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Sparkassen Open
The Brawo Open (formerly known as the ''Nord/LB Open'' until 2010 and the ''Sparkassen Open'' until 2021) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Braunschweiger Tennis und Hockey Club in Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ..., Germany, since 1994. In 2005, 2014, 2015, and 2016 the tournament received the ''ATP Challenger of the Year'' award from the ATP. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller (Germany), Aller and Weser. In 2024, it had a population of 272,417. The Braunschweig-Wolfsburg-Salzgitter region had 1.02 million residents including the cities Wolfsburg and Salzgitter, it is the second largest urban center in Lower Saxony after Hanover. The urban agglomeration of Braunschweig had a population of 551,000 with almost 45% having a migration background, making it the most diverse urban agglomeration in the whole Niedersachsen, state. The city consists of 37.5% immigrants (approximately 102,000) with a high amount of migrants coming from other European countries, Asia and Africa. 73% of the Germans residing in Braunschweig come from different parts of the country, particularly North Rhine West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Brawo Open
The 2022 Brawo Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2022 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Braunschweig, Germany between 4 and 9 July 2022. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 27 June 2022. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Pedro Martínez * Rudolf Molleker * Marko Topo The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts: * Benjamin Hassan * Zhang Zhizhen The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Marco Cecchinato * Sumit Nagal The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Adrian Andreev * Oscar José Gutierrez * Maxime Janvier * Jozef Kovalík * Oleksii Krutykh * Kacper Żuk The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Michael Geerts Champions Singles * Jan-Lennard Struff def. Maximilian Marter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Kuhn
Nicola Kuhn (; ; born 20 March 2000) is an Austrian-born German tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 174, achieved on 7 October 2019 and a doubles ranking of No. 287 achieved on 28 January 2019. Personal life Kuhn has a German father and a Russian mother. From April 2016 to October 2021, he represented Spain. Professional career 2017: Juniors Grand Slam champion, ATP debut Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament. Kuhn won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a qualifier at the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig. He made his ATP main draw debut at the Shenzhen Open as a wildcard. 2018: Maiden ATP win Kuhn got to the finals of the Budapest Indoor Challenger Open in February 2018, but lost to ATP Tour veteran Vasek Pospisil in three sets. But he teamed up with Félix Auger-Aliassime to win the same tournament's doubles title. Next month Kuhn was awarded a wildcard for the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Sparkassen Open
The 2017 Sparkassen Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Braunschweig, Germany between 10 and 15 July 2017. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 3 July 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Daniel Altmaier * Yannick Maden * Louis Wessels * Horacio Zeballos The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts: * Viktor Galović * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Nicola Kuhn * Axel Michon * Gonçalo Oliveira * George von Massow Champions Singles * Nicola Kuhn def. Viktor Galović 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret. Doubles * Julian Knowle / Igor Zelenay def. Kevin Krawietz / Gero Kretschmer 6–3, 7–6(7–3). External linksOfficial Website {{2017 ATP Challenger Tour Sparkassen Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jozef Kovalík
Jozef Kovalík (; born 4 November 1992) is a Slovak professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 80 and a doubles ranking of No. 245 reached in 2018. He is currently the No. 4 Slovak player. Career 2010–2014: First Challenger title Kovalík together with Filip Horanský won bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He won his first Challenger title on 17 August 2014, after beating second seed Andrey Kuznetsov. He became the fourth player to win an ATP Challenger title while ranked outside the top 300. 2016: ATP, Masters & Grand Slam debuts He played his first match at ATP level on 5 January 2016 in Chennai, where he lost in the first round. He played his first match at a Grand Slam at the 2016 Australian Open, where he lost to fellow qualifier Marco Trungelliti in the first round. At the 2016 BNP Paribas Open Kovalík won his first match at ATP level, defeating another qualifier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Hanfmann
Yannick Hanfmann (born 13 November 1991) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in July 2023, and a doubles ranking of No. 81, achieved in July 2024. He is known for his powerful serves (up to 143 mph) and groundstrokes. Hanfmann is hearing-impaired, having been so since birth. College career Hanfmann played college tennis at the University of Southern California. Professional career 2017: First career ATP final Hanfmann made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2017 BMW Open after defeating Arthur De Greef and Uladzimir Ignatik in the qualifying rounds. Ranked world No. 273, he upset both Gerald Melzer and Thomaz Bellucci to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to second seed Roberto Bautista Agut. At the 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad, Hanfmann made a sensational run to the final after defeating Facundo Bagnis, third seed and defending champion Feliciano López, eighth seed João Sousa and sixth seed Robin Haase, aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Sparkassen Open
The 2018 Sparkassen Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Braunschweig, Germany between 9 and 14 July 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 2 July 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Thomaz Bellucci * Nicola Kuhn * Daniel Masur * Rudolf Molleker The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Martín Cuevas * Arthur De Greef The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kimmer Coppejans * Maxime Janvier * Marvin Netuschil * Jan Šátral The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Dragoș Dima Champions Singles * Yannick Hanfmann def. Jozef Kovalík 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. Doubles * Santiago González / Wesley Koolhof def. Sriram Balaji / Vishnu Vardhan 6–3, 6–3. External linksOffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke (born 21 May 1986) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 64 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in January 2011. In 2010, Kamke was awarded Newcomer of the Year by the ATP after slashing his singles ranking from No. 254 to No. 67 by year-end following four finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, having beaten emerging players Milos Raonic and Ryan Harrison in two of the finals for the titles, and a third round appearance at the Wimbledon Championships, his career-best performance at a major. Kamke announced his retirement in July 2022 and played his last professional match at the Hamburg European Open. Professional career 2008 Although losing to No. 134 Jan Hernych in the final qualifying round, Kamke reached the main draw in singles of the Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser. However, he then lost his first match to world No. 30, Andreas Seppi. 2010 He made the main d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiago Monteiro (tennis)
Thiago Moura Monteiro (; born 31 May 1994) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 17 October 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 144, achieved on 31 January 2022. He is currently the No. 3 player from Brazil. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Monteiro had a combined ranking of No. 2, attained on February 2012. His best junior singles result was the 2011 Copa Gerdau (Grade A) title in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Early life and background Thiago Moura Monteiro was born on 31 May 1994 in Fortaleza, Brazil. His first introduction to tennis happened when he watched a Gustavo Kuerten match on TV with his brother. Monteiro used to train football at a sports academy where his brother played tennis. He played it for the first time when his brother invited him to a hitting session. Thiago soon started training and playing in local tournaments: in early 2004, he won his first tournament, being o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Sparkassen Open
The 2019 Sparkassen Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Braunschweig, Germany between 8 and 13 July 2019. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 1 July 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Daniel Altmaier * Johannes Härteis * Julian Lenz * Daniel Masur * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Gonzalo Escobar * Benjamin Hassan * Renzo Olivo The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking: * Javier Barranco Cosano * Peter Heller * Karim-Mohamed Maamoun * Botic van de Zandschulp * Tim van Rijthoven The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Geoffrey Blancaneaux * Niklas Guttau The following player received entry as a lucky l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Laaksonen
Henri Joona Julius Laaksonen (, Swiss Standard German: ; born 31 March 1992) is a Swiss inactive professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is world No. 84, which he achieved on 14 February 2022, and his highest doubles ranking is world No. 191, achieved on 24 December 2018. Early life Laaksonen's father, Sandro Della Piana, is a former Swiss tennis player. His mother is from Finland. His parents separated very early in his life, but he nonetheless kept contact with his father. He started playing tennis at the age of 3. During his adolescent years he lived in Hyvinkää where he was coached by Pasi Virtanen. At 16, he became European champion for the Under-16s category. In 2009, he moved to Switzerland to train at the Swiss Tennis National Tennis Center in Bienne. Before January 2011, he represented his country of birth, Finland. Since then, he has represented Switzerland. Professional career 2021: Two Major third rounds & two top-20 wins, back to top 100 in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Altmaier
Daniel Altmaier (; born 12 September 1998) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 47, achieved on 2 October 2023. He is the current German No. 2. Personal life Altmaier's father Jurij is Ukrainian and his mother Galina is Russian. He speaks Russian, German, and English. Career 2017: ATP debut Altmaier made his ATP main draw debut as a qualifier at the 2017 Geneva Open, defeating Alexander Ward and Petr Michnev in qualifying. He lost to Sam Querrey in the first round. He won his first ATP tour-level match as a lucky loser at the 2017 Antalya Open when he beat Víctor Estrella Burgos. In the next round, he defeated wildcard Marsel İlhan to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to Yūichi Sugita. Both of his victories were decided by a third set tiebreak. 2020: Major debut and first top-10 win Shoulder and hip injuries held back Altmaier's progress in his tennis career, but victories in qualifying over Tallon Griekspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
