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1997 US Open – Boys' Doubles ...
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but none competed this year as both were playing for Stanford University during this season. Fernando González and Nicolás Massú won the title by defeating Jean-René Lisnard and Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam title for González, and the 2nd Grand Slam title for Massú, in their respective doubles careers. Seeds The top seed received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Official Results Archive (ITF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 US Open - Boys' Doubles Boys' Doubles 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando González
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (; born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career, he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major tournaments. He contested his only major final at the 2007 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2007 Australian Open, losing to top-seeded Roger Federer. González is the fourth man in history to have won an Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic tennis medal in every color, with gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens 2004, and silver in singles at Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing 2008. The gold medal that González won partnering Nicolás Massú at the Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, 2004 Olympics in men's doubles was Chile at the Olympics, Chile's first-ever Olympic gold medal. During his career, González defeated many top players, including Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Federer (all while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Dickson
Simon Dickson (born 25 February 1982) is a British former professional tennis player. Dickson, a top-10 junior who has beaten Roger Federer, featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. He and Lee Childs lost in the first round to the Bryan brothers The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are American former professional doubles tennis players. The most successful men's doubles team of all time, they won more professional matches, tournaments and Grand Slam (t ..., Bob and Mike. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, Simon 1982 births Living people British male tennis players 21st-century British sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irakli Labadze
Irakli Labadze ( ka, ირაკლი ლაბაძე, tr, ; born June 9, 1981) is a Georgian retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 42, which he attained in July 2004. He was the first Georgian player to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon as a qualifier. Career Juniors Labadze had a successful junior career, notably reaching the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles in 1998 and losing to future World No.1 Roger Federer. Together with Lovro Zovko he won the 1999 French Open boys' doubles. Pro tour Labadze's most successful appearance at a Grand Slam event came at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the fourth round. After eliminating Gastón Gaudio and Mardy Fish, he was defeated by the eventual runner-up Rafael Nadal in three sets. It was to be his last appearance in the singles main draw at a major championship. Labadze's best result in Masters 1000 tournaments was reaching the semifinals of the 2004 Indian W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Vahaly
Brian Vahaly (born July 19, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player and a graduate of University of Virginia. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 Indian Wells Masters (defeating world no. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route) and achieved a career-high of world no. 57 in March 2003. He is currently the Chairman of the Board and President of the USTA. Early career He began playing tennis at the age of two with his parents Barry and Karen. As a junior, Brian Vahaly captured the Easter Bowl 18s title and reached the final of the Coffee Bowl in Costa Rica in 1997. His best junior Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinal at Wimbledon that same year, where he finished 17th in the world junior rankings. Vahaly proceeded to play four years of collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001, where he was a three-time All-American and finished as the school's most successful player. In 2000, he won the United States Amateur Championships (Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blake (tennis)
James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. He won 10 titles on the ATP Tour (out of 24 finals contested), reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4. His career highlights included reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (beating world No. 1 Roger Federer en route), the quarterfinals of the 2008 Australian Open and 2005 and 2006 US Opens, two titles at the Hopman Cup (in 2003 and 2004) and being the American No. 1 in men's singles. Blake was also a key performer for the victorious United States 2007 Davis Cup team, winning both his matches in the championship tie against Russia. In 2004, Blake fractured a vertebra in an accident while training. He made a full recovery, and in 2005 he was presented with the Comeback Player of the Year award for his return to the tour. Later, in 2008, Blake was named the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year. Blake's autobiogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Martin (tennis)
David Martin (born February 22, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ..., defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan. Tennis career Before attending Stanford, David was a US Open Boys' Doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate K. J. Hippensteel in 1998. He first teamed up with fellow American Scott Lipsky in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the #2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers. In 2007, Martin and Lipsky qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's doubles tournament, where the pair lost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21, winning 4 singles titles. Career Early career and back injury Dent won ATP titles in Newport (2002), Bangkok (2003), Memphis (2003), and Moscow (2003), and reached the finals of three other events on tour. His victory in Memphis is still often referred to as his most impressive victory, as he beat future world No. 1 Andy Roddick in the final. Dent played with distinction at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he made a push all the way to the semi-finals, where he was defeated by eventual gold medalist Nicolás Massú of Chile. He went on to lose the Bronze medal match 16–14 in the third set against Fernando González of Chile. Dent, paired with Lisa Raymond, won the 2006 Hopman Cup, defeating the Netherlands two sets to one in the final. In 2006 Dent did not play many competitive matches, due to a recurring back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingo Neumüller
Ingo Neumüller (born 30 March 1979) is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional player. Born in Wels, Neumüller turned professional in 1998 and won the 2003 Austrian national championships, which earned him a wildcard to that year's Austrian Open. He lost in the first round of the Austrian Open to Paul-Henri Mathieu in what would be the only ATP Tour main draw appearance of his career. Neumüller is a former coach of Jürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer (born 22 May 1981) is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Melzer reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in April 2011, and a doubles ranking of world No. 6 in September 2010. He has a youn .... ITF Futures titles Doubles: (1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neumuller, Ingo 1979 births Living people Austrian male tennis players Austrian tennis coaches Sportspeople from Wels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Sanon
Valentin Sanon (born 20 May 1980) is a former Ivorian professional tennis player, who played mainly on the ITF Futures tournaments. The last tournament he played in was in 2011, but he has continued to play Davis Cup for the Ivory Coast, most recently in the 2012 Davis Cup The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3 ...'s Africa zonal play. Career titles Singles References External links * * Ivorian male tennis players 1980 births Living people 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{IvoryCoast-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Haehnel
Jérôme Haehnel (; born 14 July 1980) is a retired French tennis player who is best known for defeating Andre Agassi in the first round of the French Open in 2004. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is World No. 78, which he reached in February 2005. Jerome was coached by his wife and has a fear of flying. Career highlights 1997 Defeated Roger Federer in an ITF match in Venezuela. 2004 Defeated Andre Agassi (Ranked 6th) of the United States in the first round of the French Open in 2004. Won his first and to date only ATP title in Metz by defeating compatriot Richard Gasquet in the final. 2007 During the 2007 Hopman Cup, he defeated Mardy Fish and Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator and former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Austra .... Performance timelines Singles 1 Held as Hambur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Messmer
Thomas Messmer (born 25 November 1979) is a German former professional tennis player. Messmer won a Junior Davis Cup, World Youth Cup (Junior Davis Cup) title with Germany in 1995 and was victorious in all four of his singles matches during the campaign. His only ATP Tour main draw appearances came at Tennis Channel Open, Scottsdale in 1998, losing in the first round of the singles to Richard Fromberg. He partnered with Boris Becker in the doubles. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Doubles: 6 (1–5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Messmer, Thomas 1979 births Living people German male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Bates
Iain Bates (born 24 January 1979) is the head of women's tennis at the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Career Bates started playing tennis at the age of six. Bates was a promising British junior tennis player, who won the boys doubles final at the 1996 Osaka Mayor's Cup, and reached the second round of boys singles main draw at the Astrid Bowl and Junior Wimbledon in 1997. He later became a university lecturer. Bates was Lawn Tennis Association women's tennis manager until February 2013. Bates was appointed head of women's tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association in February 2013, replacing Leon Smith. Bates was also the Lawn Tennis Association Olympic Team Leader for the 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. Bates has worked with Emma Raducanu Emma Raducanu ( , ; born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and is the current British No. 1. Raducanu w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
