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Ethias Trophy
The Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court#Indoor courts, indoor hardcourts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It was also part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Mons, Belgium, Mons, Belgium from 2005 until 2016. Past finals Singles Doubles External links *ITF Search {{ATP Challenger Tour Ethias Trophy, ATP Challenger Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Indoor tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2005 Defunct tennis tournaments in Belgium Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments Sport in Mons, Belgium 2005 establishments in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons, Belgium
Mons (; German and , ; Walloon language, Walloon and ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, Baldwin IV of County of Hainaut, Hainaut in the 12th century. The population grew quickly, trade flourished, and several commercial buildings were erected near the Grand-Place. In 1814, King William I of the Netherlands increased the fortifications, following the fall of the First French Empire. The Industrial Revolution and coal mining made Mons a centre of heavy industry. In 1830, Belgium gained its independence and the decision was made to dismantle the fortifications, allowing the creation of large boulevards and other urban projects. In 1914, Mons was the location of the Battle of Mons. The British were forced to withdrawal (military), retreat by a numerically superior German force and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Ethias Trophy
The 2013 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mons, Belgium between 30 September and 6 October 2013. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 23, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Ruben Bemelmans * Steve Darcis * Germain Gigounon * Olivier Rochus The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: * Pierre-Hugues Herbert * Jaroslav Pospíšil The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: * Illya Marchenko The following players used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw: * Andreas Beck The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Matthias Bachinger * Maxime Authom * Lorenzo Giustino * Norbert Gombos Champions Singles * Radek Št ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Eduardovych Stakhovsky (, ; born January 6, 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and played mostly at the Challenger level from 2005 to 2008. His career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles (September 2010) and No. 33 in doubles (June 2011). Stakhovsky won his first career title in March 2008, as a lucky loser ranked No. 209, defeating top seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final, thus becoming the first lucky loser to win a title since Christian Miniussi in 1991. He is the elder brother of tennis player Leonard Stakhovsky. He was coached by Burghard Riehemann. He is perhaps best known for beating eight-time winner and defending champion Roger Federer in the second round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships, ending the latter's record run of 36 consecutive Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major quarterfinals. Stakhovsky retired from tennis in January 2022, and following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarević ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Типсаревић, ; born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional player. He is also a politician, serving as a member of the City Assembly of Belgrade since 21 June 2024. He is also a member of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). In tennis, his career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 2 April 2012. In his career, he won 4 ATP World Tour titles, one ATP doubles title, three Futures, and 15 Challenger titles. Tipsarević also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He holds notable victories over former world No. 1 players Carlos Moyá, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Andy Roddick, his compatriot Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. His best results at a Grand Slam tournament were reaching the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2011 and 2012. Early life Tipsarević was born in Belgrade, Serbia (then SFR Yugoslavia). His father, Pavle, is a professor, and his mother, Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Ethias Trophy
The 2009 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mons, Belgium between 5 and 11 October 2009. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of September 28, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Ruben Bemelmans * Arthur de Greef * David Goffin * Yannick Vandenbulcke The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sergei Bubka * Jérôme Haehnel * Dominik Hrbatý * Illya Marchenko Champions Singles Janko Tipsarević def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, 7–6(4), 6–3 Doubles Denis Istomin / Evgeny Korolev def. Alejandro Falla / Teymuraz Gabashvili, 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 1–9 External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino (born 29 June 1988) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17, attained on 29 January 2024. He has won five ATP Tour singles titles, three on hardcourt and two on grass. Tennis career 2007–2011 Mannarino made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 2007 French Open, where as a wildcard, he lost in the first qualifying round to Marin Čilić in straight sets. Mannarino received a wildcard for the singles main draw of his home Grand Slam tournament, the 2008 French Open, where he lost to Argentine qualifier Diego Junqueira in the first round in straight sets. He also received a wildcard for the 2008 French Open men's doubles (it was his Grand Slam men's doubles debut), losing in the first round. Mannarino played at the 2008 Open de Moselle in France, entering the singles main draw as a qualifier; he reached the semifinals, defeating sixth seed Andreas Seppi in the first round, Rik de Voest in the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ethias Trophy
The 2010 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mons, Belgium between 4 and 11 October 2010. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of September 27, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Ruben Bemelmans * David Goffin * Christophe Rochus * Kristof Vliegen The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Brian Battistone * Adrien Bossel * Yannick Mertens * Martin Slanar * Marc Gicquel (Lucky loser replacing Xavier Malisse) Champions Singles Adrian Mannarino def. Steve Darcis, 7–5, 6–2 Doubles Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay def. Ruben Bemelmans / Yannick Mertens, 3–6, 6–4, 0–5 External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Benneteau
Julien Henry Guy Benneteau-Desgrois (; born 20 December 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 25 and doubles ranking of No. 5 in November 2014. Benneteau did not win a singles title, although he finished as runner-up in a record 10 ATP tournaments, including holding a match point in the 2013 Kuala Lumpur final. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 French Open and the semifinals of the 2014 Cincinnati Masters and 2017 Paris Masters (the latter as a wildcard). Benneteau also had success in doubles, winning the bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2012 London Olympics (partnering Richard Gasquet) and the 2014 French Open men's doubles title with fellow Frenchman Édouard Roger-Vasselin, thus becoming the first team from France to win the men's doubles discipline in 30 years (after Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte won the title in 1984). Benneteau intended to retire from professional tennis after the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born 21 February 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 on 28 January 2013. He became the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces. Personal life Seppi hails from the northern Italian province of South Tyrol. He was born in Bolzano to Hugo, a truck driver, and Maria-Luise, who worked in a sports shop. He grew up with his sister Maria in a village near Bolzano, Kaltern an der Weinstraße. Apart from tennis, Andreas loves skiing and is an AC Milan fan, he is a native German speaker and also fluently speaks Italian and English. He considers grass and indoor hard courts his favourite surfaces and is coached by Massimo Sartori. He supports A.C. Milan and his nicknames are Andy and also Seppio, given to him by his coach. Equipment and sponsoring Seppi used Pro Kennex tennis racquets and wore Fila gear. Tennis career 2001–2003: Professional and ATP debut Seppi turned p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Ethias Trophy
The 2011 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the Tretorn SERIE+. It took place in Mons, Belgium between 3 and 9 October 2011. ATP entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Maxime Authom * David Goffin * Xavier Malisse * Yannick Mertens The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy * Josh Goodall * Conor Niland * Michał Przysiężny Champions Singles Andreas Seppi def. Julien Benneteau, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Doubles Johan Brunström / Ken Skupski def. Kenny de Schepper / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin (; born 28 November 1983) is a French professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He won two Grand Slam titles in doubles at the 2014 Frenc ... [...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] |
Kenny De Schepper
Kenny de Schepper (born 29 May 1987) is a French professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP rankings of world No. 62 achieved in April 2014 in singles and No. 152 in doubles achieved in February 2012. Career Early years De Schepper was born in Bordeaux, France. His father Éric, originally from Belgium, was a former professional squash player. De Schepper, who is two meters tall, joined the National tennis centre in Poitiers when he was 13, however after a while he stopped playing tennis for two years due to growth injuries. He subsequently resumed and eventually turned pro in 2010. 2011 While not having any wins, he had several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event – the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where he lost to his compatriot David Guez in the final. He won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco event against Iv� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
