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2018 French Open – Men's Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the men's doubles tennis title at the 2018 French Open, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4). Herbert and Mahut were the third all-French team to reach the French Open men's doubles final in six years. Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus were the defending champions, but they chose not to compete together this year. Harrison played alongside Vasek Pospisil, but lost in the first round to Federico Delbonis and Benoît Paire. Venus teamed up with Raven Klaasen, but lost in the third round to Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya. Pavić retained the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking when fellow contenders John Peers, Łukasz Kubot and Mike Bryan all lost before the semifinals. Bob Bryan withdrew from the tournament with a right hip injury, ending a streak of 76 consecutive Grand Slam events played alongside his brother Mike as a team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (; born 18 March 1991) is a French professional tennis player. In doubles, he has completed the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam with titles at the 2015 US Open – Men's doubles, 2015 US Open, the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2016 Wimbledon Championships, the 2018 French Open – Men's doubles, 2018 French Open, the 2021 French Open – Men's doubles, 2021 French Open, and the 2019 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2019 Australian Open partnering Nicolas Mahut. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 2 achieved on 11 July 2016. The pair have also claimed seven ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles and ATP Finals titles in 2019 ATP Finals – Doubles, 2019 and 2021 ATP Finals – Doubles, 2021. In singles, Herbert has reached four Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP career finals and achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 11 February 2019. Junior career Herbert won the Wimbledon Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bryan
Robert "Bob" Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's doubles for 438 weeks (List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, second-most of all time), and finished as the List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, year-end No. 1 eight times. Bryan won 126 ATP Tour-level doubles titles, including 23 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, majors: 16 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. Alongside his twin brother Mike Bryan, Mike, the Bryan brothers were one of the most successful doubles partnerships in tennis history. The pair were named the ATP Team of the Decade for the 2000s. They became the second men's doubles team to complete the Grand Slam (tennis)#Golden Slam, career Golden Slam at the Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig (; born 2 January 1985) is a Croatian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 2 in September 2023. He is a seven-time Grand Slam champion, having won men's doubles titles at the 2015 French Open with Marcelo Melo, the 2021 Australian Open with Filip Polášek and the 2023 French Open with Austin Krajicek. In mixed doubles, Dodig won the 2018 and 2019 French Opens and 2019 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside Latisha Chan, and the 2022 Australian Open partnering Kristina Mladenovic. He also finished runner-up at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles, and the 2016 French Open and 2017 Australian Open in mixed. Dodig has won 23 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including six at the Masters 1000 level, and also finished runner-up at the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals. In singles, Dodig achieved his highest ranking of world No. 29 in October 2013, and won his first ATP title at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Julien Rojer
Jean-Julien Rojer ( "John Julian" , ; born 25 August 1981) is a Dutch professional tennis player from Curaçao, who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 in November 2015. He is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won 2015 Wimbledon and 2017 US Open with Horia Tecău, the 2022 French Open with Marcelo Arévalo in men's doubles, as well as the 2014 French Open in mixed doubles alongside Anna-Lena Grönefeld. By winning the 2022 French Open, Rojer became the oldest major men's doubles champion in the Open Era. He has won 37 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals and four at Masters 1000 level. He recorded 500 wins in August 2023 at the Canadian Open. He attended UCLA where he competed for the UCLA Bruins men's tennis team. Since 2012, Rojer has represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup, having previously represented the Netherlands Antilles from 1999 to 2010. He has also competed at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi ( Punjabi, ; born 17 Mar 1980) is a Pakistani professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is the only Pakistani player ever to reach a Grand Slam final, having done so in both men's and mixed doubles at the 2010 US Open, alongside Rohan Bopanna and Květa Peschke respectively. Qureshi has also reached seven further major semifinals across the two disciplines. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 8 in June 2011, and has won 18 titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2011 Paris Masters and 2013 Miami Open, with Bopanna and Jean-Julien Rojer respectively. Qureshi has also qualified for the ATP Finals in doubles on three occasions. In singles, he reached his highest ranking of world No. 125 in December 2007, and achieved his best Grand Slam result at the Wimbledon Championships that year, reaching the second round. Qureshi is also the most successful Davis Cup player in Pakistan's history, with the team most notably reaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Farah (tennis)
Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud (; born 20 January 1987) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 163 in June 2011. Farah is a two-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam Champion, having won both the 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2019 Wimbledon Championships (the first Hispanic duo to accomplish the feat) alongside compatriot Juan Sebastián Cabal and the 2019 US Open – Men's doubles, 2019 US Open. The pair also finished runners-up at the 2018 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2018 Australian Open, and Farah reached the final in mixed doubles at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2016 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 French Open – Mixed doubles, 2017 French Open with Anna-Lena Grönefeld. Farah won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at the ATP Tour Masters 1000, Masters 1000 level, and becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés (; born 25 April 1986) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in February 2011. Cabal is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won both the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Robert Farah (the first Hispanic duo to accomplish the feat) and the 2019 US Open, as well as the 2017 Australian Open in mixed doubles with Abigail Spears. He also finished runner-up in men's doubles at the 2011 French Open, partnering Eduardo Schwank, and the 2018 Australian Open with Farah. Cabal won 20 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at Masters 1000 level, and became world No. 1 in doubles for the first time on 15 July 2019. He spent a total of 29 weeks at the top of the doubles rankings, and he and Farah were the 2019 ATP Doubles Team of the year. Cabal represented Colombia in the Davis Cup from 2008 to his retirement, as well as at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Soares
Bruno Fraga Soares (; born 27 February 1982) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. A doubles specialist, Soares won six Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles, the 2016 Australian Open – Men's doubles, Australian Open and 2016 US Open – Men's doubles, US Open in 2016 alongside Jamie Murray, and the 2020 US Open – Men's doubles, 2020 US Open with Mate Pavić in men's doubles. In mixed doubles, Soares won the 2012 US Open – Mixed doubles, 2012 US Open partnering Ekaterina Makarova, the 2014 US Open – Mixed doubles, 2014 US Open with Sania Mirza, and the 2016 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2016 Australian Open with Elena Vesnina. He also finished runner-up at the 2013 US Open – Men's doubles, 2013 US Open and 2020 French Open – Men's doubles, 2020 French Open in men's doubles, and the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles. Soares was the fourth Brazilian to win a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray (born 13 February 1986) is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a seven-time Grand Slam (tennis), major doubles champion (five in mixed doubles and two in men's doubles), a Davis Cup winner, and a former doubles List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, World No. 1. He has won seven Grand Slam tournament titles: in mixed doubles at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with Jelena Janković, the 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2017 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open – Mixed doubles, 2017 US Open, with Martina Hingis, and the 2018 US Open – Mixed doubles, 2018 and 2019 US Open – Mixed doubles, 2019 US Open, with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and in men's doubles at the 2016 Australian Open – Men's doubles, Australian Open and 2016 US Open – Men's doubles, US Open in 2016, with Bruno Soares. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen (; born 19 June 1990) is a Finnish former professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2017 Australian Open with John Peers in men's doubles, and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles alongside Heather Watson. Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world No. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. Kontinen and Peers have also won three titles at Masters 1000 level. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. Junior career Kontinen won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo (; born September 23, 1983) is a Brazilian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1, which he achieved in 2 November 2015. Melo is the only Brazilian player who has reached number one in the ATP doubles rankings. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 French Open – Men's doubles, 2015 French Open alongside Ivan Dodig and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2017 Wimbledon Championships with Łukasz Kubot. Melo was also the first Brazilian man ever to win a Grand Slam doubles title. He has won 39 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including nine at ATP Tour Masters 1000, Masters 1000 level. He reached the final at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2018 US Open – Men's doubles, 2018 US Open in men's doubles, as well as at the 2009 French Open – Mixed doubles, 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazeta Sporturilor
Gazeta Sporturilor () is a Romanian sports website, originally founded in 1924 as a daily newspaper. It was the third-oldest daily newspaper in Europe, with 99 years of uninterrupted publication, before issuing its last edition on 31 October 2023. Gazeta Sporturilor focuses primarily on association football, but also covers most sports events related to Romania, as well as the most important international sports news. It is owned by Ringier Sportal S.R.L, a joint venture of Ringier Romania S.R.L., and the Bulgarian Sportal Media Group. Between 2008 and 2014, a related television channel named GSP TV was aired. History The newspaper was founded in 1924, even though it did not appear during the Communist period, when it was replaced by the ''Sportul'' newspaper, published by the Romanian Communist Party. In 1990, ''Gazeta Sporturilor'' was re-established, being one of the first privatised newspapers in the country. The headquarters is in Bucharest. On 25 July 2008, GSP TV and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
