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Dhakshineswar Suresh
Dhakshineswar Suresh Ekambaram (born 29 March 2000) is an Indian tennis player. Suresh has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 779, achieved on 11 November 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 438, achieved on 17 March 2025. Career Suresh made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Winston-Salem Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Luca Pow. College career He played college tennis at Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Gwinnett College (Georgia Gwinnett or GGC) is a public college in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is a member of the University System of Georgia. Georgia Gwinnett College opened on August 18, 2006. It has grown from its original 118 students ... before transferring to Wake Forest. During the 2023–24 season, he was part of the top ranked college tennis doubles team with partner Holden Koons. References External links * 2000 births Living people Indian male tennis players Sportspeople from Madurai Wake Forest De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madurai
Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is governed by the Madurai Municipal Corporation established on 1 November 1866. As of the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, it is the List of cities in India by population, third largest metropolis in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore in terms of population and 27th largest List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, urban agglomeration in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoongatha Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars, is said to have been held in the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies
Georgia Gwinnett College (Georgia Gwinnett or GGC) is a public college in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is a member of the University System of Georgia. Georgia Gwinnett College opened on August 18, 2006. It has grown from its original 118 students in 2006 to approximately 12,000 students in 2024. History Beginnings In September 1987, the present day Georgia Gwinnett College used to be part of the then DeKalb College, in which only one building was built at the time, with the name of the building being the University System Center. At the time, the campus was jointly partnered with several other colleges, including University of Georgia and Georgia State University. In addition, the county purchased 160 acres of land located off Georgia 316 and Collins Hill Road in 1994 to solely designate it for the development of a college campus. Five years later, the Georgia Legislature allocated nearly $20 million for the signature building which serves as the focal point on the campus today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men's Tennis
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Wake Forest has won a total of 11 national championships in six different sports; six of these championships have come since 2002. Wake Forest is sometimes referred to as being a part of " Tobacco Road" or "The Big Four", terms that refer to the four North Carolina schools that compete heatedly against each other within the ACC; these include Duke University, North Carolina, and North Carolina State, as well as Wake Forest. Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as The Old Gold and Black or the Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention (from which it later separated itself). However, in 1923, after a particularly impressive win against Trinity College (predecesso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour. ATP Tour tournaments The ATP Tour comprises ATP Masters 1000, ATP 500, and ATP 250 and the United Cup. The ATP also oversees the ATP Challenger Tour, a level below the ATP Tour, and the ATP Champions Tour for seniors. The Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic tennis tournament, the Davis Cup, and the entry-level 2022 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, ITF World Tennis Tour do not fall under the purview of the ATP, but are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) instead and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The term Grand Slam is also attributed to the Grand Slam tournaments, referred to as Majors, and they are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of the field and, in recent years, the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate men's and women's tour orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis" and the winners are referred to as the world champions. The competition began in 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain Davis Cup team, Great Britain and the United States Davis Cup team, United States. By 2023 Davis Cup, 2023 155 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful country over the history of the competition is the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times). The most recent champions are Italy Davis Cup team, Italy, who beat Netherlands Davis Cup team, Netherlands to win their third title (and second consecutive one) in 2024 Davis Cup, 2024. The wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Winston-Salem Open
The 2024 Winston-Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 55th edition of the Winston-Salem Open (as successor to previous tournaments in New Haven and Long Island), and part of the ATP Tour 250 Series of the 2024 ATP Tour. It took place at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, from August 18 to August 24, 2024. Champions Singles * Lorenzo Sonego def. Alex Michelsen, 6–0, 6–3 Doubles * Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow def. Julian Cash / Robert Galloway, 6–4, 6–3 Singles main draw entrants Seeds † Rankings are as of 12 August 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Pablo Carreño Busta * Christopher Eubanks * Reilly Opelka The following player received entry using a protected ranking: * Dominic Stricker The following player received entry as an alternate: * Alexandre Müller The following players received ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Pow
Luca Pow (born 1 February 2005) is a British tennis player. He has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 1284 achieved on 19 August 2024. Professional career In April 2022 Pow won the British national junior tennis title to ensure a wildcard into the 2022 Wimbledon Championship qualifying draw. In the qualifying he lost in the first round to the 26th seed, American Mitchell Krueger. In 2023 he successfully defended his national U18 title. In the qualifying for the 2023 Wimbledon Championship he lost in the first round to Dutchman Gijs Brouwer. He made his main draw ATP debut in the men’s doubles at the 2024 Winston-Salem Open playing alongside Dhakshineswar Suresh. In the first round the pair defeated sixth seeds Andrés Molteni and Ariel Behar. College career He joined Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College (Georgia Gwinnett or GGC) is a public college in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is a member of the University System of Georgia. Georgia Gwinnett College opened on August 18, 2006. It has grown from its original 118 students in 2006 to approximately 12,000 students in 2024. History Beginnings In September 1987, the present day Georgia Gwinnett College used to be part of the then DeKalb College, in which only one building was built at the time, with the name of the building being the University System Center. At the time, the campus was jointly partnered with several other colleges, including University of Georgia and Georgia State University. In addition, the county purchased 160 acres of land located off Georgia 316 and Collins Hill Road in 1994 to solely designate it for the development of a college campus. Five years later, the Georgia Legislature allocated nearly $20 million for the signature building which serves as the focal point on the campus toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since the university moved there in 1956. Wake Forest also maintains other academic campuses or facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Venice; Vienna; and London. Wake Forest's undergraduate and graduate schools include the School of Business, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Professional Studies, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine. There are over 250 student clubs and organizations at the university, including fraternities and sororities, intramural sports, a student newspaper and a radio station. The university is classified among " R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Spending and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Births
The following is a list of notable births in 2000. January–April * January 1 – Ice Spice, American rapper * January 8 - Noah Cyrus, American singer and actress * January 10 – Reneé Rapp, American actress and singer * January 20 – Selemon Barega, Ethiopian long-distance runner * January 27 – Bailey Zimmerman, American singer and songwriter * February 5 – Jordan Nagai, American retired child voice actor of Russell in Up (2009 film), Up * February 10 – Yara Shahidi, American actress, model and producer * February 23 – Femke Bol, Dutch hurdler and sprinter * March 9 – Khaby Lame, Senegalese-Italian social media personality * March 14 – Chrisean Rock, American rapper and reality television personality * March 21 – Jace Norman, American actor * March 25 – Jadon Sancho, English footballer * March 27 – Halle Bailey, American singer and actress * March 31 – Ruby Cruz, American actress * April 12 – David Hogg, American gun control activist * April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
