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2023 Open Castilla Y León
The 2023 Open Castilla y León was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the tournament and part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in El Espinar, Segovia, Spain, between 24 and 30 July 2023. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 17 July 2023. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * David Jordà Sanchis * George Loffhagen * Fernando Verdasco The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Pierre-Hugues Herbert The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Antoine Bellier * Gonçalo Oliveira * Dominik Palán The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Edas Butvilas * Miguel Damas * John Echeverría * Iñaki Montes de la Torre * Luca Potenza * Adrià Soriano Barrera Champions Singles * Pablo Llamas Ruiz def. Antoine Escoffier 7–6(11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, near the northern slopes of the Sistema Central mountain range. Housing is nestled on a bend of the Eresma River, Eresma river. The city is famous for its historic buildings including three main landmarks: Aqueduct of Segovia, its midtown Roman aqueduct, Segovia Cathedral, its cathedral (one of the last ones to be built in Europe following a Gothic style), and the Alcázar of Segovia (a fortress). The city center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. Etymology The name of Segovia is of Celtiberians, Celtiberian origin. Although historians have linked its old name to ', the discovery of the original Ancient Rome, Roman city of Segobriga near Saelices discarded this possibility. The name of "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Escoffier
Antoine Escoffier (born 29 February 1992) is a French professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on 16 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 214, achieved on 20 May 2024. He achieved most of his career milestones after the age of 30. Professional career 2015: First ITF title In June 2015, Escoffier won his first ITF title in Hyderabad, India, following seven straight lost finals in the previous three years. 2022: Grand Slam qualifying debut, Top 200 debut In May 2022, Escoffier played his first Grand Slam qualifying match at the French Open, losing in the first round. In July 2022, Escoffier made his Top 200 debut in the ATP singles ranking. 2023: First Challenger finals, Top 150 debut In April 2023, Escoffier won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 León Open partnering with Aziz Dougaz. In July 2023, Escoffier reached his first final on the singles Challenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Spanish Tennis
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Fajing
Sun Fajing ( zh, s=孙发京, p=Sūn Fājīng; ; born 3 October 1996) is a Chinese tennis player. Sun has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 198 achieved on 19 May 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 181 achieved on 26 February 2024. He is the current No. 4 Chinese player. Career Sun made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Chengdu Open, where he was granted a wildcard entry in the doubles draw alongside compatriot He Yecong. They were defeated in the first round by Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in straight sets. The following year, he was again given a wildcard at the 2017 Chengdu Open with partner Te Rigele, and again he would lose in the first round to Nenad Zimonjic and Santiago Gonzalez in straight sets. In his third main draw appearance, he and partner Zhizhen Zhang were given a wildcard entry into the doubles draw of the 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open but lost in the first round to Marcin Matkowski and Nicholas Monroe. His fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Alcantara
Francis Casey "Niño" Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines. Career Francis Alcantara first took the sport of the tennis when he was 6 years old and he was influenced by his father who played the sport as well. In front of their residence in Cagayan de Oro was a tennis court. When Alcantara was 11 years old he was scouted by Romeo Chan as a tennis player. Chan who went to Cagayan de Oro invited Alcantara to reside and train with him in Manila. Alcantara accepted the offer and started playing in junior grand slams in various parts of the world. He won the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles event with Hsieh Cheng-peng, beating Mikhail Biryukov and Yasutaka Uchiyama, 6–4, 6–2 in the final. On January 1, 2009, Alcantara reached his highest junior ranking of world number 14. In winning the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the entire tournament. Alcantara completed his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iñaki Montes De La Torre
