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2009 Košice Open
The 2009 Košice Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Košice, Slovakia between 8 and 14 June 2009. Singles entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of May 25, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Jerzy Janowicz * Martin Kližan * Miloslav Mečíř Jr. * Nicolas Reissig The following players received entry a special Exempt into the singles main draw: * Jan Hájek The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Diego Álvarez * Kamil Čapkovič * Ádám Kellner * Marek Semjan (as a Lucky loser) * Ivan Sergeyev Champions Singles Stéphane Robert def. Jiří Vaněk, 7–6(5), 7–6(5) Doubles Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, and is home to the Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theatres. In 2013 Košice was the European Capital of Culture, together with Marseille, France. Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia, and the U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city. The town has extensive railway connections and an international airport. The city has a preserved historical centre which is the largest among Slovak towns. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (born 12 April 1982) is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. Tennis career In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain. He won his first Challenger singles title in 2007 at Salinas, Ecuador. With Juan Pablo Guzmán, he won his first ATP doubles title at Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the secon ... in 2007. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 94 in February 2008. In February 2012, after his participation in the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires he announced that he retired after eleven years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Sergeyev
Ivan Sergeyev (born 22 January 1988) is a retired professional Ukrainian tennis player who reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 147 in August 2010. Performance timeline Singles ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 21 (11–10) Doubles: 12 (7–5) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sergeyev, Ivan Ukrainian male tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Sportspeople from Dnipro Living people 1988 births Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Semjan
Marek Semjan (; born 7 November 1987) is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 30 August 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 218. Career He won over top seed Fernando Verdasco at the 2012 UniCredit Czech Open The 2012 UniCredit Czech Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Prostějov, Czech Republic between 4 and 10 Jun ... in Prostějov in three sets 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4. Challenger finals Singles: 2 (0–2) Doubles: 2 (2–0) References External links * * 1987 births Living people Slovak male tennis players {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ádám Kellner
Ádám Kellner (born 1 August 1986) is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Kellner reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 29 August 2011, when he became World No. 218. He primarily plays on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. Kellner has been a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team The Hungary men's national tennis team represents Hungary in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hungarian Tennis Association. History First decades in Davis Cup (1924–1967) Hungary competed in its first Davis Cup in 1924 ... between 2005-2012, posting a 6–7 record in singles in 10 ties. Tour singles titles – all levels (12) Finals (8) Tour doubles titles – all levels (9) References External links * * * 1986 births Living people Hungarian male tennis players 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamil Čapkovič
Kamil Čapkovič (; born 2 June 1986) is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the .... Career Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles. Singles Titles References External links * * 1986 births Living people Slovak male tennis players People from Michalovce Sportspeople from the Košice Region {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Álvarez (tennis)
Diego Álvarez (; born March 6, 1980) is a tennis player from Argentina. He won two doubles ATP Challenger events in Geneva, Switzerland and Bucaramanga, Colombia Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population i ... both in 2009. ij ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 11 (2–9) Doubles: 43 (23–20) References Sources * * Living people 1980 births Argentine male tennis players Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca {{Argentina-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hájek (tennis)
Jan Hájek (born 7 August 1983) is a retired male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached the third round of the 2007 French Open and attained a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 71 in November 2006. Career Hájek turned professional in 2000 and won his first Futures event in Negril of the same year defeating Johan Örtegren in the final. Between 2000 and 2003 Hájek played primarily on the Futures circuit, then after that he played some Challenger events as well as the Futures tournaments. At the end of 2005 he had won 8 Futures titles all on clay, which is his best surface. 2006 was the breakthrough season for Hájek, as he started the year ranked at 352 and then finished the season ranked at 76th in the world. Hájek won his first challenger in Barletta as a qualifier easily defeating Stefano Galvani 6–2, 6–1 in the final. In May Hájek qualified for the challenger in Prague before losing to compatriot Robin Vik in the final. Háje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloslav Mečíř Jr
Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mil-'', "merciful" or "dear", and ''-slav'' ''glory''. Name variants * feminine form: Miloslava * diminutive form: Miloš * Polish: Miłosław/Miłosława * Czech feminine: Miloslava Name Days *Czech: ''18 December'' *Slovak: ''3 July'' Men * Miloslav Fleischmann, Czechoslovak hockey player * Miloslav Gureň, Czech hockey player * Miloslav Hamr, Czech world champion tennis player * Michal Miloslav Hodža, Slovak national revivalist * Miloslav Hořava, Czech hockey player * Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak * Miloslav Ištvan, Czech composer * Miloslav Kabeláč, Czech composer and conductor * Miloslav Konopka, Slovak hammer thrower * Miloslav Kousal, Czech footballer * Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak professional tennis player * Miloslav Navrátil, Czech darts player * Miloslav Pokorný, Czech hockey player * Miloslav Ransdorf, Czech politician * Miloslav Rechcigl, Sr., Czech politician, miller, busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan (; born 11 July 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. The winner of the 2006 French Open boys' singles title, Kližan turned pro in 2007 and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 24, achieved on 27 April 2015, and world No. 73 in doubles, achieved on 4 May 2015. Career Junior career In 2005, he won the European Junior Championship in the under-16 category, in both singles and doubles. In doubles, his partner was compatriot Andrej Martin. Kližan then went on to win the 2006 French Open boys' singles competition. As a junior, Kližan posted a 54–21 win–loss record in singles and 58–18 in doubles. He reached the boys' No. 1 combined world ranking on 1 January 2007. 2010–11: Top 100 debut In 2010, Kližan qualified for the US Open. In his first main-draw Grand Slam tournament appearance, he lost to former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in the first round. Later in the year, Kližan won his first Challenger tournament as a wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. (; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish professional tennis player. Janowicz is best known for becoming the first Polish man to reach a major semifinal at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Noted for his very powerful serve, Janowicz can hit at up to along with strong groundstrokes. Despite never winning an ATP Tour title, Janowicz obtained a career-high world ranking of No. 14 in August 2013. He was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by Polish President Bronisław Komorowski in 2013 for his achievements. Having finished as runner-up at two junior major tournaments, Janowicz rose to prominence on the pro circuit leading up to and following his run to the final, as a qualifier, of the 2012 Paris Masters, during which he defeated five top-20 players such as Andy Murray and Janko Tipsarević. Despite losing to David Ferrer in the finals, he made his top-30 debut in the ATP rankings and became the highest-ranked male Polish tennis player. Coaching Janowicz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Miguel Ángel López Jaén (; born 29 November 1982 in Elche, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. Junior career López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of No. 76 in April 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments. Professional career 2000 to 2007 López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20-year-old in 2003, but was sidelined by injury early in 2004. He regained his form in 2007, when he again cracked the top-300 late in the year. 2008 From January through March, López Jaén met with limited success, failing to qualify in his ATP attempts, and having limited success at the Futures level. However, in April, López Jaén qualified into his first ATP tournament, beating No. 161 Dušan Vemić in the qualifying round before bowing out to No. 27 Nicolás Almagro in the main draw in Valencia, Spain. After failing to qualify the next week in Barcelona, he beat his first top-100 opponent, No. 97 Peter Luczak, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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