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Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller (; born 9 May 1983) is a Luxembourgish former professional tennis player. He is a two-time major singles quarterfinalist, making him by far the most successful male tennis player in Luxembourgish history. Müller won two titles on the ATP Tour and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 on 31 July 2017. He was known for his powerful left-handed serve and net skills. Following his retirement, Müller was appointed as Luxembourg's Davis Cup team captain. Career Junior tennis Müller played his first junior match in 1997 at the age of 14 at a grade 4 tournament in Luxembourg. 2001 was Müller's most successful year in juniors. He started off by making the semifinals of the Junior Australian Open where he lost to the No. 1 ranked junior Janko Tipsarević of Yugoslavia (1–6, 6–4, 2–6). Following an early exit at the Junior French Open, He reached the final of the Boys' Singles at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, where he was defeated by ...
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Reckange-sur-Mess
Reckange-sur-Mess (; ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and small town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the Esch-sur-Alzette (canton), canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. The commune comprises the villages of Reckange-sur-Mess, Ehlange-sur-Mess, Limpach, Luxembourg, Limpach, Roedgen, Pissange and Wickrange. It is situated on the Mess River, from which its suffix is derived. Population Notable people * Aloyse Hentgen (1894–1953), a Luxembourgian politician, born in Roedgen. * Gilles Müller (born 1983), a Luxembourgian tennis player, born in Luxembourg City. References External links

* Reckange-sur-Mess, Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Esch-geo-stub ...
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2015 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost to Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey in the first round, making their earliest exit in Grand Slam since 2000 Wimbledon Championships, ending their record streak of winning at least one Grand Slam title every year for the previous 10 years. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final, 6–4, 6–4. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksDraw2015 US Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 US Open - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles US Open - Men's Doubles US Open (tennis) by year ...
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Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, known as the Dunlop Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships from 2008 to 2013 with Dunlop as the title sponsor, and renamed the Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships from 2013 onwards, is a prestigious junior tennis tournament, one of five that are rated by the ITF as 'Grade A'. Established in 1947 in Miami Beach, the tournament has for years featured both boys and girls singles and doubles draws at both '18 and under' (under-19) and '16 and under' (under-17) age categories. From 1999 to 2010, the tournament had been held each December at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida. Since 2011, it has been held at the Frank Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Florida. History The Orange Bowl Tennis Championship began at Flamingo Tennis Center, Miami Beach. This facility, still in use today, hosted the tournament until 1998, when it was moved to Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida. The Orange Bowl ...
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Yeu-Tzuoo Wang
Wang Yeu-tzuoo (), who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985) is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player. Until the emergence of Lu Yen-hsun, Wang was the highest ranked player from Taiwan. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 141 pounds. Wang's trademark look is his wearing a white baseball cap backwards. Tennis career Juniors Wang started playing tennis at age seven and quickly emerged as one of Asia's most highly touted junior players. He made the final of the 2001 Australian Open Boys' Singles (losing to Janko Tipsarević) and the final of the US Open Boys' Singles (losing to Gilles Müller). As a junior, he compiled a 136–52 win–loss record in singles (and 78–57 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 3 in the world junior singles rankings in April 2001 (and No. 8 in doubles). Junior Slam results – Singles: Australian Open: F (2001) French Open: 1R (2000, 2001) Wimbledon: SF (2001) US Open: F (2001) Pro tour Wang turned pro in 200 ...
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2001 US Open (tennis)
The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001. Marat Safin was unsuccessful in his title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 final, while Venus Williams was successful in her title defense, beating her sister Serena in the women's final. 20-year-old Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the men's title, defeating Sampras in the final. It was the second consecutive US Open final defeat for Sampras. Seniors Men's singles Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1 *It was Hewitt's 8th title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his first career Grand Slam title, and he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one, at the age of 20. Women's singles Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–4 *It was Venus's 6th title of the year, and her 21st overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd US Open title. Men's ...
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Roman Valent
Roman Valent (born 8 July 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. As a junior, he was coached by Pavel Daron, former sparring partner of Martina Hingis. Valent was ranked as high as world number 3 as a junior, having won the 2001 Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament. He has played in many Challenger and Futures tournaments, winning two of the latter. In 2003 Valent reached a career high ranking of 300 after having broken into top 500 just a year before. In the following years, Valent was set back by serious injuries to his shoulder or knee as well as Pfeiffer's glandular fever. From 2006 to 2008 he hardly played. In 2009 he made a comeback and was initially able to get closer to his best ranking. In qualifying for the ATP Tour event in Metz, he won all three matches and reached his only singles main draw of his career at the 2009 Open de Moselle. There he lost to Frenchman Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel (; born 30 March 1977) is a former professional male ...
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2001 Wimbledon Championships
The 2001 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom, held from 25 June to 9 July 2001. It was the 115th edition of the Wimbledon Championships, part of the 2001 ATP and WTA Tours, and it was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The tournament was the first in Wimbledon's 124-year history in which 32 players in the men's and women's draws were seeded, instead of the usual sixteen. This move was made to appease clay court players who were unhappy with the traditional seeding system, which favoured grass court results over those of other surfaces. Pete Sampras was unsuccessful in his defence of the men's singles title, losing in the fourth round to 19-year-old Roger Federer, who was then relatively unknown. Goran Ivanišević won the title, defeating 2000 runner-up Pat Rafter in the final in five sets. Ivanišević had previously been runner-up three ...
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2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001. Seniors Men's singles Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 *It was Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title. Women's singles Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 *It was Capriati's 3rd title of the year, and her 12th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title. Men's doubles Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Women's doubles Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Jelena Dokic / Conchita Martínez, 6–2, 6–1 Mixed doubles Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomás Carbonell defeated Paola Suárez / Jaime O ...
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Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarević ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Типсаревић, ; born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional player. He is also a politician, serving as a member of the City Assembly of Belgrade since 21 June 2024. He is also a member of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). In tennis, his career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 2 April 2012. In his career, he won 4 ATP World Tour titles, one ATP doubles title, three Futures, and 15 Challenger titles. Tipsarević also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He holds notable victories over former world No. 1 players Carlos Moyá, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Andy Roddick, his compatriot Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. His best results at a Grand Slam tournament were reaching the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2011 and 2012. Early life Tipsarević was born in Belgrade, Serbia (then SFR Yugoslavia). His father, Pavle, is a professor, and his mother, Ve ...
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2001 Australian Open
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 89th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 2001. Seniors Men's singles Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Agassi's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. Women's singles Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3 * It was Capriati's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. Men's doubles Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Byron Black / David Prinosil 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Björkman's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Woodbridge's 18th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. Women's doubles Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 * It was Serena Williams's 7th career Grand Slam ...
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Association Of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is base ...
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ATP Tour
The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour. ATP Tour tournaments The ATP Tour comprises ATP Masters 1000, ATP 500, and ATP 250 and the United Cup. The ATP also oversees the ATP Challenger Tour, a level below the ATP Tour, and the ATP Champions Tour for seniors. The Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic tennis tournament, the Davis Cup, and the entry-level 2022 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, ITF World Tennis Tour do not fall under the purview of the ATP, but are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) instead and the ...
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