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Busan Open Challenger Tour
The Busan Open (formerly known as Busan Open Challenger Tennis) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Busan, South Korea, since 2003. Past finals Singles Doubles ReferencesOfficial website {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification . Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Busan Open
The 2017 Busan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 15 and 21 May 2017. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of May 8, 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chung Hong * Hong Seong-chan * Oh Chan-yeong * Wu Tung-lin The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Alexander Ward The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Sekou Bangoura The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Liam Broady * Edward Corrie * Austin Krajicek * Raymond Sarmiento Champions Singles * Vasek Pospisil def. Go Soeda 6–1, 6–2. Doubles * Hsieh Cheng-peng / Peng Hsien-yin def. Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana 7–5, 4–6, 0–8 References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
The 2012 Busan Open Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 7 and 13 May 2012. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chung Hong * Jeong Suk-young * Na Jung-Woong * Nam Ji-sung The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kim Cheong-eui * Michael McClune * Christopher Rungkat * Kento Takeuchi Champions Singles * Tatsuma Ito def. John Millman, 6–4, 6–3 Doubles * Yuki Bhambri / Divij Sharan def. Hsieh Cheng-peng / Lee Hsin-han, 1–6, 6–1, 0–5 External linksOfficial Website {{2012 ATP Challenger Tour Busan Open Challenger Tennis Busan Open May 2012 sports events in South Korea Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Bogomolov Jr
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov Jr. (russian: Александр Александрович «Алекс» Богомолов; born April 23, 1983), nicknamed Bogie, is a Russian-American retired professional tennis player. Tennis career Bogomolov's father, Alex Sr., was a former Soviet national tennis coach who worked with Larisa Neiland, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Andrei Medvedev. Born in Moscow, Russia, the 5' 10" Bogomolov was the no. 1 ranked USTA player for the 18s section in 200 and had a career-high ranking of world no. 33 on October 31, 2011. In 1998, Bogomolov won the United States Tennis Association, USTA National Boys' 16 Championships, defeating Andy Roddick in the final. He was the first player to be beaten by David Nalbandian in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2001 US Open. In 2005, he was suspended for 1.5 months due to a positive doping test during the Australian Open. The banned substance found was salbutamol, which Bogomolov admit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela ( he, דודי סלע; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009. Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel in the Davis Cup, his highlights include a win in 2007 over then-world No. 7 Fernando González, and being a key player in Israel's semifinal run in 2009. In 2008 he beat world No. 5 David Ferrer in straight sets, and in 2010 he beat world No. 7 Andy Roddick in straight sets. Sela reached the fourth round of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and has finished runner-up in two ATP tournaments in Beijing and Atlanta. In 2015, he won his 24th career ATP Challenger event of his career, moving him into second place on the all-time list of Challenger title wins (behind Lu Yen-hsun). Early life Sela was born and raised in Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli city near the Israel-Lebanon border. His father Michael, a bus driver, and mother Anca, a nurse fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
The 2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 13 and 19 May 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 6, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chung Hyeon * Lee Duck-hee * Lim Yong-kyu * Nam Ji-sung The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Laurynas Grigelis * Yuichi Ito * Dane Propoggia * Jose Rubin Statham Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 6, 2013. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Chung Hyeon / Nam Ji-sung * Im Kyu-tae / Lee Hyung-taik * Jeong Suk-young / Lim Yong-kyu Champions Singles * Dudi Sela def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., 6–1, 6–4 Doubles * Peng Hsien-yin / Yang Tsung-hua def. Jeong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yeu-tzuoo
Wang Yeu-tzuoo (), who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985) is a professional tennis player from Taiwan. Until the emergence of Lu Yen-hsun, Wang was the highest ranked player from Taiwan. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 141 pounds. Wang's trademark look is his wearing a white baseball cap backwards. Tennis career Juniors Wang started playing tennis at age seven and quickly emerged as one of Asia's most highly touted junior players. He made the final of the 2001 Australian Open Boys' Singles (losing to Janko Tipsarević) and the final of the US Open Boys' Singles (losing to Gilles Müller). As a junior, he compiled a 136–52 win–loss record in singles (and 78-57 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 3 in the world junior singles rankings in April 2001 (and No. 8 in doubles). Junior Slam results - Singles: Australian Open: F (2001) French Open: 1R (2000, 2001) Wimbledon: SF (2001) US Open: F (2001) Pro tour Wang turned pro in 2003 and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour
The 2014 Busan Open Challenger Tour was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 12 and 18 May 2014. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 5, 2014. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chung Hyeon * Kim Cheong-eui * Lee Duckhee * Nam Ji-sung The following players used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw: * John Millman The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jason Jung * Fritz Wolmarans * Danai Udomchoke * Rik de Voest Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of May 5, 2014. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Nam Ji-sung / Noh Sang-woo * Chung Hyeon / Lim Yong-kyu * Gong Maoxin / Peng Hsien-yin The following pairs received entry from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko (; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record of 88–39, reaching as high as No. 3 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2005. Junior Grand Slam results: Australian Open: QF ( 2005) French Open: SF ( 2005) Wimbledon: 1R ( 2004) US Open: 2R ( 2005) Professional tour At the 2010 Australian Open, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal 2–6, 2–6, 2–6. At the 2010 French Open, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4-hour, 56-minutes match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the Open Era at the French Open. Lacko continued his second round streak in 2010 majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Hyeon
Chung Hyeon (; ; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is the 2017 Next Gen Finals champion. As an unseeded player, he became the first Korean player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open. Junior career Chung took up tennis as a way to try to help maintain his eyesight after requiring glasses at a young age. He won the Eddie Herr International and Junior Orange Bowl Boys under-12s titles in December 2008, and was subsequently signed, along with his brother Chung Hong, to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy at IMG in Florida. He began competing on the ITF junior tour in 2012, and was runner-up in the 2013 Wimbledon Boys' Singles, a month after winning his first Futures title. He later competed in his first ATP tournament, the Malaysian Open, being defeated in the first round. He reached a career junior high of No. 7, with an 84–32 win–loss record. Professional career 2014: Asian Games doubles Gold medal 2014 saw Chung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Busan Open
The 2015 Busan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 4 and 10 May 2015. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of April 27, 2015. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Hong Seong-chan * Lim Yong-kyu * Nam Ji-sung * Oh Chan-yeong The following players were given special exempt to gain entry into the singles main draw: * Grega Žemlja * Franco Škugor The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jason Jung * Frederik Nielsen * Dimitar Kutrovsky * Kim Young-seok The following player received entry from as a lucky loser: * Matthew Barton Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of April 27, 2015. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chung Hyeon / Lim Yong-kyu * Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Evans (tennis)
Daniel Evans (born 23 May 1990) is a British professional tennis player from England. He has been ranked as high as world No. 22 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved on 27 September 2021, and is the current British No. 2 in singles. He reached a career-high ranking of world No. 52 in doubles on 26 April 2021. In 2015, he formed part of the winning British Davis Cup team. In Grand Slam events, Evans reached the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open and of the 2021 US Open. Evans has made seven third-round major appearances at the 2013 US Open, at Wimbledon 2016, at the 2016 US Open, at Wimbledon 2019, at the 2019 US Open, at Wimbledon 2021, and at the 2022 Australian Open. Evans's three ATP Tour finals to date have been the 2017 Apia International Sydney (losing to Gilles Müller), Delray Beach Open (losing to Radu Albot), and the 2021 Murray River Open, where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime to win his first title. Evans made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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