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Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The Türk Telecom İzmir Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the UTEM Tennis Club in İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ..., Turkey, since 2008. Past finals Singles Doubles ReferencesITF search {{DEFAULTSORT:Turk Telecom Izmir Cup ATP Challenger Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Turkey Sports competitions in Izmir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İzmir
İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglomeration on the Aegean Sea after Athens. As of the last estimation, on 31 December 2019, the city of İzmir had a population of 2,965,900, while İzmir Province had a total population of 4,367,251. Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 3,209,179 inhabitants extending on 9 out of 11 urban districts (all but Urla and Guzelbahce not yet agglomerated) plus Menemen and Menderes largely conurbated. It extends along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across the Gediz River Delta; to the east along an alluvial plain created by several small streams; and to slightly more rugged terrain in the south. İzmir has more than 3,000 years of recorded urban history, and up to 8,500 years of history as a human settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri ( ar, مالك الجزيري, Mālik al-Jazīrī; born January 20, 1984) is a Tunisian professional tennis player. Jaziri reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World 42 in January 2019. He reached the final of 2018 Istanbul Open, the semifinals of Moscow in 2012, Winston-Salem in 2015, Dubai in 2018 and the quarterfinals of Dubai in 2014. Career He appeared in the qualifying draw at the 2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Michał Przysiężny of Poland. He primarily plays on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. Jaziri qualified for the 2011 US Open, defeating Brian Dabul, Michael Ryderstedt, and Guillaume Rufin in the qualifying draw. This was the first time Jaziri played in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. In the first round, Jaziri defeated world No. 159, Thiemo de Bakker, in four sets. Jaziri lost to world No. 8, Mardy Fish, in the second round. Jaziri has been coached by Tunisian legend Haythem Abi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Clayton (tennis)
Scott Clayton (born 11 February 1994) is a former British tennis player. Clayton is a doubles specialist who has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 107 achieved on 16 July 2018. He has also reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 689 achieved on 17 October 2016. Clayton has reached 46 career doubles finals posting a record of 31 wins and 15 losses, which includes a 4–2 record in ATP Challenger finals. Clayton made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne on grass courts where he received a wildcard entry ino the doubles draw alongside regular partner and compatriot Jonny O'Mara. They were defeated in the first round in a third set tiebreak by Diego Schwartzman and Jiri Vesely ''4–6, 6–3, –10'. Grand Slam Appearances Clayton made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Jonny O'Mara. In the first round they played against Adrian Mannarino and Pao ... [...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] |
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] |
Andrea Stoppini
Andrea Stoppini (born 29 February 1980) is an Italian former professional tennis player. Personal life Currently resides in his city of birth, Trento. Tennis career Stoppini turned professional in 1998. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 161, achieved on 13 July 2009. 2006 At the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Stoppini (then ranked World No. 246) scored the greatest victory of his career, defeating former World No. 1 Andre Agassi (amidst his retirement tour) in the second round 6–4, 6–3. 2009 In the first round of the 2009 Australian Open, Stoppini lost to defending champion Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5. Making his second appearance at Wimbledon in 2009, he beat the No. 1 qualifying seed Sergiy Stakhovsky from Ukraine 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, in the first qualifying round, Marcus Willis from Great Britain 6–2, 6–4 in the second, before losing to Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram ( ; born March 18, 1984) is an American professional tennis player who is a former w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2009 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in İzmir, Turkey between May 11 and May 17, 2009. Singles entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of May 4, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Haluk Akkoyun * Sami Beceren * Barış Ergüden * Ergün Zorlu The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Matthias Bachinger * Joshua Goodall (as a Lucky loser) * Conor Niland * Ivan Sergeyev * Joseph Sirianni Champions Singles Andrea Stoppini def. Marsel İlhan, 7–6(5), 6–2 Doubles Jonathan Erlich / Harel Levy def. Prakash Amritraj / 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 U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Kishore Devvarman (born 13 February 1985) is a former professional Indian tennis player. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning back-to-back finals in his junior and senior years at the University of Virginia. Only three other players have matched that record since 1950. His 44–1 win–loss record in 2008 at the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship is unprecedented. His best achievement on the ATP World Tour was reaching the final of the Chennai Open in 2009, as a wild card entry. In 2010, Somdev won the gold medal in the men's singles event of XIXth Commonwealth Games at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium in New Delhi, and he followed it up with both men's singles and doubles gold in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He was coached by Scott McCain. In 2011, Devvarman received the Arjuna Award from the Indian government for his tennis successes. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2010 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in İzmir, Turkey between September 20 and 26, 2010. Entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of September 13, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * George Bastl * Samuel Groth * Haluk Akkoyun * Tuna Altuna The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Theodoros Angelinos * Marin Bradarić * Mikhail Elgin * Sadik Kadir (as a Lucky loser) * Artem Smirnov Champions Singles Somdev Devvarman def. Marsel İlhan, 6–4, 6–3 Doubles Rameez Junaid / Frank Moser def. Jamie Delgado Jamie Delgado (born 21 March 1977) is a British tennis coach and former professional player. Delgado has represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup, most recently in 2006. Delgado holds the all-time male record for playing in consecutive Wimb ... / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2011 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup 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 İzmir, Turkey 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: * Haluk Akkoyun * Durukan Durmus * Muhammet Haylaz * Efe Yurtacan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Ervand Gasparyan * James McGee * Mohamed Safwat * Simon Stadler The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: * Dimitar Kutrovsky Champions Singles Lukáš Lacko def. Marsel İlhan, 6–4, 6–3 Doubles Travis Rettenmaier / Simon Stadler def. Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla (born 20 October 1983) is a former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (; born 12 December 1982) is a retired Russian tennis player and current tennis coach. At age 12 he moved to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 20, achieved in October 2006. Tursunov jokes about his lack of ability and success on clay courts. He was sponsored by Fila (company), Fila and Wilson Sporting Goods, Wilson. He helped the Russia Davis Cup team, Russian Davis Cup team win the 2006 Davis Cup and reach the finals of the 2007 Davis Cup. Tennis career Tursunov began playing tennis in Moscow at the age of five when his father made him play a few hours a day. He came to the United States to train with Vitaly Gorin. I practiced a few hours a day. My dad realized fairly early that I had a lot of potential. A lot of people criticize him for basically choosing that career for me. He understood that I didn’t have many options to make money and since he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in İzmir, Turkey between 17 and 23 September 2012. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Haluk Akkoyun * Tuna Altuna * Durukan Durmus * Efe Yurtacan The following players received a special exempt into the singles main draw: * Tomislav Brkić The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Mirza Bašić * James McGee * Ruan Roelofse * Luca Vanni The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser: * Roman Borvanov Champions Singles * Dmitry Tursunov def. Illya Marchenko, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 Doubles * David Rice / Sean Thornley Sean Thornley (born 31 May 1989) is a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
