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2014 Challenger Banque Nationale
The 2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament and part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of $40,000 in prize money. It took place in Rimouski, Canada between March 17 and March 23, 2014. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of March 10, 2014 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Hugo Di Feo * Richard Gabb * Isade Juneau * Pavel Krainik The following players entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking: * Giovanni Lapentti * Izak van der Merwe The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kevin King * Nikita Kryvonos * Adrien Bossel * Dennis Nevolo Champions Singles * Sam Groth def. Ante Pavić, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 Doubles * Edward Corrie / Daniel Smethurst def. Germain Gigounon / Olivier Rochus, 6–2, 6–1 External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Millot
Vincent Millot (; born 30 January 1986, in Montpellier, France) is a French former professional 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. Despite never having reached the top 100, Millot has played at each of the four Grand Slam events. Career statistics ATP Challenger Tour and ITF tournaments career finals ATP Challenger Tour =Singles: 10 (2–8)= =Doubles: 1 (0–1)= Performance timelines Singles ''Current through 2019 Australian Open. Doubles ''Current through 2019 Australian Open. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Millot, Vincent Living people French male tennis players 1986 births Sportspeople from Dijon 20th-century French people 21st-century French people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Canadian Tennis
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Challenger De Drummondville
The Challenger de Drummondville, currently sponsored as Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, is a professional tennis tournament held in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada since 2015. It was held in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada from 2006 to 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on indoor hard courts 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 .... Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Challenger de Drummondville ATP Challenger Tour Tennis tournaments in Canada Hard court tennis tournaments Sport in Drummondville Tennis in Quebec Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus (; born 18 January 1981) is a retired Belgian tennis player. He is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, also a former top-40 tennis player. Rochus won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 won the French Open doubles title, partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 24. At tall, he was the shortest player on the ATP World Tour. Career Juniors Rochus was a partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit, winning the boys' doubles title at Wimbledon in 1998. As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 81–30 (42–20 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 11 in the world in 1997 (and No. 16 in doubles the following year). Rochus reached at least the quarterfinals of all four junior Grand Slam tournaments (including the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon). 1999–2008 He won his first title in Palermo in 2000, defeating his brother in the semifinals and Diego Nargiso in the final. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germain Gigounon
Germain Gigounon (born 20 April 1989) is a Belgian tennis coach and inactive player. Gigounon has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 191, achieved in July 2015, and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 253, achieved in March 2015. Gigounon has won 9 ITF singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles. Gigounon made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2015 French Open where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Rui Machado, Alexander Kudryavtsev and Alejandro Falla. As of November 2020, Gigounon is coach to David Goffin. He had previously coached Ysaline Bonaventure and Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieved a career-high of world No. .... Career finals Challengers and Futures (14) References External links * * 1989 births Living people Belgian male t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ante Pavić
Ante Pavić (; born 7 March 1989) is an inactive Croatian professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is No. 132 achieved on 13 October 2014. He qualified for the main draw in the 2014 French Open The 2014 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 118th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 25 May to 8 June. It consisted of e ... after saving a match point in the final round of qualifying against Thanasi Kokkinakis. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 9 (5–4) Doubles: 37 (26–11) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavic, Ante 1989 births Living people Croatian male tennis players People from Ogulin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Bossel
Adrien Bossel (born 28 December 1986) is a Swiss tennis player. Bossel has a career-high ATP singles ranking of number 262 achieved on 10 August 2015. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of no. 401 achieved on 15 October 2012. Bossel made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2012 Swiss Indoors in the doubles event partnering Henri Laaksonen, but they lost in the first round to Kevin Anderson and Viktor Troicki. At the 2013 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Bossel qualified for the tournament by defeating Adam Feeney, Denys Molchanov and Érik Chvojka in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, he lost to the eighth seed Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram ( ; born March 18, 1984) is an American professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. Ram is a five-time major champion, having won the 2020 Australian Open, the 2021 US Open, and the 2022 US Open in men's d .... External links * * 1986 births Living people Swiss male tennis players People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Kryvonos
Mykyta (Nikita) Kryvonos (born September 1, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player. Born in Ukraine, Kryvonos moved with his family from Donetsk to New York City at the age of 13. Kryvonos reached a career best singles world ranking of 389 and won four ITF Futures titles. He was used as a practice partner on the United States Davis Cup team in 2006. While competing on the ATP Challenger Tour he had a win over top 100 player Frank Dancevic. In doubles his best ranking was 508 and he played in the main draw of the 2005 US Open as a wildcard pairing with Denis Zivkovic, losing in the first round to José Acasuso José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides ... and Sebastián Prieto. In 2017 he was handed a 10-year ban and $20,000 fine by the Tennis Integrity Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin King (tennis)
Kevin King (born February 28, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player who primarily played on the ATP Challenger Tour. He played collegiate tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was a two-time ITA All-American (2011 and 2012) and a three-time All-ACC performer. On May 7, 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 162. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 9 (6–3) Doubles: 25 (11–14) Personal life Kevin King is the son of Bill and Nuala King. He comes from a family of athletes – his father played football at Villanova and his sister, Lara, played tennis at Saint Leo University. Kevin graduated with honors from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 2019, Kevin married Caroline Price, a fellow tennis player, who played collegiate tennis for North Carolina. Caroline is the daughter of former professional basketball player, Mark Price. See also * List of Georgia Institute of Technology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izak Van Der Merwe
Izak van der Merwe (born 26 January 1984) is a retired South African tennis player. Van der Merwe had a career high ATP singles ranking of 113 achieved on 1 August 2011. Van der Merwe represented South Africa at the Davis Cup. He says he tried to base his play on the former Wimbledon champion, Pete Sampras. > Tennis career highlights 2005–2007: Career beginnings Van der Merwe turned pro in 2005 and ended the year with a single ranking of 721. During this time Van der Merwe mainly played in the ITF Futures tour. In October 2005, Van der Merwe won his first ITF Futures single title in Zimbabwe F1. In 2006 Van der Merwe reached 5 ITF Futures tour single finals, winning 1. In 2007 Van der Merwe won 3 ITF Futures tour titles. 2008: 1st Grand Slam entry In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer. He would then go on to lose t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Lapentti
Giovanni Lapentti Gómez (; born 25 January 1983) is retired Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis. Personal life Lapentti married Andrea Gómez Miss Venezuela 2004 in 2011 and became a father in 2012. Tennis career 2002-2004 Lapentti announced his ATP debut in 2002, but he actually had his first tour match in 2003, at the Franklin Templeton Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Lapentti obtained his first professional victory at that tournament's first round, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan, 7–6 (7–2), 6–2. He lost in the tournament's second round to David Sánchez. He participated in 2003's Italian and French Open, losing in the first round both times. During the French Open, he was tied at 2 sets apiece with Tommy Robredo but had to retire in the fifth set due to an injury, which did not allow him to return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |