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David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. A three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain Davis Cup team, Spain, Ferrer has won tournaments at all levels on the ATP Tour (ATP Tour 250, ATP 250, ATP Tour 500, ATP 500, ATP Tour Masters 1000, Masters 1000) except at a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major, and currently has the seventh highest career prize money earnings of all time among male tennis players (not adjusting for inflation). Ferrer also holds the distinction of winning the most matches on the ATP Tour without having won a major, passing Brian Gottfried who held this record for 32 years.Ferrer turned professional in 2000 and was regarded as a clay-court specialist in his early career, winning 13 of his 27 titles on the surface. However, he has had significant success on all surfaces, having reached the final of the 2013 French Open – Men's singles, 2013 French Open (without losing a set), the semifinals of the Australian Open, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 US Open (tennis)
The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of tennis' US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. In the men's singles competition, Stan Wawrinka defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final. Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the women's singles to become the first German player to win the tournament since Steffi Graf in 1996. 2015 women's singles champion Flavia Pennetta did not defend her title as she had retired at the end of the 2015 season. This tournament turned out to be the last one in the career of former No.1 player in the world and 2008 French Open women's singles champion Ana Ivanovic, who announced her retirement from professional tennis at the end of the year. Tournament The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Mead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his fourth Tour Finals title. Future six-time champion Novak Djokovic made his tournament debut; he was eliminated in the round-robin stage. Seeds Alternates Draw Finals Red group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' Gold group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' See also *ATP World Tour Finals appearances External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 Tennis Masters Cup - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Davis Cup
The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10. The final took place on November 21–23 at Estadio Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina, with Spain beating Argentina 3–1 to clinch their 3rd Davis Cup title. World Group Draw Final World Group Play-offs * Date: 19–21 September The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Eight seeded teams, based on the Davis Cup rankings as of 14 April, were drawn against eight unseeded teams. * , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2009. * , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2009. * , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2009. * , , and are releg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
The United States' Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated France's Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. This completed a career Golden Slam for the Bryan brothers, making them the second men's doubles team to do so (after The Woodies of Australia; Canada's Daniel Nestor also won a career Golden Slam, but with multiple partners). Their victory also marked the first instance that both Olympic tennis doubles titles were claimed by siblings; fellow Americans Serena and Venus Williams won the women's doubles title. It was the record fourth gold medal for the United States in men's doubles. In the bronze medal match, France's Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet defeated Spain's David Ferrer and Feliciano López, 7–6(7–4), 6–2. With France's silver and bronze, this was the first time since 1924 that one nation won multiple medals in the men's doubles. The tournament was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Leoš Friedl and Mikhail Youzhny. Martin Damm and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links2006 US Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Us Open - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles US Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 US Open – Men's Doubles
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonly r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić successfully defended their title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (champions) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes ''(first round)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles ''(quarterfinals)'' Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett ''(quarterfinals)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski ''(first round)'' Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram ''(third round)'' Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach ''(quarterfinals)'' Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman ''(semifinals)'' Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek ''(second round)'' Marcelo Melo / André Sá ''(second round)'' Jeff Coetzee / Jordan Kerr ''(second round)'' František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák ''(second round)'' Rik de Voest / Ashley Fisher ''(first round)'' Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt ''( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry. Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships By winning the 2006 Doubles title, their first title at Wimbledon, the Bryan brothers completed the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, having previously won the 2003 French Open – Men's Doubles, 2003 French Open, the 2005 US Open (tennis), 2005 US Open, and the 2006 Australian Open, Australian Open earlier that year. Additionally, it was their record 7th consecutive grand slam final. The quarterfinal match between Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor and Simon Aspelin & Todd Perry became, at that time, the longest match ever played at Wimbledon, lasting 6 hours and 9 minutes, with Knowles & Nestor winning the match 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–21. This r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge were the two-time defending champions but did not play together. Björkman partnered with Max Mirnyi and Woodbridge partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi but both pairs lost to Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie, in the semifinals and the second round respectively. Huss and Moodie defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships In doing so, Huss and Moodie became the first qualifiers to win the men's doubles title. Seeds Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi ''(semifinal)'' Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' Mark Knowles / Michaël Llodra ''(Quarterfinal)'' Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett ''(semifinal)'' Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić ''(Quarterfinal)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Todd Woodbridge ''(second round)'' Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley ''(first round)'' Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry ''(first round)'' František Čermák / Leoš Friedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge successfully defended their title for a third year, defeating Julian Knowle and Nenad Zimonjić in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships With the title Woodbridge broke Laurence and Reginald Doherty's record of eight Wimbledon men's doubles titles. Seeds Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (champions) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(third round)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi ''(third round)'' Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro ''(withdrew)'' Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor ''(semifinals)'' Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett ''(quarterfinals)'' Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley ''(semifinals)'' Martin Damm / Cyril Suk ''(third round)'' Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez ''(second round)'' Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram ''(first round)'' Leander Paes / David Rikl ''(second round)'' Jared Palmer / Pavel Vízner ''(third round)'' František Čermák / Leoš Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
