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2018 Launceston Tennis International
The 2018 Smart Fibre Launceston International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts as part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $25,000 for women. It was the fourth (for men) and seventh (for women) edition of the tournament. Men's singles entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 29 January 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Alex Bolt * Harry Bourchier * Andrew Harris * Luke Saville The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Nathaniel Lammons * Marinko Matosevic * Gianni Mina * Benjamin Mitchell The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Lucas Catarina Women's singles entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 29 January 2018 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kimberly Birrell * Renee McBryde * Kaylah McPhee * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Challenger Tour
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 Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin King (tennis)
Kevin King (born February 28, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player who primarily played on the ATP Challenger Tour. He played collegiate tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was a two-time ITA All-American (2011 and 2012) and a three-time All-ACC performer. On May 7, 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 162. Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 9 (6–3) Doubles: 25 (11–14) Personal life Kevin King is the son of Bill and Nuala King. He comes from a family of athletes – his father played football at Villanova and his sister, Lara, played tennis at Saint Leo University. Kevin graduated with honors from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 2019, Kevin married Caroline Price, a fellow tennis player, who played collegiate tennis for North Carolina. Caroline is the daughter of former professional basketball player, Mark Price. See also * List of Georgia Institute of Technology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978) Weltwoche, 14. September 2011 is a Swiss retired player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup (by retirement) and |
Lucas Catarina
Lucas Catarina (born 26 August 1996) is a Monégasque tennis player. Catarina has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 341 achieved on 11 June 2018. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 526 achieved on 27 May 2019. He has won six singles titles on the ITF pro circuit tour, along with two doubles titles. He played his first ATP main-draw match in April 2018 at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters after receiving a wild card into the main draw. He lost against former world No. 3 Milos Raonic. Also in 2018, he won the singles silver medal at the Mediterranean Games. Catarina has won eight Futures titles. Catarina represents Monaco in 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 .... He defeated Latvian tennis player Rūdolfs Mednis in his first rubber. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Mitchell (tennis)
Benjamin "Ben" Mitchell (born 30 November 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player who as of March 2021 is unranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). As a junior, Mitchell enjoyed a successful career in which he reached one junior grand slam singles final at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and reached a ranking of World No. 20. In January 2012, he competed in his first ATP main draw event at the Brisbane International. His last appearance, to date, was at an ITF event in Toowoomba, Australia, in October 2018. Personal life Mitchell is the younger brother of former ''Home and Away'' actor, Luke Mitchell. Mitchell comes from a tennis-loving family and also has two other brothers and one sister. He has a daughter named Zara. In December 2015, Mitchell withdrew from the final round of the 2016 Australian Open Main Draw Wildcard playoff to be present for the birth of his daughter. Mitchell has coached at Brisbane Boys College. Junior career Mitchell c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Mina
Gianni Mina (born 9 February 1992 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional tennis player. Tennis career Juniors On the junior circuit, Mina reached the No. 1 combined world ranking in March 2010. He finished runner-up to eventual 2009 International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Junior Champion Daniel Berta in the 2009 French Open final; won international junior tournaments in Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Istres, and the Boys' 18s singles at the year-end Dunlop Orange Bowl in Key Biscayne, becoming the second Frenchman to win the title in the event's history, after Guy Forget in 1982. Pro tour He reached his highest ATP rankings of World No. 219 in singles in May 2015, and World No. 646 in doubles in November 2011. Mina is coached by former French players Aloïs Beust Aloïs Beust (born 8 February 1970) is a French former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Deauville, Beust is the son of French Davis Cup doubles player Patrice Beust. Beust, a right-ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic ( hr, Marinko Matošević, ; born 8 August 1985) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 39, which he achieved in February 2013. Matosevic defeated top players including Milos Raonic, Marin Čilić, Nikolay Davydenko, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and John Isner. Fans referred to Matosevic affectionately through his nickname "mad dog". Personal life Matosevic was born in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is of Croat descent. During his childhood, Matosevic's parents, Branko and Ljubica, moved the family to Melbourne, Australia and he now competes for his adopted country. While growing up he played soccer along with tennis and is a fan of cricketer Shane Warne as well as following the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. Tennis career and background Starting tennis at age 10, he trained at the Universal Tennis Academy from age 13. Marinko was unable to obtain an ITF junior ranking. After achieving an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Lammons
