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Nicolás Barrientos
Nicolás Barrientos (; born 24 April 1987) is a Colombian professional tennis player competing mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour both in singles and doubles. Barrientos reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 237 on 21 September 2015 and his highest ATP doubles ranking of world No. 61 on 24 October 2022. Barrientos also made his first appearance on an ATP World Tour in July 2013 when he lost in the first round of 2013 Claro Open Colombia against Ruben Bemelmans Ruben Bemelmans (; born 14 January 1988) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 84 in singles, achieved on 28 September 2015, and world No. 128 in doubles, achieved on 1 October 2012. Beme .... Doubles performance timeline ''Current till 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. ATP career finals Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ATP Challenger & ITF Futures Singles: 10 (6–4) Doubles: 41 (20–21) National representation Pan Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the third most populous after Bogotá and Medellín. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar. As a sporting center for Colombia, it was the host city for the 1971 Pan American Games. Cali also hosted the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, the 2013 edition of the World Games, the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014, the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2015 as well as the inaugural Junior Pan American Games in 2021 and the 2022 World Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 ATP World Tour
The 2013 ATP World Tour was the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF) and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November Statistical information These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Korea Open (tennis)
The 2022 Korea Open (also known for sponsorship purposes as the 2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships for the men's tournament and the 2022 Hana Bank Korea Open for the women's tournament) was a combined ATP Tour and WTA Tour tennis tournament took place at the Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea on outdoor hard courts from 19 to 25 September 2022 for the women and from 26 September to 2 October 2022 for the men. It was the 18th edition of the women's tournament, and the first edition of the men's tournament since 1996. The tournament was a WTA 250 event on the 2022 WTA Tour (after being a WTA 125 level tournament in 2021), and a ATP Tour 250 event on the 2022 ATP Tour after several tournaments in China were cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Champions Men's singles * Yoshihito Nishioka def. Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 7–6(7–5) This is Nishioka's first title of the season and the second of his career. Women's singles * Ekaterina Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Guccione (tennis)
Christopher Luke Guccione ( ; born 30 July 1985) is an inactive Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria. He has won five ATP Tour doubles titles, and reached career-high rankings of singles world No. 67 in April 2008 and doubles world No. 38 in November 2014. Personal life Guccione is of Italian descent on his father's side. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He is married to Andra Kucerak, with whom he has two children. Tennis career Guccione is coached by countryman and former ATP professional Anthony Lane. Guccione is noted for his good service; he hit 50 aces in a three-set qualifying match at Wimbledon in 2005. The good service has led fellow Australian player Mark Philippoussis to call him a " Wayne Arthurs clone". He is a serve-and-volley player. Despite these strong assets in the game he has still yet to win any ATP titles and very rarely makes it past the first round of major tournaments. During his career, he has won 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Groth
Samuel Groth OLY, Member of Parliament#Australia, MP (born 19 October 1987) is an Australian politician and a former professional tennis player. Sitting as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Groth represents the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), Liberal Party in the seat of Electoral district of Nepean, Nepean. He is also the Shadow Minister for Youth and Shadow Minister for Tourism, Sport and Events since December 2022. His highest Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking was World No. 53, which he reached in August 2015. His career high in doubles was World No. 24, reached in February 2015. Groth's best singles result was a semi-final appearance at the 2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. He hit the Fastest recorded tennis serves, fastest serve on record at 263 km/h (163.4 mph) in 2012 at the ATP Challenger in Busan. Prior to his political career, he worked for the Nine Network's tennis broadcasts and as a host on ''Postc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés (; born 25 April 1986) is a Colombian professional tennis player who is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in February 2011, but has achieved most of his success in doubles. Cabal is a three-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam Champion, having won both the 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, Wimbledon Championships and the 2019 US Open – Men's doubles, US Open in 2019 in men's doubles, alongside compatriot Robert Farah (tennis), Robert Farah, as well as the 2017 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2017 Australian Open in mixed doubles with Abigail Spears. He also finished runner-up in men's doubles at the 2011 French Open – Men's doubles, 2011 French Open, partnering Eduardo Schwank, and the 2018 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2018 Australian Open with Farah. Cabal has won 20 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claro Open Colombia
The Colombia Open (currently sponsored by Claro and called the ''Claro Open Colombia'') was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bogotá, Colombia. The event is affiliated with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and is a 250 series tournament on the ATP World Tour. The tournament replaced the Los Angeles Open on the ATP World Tour starting in 2013. IMLA de Colombia bought the rights of the Los Angeles Open in 2013 and transferred the tournament to the city of Bogotá. The Colombia Open was the fifth tournament affiliated with the ATP held in Latin America, after the tournaments in Viña del Mar (Chile), São Paulo (Brazil), Acapulco (Mexico) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). It is also the tournament with the most prize money in South America, with a total of $727,000. The Colombia Open was replaced in 2016 calendar by the Los Cabos Open, in Mexico. Currently in 2019 tournaments in Latin America are Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Rio, São Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Claro Open Colombia – Doubles
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Raja played alongside Marcelo Demoliner, while Sharan teams up with Adil Shamasdin. The two teams met in the quarterfinals, with Shamasdin and Sharan winning the match. Shamasdin and Sharan lost to Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione in the semifinals. Groth and Guccione went on to win the title, defeating and Juan Sebastián Cabal Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés (; born 25 April 1986) is a Colombian professional tennis player who is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in Fe ... in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 1–9 Seeds Draw Draw ReferencesMain Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Claro Open Colombia - Doubles Claro Open Colombia - Doubles 2014 Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 US Open – Men's Doubles
Defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. They became the second team in the Open Era to defend the US Open title, after Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996. It was both men's fifth major title. Salisbury retained his ATP number 1 doubles ranking by winning the championship. Michael Venus, Horacio Zeballos, Mate Pavić, Jean-Julien Rojer, and Skupski were also in contention for the top ranking. This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former doubles world No. 2 and six-time doubles major champion Bruno Soares; partnering with Jamie Murray, he lost in the second round to Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński. This is the first edition of US Open to feature a 10-point tie-break, when the score reaches six games all in the deciding set. Marcelo Demoliner and João Sousa defeated Marcel Granollers and Zeballos in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Open (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological order, are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the US Labor Day holiday. The tournament is of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, originally known as the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles and men's doubles were first played in August 1881. It is the only Grand Slam that was not affected by cancellation of World War I and World War II or interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The tournament consists of five primary championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The tournament also includes events for senior, junior, and wheelchair pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. History Officially named in French ''les Internationaux de Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
