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2019 Kunming Open
The 2019 Kunming Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighth (ATP) and second (WTA) edition of the tournament and part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2019 WTA 125K series respectively. It took place in Anning, China, from 15–28 April 2019. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 8 April 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Gao Xin * He Yecong * Li Yuanfeng * Liu Hanyi * Sun Fajing The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Nicolás Barrientos The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jacob Grills * Ben Patael Women's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 15 April 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Duan Yingying * Ma Shuyue * Peng Shuai * Yang Zhaoxuan * Zhang Shuai * Zheng Saisai The follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Majchrzak
Kamil Majchrzak (; born 13 January 1996) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 75 achieved on 28 February 2022 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 241 achieved on 8 August 2016. He is currently the No. 2 Polish singles player. Junior career Partnered with Martin Redlicki, Majchrzak won the 2013 US Open boys' doubles title by defeating Quentin Halys and Frederico Ferreira Silva in the final. Professional career 2019: Grand Slam debut and first two wins, Top 100 During the 2019 Australian Open, Majchrzak advanced through the qualifying to reach the 1st round. He won the first two sets against top-10 player Kei Nishikori, but then was forced to retire due to an injury. In March 2019 Majchrzak celebrated his maiden Challenger triumph at the 2019 Open Harmonie mutuelle in St. Brieuc, France. Two months later he advanced to the 2019 Prosperita Open final with wins over Riccardio Bonadio, Zsombor Piros, No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gao Xin (tennis)
Gao Xin (; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 12 May 1994, in Tianjin) is a Chinese male tennis player. Gao was a wild card and lost in the first round of the 2014 ATP Shenzhen Open. Gao reached a career-high singles ranking of world No.434 on November 7, 2016, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 203 on April 2, 2018. He has reached 1 singles final on the ITF tour where he was defeated. He has reached 40 doubles finals posting a record of 21 wins and 19 losses, including a 3–2 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. In 2018, Gao played in his first ATP doubles match, when he received a wild card entry into the main doubles draw of the 2018 Chengdu Open along with partner Te Rigele. They were defeated in the first round by Matthew Ebden and Mischa Zverev ''2–6, 2–6''. The following year at the 2019 Chengdu Open he again received a wild card entry but would capitalize on the opportunity this time, as he won his first ATP Tour match when he and partner Zhe Li def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Ze
Zhang Ze (; ; born July 4, 1990), is a Chinese male tennis player. Zhang's career highlights include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2012 China Open (defeating Richard Gasquet en route), playing the Australian Open main draw in two consecutive years (2014 and 2015), and teaming up with Roger Federer to play doubles at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. Career Zhang's early years were spent on the ITF Circuit throughout Asia. In February 2008, Zhang made his first appearance in the qualifying draw of an ATP Challenger tournament in Melbourne, defeating Mikal Statham (5–7, 7–5, 6–4). In the second round, Zhang lost to Nima Roshan (6–7(6–8), 1–6). On 28 March 2010, Zhang won the first single's title of his professional career in an ITF Futures event in Mengzi City, China. He defeated Riccardo Ghedin (6–1, 6–4). Just under two months later, on 22 May, Zhang reached his first final on the Challenger Tour in Fergana, Uzbekistan, after entering as a qualifier. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Pavlásek
Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour from the Czech Republic. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 72 in January 2017 and doubles ranking of World No. 94 in October 2022. Professional career At the start of 2015, Pavlásek replaced injured countryman Radek Štěpánek in the Hopman Cup, playing alongside Lucie Šafářová. He made a name for himself by defeating world number 20 Fabio Fognini of Italy, Pavlásek's first ever win over a top 20 player. Pavlásek made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 French Open as lucky loser. He made his ATP World Tour debut at 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel, defeating Máximo González and Marcel Granollers to make his first ATP-level quarterfinal, where he lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili. Junior career Pavlásek made semifinals at 2012 Australian Open and 2012 French Open and quarterfinal at 2011 US Open in singles. He also made two grandslam finals at 2012 Australian Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Janvier
Maxime Janvier (; born 18 October 1996) is a French tennis player. Janvier has a career high ATP singles ranking of 170 achieved on 30 September 2019. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 297 achieved on 18 October 2021. Janvier has won 1 ATP Challenger singles title at the 2016 Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca II. He was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open, the 2019 French Open and the 2020 French Open The 2020 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Originally scheduled for 24 May to 7 June, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was first moved to 20 Septemb .... Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 14 (8–6) Doubles: 9 (6–3) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janvier, Maxime 1996 births Living people French male tennis players People from Creil Sportspeople from Oise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (born 15 February 1987), formerly known as Oleksandr Nedovyesov, is a Ukrainian-Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 72 on 21 April 2014 and his highest doubles ranking of world No. 54 on 15 August 2022. He has reached two doubles ATP finals partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi both in 2022. He represented Ukraine until December 2013. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. Nedovyesov has reached 17 career singles finals, posting a record of 9 wins and 8 losses which includes 3 ATP Challenger Tour titles. Additionally, he has reached 57 doubles finals, posting a record of 35 wins and 22 losses which includes 22 ATP Challenger Tour titles. Career 2004–2005: World No. 33 in Juniors As a junior, Nedovyesov had a singles win–loss record of 29–16. His best showing at a junior grand slam tournament in singles was reaching the second round in both the 2004 French Open and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique López Pérez
