, which also runs the adjacent Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. The Yarra Park section of the Sports and Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 French Open – Boys' Singles ...
Bjorn Fratangelo was the defending champion, but was not eligible to participate. Kimmer Coppejans won this event, defeating 5th-seed Filip Peliwo 6–1, 6–4 in the final. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 ReferencesMain Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:French Open - Boys' Singles,2012 Boys' Singles 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmer Coppejans
Kimmer Coppejans (born 7 February 1994) is a Belgian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 97, achieved in June 2015. He was the Junior Champion at the 2012 French Open, defeating Filip Peliwo Filip Peliwo ( , ; born January 30, 1994) is a Canadian-born Polish professional tennis player. Peliwo became the first Canadian male and second Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam in singles at any level with his 2012 Wimbledon boys' title win. T ... of Canada 6–1, 6–4 in the final. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 24 (12–12) Doubles: 7 (1–6) Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 title) Performance timeline Singles External links * * 1994 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Ostend Flemish sportspeople French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 21st-century Belgian people {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Williams
Cooper Williams (born June 17, 2005) is an American tennis player. Williams has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 965 on June 12, 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 516 on June 12, 2023. Williams is currently ranked No. 4 ITF. He won the Boys' doubles alongside compatriot Learner Tien at the 2023 Australian Open in January 2023. Early life Born and raised in New York City, Williams attended St. Bernard's School on the Upper East Side from Kindergarten to seventh grade. He graduated from Dwight School Global in June 2023. Williams relocated to Boca Raton, Florida during the Covid pandemic, where he works with fitness coach, Richard Woodruff. Career Alongside partner Learner Tien, Williams won the junior Australian Open doubles in January 2023, defeating Alexander Blockx and João Fonseca in the final 6–4, 6–4. College Williams plays college tennis at Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learner Tien
Learner Tien (born December 2, 2005) is an American tennis player. Tien has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 526 achieved on November 6, 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 963 achieved on July 17, 2023. Early life Tien was born in Irvine, California to Vietnamese parents. His first name, Learner, is inspired by his mother's profession - a math teacher. His sister is named Justice after his father's profession - an attorney. Tien started playing tennis as an infant, and won his first tournament at the Racquet Club of Irvine at the age of 5. Junior Career Tien had a very successful career as a junior, compiling a 76-23 win-loss record and reaching two junior Grand Slam finals, at the 2023 Australian Open and the 2023 US Open, culminating with a ranking of world no. 4 in singles. He also reached the world no. 4 ranking in doubles, compiling a 36-18 win-loss record and winning the 2023 Australian Open, partnering with Cooper Williams. Junior Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Fonseca
João Francisco Fonseca dos Santos (born 19 February 1948), known as Fonseca, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Honours Benfica *Primeira Divisão: 1970–71, 1971–72 *Taça de Portugal: 1969–70, 1971–72 Varzim *Segunda Divisão: 1975–76 Porto *Primeira Divisão: 1977–78, 1978–79 *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ... External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fonseca, Joao 1948 births Living people Footballers from Matosinhos Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Leixões S.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers Varzim S.C. players FC Porto players F.C. Famalicão players G.D. Chaves players Segunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans (; born 14 January 1988) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 84 in singles, achieved on 28 September 2015, and world No. 128 in doubles, achieved on 1 October 2012. Bemelmans competed mainly in the Challenger tour circuit. Tennis career 2006–2009: Turned Pro Bemelmans won his first Futures event in Espelkamp, Germany in July 2007. His best performance to date was in winning the Volkswagen Challenger event in Wolfsburg in March 2009, winning three matches in qualifying before going on to beat Stefano Galvani of Italy in the final. He won this tournament again in 2011. 2010–2014: ATP and Grand Slam debut, Hopman Cup finalist In February 2010 Bemelmans succeeded in qualifying for his first ATP level event, the Zagreb Indoors tournament. However he lost in the first round to Alexandre Sidorenko of France in three sets. In June 2010, he entered the main draw of the 2010 Gerry Weber Open in Halle as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 European Open – Doubles
Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matwé Middelkoop in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 0–5to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 European Open. Nicolas Mahut and Fabrice Martin were the reigning champions, but Martin chose to compete in Naples instead. Mahut partnered Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin (; born 28 November 1983) is a French professional tennis player who primarily specialises in doubles. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 French Open, winning the men's doubles partnering Julien Benneteau, a ..., but lost in the semifinals to Griekspoor and van de Zandschulp. Seeds Draw Draw References External links Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2022 European Open - Doubles European Open - Doubles 2022 Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Stricker
Dominic Stephan Stricker (born 16 August 2002) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 111 achieved on 7 November 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 27 June 2022. On the junior tour, he had a career high junior ranking of No. 8, achieved on 3 February 2020. Junior career Stricker won the 2020 French Open boys' singles title, defeating compatriot Leandro Riedi in the final. He also won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title, partnering Flavio Cobolli. Professional career 2021: Maiden ATP doubles title, ATP & Top 250 debut in singles, Top 200 in doubles In March, ranked No. 874 in the world, he received a wild card entry into the 2021 BSI Challenger Lugano, Switzerland. He won the tournament, defeating Vitaliy Sachko in straight sets in the final. He became the 3rd youngest Swiss player after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka to win an ATP Challenger title. Following this successful run, he made his top 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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