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Intersport Heilbronn Open
The Intersport Heilbronn Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It has been part of the ATP Challenger Tour until 2014. It was held annually in Talheim, Germany, since 1984. Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksITF Search {{ATP Challenger Tour Intersport Heilbronn Open, ATP Challenger Tour, Intersport Heilbronn Open Hard court tennis tournaments, Intersport Heilbronn Open Indoor tennis tournaments, Intersport Heilbronn Open Tennis tournaments in Germany, Intersport Heilbronn Open 1984 establishments in West Germany Recurring sporting events established in 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talheim
Talheim () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is commonly known for its wine, the tennis tournament Intersport Heilbronn Open, Heilbronn Open in its industrial park, and, additionally, for the Talheim Death Pit, Death Pit discovered in 1983. File:Talheim Ansichtskarte.jpg File:Talheim-hn-panorama.jpg File:Talheim-rathausplatz-o-burg2.JPG File:Talheim-unteres-schloss2.JPG File:Neue Schule Talheim.JPG File:Katholische Kirche Talheim.JPG File:Talheim-fachwerk-2008.jpg File:Schozach in Talheim.JPG References Heilbronn (district) Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany {{Heilbronndistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Phau
Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979) is a retired German tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in June 2006. Career highlights include reaching five ATP tour semifinals ( Tokyo in 2005, Casablanca in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Houston in 2009 and Zagreb in 2014) and finishing runner-up in doubles at Munich in 2006 (partnering Alexander Peya). Phau defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced. His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson. Personal life Phau was born in Darmstadt. He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Zíb
Tomáš Zíb (born 31 January 1976), is a retired male tennis player from the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south .... He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 51 in July 2005. Currently he is active conducting tennis lessons in Singapore. ATP career finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 17 (8–9) Doubles: 11 (4–7) Performance timeline Singles External links * * * Tomáš Zíb World Ranking History 1976 births Czech male tennis players Living people Sportspeople from Písek Tennis players from Prague Long stubs with short prose {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling (; born 14 August 1984) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in November 2010. Söderling won ten singles titles on the ATP Tour, and career highlights include reaching two consecutive finals at the French Open in 2009 French Open – Men's singles, 2009 and 2010 French Open – Men's singles, 2010, and a ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, Masters title at the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles, 2010 Paris Masters. He was the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Söderling played his last professional match at only age 26 after contracting a lingering bout of mononucleosis. Tennis career Söderling began playing tennis at the age of five. He made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg when at the age of 14 he played his first official junior tournament, losing the opening match to Fred Hemmes Jr. Söderling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra (; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including three majors and an Olympic silver medal. Llodra also had success in singles, winning five career titles and with victories over Novak Djokovic, Juan Martín del Potro, Tomáš Berdych, Robin Söderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Nikolay Davydenko, Janko Tipsarević and John Isner. Llodra has been called "the best volleyer on tour." Life and career Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg. Llodra and his wife Camille were married on 9 September 2003, and have two children, a daughter, Manon (born 23 March 2004) and a son, Teo (born 5 September 2007). He is a well-known supporter of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner (born 24 March 1984) is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting forehand and backhand slices. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, which he achieved in April 2011. Career Juniors As a junior Petzschner reached as high as No. 8 in the world in 2002 (and No. 1 in doubles). He reached the semi-finals of the 2001 Jr Wimbledon tournament, and won the 2002 French Open Jr doubles event. 2007 In 2007 US Open qualifying, he defeated fellow German player Benjamin Becker in the first round, before losing to Tommy Haas in four sets. 2008 In 2008 he qualified for Wimbledon, where he fell to Croatian Mario Ančić in the second round. In October, he captured his first ATP title in Vienna, after he won his qualifying round matches and defeating top seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round. 2009 At the 2009 Australian Open, he was defeated by Brian Dabul in the first round. At Roland Garros, Petzschner r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Beck
Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a male former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005. Beck reached the fourth round of the 2004 US Open and the quarterfinals of the 2005 Montreal Masters, defeating Nikolay Davydenko en route to both runs. Career On 25 October 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St. Petersburg Open to Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–2. On 13 February 2006 the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Beck had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the 2005 Davis Cup semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina, which Slovakia won 4–1. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years until 31 October 200 2007 Beck finished serving his suspension and began playing again in November as an unranked player. He had to go through qualifying rounds in every tournament. Without a ranking, he chose the Tunis challenger as his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker (born 16 June 1981) is a German former professional tennis player. He is most known for defeating former world No. 1 Andre Agassi in the third round at the 2006 US Open, in Agassi's last match as a professional player. Becker has reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 35 in singles on 27 October 2014, and No. 58 in doubles on 5 July 2010. Becker is not related to German compatriot and former professional tennis player Boris Becker. Early life and family Benjamin Becker was born on 16 June 1981 in Merzig, West Germany, to Jörg, a tax office worker, and Ulrike. Becker has one younger sister. From 2001 to 2005, Becker played tennis at Baylor University, winning the NCAA singles championship as a junior in 2004 and leading the Bears to the team title that year. In 2005, the team finished runner-up at the NCAA tournament and won the ITA team indoor championship. He is the school's all-time leader in singles and doubles wins. A rarity in men's tennis, Becker a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Intersport Heilbronn Open
The 2009 Intersport Heilbronn Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Talheim, Germany between 26 January and 1 February 2009. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of January 19, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Dieter Kindlmann * Nils Langer * Florian Mayer * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Matthias Bachinger * Benedikt Dorsch * Andis Juška * Laurent Recouderc The following player received the lucky loser spot: * Alejandro Falla Champions Men's singles Benjamin Becker def. Karol Beck, 6–4, 6–4 Men's doubles Karol Beck / Jaroslav Levinský def. Benedikt Dorsch / Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner (born 24 March 1984) is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting foreh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev (; born July 22, 1987) is a Kazakhstani former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 33, achieved on 4 October 2010, and his doubles ranking is world No. 21, achieved on 16 May 2022. Golubev won the 2010 International German Open, an ATP 500 event, to claim Kazakhstan's first-ever ATP Tour title in the Open Era. In 2021, he reached the French Open men's doubles final with Alexander Bublik, becoming the first Kazakhstani male players to contest a major final. In September 2024, Golubev announced his retirement from professional tennis. Before 2008, Golubev played for his country of birth, Russia. Tennis career Golubev has amassed a career record of 94–52 in the main draw of senior ITF Futures events (4 titles) and 90–63 in ATP Challenger events (3 titles). Early career: 2003–2004 Golubev's first senior ITF experience came primarily on the satellite tour in 2003. The first ranking point(s) earned by Golubev were f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Intersport Heilbronn Open
The 2010 Intersport Heilbronn Open (known as the 2010 Intersport Heilbronn Open presented by Wilson for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Talheim, Germany between 25 and 31 January 2010. ATP entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of January 18, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Nils Langer * Louk Sorensen * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Tobias Kamke * Jan Mertl * Michał Przysiężny * Yuri Schukin The following player received the lucky loser spot: * Robin Vik Champions Singles Michael Berrer def. Andrey Golubev, 6–3, 7–6(7–4). Doubles Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Mario Ančić / Lovro Zovko, 6–4, 7–5. External links {{2010 ATP Challenger Tour Intersport Heilbronn Open The Intersport Heilbronn Open was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Brands
Daniel Brands (born 17 July 1987) is a German retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 51, achieved in August 2013. Professional career 2008 Brands began 2008 ranked No. 220. After a few unimpressive tournaments to start the year, he beat no. 132 Aisam Qureshi and no. 193 Simon Stadler en route to a semifinal Challenger finish in Germany in February. In March, he made the quarters of a Challenger in Japan before losing to no. 124 Yen-Hsun Lu, then reached the quarters of a Challenger in Sarajevo, beating no. 169 Matthias Bachinger. In May, Brands reached the quarterfinals at two more Challengers, beating no. 66 Michael Berrer and no. 114 Brian Dabul, while also winning the doubles title in one and reaching the doubles final in the other. Then, with his ranking at a career-high of no. 210, he beat no. 123 Nicolás Massú, no. 151 Pablo Andújar (who beat him a week earlier), and no. 198 Alex Bogomolov to qualify into the main draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
