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2021 Ostrava Challenger
The 2021 Ostra Group Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic between 26 April and 2 May. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 19 April 2021. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Martin Krumich * Jiří Lehečka * Patrik Rikl The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Lukáš Klein * Lucas Miedler * Alex Molčan * Oscar Otte Champions Singles * Benjamin Bonzi def. Renzo Olivo 6–4, 6–4. Doubles * Marc Polmans / Sergiy Stakhovsky def. Andrew Paulson / Patrik Rikl 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–7 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrava Challenger, 2021 2021 ATP Challenger Tour 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other construction aggregate, aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles on top. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. The only Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts is the French Open. Clay courts come in the more common #Red clay, red clay (known in France as ''terre battue''), which is actually crushed brick, and the slightly harder #Green clay, green clay, which is actually crushed metabasalt. Although slightly less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, clay requires much maintenance: the surface must be watered and rolled regularly to preserve texture and flatness, and brushed carefully before and during each match. Early history Clay courts, although now commonly associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Safwat
Mohamed Safwat (; born 19 September 1990) is an Egyptian tennis player. Safwat has been a regular player on the Egypt Davis Cup team since 2009. Safwat has won one singles and three titles in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently the Egyptian No. 1. Professional career In 2016, Safwat became the first Egyptian player since 1997 to reach the final of a Challenger tournament when he reached the final in Kenitra, where he lost to Maximilian Marterer in straight sets. He also reached the semifinals at the Challenger tournament in Launceston in 2017, eventually losing to Mitchell Krueger. In 2018, Safwat beat No. 3 seed and top 100 player Jordan Thompson en route to his second Challenger singles final in Anning, where he lost to Prajnesh Gunneswaran. Safwat qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2018 French Open as a lucky loser, where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov (, ; born 16 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Czech Tennis
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosperita Open
The Ostra Group Open, formerly known as Prosperita Open, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Ostrava, Czech Republic, since 2004. Pavel Šnobel and Sergiy Stakhovsky have won two doubles titles each. Stakhovsky won his second doubles title 13 years after his first win. Jan Hájek, Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert (; born 17 May 1980) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Professional career 2007–2008 Robert missed 16 months of tennis action in 2007–2008 because he was infected with the Hepatitis A virus in F ..., and Andrey Kuznetsov won both singles and doubles title the same year. Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksOstrava Overview ATP Tour Tennis [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Paulson (tennis)
Andrew Paulson (born 16 November 2001) is a Czech tennis player. Paulson has a career high ATP singles ranking of 302 achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 123 achieved on 25 September 2023. Paulson has won eight ATP Challenger doubles titles, seven of them in 2023. Career He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 IBG Prague Open with Victor Vlad Cornea defeating Adrian Andreev and Murkel Dellien. Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 9 (7–2) Doubles titles (8) Private life In 2024, he started dating another Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová Markéta Vondroušová (; born 28 June 1999) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 6 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Vondroušová has won two singles titles, including the 2023 Wimbledon Champio .... References External links * 2001 births Living people Czech male tennis players Tennis players from Prague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Olivo
Renzo Olivo (; born 15 March 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 78 achieved on 9 January 2016 and a doubles ranking of World No. 148 achieved on 29 April 2013. Career At the 2014 Swedish Open in Båstad, he made it through three rounds of qualifying to reach his first ATP tour main draw, and then he reached the quarterfinals, defeating second seed Tommy Robredo. He earned the biggest win of his career at the 2017 French Open, when he beat twelfth seed and home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ... in four sets. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 16 (8–8) Doubles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Otte
Oscar Otte (; born 16 July 1993) is a German professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 36 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved on 27 June 2022, and has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 161, attained in May 2017. Since turning professional in 2011, Otte has won 23 singles and doubles titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour and seven on the ATP Challenger Tour. After several years of failing to qualify for most Grand Slam tournaments, he produced consistency in 2021 by entering into three consecutive main draws and showed his best performance at a major at the 2021 US Open, where he upset 20th seed Lorenzo Sonego in the first round and ultimately reached the fourth round. In January 2022, he made his top 100 debut in the singles rankings and emerged into the top 50 five months later, following his first career ATP 500 semifinal at the 2022 Halle Open. Tennis career 2017: First Challenger title Otte made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Molčan
