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President's Cup (tennis)
The President's Cup (also known as Astana Challenger) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit and has been held annually in Astana, Kazakhstan, since 2007. Past finals Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:President's Cup President's Cup (tennis), ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2007 Sport in Astana Tennis tournaments in Kazakhstan Summer in Kazakhstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered as a city with special status separately from the rest of the region. Initially founded as Akmoly in 1830, the city was later renamed Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Akmola before adopting the name ''Astana'' in 1998, which means "capital city" in Kazakh. In 2019, the city briefly adopted the name Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, but it returned to the name ''Astana'' in 2022. Astana’s history is marked by rapid growth, especially after becoming the capital. Its transformation into a modern and planned city was guided by a master plan designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Today, Astana is known for its futuristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 President's Cup (tennis)
The 2021 President's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fifteenth and twelfth editions of the tournament which were part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2021 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan between 12 and 18 July 2021. Men's singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 28 June 2021. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Grigoriy Lomakin * Dostanbek Tashbulatov * Beibit Zhukayev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yan Bondarevskiy * Artem Dubrivnyy * Oleksii Krutykh * Andrey Kuznetsov Women's singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 28 June 2021. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Gozal Ainitdinova * Yekaterina Dmitrichenko * Lina Glushko * Zhibek Kulambayeva The following players received entry using protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 President's Cup (tennis)
The 2016 President's Cup (tennis) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition, for men, and 8th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $75,000, for men, and $25,000, for women, in prize money. It took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 25–31 July 2016. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 18 July 2016. Other entrants The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Alexander Bublik * Alexey Kedryuk * Timur Khabibulin * Denis Yevseyev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Mikhail Elgin * Sanjar Fayziev * Jason Jung * Anton Zaitcev Women's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 18 July 2016. Other entrants The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Alexandra Grinchishina * Shakhnoza Khatamova * Arina T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kukushkin (; born 26 December 1987) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 39, achieved on 25 February 2019. Career 2006–10: Turned pro, Masters debut, maiden ATP Tour title He turned pro in 2006. Before 2008, he played for his country of birth, Russia. In 2009, he came through qualifying to reach the main draw of a Masters Series 1000 tournament for the first time at the Miami Masters. He beat Tommy Haas in the first round, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the second round. In September 2010, during the Davis Cup play-offs, he notably beat Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka. His good form continued, later winning his only ATP World Tour title, as he beat world number 10 player Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the St. Petersburg Open 6–3, 7–6. 2012–13: Historic fourth round at the Australian Open, Olympics & top 50 debuts In January 2012, Kukushkin became the first player fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egor Gerasimov
Yegor Alekseyevich Gerasimov () or Yahor Alyakseyevich Herasimaŭ (; born 11 November 1992 in Minsk) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 65, which he achieved on 24 February 2020. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 263 on 2 March 2015. He is the current No. 1 Belarusian player. Professional career 2014: ATP debut In 2014, Gerasimov made his ATP main draw debut in Shenzhen, where he received entry to the main draw as a wildcard entrant. 2017-2018: ATP Challenger success In May 2017 Gerasimov won the Karshi Challenger defeating Yuki Bhambri in the semifinals and Cem İlkel in the final. In July 2018, Gerasimov recorded his first ATP match victory on the hardcourts of Los Cabos, defeating Bernard Tomic 6-4 6–3. He also beat the experienced big server Sam Querrey before facing defeat against world No. 4 Juan Martín del Potro. 2019-2020: Major debut and first win, Top 100, Maiden ATP final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 President's Cup (tennis)
The 2017 President's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twelfth (men) and ninth (women) editions of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 17–23 July 2017. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 3 July 2017. Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Andrey Golubev * Roman Khassanov * Grigoriy Lomakin * Denis Yevseyev The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Farrukh Dustov The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Hugo Grenier * Evgeny Karlovskiy * Saketh Myneni * Evgeny Tyurnev Women's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 3 July 2017. Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Anna Danilina * Dariya Detkovska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Brands
