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Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes
The Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Meknes, Morocco, since 2008. Past finals Singles Doubles External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Morocco Tennis Tour - Meknes Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes, ATP Challenger Tour Clay court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Morocco Sport in Meknes Recurring sporting events established in 2008 Morocco Tennis Tour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meknes
Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became the capital of Morocco under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Moulay Ismaïl created a massive imperial palace complex and endowed the city with extensive fortifications and monumental gates. The city recorded a population of 632,079 in the 2014 Moroccan census. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic pole in the region of Fès-Meknès. Etymology Meknes is named after a Berber tribe which, was known as ''Miknasa'' (native Berber name: Imeknasen) in the medieval North African documents. History Early history (8th–16th centuries) Volubilis, a major Roman-era settlement in Morocco and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes
The 2013 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Meknes, Morocco between 9 and 15 September 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of August 26, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Hicham Khaddari * Yassine Idmbarek * Younès Rachidi * Mehdi Ziadi The following players received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Daniele Giorgini The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Lukas Jastraunig * Michael Bois * Marc Rath * Laurent Lokoli Champions Singles Cedrik-Marcel Stebe def. Yannik Reuter 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 Doubles Alessandro Giannessi / Gianluca Naso def. Gerard Granollers / Jordi Samper-Montana 7–5, 7–6(7–3) External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Marrero
David Marrero Santana (; born 8 April 1980) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Marrero won 14 doubles titles and reaching a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 in November 2013. Professional career 2000–2007 Marrero earned his first world ranking late in 2000 as a 20-year-old, but he spent only a few weeks inside the top-500 until early 2005. By late 2005, he had made it into the top-300, but faded over the next year to close out 2006 outside the top-400. In the middle of 2007, he again inched into the top-300, but faded again to close out 2007 at No. 362. 2008 As a qualifier, Marrero reached the final of a Challenger in Chile in January, losing to No. 132 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo after upsetting No. 272 Sebastián Decoud, No. 187 Adrián García and No. 111 Nicolás Lapentti. This result brought him back into the top 300 at World No. 289. The very next week he gained revenge over Ramirez-Hidalgo to qualify into an ATP stop in Chile, where he again beat Garc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes
The 2009 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Meknes, Morocco between 23 and 29 February 2009. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of February 16, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Rabie Chaki * Reda El Amrani * Anas Fattar * Yassine Idmbarek The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol * Leandro Migani * Lamine Ouahab * Albert Ramos Viñolas Champions Men's singles Rui Machado def. David Marrero, 6–2, 6–7(6), 6–3 Men's doubles Marc López / Lamine Ouahab def. Alessio di Mauro / Giancarlo Petrazzuolo, 6–3, 7–5 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 Morocco Tennis Tour - Meknes Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes Meknes Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Machado
Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese retired professional tennis player who is regarded as one of the best Portuguese players of all time. In October 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking at 59, at the time the highest ranking a Portuguese player had ever held (since surpassed by João Sousa and Gastão Elias). Early life At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to tennis when he attended lessons at a local club. He began participating in regional competitions, and five years later he was ranked no. 1 in the initiated players national ranking. In 1998, he was singles runner-up and team champion at the national juvenile championship, this time competing for the Faro Tennis Centre. One year later, Machado decided to attend a summer training camp of the Catalan Tennis Federation, in Barcelona. There he took the decision of pursuing a professional tennis career and with his family's help, he kept on training and finished his secondary ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr
Alexandr Oleksandrovych Dolgopolov (born 7 November 1988), formerly known as Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr., is a Ukrainian retired professional tennis player. He changed his forename spelling to the current form in May 2010. Dolgopolov reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 Australian Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in January 2012. Early life Alexandr's father, Oleksandr Sr., was a professional tennis player for the Soviet team, and his mother was a gymnast. He started playing tennis at age 3, coached by his father. The senior Dolgopolov was also the coach of Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine's most successful tennis player to date. At a young age, Dolgopolov lived on the tour with his parents, traveling frequently and playing players such as Medvedev, Andre Agassi, and Boris Becker. Players such as Jim Courier remembered hitting balls with Dolgopolov when he was a toddler. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Dolgopolov reached as high as No. 21 in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes
The 2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Meknes, Morocco between 22 and 28 February 2010. ATP entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of February 15, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Reda El Amrani * Anas Fattar * Hicham Khaddari * Mehdi Ziadi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Francesco Aldi * Pablo Carreño Busta * Íñigo Cervantes Huegun * Carles Poch Gradin Champions Singles Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. def. Rui Machado, 7–5, 6–2 Doubles Pablo Andújar / Flavio Cipolla def. Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. / Artem Smirnov, 6–2, 6–2 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Morocco Tennis Tour - Meknes Meknes 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Olaso
Guillermo Olaso de la Rica (; born 25 March 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player 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 cove .... Challenger finals Singles: 1 (0-1) Doubles: 5 (2-3) Futures Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olaso, Guillermo Sportspeople from Bilbao Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Barcelona 1988 births Living people Tennis players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Jaroslav Pospíšil (; born 9 February 1981) is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 May 2011 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103. The following year, on 1 October 2012, he reached the highest ATP doubles ranking of his career of World No. 115. To date, Pospíšil has reached 53 singles finals on the ATP Challenger and ITF Futures tours, from which he has won 28 titles. From the same tours, he has won 64 doubles titles after reaching a total of 100 doubles finals. Career Predominantly playing on the Challenger and Futures tours, Pospisil has made 7 main draw appearances on the ATP Tour, including the 2011 Wimbledon Championships as his only Grand Slam appearance. His sole win came at the ATP 250 level on the hard courts of the 2013 Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria, where despite losing in qualifying, he was granted entry to the tournament proper as a lucky loser and defeated France's Gaël Monfils in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes
The 2011 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Meknes, Morocco between 14 and 19 February 2011. ATP entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of February 7, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Anas Fattar * Yassine Idmbarek * Hicham Khaddari * Talal Ouahabi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Victor Crivoi * Gerard Granollers-Pujol * Leonardo Kirche * Franko Škugor Champions Singles Jaroslav Pospíšil def. Guillermo Olaso, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Doubles Treat Conrad Huey / Simone Vagnozzi def. Alessio di Mauro / Alessandro Motti, 6–1, 6–2 External links * Meknes 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Ungur
Adrian Ungur (born 22 January 1985) is a Romanian former tennis player who mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup Team and was coached by Fabrizio Fanucci. In June 2012, Ungur reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 79. His most notable result was a four set victory over former World No. 3 David Nalbandian in the first round of the 2012 French Open. Personal life In 2006 Adrian married Liana, who is also a professional tennis player and daughter of Romanian football legend Ilie Balaci. Career Juniors Ungur reached as high as No. 10 in the junior singles world rankings in January 2003. 2012: Grand Slam debut and first top-10 win Following some good results in Challenger events, Adrian entered into the main draw at the 2012 French Open, his first main draw appearance at Grand Slam level. He beat former world No. 3 David Nalbandian in the first round, before being defeated in four sets by Roger Federer in the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Donskoy
Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, , ɪ̯ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪɪ̯ dɐnˈskoɪ̯; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013, after winning five Challenger events throughout the previous year. Personal life He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin. His favourite surface is hard courts. Career In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round. By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips. Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event. Consequently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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