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2018 Garden Open
The 2018 Garden Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rome, Italy between 7 and 12 May 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 30 April 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Riccardo Balzerani * Raúl Brancaccio * Giovanni Fonio * Gianluigi Quinzi The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt: * Matteo Viola The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Rogério Dutra Silva The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Íñigo Cervantes * Andreas Haider-Maurer * Kevin Krawietz * Bernabé Zapata Miralles The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Patricio Heras * Roberto Marcora * Alberto Romero de Ávila Senise Champions Singles * Adam Pavlásek def. La ... [...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] |
Jozef Kovalík
Jozef Kovalík (; born 4 November 1992) is a Slovak professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 80 and a doubles ranking of No. 245 reached in 2018. He is currently the No. 4 Slovak player. Career 2010–2014: First Challenger title Kovalík together with Filip Horanský won bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He won his first Challenger title on 17 August 2014, after beating second seed Andrey Kuznetsov. He became the fourth player to win an ATP Challenger title while ranked outside the top 300. 2016: ATP, Masters & Grand Slam debuts He played his first match at ATP level on 5 January 2016 in Chennai, where he lost in the first round. He played his first match at a Grand Slam at the 2016 Australian Open, where he lost to fellow qualifier Marco Trungelliti in the first round. At the 2016 BNP Paribas Open Kovalík won his first match at ATP level, defeating another qualifier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sander Gillé
Sander Gillé (born 15 January 1991) is a Belgian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 18 by the ATP, achieved on 25 September 2023. He also has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 574, reached on 24 December 2018. Gillé has won eight ATP Tour doubles titles with partner Joran Vliegen, including an ATP Masters 1000 title at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. Career 2019: Three ATP doubles titles Gillé won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2019 Swedish Open with fellow Belgian Joran Vliegen. A week later, they won their second title at Gstaad. In the next week, their 11-match winning streak was ended in the final of Kitzbühel. Two months later, Gillé and Vliegen picked up their third title of 2019 at the Zhuhai Championships. 2020–2021: Two ATP doubles titles, first Major quarterfinal, Masters semifinal, top 25 Gillé won two more titles with his partner Jordan Vliegen at the 2020 Astana Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Marcora
Roberto Marcora (; born 30 August 1989) is an Italian former tennis player. Marcora has a career high ATP singles ranking of 150 achieved on 17 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 717 achieved on 8 July 2013. Career Marcora made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Geneva Open as a qualifier, defeating Pere Riba and Marco Chiudinelli in qualifying. He was defeated by Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round. At 2020 Maharashtra Open, he qualified for main draw where he earned his first ATP tour level win. In the second round, he upset top seed Benoit Paire to enter his first quarterfinal at an ATP tour event. He was defeated by Australian player James Duckworth. Although Marcora announced his retirement from professional tennis in February 2022, he changed his mind and returned four months later at the qualifying competition for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships The 2022 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tier tennis to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernabé Zapata Miralles
Bernabé Zapata Miralles (born 12 January 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 37 in singles, achieved in May 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 404, attained in August 2023. Professional career 2018: ATP debut Zapata Miralles made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Geneva Open after qualifying for the singles main draw and he had his first main draw win by defeating Florian Mayer in straight sets. 2020–21: Maiden Challenger title, Top 125 & Major debut & first win He won his maiden title at the 2020 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Cordenons, Italy defeating Carlos Alcaraz. He had his second ATP main draw win when he beat John Millman in the first round of 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships in straight sets. On his Grand Slam debut he qualified for his first at the 2021 French Open, and then for his second Major at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Zapata Miralle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Andreas Haider-Maurer (; born 22 March 1987) is a retired professional tennis player from Austria. In the first round of the 2010 US Open, he forced world No. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match. That same year, Haider-Maurer reached the final of his home tournament in Vienna. He lost to compatriot, defending champion and top seed Jürgen Melzer. In late 2015, Haider-Maurer suffered a right heel injury and it eventually turned out that he missed the whole 2016 season. He retired in January 2019 after 3 years of injury problems. Haider-Maurer won 9 Challenger events and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 47 in April 2015. ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Singles performance timeline ''Current through the 2018 French Open The 2018 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íñigo Cervantes
