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Grégoire Burquier
Grégoire Burquier (born 7 August 1984) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 167 in September 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of World No. 251 in September 2011. He claimed his first Challenger singles title by winning the 2012 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc in Saint-Brieuc, France. He won against Augustin Gensse Augustin Gensse (born 10 August 1983) is a French professional tennis player. Tennis career Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour. At the Spain ( Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana), he defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in ... 7–5, 6–7, 7–6. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held. The tournament took place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 17 January to 30 January, it was the 99th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam event of 2011. The tournament was played on hard courts and was organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia. Players Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers # Simon Greul Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier Ninth qualifier Tenth qualifier Eleventh qualifier Twelfth qualifier Thirteenth qualifier Fourteenth qualifier Fifteenth qualifier Sixteenth qualifier References External links 2011 Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkley
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the City of Bradford. Approximately north of Bradford and north-west of Leeds, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. Ilkley's spa town heritage and surrounding countryside make tourism an important local industry. The town centre is characterised by Victorian architecture, wide streets and floral displays. Ilkley Moor, to the south of the town, is the subject of a folk song, often described as the unofficial anthem of Yorkshire, "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at". The song's words are written in Yorkshire dialect: its title translated is "On Ilkley Moor without a hat". History The earliest evidence of habitation in the Ilkley area is from flint arrowheads or microliths, dating to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludovic Walter
Ludovic Walter (born 4 January 1983) is a French former professional tennis player. Walter, who comes from the town of Vannes in Brittany, spent his early career in the United States playing varsity tennis for Duke University, where he was a three-time All-American (2004, 2005 and 2006). From 2006 to 2012 he competed on the professional tour and reached his career high singles ranking of 279 on his final month on tour. He featured in one 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 ... main draw, as the qualifier at the 2011 UNICEF Open in Rosmalen. Walter now works in finance and is based in London. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 10 (3–7) Doubles: 18 (7–11) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walter, Ludovic 1983 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (, literally ''Bagnères of Bigorre''; ) is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, Department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie regions of France, region of southwestern France. Name The town was known in classical antiquity, antiquity as (Latin for "watery vicus, neighborhood") and in the Middle Ages as ("Waters of the Comminges"). Its present name similarly means "Baths" () of Bigorre, the area of southwestern France once inhabited by the ' and now forming most of the French department, department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Either Bagnères-de-Bigorre or nearby Cieutat was apparently the "Begorra" attested in AD 400, which also derived from the ancient tribe. Heraldry Geography Location Bagnères-de-Bigorre is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees partly in the valley of the Adour some southeast of Tarbes and east of Lourdes. Hydrography The Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Checa Calvo
José "Pepe" Checa Calvo (born 2 April 1985) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional player. Career Born in the town of Las Pedroñeras, Checa is a product of the Cuenca Tennis Club, where he trained with his elder sisters. He began competing professionally in 2003. Checa won 21 ITF singles titles during his career. On the ATP Challenger Tour, Checa was a Montauban Challenger, Montauban semi-finalist in 2006 and beat world number 78 Bjorn Phau at the Tampere Open in 2009. After winning six ITF titles in 2013, he attained a career high singles ranking of 230 in April, 2014. He never made an ATP Tour main draw but featured in several qualifying tournaments including the 2014 Torneo Godó (ATP Tour 500), beating Ante Pavić in the first round. Forced to retire from professional tennis in 2015 due to injuries, Checa transitioned straight into a career as a tour coach, taking charge of Santiago Giraldo. In 2017 he parted company with Giraldo and became coach of Andrey Kuznet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2000, Tessé-la-Madeleine and Bagnoles-de-l'Orne merged becoming one town called Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, however, it adopted the former Insee code of Tessé-la-Madeleine (61483) for identification purposes. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne-Normandie. Population Spa This commune is famous for its Hydrotherapy baths, which are known for their supposed healing powers for rheumatic, gynaecologic and circulatory problems. The origins of thermal activity are said to date back to the Middle Ages. The spa is centred on the lake, which is formed by the River La Vée, a tributary of the Mayenne, before it enters a deep gorge cut through the massif of the Andaines Forest. Local legend tells of the medieval lord, Seigneur Hugues de Tessé. Believing that his once-glorious horse, "Rapide", was reachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabie Chaki
Rabie Chaki (born 14 April 1982) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. Born in Tangier, Chaki was a France-based player and had a career best singles ranking of 338 in the world, winning eight ITF Futures titles. On the ATP Tour, he featured in the singles main draw at two editions of the Grand Prix Hassan II, including in 2009 when he troubled the top seed Igor Andreev in the first round, losing 5–7 in the third set. Chaki played for the Morocco Davis Cup team between 2006 and 2010, appearing in a total of 13 ties. He had wins in 11 singles rubbers, which included victories over Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri (; born January 20, 1984) is a Tunisian former professional tennis player. Jaziri reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World 42 in January 2019. He primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circ ..., Luka Gregorc, Frederik Nielsen and Dawid Olejniczak. ITF Futures titles Singles: (8) Doubles: (8) See also * List of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodez
Rodez (, , ; , ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération, of the First Constituency of Aveyron as well as of the general Council of Aveyron. Former capital of the Rouergue, the city is seat of the Diocese of Rodez and Vabres. Geography Location Located in the south of France, in the heart of the triangle formed by Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier, in the western foothills of the Massif Central, the Rodez landscape is situated between the valleys and high plateaus of and the moist hills of Ségala. It extends into , with the communes of Onet-le-Château, Sainte-Radegonde, Le Monastère, Olemps and Luc-la-Primaube, which forms an agglomeration of 83,000 habitants adjoining the city of Rodez. Geology and landforms The territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yassine Idmbarek
Yassine Idmbarek (born 7 December 1986) is a Moroccan tennis player. Idmbarek has a career high ATP singles ranking of 659 achieved on 18 January 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 641 achieved on 19 October 2009. Idmbarek made his ATP main draw debut at the 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II in the singles draw. Idmbarek represents Morocco in 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 * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Idmbarek, Yassine 1986 births Living people Moroccan male tennis players 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khemisset
Khemisset () is a city in northern Morocco with a population of 131,542 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census. It is situated on the A2 motorway between Rabat (81 km) and Meknès (57 km), and is the capital of Khémisset Province. From 1912 to 1914 the French built a 600 mm narrow gauge railway from Rabat via Souk el Abra des Sehoul, Tiflet, Dar Caid Bou Driss to Khemisset. It was abandoned in 1935 and lifted before 1942. Between Tiflet and Khemisset, the old track bed of narrow gauge line was later built to Rabat Khemisset main road. Geography Khémisset Province is located between the Atlas and the northwest, and is 37 km away from the ocean. The climate is moderate and conducive to agriculture. The region has two dams, eighteen valleys, and a dayet roumi. The Khemisset region represents Morocco's production of lentils, where 10,000 hectares are cultivated annually, and the production is to 100,000 quintals. Sweet grapes for wine are also widely produced. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Oger
Thomas Oger (born 22 March 1980) is a Monegasque former professional tennis player. Oger reached his highest individual ranking on the 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 ... on October 29, 2007, when he became World number 249. He primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. Oger joined the Monegasque Davis Cup team in 2010, having posted a 3–3 record in singles and a 2–2 record in doubles in six ties played. Tour singles finals – all levels (8–9) External links * * * 1980 births Monegasque male tennis players Living people {{Monaco-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Taurus Mountains. The urban population of the city is 1,335,002 (Konyaalti, Kepez, Muratpasa), with a metropolitan population of 2,722,103.2011 Census Turkish Statistical Institute (Büyükşehir belediyeleri ve bağlı belediyelerin nüfusları) – 2011 The city was formerly known as Attalia and was founded in around 200 BC by King [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
