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Tashkent Challenger
The Tashkent Challenger is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan since 2008. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts. Between 1997 and 2002, there was a tournament of a level equivalent to what today is the ATP 250 series, played in Tashkent, the ATP Tashkent Open, Tashkent Open. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Official Website {{ATP Challenger Tour Tashkent Challenger, ATP Challenger Tour Tennis tournaments in Uzbekistan Recurring sporting events established in 2008 2008 establishments in Uzbekistan Sport in Tashkent Hard court tennis tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2,909,500 (2022). It is in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Tashkent comes from the Turkic ''tash'' and ''kent'', literally translated as "Stone City" or "City of Stones". Before Islamic influence started in the mid-8th century AD, Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures. After Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from the Silk Road. From the 18th to the 19th century, the city became an independent city-state, before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to forced deportations from throughout the Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Tashkent Challenger
The 2015 Tashkent Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. The tournament took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between October 12–17, 2015. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of October 5, 2015. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sanjar Fayziev * Temur Ismailov * Jurabek Karimov * Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev The following player received entry using a protected ranking: * Amir Weintraub The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Vladimir Ivanov * Sergey Betov * Ilya Ivashka * Kevin Krawietz Champions Singles * Denis Istomin def. Lukáš Lacko, 6–3, 6–4. Doubles * Sergey Betov / Mikhail Elgin def. Andre Begemann / Artem Sitak, 6–4, 6–4. References External linksOfficial Website {{2015 ATP Challenger Tour Tashkent Challenger The Tashkent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller (; born 9 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Luxembourg. He is a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist and the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country. Müller won two titles on the ATP World Tour and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 on 31 July 2017. He was known for his powerful left-handed serve and excellent net skills. Following his retirement, Müller was appointed as Luxembourg's Davis Cup team captain. Career Junior tennis Müller played his first junior match in 1997 at the age of 14 at a grade 4 tournament in Luxembourg. 2001 was Müller's most successful year in juniors. He started off by making the semifinals of the Junior Australian Open where he lost to the No. 1 ranked junior Janko Tipsarević of Yugoslavia (1–6, 6–4, 2–6). Following an early exit at the Junior French Open, He reached the final of the Boys' Singles at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, where he was defeated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Beck
Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a male former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005. Beck reached the fourth round of the 2004 US Open and the quarterfinals of the 2005 Montreal Masters, defeating Nikolay Davydenko en route to both runs. Career On 25 October 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St. Petersburg Open to Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–2. On 13 February 2006 the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Beck had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the 2005 Davis Cup semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina, which Slovakia won 4–1. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years until 31 October 200 2007 Beck finished serving his suspension and began playing again in November as an unranked player. He had to go through qualifying rounds in every tournament. Without a ranking, he chose the Tunis challenger as his first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Tashkent Challenger
The 2010 Tashkent Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 12 and 17 October 2010. ATP entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of October 4, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Farrukh Dustov * Murad Inoyatov * Sergey Shipilov * Vaja Uzakov The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: * Noam Okun The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Rameez Junaid * Ante Pavić * Vasek Pospisil * Clément Reix Champions Singles Karol Beck def. Gilles Müller, 6–7(4), 6–4, 7–5 Doubles Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray def. Karol Beck / Filip Polášek, 2–6, 6–4, 0–8 External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp (born 29 March 1988) is a retired professional Estonian tennis player. He is Estonia's all-time highest ranked male tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 71 in 2012. Career Zopp started playing tennis at the age of 6 and grew up idolizing Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, and Roger Federer. Zopp had a somewhat successful junior career, reaching the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' tournaments in 2006. In 2008, he would officially turn pro. Zopp made a breakthrough on the ATP tour in 2012, qualifying for the main draws of the Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon boosting his ranking to the point where he didn’t have to go through qualifying by the time the US Open came around. and achieving his first main draw ATP tournament win at the 2012 Bucharest Open establishing himself as a top-100 player in the ATP rankings at world No. 71. 2013-2014 would see a huge dip in form and rankings as his ranking plummeted all the way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Tashkent Challenger
