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Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubičić (; born 19 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player, coach and Tennis TV commentator. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a major semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and a Masters title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010. He also contested three other Masters finals, two in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the 2006 Miami Open. Since retiring, Ljubičić has coached ATP top-3-ranked players Milos Raonic and Roger Federer. He was credited with Federer's improved backhand later in his career, especially evident on high shots, as well as introducing tactical changes of taking shots much earlier: taking more time, pace, and rhythm off opponents and simultaneously making Federer's game more offensive. Tennis career Ljubičić turned pro in 1998. During his career, he achieved his best results in indoor tournaments played on ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to a larger district, the Monte Carlo Quarter (corresponding to the former municipality of Monte Carlo), which besides Monte Carlo/Spélugues also includes the wards of Saint Roman, Monaco, La Rousse/Saint Roman, Larvotto, Larvotto/Bas Moulins and Saint Michel, Monaco, Saint Michel. The permanent population of the ward of Monte Carlo is about 3,500, while that of the quarter is about 15,000. Monaco has four traditional quarters, from west to east they are: Fontvieille, Monaco, Fontvieille (the newest), Monaco City, Monaco-Ville (the oldest), La Condamine, and Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous Place du Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Roger Federer defeated James Blake in the final, 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his third Tour Finals title. David Nalbandian David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ... was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Blake. Seeds Alternates Draw Finals Red group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' Gold group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Davis Cup
The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2–4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title. World Group Draw First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers. Final World Group play-offs Date: 23–25 September * , , , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2006. * are promoted to the World Group in 2006. * , , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2006. * are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2006. Americas Zone Group I Group II Group III Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay) Date: Week of 28 February (scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups) *Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006. *Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006. The Group III tournament was held in the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Chile's Fernando González and Nicolás Massú defeated Germany's Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. They saved four consecutive championship points in the 4th set tiebreak en route to their win. It was Chile's first ever Olympic gold medal. Massú and González also won gold and bronze, respectively, in the singles competition. Germany won its third medal in four Games in the event. In the bronze medal match, Croatia's Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić defeated India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 16–14. It was Croatia's first medal in men's doubles since 1992. The tournament held between 15 and 21 August at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece. There were 30 pairs from 24 nations, with the Belarusian pair and one of the Swedish pairs not starting. For the first time since tennis returned in 1988, nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloid ... third place medals in the Olympic Games began at the 1904 Summer Olympics, 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Mint (coin), Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes. Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971) is a Bahamians, Bahamian former professional tennis player and coach. He is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles tennis, doubles. He won three of the four Gran .... Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Main Draw at the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 US Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro. Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge won the title, defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 5–7, 6–0, 7–5 in the final. Seeds # Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' # Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor ''(semifinals)'' # Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (champions) # Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley ''(quarterfinals)'' # Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro ''(semifinals)'' # Yevgeny Kafelnikov / David Rikl ''(first round)'' # Martin Damm / Cyril Suk ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett ''(third round)'' # Joshua Eagle / Jared Palmer ''(third round)'' # Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez ''(first round)'' # Tomáš Cibulec / Pavel Vízner ''(second round)'' # Chris Haggard / Donald Johnson ''(third round)'' # František Čermák / Leoš Friedl ''(third round)'' # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra defeated the defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships The French duo won their first Grand Slam as a team, however this was Llodra's third, having won the Australian Open twice previously with Fabrice Santoro in 2003 and 2004. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(final)'' Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi ''(first round)'' Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor ''(quarterfinals)'' Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić ''(semifinals)'' Martin Damm / Leander Paes ''(quarterfinals)'' Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett ''(second round)'' Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram ''(second round)'' Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle ''(first round)'' Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner ''(quarterfinals)'' Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra ''(champions)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Radek Štěpánek ''(withdrew)'' Ashley Fisher / T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, the Bryan brothers completed the career Grand Slam. It was their record seventh consecutive major final. Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry. The quarterfinal match between Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor and Aspelin & Perry became, at the time, the longest match ever played at Wimbledon, lasting 6 hours and 9 minutes, with Knowles & Nestor winning the match 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–21. This record was eventually broken at the 2010 Championships, in the first round men's singles match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. It remains the longest doubles match played at any major, and that record is highly unlikely to be broken, since all majors now play best-of-3 sets. Seeds Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
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2006 French Open – Men's Doubles
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 French Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, they lost to sixth-seeded Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro in the semifinals. Unseeded Belgian pair Xavier Malisse and Olivier Rochus defeated Llodra and Santoro, 7–5, 7–5 to win the men's doubles title. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External linksAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 French Open - Men's Doubles 2004 French Open, Men's Doubles French Open by year – Men's doubles 2004 ATP Tour, French Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
