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2000 Gold Flake Open
The 2000 Gold Flake Open was a men's tennis tournament played on , outdoor hard courts in Chennai, India, that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January until 10 January 2000. Fourth-seeded Jérôme Golmard won the singles title. Finals Singles Jérôme Golmard defeated Markus Hantschk 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 * It was Golmard's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Doubles Julien Boutter / Christophe Rochus defeated Prahlad Srinath / Saurav Panja 7–5, 6–1 * It was Boutter's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Rochus's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details Chennai Open Chennai Open Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP International Series
The ATP International Series (known from 1990 to 1999 as the ATP World Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour from 2000 to 2008. The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. International Series offered players cash prizes (tournaments have purses from $416,000 to $1,000,000) and the ability to earn ATP ranking points. They generally offered less prize money and fewer points than the ATP International Series Gold, but more than tournaments on the ATP Challenger Series. Tournaments The locations and titles of these tournaments were subject to change every year. The tournaments – in calendar order – in 2008 were: Singles champions ATP International Series Doubles champions ATP International Series See also * ATP International Series Gold * List of tennis tournaments References External links * {{ATP World Series tournaments ATP Tour 250, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Golmard
Jérôme Golmard (; 9 September 1973 – 31 July 2017) was a French tennis player. The left-hander reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in April 1999, winning 2 singles titles and reaching the semifinals of Monte Carlo in 1999. Golmard finished his career with over $2.2 million in prize money. Among the many notable players he beat on the ATP Tour are former World No. 1s Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Gustavo Kuerten, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marcelo Ríos and Carlos Moyá, as well as Grand Slam champions Richard Krajicek, Goran Ivanišević, Albert Costa, Gastón Gaudio, Thomas Johansson and Michael Chang. He announced in 2014 that he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, which causes muscle paralysis, and died of the disease on 31 July 2017. After tennis Golmard was diagnosed with motor neurone disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, termina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Boutter
Julien Boutter (; born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France. Career At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated No. 2 seed and former World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. In his career, he won one singles title (2003 Casablanca) and reached the final in Milan (2001) but lost to Swiss Roger Federer. He reached two Master Series quarterfinals at Hamburg in 2002 and Monte Carlo in 2003. Boutter also reached the semi-finals of the 2002 Australian Open partnering fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément, only to lose to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro (; born 9 December 1972) is a French former professional tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming towards the end of his ca ... 3–6, 6–3, 10–12. During the match, Boutter led an impromptu funeral ceremony for a bird in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus (; born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium. Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the German Open Tennis Championships, Hamburg Masters in 2005 Hamburg Masters – Singles, 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournaments, 2003 CAM Open Comunidad Valenciana – Singles, Valencia and 2006 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles, Rotterdam. Rochus' career-high singles ranking was world No. 38, achieved in May 2006. ATP career finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Performance timelines Singles Doubles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 16 (6–10) Doubles: 7 (3–4) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rochus, Christophe 1978 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Namur (city) 21st-century Belgian sportsmen ... [...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] |
ATP World Series
The ATP International Series (known from 1990 to 1999 as the ATP World Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour from 2000 to 2008. The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. International Series offered players cash prizes (tournaments have purses from $416,000 to $1,000,000) and the ability to earn ATP ranking points. They generally offered less prize money and fewer points than the ATP International Series Gold, but more than tournaments on the ATP Challenger Series. Tournaments The locations and titles of these tournaments were subject to change every year. The tournaments – in calendar order – in 2008 were: Singles champions ATP International Series Doubles champions ATP International Series See also * ATP International Series Gold * List of tennis tournaments List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments. Criteria for inclusion: *The tournament is notable enough to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup (organised by the ITF). Also included in the 1999 calendar are the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup, which do not distribute ranking points, and are both organised by the ITF. In April 1999 ATP signed a $1.2 billion 10-year-deal with the sports marketing agency ISL Worldwide to promote the sport. The deal gave ISL the commercial rights for the Super-9 tournaments as well as the ATP World Championship. The ATP also introduced a simplified ranking system and made participation in the Super-9 events mandatory for top players. Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 1999 calendar, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Hantschk
Markus Ferdinand Hantschk (; born 19 November 1977) is a German former 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 st ... player who was active between 1996 and 2006. He reached two singles finals in ATP tournaments, both in 2000. ATP career finals Singles: 2 (2 runners-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 8 (2–6) Doubles: 3 (1–2) Performance timeline Singles References External links * * Official web site 1977 births Living people German male tennis players Sportspeople from Dachau Tennis players from Bavaria {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prahlad Srinath
Srinath Prahlad (born 8 January 1973) is a tennis player from India. He won two bronze medals at the 1998 Asian Games and competed in the Davis Cup. He reached one ATP doubles final partnering fellow Indian Saurav Panja at the 2000 Chennai Open but lost 7–5, 6–1 to Julien Boutter and Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus (; born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium. Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the German Open Tennis Championships, Hamburg Masters in 2005 Ha .... He started an academy named SAT Sports at Bangalore. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prahlad, Srinath Asian Games medalists in tennis Indian male tennis players Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Living people 1973 births Sportspeople from Thrissur Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Racket sportspeople from Kerala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurav Panja
Saurav Panja (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian former tennis player. Panja has a career high ATP singles ranking of 863 achieved on 12 July 1999. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 290 achieved on 10 July 2000. Panja reached the doubles final of the 2000 Gold Flake Open with Srinath Prahlad Srinath Prahlad (born 8 January 1973) is a tennis player from India. He won two bronze medals at the 1998 Asian Games and competed in the Davis Cup. He reached one ATP doubles final partnering fellow Indian Saurav Panja at the 2000 Chennai Op .... References External links * * 1977 births Living people Indian male tennis players Sportspeople from Kolkata {{India-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Gold Flake Open
The 2000 Gold Flake Open was a men's tennis tournament played on , outdoor hard courts in Chennai, India, that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January until 10 January 2000. Fourth-seeded Jérôme Golmard won the singles title. Finals Singles Jérôme Golmard defeated Markus Hantschk 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 * It was Golmard's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Doubles Julien Boutter / Christophe Rochus defeated Prahlad Srinath / Saurav Panja 7–5, 6–1 * It was Boutter's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Rochus's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details Chennai Open Chennai Open Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
