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Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Dzmitry Vasilyevich Zhyrmont ( be, Дзмі́трый Васі́льевіч Жырмо́нт; russian: Дми́трий Васи́льевич Жирмо́нт ; born 1 March 1989, in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player and tennis coach Zhyrmont has a career high ATP singles ranking of 201 achieved on 22 July 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 281 achieved on 11 November 2013. Zhyrmont has represented Belarus at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 3–6. At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Zhyrmont contested the qualifying event where he reached the last round of qualifying defeating Radu Albot and Paul Capdeville Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (; born 2 April 1983) is a Chilean former tennis player. He was born in Santiago. Tennis career In May 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 76. At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a s ... in the previous rounds. In the final round he faced Stéphane Robert, where he los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Davis Cup
The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3–2. Czech Republic is the only country except United States and Australia to hold both Davis Cup and Fed Cup at the same time. The Czechs did the same in 2012, and they have also won the Hopman Cup. The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. World Group Seeds: Draw Final World Group Play-offs ''Date: 14–16 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2013 World Group. Seeded teams # # # # # # # # Unseeded teams * * * * * * * * * , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2013. * , and are promoted to the World Group in 2013. * , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinsk
Pinsk ( be, Пі́нск; russian: Пи́нск ; Polish: Pińsk; ) is a city located in the Brest Region of Belarus, in the Polesia region, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk and is southwest of Minsk. The population is 138,415. The historic city has a restored city centre, with two-storey buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The centre has become an active place for youths of all ages with summer theme parks and a new association football stadium, which houses the city's football club, FC Volna Pinsk. History Timeline up to WWI *In the 9th and 10th centuries, the town of Pinsk was majority Lithuanian *1097 – the first mention of Pinsk * 1241 – transfer of the Orthodox diocese from Turov * 1316 – after this date, Pinsk was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania * 1396 – a Catholic church and a Franciscan monastery were erected * 1523 – Pinsk becomes a royal city, first own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Propoggia
Dane Propoggia (born 24 April 1990) is an Australian professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ..., both in singles and doubles. Propoggia reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 295 on 2 February 2015, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, of No. 109 on 8 July 2013. Career finals (12) Singles: 7 (3 Titles) Doubles (6) (4 Titles) References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Propoggia, Dane 1990 births Living people Australian male tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ze Zhang
Zhang Ze (; ; born July 4, 1990), is a Chinese male tennis player. Zhang's career highlights include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2012 China Open (defeating Richard Gasquet en route), playing the Australian Open main draw in two consecutive years (2014 and 2015), and teaming up with Roger Federer to play doubles at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. Career Zhang's early years were spent on the ITF Circuit throughout Asia. In February 2008, Zhang made his first appearance in the qualifying draw of an ATP Challenger tournament in Melbourne, defeating Mikal Statham (5–7, 7–5, 6–4). In the second round, Zhang lost to Nima Roshan (6–7(6–8), 1–6). On 28 March 2010, Zhang won the first single's title of his professional career in an ITF Futures event in Mengzi City, China. He defeated Riccardo Ghedin (6–1, 6–4). Just under two months later, on 22 May, Zhang reached his first final on the Challenger Tour in Fergana, Uzbekistan, after entering as a qualifier. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 inhabitants during the 2020 Chinese census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city apart from the four direct-administered municipalities with a population of over 20 million (the other three are Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing). It is traditionally the hub in Southwest China. Chengdu is located in central Sichuan. The surrounding Chengdu Plain is known as the "Country of Heaven" () and the "Land of Abundance". Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. The site of Dujiangyan, an ancient irrigation system, is designated as a World Heritage Site. The Jin River flows through the city. Chengdu's culture largely reflects that of its province, Sic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayseri
Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large industrialised city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is composed of five districts: the two central districts of Kocasinan and Melikgazi, and since 2004, also outlying Hacılar, İncesu and Talas. As of 31 December 2021, the province had a population of 1,434,357 of whom 1,175,886 live in the four urban districts, excluding İncesu which is not conurbated (i.e. not contiguous, having a largely non-protected buffer zone). Kayseri sits at the foot of Mount Erciyes ( Turkish: Erciyes Dağı), a dormant volcano that reaches an altitude of , more than 1,500 metres above the city's mean altitude. It contains a number of historic monuments, particularly from the Seljuk period. Tourists often pass through Kayseri en route to the attractions of Cappadocia to the west. Kayseri is served by Erkilet International Airport and is home to Erciyes Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Semjan
Marek Semjan (; born 7 November 1987) is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 30 August 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 218. Career He won over top seed Fernando Verdasco at the 2012 UniCredit Czech Open The 2012 UniCredit Czech Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Prostějov, Czech Republic between 4 and 10 Jun ... in Prostějov in three sets 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4. Challenger finals Singles: 2 (0–2) Doubles: 2 (2–0) References External links * * 1987 births Living people Slovak male tennis players {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andijan
Andijan (sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English) ( uz, Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان; fa, اندیجان, ''Andijân/Andīǰān''; russian: Андижан, ''Andižan'') is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of and it had 458,400 inhabitants in 2022. Andijan is located in the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan. Andijan is one of the oldest cities in the Fergana Valley. In some parts of the city, archeologists have found items dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries. Historically, Andijan was an important city on the Silk Road. The city is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Babur who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor. Andijan also gained notoriety in 2005 when government forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Konstantinovich Kunitsyn ( rus, И́горь Константи́нович Куни́цын, , ˈiɡərʲ kʊˈnʲitsɨn; born September 30, 1981) is a retired tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 in July 2009. Early life Kunitsyn was raised by his grandparents in Vladivostok, on the eastern coast of Russia when he was young. He started playing tennis at age seven. Tennis career Kunitsyn is arguably best known for two matches against compatriot Marat Safin. The first of which was at the 2007 Tennis Channel Open's round-robin stage. Kunitsyn had won the first set, and had an early break in the second before Safin fought back and then got a 5–3 lead. While serving for the match, Kunitsyn broke Safin and then held to get it to 5–5. The set went to a tiebreaker which Safin won. Kunitsyn was still dangerous, as he won the first three games of the third set, before losi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Karshi Challenger – Singles
Denis Istomin was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Igor Kunitsyn won the title, defeating Dzmitry Zhyrmont Dzmitry Vasilyevich Zhyrmont ( be, Дзмі́трый Васі́льевіч Жырмо́нт; russian: Дми́трий Васи́льевич Жирмо́нт ; born 1 March 1989, in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player and tennis coach Zhyrmo ... 7–6(12–10), 6–2 in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main drawQualifying draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Karshi Challenger - Singles, 2012 2012 ATP Challenger Tour Karshi Challenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ti Chen
Chen Ti (; born 3 October 1983) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He is part of the Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. In singles, all of Chen's appearances in a final of a tournament have come at the ITF Tour level, where he has a record of 23 wins and 23 losses. The time from when he won his first title to when he won his most recent title spans 15 years, from September 2003 to July 2018. In 2005, Chen successfully qualified for his first main draw at the ATP Tour level, at the 2005 Thailand Open defeating Tatsushi Fakuda and Nathan Healey in qualifying before being eliminated in the first round by Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand, ''3–6, 4–6''. He has since made 2 other singles main draw appearances; the 2006 Tokyo tournament defeating Takahiro Ittogi and Lars Burgsmuller in qualifying before losing to Japan's Satoshi Iwabuchi in the first round ''2–6'', ''1–6'', and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered as a city with special status separately from the rest of the region. A 2020 official estimate reported a population of 1,136,008 within the city limits, making it the second-largest city in the country, after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997; since then it has grown and developed economically into one of the most modern cities in Central Asia. In 2021, the government selected Astana as one of the 10 priority destinations for tourist development. Modern Astana is a planned city, following the process of other planned capitals. After it became the capital of Kazakhstan, the city dramatically changed its shape. The city's master-plan was designed by Japanese a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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