Enrique López Pérez (; born 3 June 1991) is a Spanish professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 16 July 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 154 and his highest doubles ranking of 135 was achieved on 15 April 2019. López Pérez was provisionally suspended by the Tennis Integrity Unit in December 2019, later receiving an eight-year ban from the sport for match-fixing in three separate instances in 2017. Challenger and Futures Finals Singles: 38 (26–12) Doubles: 62 (31–31) References External links * * See also * Match fixing in tennis *Tennis Integrity Unit The Tennis Integrity Unit was the organisation responsible for investigating match fixing in tennis since 2008 until 2020. It was replaced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. It had the ability to impose fines and sanctions, and ban pl ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez Perez, Enrique 1991 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Match fixing in te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Milojević (tennis)
Nikola Milojević ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Милојевић, ; born 19 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Milojević has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 125, which he achieved on 21 February 2022. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 252 on 18 February 2019. He reached his highest ranking of no. 1 in ITF Junior rankings on 7 January 2013. Career 2014: ATP debut Milojević was a fifth player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the first round tie against United States in the 2010 Davis Cup as well as a first round tie against Switzerland in 2014 and didn't play in any match. Milojević made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at 2014 Düsseldorf Open, where he defeated Mirza Bašić in the first round before losing to eventual finalist, Ivo Karlović, in the second round. 2017: Three Challengers finals, Top 150 debut He was also invited for a semifinal clash against France in 2017, but instead chose to play in a Challenger tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Duckworth (tennis)
James Duckworth (born 21 January 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of World No. 47 achieved on 8 November 2021 and No. 185 in doubles achieved on 10 February 2020. As a junior, Duckworth enjoyed a successful career which included winning three titles and reaching the semi-finals of the 2010 French Open. Duckworth represented Australia in tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 ATP Cup. Personal life Duckworth was born in Sydney. He attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School, where he was on the school tennis first team from Year 7 and went on to win several AAGPS Premierships. He was offered a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport, where he was able to further develop his tennis. Duckworth is a keen supporter of the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Junior career Duckworth played his first ITF under-18 tournament in December 2005 as a 13-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Kubler
Jason Murray Kubler ( ; born 19 May 1993) is an Australian professional tennis player. Despite a promising junior career, which included the junior world No. 1 ranking and comparisons to Rafael Nadal, Kubler has spent the majority of his professional career on the lower circuits due to a hereditary knee condition that results in weakened meniscus around the joints. The condition has plagued Kubler throughout his career, resulting in six knee surgeries. Kubler also spent four years of his professional career playing exclusively on clay courts to avoid further structural damage to his knees. Early life Kubler was born in Brisbane, Australia to an Australian father and a Philippine-born mother. His father, John, introduced Kubler to tennis at the age of five, but died from cancer when Kubler was eight years of age. Kubler grew up in the north Brisbane suburb of Mango Hill with an older brother and a younger sister. Junior career In 2009, Kubler became just the second player in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Novak
Dennis Novak (; born 28 August 1993, in Wiener Neustadt) is an Austrian professional tennis player. Novak achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 85 in March 2020. Professional career 2013 Novak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he defeated Matthias Haim, Lorenzo Giustino and Tihomir Grozdanov in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, Novak lost to compatriot Andreas Haider-Maurer. 2018: Grand Slam debut, Wimbledon third round 2019: Two Challenger titles In April, he won his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Taipei. In November, he won his second at the 2019 Slovak Open. 2020: Top 100 debut He made his debut in the top 100 on 13 January 2020 at world No. 99 and reached a career high ranking of No. 85 on 2 March 2020. 2022: Wimbledon second round, Austrian No.1 He became Austrian No. 1 on 15 August 2022. Performance timelines Singles ''Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.'' Doubles ATP career finals Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
