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2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla
The 2014 Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Barranquilla, Colombia between 24 and 30 March 2014. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Eduardo Schwank * Nicolás Barrientos * Carlos Salamanca * Alexander Zverev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jason Kubler * Jonathan Eysseric * José Hernández * Antonio Veić Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev * Jhan Fontalvo Silva / José Hernández * Gregorio Cordonnier / Marco Trungelliti Champions Singles * Pablo Cuevas def. Martin Kližan, 6–3, 6–1 Doubles * Pablo Cuevas / Pere Riba def. František Čermák and Michail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other construction aggregate, aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles on top. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. The only Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts is the French Open. Clay courts come in the more common #Red clay, red clay (known in France as ''terre battue''), which is actually crushed brick, and the slightly harder #Green clay, green clay, which is actually crushed metabasalt. Although slightly less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, clay requires much maintenance: the surface must be watered and rolled regularly to preserve texture and flatness, and brushed carefully before and during each match. Early history Clay courts, although now commonly associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Barrientos
Nicolás Barrientos (; born 24 April 1987) is a Colombian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of world No. 47 on 23 April 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 237 on 21 September 2015. Barrientos has won one ATP Tour doubles title at the 2024 Rio Open with Rafael Matos. He has also won 21 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Career Barrientos made his first appearance on an ATP World Tour in July 2013 when he lost in the first round of 2013 Claro Open Colombia against Ruben Bemelmans. He made his doubles Major debut at the 2014 US Open partnering compatriot Santiago Giraldo and won his first Major match against Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins. At the 2023 Córdoba Open he reached the quarterfinals with Ariel Behar. At the next Golden swing tournament, he reached the final at the 2023 Argentina Open also with Behar where they lost to Bolelli/Fognini. In 2024, Barrientos began a partnership with Rafael Matos which st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak ( ; ; born 8 February 1986) is a Russian-born New Zealand former professional tennis player. On 11 August 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of World No. 32 was reached on 10 September 2018, after the US Open. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Sitak, who was also a professional tennis player. Junior years Coached during the 1990s by Santini, as a 13-year-old in 1999, Sitak received a wildcard into the main draw of an ITF junior tournament in Russia as a 13-year-old in 1999. He was defeated by Evgeni Smirnov 6–4, 6–1. The following year he entered the qualifying draw of the same tournament, and defeated future ATP top 50 player Denis Istomin 6–0, 6–1 to win his first ITF junior match. Sitak was taken out in the third and final round of qualifying by a future ATP top 100 player Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–4, 7–5. At the age of 14, Sitak won the prestigious Orange Bowl. Sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahid Mirzadeh
Vahid Mirzadeh (born December 28, 1986, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida) is an American tennis player. Mirzadeh was a wildcard entrant at the 2014 US Open in the doubles event, where he partnered Philip Simmonds, but they lost in the first round to Brian Baker and Rajeev Ram 2–6, 3–6. Mirzadeh made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in the doubles event partnering Sekou Bangoura. The pair had only made through the doubles draw as an alternate team but in the first round they defeated the 2nd seeds Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen 7–5, 3–6, 0–5 However, their run came to an end in the quarterfinals, which they lost to Sam Groth and Max Mirnyi Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished ... 6–7(5–7), 4–6. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Máximo González
Máximo González Mereira (; born July 20, 1983) is an Argentine professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 58, achieved in July 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 10 achieved on 11 September 2023. Career Singles Early career through 2006 In singles play, González won two Futures events in the second half of 2004. He won four more Futures events in 2005 before finally finding success on the Challenger circuit with two consecutive semi-final appearances and a quarterfinal, improving his ranking to No. 206 in November 2005. 2007: ATP singles debut, Challenger circuit success His success waned in early 2007, and by the end of July, his ranking had slipped out of the 250 to No. 267 in singles, despite qualifying in late July for his first ATP-level event, and then again a second time the following week. In August, he built on that recent success, winning his first-ever Challenger title in Spain. The following week in Italy, he wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potito Starace
