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Genoa AON Open Challenger
The Genoa AON Open Challenger - Memorial Giorgio Messina is an annual tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Genoa, Italy in September, since 2003. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Series, ''ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament has been organized annually with the sole exceptions of 2020 and 2021, when it was canceled because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 AON Open Challenger, 2022 edition is the 18th tournament of the series. Past finals Singles Doubles References External links Genoa Overview ATP Tour TennisChallengerGenova.com - Official website {{coord, 44.3975, N, 8.9624, E, source:placeopedia, display=title AON Open Challenger, ATP Challenger Tour Clay court tennis tournaments Sports competitions in Genoa Tennis tournaments in Italy 2003 establishments in Italy Recurring sporting events established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is the busiest city in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the history of commerce and trade in Europe, becoming one of the largest naval powers of the continent and considered among the wealthiest cities in the world. It was also nicknamed ''la S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini (; born 24 May 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 15 July 2019. Fognini's most successful surface is Clay court#Red clay, red clay, where he has won eight of his nine ATP singles titles, most notably at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles, 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 French Open – Men's singles, 2011 French Open. Together with Simone Bolelli, Fognini won the 2015 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2015 Australian Open doubles championship, becoming the first all-Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era."ATP player profile" ''ATPWorldTour.com'' Early life Fognini was born to Silvana ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro Sánchez (; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish former professional tennis player of Latin American descent. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008 French Open – Men's singles, 2008, 2010 French Open – Men's singles, 2010 and 2012 French Open – Men's singles, 2012 (losing each time to Rafael Nadal, the eventual champion in each occasion), as well as the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2013 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2013 (losing to David Ferrer after leading by two sets to love). Over his career, Almagro won thirteen singles titles, and he achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in May 2011. Following his retirement, Almagro began coaching American player Danielle Collins. Personal life Almagro married Rafi Lardín on 6 December 2015. They welcomed their first child, a boy, in 2017. Career Juniors Almagro reached as high as world No. 18 in the junior singles rankings in December 2003. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. (; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish inactive professional tennis player and padel player. Janowicz is best known for becoming the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major semifinal, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Noted for his very powerful serve, Janowicz can hit at up to along with strong groundstrokes. Despite never winning an ATP Tour title, Janowicz obtained a career-high world ranking of No. 14 in August 2013. He was awarded the Cross of Merit (Poland), Gold Cross of Merit by Polish President Bronisław Komorowski in 2013 for his achievements. Having finished as runner-up at two junior major tournaments, Janowicz rose to prominence on the pro circuit leading up to and following his run to the final, as a qualifier (tennis), qualifier, of the 2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles, 2012 Paris Masters, during which he defeated five top-20 players such as Andy Murray and Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 AON Open Challenger
The 2016 AON Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Genoa, Italy between 5 and 11 September 2016. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2016. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Nicolás Almagro * Gianluigi Quinzi * Denis Istomin * Edoardo Eremin The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Lorenzo Sonego The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Hubert Hurkacz * Danilo Petrović * Dino Marcan * Gianluca Mager Champions Singles * Jerzy Janowicz def. Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Doubles * Julio Peralta / Horacio Zeballos def. Aliaksandr Bury Aliaksandr Ivanavich Bury (; ; also spelt Alexander Bury), (born 14 September 1987) is a Belarusian inactive professional te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo García López
Guillermo García López (, born 4 June 1983) is a Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He won five singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in February 2011. As of 2021, he collected thirteen wins over top-10 players, including world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2010, world No. 4 Andy Murray in 2012 and world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in 2014. Personal life He is named after the famed tennis player Guillermo Vilas – who his father admired greatly for his clay court dominance. He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy in Villena, Spain. Professional Career On 23 November 2009, García López achieved his then career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 after winning his first round at Austrian Open. During the 2009 year, he beat 11th seed Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas (, ; born 12 August 1998) is a Greek professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – making him the highest-ranked Greek in tennis history, tied with Maria Sakkari. Tsitsipas has won twelve ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2019 ATP Finals – Singles, 2019 ATP Finals and three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, Masters 1000 events. He has contested two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major finals at the 2021 French Open – Men's singles, 2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2023 Australian Open. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 64, achieved on 29 August 2022. Born into a tennis family – his mother Julia Apostoli, Julia was a professional on the WTA Tour and his father Apostolos Tsitsipas, Apostolos trained as a tennis coach – Tsitsipas was introduced to the sport at age three and bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 AON Open Challenger
The 2017 AON Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Genoa, Italy between 5 and 10 September 2017. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 28 August 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Matteo Donati * Julian Ocleppo * Andreas Seppi * Stefanos Tsitsipas The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Riccardo Bonadio * Federico Gaio * Hubert Hurkacz The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Andrea Basso * Gianluca Di Nicola * Andrea Pellegrino * Tim Pütz Champions Singles * Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Guillermo García López 7–5, 7–6(7–2). Doubles * Tim Pütz / Jan-Lennard Struff def. Guido Andreozzi / Ariel Behar 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8). References {{2017 ATP Challenger Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Brown (tennis)
Dustin Brown (born 8 December 1984) is a German-Jamaican former professional tennis player who rose to fame after beating Rafael Nadal at the Halle Open in 2014 and at Wimbledon in 2015. He was known for his technique, speed, and unorthodox playing style, often entertaining the crowd with trick shots. His nickname is "Dreddy" due to his distinctive long dreadlocked hair. Brown competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in singles and doubles, having won 31 titles overall. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of No. 64 in October 2016 and his career-high doubles ranking of No. 43 in May 2012. Brown is notable for being one of only two players who are undefeated against Rafael Nadal after playing more than one match with him (the other being Àlex Corretja), holding a 2–0 head-to-head record. Brown did not reach an ATP singles final, but made two semifinals at the 2016 Open Sud de France and the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad. In doubles, he won two titles on the ATP Tour. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 AON Open Challenger
The 2018 AON Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Genoa, Italy between 4 and 9 September 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 27 August 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Filippo Baldi * Andrea Basso * Dustin Brown * Giovanni Fonio The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: * Lukáš Rosol The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Alen Avidzba * Sumit Nagal * Andrea Pellegrino * Zsombor Piros The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Thomaz Bellucci * Juan Pablo Varillas Champions Singles * Lorenzo Sonego def. Dustin Brown 6–2, 6–1. Doubles * Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies def. Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek 6–2, 3–6, 0–2 References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (born 5 June 1999) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 21 achieved on 21 August 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 196 achieved on 21 February 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Spanish player. Early life Davidovich Fokina was born and raised in La Cala del Moral, Rincón de la Victoria, about 10 km away from Málaga, Spain, to Swedish-Russian father Eduard Mark Davidovich, and Russian mother Tatiana Fokina. His father is a former boxer. Davidovich Fokina has a brother, Mark. Alejandro began playing tennis with his father at the age of three. When he turned five, he started training at Calaflores and later Serramar tennis courts with coach Manolo Rubiales. Junior career Davidovich Fokina was Spanish Champion at U12, U15 and U18 levels. He started his professional tennis career in 2016. He won his first ITF Grade 1 in Canada at the Repentigny Internationaux de Tennis Junior, defeating Fé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Sonego
Lorenzo Sonego (; born 11 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour, and two doubles titles. He has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 4 October 2021, and a career high doubles ranking of No. 60 achieved on 12 September 2022. Sonego was part of the Italy Davis Cup team, Italian team that won the Davis Cup in 2023 Davis Cup, 2023, and he reached a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major quarterfinal at the 2025 Australian Open – Men's singles, 2025 Australian Open. Early life Sonego was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing tennis when he was 11 years old, encouraged by his father Giorgio and his coach Gipo Arbino. A fan of Italian football club Torino F.C., Torino, he played for the Torino youth academy between the age of six and 13 before focusing on tennis. Music Sonego has released three singles, all alongside AlterEdo: "Un solo secondo" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