Daniel Brands (born 17 July 1987) is a German retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 51, achieved in August 2013. Professional career 2008 Brands began 2008 ranked No. 220. After a few unimpressive tournaments to start the year, he beat no. 132 Aisam Qureshi and no. 193 Simon Stadler en route to a semifinal Challenger finish in Germany in February. In March, he made the quarters of a Challenger in Japan before losing to no. 124 Yen-Hsun Lu, then reached the quarters of a Challenger in Sarajevo, beating no. 169 Matthias Bachinger. In May, Brands reached the quarterfinals at two more Challengers, beating no. 66 Michael Berrer and no. 114 Brian Dabul, while also winning the doubles title in one and reaching the doubles final in the other. Then, with his ranking at a career-high of no. 210, he beat no. 123 Nicolás Massú, no. 151 Pablo Andújar (who beat him a week earlier), and no. 198 Alex Bogomolov to qualify into the main draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Ofner
Sebastian Ofner (born 12 May 1996) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 37 achieved on 8 January 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Austrian player. Professional career 2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon & third round Ofner made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships after going through qualifying, defeating Kimmer Coppejans, Miljan Zekić and Jay Clarke. In the first round, he beat Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets. In the next round, he upset world No. 18 Jack Sock in a five-setter. In August, Ofner caused another surprise in front of his home crowd at the 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel by defeating first seed Pablo Cuevas as a wildcard in the second round. He then won over Renzo Olivo to reach the semifinals where he fell to João Sousa. 2018–2022: Maiden Challenger title, French Open debut Ofner won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the 2018 President's Cup in Astana. At the 2022 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 President's Cup (tennis)
The 2018 President's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the thirteenth (ATP) and tenth (ITF) editions of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 16–22 July 2018. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 2 July 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sagadat Ayap * Farrukh Dustov * Timur Khabibulin * Aleksandr Nedovyesov The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Hugo Grenier * Pavel Kotov * Saketh Myneni * Khumoyun Sultanov The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Arjun Kadhe * Dzmitry Zhyrmont Women's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 2 July 2018. Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Anastasia Astakhova * Anna Danilina * Dariya Detk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda ( ; born July 5, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 15 achieved on August 12, 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 46 reached on March 31, 2025. He has won two ATP singles titles and one doubles title. He also won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles, 2018 Australian Open, 20 years after his father Petr Korda won the 1998 Australian Open, Australian Open title. Early life and background Korda is the son of two Czech tennis players, former men's world number two Petr Korda and former top 30 women's player Regina Rajchrtová. His father was an 1998 Australian Open, Australian Open champion and 1992 French Open, French Open finalist in both singles and doubles. Sebastian's older sisters Jessica Korda, Jessica and Nelly Korda, Nelly are both LPGA golf professionals. Korda grew up playing competitive junior ice hockey from the age of 3, but de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Donskoy
Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj dɐnˈskoj; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013 and a doubles ranking of No. 161, achieved on 5 November 2012. Personal life He was born and currently resides in Moscow, Russia. Donskoy was mentored by former player and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin. His favourite surface is hard courts. Career In 2010, Donskoy played doubles with the British player Morgan Phillips at the Seville Challenger, losing in the first round. By 2013, Marat Safin had built a coaching team for Donskoy that included Morgan Phillips. Donskoy entered 2013 Australian Open's main draw for the first time, reaching the third round and defeating 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny en route. He also pushed Andy Murray to three sets in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event. Consequently, Donskoy made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 President's Cup (tennis)
The 2019 President's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth (ATP) and eleventh (ITF) editions of the tournament and was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on 15–21 July 2019. Men's singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 1 July 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sergey Fomin * Andrey Golubev * Marsel İlhan * Grigoriy Lomakin * Dostanbek Tashbulatov The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Nicolás Barrientos The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Michael Vrbenský The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking: * Sanjar Fayziev * Konstantin Kravchuk * Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo * Shuichi Sekiguchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
