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2007 China Open (tennis)
The 2007 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the China Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Beijing Tennis Center in Beijing, China, with the men playing from September 10 through September 16, 2007, and the women from September 17 through September 23, 2007. The men's singles featured ATP No. 4, Australian Open quarterfinalist, French Open and US Open semifinalist Nikolay Davydenko, Australian Open and Rome Masters runner-up Fernando González, and Auckland finalist and Sopot titlist Tommy Robredo. Also competing were Doha and 's-Hertogenbosch winner Ivan Ljubičić, Zagreb titlist and Beijing defending champion Marcos Baghdatis, Hyung-taik Lee, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Igor Kunitsyn. The announced women's field was led by WTA No. 2, US Open runner-up, New Haven winner and Beijing de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, finance, busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 French Open – Men's Singles
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Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis ( el, Μάρκος Παγδατής, ar, ماركوس بغداتيس; ; born 17 June 1985) is a Cypriot former professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 8 in August 2006. In the latter part of his career, Baghdatis endured a series of injuries that impacted his play. Personal and early life Baghdatis was born in Paramytha, Cyprus, to a Lebanese father, Christos, and a Greek Cypriot mother, Androula. He has two brothers—Petros and Marinos—and a sister, Zena, who was adopted by his family at just six months old. His father, a native Lebanese (Antiochian Greek Christian) who follows Greek Orthodox Christianity, emigrated to Cyprus from Lebanon and owns a clothes shop. He began playing tennis at the age of five with his father and brothers. He grew up idolizing tennis players Pat Rafter, Andre Agassi and Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 China Open (tennis)
The 2006 China Open was an ATP International Series and WTA Tour Tier II tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's tournament was held September 11–18, and the women's was held September 18–25 Marcos Baghdatis won his first title of the year, and of his career. Svetlana Kuznetsova won her 2nd title of the year. Finals Men's singles Marcos Baghdatis defeated Mario Ančić, 6–4, 6–0 Women's singles Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–0 Men's doubles Mario Ančić / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Michael Berrer / Kenneth Carlsen, 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Anna Chakvetadze / Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–4 External links 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
The 2007 PBZ Zagreb Indoors was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd edition of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors event and was part of the ATP International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the ITC Stella Maris in Croatia from January 29 through February 4, 2007. Champions Men's singles Marcos Baghdatis defeated Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 Men's doubles Michael Kohlmann / Christopher Kas defeated František Čermák / Jaroslav Levinský Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles r ..., 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 0–5 External linksATP Tournament Profile {Dead link, date=April 2019 , bot=InternetA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubičić (; born 19 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010 as well as 3 other finals, 2 of them coming in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the Miami Masters in 2006. Since retiring, Ljubičić has coached ATP top 3 players Milos Raonic and Roger Federer. He was credited with Federer's improved backhand, especially evident on high shots, and tactical change of taking shots much earlier, taking more time, pace, and rhythm off his opponents at the same time making his overall game more offensive. Tennis career Ljubičić turned pro in 1998. During his career, he achieved his best results in indoor tournaments played on carpet or hardcourt. He reached consecutive indoor Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Ordina Open
The 2007 Ordina Open was the 2007 edition of the Ordina Open tennis tournament. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts. The men's and women's tournament was held from 18 through 25 June 2007. Ivan Ljubičić won his first grass title. Anna Chakvetadze won her second of four titles she would win in the year. Finals Men's singles Ivan Ljubičić defeated Peter Wessels, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) Women's singles Anna Chakvetadze defeated Jelena Janković, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 Men's doubles Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen defeated Martin Damm / Leander Paes, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–10 Women's doubles Chan Yung-Jan / Chuang Chia-Jung defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual, 7–5, 6–2 External links * Men's Singles drawWomen's Singles drawMen's Doubles drawWomen's Doubles draw {{2007 in tennis Ordina Open Ordina Open The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, branded by its sponsored name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
The 2007 Qatar Open, known as the 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was men's ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar from 1 January until 6 January 2007. The tournament saw second-seeded Ivan Ljubičić claim his first of two tournaments this year, and also saw him temporarily lead the ATP race. Finals Singles Ivan Ljubičić defeated Andy Murray, 6–4, 6–4 Doubles Mikhail Youzhny / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Martin Damm / Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men's ..., 6–1, 7–6(7–3) External links Qatar Tennis Federation official siteAssociation of Tennis Professional (ATP) tournament profile {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 Qatar Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Robredo
Tomás Robredo Garcés, known as Tommy Robredo (, ; born 1 May 1982), is a Spanish former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, which he reached in August 2006 as a result of winning the Hamburg Masters earlier in the year. Robredo reached the quarterfinals at seven singles major tournaments. He was also a three-time semifinalist at the US Open men's doubles tournament, and a semifinalist at the Australian Open in mixed doubles. Robredo turned professional in 1998 and was coached by José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet and then by Karim Perona. Robredo considered his forehand to be his best shot, and red clay his favorite surface. He remains the only player in Open Era history to mount three consecutive comebacks from two sets down, a feat achieved en route to the quarterfinals of the 2013 French Open. He has one of the highest percentages of five-set matches won with 77.3 per cent (17–5 win–loss record). Tennis career Early years Robredo be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Orange Prokom Open
The 2007 Orange Prokom Open was the tenth edition of this men's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place in Sopot, Poland from 30 July through 6 August 2007. Tommy Robredo won the singles title. Betting controversy Nikolay Davydenko, then world number 4, was questioned under suspicion of match fixing after his unexpected second round loss to world number 87 Martín Vassallo Argüello, 2–6, 6–3, 2–1 by retirement. Online betting company Betfair reported its suspicions to the game's governing body, the Association of Tennis Professionals, after irregular betting patterns occurred. Betfair took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets on the match, with came to a sum of around £3.6m, ten times the usual amount for a match at this level. Argüello's odds to win the match also rocketed early in the second set, despite being in a losing position. Davydenko retired with a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Heineken Open
The 2007 Heineken Open was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand from 8 January until 15 January 2007. The tournament saw third-seeded David Ferrer claim his first of three tournaments this year, which was also his first hardcourt final. Finals David Ferrer defeated Tommy Robredo, 6–4, 6–2 Doubles Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen defeated Simon Aspelin / Chris Haggard, 6–7(9–11), 6–3, 0–2 See also * 2007 ASB Classic The 2007 ASB Classic was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auck ... – women's tournament References External links * Singles drawDoubles drawATP – tournament profile {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rome Masters
The 2007 Italian Open (also known for 2007 Rome Masters and the sponsored name 2007 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was the 2007 edition of the Italian Open tennis tournament. The men's tournament was part of the 2007 ATP Masters Series and was held on May 5-13. The women's event was a 2007 WTA Tier I Series event and was held on May 13–20. Rafael Nadal was crowned champion for a record third consecutive year, and equalled Thomas Muster's overall record of three wins. Filippo Volandri, conqueror of Roger Federer, became the first Italian man to reach the semi-final stage since 1978, leaving Mara Santangelo as the only Italian among the winners for this year, triumphing in the women's doubles along with Nathalie Dechy of France. Jelena Janković won her third title of the year after considering retirement during the previous year. Finals Men's singles Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando González 6–2, 6–2 Women's singles Jelena Janković defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
