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2025 Brazzaville Challenger
The 2025 Brazzaville Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2025 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo between 17 and 23 February 2025. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 10 February 2025. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Paterne Mamata * Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa * Nicholas van Aken The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Rodrigo Alujas * Guelfo Borghini Baldovinetti * Matteo Covato * Julien De Cuyper * Ivan Denisov * Dinko Dinev * Ezequiel Monferrer * Paulo André Saraiva dos Santos * Yassine Smiej * Mikael Ymer The following player received entry from the qualifying draw: * Dillon Beckles Champions Singles * Geoffrey Blancaneaux def. Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–4. Doubles * Mateo Barreiros Reyes / Paulo André Sarai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brazzaville
Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 2.1 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville served as the de facto capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music (UNESCO), City of Music by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network. Toponymy The prefix "Brazza" comes from the surname of the Italian count Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Max Houkes
Max Houkes (born 3 July 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 245 achieved on 30 June 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 344 achieved on 23 October 2023. Houkes has won three 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 titles. ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 13 (10–3) Doubles 17 (12–5) References External links * * 2000 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Sportspeople from Emmen, Netherlands 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paterne Mamata
Paterne Mamata (born 16 July 1986) is a retired French tennis player. Mamata has a career high ATP singles ranking of 879 achieved on 15 August 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 828 achieved on 10 September 2012. Mamata made his ATP main draw debut at the 2010 Open 13 in the doubles draw partnering Gaël Monfils. Mamata represents the Republic of the Congo 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 .... References External links * * 1986 births Living people French male tennis players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andrej Martin
Andrej Martin (; born 20 September 1989, in Bratislava) is a Slovak professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 93 in February 2020 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 on 11 July 2016. Career 2016: Best season: French Open third round, Maiden ATP singles final, top 100 He was a lucky loser at the French Open and defeated Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in the first round of the main draw and 29th seed Lucas Pouille in the second, before losing to 8th-seed Milos Raonic in the third round. In July 2016, Martin reached first ATP final, in Umag, defeated Martin Kližan, João Sousa, Carlos Berlocq and Sergiy Stakhovsky en route. In the final he lost to Italian No. 1 Fabio Fognini. Later in the year, Martin participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics. After comfortably defeating Denis Kudla in the first round, Martin got a walkover into the 3rd round when opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew with an injury. However, Martin was then beaten b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Franco Agamenone
Franco Agamenone (born 15 April 1993) is an Italian–Argentine tennis player, who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Agamenone has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 108 achieved on 1 August 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 167 achieved on 15 October 2018. He has won 5 ATP Challenger titles, three in singles and two in doubles. Agamenone was received a ten-month suspension from March 2019 until January 2020 for an anti-doping rule violation for unintentional use of hydrochlorothiazide. In September 2020, Agamenone switched his tennis country of allegiance from Argentina to Italy. Having never previously won a match at ATP Challenger level, Agamenone won the event in Prague, defeating Ryan Peniston in the final. The success took his ranking inside the top 300 for the first time. The following month, he repeated the feat, defeating Sebastian Baez to win in Kyiv. Agamenone's reached the semi-final at the ATP Challenger in Bendig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eliakim Coulibaly
Eliakim Coulibaly (born 5 May 2002) is an Ivorian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 271, achieved on 5 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 604, achieved on 30 January 2023. Coulibaly is the first Ivorian to win an ATP Challenger singles title, at the second edition of his home tournament Côte d'Ivoire Open. He also played on junior circuit and had a ITF combined ranking of No. 16, attained on 6 January 2020. Coulibaly represents Ivory Coast at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–0. Career Coulibaly began his tennis career training in Abidjan before moving to Casablanca at the age of 12. He was renowned as a top prospect for African tennis, as he and South African Khololwam Montsi became the first African duo to reach the top 20 in the ITF juniors rankings. Personal life Coulibaly currently lives in the south of France and trains at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy The Mouratoglou Tennis Academy is a tennis academy and tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Guy Den Ouden
Guy den Ouden (born 8 April 2002) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 174, achieved on 9 June 2025. He is currently the No. 4 player from the Netherlands. In 2020 and 2021, den Ouden attended Pepperdine University in California. Early life Guy den Ouden was born in Maarssen, in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. He is the son of Arnoud and Anne Den Ouden, who were both keen tennis players. He played football at VV Maarssen before concentrating on tennis. He trained at the National Tennis Center with senior pros such as Botic van de Zandschulp, Robin Haase and Jesper de Jong and became Dutch champion at U16 and U18 level. Career 2020-2022: Juniors, Pro Tour debuts As a junior, he reached the semifinals at the 2020 French Open – Boys' singles. He was the first Dutch person to have achieved this since Thiemo de Bakker in 2006. His run included a win over the second seed and 2020 Australian Open - Boys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maxime Chazal
Maxime Chazal (born 24 April 1993, in Nouméa, New Caledonia) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 234, achieved on 7 March 2016 and a doubles ranking of No. 347, achieved on 19 February 2018. Professional career 2013: ATP Tour Double debut In February, Chazal made his ATP main draw doubles debut in Marseille, partnering with Martin Vaïsse. The pair lost in the first round. 2014: ATP Tour qualifying debut In January, Chazal won his first ATP singles qualifying debut in Auckland, defeating Ross Hutchins in the first round and losing to Steve Johnson in the final round. 2016: Grand Slam qualifying debut In January, Chazal made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, losing in the first qualifying round to fellow countryman Maxime Janvier. In May, he made his debut at the French Open, also losing in the first qualifying round. 2017: Maiden ATP Tour doubles win In February, Chazal won his first match on the ATP main draw doubl ... [...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] |
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (born 8 August 1998) is a French professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 14 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 115 achieved on 19 May 2025. Junior career Blancaneaux won the 2016 French Open – Boys' singles, 2016 French Open boys' singles title, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final after saving three championship points. Professional career 2017: Grand Slam debut In September 2017, Blancaneaux made his Grand Slam debut, after receiving a wildcard to enter the main draw at the 2017 US Open – Men's singles, US Open. 2021: Maiden Challenger title In December 2021, Blancaneaux won his maiden ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger singles tournament at the Maia Challenger, defeating Tseng Chun-hsin in the finals. 2022-2024: French Open, Masters and top 150 debuts Seeded No. 190 at the 2022 French Open he qualified t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2025 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour in 2025 in tennis, 2025 is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2025 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 171 tournaments (as of 12 October 2025), with prize money ranging from $60,000 up to $250,000. It is the 48th edition of challenger tournaments cycle and 17th under the name of Challenger Tour. Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2025 calendar with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. January February March April May June July August September October November Cancelled tournaments The following tournaments were formally announced by the ATP before being cancelled. Statistical information These tables present the number of Types of tennis match#Singles, singles (S) and Types of tennis match#Doubles, doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
