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Joakim Nyström
Joakim "Jocke" Nyström (born 20 February 1963) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked world No. 7. He was also ranked world No. 4 in doubles that same year. Tennis career He was a singles quarterfinalist at both the French Open (1985) and US Open (1985, 1986) tournaments, the 1986 Wimbledon doubles champion with Mats Wilander, and a member of the winning 1985 and 1987 Davis Cup teams from Sweden. He qualified for The Masters year-end singles tournament in 1984, 1985, and 1986. Nystrom was part of the generation of outstanding Swedish players in the 1980s and early 1990s, which included Anders Järryd, Jonas Svensson, Mikael Pernfors, Kent Carlsson, Stefan Edberg, Henrik Sundström, and Mats Wilander. Since retiring from tennis, Nyström has served as Fed Cup captain for Sweden and as an assistant coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to a larger district, the Monte Carlo Quarter (corresponding to the former municipality of Monte Carlo), which besides Monte Carlo/Spélugues also includes the wards of La Rousse/Saint Roman, Larvotto/Bas Moulins and Saint Michel. The permanent population of the ward of Monte Carlo is about 3,500, while that of the quarter is about 15,000. Monaco has four traditional quarters. From west to east they are: Fontvieille (the newest), Monaco-Ville (the oldest), La Condamine, and Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous Place du Casino, the gambling center ... that has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born 23 July 1981) is a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open. Statistically Finland's best player to date, Nieminen is also the first and so far only Finnish player to have won an ATP singles title and to have reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam singles event. He is also notable for winning the shortest recorded Masters Tour tennis match in Open Era history, defeating Bernard Tomic in just 28 minutes and 20 seconds in the first round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis. He was ranked inside the Top 75 11 times in 14 years (2001 to 2014). On 23 June 2015, he announced his retirement from professional tennis at the end of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only men's tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Schedule The table below shows the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour). ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November December Grand Prix rankings List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name: * Andre Agassi - Memphis, Charleston, Forest Hills, Stuttgart, Stratton Mountain, Livingston (6) * Boris Becker - Indian Wells, Dallas, London, Indianapolis, Tokyo Indoors, Stockholm, Season-Ending Championships (7) * Jay Berger - São Paulo (1) * Darren Cahill - Gstaad (1) * Kent Carlsson - Madrid, Hamburg, Kitzbühel, St. Vincent, Barcelona (5) * Michael Chang - San Francisco (1) * Andrei Chesnoko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam (tennis), grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournaments. Schedule The table below shows the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner to the ATP Tour). ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November December Grand Prix rankings List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: * Andre Agassi (1) Itaparica * Boris Becker (3) Indian Wells, Milan, Queen's Club * Kent Carlsson (2) Nice, Bologna * Pat Cash (3) Nancy, Wimbledon, Johannesburg * Andrei Chesnokov (1) Florence * Stefan Edberg (7) Australian Open, Memphis, Rotterdam, Tokyo Outdoor, Cincinnati, Tokyo Indoor, Stockholm * Kelly Evernden (2) Bristol, Brisbane * Brad Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. The tour consisted of 70 tournaments in 23 different countries. It incorporated three of the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The season ending Masters tournament was moved from the January slot to December. Schedule The table below shows the schedule for the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix season. Key January February March April May June July August September October November December ATP rankings List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: * Vijay Amritraj (1) Bristol * Boris Becker (6) Chicago, Wimbledon, Toronto, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Bercy * Jay Berger (1) Buenos Aires * Paolo Canè (1) Bordeaux * Kent Carlsson (2) Bari, Barcelona * Simone Colombo (1) St. Vincent * Kevin Curren (1) Atlanta * Stefan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a professional men's tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of 71 tournaments held in 19 different countries. The tour incorporated the four ITF grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Total prize money for the circuit was $23 million. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). In November 1985 the MIPTC sued player–management agencies ProServ and IMG alleging that these firms were holding the tennis game hostage and were 'exerting extensive power over players'. The 1985 circuit marked the last time the Australian Open was held in November before moving to its current slot in January. In January 1986 at an awards ceremony in New York the ATP players elected Ivan Lendl as the 1985 ATP Player of the Year. Lendl won the most tournament titles, played the most finals, was the points leader of the Grand Prix circuit and finished the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1984 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and two team events (World Team Cup, Davis Cup). Schedule The table below shows the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner of the ATP Tour). ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1985 Grand Prix rankings ''*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1985.'' List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: * Juan Aguilera (2) Aix-en-Provence, Hamburg * Vijay Amritraj (1) Newport * Francesco Cancellotti (2) Florence, Palermo * Dan Cassidy (1) Melbourne * Jimmy Connors (5) Memphis, La Quinta, Boca West, Los Angeles, Tokyo Indoor * Marty Davis (1) Honolulu * Mark Dickson (1) Houston WCT, Toulouse * Peter Doohan (1) Adelaide * Stefan Edberg (1) Milan * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam (tennis), grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). Schedule The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour). January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1984 ATP rankings ''*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.'' List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name: * John Alexander (tennis), John Alexander (1) Auckland * Roberto Argüello (1) Venice * Pablo Arraya (1) Bordeaux * Jimmy Arias (4) Florence, Rome, Indianapolis, Palermo * Mike Bauer (1) Adelaide * Pat Cash (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1982 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). On 30 April 1981 World Championship Tennis (WCT) announced its withdrawal from the Grand Prix circuit, which it had been incorporated into since 1978, and the re-establishment of its own tour calendar for the 1982 season. To counter the threat of player leaving the Grand Prix tour for the WCT the MIPTC introduced a mandatory commitment to play at least 10 Grand Prix Super Series tournaments. Schedule The table below shows the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour). Total prize money amount for all tournaments comes from ATP. January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1983 Grand Prix standings 1. Jimmy Connors (USA) 3355pts 2. Guillermo Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). Schedule The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour). January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1982 Points system The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1980 Volvo Grand Prix was a men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The Grand Prix circuit is a precursor to the ATP Tour. Volvo became the new tour sponsor of the Grand Prix circuit after Colgate-Palmolive decided to end its sponsorship. Eight World Championship Tennis tournaments were incorporated into the circuit. Schedule The table below shows the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix schedule. January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1981 Standings The 1980 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in 12 separate point categories, ranging from the Grand Slam tournaments (350 points for the winner) to the smallest Regular Series tournaments (50 points for the winner). At the end of the year the top-ranked players received a bonus from a $750,000 bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Majchrzak
Kamil Majchrzak (; born 13 January 1996) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 75 achieved on 28 February 2022 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 241 achieved on 8 August 2016. He is currently the No. 2 Polish singles player. Junior career Partnered with Martin Redlicki, Majchrzak won the 2013 US Open boys' doubles title by defeating Quentin Halys and Frederico Ferreira Silva in the final. Professional career 2019: Grand Slam debut and first two wins, Top 100 During the 2019 Australian Open, Majchrzak advanced through the qualifying to reach the 1st round. He won the first two sets against top-10 player Kei Nishikori, but then was forced to retire due to an injury. In March 2019 Majchrzak celebrated his maiden Challenger triumph at the 2019 Open Harmonie mutuelle in St. Brieuc, France. Two months later he advanced to the 2019 Prosperita Open final with wins over Riccardio Bonadio, Zsombor Piros, No. 5 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
