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Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus (born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium. Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournaments, Valencia and Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov .... Rochus' career-high singles ranking was world No. 38, achieved in May 2006. ATP career finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Performance timelines Singles Doubles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 16 (6–10) Doubles: 7 (3–4) External links * * * 1978 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Namur (city) 21st-century Belgian people {{Belgium-tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auvelais
Auvelais ( wa, Åvlè) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The town lies in a meander of the River Sambre. The town of Auvelais was formed in 1809 from the merger of the villages of Auvelais-la-Comté and Auvelais-le-Voisin. In 1977, as part of the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, Auvelais became part of the newly-created municipality of Sambreville, serving as the administrative centre. Landmarks * The neo-Romanesque Eglise Saint-Victor, built in 1911, stands in the centre of town. In the northern part of the town, north of the Sambre, is the Eglise Saint-Barbe. * There is a French military cemetery, burial place for fallen French Army soldiers from the First World War. The cemetery features a Breton lighthouse. * The town contains a crossing over the River Sambre, which is where an Imperial German Army division commanded by General Erich Ludendorff broke through Charles Lanrezac' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Hamburg Masters – Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer defeated Richard Gasquet in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Hamburg European Open. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Roger Federer (champion) # Andy Roddick ''(first round)'' # Marat Safin ''(second round)'' # Gastón Gaudio ''(third round)'' # Tim Henman ''(third round)'' # Rafael Nadal ''(withdrew because of a left hand injury)'' # Carlos Moyá ''(withdrew because of a shoulder injury)'' # Andre Agassi ''(first round)'' # David Nalbandian ''(first round)'' # Guillermo Coria ''(quarterfinals)'' # Joachim Johansson ''(first round)'' # Guillermo Cañas ''(second round)'' # Ivan Ljubičić ''(second round)'' # Tommy Robredo ''(third round)'' # Nikolay Davydenko ''(semifinals)'' # Radek Štěpánek ''(second round)'' Draw Finals Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinath Prahlad
Srinath Prahlad (born 8 January 1973) is a tennis player from India. He won two bronze medals at the 1998 Asian Games and competed in the Davis Cup. He reached one ATP doubles final partnering fellow Indian Saurav Panja at the 2000 Chennai Open but lost 7–5, 6–1 to Julien Boutter and Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus (born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium. Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournam .... He started an academy named SAT Sports at Bangalore. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prahlad, Srinath Asian Games medalists in tennis Indian male tennis players Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Living people 1973 births Sportspeople from Thrissur Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Racket sportspeople from Kerala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurav Panja
Saurav Panja (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian former 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 uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. Panja has a career high ATP singles ranking of 863 achieved on 12 July 1999. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 290 achieved on 10 July 2000. Panja reached the doubles final of the 2000 Gold Flake Open with Srinath Prahlad. References External links * * 1977 births Living people Indian male tennis players Sportspeople from Kolkata {{India-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Boutter
Julien Boutter (born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France. Career At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated No. 2 seed and former World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. In his career, he won one singles title (2003 Casablanca) and reached the final in Milan (2001) but lost to Swiss Roger Federer. He reached two Master Series quarterfinals at Hamburg in 2002 and Monte Carlo in 2003. Boutter also reached the semi-finals of the 2002 Australian Open partnering fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément, only to lose to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is a French retired tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career, and he is ... 3–6, 6–3, 10–12. During the match, Boutter led an impromptu funeral ceremony for a bird in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Open
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Gold Flake Open – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but Bhupathi did not participate this year. Paes partnered Byron Black, losing in the quarterfinals. Julien Boutter and Christophe Rochus won in the final 7–5, 6–1, against Srinath Prahlad and Saurav Panja Saurav Panja (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian former 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 uses a tenn .... Seeds Draw Draw External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2000 Gold Flake Open - Doubles 2000 Gold Flake Open 2000 ATP Tour Maharashtra Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 event finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2006, as well as winning the deciding match for Czech Republic's Davis Cup winning team in 2012 and again in 2013. In doubles, he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2012 Australian Open, along with Indian partner Leander Paes, defeating the Bryan Brothers in the final. Paes and Štěpánek also won the men's doubles title at the 2013 US Open, defeating Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya in the final. In November 2017, he became a coach of Novak Djokovic and in May 2019, he joined Andre Agassi as part of Grigor Dimitrov's coaching staff. Early life Born in Karviná, Moravia-Silesia, Štěpánek began playing tennis at age three with his father Vlastimil, who was a tennis coach. Štěp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The Rotterdam Open, also known by its sponsored name ABN AMRO Open, and formely known as: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (1991-2021), is a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour and has been held annually at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History The first Rotterdam Open tennis tournament was held in November 1972 and was won by Arthur Ashe. The following year the tournament was not organized because it switched to a March date. Originally the Rotterdam Open was an event of the World Championship Tennis circuit and in 1978 became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. Since 1990 it has been part of the ATP Tour. In 1984 the singles final between Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors was interrupted in the 2nd set (6–0, 1–0) due to a bomb alarm and the match was not finished as Lendl was not prepared to play on. Since 2004, former Dutch tennis player Richard Krajicek has been the tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were the defending champions, but Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett defeated them 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), in the final. Seeds # Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor ''(first round)'' # Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (champions) # Martin Damm / Leander Paes ''(first round)'' # Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Cha ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Draw External links 2006 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Doubles Doubles 2006 ATP Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year became the 21st player to hold the top ranking, which he held for eight weeks. He was runner-up at the 2002 French Open and 2003 US Open and won 16 ATP titles, including 4 Masters 1000 events. He was nicknamed "Mosquito" for his speed and slender physical build. Ferrero retired from professional tennis following the 2012 Valencia Open. Personal life Nicknamed Juanki and "El Mosquito", Ferrero began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Eduardo Ferrero Micó (1943—2022), who often traveled with him. He has two sisters, Ana and Laura and admires the play of former No. 1 Jim Courier. Ferrero's inspiration has been his mother, Rosario, who died of cancer in 1996, when he was 16. In July 2007, he bought an old cottage in Bocairent, south of Valencia, and refurbished it into "Hotel Ferrero", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open De Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
The Valencia Open, formerly known as Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, was a professional men's tennis tournament played in Valencia, Spain. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament was first played in Valencia in 1995 before moving to the Club de Tenis Puente Romano in Marbella for the 1996 and 1997 editions. From 1998 to 2002, the event was held in Mallorca, and finally, in 2003, moved back to its location in Valencia. It was an ATP International Series tournament held on outdoor clay courts until 2008. In 2009, the Valencia Open and the Madrid Masters switched calendar dates and surfaces, with the Madrid Masters becoming an outdoor clay court tournament and Valencia getting into the ATP World Tour 500 series category as an indoor hardcourt tournament held in November at the newly opened L'Agora in Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències. In 2015, the tournament was downgraded to the ATP World Tour 250 series. It ended with the 2015 ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
