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Adam Hubble
Adam Hubble (born 25 March 1986) was an Australian professional tennis player playing on the ITF Men's Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour who specialized in doubles. On 30 November 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 679 whilst his best doubles ranking was 146 on 2 August 2010. He was best known for multiple tournament wins with fellow Australian player Kaden Hensel. Hubble briefly played NCAA div I tennis for the University of Tennessee before turning semi professional. His last professional singles tournament was in Burnie, Australia in February 2015 and last professional doubles tournament was in Liberec, Czech Republic in August 2015. His playing style relied on a big serve, soft hands, high percentage returns and an elite level of fitness. Adam Hubble is now the Head Coach aGrace Park Hawthorn Clubin Hawthorn Australia. He is a distant relation to famed astronomer Edwin Hubble Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it into 100 cents, and authorized the minting of coins denominated in dollars and cents. U.S. banknotes are issued in the form of Federal Reserve Notes, popularly called greenbacks due to their predominantly green color. The monetary policy of the United States is conducted by the Federal Reserve System, which acts as the nation's central bank. The U.S. dollar was originally defined under a bimetallic standard of (0.7735 troy ounces) fine silver or, from 1837, fine gold, or $20.67 per troy ounce. The Gold Standard Act of 1900 linked the dollar solely to gold. From 1934, its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Martin (tennis)
David Martin (born February 22, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan. Tennis career Before attending Stanford, David was a US Open Boys' Doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate K. J. Hippensteel in 1998. He first teamed up with fellow American Scott Lipsky in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the #2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers. In 2007, Martin and Lipsky qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's doubles tournament, where the pair lost in the third round. He and Lipsky reached the ATP Los Angeles men's doubles final in 2007, where the team lost in straight sets to the top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan. Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 at the SAP Open at HP Pavil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Krajicek
Austin Krajicek (born June 16, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 9 achieved on 7 November 2022 and in singles of World No. 94 achieved on October 26, 2015. He is a distant cousin of Dutch tennis player and former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek. He played college tennis at Texas A&M. College Krajicek attended Texas A&M, where he lettered from 2008–11. He won the doubles title with Jeff Dadamo at the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships, which was the first national title in program history. He was a four-time doubles All-American (2008–11), and a two-time singles All-American (2010 & 2011). Krajicek was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and in his junior and senior seasons was the Big 12 Player of the Year. Professional career Early years: 2012-2017 Prior to 2018 Krajicek competed mainly on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. 2018-20: First ATP title, Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Johnson (tennis)
Steve "Stevie" Johnson Jr. (born December 24, 1989) is an American professional tennis player. For one week in August 2016 he was the top-ranked American in men's singles. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on July 25, 2016 and a doubles ranking of world No. 39 achieved on May 23, 2016. He has won four ATP Challenger Tour titles and four ATP Tour 250 titles, one at Nottingham on grass, twice at Houston on clay and most recently at Newport on grass. He won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2016 Olympics with fellow American Jack Sock. Johnson played college tennis for the USC Trojans. He won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship in his junior and senior seasons (2011–2012), and he was a part of a Trojan team that won four consecutive NCAA Championships. Personal life His father, Steve Johnson Sr. (died May 11, 2017, aged 58), was a tennis coach at the Rancho San Clemente Tennis and Fitness Club, and his mother, Michelle, is a mathematics pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankings in April 2013. Nielsen has reached five other doubles finals on tour, winning on two occasions. Nielsen's parents were both tennis players and he picked up the sport at the age of three. Having turned professional in 2001, he began competing on the ITF circuit, winning a singles title every year between 2005 and 2010. He continued to play in ITF and ATP Challenger tournaments, garnering considerable success on the doubles circuit where he won multiple titles during the period. Nielsen made a transition on to the main ATP Tour beginning 2012. He represented Denmark at the Hopman Cup that year, playing a few keenly contested matches against top-ranked opponents including Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish, while also winning in doubles wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knoxville Challenger