Nathaniel Lammons (born August 12, 1993) is an American tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 45, achieved on 7 November 2022. Lammons has won two ATP doubles title. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 591, achieved on 14 January 2019. Professional career 2021: Win over World No. 1 doubles team At the 2021 US Open partnering Jackson Withrow they defeated top pair Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in the first round in 75 minutes. 2022: Two titles, top 50 debut He reached his maiden final at the 2022 Chile Open with André Göransson. At the 2022 San Diego Open he won his first ATP title with Withrow defeating Jason Kubler and Luke Saville. The pair moved up 25 places to 35th in the doubles race. He made his top 60 debut in the rankings at world No. 55 on 26 September 2022. At the 2022 Korea Open (tennis) he partnered Raven Klaasen Raven Klaasen ( ; born 16 October 1982) is a South African professional tennis player who sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Saville
Luke Saville (born 1 February 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has had success as a doubles player where he reached his highest ranking of World No. 23 on 8 November 2021. Saville reached the final at the 2020 Australian Open, partnering with fellow Australian Max Purcell. As a junior, Saville enjoyed a successful career in which he won two junior grand slam singles titles at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and 2012 Australian Open respectively. Saville is also a former junior World No. 1 and an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In January 2013, he competed in his first ATP main draw event at the 2013 Australian Open, but has struggled in transitioning from Juniors onto the professional circuit, reaching his highest singles ranking of World No. 152. Personal life Saville was born in Berri, South Australia. He is a keen supporter of the Carlton in the Australian Football League. He has a brother Troy and a sister Katie, who also play club te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Harris (tennis)
Andrew Harris (born 7 March 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player from Melbourne. He was the winner of the junior doubles titles at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and the Roland Garros Junior French Championship. He signed a National Letter of Intent with Oklahoma Sooners to participate in 2013. In October 2013, Harris won his first Futures title. Professional career 2011 Harris's first appearance in a professional tournament was at the Australia F7 in September 2011, where he made the quarter final before losing to Alex Bolt. 2012 Harris lost in round 1 of the 2012 Australian Open qualification to Denys Molchanov, before competing in three Future tournaments in Australia. His best result being a quarter final in Australia F4 in March where he retired whilst playing Maverick Banes. Harris played only one more tournament in 2012, the Great Britain F10 in July, where he lost in the second round. 2013 Harris successfully returned to competition in May 2013, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Bourchier
Harry Bourchier (born 24 January 1996) is an Australian tennis player. Bourchier has a career high ATP singles ranking of 279 achieved on 13 January 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 275 achieved on 2 March 2020. Bourchier made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Murray River Open, where he was a late alternate into the singles main draw. He beat fellow compatriot Marc Polmans in the first round but lost to 13th seed Nick Kyrgios in the second round. Personal life Bourchier started playing tennis at the age of six. Career 2012–2020: Career beginnings Bourchier made his debut on the ITF circuit at the Australia F5 in August 2012. Bourchier won his first ATP Challenger Tour match at the 2014 West Lakes Challenger in February 2014. In March 2015, Bourchier reached his first ITF final in Mildura. In February 2015, Bourchier reacher the quarter-final of the Launceston Tennis International. In March 2015, Bourchier reached his first ITF final in Mildura. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Harrison
Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 198 achieved on 2 July 2018 and a doubles ranking of world No. 162 achieved on 26 August 2013. He is the younger brother of Ryan Harrison. Early life Christian was coached by his father, Pat Harrison, and attended the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Professional career 2012: Grand Slam doubles debut and quarterfinal In July, Christian made it to the quarterfinals of the Lexington, Kentucky Challenger event. Christian was awarded a wildcard into the 2012 US Open to play doubles alongside Ryan Harrison, where they reached the quarterfinals. 2013 Earlier in the year he reached the quarterfinals, semifinals, the final, and won, respectively, the four Futures events in which he participated. He failed to qualify in Indian Wells, losing in the first round of qualifying to Ernests Gulbis, who made a deep run to the fourth round after qualifying. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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