Alex Molčan (born 1 December 1997) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Molčan has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 38 achieved on 23 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 268 achieved on 14 June 2021. He is currently the No. 8 Slovak tennis player. Molčan has reached three ATP 250 finals at the 2021 Belgrade Open, in Morocco in 2022 and at the 2022 ATP Lyon Open. He also reached eleven singles ITF finals, with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses which includes a 2–2 result in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally, he has reached five career doubles ITF finals, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, including a 1–3 result in ATP Challenger finals. Professional career 2021: First ATP final, Major debut & third round, Slovak No. 1, top 100 Ranked No. 313 at the beginning of the year in January, Molčan made his ATP debut at the 2021 Antalya Open in Turkey, where he defeated Andrey Golubev and Blaž Kavčič to qualify for the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Miedler
Lucas Miedler (; born 21 June 1996) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 33 achieved 8 May 2023. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 201 achieved on 15 October 2018. He has won seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour with compatriot Alexander Erler, at the home tournaments in 2021 and in 2023 Kitzbühel, in 2022 and in 2024 Vienna, as well as in Acapulco, Munich and Antwerp. Junior career He won the boys' doubles at the 2014 Australian Open where he partnered with Australian Bradley Mousley, defeating the French duo of Quentin Halys and Johan-Sébastien Tatlot 6–3, 7–6(7–3). Professional career 2015: ATP debut In 2015, Miedler made his ATP World Tour main draw debut by qualifying to the first round of the Vienna Open, where he lost in three sets to Latvian Ernests Gulbis. 2021–2022: Maiden ATP and ATP 500 doubles titles At the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel, he won the doubles title partnering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukáš Klein
Lukáš Klein (born 22 March 1998) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Klein has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 109, achieved on 5 August 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 240, achieved on 5 April 2021. He is currently the No. 1 Slovak tennis player in singles. Klein has reached 15 career singles finals, with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses, including 3 ATP Challenger titles. Additionally, he has reached 11 career doubles finals, with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses, including a 1–3 result in Challenger finals. Career 2021: ATP & top 250 & Olympics debut Klein won the doubles title at the 2021 Challenger La Manche with compatriot Alex Molčan 1–6, 7–5, 0–6 Klein made his ATP main draw singles debut in March at the 2021 Argentina Open, where he defeated Andrea Collarini, Thiago Seyboth Wild and Ernesto Escobedo to qualify for the main draw. Klein then went on to upset compatriot Andrej Martin in straight sets. He would go on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera
Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. Marcelo may refer to: Given name * Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile * Marcelo Arriagada (born 1973), Chilean road cyclist * Marcelo Barovero (born 1984), Argentine football goalkeeper *Marcelo Barticciotto (born 1967), Argentine-born Chilean former footballer and manager *Marcelo Bordon (born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Marcelo Cabo (born 1966), Brazilian football manager * Marcelo Carrusca (born 1983), Argentine-Australian professional footballer *Marcelo Cassaro (born 1970), Brazilian author of comics * Marcelo Chamusca (born 1966), Brazilian professional football manager and former player *Marcelo Chierighini (born 1991), Brazilian competitive swimmer * Marcelo Cirino (born 1992), Brazilian footballer * Marcelo D'Andrea, Argentine film actor * Marcelo Del Debbio (born 1974), Brazilian architect and writer *Marcelo Demoliner (born 1989), Brazilian tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Rikl
Patrik Rikl (born 6 January 1999) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 65 achieved on 5 May 2025. Rikl has won one ATP Tour and five ATP Challenger doubles titles. Personal life Rikl is the son of Czech former tennis player David Rikl. Career Juniors Rikl won the 2016 French Open boys' doubles title alongside Israeli Yshai Oliel. The pair defeated Chung Yun-seong and Orlando Luz in the final. Professional Partnering with Petr Nouza, Rikl was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Stockholm Open, losing to top seeds Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten in the final. Rikl was nominated as part of Czech Team at 2025 United Cup, losing both mixed doubles matches alongside Gabriela Knutson. Partnering with Petr Nouza, Rikl made his Grand Slam debut at 2025 Australian Open. At the 2025 Grand Prix Hassan II Rikl and Nouza defeated top seeds Hugo Nys and Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin (; born 28 November 1983) is a French profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
