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2023 BW Open
The 2023 BW Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium between 24 and 29 January 2023. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 16 January 2023. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Raphaël Collignon * David Goffin * Valentin Vacherot The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Kimmer Coppejans * Nino Serdarušić The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Andrea Arnaboldi * Tibo Colson * Joris De Loore * Kenny de Schepper * Gauthier Onclin * Mikael Ymer The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Altuğ Çelikbilek * Ernests Gulbis * Cem İlkel * Alibek Kachmazov Champions Singles * David Goffin def. Mikael Ymer 6–4, 6–1. Doubles * Romain Arneodo / Sam W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Court
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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Vacherot
Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French- Monégasque tennis player. Vacherot has a career high ATP singles ranking of 260 achieved on 17 July 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 490 achieved on 10 October 2022. Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M University. Vacherot represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 4–1. Career In 2022, Vacherot won his first Challenger singles tournament at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the finals. In 2023, he received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters singles main draw, losing in the first round to Luca Nardi. Personal life Vacherot is coached professionally by his half-brother Benjamin Balleret, a retired tennis player. He is cousin to Arthur Rinderknechhttps://www.monacomatin.mc/tennis/valentin-vacherot-le-tennis-en-heritage-a-monaco-788086 and a nephew of Virginie Paquet Virginie Paquet Ottaway (born 6 May 1967) is a Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Jebavý
Roman Jebavý (born 16 November 1989) is a Czech tennis player. He is a doubles specialist who has won 4 ATP Tour doubles titles. He is the current No. 1 Czech player in doubles. He reached a career-high ranking in doubles of World No. 43 on 4 March 2019. Junior career Jebavý reached the 2007 Wimbledon The 2007 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 121st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held fro ... final unseeded with Martin Kližan, before losing to Matteo Trevisan and Daniel López in the final. His career high ranking was number 3. He entered the 2007 U.S. Open seeded first in doubles with Vladimir Ignatic. The tandem lost in the semifinals to champions Jonathan Eysseric and Jerome Interzillo. Jebavý also lost in the singles tournament in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Ričardas Berankis. Junior Grand S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alibek Kachmazov
Alibek Muratovich Kachmazov (russian: Алибек Муратович Качмазов; born 17 August 2002) is a Russian tennis player. Kachmazov has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 294 achieved on 19 June 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 250 achieved on 8 May 2023. Career Kachmazov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Kremlin Cup after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. He entered the main draw at the 2023 Chengdu Open as a qualifier but lost in the first round. He entered the qualifying draw at the 2023 Astana Open as an alternate and won in the first round against third seed Fabian Marozsan and seventh seed Damir Dzumhur Damir is a common male given name in South Slavic languages. It also occasionally appears in Central Asia and Turkic regions of Russia. It is of Slavic origin, with ''da'' meaning "give"/"take", and ''mir'', meaning "peace". It can also be a va ... to qualify for his second main draw. He won his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cem İlkel
Cem İlkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish tennis player. İlkel has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018. He has won one ATP Challenger title in singles. Ilkel has a singles final record of 5 wins and 19 losses, and a doubles final record of 13 wins and 11 losses. Professional career He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier. In eight attempts at gaining entry through qualifying, Ilkel did not reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. But on his ninth attempt he reached the main draw of the 2021 US Open. He won his only ATP Challenger Tour title thus far in his career at the 2020 Open Quimper Bretagne, which was held in Quimper, France. In the final, he defeated Maxime Janvier of France, 7–6(8–6), 7–5. Playing for Turkey in Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis (, born 30 August 1988, nicknamed "Lord", "The Gull" or "Ernie") is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010, he won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final. In total, Gulbis has six ATP titles to his name. His best performance at a Grand Slam is reaching the semifinals of the 2014 French Open. He had previously reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 French Open. Gulbis' career-high singles ranking is world No. 10, making him the only Latvian tennis player ever to be ranked inside the top 10 in ATP Singles Ranking. He achieved this in June 2014. Beginning after Wimbledon 2011, Gulbis was coached by Austrian Günter Bresnik, until his departure the day before the 2016 French Open. Previously, he was coached by Guillermo Cañas, and before that by Hernán Gumy (who before that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altuğ Çelikbilek
Altuğ Çelikbilek (; born 7 September 1996) is a Turkish professional tennis player. Çelikbilek has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 154 achieved on 21 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 224, achieved on 25 July 2022. Çelikbilek has won 2 ATP Challengers and 5 ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles. He is currently the No. 1 Turkish player. Professional career He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2021 French Open as a qualifier. Çelikbilek has represented Turkey at 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 5–7. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 11 (8–3) Doubles: 27 (12–15) References External links * * * 1996 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Gauthier Onclin
Gauthier Onclin (born 26 February 2001) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career high ranking of 184 achieved on September 18, 2023. Career 2023 In January 2023 Onclin reached the semifinals of the 2023 BW Open in Mons where he lost to eventual champion and compatriot David Goffin. In May 2023 he beat the higher-ranked Elias Ymer at a challenger event in Bordeaux. At the 2023 French Open he defeated Nicholas David Ionel in straight sets in the first round of qualifying before losing to Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante in three sets. Onclin got his revenge over the Argentine in the qualifying at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, winning in straight sets during his first ever grass-court summer, as his junior years coincided with the grass-court cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2023, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp, alongside compatriot Michael Geerts Michael Geerts (born 17 January 1995) is a Belgian tennis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny De Schepper
Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player. Career De Schepper was born in Bordeaux, France. His father Éric, originally from Belgium, was a former professional squash player. De Schepper, who is two meters tall, joined the National tennis centre in Poitiers when he was 13, however after a while he stopped playing tennis for two years due to growth injuries. He subsequently resumed and eventually turned pro in 2010. 2011 While not having any wins, he had several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event – the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where he lost to his compatriot David Guez in the final. He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iván Navarro. De Schepper made the main draw of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. In the 2011 Wimbledon Championships qualifiers he defeated Ádám Kellner (Q1), Matthew Ebden (Q2), and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris De Loore
Joris De Loore (born 21 April 1993) is a Belgian tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour circuit. De Loore has a career high ATP singles ranking of 174 achieved on 17 October 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 263, achieved on 24 December 2018. De Loore has won one ATP Challenger and ten ITF singles titles and 12 doubles titles. In January 2023, he won his maiden Challenger in Oeiras becoming the oldest winner at 29 since 2015, when Italian Luca Vanni won his maiden title at 31.https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-challenger-tour-cerundolo-de-loore-titles-january-2023 He then reached the final in the second edition of the Challenger in Oeiras and moved close to 50 positions up to No. 219 on 16 January 2023. De Loore has represented Belgium 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 comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibo Colson
Tibo Colson (born 12 July 2000) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career high ranking of No. 395 achieved on 20 November 2023. Career Juniors Since 2016, Colson has been training at thTopsportcentrum Tennis Vlaanderenin Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium alongside Zizou Bergs and later also alongside 2023 Australian Open Junior champion Alexander Blockx. Colson has won six junior titles in 2016 and 2017. 2022-2023: ATP doubles debut The start of his professional career was be-set by knee injuries, and it was not until he was 22 years-old that he won his first ITF level professional tournament, in October 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique. In October 2023, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp, alongside compatriot Zizou Bergs. He teamed up with Dutchman Thijmen Loof to beat Shintaro Imai and Moerani Bouzige in the final of 2024 Amman Mineral Men's World Tennis Championship in Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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