Potito Starace (; born 14 July 1981) is an Italian former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no. 27 on October 15, 2007. He was a clay court specialist, and was coached by Umberto Rianna. Starace was banned from tennis for life by the Italian Tennis Federation and by the Tennis Integrity Unit for betting offences. Career One of the most memorable runs of Starace's career was when he made the men's doubles semifinals of the 2012 French Open, partnering Daniele Bracciali, before succumbing to top seeds Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi. In singles, he made four ATP finals but lost in all of them. On the Challenger tour, he won the San Marino CEPU Open three times, a record for the tournament, and the Tennis Napoli Cup four times, also a record. Its also noticed the match at the tennis club Napoli against the well known couple called "cugini di campagna",where potito and his friend Volandri lost and after this retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Bracciali
Daniele Bracciali (; born 10 January 1978) is an Italian former tennis player, best ranked world no. 21 in doubles. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world no. 49, achieved in May 2006. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 French Open and the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open. In mixed doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 Australian and French Opens. He was banned by the Italian Tennis Federation in 2015 for betting and did not play for several years, but returned in 2017. In November 2018, Bracciali was once again given a life ban having been found guilty by the Tennis Integrity Unit. Career Bracciali won his only ATP singles title in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay. In the final he beat Nicolás Massú. In his career, Bracciali has won a total of seven matches at Grand Slam tournaments, six at Wimbledon and one at the Australian Open. In 1998 and 2006, he reached the third round of Wimbledon, his best Grand Slam results. In the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michail Elgin
Mikhail Nikolayevich Elgin ( rus, Михаил Николаевич Елгин, Mikhail Nikolayevich Yelgin, mʲɪxɐˈil jɪlˈɡʲin; born 14 October 1981) is a Russian professional tennis player. Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ... 1–6, 4–6. ATP career finals Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up) Futures and Challenger finals Singles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runners-up) Doubles: 95 (62 titles, 33 runners-up) Career statistics Doubles performance timeline External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elgin, Mikhail 1981 births Living people Tennis players from Saint Petersburg Russian male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Čermák
František Čermák (born 14 November 1976) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Career In his career, Čermák won 31 doubles titles on the ATP Tour and he was a finalist 24 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 14 in February 2010, and he usually played doubles with Filip Polášek. In mixed doubles, Čermák and partner Lucie Hradecká reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open and won the 2013 French Open. In singles, he won one Challenger title and ten Futures titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 201 in October 2003. Davis Cup Čermák was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the 2012 Davis Cup. He coached countrywoman Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová (; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 31 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles ... from April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Veić
Antonio Veić (born 18 February 1988) is a Croatian former professional tennis player and a coach. His highest singles ranking is 119, which was reached on 14 May 2012. Tennis career 2009 Veić received a wild card for Zagreb Indoors and caused an upset as he beat ex-top 10 player Guillermo Cañas 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. Betfair started an internal investigation after Cañas had been "trading as a rank outsider" although Veić was considered an underdog before the match. Veić issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'. Veić continued his successful run following a 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 victory over Evgeny Korolev. It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–6. 2010 Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4. He fell to Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils (; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Hernández (tennis)
José Hernández may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Jose Acosta Hernandez (born 1966), Cuban-born American artist * José Hernández (writer) (1834–1886), Argentine writer * Pepe Hern (José Hernández Bethencourth, 1927–2009), American actor * José Hernández, American singer (born 1940), better known as Little Joe * José Hernández (painter) (1944–2013), Spanish painter * José Hernández (musician) (born 1958), Mexican musician * Chef Pepín (José Hernández), Cuban-born, American TV cook * José Hernández Delgadillo (1927–2000), Mexican painter and muralist Politicians * José Conrado Hernández (1849–1932), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico * José Manuel Hernández (1853–1921), Venezuelan caudillo, army general and politician * José Alarcón Hernández (born 1945), Mexican politician * José María Hernández (1959–2015), Spanish politician * José Hernández Concepción, Puerto Rican politician Science and academia * José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric (born 27 May 1990) is a French professional tennis player, who specializes in doubles and competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 72 achieved on 2 July 2018. Tennis career Juniors In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the men's and juniors singles draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and Leander Paes. In mixed doubles, he competed with Alizé Cornet, where they reached the second round. Kellen Damico and Eysseric also competed in the boys' doubles final with Kellen Damico of the United States, and both seniors and juniors singles competitions, losing in four sets in singles and lost to Ričardas Berankis of Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
