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Felipe Rivera
Felipe Rivera (10 May 1971 – 1 October 1995) was a professional tennis player from Chile. Career Rivera, a semi-finalist in the 1989 Orange Bowl, was the top ranked Chilean junior in the 14s, 16s and 18s age categories. In 1991, Rivera reached the quarter-finals of the Banespa Open in São Paulo with wins over MartÃn Jaite and Jean-Philippe Fleurian. At the French Open that year he came up against Dinu Pescariu in the first round and won the opening set, but lost the next two and had to retire hurt in the fourth set. His only other Grand Slam appearance was in the US Open in 1992, where he lost a four set match in the first round to American Scott Davis. He also qualified for the 1992 German Open (an ATP Super 9 event) and made the second round, after defeating Spaniard José Francisco Altur. As a doubles player he had his best win on tour when he and partner Sergio Cortes defeated third seeds Tomás Carbonell and Byron Talbot at the 1993 Movistar Open. He played th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Super 9
The ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (previously known as ATP Masters Series) is an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour. The series' events have been held in Europe and North America since the inception of ATP Tour in 1990, and also in Asia since 2009. The ATP Masters tournaments along with the Grand Slam tournaments and the Year-end Championships make up the most coveted trophies on the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the Olympics, hence they are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'. Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most Masters singles titles with 38. By completing the set of all nine Masters singles titles in 2018, Djokovic became the first and only player to achieve the Career Golden Masters. In 2020, Djokovic completed a second Career Golden Masters. In doubles, the Bryan brothers (Bob and Mike) have won a record 39 doubles titles as a team. Daniel Nestor and the Bryan brothers are the only doubles p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Knowles
Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971) is a Bahamian professional tennis coach and former professional tennis player, becoming the former number 1 in world as a specialist in doubles tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in men's doubles, partnering with Daniel Nestor, as well as Wimbledon in mixed doubles. At various times between 2002 and 2005 he was ranked World No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Olympian. Career Junior and college career After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick Bollettieri's famed academy at 10 years old, Knowles played junior tennis in his early years. His best singles performance came at the 1989 Junior US Open with a quarterfinal appearance and his best doubles performance came at the 1989 Junior French Open with a final appearance partnering Luis Herrera. He reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 12. He also played three seasons at UCLA in college tennis, where he earned All-American honours in both singles and doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Smith (tennis)
Roger Smith (born 20 January 1964) is a former tennis player from the Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to .... Smith turned professional in 1987. The right-hander reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP-ranking on 1 August 1988, when he became World Number 96 making him the highest singles ranked Bahamian in history along with Mark Knowles. Career highlights Smith played for Ohio State University for four years finishing his collegiate career in 1986. While a senior, he earned All-America honors. Also, he won the Ohio Inter-Collegiate Championship by besting a scrappy sophomore from Bowling Green State University, Ken Bruce, in a thrilling final 4−6, 6−2, 6−1. Bruce would go on to win the singles title the next year. 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamas Davis Cup Team
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The Bahamas men's national tennis team represents the Bahamas in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association. The Bahamas currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group III. They reached the World Group play-offs in 1993. History The Bahamas competed in its first Davis Cup in 1989. Bahamian players previously competed on the Caribbean/West Indies team. Current team (2022) * Kevin Major * Spencer Newman * Baker Newman * Marvin Rolle (''Captain-player'') See also *Davis Cup * Bahamas Fed Cup team External links Davis Cup teams Davis Cup 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pino
Juan Antonio Pino Pérez (born 3 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Cuba. Biography Pino, who comes from Pinar del RÃo in western Cuba, began playing tennis at the age of 10 and trained in Havana. A right handed player, Pino holds the record for most matches won for the Cuba Davis Cup team, a total of 34, in a career spanning 12-years from 1987 to 1999. His 26 ties for Cuba includes World Group participation in 1993, which was Cuba's first ever appearance in the main competition, having qualified through the expulsion of the Yugoslav team due to the Bosnian War. Cuba's debut World Group fixture came against Sweden in Kalmar and Pino was picked to play Stefan Edberg in the first rubber. Pino was beaten comfortably by Edberg and also lost a dead rubber to Nicklas Kulti, as Sweden won all matches in the tie. The Cubans then travelled to Saint Petersburg for a relegation play-off against Russia, in which they were again soundly defeated by the more experienced te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba Davis Cup Team
