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2013 Morocco Tennis Tour – Kenitra
The 2013 Morocco Tennis Tour – Kenitra was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kenitra, Morocco between 16 and 22 September. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Yassine Idmbarek * Mehdi Jdi * Hicham Khaddari * Younès Rachidi The following players used Protected Entry to gain entry into the main draw: * Laurent Rochette The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kimmer Coppejans * Roberto Marcora * Alexander Rumyantsev * Alexander Ward The following players received into the singles main draw as a lucky loser: * Alexis Musialek Champions Singles * Dominic Thiem def. Teymuraz Gabashvili 7–6(7–4), 5–1 ret. Doubles * Gerard Granollers / Jordi Samper-Montana def. Taro Daniel / Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other construction aggregate, aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles on top. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. The only Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts is the French Open. Clay courts come in the more common #Red clay, red clay (known in France as ''terre battue''), which is actually crushed brick, and the slightly harder #Green clay, green clay, which is actually crushed metabasalt. Although slightly less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, clay requires much maintenance: the surface must be watered and rolled regularly to preserve texture and flatness, and brushed carefully before and during each match. Early history Clay courts, although now commonly associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaž Rola
Blaž Rola (born 5 October 1990) is a Slovenian tennis player. His highest career ranking is No. 78 in singles and No. 186 in doubles. In his career, he has won one ATP 250 series doubles title, nine singles and six doubles ITF Futures tournaments and five ATP Challenger in singles and eight in doubles. He represents Slovenia on the Slovenia Davis Cup team. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, he won gold in singles and doubles.< Biography Rola was born in , the oldest Slovenian town. At the 2014 Aegon Championships, , and the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taro Daniel
is an American-Japanese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58 on 15 January 2024. He has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2018 Istanbul Open, as well as nine ATP Challenger Tour singles titles. He is currently the No. 3 Japanese singles player. Personal life Taro's mother, Yasue, was Japanese and his father, Paul Daniel, is American. He grew up in various places throughout the world. He spent most of his elementary school days in Saitama, Japan. He went to Nagoya International School. Taro and his family moved to Spain when he was 14 years old. He speaks Japanese, English and Spanish. He has one younger sister, Kana. Tennis career Early Years Taro started playing tennis when he was 7 years old. He practiced at the Shinrin Longwood Tennis Club in Nagoya City during his years in Japan. He got third place for under 12 in the All Japan Junior Tennis Tournament. 2011–13: First Challenger final, top 250 Daniel had won a coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Musialek
Alexis Musialek (born 4 July 1988) is a French former tennis player. Musialek had a career high ATP singles ranking of 255 achieved on 20 July 2015. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of 421 achieved on 3 August 2015. Musialek made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2018 French Open in the mixed doubles draw partnering Kristina Mladenovic. He reached round 2 of the tournament, losing to Demi Schuurs and Matwé Middelkoop. In 2023, he was banned for life from professional tennis and fined $50,000 after the International Tennis Integrity Agency The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) is the organisation responsible for safeguarding the integrity of professional tennis worldwide. It was established following a comprehensive review of integrity in the sport. The ITIA assumed re ... found that he had committed 39 offenses, including fixing nine matches between 2016 and 2018. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals Singles: 22 (9–13) Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ward
Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player. Early life Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He was educated at Northampton School for Boys. Tennis career Ward has a career high ATP singles ranking of 242 achieved on 6 June 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 379 achieved on 9 September 2013. Ward made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 MercedesCup after defeating Sandro Ehrat, Dustin Brown and Ivo Minář in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew fifth seed Fabio Fognini, but lost 3–6, 6–7(5–7) Having come through qualifying as the world No. 855, Ward competed at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to compatriot Kyle Edmund Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019. Edmun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Rumyantsev (tennis)
