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Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (; born 12 December 1982) is a retired Russian tennis player and current tennis coach. At age 12 he moved to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 20, achieved in October 2006. Tursunov jokes about his lack of ability and success on clay courts. He was sponsored by Fila (company), Fila and Wilson Sporting Goods, Wilson. He helped the Russia Davis Cup team, Russian Davis Cup team win the 2006 Davis Cup and reach the finals of the 2007 Davis Cup. Tennis career Tursunov began playing tennis in Moscow at the age of five when his father made him play a few hours a day. He came to the United States to train with Vitaly Gorin. I practiced a few hours a day. My dad realized fairly early that I had a lot of potential. A lot of people criticize him for basically choosing that career for me. He understood that I didn’t have many options to make money and since he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Socialistíčeskaya Respúblika, rɐˈsʲijskəjə sɐˈvʲetskəjə fʲɪdʲɪrɐˈtʲivnəjə sətsɨəlʲɪˈsʲtʲitɕɪskəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə, Ru-Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика.ogg), previously known as the Russian Soviet Republic and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as well as being unofficially known as Soviet Russia,Declaration of Rights of the laboring and exploited people, article I. the Russian Federation or simply Russia, was an Independence, independent Federalism, federal socialist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous of the Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet socialist republics of the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
Great Britain's Andy Murray defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer in the final, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gold medal in men's singles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The final was a rematch of the Wimbledon final played at the same venue four weeks prior, in which Federer prevailed. Federer was attempting to become the third man to complete the career Golden Slam in singles (after Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal). It was Federer's third consecutive Olympics as the singles world No. 1, but his silver finish remains his only Olympic medal in singles. In the bronze medal match, Argentina's Juan Martín del Potro defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic, 7–5, 6–4. Murray's gold was Great Britain's first medal at the event since 1908, and the nation's record fourth overall. Federer's silver was Switzerland's first medal at the event since 1992. Del Potro's bronze was Argentina's first medal at the event overall. The tournament was held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina (born 1 August 1986) is a Russian former professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles with compatriot Ekaterina Makarova, and the 2016 Australian Open in mixed doubles, partnering Bruno Soares. Vesnina also reached eight further major finals in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She became world No. 1 for the first time in June 2018, alongside Makarova, with the pair jointly holding the top ranking for the next five weeks. Vesnina won 19 doubles titles on WTA Tour, including the 2016 WTA Finals and eight at WTA 1000-level. She also achieved significant success in singles, reaching her career-high ranking of world No. 13 in March 2017. Vesnina won three WTA singles titles, including the 2017 Indian Wells Open, and achieved her best Grand Slam result at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Hopman Cup
The 2007 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 19th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Eight teams participated in the World Group with one qualifier from the Asian region. The first matches were held on 30 December 2006 and the final took place on 5 January 2007 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Western Australia. Teams Seeds # – Nadia Petrova and Dmitry Tursunov ''(Champions)'' # – Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo ''(Finalists)'' # – Lucie Šafářová and Tomáš Berdych # – Ashley Harkleroad and Mardy Fish Unseeded * – Alicia Molik and Mark Philippoussis1 * – Sanja Ančić and Mario Ančić * – Tatiana Golovin and Jérôme Haehnel * – Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna 1Due to injury Mark Philippoussis was unable to play Australia's last tie against the USA. He was replaced by Nathan Healey. Group A Standings Australia vs. Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... competition in 2006. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2007. Participating Teams Draw First round Austria vs. Croatia Argentina vs. Sweden Belarus vs. Spain Switzerland vs. Australia Germany vs. France Netherlands vs. Russia United States vs. Romania Chile vs. Slovakia Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Argentina Australia vs. Belarus France vs. Russia United States vs. Chile Semifinals Argentina vs. Australia Russia vs. United States Final Russia vs. Argentina References {{2006 in tennis World Group Davis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Grönefeld were the defending champions but Grönefeld did not compete. Knowles partnered with Katarina Srebotnik but they lost in the third round to Paul Hanley and Chan Yung-jan. Leander Paes and Cara Black defeated Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds All seeds received a bye into the second round. Nenad Zimonjić / Samantha Stosur ''(third round)'' Leander Paes / Cara Black (champions) Mahesh Bhupathi / Liezel Huber ''(second round)'' Oliver Marach / Nuria Llagostera Vives ''(second round)'' Mark Knowles / Katarina Srebotnik ''(third round)'' Daniel Nestor / Bethanie Mattek-Sands ''(third round)'' Max Mirnyi / Alisa Kleybanova ''(third round)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Yan Zi ''(third round)'' Lukáš Dlouhý / Iveta Benešová ''(semifinals)'' Marcelo Melo / Rennae Stubbs ''(semifinals)'' Wesley Moodie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Switzerland's Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the gold medal in men's doubles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics, United States' Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated France at the 2008 Summer Olympics, France's Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. It was Sweden's and the United States' first medals in the event since Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, 1988. The tournament was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre, in Beijing, China. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. There were 32 pairs from 24 nations. Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chile's Fernando González and Nicolas Massú were the reigning gold medalists from Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 US Open – Men's Doubles
Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final 7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10), against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External linksDraw at the International Tennis Federation
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2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock defeated the defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares ''(quarterfinals)'' Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić ''(quarterfinals)'' Julien Benneteau / Édouard Roger-Vasselin ''(quarterfinals)'' Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek ''(semifinals)'' Marcel Granollers / Marc López ''(third round)'' Łukasz Kubot / Robert Lindstedt ''(second round)'' Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi ''(second round)'' Julian Knowle / Marcelo Melo ''(quarterfinals)'' Treat Huey / Dominic Inglot ''(first round)'' Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău ''(third round)'' Michaël Llodra / Nicolas Mahut ''(semifinals)'' Eric Butorac / Raven Klaasen ''(third round)'' Jamie Murray / John Peers ''(third round)'' Juan Sebastián Cabal / Marcin M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Bob and Mike Bryan. The Bryan brothers defeated Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2), to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. The men's doubles event was originally scheduled to begin on 22 June, but due to bad weather it was delayed until the next day. To accommodate other rain delayed matches, the first round matches were played best of three sets, with best of five set scoring being resumed in the second round. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions) Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor ''(second round)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes ''(second round)'' Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi ''(first round)'' Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner ''(quarterfinals)'' Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić ''(semifinals)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski ''(first round)'' Robert Lindstedt / Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett in the final, 7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Nestor completed the career Grand Slam and the career Super Slam. Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra were the reigning champions, but withdrew due to a left arm injury for Llodra. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(semifinals)'' Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (champions) Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram ''(quarterfinals)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles ''(first round)'' Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle ''(first round)'' Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner ''(first round)'' Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra ''(withdrew)'' Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett ''(final)'' Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes ''(semifinals)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski ''(first round)'' Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie ''(second round)'' Marcelo Melo / André ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra defeated the defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships The French duo won their first Grand Slam as a team, however this was Llodra's third, having won the Australian Open twice previously with Fabrice Santoro in 2003 and 2004. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi ''(first round)'' Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor ''(quarterfinals)'' Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić ''(semifinals)'' Martin Damm / Leander Paes ''(quarterfinals)'' Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett ''(second round)'' Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram ''(second round)'' Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle ''(first round)'' Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner ''(quarterfinals)'' Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra ''(champions)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Radek Štěpánek ''(withdrew)'' Ashley Fisher / Tripp Phillips ''(first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
