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2014 Uruguay Open
The 2014 Uruguay Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the tenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay between November 15 and November 23, 2014. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of November 10, 2014. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Pablo Cuevas * Rodrigo Senattore * Santiago Maresca * Ariel Behar The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Manuel Barros * Luciano Doria * David Volfson * Matías Buchhass Champions Singles * Pablo Cuevas def. Hugo Dellien, 6–2, 6–4 Doubles * Martín Cuevas / Pablo Cuevas def. Nicolás Jarry / Gonzalo Lama, 6–2, 6–4 External linksOfficial Website {{2014 ATP Challenger Tour Uruguay Open Uruguay Open Open Open or OPEN may refer to: Music * Open (band), Australian pop/rock band * The Open (band), English indie ... [...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, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. The French Open uses clay courts, the only Grand Slam tournament to do so. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness. Play Clay courts are considered "slow" because the balls bounce relatively high and lose much of their initial speed when contacting the surface, making it more difficult for a player to deliver an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Samper-Montaña
Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *Sant Jordi – patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia *La Diada de Sant Jordi – Catalan holiday held on April 23rd with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion. People Academics and business * Jordi Canals – economist and former business school dean * Jordi Galí – macroeconomist, professor, and author *Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems *Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic * Jordi Nadal – economist and historian * Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking Activism * Jordi Casamitjana Art and media * Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used ''Jordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Buchhass
Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias. In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Matías Alemanno, Argentine rugby player *Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer * Matías Cahais, Argentine footballer *Matías Emilio Delgado, Argentine footballer *Matías Duarte, Chilean computer engineer *Matías Draghi, Argentine footballer *Matías Escobar, Argentine footballer * Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer *Matías Funes, Honduran academic and politician *Matías Moroni, Argentine rugby player * Matías Noble, Argentine footballer *Matías Orlando, Argentine rugby player * Matías Paredes, Argentine hockey player *Matías Pavoni, Argentine footballer *Matías Prats Cañete, Spanish journalist and commentator *Matías Prats Luque, Spanish journalist and anchorman, son of Matías Prats Cañete * Matías Rodríguez, Argentine footballer *Matías Romero, Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Volfson
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Doria
Luciano Doria (born 1891) was an Italian screenwriter, producer and film director.Goble p.40 Selected filmography * '' Pleasure Train'' (1924) * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1926) * '' The Golden Vein'' (1928) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1928) * '' Kif Tebbi'' (1928) * '' For Men Only'' (1938) * '' The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) * '' We Were Seven Sisters'' (1939) * '' The Carnival of Venice'' (1939) * ''Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...'' (1942) * '' The Opium Den'' (1947) * '' The Loves of Hercules'' (1960) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1891 births Year of death unknown Italian film directors Italian film producers Italian screenwriters Film people from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Barros , a common nickname for those named Manuel
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Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places *Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain *Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse *Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Behar
Ariel Behar (; born November 12, 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He specializes in men's doubles and has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Escobar. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 39 achieved on 31 January 2022. He has taken part of the Uruguay Davis Cup team since 2009. Professional career 2012-2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut Since the mid 2010s, Behar competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won 22 doubles titles. Partnering with Aliaksandr Bury, he was a semi-finalist at the 2017 Estoril Open, an ATP 250 tournament. He entered the main draw at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, his first appearance at a Grand Slam. 2018-2022: Three doubles titles, top 50 Partnering with Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar, Behar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Maresca
Santiago Maresca (; born 14 September 1994) is a Uruguayan former professional tennis player. Maresca has a career high ATP singles ranking of 884, achieved on 11 September 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 746, achieved on 19 June 2017. Maresca represented Uruguay 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 win–loss record of 2–5. External links * * * 1994 births Living people Uruguayan male tennis players Sportspeople from Montevideo {{Uruguay-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Senattore
Rodrigo Senattore (born 28 January 1994) is a Uruguayan tennis player. Senattore has a career high ATP singles ranking of 1332 achieved on 21 May 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 710 achieved on 17 December 2018. Senattore has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 231, achieved on 9 April 2012. Senattore represented Uruguay at the 2013 and 2014 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 1–2. Davis Cup Participations: (1–2) * indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface. References External links * * 1994 births Living people Uruguayan male tennis players Competitors at the 2010 Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Cachin
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or ''Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II of Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Molteni
Andrés Molteni (; ; born 15 March 1988) is a professional tennis player from Argentina who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 31 on 21 March 2022 and his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 181 in May 2011. He has won 12 doubles ATP titles. He participated in the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup and the 2022 edition as part of team Argentina. Career 2011: Maiden Challenger He claimed his first Challenger singles title by winning the 2011 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso in Salinas, Ecuador where he won against his compatriot Horacio Zeballos 7–5, 7–6(4). 2021-2022: New partnership, five more titles In 2021, Molteni won his seventh and eighth ATP 250 doubles titles at the 2021 Astana Open and the 2021 Stockholm Open partnering Santiago González. In 2022, he won two more clay titles with Gonzalez at the 2022 Córdoba Open and 2022 Argentina Open. He reached a career-high of No. 31 on 21 March 2022 following the Indian Wells Masters w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Jarry
Nicolás Jarry Fillol (; born 11 October 1995) is a professional tennis player from Chile. He has won one tournament in singles and two in doubles on the ATP Tour. He achieved his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 38 in July 2019, after clinching his first ATP title in Båstad. His highest doubles ranking of World No. 40 was achieved in March 2019. Personal life He is the grandson of Jaime Fillol, a former ATP player who won seven titles, and the great-nephew of Álvaro Fillol. Career Junior and early career Jarry reached the final of the 2013 French Open in boys' doubles, partnering with Cristian Garín were defeated by Kyle Edmund and Frederico Ferreira Silva. Fillol ended the year no. 18 in junior rankings. Jarry was called for the Chile Davis Cup team for the first time in September 2013 in the rubber against Dominican Republic. Chile lost and was relegated to the Group II of Americas Zone. 2015–16: Pro debut, top 200 and constant injuries In February 2015 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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