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Monégasque Tennis Federation
The Monegasque Tennis Federation (french: Fédération Monégasque de Tennis, FMT) is the governing body for tennis in Monaco. It was founded in 1927 and is responsible for organizing, coordinating and promoting tennis in Monaco. The Federation organizes its own national championships and appoints the managers of the Monaco Davis Cup team. FMT is responsible for the organization of the Monte-Carlo Masters every year in April, as well as the Davis Cup matches. The FMT uses the same ranking system as the French Tennis Federation. History The Monegasque Lawn Tennis Federation was established on May 21, 1927. The first president was British Consul Major William G.Henley and vice-president Emile Riey. Its objective is to support and co-ordinate tennis clubs in the Principality and encourage relations with foreign federations and clubs. The Federation is affiliated with the International Tennis Federation since a decision of its general assembly of March 16, 1928. Initially, its af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 71 weeks, including at the end of 2010 and 2011. She achieved the top ranking for the first time on 11 October 2010, becoming the 20th player in the Open Era and the first woman from a Scandinavian country to hold the top position. In 2018, she became the first Dane to win a Grand Slam singles title, after winning the 2018 Australian Open. Known for her footwork and defensive abilities, Wozniacki won 30 WTA singles titles (including six in both 2010 and 2011, the most in a year by a WTA player from 2008–2011) and two doubles titles. A junior Grand Slam champion, she won the 2006 Wimbledon girls' singles title over Magdaléna Rybáriková, and was voted the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2008. She won a Grand Slam singles title at the 2018 Australian Open, beating Simona Halep and becoming the first Dane to win a Grand Slam singles title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Oger
Thomas Oger (born 22 March 1980) is a professional Monegasque tennis player. Oger reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organis ... on October 29, 2007, when he became World number 249. He primarily plays on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. Oger has been a member of the Monegasque Davis Cup team since 2010, having posted a 3–3 record in singles and a 2–2 record in doubles in six ties played. Tour singles finals – all levels (8–9) External links * * * 1980 births Monegasque male tennis players Living people {{Monaco-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-René Lisnard
Jean-René Lisnard (born 25 September 1979) is a professional tennis player who represents Monaco, and formerly France. He has been a member of the Monaco Davis Cup team since 2007. He is to date, the only Monegasque tennis player to have won a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. Tennis career Lisnard plays right-handed, and turned professional in 1997. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 84 in January 2003. His current doubles ranking is 400 with his highest rank being 171 on 10 September 2007. In May at the 2009 French Open, he lost his first-round match to Israeli player Dudi Sela 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. Lisnard qualified for the main draw of the 2011 US Open and defeated Olivier Rochus of Belgium in straight sets to advance to the second round. He lost to Germany's Florian Mayer Florian Mayer (; born 5 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. Mayer reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Balleret
Bernard Balleret (born 11 May 1954) is a French-born Monegasque professional tennis player. Balleret participated in the main draw of three French Opens during his career. He lost to American Fred McNair in the opening round of the 1976 French Open and also exited in the first round of the doubles, partnering Louis Borfiga. In 1979 he teamed up with Jacques Thamin and the pair made it to the second round, with a win over the French pairing of Bernard Fritz and Patrick Proisy. He played in the singles at the 1983 French Open but was again defeated in the opening round, this time by Christophe Roger-Vasselin. Over a span of 19 years, Balleret regularly appeared in Davis Cup ties for Monaco, playing a total of 30 ties. He won 21 of his 43 singles rubbers and eight of his 25 doubles matches. His combined tally of 29 wins remains, as of 2012, a national record. He last played for Monaco in 1991, against Luxembourg, a week before his 37th birthday. He is the father of Benjamin Ballere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre-Athenase Noghès
Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (15 June 1916 – 16 February 1999) was an international tennis champion, married Marinette Bastel, having one son Lionel (racing driver), best known as the first husband of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, whom he married as his second wife on 4 December 1951. Noghès' grandfather Alexandre was the founder of the Monaco Automobile Club and former general treasurer of Monaco's state finances. His father, Antony (1890–1978), created the first Grand Prix ever raced in a city, the world-famous Grand Prix de Monaco. Antony also created the renowned Rallye Monte Carlo and is credited with imposing the chequered flag in Grand Prix racing. Noghès entered into a liaison with Princess Antoinette of Monaco in the mid-1940s and three children were born to the couple: Elizabeth-Ann (1947–2020), Christian-Louis (born 1949) and Christine-Alix (1951–1989). They were married in a civil ceremony in Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Landau
