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2013 JSM Challenger Of Champaign–Urbana
The 2013 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Champaign, United States between 11 and 17 November 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of November 4, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Marcos Giron * Jared Hiltzik * Tim Kopinski * Dennis Nevolo The following players got into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Sanam Singh The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Daniel Smethurst * Dimitar Kutrovsky * Joshua Milton * Evan King Champions Singles * Tennys Sandgren def. Samuel Groth 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Doubles * Edward Corrie / Daniel Smethurst def. Austin Krajicek / Tennys Sandgren Tennys Loren Sandgren II ( ; born July 22, 1991) is an American former professional tennis playe ... [...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] |
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky ( ; born June 15, 1988) is a Canadian professional tennis player of Czech origin. He was Canada's top singles player from June 21, 2010, until January 17, 2011, in the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP rankings. He was also Canada's No. 2 from August 4, 2008, until June 21, 2010, with the exception of one week. In 2018, he became the first player in the Open Era to qualify for all four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments as a lucky loser within the same calendar year. Personal Polansky () was born in North York, Ontario, Canada. Polansky survived a major scare as an 18-year-old. While in Mexico for a Davis Cup tie as a team hitting partner, he woke up sleepwalking and jumped or fell from a three-story room suffering serious injuries. Later, he said that he saw a dark figure approaching his bed wielding a knife and only thought about escaping through the window. He recovered miraculously to be playing tennis just four months later. Polansky has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In American Tennis
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Austin Krajicek
Austin Krajicek ( ; born June 16, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in doubles by the ATP in June 2023. He attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 94 in October 2015. A former player for Texas A&M University, Krajicek won the national doubles title at the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships, the first in the program's history. He turned professional in 2012 and made his top 100 singles debut in 2015, a year in which he made the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Tokyo and broke through on the major level by reaching the second round of the US Open. Krajicek has established more success in doubles and following his top 100 debut in 2013, he has won 13 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Since partnering with Ivan Dodig in 2021, Krajicek has won one ATP Masters 1000 title at Monte-Carlo in 2023, and his first major title at the 2023 French Open, a victory that crowned him the ATP world No. 1 in June 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan King
Evan King (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 18, achieved on May 5, 2025 and a singles ranking of No. 185, achieved on April 23, 2018. His best achievements are reaching the semifinals of the 2025 French Open with Christian Harrison and the mixed doubles final, partnering with Taylor Townsend. He has won two ATP Tour doubles titles with Harrison. He also won 24 doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Early life Evan King was born in Chicago on March 25, 1992. He is the son of Evelyn Maxwell and Van King. He attended Walter Payton College Prep for two years and played tennis. In 2006, he won five Boys' 16-and-under singles titles, including the USTA National Open and USTA National Winter Championships. In 2007, he was the Illinois State champion in singles.Rudnitsky, Matt (March 19, 2011) The Pro You Don't Know: Evan King.''The Michigan Daily''. Retrieved June 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Milton
Joshua Milton (born 14 October 1989) is a British tennis coach and former professional player. Based in San Diego, Milton has been the traveling coach of Dan Evans. As a player he was a Welsh number one and represented Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Biography Born in Cardiff, Milton was a student at Stanwell School in Penarth and lived in the village of Rhoose. Tennis career Milton won eight ITF Circuit titles during his career, five in singles and three in doubles. He participated in the singles qualifying draw at the Wimbledon Championships on five occasions, twice reaching the second round. On the ATP Tour he also made several qualifying appearances, including at the 2016 Indian Wells Masters. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Milton had a second round win over Ross Hutchins of England, before falling to number-two seed Peter Luczak at the quarter-finals stage, in three sets. With partner Chris Lewis he was also a quarter-finalist in the doubles. In 2011 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky (; born 27 August 1987) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 18 May 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 293 whilst his best doubles ranking was 234 on 10 August 2015. As a junior, he played for CSKA. In 2003 he was №28 in the rankings of the European Tennis Association for boys under 16 years old. In 2005 he reached №69 in the ITF's rankings for boys under 18 years old. He is also a doubles champion from the Indoor national championships in 2008, where he was partnering with Martin Shishkov. He graduated his secondary education in the sport school "General Vladimir Stoychev" in Sofia. After that he also finished his higher education in the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for the American College championships (NCAA). With his 230 wins in singles and doubles, he became the best tennis player in the history of the university. From 2008 to 2010 he was a three-times winner of the annual award "All-American" in singles, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanam Singh
Sanam Krishan Singh (born 11 January 1988), is a former Indian tennis player. Singh won the doubles gold medal and the bronze in the team event at the 2010 Asian Games. He added another Asian Games medal to his tally by winning the Silver medal in Doubles in the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon. Singh played college tennis at the University of Virginia between 2007 and 2011. Singh is currently an assistant Tennis coach at Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma .... Early career Singh ranked fourth in the ITF junior rankings in 2005. Played all four junior grand slams. He reached at the round of 16 at the Junior Australian Open, Junior Wimbledon, 2005 Asian Closed Junior Championship and Asia/Oceania Closed Championship singles champion. In 2007, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kopinski
Timothy Jan Kopinski (born 2 June 1993) is an American tennis player. On 5 August 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 1940 and his highest doubles ranking of 615 achieved on 17 November 2014. Tour titles Doubles: 1 (1-0) External links * * Illinois Fighting Illini profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopinski, Tim 1993 births Living people American male tennis players American people of Polish descent Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis players Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis coaches People from Palos Hills, Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Tennis players from Chicago Tennis coaches from Illinois 21st-century American sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Patrick Smith
John-Patrick Tracey "JP" Smith (born 24 January 1989) is an Australian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 108 on 28 September 2015, and his highest doubles ranking of No. 52 on 11 September 2017. Smith reached the finals of the 2019 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2019 Australian Open mixed doubles alongside fellow Australian Astra Sharma and of the 2025 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2025 Australian Open mixed doubles alongside another compatriot Kimberly Birrell. Personal life Smith married long-time girlfriend Lauren Zuckerman in December 2023. In 2024 he appears as a guest on season 1, Episode 4 of Vanderpump Villa. College career Knoxville became Smith's home away from home when he enrolled at the University of Tennessee in August 2007. It was on those campus' hardcourts that he became one of the most prolific athletes in Tennessee and Intercollegiate Tennis Association history, a four-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Groth
Samuel Groth (born 19 October 1987) is an Australian politician and a former professional tennis player. Sitting as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Groth represents the Liberal Party in the seat of Nepean. He is currently the deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party. His highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 53, which he reached in August 2015. His career high in doubles was World No. 24, reached in February 2015. Groth's best singles result was a semi-final appearance at the 2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. He hit the fastest serve on record at 263 km/h (163.4 mph) in 2012 at the ATP Challenger in Busan. Prior to his political career, he worked for the Nine Network's tennis broadcasts and as a host on ''Postcards''. Tennis career Juniors Groth and Andrew Kennaugh of Great Britain lost in the finals of the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship to Jesse Levine and Michael Shabaz 6–4, 6–1. 2007–2013: Fastest serve on r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik De Voest
Rik de Voest (born 5 June 1980) is a former professional South African tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 110 in August 2006. Rik resides in Vancouver, Canada where he pursues a career in real estate. De Voest qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. He also qualified for the US Open later on in 2007, where he defeated Thierry Ascione 6–2, 3–0 before Ascione retired. De Voest went on to lose to John Isner in the following round. Playing with Scott Lipsky in men's doubles, he won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York in 2009. In Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ... matches for South Africa, de Voest has a win–loss record o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
