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2023 Challenger Città Di Lugano
The 2023 Challenger Città di Lugano was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Lugano, Switzerland between 6 and 12 March 2023. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 27 February 2023. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Mika Brunold * Pierre-Hugues Herbert * Jakub Paul The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Raphaël Collignon The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Dan Added * Marius Copil * Calvin Hemery * Cem İlkel * Gauthier Onclin * Vitaliy Sachko Champions Singles * Otto Virtanen def. Cem İlkel 6–4, 7–6(7–5). Doubles * Zizou Bergs / David Pel def. Constantin Frantzen / Hendrik Jebens Hendrik Jebens (born 8 August 1995) is a German professional tennis player who specializes in double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tennis Court
A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both Types of tennis match, doubles and singles matches. A variety of surfaces can be used to create a tennis court, each with its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. Dimensions The dimensions of a tennis court are defined and regulated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) governing body and are written down in the annual 'Rules of Tennis' document. The court is long. Its width is for singles matches and for doubles matches. The Service line (tennis), service line is from the net. Additional clear space around the court is needed in order for players to reach overrun balls for a total of wide and long. A net is stretched across the full width of the court, parallel with the Glossary of tennis terms#Baseline, baselines, dividing it into two equal ends. The net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jelle Sels
Jelle Sels (born 10 August 1995) is a Dutch tennis player. Sels competes mainly in the Challenger tour circuit. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 127 achieved on 28 November 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 201 achieved on 20 June 2022. Career In October 2022, Sels won his maiden ATP Challenger 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. It was founded in 1976 as a replacement for the ILTF Satellite Circuit (founded in 1971) as ... singles title at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France. As a result, he moved more than 30 positions up in the rankings in the top 150 at world No. 141 on 10 October 2022. ATP Challenger Tour finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hendrik Jebens
Hendrik Jebens (born 8 August 1995) is a German professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 45, achieved on 5 August 2024. He has won eight ATP Challenger doubles titles, seven with partner Constantin Frantzen. Career 2022 Jebens lost the doubles first round qualifying match of the ATP 500 event Swiss Indoors with partner Fabian Fallert in three sets against Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow. 2023–2024: ATP and Grand Slam debuts, three ATP finals Jebens won the ATP Challenger doubles titles in the first quarter of 2023, in Koblenz with Fabian Fallert, and in Biel/Bienne with Constantin Frantzen. He made his ATP Tour doubles main draw debut at the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh, partnering Petros Tsitsipas. He reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2024 Moselle Open alongside Frantzen, but lost to Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński. Jebens reached his second ATP Tour final at the 2024 Generali Open Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Constantin Frantzen
Constantin Frantzen (born 16 March 1998) is a German tennis player who specializes in doubles. Frantzen has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 45, achieved on 12 August 2024. He has won seven ATP Challenger doubles titles, all with partner Hendrik Jebens. He played college tennis at Baylor University. Career 2023–2024: ATP and Grand Slam debuts in doubles Frantzen made his ATP Tour doubles main draw debut at the Swiss Open Gstaad alongside Hendrik Jebens. He reached his first ATP Tour final at the Moselle Open with partner Jebens, but lost to Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński. Frantzen reached his second ATP Tour final at the 2024 Generali Open Kitzbühel also alongside Jebens but lost to Alexander Erler and Andreas Mies. The pair also made it to the 2024 Hangzhou Open final, losing to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth Vijay SP Natarajan (born 27 October 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vitaliy Sachko
Vitaliy Sachko (; born 14 July 1997) is a Ukrainian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 156, achieved on 31 July 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 130, achieved on 9 June 2025. He is currently the No. 1 player from Ukraine. Professional career 2020: ATP debut He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Erste Bank Open in the singles draw as lucky loser, where he was defeated by Dominic Thiem, 4–6, 5–7. 2021: Challenger Tour success, Top 250 debut In March, ranked No. 389 in the world, he made it to the final of the Challenger Tour event in Lugano, Switzerland, where he lost to Dominic Stephan Stricker. In July, he made another Challenger final in Perugia, Italy losing to Tomas Martin Etcheverry in singles. At the same tournament, he took his revenge, winning his third Challenger doubles title for 2021 by defeating the Argentinian pair Tomas Etcheverry/Renzo Olivo, partnering Dominic Stricker. As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gauthier Onclin
