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2024 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie
The 2024 Open Nouvelle-Calédonie was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2024 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia between 1 and 6 January 2024. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 25 December 2023. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Maxime Chazal * Jules Marie * Colin Sinclair The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Moerani Bouzige * Jesse Delaney * Hiroki Moriya * Blake Mott * Makoto Ochi * Rubin Statham The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Thomas Fancutt Champions Singles * Arthur Cazaux def. Enzo Couacaud 6–1, 6–1. Doubles * Colin Sinclair / Rubin Statham def. Toshihide Matsui / Calum Puttergill 7–5, 6–2. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open Nouvelle-Caledonie, 2024 2024 ATP Challenger Tour 2024 Predicted and schedu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcourt
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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Polmans
Marc David Polmans (born 2 May 1997) is a South African-born Australian tennis player. Polmans has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 116 achieved on 12 October 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 68 achieved on 16 October 2017. He won the 2015 Australian Open boys' doubles title with fellow Australian Jake Delaney, defeating Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Molčan in the final. He reached the semifinal of the 2017 Australian Open doubles with Andrew Whittington. Personal life He supports Collingwood in the Australian Football League. Career 2012–2015: Career beginnings Polmans turned pro in 2012 and ended the year with a ranking of 1813. Over the next three years, Polmans played predominantly in the ITF Futures tour. Polmans won his first title with Steven de Waard at the Australia F9 Futures in 2014. The pair won five more future titles in 2015. Polmans reached the second round of qualifying in the 2015 Australian Open where he de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum Puttergill
Calum Puttergill (born 22 October 1993) is a South African-born Australian tennis player. Puttergill has a career high ATP singles ranking of 663 achieved on 24 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 244 achieved on 7 November 2022. Puttergill made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open The 2021 Great Ocean Road Open was a tournament on the 2021 ATP Tour, one of six events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Austr ... in the doubles draw partnering Scott Puodziunas. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 15 (8–7) References External links * * 1993 births Living people Australian male tennis players People from Mthatha Sportspeople from the Sunshine Coast Tennis people from Queensland South African emigrants to Australia {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshihide Matsui
is a professional Japanese tennis player. On 12 June 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 261. On 7 May 2018, he achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 130. Career He was the runner-up in men's singles at the Japanese National Championships in 2006 when he lost the final against Satoshi Iwabuchi. He won 6 Japanese national championship titles in men's doubles category: 4 titles with Satoshi Iwabuchi (2005,2007–09) and 2 titles with Kaito Uesugi (2021-22). When he played at the 2019 Shenzhen Longhua Open against 18-year-old Chun-hsin Tseng as a lucky loser, it was the largest age difference ever in a Challenger match, with Matsui being the oldest player at 41 years old, with an ATP ranking. He represented Japan in three Davis Cup ties between 2006 and 2010, his win–loss record is 4-1. Plus Matsui participated in the first 2 editions of ATP Cup in 2020-2021 as a member of Team Japan. Matsui holds the record as the oldest player in ATP Cup histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Couacaud
Enzo Couacaud (born 1 March 1995) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 155, which he achieved on 14 February 2022 and a doubles ranking of world No. 188 achieved on 8 March 2021. Career 2015: Grand Slam doubles debut Couacaud received a wildcard to enter the doubles main draw in the 2015 French Open with doubles partner Quentin Halys, losing in the first round. He competed in the 2015 Wimbledon singles qualifying event, losing to John Millman in the third qualifying round. 2021: Grand Slam singles debut and first win Couacaud made his Grand Slam singles main draw debut at the 2021 French Open as a wildcard where he defeated Egor Gerasimov to reach the second round. 2022: Wimbledon and US Open debut In May, Couacaud was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 French Open in doubles partnering Manuel Guinard Manuel Guinard (born 15 November 1995) is a French tennis player. Guinard has a career high ATP singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fancutt
Thomas Fancutt (born 25 February 1995) is an Australian tennis player. Fancutt has a career high ATP singles ranking of 491 achieved on 28 January 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 276 achieved on 2 December 2018. Fancutt made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he was an alternate into the singles main draw. Personal life Fancutt comes from a tennis-playing family, with his grandfather Trevor, grandmother Daphne, uncles Charlie and Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ... and father Chris all former professional tennis players. Career 2013–2020: Career beginnings Fancutt made his debut on the ITF circuit at the Australia F6 in September 2013. Fancutt won his first ITF title in Anning, China in July 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Mott
