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2003 ATP Tour
The 2003 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2003 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments. Season summary The 2003 ATP Tour season saw 3 new Grand Slam champions and saw Andre Agassi win his eighth and last Grand Slam title when winning the Australian Open for the fourth time. Roger Federer would win his first of 20 Grand Slam titles by defeating Aussie Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) in the final at Wimbledon. Federer would also win his maiden Tennis Masters Cup by defeating Agassi in the final 6–3, 6–0, 6–4. Federer would win 7 titles overall, including winning in Dubai and Halle, tournaments he would have a lot of success at in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2003. Roddick won 32 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 2003 US Open and five Masters events, and led the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup title. He was the runner-up at four other majors (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to rival Roger Federer each time. Roddick was ranked in the year-end top 10 for nine consecutive years (2002–2010), first reaching the No. 1 spot in 2003. Roddick retired from the sport following the 2012 US Open to focus on his work at the Andy Roddick Foundation. In retirement, Roddick played for the Austin Aces in World Team Tennis in 2015. He was also the 2015 and 2017 champion of the QQQ Champions Series. Roddick was inducted into the Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP International Series
The ATP International Series (known from 1990 to 1999 as the ATP World Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour from 2000 to 2008. The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. International Series offered players cash prizes (tournaments have purses from $416,000 to $1,000,000) and the ability to earn ATP ranking points. They generally offered less prize money and fewer points than the ATP International Series Gold, but more than tournaments on the ATP Challenger Series. Tournaments The locations and titles of these tournaments were subject to change every year. The tournaments – in calendar order – in 2008 were: Singles champions ATP International Series Doubles champions ATP International Series See also * ATP International Series Gold * List of tennis tournaments References External links * {{ATP World Series tournaments ATP Tour 250, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurosport
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia, owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its WBD Sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territories, and streams on Max (streaming service), Max and Discovery+. Originally a joint venture between the European Broadcasting Union and Sky Television (1984–1990), Sky established in 1989, it was briefly shut down in 1991 following complaints by competitor Screensport. It was subsequently acquired by TF1 Group, and later merged with Screensport. For a period, it was a joint venture between TF1, Canal+ Group, and Havas Images. TF1 Group later bought out the other owners' shares. In 2012, Discovery, Inc., Discovery Communications began to take an ownership in Eurosport, eventually leading to a full buyout in 2015. Eurosport is the main rights holder of the Olympic Games in most of Europe, as well as, with some exceptions, the tennis Grand S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles
Andy Roddick defeated Mardy Fish in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Cincinnati Masters. Carlos Moyá was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro. Seeds # Andre Agassi ''(withdrew)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(second round)'' # Roger Federer ''(second round)'' # Carlos Moyá ''(first round)'' # Lleyton Hewitt ''(first round)'' # Guillermo Coria ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andy Roddick (champion) # Rainer Schüttler ''(semifinals)'' # Paradorn Srichaphan ''(first round)'' # Sébastien Grosjean ''(first round)'' # Sjeng Schalken ''(second round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(first round)'' # Fernando González ''(second round)'' # Gustavo Kuerten ''(first round)'' # Tommy Robredo ''(first round)'' # Martin Verkerk ''(first round)'' # Félix Mantilla ''(first round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links 2003 Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Canada Masters – Singles
Andy Roddick defeated David Nalbandian in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Canada Masters. Guillermo Cañas was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Andre Agassi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(third round)'' # Roger Federer ''(semifinals)'' # Carlos Moyá ''(first round)'' # Lleyton Hewitt ''(second round)'' # Andy Roddick (champion) # Guillermo Coria ''(first round)'' # Rainer Schüttler ''(semifinals)'' # Sébastien Grosjean ''(third round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(third round)'' # Paradorn Srichaphan ''(third round)'' # Sjeng Schalken ''(first round)'' # Gustavo Kuerten ''(first round)'' # Fernando González ''(first round)'' # Martin Verkerk ''(second round)'' # Tommy Robredo ''(third round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younes El Aynaoui
Younes El Aynaoui () (born 12 September 1971) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. He is a five-time singles winner on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 in March 2003, at the age of 31. His long career has been plagued by injuries and he did not play competitive tennis between September 2008 and January 2010. However, in December 2009 he scheduled to play at the ATP Champions Tour tournament in London, where he made his debut at the senior tour. He received a gold medal – the nation's highest sporting honor – from King Mohammed VI. In a 2003 poll by leading Moroccan newspaper ''L'Economiste'', readers named El Aynaoui their favorite role model for society, ahead of athletics star Hicham El Guerrouj. Tennis career At the Bollettieri Academy In 1990, at the age of 18, El Aynaoui traveled to Bradenton, Florida, to spend a week at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, after which he decided to turn professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was his fourth Australian Open title and his eighth and last major title overall. With the win, Agassi claimed his 21st consecutive match win at the Australian Open, after winning the title in 2000 and 2001 (he did not play in 2002 due to injury). Thomas Johansson was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury. Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski's withdrawals from the tournament marked the first time there were no British players competing in the Australian Open in the Open Era. This event marked the first main-draw major appearance for future world No. 3 David Ferrer, who lost to Lee Hyung-taik in the first round; it was also the final major appearance for former world No. 4 Richard Krajicek. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Rankings
The PIF ATP Rankings (previously known as the Pepperstone ATP Rankings) are the merit-based method used by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for determining the qualification for entry as well as the seeding of players in all singles and doubles tournaments. The first rankings for singles were published on 23 August 1973 while the doubles players were ranked for the first time on 1 March 1976. Ranking points are awarded according to the stage of tournament reached, and the prestige of the tournament, with the four Grand Slam tournaments awarding the most points. The rankings are updated every Monday, and points are dropped 52 weeks after being awarded (with the exception of the ATP Finals, from which points are dropped on the Monday following the last ATP Tour event of the following year). Jannik Sinner is the current men's singles world No. 1. up Jack Draper, men's singles No. 5. History The ATP began as the men's trade union in 1972, through the combine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Gerry Weber Open – Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Karol Kučera. Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Nicolas Kiefer. This tournament marked the beginning of Federer's dominance on grass courts; he remained undefeated on the surface until the final of Wimbledon in 2008. Federer's subsequent 65-match winning streak on grass remains the longest tour-level winning streak on the surface for a male player in the Open Era The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today a .... It was the first of a record ten singles titles won by Federer in Halle. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles
Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Sjeng Schalken. Roger Federer won in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2) against Jiří Novák. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Roger Federer (champion) # Marat Safin ''(second round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(final)'' # Tim Henman ''(first round)'' # Rainer Schüttler ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sjeng Schalken ''(quarterfinals)'' # Younes El Aynaoui ''(second round)'' # Yevgeny Kafelnikov ''(second round)'' Draw External links 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships draw2003 Dubai Tennis Championships Qualifying draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Dubai Tennis Championships - Singles 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniserie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the men's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season. The eighth spot is reserved, if needed, for a player or team who won a major in the current year and is ranked from ninth to twentieth. The tournament uses a unique format not seen in other ATP Tour events, where the singles players and doubles teams are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. After the round-robin stage, the top two performers from each group play in knock-out semifinals and a final to determine the champion(s). The tournament was first held in 1970, shortly after the beginning of the Open Era. Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most singles titles with seven, while Peter Fleming and John McEnroe jointly hold the record for the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
