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Glasgow Challenger
The Glasgow Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor Tennis court#hard courts, hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was first held in Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2024. Past finals Singles Doubles References ATP Challenger Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2024 {{ATPtour-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Cukierman
Daniel Cukierman (; born 9 July 1995) is an Israeli tennis player. During his junior year at the University of Southern California from November 13, 2019, until the close of competition in 2020, Cukierman was ranked No. 1 in the US in singles among men’s college tennis players in the 2019–20 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Men’s Individual National Rankings. Cukierman has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 339, achieved on May 29, 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 182, achieved on 16 October 2023. As of January 15, 2024, he was ranked 486 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Early life Cukierman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Galia and businessman Edouard Cukierman (chairman of Cukierman & Co. Investment House). He has two brothers, Michael and Ariel. He attended Ironi Daled High School in Tel Aviv. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Searle (tennis)
Henry Searle (né Trump; born 29 March 2006) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 389, achieved on 10 February 2025. He is the 2023 Wimbledon boys' singles champion. Career 2022-2023: Junior British National and Wimbledon champion In 2022 he won the Under 16 & Junior British National Championship. Searle reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 French Open boys singles before losing to eventual champion Dino Prižmić. In July 2023, he defeated the top seed Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo in Boys' singles at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. He followed that up with wins over Manas Dhamne, Arthur Géa and João Fonseca, without dropping a set. He defeated American junior Grand Slam winner Cooper Williams in the semifinals, again winning in straight sets. During the semifinal he was recorded as serving a first serve at 129 mph. In the final he faced Yaroslav Demin again winning in straight sets, becoming the first British junior to win the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Edmund
Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019. Edmund is an 2018 Australian Open – Men's singles#Finals, Australian Open semifinalist, and only the sixth British man to play in a major singles semifinal in the Open Era. He won his maiden ATP Tour title at European Open (tennis), Antwerp in October 2018. Edmund made his Davis Cup debut in the 2015 final, against 2015 Davis Cup World Group#Belgium vs. Great Britain, Belgium, with Great Britain winning the tournament for the first time in 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge#Challenge Round, 79 years. The Davis Cup team won the 2015 BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award. He has won two junior Grand Slam doubles titles, at the 2012 US Open – Boys' doubles, 2012 US Open and the 2013 French Open – Boys' doubles, 2013 French Open, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Duncan (tennis)
Scott Duncan (born 21 August 1994) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 167, achieved on 26 August 2024. Career He won his first ATP Challenger title in doubles at the 2023 Maspalomas Challenger, partnering Marcus Willis. Duncan and Willis also combined to win the doubles title at the 2024 Glasgow Challenger. Personal life Duncan is a graduate of the University of Stirling The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth .... ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals Doubles: 19 (11–8) References External links * * 1994 births Living people British male tennis players Tennis players from Edinburgh Scottish male tennis players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen Alumni of the University of Stirling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Glasgow Challenger – Doubles
This was the first edition of the tournament. Scott Duncan and Marcus Willis won the title after defeating Kyle Edmund Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019. Edmund is an ... and Henry Searle 6–3, 6–2 in the final. Seeds Draw References External links Main draw Glasgow Challenger - Doubles {{Tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Willis
Marcus Willis (born 9 October 1990) is a British professional tennis player who currently specialises in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 81, achieved on 28 October 2024. Willis made his ATP tour debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying for the main draw, where he gained recognition after playing against Roger Federer in the second round on Centre Court. He has won 8 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and 37 on the ITF World Tennis Tour from 68 career doubles finals. He has a record of 45 wins and 23 losses. Willis also played touchtennis, in which he has a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles, having won 13 singles and two doubles titles. Personal life Willis began playing tennis at the age of 9. His mother is a learning support assistant and his father is an accountant. Willis attended St Paul's Primary School, Wokingham and The Forest School, Winnersh. Willis is married to Jennifer Bate, an NHS dental surgeon and former b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasil Kirkov
Vasil Kirkov (born 13 March 1999) is a Bulgarian-born American professional tennis player. Kirkov has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 88 achieved on 9 June 2025. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 439 achieved on 22 November 2021. Kirkov has won nine doubles ATP Challenger Tour titles. Career Kirkov made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for winning the under-18 boys championship with Danny Thomas. Kirkov won his second title at the 2023 Salinas Challenger partnering Alfredo Perez, after defeating Ángel Díaz Jalil and Álvaro Guillén Meza in the final. He reached the third round at the 2023 US Open after receiving a wildcard partnering Denis Kudla but lost to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek. He entered the ATP 500 2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington as a lucky loser partnering Evan King but they lost to Lloyd Glasspool and Santiago Gonzalez in the first round. He also received a wildcard in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Paris
Joshua Paris (born 6 March 1996) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Paris has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 120 achieved on 24 February 2025. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 769 achieved on 5 August 2019. Career Paris has won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Rafa Nadal Open partnering with Daniel Cukierman, defeating Sriram Balaji and Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final. Personal info Paris is from Highgate, London and was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in South Kensington. He was part of the British squad at the 2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah () were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. The Maccabiah he .... References External links * * 1996 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Glasgow Challenger – Doubles
Scott Duncan and Marcus Willis were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Duncan partnered Tim Rühl but lost in the first round to Miloš Karol and Szymon Walków. Willis partnered Vasil Kirkov but lost in the final to Daniel Cukierman and Joshua Paris Joshua Paris (born 6 March 1996) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Paris has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 120 achieved on 24 February 2025. He also has a caree .... Cukierman and Paris won the title after defeating Kirkov and Willis 5–7, 6–4, 2–10in the final. Seeds Draw Draw References External links Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2025 Glasgow Challenger - Doubles Glasgow Challenger - Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotstoun Stadium
Scotstoun Stadium is an athletics and rugby union stadium in Scotstoun, an area in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Warriors have trained at the facility since 2009 and have played their home games here from the 2012–13 season onwards. The surface is a World Rugby approved artificial turf which is also suitable for athletics. It has a capacity of 9,708 for rugby union. Between 2012 and 2015, the Stadium hosted the Scotland Sevens – the Scottish leg of the IRB Sevens World Series, but then the leg was moved to a new host country, France in 2016. History Opening The facility first opened in 1915 as Scotstoun Showgrounds after the land was developed by the Glasgow Agricultural Society as a venue for agricultural shows. It was soon being used as a venue for sporting events and as a result the Grandstand was erected. The facility underwent a huge renovation in 2008 and on completion was re-opened on 14 January 2010 by the Princess Royal. Recent history The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Jubb
Paul Jubb (born 31 October 1999) is a British tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180, achieved on 28 October 2024. Jubb won the singles title at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship as a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Early years Jubb is the son of an English father and Kenyan mother, both of whom died before he was nine. At the age of four Jubb was spotted playing tennis at Pickering Park near his home in Hull. He was spotted by tennis coach Jonny Carmichael. Carmichael coached Jubb into his teenage years where he trained at the LTA-accredited Nuffield Health Tennis Academy in Hull. Career 2015: Juniors In 2015 he won the under 16 Boys singles title at the LTA British Nationals. 2019-2022: Grand Slam, ATP and Pro debuts Jubb made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw, but dropped out in the first round after losing in 4 sets to João Sous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
