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Viktor Galović
Viktor Galović (; born 19 September 1990) is a former Croatian tennis player. Galović has a career high ATP singles ranking of 173, achieved on 14 May 2018. Galović had previously represented Italy where he was raised but in 2014 switched back to his home country of Croatia. Career Galović made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Philipp Davydenko, Lukáš Dlouhý and Antonio Veić en route. In the main draw he lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets in the first round. Galović had his grass debut in Stuttgart where he lost in the second round of qualifications to Denis Kudla. But he was lucky and he received an entry as a lucky loser. In the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart he lost to Maximilian Marterer 6:3,4:6,1:6. Galović retired in July 2021 due to continuous back and hip injuries. Davis Cup Galović had three team nominations for Croatia in the Davis Cup, playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Wimbledon Championships
The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, gentlemen's singles title and Angelique Kerber won the 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, ladies' singles title. The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, Wimbledon, The Championships, the 125th staging of the ladies' singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era (tennis), Open Era and the third Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour, ATP World Tour, the 2018 WTA Tour, WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Davydenko
Philipp Eduardovich Davydenko (; born 2 September 1992 in Volgograd) is a Russian tennis player. Tennis career Davydenko has a career high ATP singles ranking of 390 achieved on 8 December 2014. Davydenko made his ATP main draw debut at the 2009 Kremlin Cup in the doubles event partnering Ilya Belyaev losing in the first round to Martín Vassallo Argüello and Horacio Zeballos. At the 2014 MercedesCup, Davydenko qualified for the main draw, defeating Facundo Bagnis, Alexander Lobkov and Louk Sorensen en route. In the main draw he won his first round match defeating Blaž Rola 6–4, 7–6(10–8), before losing to Santiago Giraldo in the second round in three sets. Davydenko is the nephew of Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ..., a former wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 ATP World Tour
The 2017 ATP World Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 ATP World Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series and the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF). Also included in the 2017 calendar are the Hopman Cup and the Next Gen ATP Finals, which do not distribute ranking points. Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar. January February March April May June July August September October November Statistical information These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2017 ATP World Tour: the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Davis Cup
The 2017 Davis Cup was the 106th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. France won their tenth title (their first since 2001), with Lucas Pouille defeating Steve Darcis of Belgium on indoor hard in the final match held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 26 November. World Group Seeds Draw Final World Group play-offs ''Date: 15–17 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2018 World Group. Seeded teams # # # # # # # # Unseeded teams * * * * * * * * * , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2018. * , and are promoted to the World Group in 2018. * , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2018. * , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2018. Americas Zone Group I Seeds: ''All seeds'' recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Krajan
Željko Krajan (;; born 3 February 1979) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional player. Playing career Krajan, a native of Varaždin, began playing tennis at age six.. Retrieved on June 9, 2008 His greatest success as a junior player was winning the Orange Bowl doubles tournament with Ivan Ljubičić in 1995. Krajan started his pro career at the ATP Tour in 1997. His highest ATP ranking was No. 88 in August 2002. In 2003 Krajan was sidelined following a shoulder surgery. In 2004 he suffered a serious quadriceps tear, which ultimately caused his retirement from professional tennis in 2005. Coaching career From 2005 on, Krajan turned to coaching, at first working with Saša Tuksar, a young Croatian tennis player, and then with German junior players as Heinz Günthardt's assistant coach. In 2006 and 2007 he played in the German Regionalliga Süd-Ost for TC Ismaning. In October 2007, upon recommendation by Ivan Ljubičić, he became the coach of Dinara Safina, who was at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Shapovalov
Denis Viktorovich Shapovalov (born ) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 10 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, which he first achieved on September 21, 2020. Shapovalov has won three ATP Tour singles titles and produced his best Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam performance at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2021 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semifinals. Shapovalov also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 44, which he achieved on February 24, 2020. Shapovalov is the third highest-ranked Canadian singles male player in history behind Milos Raonic (world No. 3 in 2016) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (world No. 6 in 2022). As a junior, he has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the world. He won two junior Grand Slam titles, his first being the doubles title at the 2015 US Open – Boys' doubles, 2015 US Open with Auger-Aliassime and his second being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Davis Cup Team
The Canada men's national tennis team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition since 1913. They are overseen by Tennis Canada, the governing body of tennis in Canada. The team won their first Davis Cup in 2022, beating Australia 2–0 in the final. In its first appearance in 1913 it had reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3. History 1913–2010: Moderate success Canada competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. The team won its first tie, played in June at the Queen's Club, London over South Africa by a score of 4–1. The team consisted of just two players, Robert Powell and Bernard Schwengers. Canada then in July easily defeated Belgium in the semi-finals 4–0. In the playoff final however, played a week later, they lost all three matches to the Americans in straight sets. (The Americans went on to defeat Great Britain in the challenge round, to win the competition.) Canada did not play a World Group tie from 1921 until 1991, when the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group is the highest level of 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 ... competition in 2018. The first-round losers will play in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs. Participating teams Seeds Draw First round France vs. Netherlands Japan vs. Italy Spain vs. Great Britain Australia vs. Germany Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland Croatia vs. Canada Serbia vs. United States Belgium vs. Hungary Quarterfinals Italy vs. France Spain vs. Germany Croatia vs. Kazakhstan United States vs. Belgium Semifinals France vs. Spain Croatia vs. United States Final France vs. Croatia References {{2018 ATP World Tour World Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro González (tennis)
Alejandro González (; born 7 February 1989) is a Colombian people, Colombian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 70 achieved on 9 June 2014. Career Alejandro Gonzalez won his first singles title on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Ecuador tournament 2013 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso, Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso in March 2013, defeating Argentine Renzo Olivo in three sets in the final. Previously, he had already won seven singles and six doubles tournaments on the circuit ITF Men's Circuit, Future ITF and three doubles tournaments ATP Challenger Series. He followed this up with two more Challenger titles the same year, the 2013 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín, Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín defeating Argentinian Guido Andreozzi in two sets, and the first edition of the São Paulo Challenger de Tênis, defeating another Argentinian Eduardo Schwank taking his tally to three Challenger wins in 2013. ATP Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The 2017 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from September 15 to 17. They were the main play-offs of the 2017 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2018 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective 2018 Davis Cup, Zonal Regions I. __FORCETOC__ Teams Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group. ;From World Group * * * * * * * * ; From Americas Group I * * ; From Asia/Oceania Group I * * ; From Europe/Africa Group I * * * * Results summary ''Date: 15–17 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group, 2018 World Group. The draw took place on April 11 in London. Seeded teams # # # # # # # # Unseeded teams * * * * * * * * * , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2018 Davis Cup, 2018. * , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Marterer
Maximilian Marterer (born 15 June 1995) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in 13 August 2018. Professional career 2015-2017: ATP and top 100 debuts, Maiden Challenger title Marterer made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 MercedesCup in Stuttgart where he was given a wildcard into the singles event. Marterer won his first ATP Challenger Tour singles title at the 2016 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes, 2016 Morocco Tennis Tour in Meknes. Marterer entered the world's top 100 for the first time, becoming world No. 100 on 16 October 2017. 2018-2020: First ATP semifinal, French Open fourth round and top 50 At the 2018 Australian Open, Australian Open, Marterer won his first ATP main draw match after losing 14 first round matches in a row. He defeated compatriot Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets. In the second round, he upset former top-10 player Fernando Verdasco in a fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Kudla
Denis Kudla ( ; born August 17, 1992) is an American tennis coach and former professional player. He had a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 53, achieved in May 2016. He had a career-high doubles ranking of No. 133, achieved in August 2018. He won nine Challenger singles and nine doubles titles in his career. He is currently coaching Reilly Opelka. Personal life Kudla's family moved from Ukraine to Fairfax, Virginia on his first birthday. He began playing tennis at age 7, in part because his older brother Nikita played tennis, but also because many of his father's friends played. He used to tag along as Nikita took informal lessons from their father in Fairfax's Van Dyck Park. Kudla's father, Vladimir Kudla, took his family out of Ukraine shortly after the Soviet Union collapsed. Kudla's parents moved to the US not speaking a word of English, but learned it within a few years. His mother got permission to pick him up from elementary school one hour early so that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
