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Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (born 12 November 1989) is an Indian tennis player. He has won 2 ATP Challenger and 8 ITF titles in singles and 1 ITF title in doubles. He is currently the highest-ranked Indian singles player. He represents India at the Davis Cup. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, he won the bronze medal in the men's singles event. Personal life Prajnesh Gunneswaran is the son of Mr. S G Prabhakharan and Mrs. Usha. He married Sudarshana Pai in Ernakulam, Kerala in 2019. Career 2010–2017: Early career Gunneswaran mainly participated in ITF and ATP Challenger events in his early years. While he won eight ITF Futures singles titles, he found limited success on the Challenger tour. In October 2016, he reached his first ATP Challenger singles final at Pune Challenger. He lost the title match to Frenchman Sadio Doumbia. In May 2017, he reached his first ATP Challenger doubles final at 2017 Samarkand Challenger. Partnering with compatriot Vishnu Vardhan, the pair lost the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 KPIT MSLTA Challenger
The 2016 KPIT MSLTA Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India from 24 to 30 October 2016. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 17 October 2016. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Adrián Menéndez Maceiras * Jayesh Pungliya * Dhruv Sunish * Vishnu Vardhan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Marat Deviatiarov * Luca Margaroli * Hugo Nys * Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Champions Singles * Sadio Doumbia def. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. Doubles * Purav Raja / Divij Sharan def. Luca Margaroli / 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger
The 2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Taipei, Taiwan between 9 and 15 April. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 2 April 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chen Ti * Hsu Yu-hsiou * Tseng Chun-hsin * Wu Tung-lin The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings: * Saketh Myneni The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Thomas Fancutt * Lo Chien-hsun * Ruan Roelofse * Shuichi Sekiguchi The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Jacob Grills * Sasikumar Mukund Champions Singles * Yuki Bhambri def. Ramkumar Ramanathan 6–3, 6–4. Doubles * Matthew Ebden / Andrew Whittington def. Prajnesh Gunneswaran / Saketh Myneni 6–4, 5–7, 0–6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 KPIT MSLTA Challenger
The 2018 KPIT MSLTA Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Pune, India from 19 to 24 November 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 12 November 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Aryan Goveas * Arjun Kadhe * Sasikumar Mukund * Manish Sureshkumar The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt: * Saketh Myneni The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Nicola Kuhn The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sebastian Fanselow * Lucas Gerch * Ben Patael * Francesco Vilardo The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Benjamin Hassan Champions Singles * Elias Ymer def. Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–2, 7–5. Doubles * Vijay Sundar Prash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Ningbo Challenger
The 2018 Ningbo Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Ningbo, China. Singles entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of 8 October 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * He Yecong * Te Rigele * Wu Yibing * Xia Zihao The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Viktor Durasovic * Saketh Myneni * Sun Fajing * Yusuke Takahashi Champions Singles * Thomas Fabbiano def. Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3. Doubles * Gong Maoxin / Zhang Ze def. Hsieh Cheng-peng / Christopher Rungkat Christopher Benjamin Rungkat (born 14 January 1990) is an Indonesian tennis player. In 2008, he won the final stage of French Open 2008 Boys' Doubles Juniors category with Finnish tennis player Henri Kontinen.(11 June 2008French Open glory for ... 7–5, 2–6, 0–5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Bengaluru Open
The 2018 Bengaluru Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bangalore, India from 12 to 17 November 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 5 November 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Adil Kalyanpur * Saketh Myneni * Sumit Nagal * Suraj Prabodh The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sebastian Fanselow * Youssef Hossam * Sasikumar Mukund * Zsombor Piros The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Zizou Bergs Champions Singles * Prajnesh Gunneswaran def. Saketh Myneni 6–2, 6–2. Doubles * Max Purcell / Luke Saville def. Purav Raja / Antonio Šančić 7–6(7–3), 6–3. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengaluru Open, 2018 2018 ATP Challenger Tour 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saketh Myneni
Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in Men's doubles event at Incheon Asian Games 2014. Personal life Myneni was born in a small town named Vuyyuru in Andhra Pradesh to Prasad Myneni and Saroja Myneni. He grew up entirely in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). He completed his schooling from Timpany Secondary School , Visakhapatnam, before moving to Hyderabad for tennis. He started playing tennis at the age of 11. His nickname is Saké or Saki. He was selected on a sports scholarship in 2006 and graduated with a double major with degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of Alabama in 2010. His hobbies include listening to music, watching movies and TV shows. He currently resides in Visakhapatnam and trains every now & then in Hyderabad. He proposed his girlfriend Sri Lakshmi Anumolu duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Safwat
Mohamed Safwat ( ar, محمد صفوت; born 19 September 1990) is an Egyptian tennis player. Safwat has been a regular player on the Egypt Davis Cup team since 2009. Safwat has won one singles and three titles in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently the Egyptian No. 1. Professional career In 2016, Safwat became the first Egyptian player since 1997 to reach the final of an Challenger tournament when he reached the final in Kenitra, where he lost to Maximilian Marterer in straight sets. He also reached the semifinals at the Challenger tournament in Launceston in 2017, eventually losing to Mitchell Krueger. In 2018, Safwat beat No. 3 seed and top 100 player Jordan Thompson en route to his second Challenger singles final in Anning, where he lost to Prajnesh Gunneswaran. Safwat qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2018 French Open as a lucky loser, where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. He was the first man from Egypt to play in a Grand Slam ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Kunming Open
The 2018 Kunming Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh (ATP) and first (WTA) edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 WTA 125K series. It took place in Anning, China, from 23 April–5 May 2018. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 16 April 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Bai Yan * Li Yuanfeng * Wang Ruikai * Wang Ruixuan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sriram Balaji * Chung Yun-seong * Sasikumar Mukund * Vishnu Vardhan The following player entered as a lucky loser: * Hugo Grenier Women's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 23 April 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Jiang Xinyu * Peng Shuai * Tang Qianhui * Yang Zhaoxuan * Zheng Wushuang The following players received ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. The Uzbek language is the majority-spoken language in Uzbekistan, while Russian is widely spoken and understood throughout the country. Tajik is also spoken as a minority language, predominantly in Samarkand and Bukhara. Islam is the predominant religion in Uzbekistan, most Uzbeks being Sunni Muslims. The first recorded settlers in what is now Uzbekistan were Eastern Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Kolář
Zdeněk Kolář (; born 9 October 1996) is a Czech tennis player. Kolář has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 111 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 110 achieved on 1 August 2022. Professional career 2018: ATP debut Kolář played his first match in an ATP tournament, after qualifying for the 2018 Swedish Open. He was defeated in straight sets by defending champion and former Top 10 member David Ferrer. 2021: Three Challenger titles In 2021, Kolář won 3 ATP Challenger singles titles: in April in Oeiras Portugal, in August in Iasi Romania, in September in Szczecin Poland and 4 ATP Challenger doubles titles. 2022: Grand Slam debut and first ATP & Major win In 2022, Kolář made his ATP main draw debut in doubles at Chile Open alongside Nikola Milojević. They reached the quarterfinals with a win over local wildcards Alejandro Tabilo and Gonzalo Lama. In his fifth qualifying attempt, Kolar finally reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis (born August 14, 1991) is a Lithuanian former professional tennis player and a prominent member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team. Grigelis holds the best Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP doubles ranking for Lithuanian player of all time. Grigelis won his first title when he was 18 at a Futures tournament in Wrexham, United Kingdom. On ATP Challenger Tour Grigelis has won 13 titles, one singles and twelve doubles. He won his only singles title in summer 2011 in 2011 Comerica Bank Challenger, Aptos, United States. In 2012, Grigelis won five doubles titles. He captured three titles with Uladzimir Ignatik in 2012 Volkswagen Challenger, Wofsburg, Germany, 2012 Challenger La Manche, Cherbourg, and 2012 Trophée des Alpilles, Saint Rémy, France, he achieved one title with Rameez Junaid in 2012 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc, Saint–Brieuc, France, and one title with Alessandro Motti in 2012 Tennis Napoli Cup, Naples, Italy. Since the end of 2010 Grigelis is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
