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José Higueras
José Higueras (; born 1 March 1953) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain. Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 in 1983. He was also a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978. Higueras retired from the professional tour in 1986. After retiring as a player, he became a successful tennis coach. He helped coach Michael Chang to the 1989 French Open title, and later, along with Brad Stine, coached Jim Courier to help him reach the world No. 1 singles ranking in 1992, as well as coaching Courier to two French Open titles (1991 and 1992) and two Australian Open titles (1992 and 1993). Higueras has also coached Todd Martin, Sergi Bruguera, Carlos Moyá, Pete Sampras, Dmitry Tursunov, Guillermo Coria, Robby Ginepri, Roger Federer and Shahar Pe'er, and created the José Higueras Tennis ...
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Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area. With multiple plots in checkerboard pattern, more than 10% of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land and is the administrative capital of the most populated reservation in California. The population of Palm Springs was 44,575 as of the 2020 census, but because Palm Springs is a retirement location and a winter snowbird destination, the city's population triples between November and March. The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational activities. History Founding Pre-colonial history The first humans to settle in the area were the Cahuilla people, who arrived 2,000 years ago.Baker, Christopher P. (2008). ''E ...
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Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri ( ; born October 7, 1982) is a retired American professional tennis player. He won three ATP singles titles in his career and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 15 in December 2005. Ginepri's best Grand Slam result was the semifinals of the 2005 US Open, where he lost to Andre Agassi. Early life Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry. He attended Joseph Wheeler High School, located in Marietta, Georgia. He graduated as a member of the class of 2001. Career 2005 Ginepri was the first player to be beaten by Novak Djokovic in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2005 French Open. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta in the first round, David Ferrer in the second round, 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moyá in the third round, and two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Marat Safin in the quarterfin ...
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1993 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Jim Courier defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1993 Italian Open. Seeds # Pete Sampras ''(semifinals)'' # Jim Courier (champion) # Boris Becker ''(third round)'' # Goran Ivanišević ''(finals)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(first round)'' # Michael Chang ''(semifinals)'' # Sergi Bruguera ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andrei Medvedev ''(third round)'' # Richard Krajicek ''(first round)'' # Karel Nováček ''(third round)'' # Wayne Ferreira ''(first round)'' # MaliVai Washington ''(first round)'' # Thomas Muster ''(second round)'' # Cédric Pioline ''(second round)'' # Carlos Costa ''(second round)'' # Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is a French retired tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career, and he is ... ''(third round)'' Draw ...
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1992 Italian Open – Men's Singles
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1993 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1993 Australian Open. Seeds ''Andre Agassi (No. 9), because of bronchitis, withdrew from the tournament prior to the seedings.'' Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References ;General * * * ;Specific External links 1993 Australian 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:1993 Australian Open - Men's Singles Mens singles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles ...
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1992 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 Australian Open. Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to John McEnroe. Future world No. 1 Pat Rafter made his first major appearance. Seeds Stefan Edberg ''(final)'' Jim Courier (champion) Boris Becker ''(third round)'' Michael Stich ''(quarterfinals)'' Ivan Lendl ''(quarterfinals)'' Pete Sampras ''(withdrew because of a shoulder tendon injury)'' Guy Forget ''(second round)'' Karel Nováček ''(second round)'' Petr Korda ''(first round)'' Goran Ivanišević ''(second round)'' Magnus Gustafsson ''(second round)'' Derrick Rostagno ''(second round)'' Emilio Sánchez ''(fourth round)'' Michael Chang ''(third round)'' David Wheaton ''(fourth round)'' Goran Prpić ''(second round)'' Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Sect ...
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1992 French Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Jim Courier successfully defended his title, defeating Petr Korda in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open. Stefan Edberg was attempting to complete the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, career Grand Slam, but lost to Andrei Cherkasov in the third round. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jim Courier is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Jim Courier ''(champion)'' # Stefan Edberg ''(third round)'' # Pete Sampras ''(quarterfinals)'' # Michael Stich ''(third round)'' # Michael Chang ''(third round)'' # Guy Forget ''(second round)'' # Petr Korda ''(finalist)'' # Goran Ivanišević ''(quarterfinals)'' # Carlos Costa (tennis), Carlos Costa ''(fourth round)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(second round)'' # Andre Agassi ''(semifinals)'' # Richard Krajicek ''(third round)'' # Aaron Krickstein ''(third round)'' # Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov, Alexander Volkov ''(thi ...
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1991 French Open – Men's Singles
Jim Courier defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 French Open. Andres Gomez was the defending champion, but did not compete this year. Boris Becker was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam, but lost to Agassi in the semifinals. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jim Courier is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Stefan Edberg ''(quarterfinals)'' # Boris Becker ''(semifinals)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(withdrew due to wrist injury)'' # Andre Agassi ''(finals)'' # Sergi Bruguera ''(second round)'' # Pete Sampras ''(second round)'' # Guy Forget ''(fourth round)'' # Goran Ivanišević ''(second round)'' # Jim Courier (champion) # Michael Chang ''(quarterfinals)'' # Emilio Sánchez ''(second round)'' # Michael Stich ''(semifinals)'' # Jonas Svensson ''(withdrew due to injury)'' # Karel Nováček ''(first round)'' # John McEnroe ''(first round)' ...
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1995 Davis Cup
The 1995 Davis Cup (also known as the 1995 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 84th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 115 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 45 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Bermuda, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova and Pacific Oceania made their first appearances in the tournament. The United States defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 1–3 December, to win their 31st title overall. World Group Draw Final Russia vs. United States World Group Qualifying Round ''Date: 22–24 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1996 World Group. * , , , and remain in the World Group in 1996. * , and are promote ...
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1992 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1992. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1993. France were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The United States won the title, defeating Switzerland in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, from 4 to 6 December. It was the US team's 30th Davis Cup title overall. Participating teams Draw First round France vs. Great Britain Netherlands vs. Switzerland Brazil vs. Germany Italy vs. Spain Yugoslavia vs. Australia Canada vs. Sweden Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium United States vs. Argentina Quarterfinals France vs. Switzerland Brazil vs. Italy Sweden vs. Australia United States vs. Czechoslovakia Semifinals Switzerland vs. Brazil United States vs. Sweden ...
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1989 French Open – Men's Singles
Michael Chang defeated Stefan Edberg in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. Chang became (and remains) the youngest-ever major men's singles champion, winning the final at the age of and the first player (male or female) of Asian descent to win the major. En route to the title, he defeated the world No. 1 and three-time champion Ivan Lendl, which is remembered as one of the most significant matches in French Open history. Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Andrei Chesnokov. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1989 French Open Men's Singles draw
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Luis-Manuel Flores
Luis-Manuel Flores (; born 1 February 1985) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 423 in September 2008. He began playing in the Mexico Davis Cup team in 2003. He is coached by José Higueras José Higueras (; born 1 March 1953) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain. Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, he reached a career .... Davis Cup External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flores, Luis-Manuel People from Xalapa Mexican male tennis players 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Veracruz 21st-century Mexican people ...
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