2018 IsarOpen
The 2018 IsarOpen is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the 1st edition of the tournament which is part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in Pullach, Germany between 6 August and 12 August 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 30 July 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Daniel Masur * Rudolf Molleker * Tim Pütz * Jan-Lennard Struff The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts: * Pedro Cachín * Gonçalo Oliveira The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kimmer Coppejans * Kevin Krawietz * Gianluca Mager * Mikael Ymer The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Alen Avidzba * Arthur De Greef * Alexandre Müller Champions Singles * Pedro Sousa def. Jan-Lennard Struff 6–1, 6–3. Doubles * Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen def. Simone Bolelli / Daniele Braccia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli (; born 8 October 1985) is an Italian professional tennis player. Bolelli is a Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Australian Open doubles event with Fabio Fognini, together becoming the first all-Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 8 achieved on 17 August 2015 and in singles of World No. 36 achieved on 23 February 2009. Career 2003 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. 2004–2005 In 2004, Bolelli reached his second Futures final, losing to Dominique Coene. He made another final and won two Futures titles, making two wins out of three finals for Futures finals in the 2004 season. He won the Italy F15 and F8 titles, and lost in the final of a Challenger event in Brașov. In 2005, Bolelli reached t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexandre Müller
Alexandre Müller (; born 1 February 1997) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 76 in singles, which he achieved on 16 July 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 273, attained on 9 May 2022. Since turning professional in 2014, Müller has spent most seasons on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won 17 total singles and doubles titles across both circuits. He sealed his top 150 debut in July 2022, a month after winning his first Challenger title in Blois. The following season, Müller made his breakthrough on the ATP Tour after reaching his first tour final in Marrakesh, which earned him his top 100 debut. Professional career 2017-19: Grand Slam debut Müller made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 French Open after receiving a wildcard to the singles main draw. He was defeated by Thiago Monteiro in the first round. He quali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arthur De Greef (tennis)
Arthur De Greef (; born 27 March 1992) is a former Belgian tennis player. De Greef has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 113, achieved on 19 June 2017 and has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 597 achieved on 4 March 2013. De Greef made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 Grand Prix Hassan II where he qualified for the main draw and defeated the 8th seed Diego Schwartzman in the first round. In May 2021, De Greef was provisionally suspended for match-fixing by ITIA ''Itia'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitromorphidae.Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Itia Marwick, 1931. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma .... Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 25 (12–13) Doubles: 4 (3–1) References External links * * * 1992 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Brussels Sportspeople from Flemish Brabant ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alen Avidzba
Alen Akhrovich Avidzba (russian: Ален Ахрович Авидзба; born 24 February 2000) is a Russian tennis player. Career Avidzba has a career high ATP singles ranking of 380 achieved on 29 April 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1098 achieved on 17 December 2018. Avidzba made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Kremlin Cup The 2019 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2019 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 24th edition for the women. T ... after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. References External links * * 2000 births Living people Russian male tennis players Sportspeople from Sochi Russian people of Abkhazian descent {{Russia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mikael Ymer
Mikael Ymer (born 9 September 1998) is a Swedish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67, achieved in March 2020. In the ATP doubles ranking his career high is No. 187, achieved in October 2017. He is currently the No. 1 Swedish player. Early life Ymer was born in Skara, Sweden to Ethiopian immigrant parents. His mother, Kelem, is a physician; his father, Wondwosen, works at a dairy company. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer. His other younger brother, Rafael, is a tennis player on the juniors' circuit. Juniors Mikael contested his first junior major final at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships but was defeated by American Reilly Opelka in straight sets. In 2015 Ymer managed to claim his second European Championships title (U18), beating Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the final in straight sets. Professional career 2016-2018: Masters debut, Maiden ATP title in doubles 2019-2021: Major & Top 70 debut, Two Majors third ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gianluca Mager
Gianluca Mager (born 1 December 1994) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 66 achieved on 13 September 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 310 achieved on 10 June 2019. Personal Info Born in Liguria, from a family of German origins. In 2010, Mager was disqualified for failing a doping test after smoking marijuana at a party. Professional career Mager made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament. He was defeated by Aljaž Bedene in the first round. He got his first singles ATP main-draw win in the first round in Stockholm in October 2019 against Spaniard Pablo Andújar. At the 2020 Rio Open in Brazil, an ATP 500 level tournament on clay courts, he beat world No. 34 Casper Ruud in the first round, and world No. 4 Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinal as a qualifier. Mager reached his first ATP Tour final, d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin Krawietz
Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both 2019 and 2020 alongside compatriot Andreas Mies. The pair were also semifinalists at the 2019 US Open. Krawietz reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 French Open, partnering Květa Peschke and Nicole Melichar-Martinez respectively, and has qualified for the ATP Finals on three occasions. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in November 2019, and has won eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at ATP Tour 500 level. In singles, Krawietz reached his highest ranking of world No. 211 in December 2018. He has represented Germany in the Davis Cup since 2019, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in both men's and mixed doubles. Junior career Krawietz won one junior Grand Slam title, the 2009 Wimbledon Cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kimmer Coppejans
Kimmer Coppejans (born 7 February 1994) is a Belgian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 97, achieved in June 2015. He was the Junior Champion at the 2012 French Open The 2012 French Open (also known as Roland Garros, after the famous French aviator) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 116th edition of the French Open, and took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 27 May until 11 ..., defeating Filip Peliwo of Canada 6–1, 6–4 in the final. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 24 (12–12) Doubles: 7 (1–6) Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 title) Performance timeline Singles External links * * 1994 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Ostend Flemish sportspeople French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 21st-century Belgian people {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gonçalo Oliveira
Gonçalo Oliveira (born 17 February 1995) is a Portuguese tennis player. Oliveira has a career high ATP singles ranking of 194 achieved on 25 December 2017. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 78 achieved on 9 March 2020. Oliveira has won 7 ATP Challenger 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 T ... doubles titles. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 14 (7–7) Doubles: 73 (35–38) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Goncalo 1995 births Living people Portuguese male tennis players Sportspeople from Porto 21st-century Portuguese people ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pedro Cachín
Pedro Cachín (; born 12 April 1995 in Bell Ville) is an Argentine professional tennis player. Cachín has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54 achieved on 14 November 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 219 achieved on 9 May 2022. Cachín had a career high Junior ranking of No. 8 achieved on 9 December 2013. Professional career 2015-2019: ATP debut in doubles, First Challenger title Cachín made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2015 Argentina Open partnering Facundo Argüello. Pedro Cachín entered his first Grand Slam tournament at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, but was eliminated by Jimmy Wang 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the first qualifying round. He would re-enter Wimbledon in 2019 and would again be eliminated in the first qualifying round by Tallon Griekspoor. His first Roland Garros was in 2019 in which he was defeated by Elliot Benchetrit in the first qualifying round, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6. He entered the 2019 US Op ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tim Pütz
Tim Pütz (; born 19 November 1987) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 on 29 August 2022, and has won seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2021 Paris Masters alongside Michael Venus. Pütz has also reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals in doubles. In singles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 163, achieved in February 2015, and reached the second round at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Pütz has represented Germany in the Davis Cup since 2017, most notably reaching the semifinals in 2021. He also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games alongside Kevin Krawietz. Professional career 2014: ATP debut in singles Pütz made his ATP Tour main-draw singles debut at Wimbledon. As a qualifier, he defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round. He lost to Fabio Fognini in four sets in the next round. 2017: Davis Cup debut Pütz played in the Davis Cup for the first tim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |