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Viktor Durasovic
Viktor Durasovic ( sr, Viktor Đurasović; born 19 March 1997) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. Durasovic has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 298, which he achieved in October 2019. He also attained his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 173 in October 2022. Background Durasovic is of Bosnian Serbian origin.1 February 2016A Serbian among Norway's tennis hopes Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade. (Archive) Career Durasovic made the semifinals of the 2014 US Open boys' doubles competition where he partnered Nicolae Frunză. Playing for Norway in Davis Cup, Durasovic has a W/L record of 11–10 in singles and 5–8 in doubles. In August 2019, Durasovic reached his first ATP Challenger final at the 2019 Tilia Slovenia Open, where he lost 5–7, 3–6 to Slovenian Aljaž Bedene. Durasovic qualified for his first ATP Tour tournament at the 2021 Stockholm Open where he lost in the first round to wildc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Internationaux De Tennis De Vendée
The 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2022 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France between 3 and 9 October 2022. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 26 September 2022. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Arthur Fils * Vasek Pospisil * Clément Tabur The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Arthur Cazaux * Vitaliy Sachko The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Mathias Bourgue * Jurgen Briand * Alexis Gautier * Jules Marie * David Poljak * Valentin Royer The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Kenny de Schepper Champions Singles * Jelle Sels def. Vasek Pospisil 6–4, 6–3. Doubles * Sander Arends / David Pel def. Purav Raja / Divij Sharan 6–7(1–7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 ATP Cup
The 2020 ATP Cup was the first edition of the ATP Cup, an international outdoor hard court men's team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Serving as the opener for the 2020 ATP Tour, it was the first ATP team tournament since the last edition of the World Team Cup in 2012. It was held on 3–12 January 2020 at three venues in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney. Serbia won the tournament, defeating Spain 2–1 in the final. Background On 1 July 2018, ATP director, Chris Kermode announced that he had plans to organize a men's team tennis tournament which came after the Davis Cup changed their format six months earlier. The tournament which at the time of the announcement had the name ''World Team Cup'' which was identical to the previous World Team Cup that took place in Düsseldorf from 1978 to 2012. Four months later, on 15 November, the ATP with Tennis Australia announced that the tournament was renamed to the ATP Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharm El-Sheikh
Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 . Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai. The city and holiday resort is a significant centre for tourism in Egypt, while also attracting many international conferences and diplomatic meetings. Name Sharm El Sheikh ("bay of the wise") is also known as the "''City of Peace''"; Egyptian Arabic: "''Madinet Es-Salam''", referring to the large number of International Peace Conferences that have been held there. Amongst Egyptians and also many visitors, the name of the city is commonly shortened to "Sharm" (), which is its common name in Egyptian Arabic. The name is also sometim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population. After periods of Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and Persian control and invasions from the ruling dynasties of House of Saud, Saudi Arabia and House of Al Said, Oman, Bahrain established itself as an sovereign state, independent nation in 1971 after a period of British hegemony. Although the current twin cities of Manama and Muharraq appear to have been founded simultaneously in the 1800s, Muharraq took prominence due to its defensive location and was thus the capital of Bahrain until 1923. Manama became the mercantile capital and was the gateway to the main Bahrain Island. In the 20th century, Bahrain's oil wealth helped spur fast growth and in the 1990s a concerted diversification (marketing strategy), d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Artuñedo
Andrés Artuñedo Martínavarro (born 14 September 1993), known as Andrés Artuñedo (), is a tennis player from Spain. Artuñedo has reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 293 achieved on 3 March 2014. He has also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 267 achieved on 24 June 2019. Artuñedo, with partner Roberto Carballés won the Boys' Doubles event on the 2011 French Open. They defeated Mitchell Krueger and Shane Vinsant ''5–7, 7–6, 0–5' in the final. He was the top climber of 2011 ATP rankings starting in number 1182 and finishing 486th.Marca (newspaper)Andrés Artuñedo y Roberto Carballés09/06/11 Artuñedo made his ATP Tour singles debut at the 2014 Open Sud de France on hard courts in Montpellier. Granted acceptance into the qualifying draw, he successfully defeated Alessandro Bega ''6–3 6–7(7–4)'', followed by Niels Desein ''6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)'' and lastly Vincent Millot ''3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3'' to earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ourense
Ourense (; es, Orense ) is a city and capital of the province of Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path of the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago), and is crossed by the Minho (river), Miño, Barbaña, Loña and Barbañica rivers. It is also known as ''A cidade das Burgas'' (in Galician) due to its hot springs, being one of the European cities with the greatest thermal heritage. Population Its population of 105,233 (2019) accounts for 34.2% of the population of the province and makes it the third largest city of Galicia. Its metropolitan area has a population that exceeds 140,000. In 2019 there were 14,171 foreigners living in the city, representing 13.5% of the total population. The main nationalities are Portuguese people, Portuguese (31.8%), Venezuelans (11.2%) and Romanians (7.9%). By language, according to 2018 data, 32.3% of the population always ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Griekspoor