The Knoxville Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, since 2000. The Knoxville Challenger is held at Goodfriend Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The tournament is the second of three indoor Challenger tournaments at college venues to end the USTA Pro Circuit season. The Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger (University of Virginia) is held the week before, and the Champaign Challenger Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropo ... (University of Illinois) is the week after. Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksOfficial website {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Hard court t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Knoxville Challenger
The 2011 Knoxville Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Knoxville, United States between 8 and 13 November 2011. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of October 31, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Denis Kudla * Tennys Sandgren * John-Patrick Smith * Rhyne Williams The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: * Jamie Baker * Pierre-Ludovic Duclos The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: * Jesse Levine The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Brian Baker * Mirza Bašić * Steve Johnson * Dimitar Kutrovsky Champions Singles Jesse Levine def. Brian Baker, 6–2, 6–3 Doubles Steve Johnson / Austin Krajicek def. Adam Hubble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izak Van Der Merwe
Izak van der Merwe (born 26 January 1984) is a retired South African tennis player. Van der Merwe had a career high ATP singles ranking of 113 achieved on 1 August 2011. Van der Merwe represented South Africa at the Davis Cup. He says he tried to base his play on the former Wimbledon champion, Pete Sampras. > Tennis career highlights 2005–2007: Career beginnings Van der Merwe turned pro in 2005 and ended the year with a single ranking of 721. During this time Van der Merwe mainly played in the ITF Futures tour. In October 2005, Van der Merwe won his first ITF Futures single title in Zimbabwe F1. In 2006 Van der Merwe reached 5 ITF Futures tour single finals, winning 1. In 2007 Van der Merwe won 3 ITF Futures tour titles. 2008: 1st Grand Slam entry In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer. He would then go on to lose t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen ( ; born 16 October 1982) is a South African professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in August 2019, and has won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at Masters 1000 level. Klaasen is a two-time Grand Slam finalist, having finished runner-up at the 2014 Australian Open alongside Eric Butorac, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Michael Venus. He was also runner up at the ATP Finals in both 2016 and 2019, partnering Rajeev Ram and Venus respectively. In singles, Klaasen has a career-high ranking of world No. 208, achieved in October 2011. He has represented South Africa in the Davis Cup since 2009, and has a win–loss record of 13–4. He reached his 300th match win at the 2022 Estoril Open with Ben McLachlan defeating Hugo Nys/Jan Zieliński Jan Zieliński (born 16 November 1996) is a Polish professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has an ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
The Lexington Challenger (previously known as the Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships and the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, and has been held annually at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky, since 1995 for men and since 1997 for women. The prize money offered at the tournament is $50,000 for men and $60,000 for women (although in 1997–98 it was $25,000 for women). In 2020, the tournament was held as a once-off WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... tournament. In 2022, it returned to the ITF Circuit. Women's results Singles Doubles Men's results Singles Doubles Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
The 2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships was a professional men's tennis tournament played on hard court. It was a sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, between 19 July and 24 July 2010. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of July 12, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sekou Bangoura * Jarmere Jenkins * Denis Kudla * Eric Quigley The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Pierre-Ludovic Duclos * Gong Maoxin * Brydan Klein * Fritz Wolmarans Champions Singles Carsten Ball defeated Jesse Levine, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) Doubles Raven Klaasen / Izak van der Merwe defeated Kaden Hensel / Adam Hubble, 5–7, 6–4, 0–7 ReferencesOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil ( ; cs, Vašek Pospíšil, ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high world singles ranking of No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and the 2015 Indian Wells Masters men's doubles titles. He also reached the quarterfinals in singles at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. Early life and career Vasek was born on June 23, 1990 in Vernon, British Columbia, to Miloš and Mila. In 1988, before Vasek was born, his parents and older brothers unlawfully drove from Czechoslovakia to Austria to escape the Communist regime. Before moving, Miloš worked as the plant manager of a dairy factory, and Mila taught in a kindergarten. Both had experience playing recreational sports such as tennis with their sons and in local tournaments. The family lived in northeastern Austria and saved up to move to Canada despite working long hours for low wages. In the summer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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