Frederico Gil is a
PortugueseThe Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
professional
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player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when
Rui MachadoRui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to...
placed 61st in the rankings. He was the first Portuguese to reach an ATP Tour final at the
2010 Estoril OpenThe 2010 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, and the first to achieve a career prize money over one million dollars. His coach is former player João Cunha e Silva.
Family and early life
Frederico Gil was born in
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, Portugal to Rui and Carlota Gil. He has a younger sister named Ana. Gil began to play tennis at the age of five and considers clay his favorite surface. During his junior career he won three titles (in Bolivia in 2002 and Argentina and Portugal in 2003) and reached three other finals (twice in Portugal in 2002 and once in Brazil in 2003). In his last junior tournament he reached the quarterfinals at the
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, which led him to finish at no. 10 in the world junior rankings in 2003.
2003–2007
Gil turned professional in 2003 and spent several years on the Futures and Challenger circuits. Until his ATP debut in May 2006, at the
Estoril OpenThe Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
, he had won five singles and two doubles Futures titles. He entered Estoril as a wildcard and reached the quarterfinals, surprisingly defeating fifth seed and no. 33
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1 along the way, before losing to eventual champion and first seed and no. 4
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6–1, 6–2. He then captured his first Challenger title in June, at
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.
The year 2007 proved to be equally successful, as Gil qualified for the
Casablanca OpenThe Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger...
in April. However, he lost to no. 39
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7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(5) in the first round. He later reached the second round at
EstorilThe 2007 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour...
the following week, losing to no. 15
Richard GasquetRichard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
6–1, 6–2, but finally won the
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Challenger in September.
2008
In April, Gil added more success to his career by again reaching the quarterfinals at
EstorilThe 2008 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, before losing to world no. 1 and eventual champion
Roger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
6–4, 6–1. After winning his first Challenger doubles title, in May at
MarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
, he qualified for the first time to a
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tournament, the
French OpenThe 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
, but lost in the first round against no. 145
Jérémy ChardyJérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
6–3, 6–2, 7–6(1). After taking the Sassuolo Challenger title for a second time, he successfully qualified to the
Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
. In the singles, he lost once again to Chardy 7–5, 6–7(1), 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the first round, and in the doubles he reached the second round partnering with
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. Adding the Turin Challenger doubles title and the Istanbul Challenger singles title that summer to his curriculum, he entered the top-100 ranking for the first time, becoming only the second Portuguese player to do so, after the 86th place of
Nuno MarquesNuno Miguel Bacelar de Vasconcelos Marques is a former Portuguese tennis player. He was the first Portuguese to reach the top 100 ATP rankings and held the record of highest ranked Portuguese player in history until Frederico Gil surpassed him in 2009...
in 1995. Gil was then able to enter automatically at the US Open, however he would play and lose a third time with Chardy 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in the first round.
2009
Skipping the
first Grand Slam of the yearThe 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
, Gil made his season's debut in February, at the inaugural
JohannesburgThe 2009 SA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts indoors. It is the 18th edition of the SA Tennis Open , and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took in Johannesburg, South Africa from 2 February through 8 February 2009.The singles line up...
tournament. He reached the semifinals at the hard-court event, before losing to eventual champion and first seed and no. 14
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–4. In doing this, Gil was the second Portuguese player to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament, after his coach
João Cunha SilvaJoão Cunha e Silva is a former professional tennis player from Portugal. He won two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No...
(in 1992 at Tel-Aviv). The following week, in a different continent and in a different surface (clay), he repeated the feat. At the
Brasil OpenThe 2009 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place in Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, from February 9 through February 14, 2008.The singles line up was led...
, in Costa do Sauípe, he upset the defending champion and top seed and no. 18
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in two tiebreak sets, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), but ended up losing in the semifinals to home player no. 84
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in two tiebreak sets, 6–7(3), 6–7(4). After this, he broke the previous Portuguese singles ranking record by reaching the 83rd position at the ATP rankings table.
In March, as world no. 74, Gil surpassed the qualifying round in
MiamiThe 2009 Sony Ericsson Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament held from March 23 to April 5, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the Miami Masters event and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
, his first
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event. He defeated no. 77
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7–6(7), 6–2, and no. 27
Ivo KarlovićIvo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
6–4, 6–4, in the first two rounds, respectively. The draw placed Gil in the path of the first seed and world number one
Rafael NadalRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
. After closing a hard-fought first set in his favor, Nadal replied to a 2–0 game advantage for Gil with a sequence of service breaks and ended up winning the match by 7–5, 6–3. On April 6, he rose to the 70th place of the revised ATP Tour ranking.
In April, competing in
CasablancaThe 2009 Grand Prix Hassan II was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the Grand Prix Hassan II, and was an ATP Tour World 250 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco, from April 6 through April 12,...
, Gil reached the quarterfinals of an ATP 250 Series event for the third time this year, where he was defeated 7–6(5), 6–4 by
Albert MontañésAlbert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
, ranked 35th. He then qualified to the
Barcelona OpenThe 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the event known that year as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
and after getting past no. 63
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6–2, 6–1 in the first round, he again faced and lost to no. 1
Rafael NadalRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
6–2, 6–2.