Alexander Rumyantsev or Aleksander Rumyantsev may refer to: *Alexander Rumyantsev (nobleman) (1677–1749), Russian nobleman and assistant of Peter the Great *Alexander Rumyantsev (minister) (born 1945), Russian minister *Alexander Rumyantsev (politician) Alexander Grigorievich Rumyantsev (, born 12 February 1947 in Novogeorgievsk, Kirovohrad Oblast) is a world-known pediatric hematologist, professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. In 1984, he was grante ... (born 1947), Russian politician * Alexander Rumyantsev (speed skater) (born 1986), Russian speed skater {{hndis, name=Rumyantsev, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Marcora
Roberto Marcora (; born 30 August 1989) is an Italian former tennis player. Marcora has a career high ATP singles ranking of 150 achieved on 17 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 717 achieved on 8 July 2013. Career Marcora made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Geneva Open as a qualifier, defeating Pere Riba and Marco Chiudinelli in qualifying. He was defeated by Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round. At 2020 Maharashtra Open, he qualified for main draw where he earned his first ATP tour level win. In the second round, he upset top seed Benoit Paire to enter his first quarterfinal at an ATP tour event. He was defeated by Australian player James Duckworth. Although Marcora announced his retirement from professional tennis in February 2022, he changed his mind and returned four months later at the qualifying competition for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships The 2022 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tier tennis to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmer Coppejans
Kimmer Coppejans (born 7 February 1994) is a Belgium, Belgian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 97, achieved in June 2015. Coppejans competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Career He was the Junior Champion at the 2012 French Open – Boys' singles, 2012 French Open, defeating Filip Peliwo of Canada 6–1, 6–4 in the final. He qualified for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships making his debut at this Major. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals Singles: 30 (17–13) Doubles: 7 (1–6) Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 title) References External links * * 1994 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Ostend French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younès Rachidi
Younès Rachidi (born 13 September 1986) is a Moroccan former tennis player. Rachidi has a career high ATP singles ranking of 753 achieved on 14 October 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 473 achieved also on 18 November 2013. Career Rachidi made his ATP main draw debut in the doubles event of the 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II. At the 2015 Grand Prix Hassan II, Rachidi reached the semifinals of the doubles event partnering Lamine Ouahab. Playing for Morocco in Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ..., Rachidi has a W/L record of 5–4. References External links * * * 1986 births Living people Moroccan male tennis players Match fixing in tennis Match fixers Arab Games bronze medalists 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hicham Khaddari
Hicham Khaddari (born 19 August 1991) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. Khaddari played for Morocco's Davis Cup team from 2011 to 2014, appearing in a total of six ties, for four singles and one doubles win. His only Futures title win was as a qualifier in Sharm El Sheikh in 2013 and he made his ATP Tour main draw debut came at the 2014 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, the city of his birth. He fell in the first round of the Grand Prix Hassan to a former finalist Victor Hănescu Victor Hănescu (born 21 July 1981) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 26. Professional career Hănescu attained a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 on 6 July 2009. In a Davis Cu ... in two sets, losing the first in a tiebreak. ITF Futures titles Singles: (1) See also * List of Morocco Davis Cup team representatives References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khaddari, Hicham 1991 births Living people Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Jdi
Mehdi Jdi (born 13 December 1988) is a Moroccan tennis player. Jdi has a career high ATP singles ranking of 906 achieved on 16 June 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1229 achieved on 4 May 2015. Jdi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Grand Prix Hassan II in the doubles draw partnering Max Mirnyi Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished .... References External links * * 1988 births Living people Moroccan male tennis players 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{Morocco-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yassine Idmbarek
Yassine Idmbarek (born 7 December 1986) is a Moroccan tennis player. Idmbarek has a career high ATP singles ranking of 659 achieved on 18 January 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 641 achieved on 19 October 2009. Idmbarek made his ATP main draw debut at the 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II in the singles draw. Idmbarek represents Morocco in the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Idmbarek, Yassine 1986 births Living people Moroccan male tennis players 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
