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2024 Tiburon Challenger
The 2024 Tiburon Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2024 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tiburon, United States between September 30 and October 6, 2024. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 23, 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kaylan Bigun * Carl Emil Overbeck * Colton Smith The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Dominic Stricker The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt: * Edas Butvilas The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Guy den Ouden The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Ozan Baris * Micah Braswell * Christian Langmo * Nicolás Mejía * Govind Nanda * Alexey Zakharov Champions Singles * ... [...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] |
Ethan Quinn
Ethan Quinn (born March 12, 2004) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 16 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 325 achieved on 17 March 2025. Early life Quinn was born on March 12, 2004 in Fresno, California. His parents were former tennis players. Quinn attended the San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, California. College career Quinn was an early enrollee at the University of Georgia in January 2022. He was ranked the No. 1 national tennis recruit in 2022. In May 2023 Quinn won the 2023 NCAA Singles Championship for the Georgia Bulldogs. Professional career 2022: Grand Slam doubles debut Quinn won the doubles at the 2022 USTA Boys 18s National Championship with his partner Nicholas Godsick which earned them a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 US Open. They won the final with a 6–4, 6–0 defeat of Sebastian Gorzny and Alex Michelsen who had been top seeds following their 2022 Wimbledon Juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 2024 Sports Events In The United States
September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is on 1 September. September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the start of the academic year in many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after the summer break, sometimes on the first day of the month. Some Libras and Virgos are born in September, with Virgos being born on September 1st through September 22nd and Libras September 23rd through September 30. September (from Latin ''septem'', "seven") was originally the seventh month in the oldest known Roman calendar, the calendar of Romulus , with March being (Latin '' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In American Tennis
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliot Spizzirri
Eliot Spizzirri (born December 23, 2001) is an American tennis player. Spizzirri has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 114 which was achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 166 which was achieved on 19 May 2025. Junior career Spizzirri achieved a career-high ITF Junior Ranking of No. 20 on 9 September 2019. He played singles and doubles in all four 2019 junior grand slam events. Spizzirri reached the doubles round of 16 in all four junior grand slams and the singles round of 32 at the Australian Open. During his ITF junior career, Spizzirri secured five other ITF doubles titles and two singles titles from 2016 to 2018. In 2017, Spizzirri won the 16s doubles title at the USTA Easter Bowl and Orange Bowl with Spencer Whitaker On November 18, 2018, Spizzirri won an ITF title in doubles at the Campeche, Mexico Grade 1 tournament. College career He played college tennis at the University of Texas, where in 2023 and 2024 he was the ITA National Player o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Zakharov
Alexey Alexeyevich Zakharov (; born 21 April 2000) is a Russian professional tennis player. Early life Alexey Zakharov is from Moscow. He briefly trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. Junior career Zakharov represented Russia in the 2016 Junior Davis Cup, in which he and teammates Alen Avidzba and Timofey Skatov won the title. Partnering Avidzba, he won the deciding doubles match in the final against Canada, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime and Chih Chi Huang in straight sets. He was a quarterfinalist of junior Grand Slam tournaments four times and won 10 ITF junior tournaments (two in singles), reaching 12th place in the ITF World Junior ranking in 2018. Professional career In November 2023, he won the $15k event in Ipoh, his first title since his hiatus. In July 2024, he reached the final of the Dutch Open as a qualifier, losing to wildcard entrant Tomás Barrios Vera in the final. Personal life He dated fellow tennis player Marta Kostyuk Marta Olehiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govind Nanda
Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 339 achieved on October 3, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 497 achieved on August 8, 2022. Personal life Nanda is of Indian heritage. The son of Meena and Rajesh Nanda, he has a sister called Shyamlee. He grew up in Redlands, California before moving to Cerritos, California to be nearer to his training facilities at the USTA centre in Carson. He and his sister started playing tennis at Clement Middle School in Redlands. Nanda attended Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, before attending University of California, Los Angeles. Career Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 losing to Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka partnering Liam Draxl Liam Draxl (born December 5, 2001) is a Canadian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 142, achieved on 5 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 112, ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Mejía
Nicolás Mejía (; born 11 February 2000) is a Colombian tennis player. He has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 190 achieved on 17 March 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 153 achieved on 7 November 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Colombian tennis player. Mejía represents Colombia Davis Cup team, Colombia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 3–9. Career 2024-2025: Maiden Challenger title, top 200 Mejía received wildcards for the qualifying competition at the 2024 Los Cabos Open and also for the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. After coming through qualifying, Mejía won his first ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger singles title in the 2024 San Luis Open Challenger – Men's singles, 2024 San Luis Open Challenger in San Luis Potosí (city), San Luis Potosí, Mexico, defeating fellow qualifier Matías Soto (tennis), Matías Soto in the final. He became the first Colombian Challenger champion since Daniel Elahi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozan Baris
Ozan Baris (born March 31, 2004), previously known as Ozan Colak, is an American tennis player. Baris has a career high ATP singles ranking of 632 achieved on November 27, 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 623 achieved on November 6, 2023. Baris played on the ITF Junior Circuit until the end of 2022. His best singles result in Grand Slam tournaments was reaching the quarterfinals in the 2022 Australian Open – Boys' singles. In his last tournament as a junior, Baris won the 2022 US Open – Boys' doubles title with Nishesh Basavareddy. Baris plays college tennis at Michigan State University. ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 2 (1–1) Doubles: 4 (3–1) Junior Grand Slam titles Doubles: 1 (1 title) References External links * * Ozan Barisat the Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 Varsity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Den Ouden
Guy den Ouden (born 8 April 2002) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 174, achieved on 9 June 2025. He is currently the No. 4 player from the Netherlands. In 2020 and 2021, den Ouden attended Pepperdine University in California. Early life Guy den Ouden was born in Maarssen, in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. He is the son of Arnoud and Anne Den Ouden, who were both keen tennis players. He played football at VV Maarssen before concentrating on tennis. He trained at the National Tennis Center with senior pros such as Botic van de Zandschulp, Robin Haase and Jesper de Jong and became Dutch champion at U16 and U18 level. Career 2020-2022: Juniors, Pro Tour debuts As a junior, he reached the semifinals at the 2020 French Open – Boys' singles. He was the first Dutch person to have achieved this since Thiemo de Bakker in 2006. His run included a win over the second seed and 2020 Australian Open - Boys ... [...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] |
Dominic Stricker
Dominic Stephan Stricker (; born 16 August 2002) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 88 achieved on 2 October 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 27 June 2022. He is currently the No. 5 Swiss player. On the junior tour, he had a career high junior ranking of No. 8, achieved on 3 February 2020. Junior career Stricker won the 2020 French Open boys' singles title, defeating compatriot Leandro Riedi in the final. He also won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title, partnering Flavio Cobolli. Professional career 2021: Maiden ATP doubles title, ATP & Top 250 debut in singles, Top 200 in doubles In March, ranked No. 874 in the world, he received a wildcard entry into the 2021 BSI Challenger Lugano, Switzerland. He won the tournament, defeating Vitaliy Sachko in straight sets in the final. He became the 3rd youngest Swiss player after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka to win an ATP Challenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
