Franken Challenge
The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Fürth, Germany, since 1979 (as a club event from 1979 to 1985, as a Futures Futures may mean: Finance *Futures contract, a tradable financial derivatives contract *Futures exchange, a financial market where futures contracts are traded * ''Futures'' (magazine), an American finance magazine Music * ''Futures'' (album), a ... in 1986, as a Challenger since 1987). After having been on the calendar for 38 years, the 2017 edition had to be cancelled for lack of funding.http://www.franken-challenge.de/2017/04/21/franken-challenge-2017-wichtige-information/ Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksOfficial website {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Clay court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Germany Sport in Fürth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fürth
Fürth (; East Franconian: ; yi, פיורדא, Fiurda) is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, in the administrative division (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only apart. Fürth is one of 23 "major centres" in Bavaria. Fürth, Nuremberg, Erlangen and some smaller towns form the "Middle Franconian Conurbation", which is one of the 11 German metropolitan regions. Fürth celebrated its thousand year anniversary in 2007, its first mention being on 1 November 1007. Geography The historic centre of the town is to the east and south of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which join to form the Regnitz to the northwest of the Old Town. To the west of the town, on the far side of the Main-Danube Canal, is the Fürth municipal forest (''Fürther Stadtwald''). To the east of Fürth, at roughly the same latitude, lies Nuremberg, and to the north is the fertile market-gardening area know ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Albert Montañés
Albert Montañés Roca (; born 26 November 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He first entered the top 100 in 2001. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010 and has won six singles titles and two doubles titles. Montañés is one of the very few players to win a title after saving match points in two different matches. He did it during his title run in Estoril 2009 in his quarter-finals and the final. He holds the record for most first-round exits at Grand Slam events; 35 reached at 2016 Wimbledon, beating Kenneth Carlsen's long standing record of 30 first-round exits. His career ended at the 2017 Barcelona Open. He was awarded a wild card to participate in the event and reached the second round, where he lost to fellow countryman Feliciano López 6–2, 6–2. ATP career finals Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups) Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) Performance timelines Singles 1 Held as Hamburg Masters T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2009 Schickedanz Open
The 2009 Schickedanz Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 1 and 7 June 2009. Singles entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of May 25, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Peter Gojowczyk * Jeremy Jahn * Daniel Köllerer * Marc Meigel The following player received entry into the main draw as Special Exempt: * Dustin Brown * Florian Mayer The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Thiemo de Bakker * Peter Luczak * Eduardo Schwank * Louk Sorensen The following player received the lucky loser spot: * Miguel Ángel López Jaén Champions Singles Peter Luczak def. Juan Pablo Brzezicki, 6–2, 6–0 Doubles Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo / Santiago Ventura def. Simon Greul / Alessandro Motti Alessandro Motti (born 21 February 1979) is an Italian professional ten ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robin Haase
Robin Haase (; born 6 April 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in July 2012, and has won two singles titles, at the Austrian Open in both 2011 and 2012. Haase also reached the semifinals of the 2017 Canadian Open, and his best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the third round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships in 2011. In doubles, he achieved his highest ranking of world No. 30 in May 2019, and has won 7 titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2022 Rotterdam Open with Matwé Middelkoop. Haase reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open in doubles alongside compatriot Igor Sijsling, and has also reached three doubles finals at Masters 1000 level. He has represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup since 2006, and also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Career 2005: Juniors Haase was a promising junior player, compiling a singles win–loss record of 76–41 and rea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010 Franken Challenge
The 2010 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 30 May – 6 June 2010. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of May 24, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Matthias Bachinger * Florian Mayer * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe * Marcel Zimmermann The following player received entry into the main draw as alternate: * Marius Copil * Konstantin Kravchuk * Pablo Santos * Joseph Sirianni * Gabriel Trujillo Soler The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Dennis Blömke * Rameez Junaid * Jan-Lennard Struff * Matteo Viola The following player received the lucky loser spot: * Marc Sieber Champions Singles Robin Haase def. Tobias Kamke, 6–4, 6–2 Doubles Dustin Brown / Rameez Junaid def. Martin Emmrich / Joseph Sirianni, 6–3, 6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 Franken Challenge
