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2020 Potchefstroom Open
The 2020 Potchefstroom Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Potchefstroom, South Africa between 10 and 15 March 2020. The tournament was canceled prior to completion due to the coronavirus pandemic. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of March 2, 2020. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Gerhardt Marius Becker * Vaughn Hunter * Khololwam Montsi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Fabrizio Ornago * Sebastian Prechtel * Fabien Reboul * Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (born 6 November 1999) is a Zimbabwean tennis player. Sibanda has a career high ATP singles ranking of 861 achieved on 21 October 2019. Sibanda has represented Zimbabwe at the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the prem ... * Jean Thirouin * Mick Veldheer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these surfaces are rare now. Tennis Tennis hard courts are made of synthetic/acrylic layers on top of a concrete or asphalt foundation and can vary in color. These courts tend to play medium-fast to fast because there is little energy absorption by the court, as with grass courts but unlike clay courts. The ball tends to bounce high and players are able to apply many types of spin during play. Flat balls are favored on hard courts because of the extremely quick play style. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Brown (tennis)
Dustin Brown (born 8 December 1984) is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. He rose to fame after beating Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Halle Open and Wimbledon 2015, and is known for his technique, speed, and entertaining playing style, often entertaining the crowd with trick shots. He is also known as "Dreddy" due to his distinctive long dreadlocked hair. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in singles and doubles, having won 31 overall titles. His highest career singles world rank at No. 64 was in October 2016, and doubles world rank at No. 43 in May 2012. Brown is also notable for being one of the only two players to remain undefeated against Rafael Nadal after playing more than one match with him, holding a 2–0 head-to-head record. Brown has yet to make an ATP tour singles final but has made two semifinals at the 2016 Open Sud de France and the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad. In doubles, he won two titles on the ATP Tour. Early life Brown was born on 8 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 2020 Sports Events In Africa
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. Origin The name of March comes from ''Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda
Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (born 6 November 1999) is a Zimbabwean tennis player. Sibanda has a career high ATP singles ranking of 861 achieved on 21 October 2019. Sibanda has represented Zimbabwe at the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ..., where he has a win-loss record of 0–2. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles 1 (0–1) References External links * * * 1999 births Living people Zimbabwean male tennis players Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Reboul
Fabien Reboul (born 9 September 1995) is a French tennis player who plays mainly doubles. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 328 achieved on 17 December 2018. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 36 achieved on 6 November 2023. Reboul has won has won 1 ATP doubles title at the 2023 Chengdu Open and 15 ATP Challengers all partnering Sadio Doumbia. He won titles at the 2019 Banja Luka Challenger, two in 2020 in Sibiu (Romania) and Campinas (Brazil), five in 2021 – including three in Italy and two in France, and seven in 2022–2023. Career 2022: ATP debut Reboul and Sadio Doumbia received a wildcard invitation into the main draw of their home tournament at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters making their debut at the Masters 1000 level. 2023: Maiden ATP title, top 50 debut The pair reached their first ATP final at the 2023 Córdoba Open. Reboul reached the top 50 on 13 February 2023. Next they reached the semifinals at the 2023 Rio Open. In Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Musetti
Lorenzo Musetti (born 3 March 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of World No. 19 achieved on 9 January 2023 and a doubles ranking of World No. 283 achieved on 2 May 2022. Musetti has won two ATP Tour singles titles. As a junior, Musetti was ranked as high as world No. 1, reaching the final of the 2018 US Open boys' singles and winning the 2019 Australian Open boys' title. Since turning professional in 2019, he has won two titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour and two ATP Challenger titles. Musetti trains at La Spezia TC and Tirrenia. Early life Lorenzo Musetti was born on March 3, 2002, in Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. His father Francesco is a marble producer, and his mother Sabrina is a secretary. He began playing tennis at age 4, and has been coached by Simone Tartarini since childhood. His tennis idol growing up was Roger Federer. Professional career Juniors He has achieved a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 1 in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Ortega Olmedo
Roberto Ortega Olmedo (; born 30 April 1991) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He advanced through the qualifiers of the 2016 Geneva Open to make the main draw defeating Michael Linzer and wild card Johan Nikles. In the main draw he was defeated in straight set by Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol (; born 24 July 1985) is a Czech professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Dosed .... Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 28 (15–13) Doubles: 43 (22–21) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortega Olmedo, Roberto 1991 births Living people Spanish male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Masur
Daniel Masur (born 6 November 1994 in Bückeburg) is a German professional tennis player. Masur has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 176, which he first achieved in March 2022 and in doubles of No. 149 achieved in September 2022. Juniors On the junior tour, Masur has a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 13 achieved in September 2012. Masur was a semifinalist at the 2012 US Open boys' doubles event, partnering Maximilian Marterer. Professional career 2016–2018: ATP debut and first ATP match win Masur made his ATP main draw debut as a lucky loser at the 2016 German Open in Hamburg in the doubles draw, partnering Cedrik-Marcel Stebe. He won his first singles match on ATP-level as a qualifier at the 2018 German Open, defeating Maximilian Marterer in the first round. 2019 In the first round of the 2019 Hamburg Open doubles draw, he and partner Julian Lenz upset compatriots Alexander and Mischa Zverev after saving two match points. 2021: Major debut, two Chall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Karlovskiy
Evgeny Konstantinovich Karlovskiy ( rus, Евге́ний Константи́нович Карло́вский, links=no; ; born 7 August 1994) is a Russian tennis player. Karlovskiy has a career high ATP singles ranking of 211 achieved on 17 June 2019. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 222 achieved on 29 July 2019. Karlovskiy has won 1 ATP Challenger 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. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T ... singles title at the 2018 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 19 (9–10) Doubles: 22 (12–10) References External links * * * 1994 births Living people Russian male tennis players Tennis players from Moscow {{Russia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peđa Krstin
Peđa Krstin ( sr-Cyrl, Пеђа Крстин; born 3 September 1994) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Krstin has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 159, which he achieved on 9 May 2016. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 554 on 17 October 2015. He has won one Challenger and 14 Futures singles titles in his career. Career Krstin made his ATP main draw debut at 2014 PBZ Zagreb Indoors after defeating Marcos Baghdatis, Gianluigi Quinzi and Martin Fischer in the qualifying rounds before losing to compatriot Dušan Lajović in the first round of the main draw. Krstin was a fifth player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the first round tie against Croatia in the 2015 Davis Cup, but didn't play in any match. He finally played his first match for the Davis Cup team against United States in the first round of 2018 Davis Cup, defeating world No. 50 Steve Johnson in two sets in a dead rubber. He received a wildcard for 2021 Serbia Open and won his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river"), roughly west-southwest of Johannesburg and east-northeast of Klerksdorp. Etymology Several theories exist about the origin of the city's name. According to one theory, it originates from ''Potgieter'' + ''Chef'' + ''stroom'' (referring to Voortrekker leader and town founder Andries Potgieter; "chef" indicates the leader of the Voortrekkers, and "stroom" refers to the Mooi River). Geoffrey Jenkins writes, "Others however, attribute the name as having come from the word 'Potscherf', meaning a shard of a broken pot, due to the cracks that appear in the soil of the Mooi River Valley during drought resembling a broken pot". M. L. Fick suggests that Potchefstroom developed from the abbreviation of "Potgieterstroom" to "Potgerstroom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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