The Cuba men's national tennis team represents Cuba in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Cubana de Tenis de Campo. Cuba currently competes in the Americas Zone Group III. They played in the World Group in 1993. History Cuba competed in its first Davis Cup in 1924. Current team (2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...) * Osviel Turino * Osmel Rivera Granja * Yoan Pérez * Dayron Zúñiga See also * Davis Cup * Cuba Fed Cup team External links Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup {{Cuba-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Davis Cup Team
The Dominican Republic national tennis team represents the Dominican Republic in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Dominicana de Tenis. The Dominican Republic currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group I. History The Dominican Republic competed in its first Davis Cup in 1989. In 2010, the Dominican Republic reached Americas Zone Group I for the first time. The country once again reached Americas Zone Group I in 2012 after defeating Mexico in the final, with a 3-2 result. In September, 2013, the Dominican Republic maintained its Americas Zone Group I status after beating Chile 4-1 in the relegation play-off. In July, 2015, the team defeated Ecuador, and for the first time will face World Group play-offs against Germany on home soil. Current Team (2022) * Nick Hardt * Peter Bertran * VÃctor Estrella Burgos (''Doubles player'') * Juan Berrido-Fernández (''Captain-player'') See also *Davis Cup *Dominican Republic Fed Cup team External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Gildemeister
Hans Gildemeister Bohner (born Juan Pedro Gildemeister Bohner on 9 February 1956), is a Chilean former tennis player of German ancestry , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ... , who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. He is the brother of Heinz and Fritz Gildemeister, tennis players and was brother in law of Laura Gildemeister, who was also a tennis player. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 22 February 1980, when he became world No. 12. He is a former captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team. In 1977, as a sport figure, Gildemeister was part of Pinochet's inner circle and participated at the Chacarillas Rally in support of Pinochet. Grand Slam finals Doubles (1 loss) Career finals Singles: 6 (4 wins, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile Davis Cup Team
The Chile men's national tennis team represents Chile in Davis Cup tennis tournament and is governed by Federación de tenis de Chile. The team played in the World Group on 2019 and reached the final one time in 1976, losing the cup against Italy in Santiago. Chile is currently #21 in the ITF Davis Cup rankings. The team is currently captained by former Chilean tennis player Nicolás Massú. History Chile began playing at the Davis Cup in 1928, but would not win a tie until 1933, away at Uruguay, winning their first home tie in 1969, against Argentina. That was their only second home tie in their history. The team's most successful performance at the Davis Cup was in 1976, losing 1–4 to the Italian team in the final held in Santiago, Chile. Since then, Chile have reached the quarterfinals in three occasions: in 1982, losing 1-4 against Australia, in 2006, losing to the USA 2-3, and in 2010, losing to the Czechs 1-4. In the 2000s, thanks to Olympic gold winners Nicolás Massà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Movistar Open
The 1993 Hellmann's Cup was a men's ATP tournament held in Santiago, Chile on outdoor clay courts that was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October until 1 November 1997. Unseeded Javier Frana won the singles title. Finals Singles Javier Frana defeated Emilio Sánchez 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Frana's 3rd title of the year and the 7th of his career. Doubles Mike Bauer / David Rikl defeated Christer Allgårdh / Brian Devening 7–6, 6–4 * It was Bauer's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Rikl's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1993 ATP Tour Chile Open (tennis) Movistar Open Movistar Open The Chile Open (also known as the Chile Dove Men+Care Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts in Santiago, Chile. In its histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Talbot
Byron Talbot (born 15 September 1964) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won seven doubles titles and finished as a runner-up six times. He achieved a career-high doubles world ranking of number 20 in 1996. Byron played collegiate tennis at the University of Tennessee. He is currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America. Along with BofA Securities, the investment bank ... in Dallas, Texas. Career finals Doubles (7 wins, 6 losses) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Talbot, Byron South African male tennis players Living people 1964 births White South African people Sportspeople from Johannesburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