Iñaki is a male given name. It is a neologism created by Sabino Arana meaning ''Ignatius'', to be a Basque language analog to "Ignacio" in Spanish, "Ignace" in French, and "Ignazio" in Italian, and an alternative to the names Eneko (given name), Eneko and Íñigo. Notable people * Iñaki Anasagasti – Spanish politician * Iñaki Astiz Ventura – Spanish footballer * Iñaki Azkuna – Spanish politician and former mayor of Bilbao * Iñaki Basiloff – Argentine swimmer * Iñaki Bea Jauregi – Spanish footballer * Iñaki Bonillas – Mexican artist * Iñaki Caña – Spanish footballer * Iñaki de Juana Chaos – Spanish separatist * Iñaki Descarga – Spanish footballer * Iñaki Egaña – Spanish musician * Iñaki Gabilondo – Spanish journalist * Iñaki Gastón – Spanish cyclist * Iñaki Godoy – Mexican actor * Iñaki Goitia Peña – Spanish footballer * Iñaki Isasi – Spanish cyclist * Iñaki Lafuente – Spanish footballer * Iñaki Mallona Txertudi – Puerto Rican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edas Butvilas
Edas Butvilas (born 23 July 2004) is a Lithuanian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 201 achieved on 17 March 2025 and a doubles ranking of world No. 586 achieved on 16 October 2023. He is currently the No. 2 Lithuanian player. Butvilas won the 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles title partnering Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa and the 2022 French Open – Boys' doubles title partnering Mili Poljičak Mili Poljičak (born 13 July 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 259, achieved on 26 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 269, achieved on 24 October 2022. Career Poljičak made .... Career 2024-2025: Maiden Challenger title, top 205 In September 2024, Butvilas won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 LTP Men's Open in Charleston, SC, after entering the main draw as a lucky loser. He defeated Nishesh Basavareddy in the final in straight sets. Butvilas won his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonçalo Oliveira
Gonzalo Oliveira (born 17 February 1995 as Gonçalo Oliveira) is a Portuguese-born tennis player who currently represents Venezuela and plays on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 194 achieved on 25 December 2017. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 77 achieved on 24 August 2020. He is currently the No. 1 Venezuelan player. Career On 18 March 2019, Olivera reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at world No. 99, the seventh Portuguese player to accomplish the feat. In November 2024, he captured his maiden ATP Challenger Tour singles title at the inaugural edition of the 2024 Brazzaville Challenger, becoming the first player representing Venezuela to win a Challenger title in 24 years, since Jimy Szymanski in Tulsa in 2000. A month later, he reached his second Challenger singles final at the 2024 Manzanillo Open, where he lost to Mats Rosenkranz. Oliveira was provisionally suspended from professional tennis by the ... [...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] |
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and world No. 8 in men's doubles, achieved in November 2013. Verdasco won seven singles titles on the ATP Tour, and reached a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles semifinal at the 2009 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2009 Australian Open. He also won eight Doubles tennis, doubles titles, including the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles, 2013 ATP World Tour Finals partnering David Marrero. In singles, Verdasco was a finalist at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Monte-Carlo Masters, reached the quarterfinals twice at the US Open (tennis), US Open in 2009 and 2010, and reached the quarterfinals at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where he led eventual champion And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Loffhagen
George Loffhagen (born 19 April 2001) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 9 June 2025. He has won six ITF singles titles. Early life From Ealing, West London, he attended St Benedict’s School. From the age of eight he was coached by Jo Durie’s former coach Alan Jones and later his son Ryan Jones, and joined a tennis academy based at Chiswick and Northwood in Middlesex, run by David Felgate, where he was a regular practice partner of Jack Draper. Career Loffhagen competed in the boys' singles events in 2017 at Wimbledon and the US Open, reaching the third round in both. He also competed in the boys' doubles at those tournaments, partnering Jack Draper. He made his senior professional debut in an F6 Futures in Britain in September 2017. He became the first male tennis player born in 2001 to reach a professional final in May 2018, at a F1 Futures event in Uganda. In April 2023, he won the ITF M25 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jordà Sanchis
David Jordà Sanchis (born 14 June 1994) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 292 achieved on 6 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 420 achieved on 4 March 2024. Career Ranked No. 329, at 29 years old, Jordà Sanchis made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Estoril Open after entering the singles main draw as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of Constant Lestienne. He defeated qualifier Jaime Faria to record his first win on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix .... He lost again to compatriot and qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz to whom he had lost also in the last round of qualifying. As a result he reached the top 300 in the rankings at No. 298 on 8 April 2024. References External links * * 1994 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
