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2019 Open Du Pays D'Aix
The 2019 Open du Pays d'Aix was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Aix-en-Provence, France between 6 and 12 May 2019. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 29 April 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc * Hugo Gaston * Lloyd Harris * Matteo Martineau * Thiago Monteiro The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Hugo Nys The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Dan Added * Elias Ymer The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Jonathan Kanar * Jürgen Melzer Champions Singles * Pablo Cuevas def. Quentin Halys 7–5, 3–6, 6–2. Doubles * Kevin Krawietz / Jürgen Melzer def. Frederik Nielsen / Tim Pütz 7–6(7–5), 6–2. References External linksOfficial Website ... [...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] |
Stefano Travaglia
Stefano Travaglia (born 18 December 1991 in Ascoli Piceno) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 60, which he reached on 8 February 2021. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 224 achieved on 31 January 2022. Career 2014: ATP debut, First Challenger title Travaglia made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2014 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he qualified for the main draw by defeating Albert Montañés and Blaž Rola in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, he put up a good fight against fellow Italian Simone Bolelli in the first round. Travaglia won his first Challenger title in the doubles event at the 2014 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes, partnering Hans Podlipnik-Castillo, defeating Gerard Granollers and Jordi Samper Montaña Jordi Samper Montaña (; born 23 April 1990) is a Spanish tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 16 September 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 211 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a Danish tennis coach and a former professional player. A Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at world No. 17 in the rankings in April 2013. Nielsen reached five other doubles finals on the ATP Tour, winning two more titles. Having turned professional in 2001, Nielsen began competing on the ITF circuit, winning a singles title every year between 2005 and 2010. He continued to play in ITF and ATP Challenger tournaments, garnering considerable success on the doubles circuit where he won multiple titles during the period. Nielsen made a transition on to the main ATP Tour in 2012. He represented Denmark at the Hopman Cup that year, playing a few keenly contested matches against top-ranked opponents including Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish, while also winning in doubles with Caroline Wozniacki. Nielsen entered the 2012 Wimbledon Championships with Jonathan Marray as wildcard entrant, but the duo went on to win the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Halys
Quentin Halys (; born 26 October 1996) is a French professional tennis player. Halys has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 47 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 129 achieved on 3 October 2022. He has won seven singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and seven in doubles. Junior career Quentin Halys reached four Junior Grand Slam finals, three in doubles and one in singles. Of the four finals, Halys won the 2014 French Open partnering Benjamin Bonzi. He reached a career high combined (singles and doubles) of World No. 3 on March 31, 2014. He ended his junior career with a 98–44 record on singles and 83–35 on doubles. 2010 Quentin played in his first ITF Junior Circuit tournament in 2010 at the G4 Tournoi International de Clermont-Ferrand, as a wildcard. He lost in the first round. He reached his first final later that year, at the G5 International Junior Saint-Cyprien, in doubles. In an all-French final, Halys and Armel Rancezot lost in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Ymer
Elias Ymer (born 10 April 1996) is a Swedish tennis player. Ymer has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of World No. 105, achieved on 11 June 2018. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 188, achieved on 16 October 2017. He is the current No. 1 Swedish singles player. Personal info Ymer was born in Skara, Sweden to Ethiopian immigrant parents. He is the elder brother of tennis player Mikael Ymer. From 2017 to 2018, Ymer was coached by Robin Söderling. In the autumn of 2022 Ymer, together with ten other athletes, was accepted as a student at Harvard Business School's “Crossover into Business” program. Career 2014: ATP debut Ymer made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2013 Swedish Open where he lost in the first round to Grigor Dimitrov. Ymer received a wildcard at the 2014 Swedish Open defeating Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round before falling to João Sousa in the second round. 2015: Qualification at all Grand Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Added
Dan Added (born 13 April 1999) is a French professional tennis player. Added has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 240 achieved on 12 June 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 77 achieved on 25 September 2023. Added has won 13 ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles. Career 2019–2021: ATP and Grand slam doubles debut Added made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2019 Moselle Open after receiving a wildcard partnering Albano Olivetti. Added made his Grand Slam main draw doubles debut at the 2021 French Open also as a wildcard partnering with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga where he recorded his first Major win. 2023-2024: Maiden Challenger singles final, top 80 in doubles, Major debut in mixed doubles In March 2023, Added played his first singles final on the ATP Challenger Tour in Saint-Brieuc, France, losing in three sets to Ričardas Berankis. At the same tournament, Added won the doubles title partnering with Albano Olivetti. Added was added to the q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Nys
Hugo Nys (; born 16 February 1991) is a Monégasque professional tennis player who previously represented France until 2019. A doubles specialist, he reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 12 on 12 June 2023 and singles ranking of No. 327 on 29 July 2019. He became the first ever Monegasque player to reach the semifinal and final of a Major at the 2023 Australian Open. His grandfather was Francis Nys, a French tennis player. Career 2019: Maiden ATP title At the 2019 Los Cabos Open, Nys won his maiden doubles title with partner Romain Arneodo. 2021: French Open quarterfinal, two doubles titles, top 50 Nys won his second doubles title at the Estoril Open, with partner Tim Pütz. Later in May, Nys won his next doubles title at the Lyon Open, again with Pütz. As a result, he reached a career-high of No. 53 in doubles on 24 May 2021. The Nys/Pütz duo reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open, where they were defeated by eventual runner-ups Kazakh duo Bubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Martineau
Matteo Martineau (born 16 January 1999) is a French tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 170 achieved on 1 July 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 220 achieved on 20 May 2024. Professional career 2018: First ITF title In October, Martineau won his first ITF title in Saint-Dizier, France, defeating fellow countryman Corentin Denolly in the final. 2019: Grand Slam qualifying debut In June, Martineau played his first Grand Slam qualifying match at the French Open, reaching the second round. 2023: ATP Tour debut, top 300 In November, Martineau made his ATP Tour debut at the 2023 Moselle Open after entering the singles main draw as a lucky loser. He lost to Dominic Thiem in the first round. At the same tournament, Martineau recorded his first ATP win in doubles by reaching the quarterfinal, playing along with Ugo Blanchet, after the pair received a wildcard to the main draw. 2024: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Gaston
Hugo Gaston (; born 26 September 2000) is a French professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking in singles is world No. 58, which he achieved on 11 July 2022, and in doubles is world No. 220, which he achieved on 16 May 2022. He won the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' doubles title with compatriot Clément Tabur. Junior career In December 2017, Gaston won the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship. In 2018, Gaston won the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with fellow countryman Clément Tabur. The same year, he was named flag bearer for France at the Youth Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires. There, Gaston captured his first singles major title as well as two bronze medals, with Clément Tabur in the boys' doubles and with Clara Burel in the mixed doubles. He achieved a junior career-high ranking of No.2 the next week. Gaston also qualified for the ITF Junior Masters, where he reached the semifinals, losing to Tseng Chun-hsin. Professional career 2018– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Giustino
Lorenzo Giustino (; born 10 September 1991, in Naples) is an Italians, Italian tennis player. Giustino has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of 127 achieved on 12 August 2019 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 311 achieved on 15 April 2019. Career Giustino made his Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP main draw debut at the 2015 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy, where he qualified for the main draw. Giustino made his Grand Slam debut at the 2020 Australian Open. He defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet 0–6, 7–6 (7), 7–6 (3), 2–6, 18–16 in the first round of 2020 French Open as a first time main draw qualifier at this Major. The match was the second-longest in French Open history, lasting 6 hours, 5 minutes. It was his first ATP tour-level win. He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships as a lucky loser receiving a bye into the second round after the withdrawal of tenth seed Borna Ćorić. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli (; born 8 October 1985) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 6 achieved on 13 January 2025 and in singles of No. 36 achieved on 23 February 2009. Bolelli is a Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Australian Open doubles event with Fabio Fognini, together becoming the first male all-Italian pair to win a Major title in the Open Era. He also reached three other major finals with Andrea Vavassori at the 2024 and the 2025 Australian Open, and at the 2024 French Open. He is also a champion as part of the team winning the 2023 and the 2024 Davis Cups. He won the bronze medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Career 2003–2005: Pro beginnings, first ITF singles titles In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi. In 2004, Bolelli reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Molleker
Rudolf Molleker (born 26 October 2000) is a German tennis player. Molleker achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 146 on 29 July 2019 and a doubles ranking of world No. 376 on 21 March 2022. Personal information He was born in Sieverodonetsk in Ukraine to Roman and Tanja Molleker and moved to Oranienburg in Germany when he was three years old. He is of Russian–German descent. He trained at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Sophia Antipolis (France) starting in 2018. Career 2017: ATP debut Molleker made his ATP main draw debut at the German Open in Hamburg after defeating Casper Ruud and Leonardo Mayer, who later won the tournament as a lucky loser, in the qualifying rounds. 2018: First Challenger title & ATP and top-10 wins Molleker won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a wildcard at the Heilbronner Neckarcup, defeating Jiří Veselý in the final. He won his first match at ATP-level at the Stuttgart Open, defeating compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
