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SDA Tennis Open
The SDA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament held in Bercuit, Belgium in 2012. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on 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 ...s. Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksOfficial Website {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Defunct tennis tournaments in Belgium Clay court tennis tournaments Grez-Doiceau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grez-Doiceau
Grez-Doiceau (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km2. Grez-Doiceau is watered by the Train, a tributary of the Dijle, Dyle. The municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, districts: Archennes, Biez, Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau, and Nethen. Notable people The Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist Christian de Duve (1917–2013) died in Grez-Doiceau. References External links * * Grez-Doiceau, Municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Hănescu
Victor Hănescu (born 21 July 1981) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 26. Professional career Hănescu attained a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 on 6 July 2009. In a Davis Cup match against the United States, he suffered a severe rib injury, and a subsequent injury sidelined him further in May 2006. By January 2007, his ranking had plummeted to No. 759, before he finally began making progress on a comeback. 1999: Pro career begins Hănescu earned his first ATP singles ranking points in August 1999, with first-round wins two weeks in a row at the Romania F1 and F2 Futures tournaments. Although he played four more tournaments from September through December, he did not earn any additional points and finished the year ranked No. 1231. 2000: Success in Satellites and Futures In 2000, Hănescu played Satellites and Futures tournaments. His fourth-place finish at a Satellite in Croatia in April/May and third pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Tennis Tournaments In Belgium
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SDA Tennis Open
The SDA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament held in Bercuit, Belgium in 2012. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on 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 ...s. Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksOfficial Website {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Defunct tennis tournaments in Belgium Clay court tennis tournaments Grez-Doiceau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Galdón
Pablo César Galdón (; born 28 November 1985) is an Argentine professional tennis player. His favorite surface is clay. Career Galdón enjoyed much success on ITF Futures circuit. Unfortunately, he struggled to make an impact at higher levels. He never progressed further than the QF stage at any ATP Challenger event, having reached this stage on multiple occasions: 1) 2010, Cali, Colombia l. Juan Sebastián Cabal 3-6 4-6 2) 2010, Asunción, Paraguay l. Nikola Ćirić 3-6 4-6 3) 2011, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil l. Thiago Alves (tennis), Thiago Alves 6-4 3-6 4-6 4) 2011, Guayaquil, Ecuador l.Pedro Sousa 6-0 5-7 6-7 5) 2012, Oberstaufen, Germany l. Guillaume Rufin 3-6 6-1 6-7 6) 2013, San Juan, Argentina, San Juan, Argentina l. Diego Schwartzman 3-6 0-6 His sole ATP main draw appearance came in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2011, fighting through three qualifying rounds against Adrian Ungur, Facundo Bagnis and Giovanni Lapentti. He finally fell to then world number 13 Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facundo Bagnis
Facundo Bagnis (; born 27 February 1990) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 55 reached in November 2016. Bagnis competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour where he has won 17 singles Challengers. He also won one ATP doubles title in Stuttgart. Tennis career 2011-2013: ATP debut and first win, Maiden ATP title Bagnis played in his first ATP World Tour match at the 2011 Movistar Open on January 31, 2011, losing to Santiago Giraldo in three sets,. He won his first tour-level match at 2012 Copa Claro, beating Leonardo Mayer. 2014-2016: Major debut and first win, Top 55 debut & career best year-end ranking Bagnis secured his biggest victory and first win at the Grand Slam level on his debut when he defeated Julien Benneteau in the first round of the 2014 French Open, winning the deciding set 18–16. He finished the 2016 season at a career-best year-end high of No. 56. 2021: First ATP singles final, US Open third round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Trungelliti
Marco Trungelliti (; born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. On 4 March 2019, Trungelliti achieved his best singles rankings of world number 112. On 1 April 2013, he peaked at world number 174 in the doubles rankings. He has reached 30 career singles finals with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses which includes a 3–10 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. In addition, he has reached 13 doubles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses which included a 3–3 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Career 2012: ATP debut Trungelliti made his ATP Tour debut at the 2012 Croatian Open where he advanced through the 3 qualifying rounds by defeating Juan-Martín Aranguren ''6–3, 6–2'', Jose Anton Salazar Martin ''7–6(4), 6–3'' and Adrián Menéndez Maceiras ''6–3, 6–2'' to make his first appearance in a main draw. In the first round, he would go on to def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Ghem
André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982) is a former Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118. Career Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Ghem became the World No. 181 in August 2006. At the 2006 Brasil Open, he won against Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the list of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals f .... The score was 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. Nowadays, Ghem is a tennis commentator at ESPN Brazil sports channels. Titles (14) Challengers and futures (5) Doubles (9) Runners-up (7) Singles (1) Doubles (6) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghem, Andre 1982 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Polish descen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiemo De Bakker
Thiemo Carsten Jannick de Bakker (; born 19 September 1988) is a Dutch tennis coach and a former professional player. He has an ATP career-high ranking in singles of World No. 40 achieved on 19 July 2010. Career Considered a top prospect of his generation as a junior, he also made an impressive breakthrough as a young pro, reaching a career-high ranking in July 2010, before his career became largely marked by injuries, inconsistencies and a decline in his performances which coincided with the death of his father in 2011. Junior career De Bakker finished 2006 as the ITF Junior Champion, after having won the Boys' Singles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. Early career De Bakker received a wildcard into the ATP Amersfoort event in July 2006 and defeated top 100 and French Open Quarterfinalist Julien Benneteau in the 1st round, winning in straight sets 6–3, 6–3. In the second round he faced Frenchman Marc Gicquel and lost in three sets. As he was the reigning Junior ... [...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] |
2012 SDA Tennis Open
The 2012 SDA Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bercuit, Belgium between 16 and 22 July 2012. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of July 9, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Arthur De Greef * Germain Gigounon * Dimitar Grabuloski * Yannik Reuter The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: * Matwé Middelkoop The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Markus Eriksson * Alexandre Folie * Riccardo Maiga * Daniel Smethurst Champions Singles * Thiemo de Bakker def. Victor Hănescu, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 Doubles * André Ghem / Marco Trungelliti def. Facundo Bagnis / Pablo Galdón, 6–1, 6–2 External linksOfficial Website {{2012 ATP Challenger Tour SDA Tennis Open The SDA Te ... [...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] |
