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2013 ATP Roller Open
The 2013 ATP Roller Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Pétange, Luxembourg between 9 and 15 September 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of August 26, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Stéphane Bohli * Gilles Kremer * Ugo Nastasi * Joe Hatto The following players got into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Robin Kern The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Filip Veger * Alexandre Sidorenko * Sam Barry * Constant Lestienne Champions Singles * Tobias Kamke def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 Doubles * Ken Skupski / Neal Skupski def. Benjamin Becker / Tobias Kamke Tobias Kamke (born 21 May 1986) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 64 in singles by the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of 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. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the synthetic/acrylic layer placed on top of the asphalt foundation. More sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan-Lennard Struff
Jan-Lennard Struff (; born 25 April 1990) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles and doubles rankings of world No. 21 on 19 June 2023 and on 22 October 2018 respectively. He is the current German No. 3. He has won one ATP singles and four doubles titles. Struff became the third oldest first-time ATP champion (since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990) in 2024 at the age of 33, when he won his first ATP singles title by beating third seeded Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the final of the 2024 BMW Open – Singles, BMW Open. Career 2014: First two ATP semifinals, top 50 debut Struff advanced to his first semifinals on the ATP Tour in 2014 Open 13 – Singles, Marseille, 2014 BMW Open – Singles, Munich and 2014 Moselle Open – Singles, Metz. He entered the top 50 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career and finished the year in the top 100 also for the first time at World No. 59. 2015: Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Barry (tennis)
Sam Barry (born 27 January 1992) is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born and raised in Limerick, Ireland. Career Juniors In 2008, Barry won the under-18 boy's title at the National Junior Tennis Championships and the ITF U-18 boys' singles title in Tallinn, Estonia. This was his first ITF under-18 title following defeats in the finals of similar events in Qatar and Turkmenistan the previous year. Barry had a strong finish to 2008, winning both the Semen Gresik Widjojo Soejono Junior Championships in Surabaya and the Solo Open International Junior Championships in Java in November. The following year, Barry was successful at the Torneig ITF Andorra La Vella, defeating Andrés Artuñedo in the final. Throughout 2010, he competed in the Boys Singles at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. His 2nd round defeat to Damir Džumhur at the U.S. Open was to be his last match in the under-18 category. As a junior player, Barry reached a career-high ranking of 60th in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Sidorenko
Alexandre Sidorenko (born 18 February 1988) is a French tennis player. Sidorenko has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 145, achieved on 25 May 2009. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 168, achieved 7 June 2010. Junior career As a junior, Sidorenko reach as high a world No. 3 in the combined singles + doubles junior ranking system. Contributing most significantly to this ranking, was his title run in winning the 2006 Australian Open boys' singles. He defeated Australian Nick Lindahl in straight sets ''6–3, 7–6(7–4)'' to capture the championship. Career Sidorenko made his ATP Tour singles main draw debut at the 2006 Open 13 on hard courts in Marseille, France. Having received a wild card granting him direct entry into the first round, he was defeated by Evgeny Korolev of Russia in three sets ''6–2, 4–6, 1–6''. He made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the same tournament, receiving a wild card into the doubles main draw as well alongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Veger
Filip Veger (born 21 December 1994, in Slatina) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Career Veger made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 PBZ Zagreb Indoors where he came through qualifying defeating Simon Greul, Kamil Čapkovič and Ante Pavić. He lost in the first round to Lukáš Rosol, 6–2, 6–4. As a singles player, Veger reached a career high of 478 in February 2015. He had some success as a junior, reaching a highest ranking of 52 in singles and was also a finalist in the 2012 Australian Open Boys' Doubles alongside Adam Pavlásek, losing to the British pair of Liam Broady and Joshua Ward-Hibbert. Personal Veger studied at Durham University from 2017 to 2018, also playing for and coaching the men's tennis team. He was the 2018 BUCS British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS; ) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2008, BUCS is responsible for organising 54 inter-university spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Kern
Robin Kern (; born 3 October 1993) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 350 in October 2013. Career Kern made his ATP World Tour debut in 2011, when he was given a wild card into the main draw of the 2011 MercedesCup. There, he lost in the first round to Fabio Fognini in straight sets. In 2012, Kern was again awarded a wild card into the main draw of the MercedesCup, where he lost to Thomaz Bellucci in the first round. In 2013, he received a wild card into the MercedesCup for the third consecutive time, losing to German qualifier Nils Langer 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 in the first round. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 16 (10–6) Doubles: 9 (8–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kern, Robin 1993 births Living people German male tennis players Tennis players from Nuremberg US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Nastasi
Ugo Nastasi (born 16 April 1993) is a French–Luxembourgish tennis player. Nastasi has a career high ATP singles ranking of 656 achieved on 28 September 2015. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 697, also achieved on 28 September 2015. Nastasi has represented Luxembourg at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 12–15, including a 5-set win against Casper Ruud Casper Ruud (; born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in September 2022, making him t ... from Norway. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Doubles: 6 (0–6) External links * * * 1993 births Living people Luxembourgian male tennis players French male tennis players Sportspeople from Thionville People from Longwy Sportspeople from Meurthe-et-Moselle 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Luxembo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Bohli
Stéphane Bohli (born 25 July 1983) is a professional 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 from Switzerland. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 19 (10–9) Doubles: 11 (7–4) Performance timeline Singles External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohli, Stephane 1983 births Living people Swiss male tennis players Tennis players from Geneva US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 21st-century Swiss sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev (; born July 22, 1987) is a Kazakhstani former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 33, achieved on 4 October 2010, and his doubles ranking is world No. 21, achieved on 16 May 2022. Golubev won the 2010 International German Open, an ATP 500 event, to claim Kazakhstan's first-ever ATP Tour title in the Open Era. In 2021, he reached the French Open men's doubles final with Alexander Bublik, becoming the first Kazakhstani male players to contest a major final. In September 2024, Golubev announced his retirement from professional tennis. Before 2008, Golubev played for his country of birth, Russia. Tennis career Golubev has amassed a career record of 94–52 in the main draw of senior ITF Futures events (4 titles) and 90–63 in ATP Challenger events (3 titles). Early career: 2003–2004 Golubev's first senior ITF experience came primarily on the satellite tour in 2003. The first ranking point(s) earned by Golubev were f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ričardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis (; born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the first and only Lithuanian to enter the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP top 50 rankings, making him the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time. Berankis has reached two finals on the ATP World Tour, at the Los Angeles Open (tennis), Los Angeles Open in 2012 and at the Kremlin Cup in 2017. He is also a prominent member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team. Early years Berankis started playing tennis at the age of two, when his six years older sister Lina took him to her tennis practices. Berankis' first coach was Valdas Adomaitis from Jurbarkas. When Berankis was nine years old he accepted an invitation from Remigijus Balžekas to practise with him at the Šiauliai tennis school (over 200 km from Vilnius). It turned out to be a long-term partnership and friendship. Career Juniors In 2004, Berankis dominated the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu (; born 12 January 1982) is a French former professional tennis player. He won four singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best singles performance in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Rogers Masters – Singles, 2005 Canadian Open. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 2008. Tennis career Formative years Paul-Henri Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis when he was three and a half years old with his older brother Pierre-Yves. From 1997 to 2000, Paul-Henri trained at the List of IMG Academy alumni, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton, Florida before moving back to Paris. Juniors As a junior tennis, junior, Mathieu posted a singles record of 42–15 and a doubles record of 34–12, reaching as high as world no. 6 in singles and world no. 19 in doubles in January 2000. Mathieu won the boys' singles title at the 2000 French O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker (born 16 June 1981) is a German former professional tennis player. He is most known for defeating former world No. 1 Andre Agassi in the third round at the 2006 US Open, in Agassi's last match as a professional player. Becker has reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 35 in singles on 27 October 2014, and No. 58 in doubles on 5 July 2010. Becker is not related to German compatriot and former professional tennis player Boris Becker. Early life and family Benjamin Becker was born on 16 June 1981 in Merzig, West Germany, to Jörg, a tax office worker, and Ulrike. Becker has one younger sister. From 2001 to 2005, Becker played tennis at Baylor University, winning the NCAA singles championship as a junior in 2004 and leading the Bears to the team title that year. In 2005, the team finished runner-up at the NCAA tournament and won the ITA team indoor championship. He is the school's all-time leader in singles and doubles wins. A rarity in men's tennis, Becker a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
