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Pavel Kudrnáč
Pavel Kudrnáč (born 11 February 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Biography As a junior, Kudrnáč competed in the boys singles and doubles events at the 1992 French Open. He was a leading collegiate player during his time at Oklahoma State. In 1998 he topped the ITA rankings and was honoured with the Senior Player of the Year award. Kudrnáč, who comes from Plzeň, represented the Czech Republic in multiple editions of the Summer Universiade, most notably at the 1999 event, where he was a gold medalist in the men's doubles. On the professional tour he was a doubles specialist and regularly partnered fellow Czech Petr Kovačka. With the exception of his first tournament, the 1995 Prague Open with Petr Luxa, he played beside Kovačka in all of his ATP Tour appearances, which included making the semi-finals at San Marino in 2000. They competed in the 2000 US Open, beaten in the first round by Argentina's Gastón Etlis and Sebastián Priet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 US Open – Men's Doubles
Lleyton Hewitt and Max Mirnyi defeated Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was their maiden major title. Alex O'Brien and Sébastien Lareau were the defending champions but chose not to participate with each other. Sébastien partnered with Daniel Nestor, while Alex partnered with Jared Palmer. Both new pairings lost to Hewitt and Mirnyi, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. This marked the last major appearance of former world No. 1 and 17-time major champion Mark Woodforde, and thus the last major appearance of the Woodies; they were defeated in the second round by Hewitt and Mirnyi. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links Main draw [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Luxa
Petr is a Czech given name for males and a Czech surname. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name). Given name * Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician * Petr Čech (born 1982), Czech footballer * Petr Čech (hurdler) (born 1944), Czech hurdler * Petr Chelčický (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia * Petr Cornelie (born 1996), French basketball player * Petr Duchoň (born 1956), Czech politician * Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic * Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust * Petr Kellner (1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman * Petr Korda (born 1968), Czech tennis player * Petr Mitrichev (born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" * Petr Mrázek (born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Petr Nedvěd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Citta' Della Disfida
Open or OPEN may refer to: Music * Open (band), Australian pop/rock band * The Open (band), English indie rock band * ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969 * ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999 * ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001 * ''Open'' (YFriday album), 2001 * ''Open'' (Shaznay Lewis album), 2004 * ''Open'' (Jon Anderson EP), 2011 * ''Open'' (Stick Men album), 2012 * ''Open'' (The Necks album), 2013 * ''Open'', a 1967 album by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity * ''Open'', a 1979 album by Steve Hillage * "Open" (Queensrÿche song) * "Open" (Mýa song) * "Open", the first song on The Cure album ''Wish'' Literature * ''Open'' (Mexican magazine), a lifestyle Mexican publication * ''Open'' (Indian magazine), an Indian weekly English language magazine featuring current affairs * ''OPEN'' (North Dakota magazine), an out-of-print magazine that was printed in the Fargo, North Dakota area of the U.S. * Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi's 2009 memoir Computin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Spencer (tennis)
Kyle Spencer (born 26 January 1976) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom. Spencer represented the United Kingdom in the men's doubles competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, partnering Barry Cowan. The pair was eliminated in the first round. Spencer's highest ranking in singles was World No. 953, which he reached on 21 September 1998. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 126, which he reached on 17 July 2000. Spencer has coached U.S. college tennis teams at Baylor University, University of Maryland, and North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit .... ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Doubles: 9 (2–7) Performance timeline Doubles References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyn Robichaud
Jocelyn Robichaud (born 8 April 1978 in Joliette, Quebec) is a former tour professional tennis player. Robichaud captured three junior Grand Slam titles and played Davis Cup for Canada. More of a doubles specialist, he won three Challenger events in doubles and reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 119. Junior tennis Robichaud won his first of three Grand Slams in doubles partnering Jong-min Lee, as the tandem defeated the Dutch duo of Raemon Sluiter and Peter Wessels in the final of the 1995 U.S. Open, 7–6, 6–2. After winning the Victorian Junior Championships and Australian Hardcourt Junior Championship, Robichaud and partner Daniele Bracciali captured the 1996 Australian Open junior title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. Robichaud partnered Martin Verkerk at the next major and the pair reached the semi-finals of the 1996 French Open. He rejoined Bracciali to win his third junior slam as the duo captured the 1996 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław Open
The Wrocław Open (formerly known as KGHM Dialog Polish Indoors) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held at the Hala Orbita in Wrocław, Poland. The record holder with two doubles titles is Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol (; born 24 July 1985) is a Czech professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Dosed .... Past finals Singles Doubles External linksOfficial website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leoš Friedl
Leoš Friedl (born 1 January 1977) is a retired Czech tennis player. Friedl's career-high ATP doubles ranking was No. 14, achieved on 8 August 2005. He often partnered in doubles with František Čermák. His career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 353, achieved on 13 November 2000. In his career, he won 16 ATP Tour doubles titles and the 2001 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title with Daniela Hantuchová, where they beat Mike Bryan and Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. As of July 2022, Friedl coaches Karolína Plíšková Karolína Hrdličková ( née Plíšková; ; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in singles, reaching the top of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings on 17 July 2017 and holding the pos .... Significant finals Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP career finals Doubles: 32 (16 titles, 16 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 34 (16–18) Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Hoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun-Sentinel
The ''Sun Sentinel'' (also known as the ''South Florida Sun Sentinel'', known until 2008 as the ''Sun-Sentinel'', and stylized on its masthead as ''SunSentinel'') is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as well as surrounding Broward County and southern Palm Beach County. It circulates all throughout the three counties that comprise South Florida. It is the largest-circulation newspaper in the area. Paul Pham has held the position of general manager since November 2020, and Julie Anderson has held the position of editor-in-chief since February 2018. The newspaper was for many years branded as the ''Sun-Sentinel'', with a hyphen, until a redesign and rebranding on August 17, 2008. The new look also removed the space between "Sun" and "Sentinel" in the newspaper's flag, but its name retained the space. The ''Sun Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune Publishing''. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Prieto (tennis)
Sebastián Prieto (; born 19 May 1975) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won ten doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999. Prieto coached Juan Martín del Potro from 2017 to 2020. ATP career finals Doubles: 26 (10 titles, 16 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 6 (4–2) Doubles: 38 (28–10) Performance timelines Singles Doubles Notes References External links * Sebastián Prietoat the Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, an ... Coach Profile * * Argentine male tennis players Tennis players from Buenos Aires Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent 1975 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastón Etlis
Gastón Etlis (born 4 November 1974) is a former tennis player from Argentina. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest ATP rankings of World No. 114 in singles May 2000 and World No. 17 in doubles in January 2005. Etlis' greatest success in singles came in the final tournament of his singles career, reaching the semifinals of Costa do Sauípe in 2003. Tennis career Etlis turned professional in 1993. He is of Jewish descent. Singles Highlight victories include wins over World No. 40 Carlos Costa in 1995 and World No. 24 Marc Rosset in 1997. Etlis competed in the singles events at the 1996 Australian Open and the 1996 and 1997 French Open. He then primarily focussed on doubles. Doubles From 2000, Etlis's primary doubles partner was Martin Rodriguez. In 2000 and 2002, he reached the third round of the French Open. Etlis competed in the doubles competition of the 2003 Australian Open; he and partner Rodriguez reached the semifinals. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
