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Saint-Brieuc Challenger
The Saint-Brieuc Challenger (currently known as Open Harmonie mutuelle for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. History Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who Christianised the region in the 6th c ..., France, since 2004. Past finals Singles Doubles External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Brieuc Challenger ATP Challenger Tour [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. History Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who Christianised the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany which were used as administrative areas before the French Revolution, was named after Saint-Brieuc. It also dates from the Middle Ages when the "pays de Saint Brieuc," or Penteur, was established by Duke Arthur II of Brittany as one of his eight "battles" or administrative regions. Geography Overview The town is located by the English Channel, on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/ Gouédic. Other towns of notable size in the ''département'' of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/Guingamp, Dinan, and Lannuon/Lannion all ''sous-préfectures''. In 2009, lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Pless
Kristian Peter Pless (born 9 February 1981) is a former professional male tennis player from Denmark. Tennis career Juniors Pless had an excellent junior career, winning the 1999 Australian Open Boys' Singles (defeated Mikhail Youzhny), and reaching the Boys' final at both Wimbledon (lost to Jürgen Melzer), and the US Open (lost to Jarkko Nieminen) the same year. He finished 1999 as the No. 1 ranked junior player in the world. Pro tour He turned professional in 1999, and on 28 January 2002, Kristian Pless reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 65. He has won tournaments at the Futures and Challenger levels, and has reached three semifinals on the ATP Tour. He suffered a serious shoulder injury in 2003, which after multiple surgery kept him out of competition for almost a year. After returning from injury in 2004, he had dropped in the rankings to World No. 846 on 24 May. Subsequently, he has gradually climbed the rankings, and after successful performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégoire Burquier
Grégoire Burquier (born 7 August 1984) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 167 in September 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of World No. 251 in September 2011. He claimed his first Challenger singles title by winning the 2012 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc in Saint-Brieuc, France. He won against Augustin Gensse Augustin Gensse (born 10 August 1983) is a French professional tennis player. Tennis career Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour. At the Spain ( Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana), he defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in ... 7–5, 6–7, 7–6. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc
The 2012 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Brieuc, France between 2 and 8 April 2012. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of March 19, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Charles-Antoine Brézac * Josselin Ouanna * Olivier Patience * Laurent Rochette The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Tomasz Bednarek * José Checa Calvo * Victor Crivoi * Nicolas Renavand Champions Singles * Grégoire Burquier def. Augustin Gensse, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3) Doubles Laurynas Grigelis / Rameez Junaid def. Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert (; born 17 May 1980) is a professional French tennis player. Career Coach From 2001 to March 2010, Ronan Lafaix was Robert's coach. In May 2016, Lafaix, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Paire
Benoît Paire (; born 8 May 1989) is a French professional tennis player. His best result in a Grand Slam has been reaching the fourth round, which he has achieved on four occasions. He has won three singles titles, at the 2015 Swedish Open, the 2019 Marrakesh Open and the 2019 Lyon Open, and his career-high singles ranking is World No. 18, first achieved in January 2016. He has a career-high ranking of World No. 65 in doubles achieved on 15 November 2021. In 2015, Paire was voted Comeback Player of the Year, rising from world No. 118 ATP singles ranking at year-end 2014 to a then career-high world No. 19 at year-end 2015, after a knee injury had sidelined him for much of 2014. Career 2007–09: Early career In 2007, Paire played his tennis at Futures level, winning one event (the France F10). In 2008, Paire continued to play primarily on the Futures circuit, but made his first appearances in higher-tier tournaments, losing in the qualifying rounds at the Open 13 and the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Teixeira
Maxime Teixeira (born 18 January 1989) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures circuit, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 154 in March 2012, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of World No. 256 in July 2015. He claimed his first Challenger singles title by winning the 2011 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc in Saint-Brieuc, France. He won against Benoît Paire 6–3, 6–0. He qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament at the 2011 French Open, where he reached the second round before being defeated by third seed Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, in .... ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 14 (5–9) Doubles: 12 (8–4) Perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc
The 2011 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Brieuc, France between 28 March – 3 April 2011. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of March 21, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Charles-Antoine Brézac * Nicolas Devilder * Mathieu Rodrigues * Ludovic Walter The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Adrian Cruciat * Florent Diep * Boris Pašanski * Nicolas Renavand Champions Singles Maxime Teixeira def. Benoît Paire, 6–3, 6–0 Doubles Tomasz Bednarek / Andreas Siljeström def. Grégoire Burquier / Romain Jouan, 6–4, 6–7(4), 4–12 External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006. His favourite surface is clay, where he has won numerous ATP Challenger Tour events, and has reached the final in three events of the ATP tour, all in 2007, finishing runner-up in all three finals. Career Ramírez Hidalgo turned pro in 1998. At the 2006 French Open, Ramírez Hidalgo reached the 4th round in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career, defeating Thierry Ascione, Christophe Rochus and future finalist David Ferrer. Before the tournament, he had lost four consecutive times in the first round of a Grand Slam, a pattern he proceeded to return to for a further 9 appearances. On 4 August 2016, after defeating Ante Pavić in the 2nd round of the Chengdu Challenger, Ramírez Hidalgo became the first player ever to win 400 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Przysiężny
Michał Przysiężny (; born 16 February 1984) is a former Polish professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of St. Petersburg in 2013, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in January 2014. Career He started his career in the KKT Wrocław. In 2002 Przysiężny reached the semifinals of the boys' doubles at the French Open (partnered with Attila Balázs from Hungary). In the same year, he won his first Futures tournament in Montego Bay, Jamaica, defeating Jean-Julien Rojer in the final. He has reached ten finals of these tournaments, winning seven. He qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament ( 2007 US Open) by beating his compatriot Łukasz Kubot. He lost in four sets to Michael Berrer in the first round. Przysiężny made a return from a knee injury qualifying as a lucky loser in the 2008 Swedish Open; however, he lost to Jonas Björkman in the first round and winning Davis Cup matches. At the end of 2009, his career gained momentum. He wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc
The 2010 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Brieuc, France between 29 March and 4 April 2010. ATP entrants Seeds *Rankings are as of March 22, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Charles-Antoine Brézac * Romain Jouan * Benoît Paire * Olivier Patience The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Laurynas Grigelis * Samuel Groth * Florian Reynet * Charles Roche Champions Singles Michał Przysiężny def. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Doubles Uladzimir Ignatik / David Marrero def. Brian Battistone / Ryler DeHeart Ryler DeHeart (born March 1, 1984 in Kauai, Hawaii) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He was coached by Brad Dancer. DeHeart resides in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino (born 29 June 1988) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 22, attained on 19 March 2018. He won his first ATP Tour singles title at the 2019 Rosmalen Open on grass. He is currently the highest ranked French player. Tennis career 2007–2011 Mannarino made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 2007 French Open, where as a wild card, he lost in the first qualifying round to Marin Čilić in straight sets. Mannarino received a wild card for the singles main draw of his home Grand Slam tournament, the 2008 French Open, where he lost to Argentine qualifier Diego Junqueira in the first round in straight sets. He also received a wild card for the 2008 French Open men's doubles (it was his Grand Slam men's doubles debut), losing in the first round. Mannarino played at the 2008 Open de Moselle in France, entering the singles main draw as a qualifier; he reached the semifinals, defeating sixth seed Andreas Seppi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josselin Ouanna
Josselin Ouanna (born 14 April 1986) is a retired French tennis player. Biography Born in Tours and Guadeloupean origin, he was quickly spotted and integrates INSEP with her friends of "blackteam" Gaël Monfils (of Caribbean origin) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (of Congolese origin). He was coached by Jérôme Potier of CNE Roland Garros. Several injuries have slowed his progress between 2005 and 2007. After another blank year in 2015, he announced his retirement from professional tennis. Career In 2004, Ouanna was the runner-up in the Australian Open Boys' Singles. He was defeated by his doubles partner and compatriot Frenchman Gaël Monfils handily. Soon afterwards, he took part his first Challenger tournament in Cherbourg and reached the quarterfinals. In September of the same year, he won his first professional tournament. In 2007, he reached the quarterfinals at Tunica and Freudenstadt tournaments. He won two Futures tournaments in France in this year. In 2008, he reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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