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2012 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
The 2012 Busan Open Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 7 and 13 May 2012. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Chung Hong * Jeong Suk-young * Na Jung-Woong * Nam Ji-sung The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kim Cheong-eui * Michael McClune * Christopher Rungkat * Kento Takeuchi Champions Singles * Tatsuma Ito def. John Millman, 6–4, 6–3 Doubles * Yuki Bhambri / Divij Sharan def. Hsieh Cheng-peng / Lee Hsin-han, 1–6, 6–1, 0–5 External linksOfficial Website {{2012 ATP Challenger Tour Busan Open Challenger Tennis Busan Open May 2012 sports events in South Korea Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most ... [...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] |
Yang Tsung-hua
Yang Tsung-hua (; born March 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against Polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside Hsieh Cheng-peng. Career Juniors Yang was named International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior World Champion for the 2008 season by the ITF. As a junior, he compiled a 66–23 win–loss record in singles (and 61–16 in doubles), achieving his combined ranking of No. 1 in the world in July 2008. He reached 4 Junior Grand Slam finals in 2008, winning 3 titles. He started by losing the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' singles final, then rebounded to win the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, the 2008 French Open – Boys' singles and the 2008 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles titles. Pro tour Yang competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan Open
The Busan Open (formerly known as Busan Open Challenger Tennis) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Busan, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ..., since 2003. Past finals Singles Doubles ReferencesOfficial website {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hsin-han
:''The person who is the subject of this biography has a Chinese name; his family name is ''Lee''.'' Lee Hsin-han (; born May 19, 1988) is a Taiwanese professional male tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ... player. He specializes in doubles. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 3 (0–3) Doubles: 73 (32–41) Davis Cup Singles performances (1–3) *RPO/QF = Relegation Play–offs/Quarterfinal References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Hsin-Han 1988 births Living people Asian Games medalists in tennis Taiwanese male tennis players Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsieh Cheng-peng
Hsieh Cheng-peng (; born 22 September 1991) is an inactive tennis player from Taiwan. Alongside Yang Tsung-hua he won the 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles title. He won the 2009 US Open – Boys' doubles with Márton Fucsovics, as well as the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' doubles title with Yang Tsung-hua and the 2009 Australian Open – Boys' doubles title with Francis Casey Alcantara. He is the brother of tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Hsieh Yu-chieh. Tennis career Juniors In 2008 Hsieh won the 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles alongside Yang Tsung-hua. In 2009 he won the Australian Open Boys' Doubles alongside Francis Casey Alcantara and the US Open Boys' Doubles together with Hungarian Márton Fucsovics. Hsieh compiled a doubles win–loss record of 124–33 (69-44 in singles) and reached a career-high of No. 8 in the ITF Junior combined world rankings in April 2009. Junior Slam results – Singles: Australian Open: QF (2009) French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millman
John H. Millman OLY (born 14 June 1989) is an Australian professional tennis player and commentator. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33 in October 2018. He has won one ATP title in his career. Personal life Millman was born in Brisbane, Australia, into a family of five children (four girls) and he is the second youngest. During his schooling years he attended Brisbane Grammar School then the Anglican Church Grammar School . Outside tennis he enjoys soccer and supports Liverpool Football Club who compete in the English Premier League. In January 2019, Millman received the OLY post-nominal title at the Brisbane International tournament. Junior career Millman made his ITF junior tournament debut in Darwin as a 15-year-old in 2004 and reached the quarterfinals. He made his junior Grand Slam debut at the 2006 Australian Open. He won his first junior tournament in June 2006 at a tournament held in New Caledonia. He then won his next two tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kento Takeuchi
is a Japanese tennis player. Takeuchi has a career high ATP singles ranking of 411 achieved on 29 September 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 503 achieved on 17 March 2014. Takeuchi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur where he qualified for the main draw. He defeated Singekrawee Wattanakul and Bumpei Sato. He drew fellow Japanese player Go Soeda is a former professional Japanese tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in April 2003. He has won 18 singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of w ... in the first round, but lost 2–6, 1–6. External links * * 1987 births Living people Japanese male tennis players Sportspeople from Kyoto 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Rungkat
Christopher Benjamin Rungkat (born 14 January 1990) is an Indonesian tennis player. In 2008, he won the final stage of French Open 2008 Boys' Doubles Juniors category with Finnish tennis player Henri Kontinen.(11 June 2008French Open glory for Indonesian junior player '' Jakarta Globe'', Retrieved 6 November 2010 He is the youngest ever Indonesian to be the All Indonesian Champion, and by the end of his junior career, he was awarded for Indonesian best promising athlete 2008. Rungkat also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boys' final with Henri Kontinen. Rungkat is the first Indonesian to reach US open boys' finalist and to win the doubles title of French Open. In June 2010, he won the Tarakan Open International Men's Futures tournament, his first international tournament title since going pro.(13 June 2010Christopher Brings Home Tarakan Title, '' Jakarta Globe'', Retrieved 6 November 2010 He won his maiden ATP title in Men's Doubles partnered with Swedish player Andr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McClune
Michael McClune (born August 22, 1989) is an American professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2007, was represented by IMG and signed a lucrative contract with Nike. Junior career Michael was a finalist at the 2007 Luxilon Cup held at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open where he lost to Kei Nishikori. As a Junior, McClune held the No. 1 ranking in the Boys' Singles 12s, 16s, and 18s divisions. Pro career 2005 McClune attempted to qualify for numerous USTA Pro Circuit events and, as a 15-year-old, received a wildcard to the qualifying round of the ATP event in Los Angeles, California. 2006 A breakout year for McClune on the USTA Pro Circuit – he reached the quarterfinals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Honolulu, Hawaii; the semifinals in McAllen, Texas; and was a finalist in Mansfield, Texas. He also received wildcards to the qualifying rounds of the ATP event in Los Angeles, California, and the ATP Masters Series event in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2007 McClune attempted to q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Ji-sung
Nam Ji-sung (born 15 August 1993, in Busan) is a South Korean tennis player. Nam has a career high ATP singles ranking of 236 achieved on 12 August 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 102 achieved on 3 February 2020. Playing for South Korea in 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 organis ..., Nam has a W/L record of 3–7. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 16 (5–11) Doubles: 62 (33 titles, 29 runners-up) External links * * * 1993 births Living people South Korean male tennis players Sportspeople from Busan Tennis players from Seoul Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea Universiade medalists in tennis FISU World University Games gold medalists for South K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Jung-Woong
Na Jung-woong (; born 31 October 1992) is a South Korean tennis player. Career Na has a career high ATP singles ranking of 404 achieved on 16 September 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 966, achieved on 19 May 2014. He represents South Korea 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 W/L record of 0–1. Challengers and Futures finals Singles (1–5) Doubles (0–1) External links * * * 1992 births Living people South Korean male tennis players 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong Suk-young
Jeong Suk-young ( ko, 정석영; born 12 April 1993) is a South Korean tennis player. Jeong has a career high ATP singles ranking of 270 achieved on 9 September 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 466 achieved on 16 September 2013. Jeong made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 PTT Thailand Open in the singles draw facing Denis Istomin. Jeong also represents South Korea 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 organis ..., where he has a W/L record of 4–5. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 6 (1–5) Doubles: 4 (0–4) External links * * * 1993 births Living people South Korean male tennis players Sportspeople from Busan Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
