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2016 Gwangju Open
The 2016 Gwangju Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Gwangju, South Korea between 11 and 17 April 2016. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of April 4, 2016. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kwon Soon-woo * Chung Yun-seong * Lim Yong-kyu * Chung Hong The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Liam Broady * Greg Jones * Gavin van Peperzeel * Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Daniel Yoo Champions Singles * Ričardas Berankis def. Grega Žemlja, 6–3, 6–2 Doubles * Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Frederik Nielsen / David O'Hare, 6–3, 6–2 External linksCombined Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Gwangju Open Gwangju Open The Gwangju Open is a tennis tournament held in Gwang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcourt
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 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. Flat balls are favored on hard courts because of the extremely quick play style. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bai Yan (tennis)
Bai Yan (; ; born May 21, 1989 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a Chinese male tennis player. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Bai reach his highest ranking as world No. 10 in the singles world rankings in January 2007. 2010 Yan won back-to-back ITF Men's Circuit titles in September before knocking off World No. 30 Radek Štěpánek at the Shanghai Masters the following month. 2012 After not competing on tour in 2011, Bai opened 2012 by reaching the singles semifinals of China F2 ITF Men's Circuit tournament. 2017 Bai opened the 2017 season by winning the Hong Kong F6 futures. Yan has reached 24 career singles finals all on the ITF Futures tour, with a record of 19 wins and 5 losses. Additionally, he has reached 20 career doubles finals with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, which includes a record of 4–0 in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Yan represents his native country of China competing during the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David O'Hare
David O'Hare (born 1 June 1990) is a retired professional Irish tennis player who played mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 24 August 2015 he reached his highest ATP ATP may refer to: Companies and organizations * Association of Tennis Professionals, men's professional tennis governing body * American Technical Publishers, employee-owned publishing company * ', a Danish pension * Armenia Tree Project, non ... singles ranking of 1438 and on 3 April 2017 reached his highest doubles ranking of 117. O’Hare still plays for the Irish Davis Cup team. He is the coach of the No. 1 doubles pairing Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, leading them to two masters titles and retention of their US Open title in 2022. Career finals Doubles: 29 (18–11) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:OHare, David 1990 births Living people Irish male tennis players Memphis Tigers men's tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankings in April 2013. Nielsen has reached five other doubles finals on tour, winning on two occasions. Nielsen's parents were both tennis players and he picked up the sport at the age of three. Having turned professional in 2001, he began competing on the ITF circuit, winning a singles title every year between 2005 and 2010. He continued to play in ITF and ATP Challenger tournaments, garnering considerable success on the doubles circuit where he won multiple titles during the period. Nielsen made a transition on to the main ATP Tour beginning 2012. He represented Denmark at the Hopman Cup that year, playing a few keenly contested matches against top-ranked opponents including Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish, while also winning in doubles wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Yoo (tennis)
Daniel Yoo (born 25 September 1985) is a South Korean / American former tennis player. Yoo has a career high ATP singles ranking of 326 achieved on 13 June 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 425 achieved on 15 August 2011. Yoo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2004 Legg Mason Tennis Classic after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. He lost in the first round to 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 .... External links * * 1985 births Living people South Korean male tennis players Sportspeople from Daejeon 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul ( th, วิชยา ตรงเจริญชัยกุล; born 8 April 1995) is a Thai tennis player. Trongcharoenchaikul has a career high ATP singles ranking of 426 achieved on 14 May 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 450 achieved on 14 August 2017. Trongcharoenchaikul has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2016 Wind Energy Holding Bangkok Open. Tour titles Doubles External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trongcharoenchaikul, Wishaya 1995 births Living people Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Southeast Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul ( th, วิชยา ตรงเจริญชัยกุล; born 8 April 1995) is a Thai tennis player. Trongcharoenchaikul has a career high ATP singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Jones (tennis)
