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Adriano Ferreira
Adriano Ferreira (born March 16, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Titles (8) Singles (2) Doubles (6) Runners-up (5) Singles (1) Doubles (4) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira, Adriano 1974 births Living people People from Bebedouro Brazilian male tennis players Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebedouro
Bebedouro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 77,555 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The distance from São Paulo city is about 390 km. The foundation of the city took place on May 3, 1884. The name comes from a stream used by cowboys in the 19th century for stopping and taking water. The city grew because of coffee, and, today, it is famous because of orange cultivation and orange juice factories. The municipality contains 3 districts: Bebedouro (the main district), Botafogo (2,000 inhabitants) and TurvÃnea (1,000 inhabitants). There are two more villages: Andes (500 inhabitants) and Areias (less than 50 inhabitants). Andes is considered as an urban area, although it is not officially a district. There is another locality known historically because in the past it was a train station between Bebedouro and Botafogo: Mirante de São Paulo. In Bebedouro, there are 3 hospitals, 13 health centers, several shop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiano Testa
Cristiano Testa (born 23 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He is also known as Testinha. Biography Testa, a left-handed player, represented Brazil's Junior Davis Cup team in 1989. Turning professional in 1993, Testa competed mostly on tour as a doubles specialist. His best performance came at the 1996 Colombia Open where he made the semi-finals with Diego del RÃo. He made a total of 11 Challenger doubles finals, for three titles, in MedellÃn, Eisenach and Santiago. In 2000 he reached his highest doubles ranking of 109 in the world and earned a spot in the main draw of the 2000 Australian Open. He and partner Fernando Meligeni were beaten in the first round by eventual finalists Wayne Black and Andrew Kratzmann. He now works as a junior tennis coach in Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a former Croatian professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint tallest ranked tennis player in history, along with Reilly Opelka. He has won eight ATP singles titles between 2007 and 2016. He is a serve-and-volleyer and officially held the record for the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h (156 mph), before being surpassed unofficially by Samuel Groth in 2012, and officially by John Isner in 2016. In his prime, he was considered one of the best servers on tour, and held the all-time record for career aces with 13,728 (not including Davis Cup) before the record was broken by John Isner on July 1 2022. This makes him one of only five players in history to surpass 10,000 aces. His height enables him to serve with high speed and unique trajectory. Junior career Karlović played his first junior match in April 1995 at the age of 16 at a grade 3 tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Hernández (tennis)
Alejandro Hernández Julia (; born October 1, 1977) is a tennis player from Mexico. Career Hernández turned professional in 1995. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., where he was defeated in the first round. Hernández reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on February 24, 1997, when he became the 125th best player in the world. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 17 (8–9) Doubles: 31 (18–13) Performance timeline Singles External links * * * * 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Tijuana Mexican male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Mexico Tennis players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Melo
Daniel Melo (born July 4, 1977, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He is the older brother of Marcelo Melo, also a tennis player. Melo has won one ATP Tour title, 2001 Brasil Open doubles title when, together with Enzo Artoni, he defeated Gastón Etlis and Brent Haygarth Brent Haygarth (born 27 December 1967) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player use ... in the final 6–3, 1–6, 7–6. Career titles Doubles (1) References External links * * 1977 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Brazil {{Brazil-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas and one of the first planned cities in the world, having been established during the Renaissance period. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construction of the city followed the uneven topography, initially with the formation of two leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Dier
Dirk Dier (born 16 February 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. Career Dier, an under 12s and 14s national champion, was a semi finalist in the Orange Bowl. In 1990, he defeated Leander Paes to win the boys' singles event in the Australian Open and also finished runner-up in the juniors at Queen's that year. He appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost in the opening round to countryman Michael Stich. His other two Grand Slam appearances came in 1996. The German exited in the first round of the 1996 French Open, to Félix Mantilla in four sets, but reached the second round in the US Open, with a win over Chuck Adams. He then faced second seed Thomas Muster, who beat him in straight sets. Dier made just one quarter-final during his career on the ATP Tour, which was in the 1996 Bermuda Open. En route he defeated two top 100 players, Michael Joyce and Nicolás Lapentti Nico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karsten Braasch
Karsten Braasch (born 14 July 1967) is a German former professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 38, which he reached in June 1994. His career-high in doubles was World No. 36, achieved in November 1997. He won six ATP doubles titles and made one ATP singles final in 1994. He was well-noted for his service motion and his habit of smoking during changeovers. Career Juniors As a junior, Braasch only played one tournament which was 1985 Junior Wimbledon. He reached the second round before losing to 9th seed Brett Custer in straight sets. Pro career Braasch turned pro in 1987 but his first ATP ranking dates back to 1986. He played solely on the ATP Challenger Tour for the beginning of his career with moderate results. He made his ATP main draw debut in 1989 at the BMW Open after qualifying for the main draw where he lost in the first round to Andrei Cherkasov in straight sets. He recorded his first ATP main draw win two months later in his second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Ruah
Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994. His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Claire assists her husband in medical supplies. He and his doubles partner Yohny Romero won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Ruah participated in 19 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ... from 1989 to 2000, posting a 17–17 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles. In July 2019, he becomes captain of the Davis Cup. Doubles titles References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruah, Maurice Tennis players from Caracas Venezuelan male tennis players Living people 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimy Szymanski
Jimy Szymanski Ottaviano (born September 15, 1975, in Caracas) is a former tennis player from Venezuela. He reached his highest junior world ranking of no. 1 in the world in summer 1993. He reached finals in Wimbledon Juniors 1993 and won the Italian Junior world championship in Bonfiglio Milano in 1993. He won the Junior Orange Bowl in doubles in 1993 and finished no. 3 in the juniors world ranking in 1993. He turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest singles ATP ranking on November 15, 1999, at no. 160. He played in the ATP tour for more than 10 years and had wins over Fernando González, Nicolás Lapentti, James Blake, Félix Mantilla, Olivier Rochus, Goran Ivanišević, Nicolás Pereira, Horst Skoff, Nuno Marques, Franco Squillari, Jaime Oncins, and Sébastien Lareau. Szymanski represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney. As a coach, he worked with Milagros Sequera, Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Ortiz (tennis)
Óscar Ortiz (born May 9, 1973, in Mexico City) is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1991. The left-hander represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ..., where he was defeated in the second round. Ortiz reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 29, 1995, when he became the number 141 of the world and became # 1 player in Mexico He won the silver medal at the Pan American Games Reach number 122 in the ATP in doubles in June 1996. Panamerican Games Captain in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2003 and Rio de Janeiro Brasil 2007 Federation Cup Captain from Mexico 2005 to 2008 Mexican Davis Cup Captain 2006 to 2008. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