In May, in
EstorilThe 2009 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
, as the first Portuguese player to enter directly the main round via ranking, he lost in the first round to fourth seed and eventual finalist and no. 16
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by 5–7, 6–4, 6–2. He then played second seed and no. 26
Jürgen MelzerJürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
in the first round of the
Kitzbühel OpenThe 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 29th edition of the Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel, as part of the World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, losing 6–3, 6–0. At the
French OpenThe 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, he lost in the first round to no. 14
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6–2, 6–4, 6–4. After an early exit from the
Czech OpenThe 2009 UniCredit Czech Open was a tennis clay-court tournament included in the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. Agustín Calleri was the defending singles champion, but could not get past the first round. Jan Hájek, world no. 288, came from the qualifying round and took the title in front of his home...
at the hands of no. 113 Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6–3, 6–3, Gil defeated the Spanish player in the first round of the
Queen's ClubThe 2009 AEGON Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known that year as the AEGON Championships, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
6–1, 6–3; in the second round, former world no. 1 and four-time Queen's Club champion and no. 49
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recovered from a first-set loss to defeat Gil by 3–6, 6–2, 6–2.
At
WimbledonThe 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
, he faced no. 38
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in the first round and lost 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2. In July, Gil played the
BåstadThe SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden...
and
UmagThe ATP Studena Croatia Open is a tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour.The first Croatia Open was held in 1990 as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts. Carlos Moyá has won the tournament a record...
tournaments losing in the first and second rounds respectively. In August, during the US hardcourt season, Gil reached the first round in
WashingtonThe Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
and the third round in
New HavenThis article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
before losing in the first round at the
US OpenThe 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
against qualifier no. 162
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6–3, 6–4, 6–3. Gil then lost in the first round in
BucharestThe 2009 BCR Open Romania was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 17th edition of the event known that year as the BCR Open Romania, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
. In late September, Gil participated in the
Tennislife CupThe Tennislife Cup is a tennis tournament held in Napoli, Italy since 2007. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor outdoor red clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
Challenger event, in Napoli, as the world's number 100. He reached the singles final, where he defeated home player
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(86th) by 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, to win his first tournament of 2009—more than a year after his last in the 2008 Istambul Challenger and his fifth career ATP Challenger Tour title. Hours later, he would also win the doubles title, partnering with
Ivan DodigIvan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
. On October 5, Gil climbed back to the 83rd rank.
Gil closed the year as the world no. 69th with a second round effort in Vienna and qualifying losses in
BaselThe Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St...
and Paris.
2010
Gil began the year with a 6–2, 6–0 first round loss to Starace in
DohaThe Qatar Open, currently known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...
. The following week, after successfully qualifying to the main draw in Sydney, Gil again faced no. 62
Potito StaracePotito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
in the first round, losing 6–1, 6–4. At the
Australian OpenThe 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, he retired in the first round after trailing 6–0, 6–0, 2–0 to no. 18
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. His poor run of form continued throughout the first part of the season with successive early round exits at
Costa do SauípeThe Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, it is currently the main event in the Brazilian tennis calendar. Since 2004, it has been a part of the South American clay court circuit but was held on hard...
,
Buenos AiresThe ATP Buenos Aires is an annual tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and it is played on outdoor clay courts at the 5,500 capacity Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,...
,
AcapulcoThe Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...
and Indian Wells. By the end of March, Gil had fallen off the top-100 and began playing in the tour's qualifying draws, most notably in
CasablancaThe Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger...
, where he lost 6–2, 7–6(1) to no. 212
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in the third qualifying round, an event where he had reached the quarterfinals in the previous year. Not getting past the qualifying rounds of both
MiamiThe 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
and
Monte-CarloThe 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 10 through April 18, 2010, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which is sponsored by Rolex for the second time...
's Masters, Gil finally reached a good result at the
Tunis ChallengerThe 2010 Tunis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, where he lost only in the semifinal to 89th-ranked
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by 6–7(6), 1–6.
Gil was initially entering the
Estoril OpenThe 2010 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually qualified directly, for the second time, because of pre-tournament drop-outs by seeded players such as
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and
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. Gil achieved his career's best result by becoming the first Portuguese player to reach an ATP World Tour final. He paved his way to the last match by defeating better ranked players:
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(49th; 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–3),
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(61st; 6–4, 6–4),
Rui MachadoRui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to...
(114th; 4–6, 7–6(1), 6–3), and
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(40th; 6–2, 5–7, 6–3). In the final, Gil met defending champion and fourth-seed and no. 34
Albert MontañésAlbert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
who had eliminated first-seed and world no. 1
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in two sets. The Spanish won the first set, 6–2, and had two match points in the second, but Gil recovered and closed the set in his favour on tie-break, 7–6(4). Gil had a 3–0 advantage in the final set and when it looked like he would grab his first ATP World Tour title, Montañés came from behind and ended the Portuguese's hopes with a 7–5 finish, revalidating his title. With this successful campaign, on May 10, Gil climbed 31 places in the world rankings to become no. 102.
After that, Gil went back to the Challenger tour capturing the Milan tournament in June. The rest of the year was played between the Challenger and World tours, with the only significant victory coming in July against no. 38
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in the first round in
GstaadThe Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts...
where he beat the fifth seed 4–6, 7–5, 6–1. He lost in the second round against no. 147
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6–3, 6–3. He also reached the semi-finals in the Istanbul and Tarragona Challengers. In Grand Slams is losing streak continued losing in the Wimbledon and US Open first rounds and the qualifying tournament in Roland Garros. In October, at
Montpellier in the Open Sud de FranceThe 2010 Open Sud de France was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the 24th edition of the Open Sud de France, and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from October 25 through 31, 2010...
he beat no. 128
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by 6–4, 2–6, 7–5. He lost in the second round against no. 13
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–4. He finished the year placed in the 103rd position in the world and losing his Portuguese no. 1 status to his friend
Rui MachadoRui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to...
.
2011
Gil began the season losing in the
2011 Aircel Chennai OpenThe 2011 Aircel Chennai Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Chennai Open, and part of the 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from January 3 through January 9, 2011.-Seeds:*...
in the first round to
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(6th) by 6–0, 6–1. A week later, at Medibank International Sydney, he defeated world number 39
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by 6–2 ret, reaching the second round where he lost to no. 41
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by 6–1, 6–3.
At the
Australian OpenThe 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, he wins for the first time in the first round of a
Grand SlamThe four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
by 6–4, 6–7(7), 4–6, 6–3, 9–7 to
Pablo CuevasPablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna....
(63rd) in a four-hours-and-23-minutes five-setter thrilling match. He lost in the second round to world number 12
Gaël MonfilsGaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
by 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 2–6.
In February, at the Movistar Open, he lost in First Round to no. 52
Tommy RobredoTommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
by 2–6, 6–3, 6–4. Later, he lost in the first round of Copa Claro to no. 55
Fabio FogniniFabio Fognini is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open...
by 1–6, 6–2, 6–2. A week later, at Abierto Mexicano Telcel he suffer his third consecutive lost in a first round of a tournament to no. 86
Filippo VolandriFilippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
by 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
In March, at the
MiamiThe 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
Gil defeated no. 146
Paul CapdevillePaul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....
6–1, 3–6, 7–6(6) in the first round. He then lost to no. 12
Nicolás AlmagroNicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
by 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.
In April, competing in
CasablancaThe 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the Grand Prix Hassan II, and an ATP Tour World 250 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, Gil reached the Second Round where he was defeated 6–3, 6–4 by
Gilles SimonGilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
, ranked 27th.
At the
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex MastersThe 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 9 through April 17, 2011, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 105th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the third time...
, he defeated world number 10 and 8th seed
Gaël MonfilsGaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
, reaching the quarterfinals of an
ATP World Tour Masters 1000The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
event for the first time. Despite the 6–2, 6–1 loss to world number 4 Andy Murray, Gil collected 205 points which allowed him to reach a career-high world ranking number 64. A week later, after achieving the quarter-finals in a challenger in Naples, defeated by
Ivo MinářIvo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62...
(122nd), by 6–7(5), 6–3, 3–6, where he reached a new career-high world ranking number 62, a week before is favorite tournament in Estoril, Portugal where he has many points to defend after losing in the final in the previous year.
Gil was initially invited for the
Estoril OpenThe 2011 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually qualified directly, because of pre-tournament drop-outs. He defeated in the first round world no. 159
Flavio CipollaFlavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
by 6–3, 6–2, but lost in the second round to the second-seed and world no. 15
Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
by 6–1, 7–6(5).
In May, he fail to past the qualifying rounds of
2011 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaThe 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour...
losing to world no. 143 Łukasz Kubot by 6–3, 7–6(2). At the
2011 French OpenThe 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
he couldn't past the first round, he lost to no. 29
Marcos BaghdatisAt the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
by 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–2.
In June, he lost in
EastbourneThe 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
in the first round to no. 106
Illya MarchenkoIllya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
by 6–1, 6–3. At
WimbledonThe 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, he faced no. 84
Dudi SelaDavid "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
in the first round and lost 6–4, 6–1, 6–4.
In July, in the first round in
GstaadThe Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts...
he beat the qualifier
João SouzaJoão Olavo Soares de Souza is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 90 August 7, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 171, on September 21, 2009...
world no. 112 by 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. He lost in the second round to the world no. 20
Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
by 6–3, 6–2.
In August, in the first round in
Winston-Salem OpenThe Winston-Salem Open is a tennis tournament played on the ATP Tour at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the USA. It made its debut at Winston-Salem in 2011 and is part of the 250 tier of events...
he lost to the world no. 102
Steve DarcisSteve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...
by 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. A week later, at the
US OpenThe 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, he lost in First Round to world no. 23 Alexandr Dolgopolov by 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 in 1h58m.
In September, he reached the semi-final in the Genova Challenger. In the first round in
BucharestThe 2011 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
he beat world no. 106
Jeremy ChardyJérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
by 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in 2h14m. He lost in the second round to the world no. 183
Alessandro GiannessiAlessandro Giannessi is a professional Italian tennis player. On October 31, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 140 whilst his best doubles ranking was 232 on January 31, 2011.-Singles Finals: 1 :...
by 7-6(2), 0-6, 6-3 in 2h25m.
In October, he reached the quarter-finals in the Palermo Challenger.
In November, he reached the quarter-finals in the
Buenos AiresThe Copa Topper is a tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, since 2010. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor red clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
Challenger in his last tournament of the season losing to his friend
Gastão EliasGastão Elias is a Portuguese men's professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In November 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 163. He has won four futures singles titles...
by 1-6 7-5 7-5 in 2h57m after his opponent saved 2 match points when Gil was leading by 6-1 5-4.
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Estoril The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
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Clay |
 Albert MontañésAlbert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
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Singles: 13 (11–2)
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March 7, 2005 |
Portugal F1, FaroFaro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
, Portugal |
Hard |
Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
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March 21, 2005 |
Portugal F3, LagosLagos is a municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal....
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Hard |
Marcel Granollers |
6–1, 6–3 |
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3. |
October 17, 2005 |
Venezuela F5, CaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela |
Hard |
 Piero Luisi |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner |
4. |
March 6, 2006 |
Nigeria F1, Benin CityBenin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...
, Nigeria |
Hard |
 Valentin Sanon |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
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5. |
April 10, 2006 |
Portugal F3, FaroFaro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
, Portugal |
Hard |
 Rui MachadoRui Machado is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Early life :At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to...
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7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–4 |
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May 1, 2006 |
Morocco F5, RabatRabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, Morocco |
Clay |
 Lamine OuahabLamine Ouahab is a professional Algerian tennis player.-Career:Ouahab turned professional in 2004, when he got a wild card into the Olympics main draw....
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6–4, 6–3 |
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6. |
June 5, 2006 |
Sassuolo The Memorial Argo Manfredini is a tennis tournament held in Sassuolo, Italy since 2000. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
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Clay |
Gorka Fraile |
6–3, 7–5 |
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7. |
September 10, 2007 |
SevilleSeville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
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Clay |
Pablo AndújarPablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,...
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June 2, 2008 |
Sassuolo, Italy |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :...
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6–2, 6–3 |
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9. |
August 11, 2008 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Hard |
 Benedikt Dorsch |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
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2. |
May 3, 2009 |
TunisThe Tunis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Club de Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia, since 2005....
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Clay |
 Gastón GaudioGastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
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October 4, 2009 |
Napoli The Tennislife Cup is a tennis tournament held in Napoli, Italy since 2007. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor outdoor red clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
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Clay |
 Potito StaracePotito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
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11. |
June 20, 2010 |
Milan, Italy |
Clay |
Máximo González Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :...
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Doubles: 23 (9–14)
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Portugal F2, AlbufeiraAlbufeira is a Portuguese municipality in the Faro District, Algarve region. Its name came from the Arabic: البحيرة . The city has a population of 13,646. The municipality has a population of 35,281 inhabitants and a total area of 140.6 km²...
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Leonardo Tavares Leonardo Tavares is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Tour. On August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186....
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 Juan Ignacio Cerda &
 Jasper Smit |
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April 5, 2004 |
Portugal F3, LagosLagos is a municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal....
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Bernardo Mota Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Croatia's Goran Ivanišević...
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Juan Ignacio Cerda &
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7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
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July 5, 2004 |
Romania F8, GalațiGalați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port....
, RomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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 Felipe Lemos |
 Cătălin GârdCătălin-Ionuţ Gârd is a Romanian tennis player. On February 18, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 224 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 528 achieved on April 20, 2009.-External links:...
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Andrei Mlendea |
6–2, 6–1 |
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3. |
March 21, 2005 |
Portugal F3, Lagos, Portugal |
Hard |
Leonardo Tavares |
 Richard Holstrom &
Christian Johansson |
Walkover |
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4. |
October 17, 2005 |
Bogotá The Copa Petrobras Colombia is a tennis tournament held in Bogotá, Colombia since 2004. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
, ColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Marcelo MeloMarcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
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Marcos Daniel Marcos Diniz Daniel is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 2009, when he became World No. 56...
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 Santiago González |
6–2, 7–5 |
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March 6, 2006 |
Nigeria F1, Benin CityBenin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...
, NigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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 Nicholas MonroeBenjamin Nicholas "Nick" Monroe is an American professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles in his career.- College career :...
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 Abdul-Mumin Babalola &
Jonathan Igbinovia |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
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6. |
April 3, 2006 |
France F4, LilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
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Hard (i) |
 Filip Urban |
 Stéphane BohliStéphane Bohli is a professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Doubles: 1 :-Challengers Wins:-External links:* Official Website of Stéphane Bohli...
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 Artem SitakArtem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...
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6–1, 6–2 |
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2. |
April 10, 2006 |
Portugal F3, FaroFaro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
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Hard |
Gonçalo Nicau |
Sebastian Fitz &
Jasper Smit |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
May 6, 2006 |
Morocco F5, RabatRabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, MoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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Clay |
 Walid Jallali |
Enrico Burzi &
 Dušan Karol |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
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8. |
June 19, 2006 |
Milan The Aspria Tennis Cup Trofeo City Life is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Harbour Club Milano in Milan, Italy, since 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:-External...
, Italy |
Clay |
Joan Albert Viloca Joan Albert Viloca Puig is a professional tennis player from Spain. He turned professional in 1992. His favourite surface is clay, surface on which he achieved his both ATP finals in his whole career, although both came in 1997.-Singles finalist :*1997: Gstaad, Austria .*1997: Mexico City, Mexico...
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Giorgio Galimberti Giorgio Galimberti is an Italian professional tennis player.Galimberti was born in Milan and is currently ranked at No. 1009 in men's singles, peaking at No...
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 Harel LevyHar'el Levy is an Israeli professional male tennis player. Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007....
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6–3, 6–3 |
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9. |
March 12, 2007 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
 Dick NormanDick Norman is a professional tennis player. He has achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height , his left-handed power game and, in the last few years, his age .Turning professional in 1991, Norman notched up only his 14th Grand Slam...
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Martín García &
Diego HartfieldDiego Hartfield , nicknamed El Gato Hartfield is a tennis player on the ATP Tour from Argentina.-Career:...
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6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
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10. |
May 28, 2007 |
KarlsruheThe Baden Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Karlsruhe, Germany, since 1998 .-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**...
, Germany |
Clay |
Michael Berrer Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
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Alex Kuznetsov----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
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Mischa ZverevMikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
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6–4, 6–7(6–7), [10–4] |
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11. |
June 4, 2007 |
FürthThe Franken Challenge is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...
, Germany |
Clay |
Fabio FogniniFabio Fognini is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open...
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Bruno EchagarayBruno Echagaray is a Mexican tennis player. He weighs 85 kg, and is 1.82 m tall. He was the most known Mexican tennis player in 2006. He has reached as high as 165 in the world for singles, and 314 for doubles. Most of his wins have been on carpet, mostly because of his speed...
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André GhemAndré Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181....
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7–6(7–1), 4–6, [13–11] |
| Runner-up |
12. |
August 20, 2007 |
Manerbio The Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì is a tennis tournament held in Manerbio, Italy since 1999. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
, Italy |
Clay |
Alberto Martín----Alberto Martín Magret is a retired tennis player from Spain. He turned professional in 1995.Martin's best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first round win was his first victory over former World number 1 Andy...
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Antal Van Der Duim Antal van der Duim is a Dutch professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 341 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 211, on 7 January 2008.-Doubles...
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Boy Westerhof |
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–8] |
| Runner-up |
13. |
March 31, 2008 |
NapoliThe Tennis Napoli Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...
, Italy |
Clay |
 Luis HornaLuis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay...
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Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec is a quad-lingual professional Czech tennis player who turned professional in 1996. Cibulec reached his highest singles ranking on August 3, 1998, becoming world number 646. His highest doubles ranking is world number 21, which he reached on March 17, 2003...
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Jaroslav LevinskýJaroslav Levinský is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Mixed doubles: 1 :-Doubles: 5 :-External links:...
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner |
3. |
May 12, 2008 |
Marrakech The Morocco Tennis Tour - Marrakech is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Marrakech, Morocco, since 2007.-Singles:...
, Morocco |
Clay |
Florin Mergea Florin Mergea is a Romanian tennis player. He won the 2003 Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon. He was the runner-up in the 2003 Boys' Singles Tournament at the Australian Open....
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 James AucklandJames Auckland is a professional British tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 282nd, which he reached on 6 February 2006. His career high in doubles was at 57 set at 9 April 2007....
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 Franko SkugorFranko Škugor is a Croatian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Although perspective young player, injuries have been backwarding his career until 2010 SkiStar Swedish Open where he reached quarterfinals....
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner |
4. |
July 6, 2008 |
Turin The Sporting Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Circolo della Stampa in Turin, Italy, since 2002....
, Italy |
Clay |
Carlos BerlocqCarlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:...
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Tomáš Cibulec &
Jaroslav Levinský |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner |
5. |
August 15, 2009 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Hard |
Filip Prpic Filip Prpic is a professional Swedish player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Prpic's career-high ranking was World Number 194, which he achieved on May 1, 2006. His current single ranking is 316....
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 Grigor DimitrovGrigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No...
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 Marsel İlhanMarsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world...
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3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Winner |
6. |
October 4, 2009 |
Napoli The Tennislife Cup is a tennis tournament held in Napoli, Italy since 2007. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor outdoor red clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
, Italy |
Clay |
Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
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Thiago AlvesThiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...
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Lukáš RosolLukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:...
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner |
7. |
June 12, 2010 |
Lugano, Switzerland |
Clay |
Christophe RochusChristophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both...
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Santiago González &
Travis RettenmaierTravis Rettenmaier is a professional American tennis player.-Career:Rettenmaier's highest singles ranking to date has been World Number 273 on February 27, 2006. In doubles, his ranking has been as high as World Number 57, which he achieved on July 12, 2010. At 6-foot 2-inches, Travis is a...
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7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner |
8. |
July 4, 2010 |
Turin, Italy |
Clay |
Carlos BerlocqCarlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:...
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Potito StaracePotito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
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Daniele BraccialiDaniele Bracciali is an Italian tennis player. His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 49, achieved on May 8, 2006.-Career:Bracciali won his only ATP singles title so far in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay...
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner |
9. |
October 30, 2011 |
São José do Rio Preto The BVA Open is a tennis tournament held in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:...
, Brazil |
Clay |
Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On May 23, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 11 :...
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Franco Ferreiro Franco Ferreiro is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Feliciano López in five sets in the first round after leading two sets to love.-Doubles: 2 :...
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Rubén Ramírez HidalgoRubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
14. |
November 5, 2011 |
São Leopoldo The São Léo Open is a tennis tournament held in São Leopoldo, Brazil since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, Brazil |
Clay |
Gastão Elias Gastão Elias is a Portuguese men's professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In November 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 163. He has won four futures singles titles...
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Franco Ferreiro &
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
6–7(7–4), 6–3, [11–9] |
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
June 18, 2011 |
Liverpool The Tradition-ICAP Liverpool International is a mixed exhibition tennis tournament at Calderstones Park, Liverpool, England, held during the second week of the grass court season since 2002.-Men's Champions:-Women's Champions:-External links:*...
, England, U.K. |
Grass |
Fernando González----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
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6–1, 7–6(7–6) |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and
WalkoverIn British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...
s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through November 28, 2011.
| Tournament | 2004 The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:...
| 2008The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This...
| 2009 | 2010 The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
| 2011 The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
| Career
SR | Career
W-L |
| Grand Slam Tournaments |
Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
1R |
1R |
LQ Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth...
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1R |
0 / 3 |
0–3 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
0 / 4 |
0–4 |
| US Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
0 / 4 |
0–4 |
| SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 13 |
N/A |
| Win–Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
1–4 |
N/A |
1–13 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Indian Wells |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Miami The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
3R |
LQ Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round.Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006...
|
2R |
0 / 2 |
3–2 |
| Monte Carlo |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ Rafael Nadal defended the 2009 title by defeating his compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1 to break an 11-month title drought, and to win a historic 6th consecutive title here in Monte-Carlo.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
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QF |
0 / 1 |
3–1 |
| Rome |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| Paris |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 4 |
N/A |
| Win–Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
2–1 |
0–1 |
4–2 |
N/A |
6–4 |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series |
| Acapulco The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
0 / 2 |
0–2 |
| Barcelona The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| Washington The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
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Held as ATP 250 |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Basel The Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St...
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Held as ATP 250 |
LQ |
A |
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| Valencia |
Held as ATP 250 |
A |
LQ Andy Murray was the defending champion, but he was eliminated by Juan Mónaco in the second round.4th seed David Ferrer defeated Lucky Loser Marcel Granollers 7–5, 6–3 in the final match.-Seeds:# Andy Murray # Robin Söderling ...
|
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 4 |
N/A |
| Win–Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
1–2 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
N/A |
1–4 |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series |
ChennaiThe Chennai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Doha The Qatar Open, currently known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Sydney |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| Johannesburg |
Not Held |
SF |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
3–1 |
| Santiago The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held in February 2010 in Las Condes commune, and it's played on clay. It was previously played in Viña del Mar.-History:In 1992, Brazil suspended its three ATP tournaments...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Costa do Sauípe The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, it is currently the main event in the Brazilian tennis calendar. Since 2004, it has been a part of the South American clay court circuit but was held on hard...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
SF |
2R |
LQ |
0 / 2 |
4–2 |
| Buenos Aires The ATP Buenos Aires is an annual tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and it is played on outdoor clay courts at the 5,500 capacity Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| Casablanca The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger...
|
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
QF |
LQ Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defender of championship title, however he chose to not participate this year.Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Victor Hănescu in the final 6–2, 6–3.-Seeds:The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round....
|
2R |
0 / 3 |
3–3 |
| Estoril The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
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A |
A |
QF |
2R |
QF |
1R |
F |
2R |
0 / 6 |
10–6 |
| Nice |
Not Held |
A |
LQ |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
Queen's ClubThe Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| Eastbourne |
Not Held |
A |
A |
1R |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Båstad The SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Gstaad The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
2R |
0 / 2 |
2–2 |
| Umag The ATP Studena Croatia Open is a tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour.The first Croatia Open was held in 1990 as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts. Carlos Moyá has won the tournament a record...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| Kitzbühel |
Held as ATP 500 |
1R |
NH |
A |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| New Haven This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
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A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
3R |
1R |
NH |
0 / 2 |
2–2 |
| Winston-Salem The Winston-Salem Open is a tennis tournament played on the ATP Tour at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the USA. It made its debut at Winston-Salem in 2011 and is part of the 250 tier of events...
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Not Held |
1R |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Bucharest |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
2R |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| Montpellier |
Not Held |
2R |
NH |
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| Vienna |
Held as ATP 500 |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 11 |
0 / 8 |
0 / 10 |
0 / 33 |
N/A |
| Win–Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
13–11 |
8–7 |
5–10 |
N/A |
31–33 |
| Career Statistics |
| ATP Tournaments Played |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
13 |
17 |
Career total: 54 |
| ATP Finals Reached |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Career total: 1 |
| ATP Tournaments Won |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career total: 0 |
| Statistics by surface |
| Hard Win–Loss |
1–0 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
0–2 |
0–1 |
9–7 |
1–7 |
3–6 |
0 / 20 |
14–24 |
| Clay Win–Loss |
0–2 |
2–1 |
4–1 |
1–2 |
5–2 |
8–9 |
11–5 |
8–9 |
0 / 27 |
39–31 |
| Grass Win–Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
1–2 |
0–1 |
0–2 |
0 / 6 |
1–6 |
| Carpet Win–Loss |
0–0 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0 / 0 |
1–1 |
| Overall Win–Loss |
1–2 |
3–1 |
4–2 |
1–5 |
5–4 |
18–18 |
12–13 |
11–17 |
0 / 53 |
55–62 |
| Win (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career Win (%): % |
| Year-End Ranking |
623 |
279 |
154 |
144 |
110 |
69 |
101 |
102 |
N/A |
Davis Cup
Gil has played for the
Portugal Davis Cup teamThe Portugal Davis Cup team represents Portugal in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis.Portugal currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have never played in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs in 1994.-History:Portugal...
since 2004. His singles record is 16–9 and his doubles record is 10–7 (26–16 overall).
Singles (25)
| Edition |
Round |
Date |
Against |
Surface |
Opponent |
W–L |
Result |
| 2004 Davis Cup The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
9–11 April 2004 |
Tunisia The Tunisia Davis Cup team represents Tunisia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Tunisienne de Tennis.Tunisia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. They have competed in Group II on three occasions....
|
Hard |
Haithem Abid |
Win |
6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
| QF |
16–18 July 2004 |
 Serbia and MontenegroThe Serbian Davis Cup team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup tennis competition. The team started playing in 2007, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.Serbia is the current winner of the Davis Cup....
|
Clay |
Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
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Lose |
2–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Boris PašanskiBoris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982....
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Lose |
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 0–6 |
| 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...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
4–6 March 2005 |
 EstoniaThe Estonia Davis Cup team represents Estonia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Estonian Tennis Association.Estonia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have not advanced past the first round of Group II in their 5 appearances.-History:Estonia...
|
Carpet |
Mait Künnap Mait Künnap is an Estonian tennis player. His all time world ranking high came on 4 August 2008 when he reached number 705, although his doubles ranking is somewhat better, having reached world number 377 on 4 July 2005....
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Win |
7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| QF |
15–17 July 2005 |
AlgeriaThe Algeria Davis Cup team represents Algeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Algerienne de Tennis.Algeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II quarterfinals each of the last three years....
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Clay |
Lamine Ouahab Lamine Ouahab is a professional Algerian tennis player.-Career:Ouahab turned professional in 2004, when he got a wild card into the Olympics main draw....
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Lose |
6–7(2–7), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Slimane Saoudi Slimane Saoudi is a former professional Algerian tennis player.Saoudi reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 21, 2003, when he became World number 212. His only appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2002 U.S...
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Win |
4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 |
| SF |
23–25 September 2005 |
 SloveniaThe Slovenia Davis Cup team represents Slovenia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovenian Tennis Association.Slovenia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
|
Clay |
Bostjan Osabnik |
Win |
7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2006 Davis Cup The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total...
Europe/Africa Group I |
1R |
10–12 February 2006 |
 LuxembourgThe Luxembourg Davis Cup team represents Luxembourg in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Luxembourg Tennis Federation.Luxembourg currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
|
Hard |
Gilles MüllerGilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
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Lose |
2–6, 1–6 4–6 |
| GI Play-Offs |
22–24 September 2006 |
 MoroccoThe Morocco Davis Cup team represents Morocco in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Royal Moroccan Tennis Federation.-History:...
|
Clay |
Mehdi Tahiri |
Win |
6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Rabie Chaki |
Win |
1–6, 7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2007 Davis Cup The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups...
Europe/Africa Group I |
1R |
9–11 February 2007 |
 GeorgiaThe Georgia Davis Cup team represents Georgia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Georgian Tennis Federation.Georgia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. Their best result was promotion from Group II in 2006.-History:...
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Carpet |
Lado Chikhladze |
Lose |
3–6, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 4–6 |
| GI Play-Offs |
21–23 September 2007 |
NetherlandsThe Netherlands Davis Cup team represents the Netherlands in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Federation.The Netherlands currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I...
|
Hard |
Raemon SluiterRaemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...
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Lose |
2–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
Robin HaaseRobin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:...
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Lose |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
11–13 April 2008 |
Tunisia The Tunisia Davis Cup team represents Tunisia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Tunisienne de Tennis.Tunisia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. They have competed in Group II on three occasions....
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Clay |
Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri is a professional Tunisian tennis player.Jaziri reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 28, 2011, when he became World number 117. He appeared in the qualifying draw at the 2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Michał Przysiężny of Poland...
|
Win |
6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| QF |
18–20 July 2008 |
 CyprusThe Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:...
|
Clay |
George Kallis George Kallis is a highly regarded and prolific film composer, renowned for his memorable lyrical melodies and ethnomusicological traits to his scores. He has been described as “the new Jerry Goldsmith” during recent conducting sessions with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra...
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Win |
6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Photos Kallias |
Win |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2009 Davis Cup The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
6–8 March 2009 |
Cyprus The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:...
|
Hard |
Photos Kallias |
Win |
6–0, 6–2, 6–1 |
Marcos BaghdatisAt the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
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Lose |
2–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
| GI Play-Offs |
10–12 July 2009 |
AlgeriaThe Algeria Davis Cup team represents Algeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Algerienne de Tennis.Algeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II quarterfinals each of the last three years....
|
Clay |
Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine |
Win |
6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
5–7 March 2010 |
 DenmarkThe Denmark Davis Cup team represents Denmark in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Danish Tennis Association.Denmark currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They competed in the World Group from 1988 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 1996...
|
Clay |
Martin Pedersen Martin Pedersen is a former professional Danish tennis player. He played predominantly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in doubles and singles....
|
Win |
6–2, 7–6(9–7, 3–6, 6–3 |
| QF |
9–11 July 2010 |
Cyprus The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:...
|
Clay |
Philippos Tsangaridis |
Win |
6–0, 6–1, RET |
| SF |
17–19 September 2010 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in April 2009...
|
Clay |
Amer DelićAmer Delić is a Bosnian tennis player. Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he now represents the country of his birth, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is a member of its Davis Cup team....
|
Win |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7(14–16), 3–6, 9–7 |
| Aldin Setkic Aldin Šetkić is a professional Bosnian tennis player.Šetkić reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on December 13, 2010, when he became World number 309...
|
Win |
6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2011 Davis Cup The 2011 Davis Cup is the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis.The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.-World Group:...
Europe/Africa Group I |
1R |
4–6 March 2011 |
 SlovakiaThe Slovakia Davis Cup team represents Slovakia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association.Slovakia finished as runners-up in 2005, losing 3-2 to Croatia in the final. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I...
|
Clay |
Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :...
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Win |
6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2R |
8–10 July 2011 |
SwitzerlandThe Switzerland Davis Cup team represents Switzerland in the Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Swiss Tennis.In 2007, Switzerland competed in the World Group for the 13th consecutive year, the third longest ongoing streak, before being relegated after losing 3–2 against the Czech...
|
Carpet |
Stanislas WawrinkaStanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
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Lose |
5–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (17)
| Edition |
Round |
Date |
Partnering |
Against |
Surface |
Opponents |
W–L |
Result |
| 2004 Davis Cup The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
9–11 April 2004 |
Leonardo Tavares Leonardo Tavares is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Tour. On August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186....
|
Tunisia The Tunisia Davis Cup team represents Tunisia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Tunisienne de Tennis.Tunisia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. They have competed in Group II on three occasions....
|
Hard |
Haithem Abid
Malek JaziriMalek Jaziri is a professional Tunisian tennis player.Jaziri reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 28, 2011, when he became World number 117. He appeared in the qualifying draw at the 2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Michał Przysiężny of Poland...
|
Win |
7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| QF |
16–18 July 2004 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Serbia and MontenegroThe Serbian Davis Cup team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup tennis competition. The team started playing in 2007, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.Serbia is the current winner of the Davis Cup....
|
Clay |
Nikola Ćirić Nikola Ćirić ; is a professional tennis player, who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures. He was born in Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on August 2, 1983....
Dušan VemićDušan Vemić is a Serbian professional tennis player. He was born on June 17, 1976, in Zadar, in Yugoslavia, now Croatia; he currently lives in Belgrade.-Professional career:...
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Lose |
6–1, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| 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...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
4–6 March 2005 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Estonia The Estonia Davis Cup team represents Estonia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Estonian Tennis Association.Estonia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have not advanced past the first round of Group II in their 5 appearances.-History:Estonia...
|
Carpet |
Mait Künnap Mait Künnap is an Estonian tennis player. His all time world ranking high came on 4 August 2008 when he reached number 705, although his doubles ranking is somewhat better, having reached world number 377 on 4 July 2005....
Alti Vahkal |
Win |
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| QF |
15–17 July 2005 |
Leonardo Tavares |
AlgeriaThe Algeria Davis Cup team represents Algeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Algerienne de Tennis.Algeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II quarterfinals each of the last three years....
|
Clay |
Slimane Saoudi Slimane Saoudi is a former professional Algerian tennis player.Saoudi reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 21, 2003, when he became World number 212. His only appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2002 U.S...
Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine |
Win |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| SF |
23–25 September 2005 |
Leonardo Tavares |
SloveniaThe Slovenia Davis Cup team represents Slovenia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovenian Tennis Association.Slovenia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
|
Clay |
Rok Jarc
Grega ŽemljaGrega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia...
|
Win |
6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2006 Davis Cup The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total...
Europe/Africa Group I |
1R |
10–12 February 2006 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Luxembourg The Luxembourg Davis Cup team represents Luxembourg in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Luxembourg Tennis Federation.Luxembourg currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
|
Hard |
Gilles MüllerGilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
Mike Scheidweiler |
Lose |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 1–6 |
| GI Play-Offs |
22–24 September 2006 |
Gonçalo Nicau |
Morocco The Morocco Davis Cup team represents Morocco in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Royal Moroccan Tennis Federation.-History:...
|
Clay |
Mounir El Aarej
Mehdi Ziadi |
Win |
6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2007 Davis Cup The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups...
Europe/Africa Group I |
1R |
9–11 February 2007 |
Gastão Elias Gastão Elias is a Portuguese men's professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In November 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 163. He has won four futures singles titles...
|
Georgia The Georgia Davis Cup team represents Georgia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Georgian Tennis Federation.Georgia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. Their best result was promotion from Group II in 2006.-History:...
|
Carpet |
Lado Chikhladze
Irakli LabadzeIrakli Labadze |Georgia]]) is a professional tennis player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark...
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Lose |
6–7(6–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 3–6 |
| GI Play-Offs |
21–23 September 2007 |
Gastão Elias |
NetherlandsThe Netherlands Davis Cup team represents the Netherlands in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Federation.The Netherlands currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I...
|
Hard |
Jesse Huta Galung Jesse Huta Galung is a professional Dutch tennis player.-Singles Titles:-External links:*...
Peter WesselsPeter Wessels is a presently inactive tour professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. He has been ranked as high as 72 in the world ....
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Lose |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10...
Europe/Africa Group II |
QF |
18–20 July 2008 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Cyprus The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:...
|
Clay |
Photos Kallias
Demetrios Leontis |
Win |
6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2009 Davis Cup The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
6–8 March 2009 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Cyprus The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:...
|
Hard |
Marcos BaghdatisAt the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
Photos Kallias |
Lose |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
| GII Play-Offs |
10–12 July 2009 |
Leonardo Tavares |
AlgeriaThe Algeria Davis Cup team represents Algeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Algerienne de Tennis.Algeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II quarterfinals each of the last three years....
|
Clay |
Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine
Valentin Rahmine |
Win |
6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide...
Europe/Africa Group II |
1R |
5–7 March 2009 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Denmark The Denmark Davis Cup team represents Denmark in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Danish Tennis Association.Denmark currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They competed in the World Group from 1988 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 1996...
|
Clay |
Frederik Nielsen Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles....
Martin PedersenMartin Pedersen is a former professional Danish tennis player. He played predominantly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in doubles and singles....
|
Win |
6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
| QF |
9–11 July 2010 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Cyprus The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:...
|
Clay |
Eleftherios Christou
Rares CuzdrioreanRareş Cuzdriorean born July 31, 1986, Satu Mare, is a Romanian professional tennis player with Cypriot citizenship. He qualified to play for the Cyprus Davis Cup team after defeating fellow Cypriot Christopher Koutrouzas 6-1/6-4 in a playoff tournament held in Limassol.-External links:*...
|
Win |
6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
| SF |
17–19 September 2010 |
Leonardo Tavares |
Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in April 2009...
|
Clay |
Amer DelićAmer Delić is a Bosnian tennis player. Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he now represents the country of his birth, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is a member of its Davis Cup team....
Aldn Setkic |
Win |
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2011 Davis Cup The 2011 Davis Cup is the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis.The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.-World Group:...
Europe/Africa Group I |
1R |
4–6 March 2011 |
Leonardo Tavares |
SlovakiaThe Slovakia Davis Cup team represents Slovakia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association.Slovakia finished as runners-up in 2005, losing 3-2 to Croatia in the final. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I...
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Clay |
Michal MertiňákMichal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished...
Filip PolášekFilip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Polášek's highest doubles ranking has been World Number 22 as of June 22, 2009. Polášek's highest singles ranking has been World Number 555 on November 26, 2007....
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Lose |
3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| 2R |
8–10 July 2011 |
Leonardo Tavares |
SwitzerlandThe Switzerland Davis Cup team represents Switzerland in the Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Swiss Tennis.In 2007, Switzerland competed in the World Group for the 13th consecutive year, the third longest ongoing streak, before being relegated after losing 3–2 against the Czech...
|
Carpet |
Roger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
Stanislas WawrinkaStanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
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Lose |
3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
External links