Scott Griekspoor (born 10 January 1991) is a Dutch retired tennis player. Griekspoor has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 205 achieved on 6 August 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 419 achieved on 29 September 2014. Griekspoor has won 1 ATP Challenger singles title at the 2018 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois. He won the Dutch national singles title in December 2018. He is the elder brother of tennis player Tallon Griekspoor Tallon Griekspoor (; born 2 July 1996) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 36, achieved on 6 March 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 217 achieved on 31 Octob ... and twin brother of Kevin Griekspoor. Career finals Singles (1 win) External links * * 1991 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Sportspeople from Haarlem 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doboj
Doboj ( sr-cyrl, Добој, ) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Bosna river, in the northern region of the Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabitants. Doboj is the largest national railway junction and the operational base of the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Doboj. It is one of the oldest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the most important urban center in northern Republika Srpska. Geography Prior to the war in Bosnia the municipality of the same name had a larger surface area. The largest part of the pre-war municipality is part of the Republika Srpska, including the city itself, (the Doboj Region). The southern rural areas are part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the eastern rural part of the municipality is part of the Tuzla Canton, also in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Galović
Viktor Galović (; born 19 September 1990) is a former Croatian tennis player. Galović has a career high ATP singles ranking of 173, achieved on 14 May 2018. Galović had previously represented Italy where he was raised but in 2014 switched back to his home country of Croatia. Career Galović made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Philipp Davydenko, Lukáš Dlouhý and Antonio Veić en route. In the main draw he lost to Albert Ramos-Viñolas in three sets in the first round. Galović had his grass debut in Stuttgart where he lost in the second round of qualifications to Denis Kudla. But he was lucky and he received an entry as a lucky loser. In the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart he lost to Maximilian Marterer Maximilian Marterer (born 15 June 1995) is a German tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in August 2018. Professional ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pula, Sardinia
Pula (Latin: Nora) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari. Pula is a holiday resort, with numerous hotels and beaches. The ruins of the ancient city of Nora are among the most important archaeological sites of the island. History Pula is located near the ancient city of Nora. Nora was built by Phoenicians around the 8th century BC. There is evidence that Pula rose on a pre-existing Nuragic settlement or according, to legend, by Iberians brought to Sardinia by Norax. In the following centuries, the city was ruled by the Carthaginians, and then by the Romans. The Romans made Nora the capital of Corsica and Sardinia for a short time, before giving the title to the nearby Caralis (modern Cagliari). After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Nora, like many other Sardinian coastal cities, suffered continuous raids from the Vandals and later the Saracens, and eventually ceased to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Jankovits
Yannick Jankovits (born 6 January 1987) is a French tennis player. Jankovits has a career high ATP singles ranking of 226 achieved on 14 September 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 303 achieved on 21 September 2014. He won his first ATP Challenger Tour title on 18 June 2016 in Fergana Fergana ( uz, Fargʻona/Фарғона, ), or Ferghana, is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km west of Andijan, and less than 20 km fr .... Since the 05/08/2022 he is world champion in the +35 years old category ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals Singles: 29 (15–14) Doubles: 36 (20–16) References External links * * 1987 births Living people French male tennis players 21st-century French people {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port El Kantaoui
Port El Kantaoui ( ar, مرسى القنطاوي) is a tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse city in central Tunisia. It was built in 1979 specifically as a tourist center, around a large artificial harbour that provides mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts, hosting sporting activities from water skiing to paragliding, and several golf courses. The architecture, although modern and dazzlingly white, has been modeled on the more traditional buildings in Tunisia, complete with narrow streets and arches. The hotels that line the beachfront extend from Sousse itself along miles of sparkling clean sea to the harbor of Port El Kantaoui and to the north of the harbor. In style, the port area Port El Kantaoui is designed as a white and blue Tunisian style village with reproduced medina quarter and cobblestone streets. It is popular with package holiday visitors, families, and first-time visitors, however, its extensive landscaping and detachment from the true Tunisia bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