Patrick Landau (5 September 1945 – 3 October 2007) was a tennis player from Monaco. During his career, Landau competed at Roland Garros and at the 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 .... Early life and family Landau's paternal aunt was the Russian ballet dancer Alice Nikitina. Career Landau studied at Brigham Young University, where he trained at the BYU Cougars. Landau competed in the Davis Cup during several years between 1966 and 1972. He also played in Roland Garros versus Zdravko Mincek. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Landau, Patrick 1945 births 2007 deaths Monegasque male tennis players BYU Cougars men's tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Landau
Vladimir Maximilianovich Landau ( rus, Владимир Максимилиа́нович Ланда́у, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr məksʲɪmʲɪlʲɪˈanəvʲɪtɕ lɐnˈdaʊ; September 24, 1971) was a Russian-born Monegasque tennis player. In 1931 he was the 14th on the French rankings, which included players of all nationality provided that they played in and represented a French sports club. Early life and family Vladimir Landau was born on March 29, 1902, in Petrograd to Maximilien Landau and Anna Herzenberg. He had a sister Alice who was a famous ballet dancer under the pseudonym Alice Nikitina. After World War I the family moved to Monaco. Tennis career In 1928, Landau reached the quarterfinal of the doubles at Monegasque Championships alongside Ludwig von Salm Hoogstraten. The next year he was defeated in the doubles final of the Beaulieu L.T.C. tournament, partnering with László Dörner of Romania. In the same year he took a major part with his two victories in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Catarina
Lucas Catarina (born 26 August 1996) is a Monégasque tennis player. Catarina has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 341 achieved on 11 June 2018. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 526 achieved on 27 May 2019. He has won six singles titles on the ITF pro circuit tour, along with two doubles titles. He played his first ATP main-draw match in April 2018 at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters after receiving a wild card into the main draw. He lost against former world No. 3 Milos Raonic. Also in 2018, he won the singles silver medal at the Mediterranean Games. Catarina has won eight Futures titles. Catarina represents Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ... in the Davis Cup. He defeated Latvian tennis player Rūdolfs Mednis in his first rubbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Nys
Hugo Nys (; born 16 February 1991) is a French-born Monegasque tennis player who is a doubles specialist on the ATP Tour. On 29 July 2019, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 327 and he achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 41 on 8 November 2021. Career 2021: French Open quarterfinal, Two doubles titles, top 50 Nys won his second doubles title at the Estoril Open, partnering Tim Pütz. Later in May, Nys won his next doubles title at the Lyon Open, again with Pütz. As a result, he reached a career-high of No. 53 in doubles on 24 May 2021. The Nys/Pütz duo reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open where they were defeated by eventual runner-ups Kazakh duo Bublik/Golubev. 2022: US Open quarterfinal, Fourth ATP title At the US Open he reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the second time in his career partnering Jan Zielinski defeating 10th seeded pair Jamie Murray/ Bruno Soares and Ariel Behar/Gonzalo Escobar. The pair won their first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Arneodo
Romain Arneodo (born 4 August 1992) is a French-born Monegasque professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.(in FrenchRomain Arneodo pourra représenter Monaco en Coupe Davis sur ''codesport.fr'', 30 septembre 2013 From 2008 to 2013, Arneodo represented France in international competition, but has since represented Monaco. Arneodo has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 51 in doubles, which he achieved in May 2023. He also has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 455, attained in August 2014. Since turning professional, Arneodo has won one ATP doubles title ( 2019 Los Cabos Open) as well as twelve doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and one singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. Career Arneodo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in the doubles tournament with partner Benjamin Balleret. The pair entered the main draw with a wild card and reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret (born 15 January 1983) is a professional tennis player from Monaco. His father, Bernard Balleret, is former tennis player, while his cousin Arthur Rinderknech also plays the sport professionally. Balleret is a member of the Monaco Davis Cup team. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Balleret reached as high as No. 19 in the junior world singles rankings (and No. 29 in doubles) in 2001. Pro tour Balleret is best known for his April 2006 fairy tale run to the third round of the Monte Carlo Open, an ATP ATP World Tour Masters 1000, Masters Series. Entering the tournament, he was ranked 351st in the world and had competed only in challenger tournaments and several Davis Cup matches (he played for the Monegasque team in 2004 and 2005 and compiled a modest record of 4 wins and 5 losses). However, on 16 April 2006, he received a Wild card (sports)#Professional tennis, wild card into the qualifying draw of the Monte Carlo Open and won upsets over seeded, far more accompl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