The 2011 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 30 May and 5 June 2011. ATP entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of May 23, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kevin Krawietz * Jan-Lennard Struff * Jean Zietsman * Marcel Zimmermann The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Alexander Flock * Peter Gojowczyk * Romain Jouan * Dieter Kindlmann Champions Singles João Sousa def. Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 Doubles Rameez Junaid / Frank Moser def. Jorge Aguilar / Júlio César Campozano, 6–2, 6–7(2), 0–6 External linksOfficial Website ITF Search [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Eduardovych Stakhovsky ( uk, Сергій Едуардович Стаховський, ; born January 6, 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and played mostly at the Challenger level from 2005 to 2008. His career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles (September 2010) and No. 33 in doubles (June 2011). Stakhovsky won his first career title in March 2008, as a lucky loser ranked no. 209, defeating top seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final, thus becoming the first lucky loser to win a title since Christian Miniussi in 1991. He is the elder brother of tennis player Leonard Stakhovsky. He was coached by Burghard Riehemann. He is well known for beating eight-time winner and defending champion Roger Federer in the second round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, ending the latter's record run of 36 consecutive major quarterfinals. Stakhovsky retired from tennis in January 2022, and following the Russian invasion of Ukr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blaž Kavčič
Blaž Kavčič (born 5 March 1987) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. He was the highest ranked Slovenian male player ever, achieving a career-high of World No. 68 in August 2012, until Aljaž Bedene began to play for Slovenia again in January 2018, overtaking him with a career high ranking of 49. He became the first Slovenian ATP singles player to: achieve a Top 100 ranking, win a Grand Slam main draw match and perform at the Summer Olympics. He became the second Slovene ATP player earning over 2 million US dollars in prize money and is the second highest ever paid male Slovene player in history after Aljaž Bedene. Tennis career 2005-2006: Turned Pro, Davis Cup debut Kavčič turned professional in 2005 playing exclusively on the ATP Futures and ATP Challenger Series circuit for three seasons. In 2006, Kavčič made his Davis Cup debut for Slovenia. 2008-2009 In 2008 he qualified for ATP events – in Zagreb, where he lost to Roko Karanušić. In Pörtsch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Franken Challenge
The 2012 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 4 and 10 June 2012. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kevin Krawietz * Maximilian Marterer * Alexander Ritschard * Jan-Lennard Struff The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * André Ghem * David Guez * Yuri Schukin * Marc Sieber Champions Singles * Blaž Kavčič def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Doubles * Arnau Brugués-Davi / João Sousa vs. Rameez Junaid / Purav Raja, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 1–9 External linksOfficial Website {{2012 ATP Challenger Tour Franken Challenge Franken Challenge Franken Challenge The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) is a professional tennis tourn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik (born November 21, 1985) is a South African-born American retired professional left-handed tennis player, with a two-handed backhand. His highest singles ranking was No. 77 in 2009. Among his biggest upsets were a 2007 win over Ivan Ljubičić, and a 2009 win against Igor Kunitsyn. Odesnik won his first Futures title in 2003, and won a combined 14 singles titles in Challenger and Future ITF Men's Circuit events. He resides in Weston, Florida, in the United States. In March 2010, Odesnik pleaded guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia, and was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation, later reduced to one year on account of his "substantial assistance" with the Federation's anti-doping program. In March 2015 he was handed a 15-year ban after a second doping violation. Early and personal life Odesnik and his family emigrated from South Africa to the United States when he was age 3, and he became an American citizen. His father, Ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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João Sousa
João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 28 on 16 May 2016 and a doubles ranking of No. 26 on 13 May 2019. Continuously ranked in the world's top-100 between July 2013 and March 2021, and with four ATP Tour singles titles, Sousa is often regarded as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time. He is nicknamed ''Conquistador'' (Portuguese for "Conqueror") for sharing his birthplace of Guimarães with Afonso I, the country's first king. Sousa is coached by former player Frederico Marques and practices at the BTT Tennis Academy in Barcelona. Sousa began playing tennis at the age of seven. After winning national youth titles, he decided at the age of fifteen to invest in his career by moving to Barcelona. After an unimpressive junior career, Sousa turned professional in 2008 and won his first singles tournament in 2009. He started playing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Franken Challenge
The 2013 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 3 and 9 June 2013. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 27, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Andreas Beck * Peter Heller * Robin Kern * Kevin Krawietz The following player received entry using a protected ranking: * Laurent Rochette The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Taro Daniel * Lorenzo Giustino * Peter Torebko * Alexander Ward Doubles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 27, 2013. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Andreas Haider-Maurer / Mario Haider-Maurer * Kevin Krawietz / Dominik Schulz * Gero Kretschmer / Alexander Satschko The following pairs received as alt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |