name | BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy |
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logo | BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy logo.png |
logo size | 175px |
city | Bucharest |
country | |
venue | BNR Arenas |
category | ATP World Series(1993–1997)ATP International Series(1998–2008)ATP World Tour 250 series(2009–current) |
surface | Clay / Outdoors |
draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
prize money | € 368,450 |
web site | |
notes | }} |
The BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually in Bucharest, Romania, since 1993.
The tournament has yet to see a Romanian winner in singles (though the 2005 edition saw two Romanian players reaching the semifinals, and the 2007 edition saw Victor Hănescu reach the finals), but a Romanian pair (Andrei Pavel and Gabriel Trifu) did take home the doubles title in 1998.
The organizers announced that from 2012, the ATP World Tour 250 series tournament will be scheduled to take place in April, so it will end an age of 9 years when it took place in the last week of September.
Category:Tennis tournaments in Romania Category:Clay court tennis tournaments Category:ATP Tour Category:Recurring events established in 1993 Category:Tennis in Romania
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Name | Gilles Simon |
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Nickname | ''Gillou''''Poussin'' |
Country | |
Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
Birth date | December 27, 1984 |
Birth place | Nice, France |
Height | |
Weight | |
Turnedpro | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney | US$5,127,388 |
Singlesrecord | 214–148 |
Singlestitles | 9 |
Highestsinglesranking | No. 6 (January 5, 2009) |
Currentsinglesranking | No. 12 (August 15, 2011) |
Australianopenresult | QF (2009) |
Frenchopenresult | 4R (2011) |
Wimbledonresult | 4R (2009) |
Usopenresult | 3R (2008, 2009, 2010) |
Othertournaments | yes |
Masterscupresult | SF (2008) |
Olympicsresult | 3R (2008) |
Doublesrecord | 16–60 |
Doublestitles | 0 |
Highestdoublesranking | No. 117 (January 28, 2008) |
Grandslamsdoublesresults | yes |
Australianopendoublesresult | 2R (2008) |
Frenchopendoublesresult | 2R (2005) |
Wimbledondoublesresult | 1R (2006, 2007) |
Usopendoublesresult | 3R (2007) |
Updated | September 27, 2010 }} |
On September 2, 2010, Simon became a father for the first time. His partner Carine Lauret gave birth to a baby boy. The couple named their first child Timothée. Timothée was born four weeks ahead of schedule, when Simon was competing in the 2010 US Open.
In January 2005, he won his first ATP Challenger hard court tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia, and defended it the following year. Ranked as World No. 113, Simon made his Grand Slam debut at the 2005 French Open, losing in the first round to Olivier Patience in four sets.
The Frenchman reached his first ATP Tour final in Valencia with wins over Andreas Seppi in the quarterfinal and Fernando Verdasco in the semifinal but lost to Nicolás Almagro 6–2, 6–3. He also made it to the semifinals in Casablanca, as well as the round of 16 in both the ATP Masters Series tournaments in Monte Carlo and Hamburg. At the end of the year Simon was ranked 45th in the world.
In September, he won his second title of the year and of his career at the BCR Open Romania in Bucharest, Romania. He defeated Victor Hănescu in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. He broke into the Top 30 for the first time on November 5 and finished the year as No. 29 in the world. By the end of the year, his career record against Top 10 players was 4–5.
In May, he entered Casablanca as a qualifier due to his late entry to the tournament even though his ranking was high even to be seeded. Simon went on to win the tournament by defeating Julien Benneteau 7–5, 6–2 in the final. After his third-round loss to countryman Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon, Simon left Europe for the United States to familiarize himself with the hard courts before the U.S. Open Series competing in the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Simon's world ranking hit a career-best No. 25. He beat Tommy Haas and Sam Querrey before reaching the final. He won the tournament by beating the defending champion Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4. The following week, he competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, including a 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 win over World No. 1 Roger Federer in the second round, before losing in the semifinals to German veteran Nicolas Kiefer. This resulted with an entry into the Top 15, three ranks behind the French No. 1, Richard Gasquet.
Simon participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, playing in the singles for France alongside Paul-Henri Mathieu, Michaël Llodra, and Gaël Monfils. He played doubles with Monfils, but lost in the first round to the Indian team of Bhupathi and Paes. In singles the Frenchman reached the 3rd round, with victories over the Swede Robin Söderling and the Argentine Guillermo Cañas before falling to James Blake.
At the US Open, Simon was seeded number 16. On Day 6, he lost in the 3rd Round to the #17 seed Juan Martín del Potro 4–6, 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 in a 5-set match that lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes.
On September 14, Simon won his 3rd title of the year equaling his 5th ATP title, defeating Carlos Moyà 6–3, 6–4 at the 2008 BCR Open Romania. Simon entered the 2008 Madrid Masters the following month, defeating No. 11 James Blake and No. 14 Ivo Karlović to reach the semifinals in the tournament. In the semifinals, he defeated World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 3 sets 3–6, 7–5, 7–6 in a match that lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes. Simon lost the final to World No.4 Andy Murray in straight sets, 4–6, 6–7. The tournament boosted Simon to a career high World No. 10, displacing Richard Gasquet as French No. 1. By the end of 2008, French has 4 players in Top 20, (Simon, Tsonga, Gasquet and Monfils), the first time ever since computer ranking was established in 1973. The French paper ''L'Equipe'' grouped the 4 player as ''néo-Mousquetaires''. French TV Canal+ went on to produce a documentary series that followed the 4 French players and their touring around the world. The series "Les 4 Mousquetaires" went on air for 2 seasons during 2009 and 2010.
On November 3, he qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, a tournament usually reserved for the world's top eight players in Shanghai, after Rafael Nadal withdrew due to knee complications and fatigue. He was drawn in the red group with Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Andy Roddick. In his first round robin match he beat defending champion Federer with a score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. Simon lost to Murray in his next match, 6–4, 6–2, but followed it with a victory over Radek Štěpánek, who replaced the injured Roddick 6–1, 6–4. After Murray defeated Federer in the final round robin match, Simon qualified for the semifinals, where he lost to world No. 3 Novak Djokovic in three sets – 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. After this, he achieved a career high of World number 7.
In December he played in the newly-formed Masters France exhibition tournament for the eight French players who had performed best at the four French tournaments. He qualified from the round-robin group stage with victories against Julien Benneteau, Marc Gicquel, and Josselin Ouanna. In the final against Michaël Llodra, who pulled out with a shoulder injury, resulting in Simon becoming the inaugural winner of the tournament.
Simon played at the first grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, as the 6th seed, winning against Pablo Andújar in the first round. He also competed with Jérémy Chardy as his partner in the doubles, but the pair was defeated by Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the first round. The second round saw him beat Chris Guccione in 4 sets, 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2. He defeated Mario Ančić in the third round, winning in straight sets, advancing to his fourth round encounter against compatriot Gaël Monfils. Simon was leading 2 sets before Monfils retired due to a wrist injury. He then played World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, where he was dispatched 6–2, 7–5, 7–5 although he had two set points in the second set.
He participated in the Davis Cup with other French team members Michaël Llodra, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet. The team competed against the Czech Republic from 6–8 March. Simon lost 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 to Tomáš Berdych, and then played Radek Štěpánek (whom his fellow team member Tsonga beat). Simon lost to Štěpánek 7–6, 6–3, 7–6 which gave the Czechs a 3–1 lead indicating that France was out of the Davis Cup in the first round for the first time since 2000.
He went into the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami ranked No. 7 in the world. After early round wins over former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt and Rainer Schüttler, he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6. Simon competed at the Monte Carlo Masters and versed Andreas Beck in the men's singles, suffering a first round loss of 7–5, 6–1. This result caused his world ranking to drop 2 spots down to No.9.
Simon played at the Estoril Open as the top seed, before losing to Albert Montañés 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 in the third round. He competed with fellow players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Jérémy Chardy, forming the French team at the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf. He lost to Robin Söderling and Rainer Schüttler.
He entered Roland Garros as the 7th seed and defeated Wayne Odesnik in 5 sets in the first round, and Robert Kendrick in straight sets. He was ousted by Victor Hănescu in the third round, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. During his 3rd round match, he also injured his right knee. Although he managed to finish the match, this knee injury would turned into a chronic problem that bothered him for a long time after.
Simon competed at the AEGON Championships at Queens as the 3rd seed, where he beat Grigor Dimitrov, but lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the third round. At 2009 Wimbledon Simon was the 8th seed. He defeated Bobby Reynolds and Thiago Alves in the first two rounds. He defeated Victor Hănescu in the third round with a comfortable 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 victory. He was ousted in the fourth round by unseeded Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6, 6–3, 6–2.
Simon was the top seed at Stuttgart's MercedesCup and defeated Philipp Petzschner in the first round in straight sets before falling to Mischa Zverev 6–3 6–2. At the 2009 International German Open, after receiving a bye he then lost to wildcard Daniel Brands, 6–3 4–6 3–6.
During the 2009 US Open Series, he played at the 2009 Rogers Cup where he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round. One week later, he played at the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open in Cincinnati, another Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated Nikolay Davydenko en route to the quarterfinals where he would lose to world no. 4 Novak Djokovic. At the 2009 US Open, Simon equalled his best result of third round before retiring with a right knee injury during his third-round match against Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Simon then won his first title of 2009 at the 2009 PTT Thailand Open where defeated Viktor Troicki in the final 7–5, 6–3. At Tokyo, Simon was third seeded but fell to Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. The week later he played at Shanghai Masters as the eight seed and received bye at the first round. He beat Viktor Troicki and Tomáš Berdych but lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals by 3–6, 6–2, 2–6.
Simon returned to France to play at Lyon and lost in the semifinal to Michaël Llodra by 7–6, 3–6, 6–7. At the next tournament in Valencia, he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinal. He continued to Bercy to play at the BNP Paribas Masters. He was seeded 11th and has a first round bye. In the second round, he faced Ivan Ljubičić, who he has never beaten in 3 previous meetings. In the 3rd set of the match, Simon has a break point to go up 4–2, while lunging to return a wide serve, he aggravated a right knee injury that has been bothering him for half of the 2009 season. Although with his movement severely hampered, Simon decided to play on to finish the match in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. He went on to win the match by 6–3, 3–6, 7–6. Two days later, he played his R3 match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, lost by 2–6, 3–6, and ended his season in Paris.
In an audio interview during the Paris tournament, Simon said the doctor has recommended him to take at least 2 months to recover from his knee injury.
The right knee injury eventually caused Simon to miss the entire spring European clay season including the French Open, the second Grand Slam Simon has missed in 2010 due to injury and he has fallen down in the rankings. He returned to the tour in mid-June, winning 2 rounds in Eastbourne before losing to Michaël Llodra 1–6, 3–6 in the QF. Continued on to 2010 Wimbledon, Simon reached the 3rd round before losing to Andy Murray 1–6, 4–6, 4–6. He began the summer US hard court season by participating in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. and won 2 rounds of matches including a win over Top 10 player Andy Roddick, lost in the QF to David Nalbandian in 3 sets. However, he suffered first round defeats in his next 2 ATP Masters 1000 series tournaments, 2010 Rogers Cup in Toronto and 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open in Cincinnati, showing he has still a long way to return to his top form and regain his confidence. He moved on to New York to take part in US Open 2010, reached the 3rd round by defeating Donald Young in 3 sets and Philipp Kohlschreiber in 5 sets. He went on to meet the #1 player Rafael Nadal in the 3rd round. Before the match, upon hearing the birth of Simon's son, Nadal jokingly offered to buy Simon a flight ticket back to Europe to see his son before the match. Simon stayed, and lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets.
After USO, Simon was picked to represent France in the semifinal of the Davis Cup. His selection was largely due to Tsonga being unavailable due to injury. He did not play any live rubber but defeated Eduardo Schwank in a dead rubber by 7–6, 6–7, 6–3.
Simon then entered 2010 Open de Moselle as a wildcard. Originally, he did not plan to play the tournament because his son was supposed to be due that week. He took his newly extended family to Metz and eventually won the tournament by beating Mischa Zverev 6–3, 6–2 in the final. This is his seventh career title, coming only weeks after the birth of his first child. During the award ceremony, he thanked his girlfriend for the support and called the victory a "family effort".
The remaining of 2010 was more ups and downs, indicating that after returning from the serious knee injury, he was still struggling to find his consistency. He went on to participate in 2 Asian tournaments. He beat Sam Querrey and Michael Berrer to reach the QF of China Open in Beijing, but lost to Djokovic in 2 relatively easy sets. He then crashed out at the first round of Shanghai Masters to Stanislas Wawrinka in 2 sets. After Asia, he returned to France to play Open Sud de France in Montpellier. During his 2nd round encounter, he was down a set and a break to David Nalbandian before fighting back to even the match to 1 all. He was then down a break again before coming back to beat the seeded player in 3 sets. He eventually lost in the QF to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 3 sets. The next tournament was Valencia Open 500, Simon beat 2 seeds (Fernando Verdasco and Nikolay Davydenko) en route to his SF appearance, only to lose to the Spanish qualifier Marcel Granollers in 2 sets. At the last tournament of the season, BNP Paribas Masters, Simon again came from behind to beat newcomer Andrey Golubev in 3 sets during their 1st round encounter. But in the 2nd round, after failing to convert numerous breakpoints in the beginning of Set 1, a set that he eventually lost, Simon faded and lost the 2nd set 6–0 to the eventual title winner Robin Söderling in 2 easy sets.
In Dec 2010, Simon was picked to play the Davis Cup final for France, which was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia. The final was filled with controversies over which player was to be called on to play each match. France called on Simon to play Novak Djokovic in Day 1 while others were expecting Michaël Llodra to play based on Llodra's good form in BNP Paribas Masters (including beating Djokovic in 2 sets). Simon lost the match in 3 sets. When France won the doubles and led 2–1 going into Day 3, the French team seemed to be on its way to yet another Davis Cup victory. But Day 3 opened with Djokovic in strong form defeating Monfils in 3 easy sets, leaving the championship to a deciding 5th match. The schedule originally stated that the 5th match was to be played by Janko Tipsarević and Simon. Last minute replacement saw that both were replaced by their teammates Viktor Troicki and Michaël Llodra respectively. The fifth match ended in anti-climatic fashion – an overwhelming victory for Troicki in 3 sets. Serbia won the Davis Cup for the very first time in history. France's defeat caused some to question the choice of Llodra to play Troicki while Simon has a 4–0 Head-to-Head against the Serbian. Nevertheless, everyone agrees that Troicki and the Serbian team had displayed convincing performances over their French opponent and the victory was well deserved.
As his career kicked off in 2008, Simon began to work tirelessly on his volleys and net-game, and this has since come to form a prominent part of his game. Nowadays, he looks to sneak in and finish points off at the net whenever he can, and he often enjoys serving and volleying or rushing to the net off the return to break up his opponent's rhythm on break points and important points in general.
While his return is one of the best parts of his game, his serve has also become a pivotal part of his game, and he often manages to find his best serves on the biggest points. In general, Simon is often overlooked in an era filled with powerful players and big servers. However, he is a unique player with countless layers to his game. When lacking confidence, he has a tendency to retreat behind the baseline and play passively. However, when he is confident and lucid, he is a force to behold.
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Name | Ilie Nastase |
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Nickname | Nasty |
Country | Romania |
Residence | Bucharest |
Birth date | July 19, 1946 |
Birth place | Bucharest, Romania |
Height | |
Weight | |
Turnedpro | 1969 (debut in 1966) |
Retired | 1985 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney | US$2,076,761 |
Tennishofyear | 1991 |
Tennishofid | ilie-nastase |
Singlesrecord | 755–287 |
Singlestitles | 87 (including 57 listed by the ATP) |
Highestsinglesranking | No. 1 (August 23, 1973) |
Frenchopenresult | W (1973) |
Wimbledonresult | F (1972, 1976) |
Usopenresult | W (1972) |
Othertournaments | Yes |
Masterscupresult | W (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975) |
Doublesrecord | 480–209 |
Doublestitles | 45 (ATP listed) |
Highestdoublesranking | 10 (August 30, 1977) |
Updated | January 2, 2010 }} |
Ilie Nastase (, born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 (August 23) and 1974 (June 2). He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles (57 singles and 45 in doubles). He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991. Năstase won seven Grand Slam titles: two in singles, three in men's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. He also won four Masters Grand Prix year end championship titles and six Championship Series titles (1970–73) the precursors to the current Masters 1000. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked him as the 28th-best player of the preceding forty years. He is the second male player to win a Grand Slam without dropping a set and the first one to achieve this feat at French Open (1973).
In singles, Năstase won his first tournament at Cannes on April 16, 1967. His first victories at top players happened in 1969 in Stockholm, where he defeated Tony Roche and Stan Smith.
Năstase became one of the best players in 1970, with many experts ranking him as the sixth best player in the world at that time after the Australians Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe, and Roche and the American Ashe. Năstase's high ranking resulted from his success at the Italian Open in Rome and at the U.S. Indoor Open in Salisbury, Maryland. With Tiriac, Năstase won the men's doubles title at the French Open.
In 1971, Năstase was the runner-up at the French Open. where he lost the final in four sets to Jan Kodeš. In December, Năstase won his first Masters Grand Prix title.
In 1972, he became the second ranked player in the world, owing to his winning of the US Open in a five-set final over Arthur Ashe. This tournament was the only event of the year in which all the best players participated. Two months before at Wimbledon, Năstase narrowly lost to Stan Smith in an epic five sets final, one of the most exciting championship matches there. Although Smith took the title, public sympathy lay with the volatile Romanian. In the Davis Cup, Năstase was undefeated in singles until losing to Stan Smith in the final played on clay in his native Bucharest. In December at the year end tour finals, Năstase took revenge against Smith winning his second consecutive Masters Grand Prix title.
In 1973 he was in sensational form. By winning 17 tournaments, including the French Open, a doubles title at Wimbledon, a third Masters title, Năstase was the undisputed World No.1 that year. In the Davis Cup, he won 7 of 8 singles rubbers, including a victory over Tom Okker, the "Flying Dutchman." In matches against the other top players, Năstase was 1–0 against Newcombe and 1–1 against Smith. The Romanian won the French Open without dropping a set (a feat repeated by Björn Borg in 1978 and 1980 and by Rafael Nadal in 2008 and 2010), and he won the French Open (clay), Rome (clay) and Queen's Club (grass) in succession, a feat never repeated in the open era, though Borg won Rome, the French Open, and Wimbledon in succession in 1978, and Nadal won the French Open, Queen's Club, and Wimbledon in succession in 2008.
In 1974 he was the only player to qualify for both the WCT Finals and the Masters Grand Prix finals (also Newcombe played both events, although he played the Masters at Kooyong Stadium as an invitee instead of a qualifier). As usual, Năstase played well in the Masters, in particular against Newcombe in the semifinals. (Năstase finished his career with a 4–1 record versus Newcombe, losing only their first match in 1969.) The Romanian, however, lost the final to Guillermo Vilas in five sets.
For the fifth consecutive year, Năstase reached the Masters Grand Prix Final in 1975, where he defeated Björn Borg: 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
During the first half of 1976, Năstase won four tournaments (Atlanta WCT, Avis Challenge Cup WCT, US Open Indoor, and La Costa), and head-to-head, he led Connors 2–1, Vilas 1–0, Ashe 1–0, and Borg 2–0. Năstase did not enter the Australian Open, which was again avoided by most of the top players. Năstase was prevented from entering the French Open because he participated in World Team Tennis. In the second half of the year, Nastase lost to Borg in the men's singles final of Wimbledon and in the semifinals of the US Open. Năstase won three other tournaments during the second half of the year, the Pepsi Grand Slam, South Orange, and the 4-man tournament of Caracas, Venezuela, in October (not to be confused with the Caracas WCT tournament in March), making seven tournament championships for the year. Năstase was the World No. 3, behind Connors and Borg.
In 1977 Năstase finished ninth in the ATP rankings. He was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the French Open and participated in the WCT Finals. Năstase was still one of the 20 best players in 1978. At Wimbledon, he again reached the quarterfinals, losing to Okker after defeating Roscoe Tanner. During the remainder of his career, Năstase steadily declined and only occasionally defeated a good player, such as Johan Kriek in the third round of the 1982 US Open. Năstase retired from the tour in October 1985 at the age of 39 after playing in the tournament in Toulouse, although he did play the challenger tournament at Dijon in June 1988.
Năstase won several tournaments during the early years of his career that were equivalent to the present day "challenger" tournaments. Because the term "challenger" started to be applied to second-rank tournaments in 1978, those tournaments are termed "minor tournaments" in the following list.
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Name | Mats Wilander |
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Country | Sweden |
Residence | Hailey, Idaho, United States |
Birth date | August 22, 1964 |
Birth place | Växjö, Sweden |
Height | |
Weight | |
Turnedpro | 1981 |
Retired | 1996 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney | US$7,976,256 |
Tennishofyear | 2002 |
Tennishofid | mats-wilander |
Singlesrecord | 571–222 |
Singlestitles | 33 |
Highestsinglesranking | No. 1 (12 September 1988) |
Australianopenresult | W (1983, 1984, 1988) |
Frenchopenresult | W (1982, 1985, 1988) |
Wimbledonresult | QF (1987, 1988, 1989) |
Usopenresult | W (1988) |
Doublesrecord | 168–127 |
Doublestitles | 7|highestdoublesranking No. 3 (21 October 1985) |
Grandslamsdoublesresults | yes |
Australianopendoublesresult | F (1984) |
Frenchopendoublesresult | SF (1985) |
Wimbledondoublesresult | W (1986) |
Usopendoublesresult | F (1986) |
Updated | 12 April 2007 }} |
In 2002, Wilander was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Wilander surprised the tennis world at the 1982 French Open. As an unseeded player, he upset second seeded Ivan Lendl in the fourth round, fifth seeded Vitas Gerulaitis in the quarterfinals, fourth seeded José Luis Clerc in the semifinals, and third seeded Guillermo Vilas in the final 1–6, 7–6(6), 6–0, 6–4 in 4 hours and 42 minutes. He was the youngest-ever male Grand Slam singles champion at 17 years, 9 months (this record has since been broken by Boris Becker and Michael Chang.) In only his third entry in a slam, Wilander also became the player who needed the fewest attempts to win one (this has since been equalled by Gustavo Kuerten at the 1997 French Open). Wilander then lost in the fourth round at both Wimbledon (to Brian Teacher) and the US Open (to Lendl). Wilander won three additional tournaments in 1982 and finished the year ranked World No. 7. During that year, Wilander was also the winner of the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Wilander returned to the French Open in 1983, where he lost to Yannick Noah after defeating John McEnroe in a quarterfinal. He lost in the third round at Wimbledon to Roscoe Tanner and in the quarterfinals of the US Open to Lendl. Wilander won his second Grand Slam title later that year at the Australian Open, played on grass at Kooyong Stadium, where he defeated McEnroe in a semifinal and Lendl in the final. He won eight other tournaments in 1983, including two Grand Prix Championship Series titles, and finished the year ranked World No. 4.
Wilander retained his Australian Open title in 1984, beating Stefan Edberg in the quarterfinals and Kevin Curren in the final. He lost in the semifinals of the French Open to Lendl, the second round at Wimbledon to Pat Cash, and the quarterfinals of the US Open to Cash. He won three tournaments in 1984 including his third Championships Series title and again finished the year ranked World No. 4.
In 1985, Wilander won the French Open for the second time, beating Lendl in the final, and again reached the Australian Open final, where he lost to Edberg. However, he lost in the first round at Wimbledon to Slobodan Živojinović and the semifinals of the US Open to McEnroe. He won three tournaments in 1985 and finished the year ranked World No. 3.
Wilander rose to the World No. 2 ranking, behind Lendl, on 28 April 1986. He then lost in the third round of the French Open to Andrei Chesnokov, the fourth round of Wimbledon to Cash, and the fourth round of the US Open to Miloslav Mečíř. His consistency at other tournaments, however, allowed him to again finish the year ranked World No. 3. Wilander partnered with countryman Joakim Nyström to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1986. He also won his fourth Grand Prix Championship Series tile.
The 1987 season saw Wilander unveil a more potent service and a new highly effective one-handed slice backhand, the later a somewhat remarkable development for a mid-career top-level tennis professional. Despite the improvements, however, Wilander was defeated by Lendl in the final of both the French Open and the US Open in 1987. Cash again proved to be Wilander's nemesis at Wimbledon, winning their quarterfinal match in straight sets. Wilander won five tournaments in 1987 including two Grand Prix Tennis Championship Series tiles and six overall, he finished the year ranked World No. 3 for the third consecutive year.
1988 was the pinnacle of Wilander's career. In January, he won his third Australian Open singles title, this time on Melbourne Park's hardcourts, defeating Edberg in a five-set semifinal and home town favourite Cash in a five-set final. In doing so, he became the only player to win the Australian Open on both grass (twice) and hardcourt. Wilander faced another home crowd favourite, Henri Leconte, in the final of the French Open. Wilander won in straight sets, missing only two out of 73 first serves (97 %) the entire match. At Wimbledon, Wilander reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Mečíř. At the US Open, he reached his third Grand Slam final of the year. In a repeat match-up of the previous year's final, he defeated Lendl in five sets (in close to 5 hours) and ended Lendl's three-year reign at the top of the world rankings. This was Wilander's seventh Grand Slam singles title and resulted in his receiving the World No. 1 ranking, having won three of the year's Grand Slam tournaments, two more Grand Prix Championship Series titles at (Key Biscayne and Cincinnati) making that eight in total, and one other title (Palermo). He held the top ranking for a total of 20 weeks until Lendl reclaimed it at the end of January 1989.
His 1988 title at Cincinnati was his fourth there, making him one of only three players since 1899 to win four titles in Cincinnati. The other two are fellow International Hall of Famers Bobby Riggs (who won in 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1940) and George Lott (who won in 1924, 1925, 1927, and 1932).
Wilander briefly moved back into the top 10 rankings on 12 February 1990, but by the end of the year, his ranking had slumped to World No. 41. He defeated Boris Becker in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, only to lose to Stefan Edberg in straight sets in the semifinals. He skipped the French Open and Wimbledon and lost in the first round of the US Open to Brad Gilbert.
Wilander played only the first half of 1991. He lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open and the second round of the French Open. He finished the year ranked World No. 159.
Wilander was absent from the tour in 1992. He played seven tournaments in 1993, losing in the first round of five of them. At the US Open, he lost in the third round to Cédric Pioline. He finished the year ranked World No. 330.
Except for Wimbledon, Wilander played a full schedule in 1994. He lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to Malivai Washington, the first round of the French Open to Andre Agassi (6–2, 7–5, 6–1), and the first round of the US Open to Guy Forget. His only victory over a top ten player was in the second round of the tournament in Indianapolis against Todd Martin. He finished the year ranked World No. 129.
Wilander's results improved slightly in 1995 as he finished the year ranked World No. 46. After losing in the first round of the Australian Open to Jacco Eltingh, he lost in the second round of the French Open to eighth ranked Wayne Ferreira 6–7(5), 7–6(1), 6–3, 6–7(4), 8–6. He then lost in the third round of Wimbledon to Eltingh and the second round of the US Open to Martin. In other tournaments, he had wins against tenth ranked Marc Rosset, eight ranked Ferreira, and sixth ranked Yevgeny Kafelnikov. He also won his final tour match against Edberg, in the second round of the Canadian Open in Montreal.
In 1996, Wilander played only one Grand Slam tournament, losing in the second round of the French Open to Martin. He retired from the tour after losing his final match to Martin Damm in Beijing in October.
During most of his career, Wilander used the Rossignol F-200 Carbon tennis racquet, an early fiberglass model.
He reached his first final with Sweden in 1983, which they lost 3–2 to Australia (despite Wilander winning both his singles rubbers in the final). In 1984, Sweden (with Wilander) won the cup, beating the United States 4–1 in the final. Sweden retained the cup in 1985, with a 3–2 final victory over West Germany. Wilander helped Sweden reach the final again in 1986 but declined to play in the final because he was getting married (Sweden lost 3–2 to Australia). Wilander played in his fourth final in 1987, where Sweden beat India 5–0. Two more finals followed in 1988 and 1989, but Sweden lost both to West Germany. Wilander last played in Davis Cup in the 1995 semifinals, where he lost to Andre Agassi 7–6(5), 6–2, 6–2 and Pete Sampras 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–3.
Wilander compiled a 36–16 record in singles and a 7–2 record in doubles in the Davis Cup for Sweden. However, Wilander's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat. In a July 1982 quarterfinal tie against the United States on carpet in St. Louis, Missouri, Wilander was defeated in the deciding fifth rubber by John McEnroe 9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6. At 6 hours and 32 minutes, it remains the longest match in Davis Cup history.
width=200 | Grand Slam | width=50Years || | Record accomplished | Player tied |
Australian Open | 1983–85| | List_of_Australian_Open_Singles_Finals_appearances#Men's_most_consecutive_finals>3 consecutive finals | Ivan Lendl | |
Australian Open | 1983–84| | 2 consecutive wins | Ken Rosewall, Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek, Ivan Lendl Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier Andre Agassi, Roger Federer | |
French Open | 1982| | Won title at first attempt | Rafael Nadal | |
Grand Slam (tennis) | Grand Slam Tournaments | 1988| | match win/loss record single year in Majors 96.2% (25/1) | Stands alone |
Grand Slam Tournaments | 1982-88| | 7 titles won before becoming No 1 player | Stands alone | |
Grand Slam Tournaments | 1982-88| | Won at least 2 titles on 3 different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard) | Rafael Nadal | |
Davis Cup | 1982| | longest match played 6hrs and 32 minutes (9-7, 6-2, 15-17, 3-6, 8-6) | John McEnroe |
Wilander has four children named Emma, Karl, Erik, and Oscar. His son Erik suffers from a comparatively mild form of epidermolysis bullosa, which benefits from Idaho's cool and dry air, and Wilander and his wife have worked to raise funds for research into cures for the disease.
Wilander created a minor controversy during the 2006 French Open when he criticized several top players, including Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters, as lacking the competitive edge to beat their toughest rivals. After Federer's 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 loss to Nadal in the final, Wilander said that "Federer, today, unfortunately came out with no balls... you don't find too many champions in any sport in the world without heart or balls. He might have them, but against Nadal they shrink to a very small size and it's not once, it's every time."
In the aftermath of these comments, fans coined the neologism "Wilanders" as a humorous synonym for "balls", denoting a competitive spirit and tenacity to win. Wilander later apologized to Federer on-air on Eurosport during an interview with the Swiss.
He began coaching Tatiana Golovin in July 2007. After working with Golovin in the later part of 2007, Wilander began coaching Paul-Henri Mathieu. Despite his wealth, for several weeks each year he and a business partner (Cameron Lickle) travel around the United States in a Winnebago, offering lessons at tennis clubs and private homes to those who call 787-GET-GAME.
Wilander escaped death in December 1988 when, despite having made a reservation on Pan-Am flight 103, which was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, he did not take a seat on the flight.
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name | Mansour Bahrami |
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nickname | The Man Behind The Moustache |
country | Iran, France |
residence | Paris, France |
birth date | April 26, 1956 |
birth place | Arak, Iran |
height | |
weight | 180 lbs (82 kg) |
turnedpro | 1974 |
retired | N/A |
plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
careerprizemoney | $368,780 |
singlesrecord | 33–56 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
singlestitles | 0 |
highestsinglesranking | No. 192 (May 9, 1988) |
australianopenresult | N/A |
frenchopenresult | 2R (1981) |
wimbledonresult | N/A |
usopenresult | N/A |
doublesrecord | 108–139 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
doublestitles | 2 |
highestdoublesranking | No. 31 (July 6, 1987) |
frenchopendoublesresult | F (1989) |
updated | 22 March 2008 }} |
Mansour Bahrami () (born April 26, 1956) is a professional tennis player. He has held dual French and Iranian nationality since 1989.
While his best days were behind him and he never maximized his potential in singles, he became a successful doubles player who even reached the French Open doubles final in 1989 in partnership with Eric Winogradsky. His weakness and indeed his strength was an inescapable thirst for providing a crowd with a show. He often lost in the early rounds of singles tournaments due to his tendency to play trick shots from the off or when he was bored with winning too easily. He was able to play more seriously in doubles where he felt that he could not be seen to be letting his partner down.
Bahrami had always been an entertainer but his attitude fit perfectly with the aims of the Outback Champions Tour where giving the public a show was essential. He continues to travel for 40 weeks of the year playing exhibition tournaments in which his range of unusual and breathtaking shots are played. His specialty shots include the power shot through the legs, the lob through the legs and the drop shot which bounces back over the net due to excessive backspin. His sense of humour shines through all of his matches and the crowd is never sure of his next move, be it serving while holding six balls (although he is known to hold 21), an under arm serve, catching the ball in his pocket, deliberately missing a smash or playing an imaginary, slow-motion point.
Fame came to Bahrami over time to the extent that he has now played within all of the major tennis venues throughout the world, something he could not do early in his career while on the regular tour, including the show courts at Wimbledon and the French Open. He is married to Frederique and they have two children. His autobiography, "Le Court Des Miracles" was published in 2006, accompanying a DVD entitled (The Man Behind The Moustache) chronicling his life and the highlights of his career. His autobiography has been translated into English as "The Court Jester" and was released in late 2009.
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Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (2) |
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