Íñigo Cervantes Huegun García (; born 30 November 1989 in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiqu ...) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Career He defeated Dmitry Tursunov at the 2014 ATP 500 Barcelona, Federico Delbonis at the 2016 ATP 250 São Paulo, and Alexander Zverev at the 2016 German Open. He is the son of professional footballer Manuel Cervantes. ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Singles performance timeline ''This table is current through the 2021 Australian Open.'' Notes *1 Pospisil's 2014 Australian Open withdrawal in the third round does not count as a loss. ATP Challenger and Futures Finals Singles 22 (12-10) Doubles 32 (21-11) Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Viola
Matteo Viola (; born 7 July 1987) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (formerly ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The tour represents the lowest rung of the men ..., both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 118 on 18 March 2013 and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171 on 24 September 2012. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 34 (17–17) Doubles: 28 (13–15) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viola, Matteo 1987 births Living people Italian male tennis players Sportspeople from Venice People from Mestre 21st-century Italian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluigi Quinzi
Gianluigi Quinzi (; born 1 February 1996), is an Italian tennis coach and former tennis player. On 15 April 2019 he reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 on the ATP World Tour rankings. He reached his career high ranking of No. 1 in ITF Junior Circuit, ITF Juniors rankings on 1 January 2013. Quinzi won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships junior boys' singles title, defeating Chung Hyeon ''7–5, 7–6(7–2)'' in the final to claim the championship. Personal life Gianluigi was born in Cittadella on 1 February 1996 and grew up in Porto San Giorgio with his mother Carlotta, a ski racer and handball player, and his father Luca, the president of a local tennis club. His parents always get too nervous when their son is playing and as a result they are not present to his games, not even in the junior boy's final of 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles, 2013 Wimbledon. Junior career Initially Quinzi applied him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Fonio
Giovanni Fonio (born 7 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Fonio has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 269 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 406 achieved on 15 January 2024. Career Fonio has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles title: at the 2021 Antalya Challenger III with Riccardo Bonadio and at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia with Francesco Forti. In May 2022, at the qualifiers at the Internazionali d’Italia he lost to Emil Ruusuvuori. On 30 November 2023, at the Yokkaichi Challenger in Japan, he defeated the then top 100 player Yosuke Watanuki is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 72 achieved on 30 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 374 achieved on 7 January 2019. He is currently the No. 6 Japanese player. Career 2016: Junior ... in 3 sets. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals Singles:7 (4-3) Doubles: 2 (2-0) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Brancaccio
Raúl Brancaccio (born 4 May 1997) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 121 achieved on 13 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 252 achieved on 26 September 2022. Career 2021: ATP debut Brancaccio made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after qualifying for the singles main draw. 2023: Top 125 debut He won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie in Nouméa, New Caledonia saving a championship point before a four-hour rain delay, defeating Frenchman Laurent Lokoli. He reached his second Challenger final at the 2023 Tenerife Challenger II for the season where he lost to Matteo Arnaldi. As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 121 on 13 February 2023. Controversy On March 25, 2024, Raul Brancaccio played against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round of the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup Challenger. After failing to convert 7 match points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli (; born 8 October 1985) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 6 achieved on 13 January 2025 and in singles of No. 36 achieved on 23 February 2009. Bolelli is a Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Australian Open doubles event with Fabio Fognini, together becoming the first male all-Italian pair to win a Major title in the Open Era. He also reached three other major finals with Andrea Vavassori at the 2024 and the 2025 Australian Open, and at the 2024 French Open. He is also a champion as part of the team winning the 2023 and the 2024 Davis Cups. He won the bronze medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Career 2003–2005: Pro beginnings, first ITF singles titles In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi. In 2004, Bolelli reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
