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2023 Málaga Open
The 2023 Málaga Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Málaga, Spain between 9 and 15 October 2023. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 25 September 2023. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Gilles-Arnaud Bailly * Roberto Bautista Agut * Pablo Carreño Busta The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt: * Hugo Grenier The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Adrian Andreev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Antoine Bellier * Ugo Blanchet * Raúl Brancaccio * Billy Harris * Maxime Janvier * Alejandro Moro Cañas Champions Singles * Ugo Blanchet def. Mattia Bellucci 6–4, 6–4. Doubles * Julian Cash / Robert Galloway def. Andrew Harris / John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Court
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of 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 concrete, 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. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the synthetic/acrylic layer placed on top of the asphalt found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Martínez (tennis)
Pedro Martínez Portero (; born 26 April 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 36 achieved on 24 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 51 achieved on 16 May 2022. He is currently the No. 3 Spanish player. Career Juniors During his junior career, he won the junior Davis Cup 2013. 2018-2020: ATP, Major debuts, top 100 in singles Martínez made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II after qualifying for the singles main draw. Martínez made his Grand Slam debut in the main draw at the 2019 French Open in singles and at the 2020 French Open in doubles with Christian Garin. He reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career at the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open in Brazil defeating Hugo Dellien and Pablo Andujar. In June 2020, he made the third round of the 2020 French Open in singles, his best Grand Slam result thus far. As a result he entered the top 100 in singles at World No. 97 on 12 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Patrick Smith
John-Patrick Tracey "JP" Smith (born 24 January 1989) is an Australian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 108 on 28 September 2015, and his highest doubles ranking of No. 52 on 11 September 2017. Smith reached the finals of the 2019 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2019 Australian Open mixed doubles alongside fellow Australian Astra Sharma and of the 2025 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2025 Australian Open mixed doubles alongside another compatriot Kimberly Birrell. Personal life Smith married long-time girlfriend Lauren Zuckerman in December 2023. In 2024 he appears as a guest on season 1, Episode 4 of Vanderpump Villa. College career Knoxville became Smith's home away from home when he enrolled at the University of Tennessee in August 2007. It was on those campus' hardcourts that he became one of the most prolific athletes in Tennessee and Intercollegiate Tennis Association history, a four-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Harris (tennis)
Andrew Harris (born 7 March 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player who is a doubles specialist. He has career high rankings of No. 84 in doubles achieved on 30 October 2023 and No. 159 in singles achieved on 11 November 2019. He was the winner of the junior doubles titles at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and at Roland Garros. Professional career 2011-2012: Professional debut Harris's first appearance in a professional tournament was at the Australia F7 in September 2011, where he made the quarterfinal before losing to Alex Bolt. 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 quarterfinal 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 He signed a National Letter of Intent with Oklahoma Sooners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattia Bellucci
Mattia Bellucci (born 1 June 2001) is an Italian tennis professional player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 66 achieved on 7 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 321 achieved on 17 June 2024. Career 2022: Maiden Challenger title Bellucci won two ATP Challenger Tour, ATP Challenger singles titles at the 2022 Saint-Tropez Open and at the 2022 Vilnius Open both in October 2022. He became the second Italian NextGen ATP player to lift multiple trophies in the season (after Luca Nardi with three) and the youngest from his nation to win Challenger titles in back-to-back weeks since 19-year-old Stefano Pescosolido in 1991. As a result, he rose to a career-high world No. 156 in the singles rankings. 2023–2024: Major, Masters debuts, ATP quarterfinal, top 100 In January 2023, Bellucci qualified for the 2023 Australian Open - Men's singles, 2023 Australian Open to make his Grand Slam debut. As a result he made his debut in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Moro Cañas
Alejandro Moro Cañas (born 7 December 2000) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 146 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 419 achieved on 17 July 2023. Career 2021-2023: First ITF title In July 2021, Moro Cañas won his first professional title at an ITF M25 tournament in Portugal. He reached his second final in another tournament in Portugal two months later, losing to Paul Jubb in straight sets. In 2022, he started the season as a runner-up in two tournaments in February, losing in the finals in ITF tournaments in Spain and Portugal. He received a wildcard into qualifying at the Madrid Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated world No. 47 Francisco Cerúndolo before losing in the final round of qualifiers to Lorenzo Musetti. He won his first clay court title in Vic, Spain before losing in a hardcourt final in Bakio. He reached his fifth final of the 2022 season in Antalya, Turkey, defeating Timo Stodder. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Janvier