Gauthier Onclin (born 26 February 2001) is a Belgian professional tennis player who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 192, achieved on 5 May 2025. Career 2023: ATP debut in doubles In January, Onclin reached the semifinals of the 2023 BW Open in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve where he lost to eventual champion and compatriot David Goffin. In May, he defeated the higher-ranked Elias Ymer at a Challenger event in Bordeaux in the first round. At the 2023 French Open he defeated Nicholas David Ionel in straight sets in the first round of qualifying before losing to Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante in three sets. Onclin got his revenge over the Argentine in the qualifying at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, winning in straight sets during his first ever grass-court summer, as his junior years coincided with the grass-court portion of the Tour cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, he received a wildcard in doubles for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cem İlkel
Cem Ilkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018. He is currently the No. 2 Turkish player. Ilkel has won one ATP Challenger title in singles and has a singles final record of 5 wins and 20 losses, and a doubles final record of 13 wins and 11 losses. Playing for Turkey in Davis Cup, İlkel has a W/L record of 12–18. Professional career İlkel made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier. In eight attempts at gaining entry through qualifying, Ilkel did not reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. But on his ninth attempt, ranked No. 189, Ilkel reached the main draw of the 2021 US Open. İlkel won his only ATP Challenger Tour title thus far in his career at the 2020 Open Quimper Bretagne, which was held in Quimper Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Calvin Hemery
Calvin Hemery (born 28 January 1995) is a French tennis player of Nigerian descent. Hemery competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 116 achieved on 30 April 2018 and a doubles ranking of No. 252 achieved on 24 December 2018. Professional career 2015: ATP debut Hemery made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad where he qualified for the main draw, then lost in the first round to Dušan Lajović. In May, Hemery won his first singles Futures title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, having lost his previous four Futures finals. 2016: First ATP win Hemery reached the main draw in Båstad as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP Tour win, beating fellow countryman Tristan Lamasine in the first round, before losing to top seed David Ferrer in the second round. 2017: First Challenger title In June, Hemery reached his first Challenger final in Blois, France, losing to Damir Džumhur in the final. In July, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marius Copil
Marius Copil (born 17 October 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player, competing currently on the ATP Challenger Tour. His career-high singles ranking is No. 56 achieved on 28 January 2019. Copil is known for his Fastest recorded tennis serves, extremely fast, powerful, and consistent serve. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup team, Romanian Davis Cup team. Career 2009: ATP debut In September 2009 he received wild card (tennis), wildcard for the main draw of 2009 BCR Open Romania, where he defeated his fellow countryman Victor Crivoi in the first round, but lost to Spaniard Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the second round. 2010–2012: Challenger Tour success In May 2010, Copil reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2010 Trofeo Paolo Corazzi, Trofeo Paolo Corazzi as a qualifier. On his route to the final he won in three sets against Australian Bernard Tomic in the semifinals and finished runner-up to German Denis Gremelmayr. The 2011 season started well f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Raphaël Collignon
Raphaël Collignon (born 13 January 2002) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 81, achieved on 21 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 435, achieved on 31 March 2025. He is currently the No. 3 player from Belgium. Collignon has won four singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Career 2022: Four ITF titles In 2022 he won four ITF event finals. This included the Marburg Open which he won over Yshai Oliel in 2022 without dropping a set. 2023: Maiden Challenger final, top 250 In 2023 he reached the final at the Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi, where he lost 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 to Filip Misolic. It was his maiden ATP Challenger Tour event final and it pushed his career-high ranking in the top 210, and a place in the qualification event for a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2023 French Open. 2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP and top 125 debuts In 2024, Collignon won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jakub Paul
Jakub Paul (born 22 March 1999) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 325 and a doubles ranking of No. 88, both achieved on 21 April 2025. Career 2018–2025: ATP debut, top 100 in doubles Paul made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Swiss Open Gstaad in the doubles draw partnering Adrian Bodmer, defeating fellow Swiss wildcards Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Luca Margaroli before losing to top seeds Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop in the quarterfinals. At the same tournament he also participated in the qualifying competition where he defeated Matteo Donati. He received a wildcard for the singles qualifying competition at the 2021 Geneva Open but lost to Pablo Cuevas in three sets. He also entered the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad as a wildcard in the doubles draw partnering with Leandro Riedi and the pair won their maiden doubles match as a team against Evan King and Max Schnur and then reached the semifinals after a walkover fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
