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Christopher O'Connell
Christopher O'Connell (born 3 June 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. He grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. O'Connell reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 78 on 28 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 460 on 25 April 2022. He made his ATP Tour debut in January 2017 in his hometown at the Sydney International. Career 2011–16: Professional career beginnings O'Connell played his first ITF Men's Circuit match in October 2011, where he defeated Robert Howe in the Australia F8 before being defeated in the second round. O'Connell ended 2011 with a ranking of 1745. In 2012, O'Connell lost in the first round of qualifying for the Caloundra Challenger while attending the Australian Institute of Sport on a tennis scholarship. He played two more ITF tournaments in Asia before having an 22-month hiatus from professional tennis. In 2014, O'Connell was given a wild card into the qualifying rounds of the 2014 McDonald's Burnie Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 French Open
The 2021 French Open was a major level tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 30 May to 13 June 2021, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. The qualifiers took place from 24 May to 28 May. Junior and wheelchair tournaments also took place. Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion in men's singles, and Iga Świątek was the defending champion in women's singles. It was the 125th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2021. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw, the last Grand Slam to still have 128 women qualifiers instead of 96 in line with the other three majors. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, marking his 19th Grand Slam singles title and making him the first male player to win the double career Grand Slam in the Open Era. Barbora Krejčíková won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Caloundra International
The 2012 Caloundra International was a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Caloundra, Australia between 6 and 12 February 2012. ATP entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 30 January 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Colin Ebelthite * Adam Feeney * Luke Saville * Andrew Whittington (tennis), Andrew Whittington The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Maverick Banes * Matthew Barton (tennis), Matthew Barton * Nick Lindahl * Nima Roshan Champions Singles Marinko Matosevic def. Greg Jones (tennis), Greg Jones, 6–0, 6–2 Doubles John Peers / John-Patrick Smith def. John Paul Fruttero / Raven Klaasen, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Brisbane International
The 2019 Brisbane International was a tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 30 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 Brisbane International as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.*per team ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 24 December 2018.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Fairfield Challenger
The 2017 Fairfield Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fairfield, California, United States between 9 and 15 October 2017. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of October 2, 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Axel Geller * Evan King * Alexander Sarkissian The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Frank Dancevic The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts: * Kevin King * Bradley Klahn The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sebastian Fanselow * Christopher O'Connell * Ruan Roelofse * Jan Šátral The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Sekou Bangoura * Alejandro González * Alexander Ward Champions Singles * Mackenzie Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Hoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Launceston Tennis International
The 2017 Launceston Tennis International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the third edition (for men) and sixth edition (for women) of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $60,000 for women. It will take place in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on 4-12 February 2017. Men's singles entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Maverick Banes * Alex Bolt * Harry Bourchier * Daniel Nolan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sebastian Fanselow * James Frawley * Bradley Mousley * Yang Tsung-hua The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Luca Margaroli * Nathan Pasha Women's singles entrants Seeds Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Burnie International
The 2017 Caterpillar Burnie International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts as part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $60,000 for women. It was the fourteenth (for men) and eighth (for women) edition of the tournament, which returned to the tennis calendar after missing 2016 due to difficulty acquiring funds. It took place in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, on 28 January–4 February 2017. Men's singles entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 16 January 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Alex Bolt * Harry Bourchier * Matthew Ebden * Bradley Mousley The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Maverick Banes * James Frawley * Greg Jones * Dayne Kelly Women's singles entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 16 January 2017 Other entrants The following players received wildcard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov ( bg, Григор Димитров, ; born 16 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on 20 November 2017, making him the highest-ranked Bulgarian player in history. Dimitrov achieved the ranking after winning the biggest title of his career at the season-ending ATP Finals. He has won eight ATP Tour singles titles to date. Prior to his professional career, Dimitrov enjoyed a successful junior career, in which he reached the world No. 1 ranking and won consecutive major boys' singles titles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships and the 2008 US Open. In October 2013 at the Stockholm Open, Dimitrov became the first Bulgarian man to win an ATP Tour singles title. As of the 2022 US Open, he is the male player with the longest active streak of consecutive Grand Slam appearances, at 47. Dimitrov is the first (and only) Bulgarian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Australian Open
The 2017 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 16 and 29 January 2017. It was the 105th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. As in previous years, the tournament's title sponsor was Kia. Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber were the defending champions and both were unsuccessful in their title defence; they lost to Denis Istomin and CoCo Vandeweghe in the second and fourth rounds, respectively. For the first time since the 2004 French Open, both No. 1 seeds lost before the quarterfinals, with both Andy Murray and Kerber defeated in the fourth round. Roger Federer won his eighteenth men's singles Grand Slam title by defeating Rafael Nadal in a five-set final. It was his first major title since 2012 Wimbledon and a rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastão Elias
Gastão José Ministro Elias (; born 24 November 1990) is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who competes on the ATP World Tour. He became the fifth Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 100 of the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings. In October 2016, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 to become the second-highest-ranked Portuguese player, after João Sousa (No. 28). Early and personal life Gastão Elias was born on 24 November 1990 in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. At age four, he started playing tennis with his father. In 2001, he participated in the national under-12 singles competition, falling to future Davis Cup partner João Sousa in the semifinals. Elias idolized James Blake and Roger Federer while growing up. He is a supporter of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Real Madrid C.F. and Liverpool F.C. Career Professional career 2016 proved to be a breakthrough year for Elias. After winning an ATP Challenger Tour tournament i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP World Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour. ATP Tour tournaments The ATP Tour comprises ATP Masters 1000, ATP 500, and ATP 250 and the ATP Cup. The ATP also oversees the ATP Challenger Tour, a level below the ATP Tour, and the ATP Champions Tour for seniors. The Grand Slam tournaments, the Olympic tennis tournament, the Davis Cup, and the entry-level ITF World Tennis Tour do not fall under the purview of the ATP, but are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) instead and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Olympics. In these events, however, ATP ranking points are awarded, with the exception of the Olympics. Players and doubles teams with the most ranking points (collected during the calendar year) play in the season-ending A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger
The 2015 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Gimcheon, Korea between 1 and 7 June 2015. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 25, 2015. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Lee Duck-hee * Lee Jea-moon * Kim Young-seok * Kwon Soon-woo The following players used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw: * Karunuday Singh The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jang Woo-hyeok * Blake Mott * Na Jung-woong * Christopher O'Connell Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of May 25, 2015. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kim Jae-hwan / Na Jung-woong * Kwak Sung-hyuk / Um Eun-sik * Masamichi Imamura / Hiroki Koshimizu Champions Singles * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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