Maxime Janvier (; born 18 October 1996) is a French tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 170 achieved on 30 September 2019. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 297 achieved on 18 October 2021. Professional career 2014: First ITF title In July, Janvier won his first ITF title at the Serbia F6, defeating Tomislav Jotovski in the final. 2016: First Challenger title In January, Janvier made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the Australian Open, losing in the second round to Daniel Brands. In October, Janvier won his first ATP Challenger singles title in Casablanca, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. 2018: Grand Slam debut, top 200 In June, Janvier was awarded a wildcard to the French Open, losing in the first round to twenty first seed Kei Nishikori. 2019: ATP Tour debut In May, Janvier made his debut on the ATP Tour as a qualifier at the Lyon Open, losing in the first round to Richard Gasquet. In June, he was awarded a wildc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Harris (tennis)
Billy Harris (born 25 January 1995) is a British tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 101 achieved on 9 September 2024. He is the current British No. 4. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 265 achieved on 12 February 2024. Career 2022: Maiden Challenger doubles title Harris won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger playing with Kelsey Stevenson, defeating Max Schnur and John-Patrick Smith in the final. 2023: ATP debut and first win Harris reached his first singles Challenger final at the inaugural edition of the Challenger Club Els Gorchs in Las Franquesas del Valles, Spain, as a qualifier where he lost to second seed Hugo Grenier. He made his ATP Tour debut at the Sofia Open, where as a qualifier, he defeated defending champion Marc-Andrea Huesler in the first round, before losing his next match to third seed Jan-Lennard Struff. 2024: Wimbledon, Davis Cup, Masters debuts Given a wild ... [...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] |
Antoine Bellier
Antoine Bellier (born 18 October 1996) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 168, achieved on 10 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 331 achieved on 22 April 2024. Bellier has won one ATP Challenger and four ITF singles titles as well as twelve doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit. Bellier represented Switzerland in Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 1–4. He had a serve-and-volley style of play. Career 2016: ATP debut Bellier made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, receiving singles and doubles main draw wildcards. 2022: First ATP semifinal & Top 200 debut Ranked No. 303 at the 2022 Mallorca Championships Bellier recorded his second ATP win over Federico Delbonis as a qualifier. He went one step further to defeat fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta and reach his first ATP quarterfinal. He defeated Tallon Griekspoor to reach his first ATP semifinal in his career. He became the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Andreev
Adrian Andreev (, born 12 May 2001) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player, who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 183 achieved on 18 September 2023. He won the 2018 US Open – Boys' doubles, 2018 US Open Junior doubles title with Anton Matusevich. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 584 achieved on 12 September 2022. He is currently the No. 3 Bulgarian player. Junior career As a junior, he reached a career-high ITF ranking of No. 2 on 31 December 2018. Andreev won th2017 Eddie Herr Junior ChampionshipsITF tournament both in singles and in doubles. In 2018, Andreev won the Junior title at the US Open in doubles with Anton Matusevich, becoming the second Bulgarian to win the US Open after Grigor Dimitrov in 2008 US Open – Boys' Singles, 2008 Singles. In October 2018, Andreev reached the semifinals in singles at the Tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Grenier
Hugo Grenier (born 23 March 1996) is a French professional tennis player. Grenier has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 12 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 362 achieved on 21 February 2022. Grenier has won five ATP Challenger Tour singles titles. He has also won six singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Futures Tour. Career 2021: ATP and top 150 debuts, maiden Challenger title In January, Grenier made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2021 Antalya Open, where he defeated Slovak qualifier Alex Molčan in the first round in straight sets before losing to fifth seed German Jan-Lennard Struff by walkover in the second round. In November, Grenier won his first career ATP Challenger Tour singles title in Roanne, France. 2022: Major & top 100 debuts He entered the main draw as a lucky loser at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. He made his Grand Slam singles main draw debut also as a lucky loser at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |