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Roberto Carballés Baena
Roberto Carballés Baena (; born 23 March 1993) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 49 on 10 April 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 127 on 2 March 2020. He is currently the No. 5 Spanish player. Carballés Baena's preferred surface is clay, on which he has won two ATP titles and 11 ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger titles in singles, and one ATP title in doubles. Career 2014–2015: First ATP win In a first-round contest between two qualifiers, Carballés Baena recorded his first ATP World Tour win at the 2014 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles, 2014 Casablanca Open when he defeated David Goffin of Belgium in straight sets. He followed this up with a tightly fought win over João Sousa in the second round. He faced lucky loser Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis), Andrey Kuznetsov in the quarterfinals and won in straight sets. His run was stopped in the semifinals by eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 French Open
The 2019 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 26 May to 9 June, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were also scheduled. Rafael Nadal was the two-time defending champion in men's singles and won his record 12th French Open singles title. Simona Halep was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the quarterfinals; the title was won by Ashleigh Barty. It was the 118th edition (89th as a Grand Slam) of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2019. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for women out of 128 players in each draw. This was in contrast to two other Grand Slam tournaments – the Australian Open and The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, which from 2019 increased the number of women qualifiers to 16, to match with the US Open (tennis), US Open. 2019 was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios defeated Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title in an all-Australian final at the 2022 Australian Open. They became the first all-Australian pair to win the title since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1997, and the first wildcard champions in the Open Era. It marked the first all-Australian final since 1980. Throughout their run, Kokkinakis and Kyrgios (dubbed "the Special K's") generated more fan fervor than usual for a doubles team. ''The New York Times'' wrote that their "mix of skill and showmanship ... has turned their matches into raucous celebrations". Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek were the defending champions, but did not participate together. Dodig partnered Marcelo Melo and lost to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the second round, while Polášek partnered John Peers and lost to Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the quarterfinals. Seeds Draw Finals Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Goffin
David Goffin (; born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 7, making him the highest ranked male player from Belgium in tennis history. He is also the first and only Belgian man to be ranked in the top 10. He is currently the No. 1 Belgian player. Goffin has won six ATP titles and reached nine other finals, most notably at the 2017 ATP Finals – Singles, 2017 ATP Finals. Goffin's breakthrough came at the 2012 French Open – Men's singles, 2012 French Open, where he was a lucky loser making his Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major debut. He reached the fourth round before losing to Roger Federer in four sets. Goffin has since reached four major quarterfinals, at the 2016 French Open – Men's singles, 2016 French Open, and the 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2017 Australian Open, and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2019 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles
Tommy Robredo was the defending champion, but he decided to compete in Houston instead. Guillermo García López won the title, defeating Marcel Granollers in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. Seeds The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. Kevin Anderson ''(second round)'' Gaël Monfils ''(withdrew)'' Benoît Paire ''(quarterfinals)'' Marcel Granollers ''(final)'' João Sousa ''(second round)'' Federico Delbonis ''(semifinals)'' Robin Haase ''(first round)'' Guillermo García López (champion) Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Gilles Simon (qualified) Dušan Lajović ''(second round)'' Stéphane Robert ''(second round)'' David Goffin (qualified) Paul-Henri Mathieu ''(first round, retired)'' Andrey Kuznetsov ''(qualifying competition'', Lucky loser) Potito Starace Potito Starace (; born 14 July 1981) is an Italian former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of worl ... [...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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Croatia's Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated compatriots Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics. This was Croatia's first Olympic tennis gold and silver medals. For the first time since 1908, the gold medal match was contested by pairs representing the same country. In the bronze medal match, New Zealand's Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus defeated the United States' Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren, 7–6(7–3), 6–2. It was New Zealand's first Olympic tennis medal. Spain's Marc López and Rafael Nadal were the reigning gold medalists from 2016, but they chose not to participate. This was the 16th (medal) appearance of the men's doubles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968. The competition was a single-el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 US Open – Men's Doubles
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson defeated Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2024 US Open. They saved two match points (in the second round against Andreas Mies and John-Patrick Smith) en route to the title. It was Thompson's first major doubles title and Purcell's second. Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury were the three-time defending champions, but lost in the third round to Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow. Ram and Salisbury were seeking to become the first doubles team in the Open Era (and the first team since Fred Alexander and Harold Hackett between 1907–1910) to win four consecutive US Open titles. Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos retained the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking by reaching the quarterfinals. Mate Pavić was also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament. This tournament marked the final major appearance of 2023 Wimbledon champion and former doubles world N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 US Open – Men's Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah won their second consecutive Grand Slam men's doubles title, defeating Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 US Open. Cabal and Farah retained the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking. Mike Bryan, Łukasz Kubot and Nicolas Mahut were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament. Mike Bryan and Jack Sock were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Bryan played alongside his brother Bob, but lost in the third round to Sock and Jackson Withrow. Sock lost in the quarterfinals to Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski. This tournament marked the final major appearance of former doubles world No. 1 and eight-time men's doubles major champion Leander Paes. Partnering Guillermo Durán Guillermo Durán (; born 6 June 1988) is an Argentine tennis player, who specializes in doubles. He competes mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski defeated Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. It was both players' first major title in men's doubles. Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell were the defending champions, but chose not to defend the title together. Ebden partnered Rohan Bopanna and Purcell partnered Jordan Thompson, but both lost to Koolhof and Skupski in the semifinals and in the third round, respectively. This marks the first year that men's doubles were played in best-of-three sets instead of best-of-five. Koolhof and Skupski regained the men's doubles No. 1 ranking at the end of the tournament, after current No. 1 Austin Krajicek lost in the second round. Rajeev Ram was also in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Seeded teams The following are the seeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah defeated Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Cabal and Farah saved five match points en route to the title, against Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the quarterfinals. With the win, they jointly attained the ATP number one doubles ranking; Mike Bryan, Łukasz Kubot and Bruno Soares were also in contention for the top ranking. Mike Bryan and Jack Sock were the reigning champions, but Sock did not participate due to injury. Mike Bryan partnered his brother Bob, but lost in the third round to Mahut and Roger-Vasselin. This was the first Wimbledon where a final set tie break rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the fifth set, a classic tie break would be played. Henri Kontinen and John Peers won the first final set tie break played in any match in Wimbledon history, defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
