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Austin Krajicek
Austin Krajicek ( ; born June 16, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in doubles by the ATP in June 2023. He attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 94 in October 2015. A former player for Texas A&M University, Krajicek won the national doubles title at the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships, the first in the program's history. He turned professional in 2012 and made his top 100 singles debut in 2015, a year in which he made the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Tokyo and broke through on the major level by reaching the second round of the US Open. Krajicek has established more success in doubles and following his top 100 debut in 2013, he has won 13 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Since partnering with Ivan Dodig in 2021, Krajicek has won one ATP Masters 1000 title at Monte-Carlo in 2023, and his first major title at the 2023 French Open, a victory that crowned him the ATP world No. 1 in June 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019 French Open
The 2019 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 26 May to 9 June, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were also scheduled. Rafael Nadal was the two-time defending champion in men's singles and won his record 12th French Open singles title. Simona Halep was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the quarterfinals; the title was won by Ashleigh Barty. It was the 118th edition (89th as a Grand Slam) of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2019. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for women out of 128 players in each draw. This was in contrast to two other Grand Slam tournaments – the Australian Open and The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, which from 2019 increased the number of women qualifiers to 16, to match with the US Open (tennis), US Open. 2019 was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 US Open – Men's Doubles
Two-time defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 US Open. They became the first team to win three consecutive US Open titles in the Open Era. At 43 years and six months, Bopanna was the oldest men's doubles major finalist in the Open Era, surpassing Daniel Nestor's record of 43 years and four months from the 2016 Australian Open. Austin Krajicek regained the world No. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament after Neal Skupski lost in the third round. This marked the last professional appearance of former world No. 1 players and multiple-time major champions Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal; they lost in the second round. It was also the last professional appearance Olympic gold medalist and four-time major doubles champion Jack Sock, who lost in the first round. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tennis At The Summer Olympics
Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over how to define amateur players. After two appearances as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984 (with a U-21 age limit), it returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics open for all players regardless of their age and status and has been played at every summer Games since then. Medals In 1896, 1900, 1904, 1988, 1992, semifinal losers shared bronze medals. In all other years, a playoff match for the bronze medal was staged. The Olympic tournaments have increased in perceived importance since their reintroduction, with some players, critics and sports pundits considering winning gold at the Olympics just as prestigious as winning a major title and some considering it even more prestigious. Gold medal records Serena Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Anna Danilina and Harri Heliövaara defeated Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2023 US Open. Danilina became the first Kazakhstani Major mixed doubles champion, and Heliövaara became the first Finnish US Open mixed doubles champion. Storm Hunter and John Peers were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Barbora Strýcová and Santiago González. Strýcová, a former world No. 1 in doubles, played her final professional match in the quarterfinals. Ivan Dodig was vying to complete the career Grand Slam, but lost in the first round. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternates Withdrawals * Desirae Krawczyk / Neal Skupski → replaced by Alexa Guarachi / Andrés Molteni * Peyton Stearns / Rajeev Ram → replaced by Nadiia Kichenok / Máximo González References External linksMain draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 US Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Jan Zieliński and Hsieh Su-wei defeated Santiago González and Giuliana Olmos in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. González and Olmos were the first Mexican team to reach the final, and Olmos was the first female Mexican finalist in the Open Era. Mate Pavić and Lyudmyla Kichenok were the defending champions, but they withdrew from their second-round match. Bethanie Mattek-Sands was vying for a career Grand Slam and Golden Slam, but lost in the first round to Máximo González and Ulrikke Eikeri. Because of the weather during the first week, the final had to be delayed until Sunday, and the tournament was played with a super tie-break in lieu of a final set. The two sets were still played with ad-scoring. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Protected ranking Alternates Withdrawals * Robert Galloway / Ingrid Neel → replaced by Nicolás Barrientos / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk defeated Matthew Ebden and Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. It was Skupski's second major title, and Krawczyk's fourth. They were the first team to win consecutive mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon since Cyril Suk and Helena Suková in 1997. This was the first edition of the tournament to feature a champions tie-break (10-point tie-break), when the score reaches six games all in the third set, and the third edition to feature a final set tie-break. Mate Pavić, Sania Mirza, David Vega Hernández and Natela Dzalamidze were the first players to contest this tiebreak in the mixed doubles event, with the team of Pavić and Mirza winning the tiebreak 10–3 in their first-round match. This was also the first edition of the mixed doubles event to feature 32 instead of 48 teams, and thus five instead of six rounds, with the final moved earlier fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2021 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk defeated Joe Salisbury and Harriet Dart in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–1), to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was Krawczyk's second consecutive major title in mixed doubles, following her success at the French Open. Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but lost in the third round to John Peers and Zhang Shuai. Seeds All seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Other entry information Wild cards Protected ranking Alternates Withdrawals ;During the tournament See also * 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries References External links Mixed Doubles draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles, 2021 X=Mixed Doubles 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019 French Open – Mixed Doubles
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2023 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos defeated Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. They became the first Brazilian pair to win the title in the Open Era, and Stefani became the first Brazilian woman to win a mixed doubles major title since Maria Bueno at the 1960 French Championships and also the second Brazilian woman in history to win a major title in general. This tournament marked the final major appearance of three-time mixed doubles major champion Mirza. Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig were the reigning champions, but Dodig chose not to defend his title. Mladenovic partnered with Juan Sebastián Cabal, but lost in the second round to Maddison Inglis and Jason Kubler. Desirae Krawczyk attempted to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, partnered with Neal Skupski, but lost in the semifinals to Mirza and Bopanna. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig defeated Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. Though it was their first major title as a team, the win earned Mladenovic her third Mixed doubles title and Dodig his fourth. Barbora Krejčíková and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions, but the three-time defending champion Krejčíková chose not to defend her title. Ram partnered alongside Sania Mirza, but they lost to Fourlis and Kubler in the quarterfinals. Desirae Krawczyk was attempting to complete the first non-calendar-year Grand Slam in Mixed doubles since Billie Jean King in 1968 and would be the first in the Open Era, having won the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in 2021. However, she and her partner Joe Salisbury lost in the first round to Giuliana Olmos and Marcelo Arévalo. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternate pairs Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2020 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and her partner Nikola Mektić defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jamie Murray in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 0–1to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. Krejčíková and Rajeev Ram were the reigning champions, but Ram chose not to participate. This tournament marked the final major appearance of 10-time mixed doubles major champion Leander Paes. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternate pairs Withdrawals References Main Draw External links 2020 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis, and badminton (where it is known ... Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