Blake Mott (born 21 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly in the Challenger Tour. He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 220 in June 2017. He won his first Challenger title in the 2016 Launceston Tennis International and made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after qualifying. Career 2011–2013: Career beginnings Mott made his ITF debut in May 2011 in the Sweden F3. He lost in round 1 to Julian Obry. He played around Europe throughout 2011, scoring his first win against Aviv Ben Shabat in August 2011. Throughout 2012, Mott played on the ITF circuit across winning two matches. Mott ended 2012 with a ranking of 1563. In 2013, Mott began making second rounds of the ITF circuit and in July 2013, Mott qualified for his first ATP Challenger Tour main draw in Granby. He lost to Tatsuma Ito in round 1. In October 2013, Mott qualified for the 2013 Melbourne Challenger, winning his first Challenger matches aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Moriya
is a Japanese tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 143 on 5 January 2015. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Moriya compiled a singles win–loss record of 76–37, reaching as high as No. 17 in the junior combined world rankings in October 2008. Junior Grand Slam results: Australian Open: 3R (2007, 2008) French Open: Q1 (2007) Wimbledon: 1R (2008) US Open: Q2 (2006) 2008-11 Moriya had won three ITF Futures events in Japan and Chinese Taipei. He also had participated in a number of ATP Challenger Tour events, winning some matches of those tournaments. He ended 2011 as ranked world no. 327. 2012: Major debut, First ATP win Moriya failed to qualify for French Open and Wimbledon, but he qualified for the 2012 US Open to make his Grand Slam main draw debut, losing to Ivan Dodig in the first round. During the Asian hardcourt swing, he defeated Robin Haase in the Thailand Open to record his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moerani Bouzige
Moerani Bouzige (born 13 July 1999) is an Australian tennis player. Bouzige has a career high ATP singles ranking of 741 achieved on 29 November 2021. Bouzige made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Sydney International after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Matthew Romios. Bouzige's mother is from Tahiti, whilst his father is from France. Career 2017-2020: Career beginnings Bouzige made his debut on the ITF tour in September 2017 at the Australia F4. 2021-present: ITF titles and ATP debut Bouzige won his first ITF title in October 2021 and second the following month. Bouzige made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Sydney International after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Matthew Romios Matthew Christopher Romios (born 29 March 1999) is an Australian tennis player. Romios has a career high ATP singles ranking of 563 achieved on 23 September 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 511 achieved on 10 January 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Chazal
Maxime Chazal (born 24 April 1993, in Nouméa) is a French tennis player. Chazal has a career high ATP singles ranking of 234, achieved on 7 March 2016. Chazal made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2013 Open 13 The 2013 Open 13 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open 13, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, Franc ... where he partnered Martin Vaïsse but lost in the first round. He won 9 ITF Futures (2013 : 2 ; 2015 : 5 ; 2016 : 2) and 6 ITF Futures in doubles (2015 : 1 ; 2017 : 3 ; 2018 : 2). Finals: 28 (15–13) Singles: 26 (11–15) Wins (11) Runner-up (17) Doubles: 10 (6–4) Wins (6) Runner-Up (4) External links * * 1993 births Living people People from Nouméa Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence French male tennis players New Caledonian male tennis players New Caledonian people of French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper De Jong
Jesper de Jong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 160 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on 23 May 2022. De Jong has won one singles and five ATP Challenger doubles titles. Professional career 2021: Maiden single Challenger title, top 250 in singles, top 200 in doubles In March, he won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek. He won his third doubles title at the 2021 Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko. As a result, he hit a career-high in doubles of No. 204 on 14 June 2021. A week later, De Jong won also his first singles Challenger at the 2021 Almaty Challenger II defeating Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera which resulted in a career-high of No. 260 on 21 June 2021. 2022: Top 160 in singles, top 150 in doubles, ATP debut Following a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Traralgon, Australia in January, he mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (born 14 July 1997) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 141 achieved on 19 June 2023 and a doubles ranking of World No. 486, achieved on 9 August 2021. Moreno de Alboran has won two Challenger singles titles and five ITF doubles titles. Career Moreno de Alboran had an excellent collegiate tennis career for University of California, Santa Barbara and made sporadic appearances on the ITF circuit while still in college. He turned professional in 2019 and, following a period of inactivity caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, progressed to regular appearances on the ATP Challenger Tour during the second half of the 2021 season. He won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Braga Open. He reached the top 200 at world No. 188 on 20 February 2023, following a third Challenger final at the 2023 Chennai Open Challenger where he lost to Max Purcell Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian professional ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |