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Grégory Carraz
Grégory Carraz (; born 9 April 1975) is a retired professional French tennis player. During his career, he reached 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 ... doubles final. Career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Challengers and Futures finals Singles: 14 (7–7) Doubles: 13 (6–7) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carraz, Gregory 1975 births Living people French male tennis players Sportspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt Tennis players from Hauts-de-Seine Sportspeople from Bourgoin-Jallieu Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and thus the seat of the larger arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. It is also part of the Métropole du Grand Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt includes one island in the Seine: Île Seguin. Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the wealthiest regions in the Parisian area and in France. Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine Central business district, business district. Etymology The original name of the commune was Boulogne-sur-Seine (meaning "Boulogne upon Seine"). Before the 14th century, Boulogne was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (tennis)
James Joseph Thomas (born September 24, 1974) is an American politician and former professional tennis player serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 49th district since 2023. As a tennis player, Thomas' highest ATP world singles ranking was 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29, set on August 21, 2006. He retired following the 2008 season. Thomas was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party in the 2022 Ohio House of Representatives election. Biography Thomas was born on September 24, 1974 in Canton, Ohio, the youngest of six children. He began playing tennis at age 3 and his favorite players growing up included John McEnroe and Boris Becker. Thomas earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Stanford University in 1996. At Stanford, Thomas was a member of the tennis team where he earned All-American honors during his senior year and was a member of NCAA team c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Chiudinelli
Marco Chiudinelli (born 10 September 1981) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland. A member of Switzerland's winning 2014 Davis Cup squad, he reached his highest singles ranking of 52 in February 2010 during a career that was often hindered by injury. Biography Marco grew up in Münchenstein and learned to play tennis at Basel Lawn Tennis Club. He later joined a region-wide tennis group, where he first met Roger Federer, who belonged to the nearby Old Boys Tennis Club. They quickly became friends but were soon the 'black sheep' of the group, with one or the other often forced to sit on the sidelines for disciplinary reasons. In 1993 he finished as runner-up to Federer at the Swiss 12-and-under indoor championship in Lucerne. As a teenager he moved to Biel to further his tennis education, joining Federer and the older Yves Allegro, who were then staying in an apartment together, and the trio spent many hours playing video games when not practicing tennis. In 2001, at the sug ... [...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] |
Melun
Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, and the seat of one of its ''arrondissements''. Its inhabitants are called ''Melunais''. History Meledunum began as a Gaulish town; Caesar noted Melun as "a town of the Senones, situated on an island in the Seine"; at the island there was a wooden bridge, which his men repaired. Roman Meledunum was a ''mutatio'' where fresh horses were kept available for official couriers on the Roman road south-southeast of Paris, where it forded the Seine. Around 500 A.D, Clovis I granted Melun to a Gallo-Roman magnate, Aurelianus, who had fought for Clovis several times and apparently influenced his conversion to Christianity. The Normans sacked it in 845. The castle of Melun became a royal residence of the Capetian kings. Hugh Capet (See also: Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Norman
Dick Norman (born 1 March 1971) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height (6 feet 8 inches), his left-handed power game and, in the last few years of his career, his age (between late 2006 and his retirement in June 2013 he was the oldest player on the ATP Tour). After retirement Norman became involved in coaching and organizing local tennis events. In March 2018, he became the tournament director of the European Open in Antwerp. Career Turning professional in 1991, Norman notched up only his 14th Grand Slam appearance at the 2006 Wimbledon, where, at 35, he was the second oldest male competitor, to Andre Agassi. With Agassi's retirement immediately following the 2006 US Open, Norman succeeded him as the oldest active player on the ATP tour. In 1995, he made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon, despite qualifying out of the lucky loser's draw. He defeated successive but aging former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 90,240. Its conurbation had 134,397 inhabitants in 2021 and is the municipal center of an urban area of 281,789 inhabitants. It is a city of art and history, still known popularly as "Ville aux cent clochers" (literal translation: "City of hundred bell towers"). With more than 30,000 students, Poitiers has been a major university town since the creation of its University of Poitiers, university in 1431, having hosted world-renowned figures and thinkers such as René Descartes, Joachim du Bellay and François Rabelais, among others. The plaza of the town is picturesque; its streets including predominantly preserved historical architecture and half-timbered houses, especially religious edifices, commonly from the Romanesque architecture, Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relja Dulić Fišer
Relja Dulić Fišer ( sr-cyrl, Реља Дулић Фишер; born 31 December 1975) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Career Dulić Fišer achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 330 on 18 June 2001, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 383 on 16 April 2001. He primarily competed on the ITF Futures and Satellite circuits. He notably struggled in ITF finals, at one point losing 12 consecutive finals. His best result on the ATP Challenger Tour was reaching the quarterfinals at the Brașov Challenger in 2001. He won the national senior championship of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1997, 1998, and 2000, representing TK Spartak Subotica. Dulić Fišer represented Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup in 2000 and 2001. Over five ties, he achieved a singles record of 1–1 and was undefeated in doubles, winning all four matches alongside Janko Tipsarević. See also *List of Serbia Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angers
Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the province are called ''Angevins'' or, more rarely, ''Angeriens''. Angers proper covers and has a population of 154,508 inhabitants, while around 432,900 live in its metropolitan area (''aire d'attraction''). The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole, Angers Loire Métropole is made up of 29 communes covering with 299,500 inhabitants (2018).Comparateur de territoire INSEE Not including the broader metropolitan area, Angers is the third most populous Communes of France, commune in northwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Roux
Lionel Roux (; born 12 April 1973) is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1991. He was French National Junior champion in 1991, but didn't win a tour-level title (singles or doubles) during his pro career. The right-hander reached his career-high singles 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 13 March 1995, when he became world No. 48. His best slam performance was reaching the 4th round of the 1998 Australian Open. He played two ATP finals, both in Asia. Roux has also made an appearance in the 2001 French comedy La Tour Montparnasse Infernale. External links * * * 1973 births Living people French male tennis players {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