The 2011 Tashkent Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 19 and 25 September 2011. ATP entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Murad Inoyatov * Temur Ismailov * Nigmat Shofayziev * Vishnu Vardhan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Andrey Boldarev * Sarvar Ikramov * Evgeny Kirillov * Stanislav Poplavskyy The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: * Jakhongir Khaydarov * Sergey Shipilov * Pavel Tsoy Champions Singles Denis Istomin def. Jürgen Zopp, 6–4, 6–3 Doubles Harri Heliövaara / Denys Molchanov def. John Paul Fruttero / Raven Klaasen, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uladzimir Ignatik
Uladzimir Iharavich Ignatik ( be, Уладзімір Ігаравіч Ігнацік, Ihnatsik; russian: Владимир Игоревич Игнатик; born 14 July 1990 in Belarus) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Professional career Junior career Igantik was ranked the No. 1 junior in the world in June 2007 after winning the boys' singles title at 2007 Roland Garros, and later finished runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. Then as the top seed, Ignatik lost in the quarterfinals of the 2007 US Open. Early career Ignatik gained ATP points mainly by playing in Futures tournaments. He finished 2007 ranked 864 in the world, and 2008 ranked 431 in the world. Ignatik played his first two rubbers for Belarus in Davis Cup in 2008, at the age of 17, against Switzerland, losing in four sets to the top 20 player Stanislas Wawrinka, as well as losing a dead rubber to Yves Allegro in two sets. Ignatik got his first two wins in his next fixture against Georgia, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Tashkent Challenger
The 2012 Tashkent Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 8 and 14 October 2012. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Farrukh Dustov * Sarvar Ikramov * Sergey Shipilov * Nigmat Shofayziev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Denys Molchanov * Oleksandr Nedovyesov * Sanam Singh * Vishnu Vardhan Champions Singles * Uladzimir Ignatik def. Lukáš Lacko, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Doubles * Andre Begemann / Martin Emmrich def. Rameez Junaid / Frank Moser (tennis), Frank Moser, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–8] External linksOfficial Website {{2012 ATP Challenger Tour 2012 ATP Challenger Tour, Tashkent Challenger Tashkent Challenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili ( rus, Теймураз Бесикович Габашвили, , tɛɪ̯mʊˈraz ɡəbɐˈʂvʲilʲɪ; born 23 May 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 43 achieved on 1 February 2016. He has reached the fourth round of the 2010 and 2015 French Open. On 18 November 2021, Gabashvili was banned from competition for 20 months after testing positive for furosemide. Tennis career 2001–2002: Juniors As a junior Gabashvili posted a singles win–loss record of 38–34 (47–29 in doubles) and reached as high as no. 33 in the junior world singles rankings (and no. 40 in doubles) in January 2002. Junior Slam results: Australian Open: 3R (2002) French Open: 1R (2001, 2002) Wimbledon: 1R (2002) US Open: 2R (2001) 2003–2006: ATP debut Gabashvili made his ATP tour debut in 2004 in Båstad, where he lost to Olivier Patience of France. 2007–2009 At Wimbledon, Gabashvili faced Roger Federer in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela ( he, דודי סלע; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009. Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel in the Davis Cup, his highlights include a win in 2007 over then-world No. 7 Fernando González, and being a key player in Israel's semifinal run in 2009. In 2008 he beat world No. 5 David Ferrer in straight sets, and in 2010 he beat world No. 7 Andy Roddick in straight sets. Sela reached the fourth round of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and has finished runner-up in two ATP tournaments in Beijing and Atlanta. In 2015, he won his 24th career ATP Challenger event of his career, moving him into second place on the all-time list of Challenger title wins (behind Lu Yen-hsun). Early life Sela was born and raised in Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli city near the Israel-Lebanon border. His father Michael, a bus driver, and mother Anca, a nurse fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Tashkent Challenger
The 2013 Tashkent Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 7 and 13 October 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 30, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sanjar Fayziev * Temur Ismailov * Djurabeck Karimov * Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sarvar Ikramov * Lim Yong-Kyu * Lucas Pouille * Danai Udomchoke Champions Singles * Dudi Sela def. Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–1, 6–2 Doubles * Mikhail Elgin / Teymuraz Gabashvili def. Purav Raja / Divij Sharan 6–4, 6–4 External linksOfficial Website {{2013 ATP Challenger Tour Tashkent Challenger The Tashkent Challenger is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan since 2008. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
