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2023 Iași Open
The 2023 Iași Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the men's tournament which is part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour and second edition of the women's tournament which is part of 2023 WTA 125 tournaments. It took place in Iași, Romania between 10 and 16 July 2023 for the men and between 17 and 23 July for the women. Men's singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 3 July 2023. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Cezar Crețu * Filip Cristian Jianu * Bernabé Zapata Miralles The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Pablo Cuevas The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Steven Diez * Valentin Vacherot * Miljan Zekić The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Andrey Chepelev * Sebastian Gima * Kalin Ivanovski * Kyrian Jacquet * Àl ... [...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. It was founded in 1976 as a replacement for the ILTF Satellite Circuit (founded in 1971) as the second tier of tennis. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour and ahead of the ITF Men%27s World Tennis Tour, ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to enter the main or qualifying draws at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are typically young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP Tour players looking to return to the top tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Macháč
Tomáš Macháč (; born 13 October 2000) is a Czech professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 20 on 3 March 2025 and doubles ranking of No. 46 on 30 September 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Czech player. He won the Mixed Doubles title with Kateřina Siniaková at the Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics. Early life and background Macháč was born in Beroun, Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemia. He took up tennis after watching his older sister, Kateřina, compete in tournaments. He began training at TK Sparta Prague in Prague from the age of eight. Professional career 2021: First Grand Slam win, top 150 & Olympics debut In March, Macháč won his second ATP Challenger Tour, ATP Challenger singles title at the 2021 Nur-Sultan Challenger II. In August, he reached his second Challenger final of 2021 at the 2021 Svijany Open, Svijany Open where he lost to Alex Molčan in 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalin Ivanovski
Kalin Ivanovski (born 11 May 2004) is a Macedonian tennis player. Ivanovski has a career high ATP singles ranking of 305 achieved on 16 October 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 514 achieved on 29 May 2023. Ivanovski represents North Macedonia at 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 ..., where he has a win-loss record of 10-2. ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 8 (5–3) References External links * * * 2004 births Living people Macedonian male tennis players Sportspeople from Skopje {{NorthMacedonia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miljan Zekić
Miljan Zekić ( sr-Cyrl, Миљан Зекић, ; born 12 July 1988) is a Serbian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. On 11 July 2016, Zekic reached his best singles ranking of world No. 188, while on 8 July 2013, he peaked at No. 269 in the doubles rankings. Career Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in doubles with compatriot David Savić as a wildcard pair at the 2011 Serbia Open, losing in the first round to top-seeded pair Zimonjić/ Granollers. In July 2016 he won his first trophy on the ATP Challenger Tour winning Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria in Todi. Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in singles as a qualifier at 2017 Croatia Open Umag, losing to Radu Albot in the first round. In two weeks' time, he played in another ATP tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Vacherot
Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French- Monégasque tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 24 June 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 476 achieved on 20 February 2023. Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M University. Vacherot represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 4–1. Career In 2022, Vacherot won his maiden Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final. Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-Rene Lisnard in 2004. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut. He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi. He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov. Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open but lost his opening match to eventual champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Diez
Steven Diez (, ; born March 17, 1991) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He competed for Spain earlier in his career. Nationality change Raised primarily in and competing for Spain early in his career, he has since gone on to represent the country of his birth, Canada, in the Davis Cup. Diez was a member of the Canadian team that won the 2022 ATP Cup. Tennis career 2007 Diez competed in the main draw of two senior level ITF Futures tournaments in the autumn, losing both times in the first round. In his first match, at Spain F39 in late October, he fell to world No. 422 Carles Poch Gradin. He fared much better a month later taking a set off world No. 425 Juan Albert Viloca-Puig before losing. 2008 Diez won his first tour match in his third tournament of the year, Spain F11. He won his first ever doubles match too, partnering Ignacio Morente-Gemas to the second round of Spain F13. He then won two matches partnering Javier Valenzuela-Gonzalez to reach the semifinals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Cuevas
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz (; born January 1, 1986) is a Uruguayan tennis coach and a former professional player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open – Men's doubles, 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna, and was especially noted throughout his career for spectacular trickshots. He won six singles titles and has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 achieved in August 2016. His career-high doubles ranking is No. 14, achieved in April 2009. In September 2019, Cuevas led the Uruguayan Davis Cup team to a victory over the Dominican Republic, winning entry into the highest Davis Cup tier, the World Group. Professional career Early career At the 2007 French Open, Cuevas and Argentine partner Carlos Berlocq made the third round of the men's doubles tournament. Cuevas won the Tunica, Mississippi, Tunica, Scheveningen, and Lima singles Challenger titles, and the São Paulo-1 and Florianópolis-2 doubles Challenger titles. 2008 Cuevas opened the year at the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernabé Zapata Miralles
Bernabé Zapata Miralles (born 12 January 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 37 in singles, achieved in May 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 404, attained in August 2023. Professional career 2018: ATP debut Zapata Miralles made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Geneva Open after qualifying for the singles main draw and he had his first main draw win by defeating Florian Mayer in straight sets. 2020–21: Maiden Challenger title, Top 125 & Major debut & first win He won his maiden title at the 2020 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Cordenons, Italy defeating Carlos Alcaraz. He had his second ATP main draw win when he beat John Millman in the first round of 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships in straight sets. On his Grand Slam debut he qualified for his first at the 2021 French Open, and then for his second Major at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Zapata Miralle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Cristian Jianu
Filip Cristian Jianu (born 18 September 2001) is a Romanian tennis player. He has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 210 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 451 achieved on 10 April 2023. He is currently the No. 1 Romanian player. Jianu represents Romania Davis Cup team, Romania at the Davis Cup. Career In November 2024, Jianu reached his second singles final for the season at the 2024 Brazzaville Challenger, where he lost to Gonzalo Oliveira. In March 2025, Jianu received a wildcard for his home tournament, the 2025 Țiriac Open, and recorded his first ATP Tour win (outside of the Davis Cup) over Nishesh Basavareddy in straight sets. He lost to Damir Dzumhur in three sets. ATP Challenger Tour finals Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) ITF World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups) References External links * * * 2001 births Living people Romanian male tennis players Tennis playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cezar Crețu
Cezar Crețu (born 24 April 2001) is a Romanian tennis player. He has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 288 achieved on 11 November 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 308 achieved on 11 November 2024. He is currently the No. 3 Romanian player. He represents Romania at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 4–1. Career He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Țiriac Open after receiving a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw and doubles main draw. Crețu has won one 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 ... doubles title at the 2024 Iași Open with Bogdan Pavel. ATP Challenger Tour finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) References External links * 2001 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Zdeněk Kolář
Zdeněk Kolář (; born 9 October 1996) is a Czech tennis player. Kolář has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 111 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 110 achieved on 1 August 2022. Professional career 2018: ATP debut Kolář played his first match in an ATP tournament, after qualifying for the 2018 Swedish Open. He was defeated in straight sets by defending champion and former Top 10 member David Ferrer. 2021: Three Challenger titles In 2021, Kolář won 3 ATP Challenger singles titles: in April in Oeiras Portugal, in August in Iasi Romania, in September in Szczecin Poland and 4 ATP Challenger doubles titles. 2022: Grand Slam debut and first ATP & Major win In 2022, Kolář made his ATP main draw debut in doubles at Chile Open alongside Nikola Milojević. They reached the quarterfinals with a win over local wildcards Alejandro Tabilo and Gonzalo Lama. In his fifth qualifying attempt, Kolar finally reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