Greg Jones (born 1989) is a former Australian professional tennis player. Early life Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher's aide. He competed in the Sydney GPS Schools tennis competition representing the Shore school, before eventually forgoing his school education to pursue his tennis career. Jones competed in a number of high-profile events throughout his junior career including all four of the junior grand slams, most notably making the final of the 2007 French Open. In 2007, Jones, having reached the finals of the junior event at the French Open, a semifinal at Wimbledon and a quarterfinal finish at the Australian Open, was very hopeful for a win at the last US Open Junior event, which was his last match in the International Tennis Federation Junior Competition. Jones had a Junior career high ranking of 4 and won 191 out of 219 matches. Professional career Jones began playing pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Broady
Liam Tarquin Broady (born 4 January 1994) is a tennis player and current British No. 6. In 2010, he won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon with Tom Farquharson, and the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with Joshua Ward-Hibbert, as well as reaching the Boys' Singles finals at Wimbledon 2011 and US Open 2012, peaking at No. 2 in the junior world rankings. He currently plays on the ATP Tour and is coached by David Sammel. Early and personal life Broady, the younger brother of fellow tennis player Naomi Broady, has another sister, Emma and a brother, Calum. The family grew up in Heaton Chapel, Stockport. Their parents, Shirley and Simon, took the young Liam and Naomi to tennis tournaments. Broady started playing table tennis at the age of four and went to Matchpoint in Bramhall for lessons. His first tournament was at the age of eight and he showed potential at ten. He attended Norris Bank primary and Priestnall School where he completed his GCSEs in 2010. In 2007, the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Hong
Chung Hong ( ko, 정홍; born 16 May 1993) is a South Korean tennis player. On the junior tour, Chung has a career high ITF junior ranking of 64 achieved in January 2011. Chung has a career high ATP singles ranking of 632 achieved on 2 January 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 624 achieved on 9 June 2014. Chung has won one ITF Futures singles title and two ITF Futures doubles titles. Playing for South Korea in Davis Cup, Chung has a win–loss record of 0–1. Chung is the older brother of Chung Hyeon Chung Hyeon (; ; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is the 2017 Next Gen Finals champion. As an unseeded player, he became the first Korean player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open. ..., who is also a professional tennis player. References External links * * * 1993 births Living people South Korean male tennis players People from Suwon Universiade medalists in tennis Universia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Yong-kyu
Lim Yong-kyu (born June 18, 1991) is a professional South Korean tennis player. He has won 1 ATP Challenger Tour singles title, the 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis The 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between May 10 and May 16, 2010. ATP entrants Seeds * .... Lim has also won 12 ITF Futures singles titles and 14 ITF doubles titles. References External links * * * South Korean male tennis players 1991 births Living people Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in tennis Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade gold medalists for South Korea Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade People from Andong 21st-century Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Yun-seong
Chung Yun-seong ( ko, 정윤성; born 27 March 1998) is a South Korean tennis player. Chung has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 233 achieved on 22 July 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 129 achieved on 22 May 2023. Chung has won three doubles ATP Challenger titles as well as four ITF singles and five doubles titles. On the junior tour, Chung had a career-high combined ranking of 3 achieved on 21 March 2016. Chung was a semifinalist at the 2016 Australian Open boys' singles event and the 2015 US Open boys' singles event where he fell to both eventual champions Oliver Anderson and Taylor Fritz, respectively. Chung was also a singles finalist at the Osaka Mayor's Cup in 2014. He and Orlando Luz lost to Yishai Oliel of Israel and Patrik Rikl Patrik Rikl (born 6 January 1999) is a Czech tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwon Soon-woo
Kwon Soon-woo ( ko, 권순우; born 2 December 1997) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 52 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in November 2021. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 227, attained in October 2022. Since turning professional in 2015, Kwon has won two ATP, three ATP Challenger Tour and five ITF World Tennis Tour singles titles. He broke into the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings in August 2019 after reaching the quarterfinals at the Los Cabos Open and contested his first ATP Tour final at the Astana Open in September 2021, where he won his maiden title and made his top 60 debut. In January 2023, he won his second ATP Tour title at the Adelaide International, becoming the first Korean to win multiple ATP titles. Early life Kwon was born in a small town Sangju and began playing tennis at age 10. He moved to Seoul at age 16 and attended hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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