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Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram ( ; born March 18, 1984) is an American professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. Ram is a five-time major champion, having won the 2020 Australian Open, the 2021 US Open, and the 2022 US Open in men's doubles with Joe Salisbury, as well as Australian Open mixed doubles titles in 2019 and 2021 alongside Barbora Krejčíková. Ram also won a mixed doubles silver medal with Venus Williams at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and finished runner-up in men's doubles at the 2021 Australian Open, and in mixed doubles at the 2016 US Open. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 3 October 2022, and has won 23 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including four at Masters 1000 level. Ram has qualified for the ATP Finals on six occasions, winning the title in 2022, having finished as runner-up in both 2016 and 2021. Prior to his retirement from singles in 2017, Ram reached a career-high ranking of world No. 56 in April 2016, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 French Open
The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2022, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments are also scheduled. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in men's singles, and Barbora Krejčíková was the defending champion in the women's singles. Neither successfully defended their title, with Djokovic losing in the quarter-finals to Rafael Nadal, and Krejčíková losing in the first round to Diane Parry. The event returned to its full spectator capacity after the last two editions due to COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 restrictions in France. It was the 126th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2022. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw. It was part of the 2022 ATP Tour and the 2022 WTA Tour. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 French Open – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Nestor partnered Max Mirnyi, while Zimonjić teamed up with Michaël Llodra. Mirnyi and Nestor defeated Zimonjić and Llodra in the semifinals, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5). In the final, they won against Juan Sebastián Cabal and Eduardo Schwank 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4 for their first Grand Slam doubles title as a team. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Main Draw at the International Tennis Federation
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2021 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Two-time defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and her partner Rajeev Ram defeated Samantha Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was the pair's second major mixed doubles title as a team, after their first at the 2019 Australian Open. They saved a match point en route to the title, in the second round against Ena Shibahara and Ben McLachlan. Krejčíková and Nikola Mektić were the defending champions, but chose to play separately this year. Mektić partnered Barbora Strýcová, but was defeated in the first round by Hayley Carter and Sander Gillé. After not being held at the 2020 US Open and postponed 2020 French Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's tournament marked the return of mixed doubles to a Grand Slam tournament. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternate pairs Withdrawals See also *2021 Australian Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
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Tennis At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Croatia's Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated compatriots Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics. This was Croatia's first Olympic tennis gold and silver medals. For the first time since 1908, the gold medal match was contested by pairs representing the same country. In the bronze medal match, New Zealand's Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus defeated the United States' Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren, 7–6(7–3), 6–2. It was New Zealand's first Olympic tennis medal. Spain's Marc López and Rafael Nadal were the reigning gold medalists from 2016, but they chose not to participate. This was the 16th (medal) appearance of the men's doubles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968. The competition was a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Spain's Marc López and Rafael Nadal defeated Romania's Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was Spain's first victory in men's doubles and its first medal in the event since 2000. Romania won its first men's doubles medal. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Steve Johnson and Jack Sock defeated Canada's Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil, 6–2, 6–4. It was the United States' third consecutive medal in the event. The tournament was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6–12 August 2016. There were 32 pairs from 26 nations. The Bryan brothers ( Bob and Mike) were the reigning gold medalists from 2012, but they withdrew before the competition due to health concerns. Background This was the 15th appearance of men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 ATP Finals – Doubles
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 ATP Finals. It was their first ATP Finals title. Salisbury became the first Briton to win an ATP Finals doubles title. The champions also claimed $930,300, the biggest doubles payout in history. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the reigning champions, but did not qualify this year. Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski Neal Skupski (born 1 December 1989) is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 14 November 2022. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, hav ... jointly secured the year-end individual doubles No. 1 ranking after winning their first round robin match. Ram was also in contention for the year-end top ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Seeds Alternates Draw Finals Green group ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 US Open – Men's Doubles
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated the defending champion Bruno Soares and his partner Jamie Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 US Open. It was the second major title for Ram and Salisbury as a team, following the 2020 Australian Open. Ram and Salisbury saved four match points en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell. Soares and Mate Pavić were the defending champions, but did not play together. Pavić partnered Nikola Mektić, but lost in the first round to Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow. Salisbury also won the mixed doubles title partnering Desirae Krawczyk, becoming the first man to win both the men's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the US Open in the same year since Bob Bryan in 2010. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Other entry information Wild card entries Alternates Withdrawals ;Before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell defeated the defending champions Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–2) to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. It was their first major title as a team, and their second title of the season. They saved a total of eight match points en route to the title (three in their first-round match against Ben McLachlan and André Göransson, and five in their semifinal match against Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury), and twice recovered from two sets down, having been taken to five sets in five of the six matches they played. This was the first edition of Wimbledon to feature a champions tie-break (10-point tie-break) when the score reaches six games all in the fifth set, and the third edition to feature a final set tie-break. Hans Hach Verdugo, Philipp Oswald, Roman Jebavý and Hunter Reese were the first players to contest this tiebreak in the gentlemen's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was their eighth title of the season, with Mektić winning his maiden major doubles title and Pavić winning his third (following the 2018 Australian Open and 2020 US Open). They became the first Croatian pair to win the title. Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but lost to Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the quarterfinals. Pavić and Nicolas Mahut were in contention for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking. By winning his first round match, Pavić retained the top ranking. Because of a delay in schedule due to rain, the first two rounds of the competition were played best-of-three sets instead of the usual best-of-five format. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Jonathan Marray and Adil Shamasdin. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–3. This was the first all-French men's doubles final at Wimbledon. Due to inclement weather, all first and second round matches were best-of-three sets instead of best-of-five. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links Men's Doubles draw at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |