Max Mirnyi

Maxim "Max" Mirnyi (Belarusian: Максім Мікалаевіч Мірны Maksim Mikalayevich Mirny [makˈsʲim ˈmʲirnɨ]; Russian: Максим Николаевич Мирный [mɐkˈsʲim ˈmʲirnɨj]; born 6 July 1977, in Minsk) is a professional tennis player.

Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in June 2003 and holds ten Grand Slam titles: Men's Doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and in the 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2012 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998, 2007, and 2013 U.S. Opens and 1998 Wimbledon.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Mirnyi carried the flag of Belarus at the Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012, and won the Gold medal in the Mixed Doubles with Victoria Azarenka on 5 August 2012.

Australian Open

The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. First held in 1905, the tournament is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year – the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's and mixed doubles and junior's championships; as well as wheelchair, legends and exhibition events. Prior to 1988 the tournament had been played on grass. Since 1988 two types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park – green Rebound Ace to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008.

The Australian Open typically has high attendance, second only to the US Open. It was also the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its three primary courts, the Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and the refurbished Margaret Court Arena equipped with retractable roofs.

History

The Australian Open is managed by Tennis Australia, formerly the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), and was first played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne in 1905. This facility is now known as the Albert Reserve Tennis Centre.

Treat Huey

Treat Conrad Huey (born 28 August 1985) is a Filipino-American tennis player who represents the Philippines in international competition. He specializes in doubles and has reached fifteen finals on the ATP World Tour. He won titles at the 2012 Citi Open, 2013 Swiss Indoors, and 2014 Aegon International alongside Dominic Inglot, 2015 Estoril Open with Scott Lipsky, and 2015 St. Petersburg Open and 2015 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur with Henri Kontinen. Huey reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 20 in March 2014. Among his partners were Somdev Devvarman, Brian Battistone, Jeff Coetzee, Harsh Mankad, Jerzy Janowicz, Dominic Inglot, Jack Sock, Jonathan Erlich, Scott Lipsky, Henri Kontinen and Max Mirnyi. As of 2016, his partner is Max Mirnyi.

On July 24, 2012, Huey became a member of the World Team Tennis' Washington Kastles due to the absence of Leander Paes (competing in the 2012 London Olympics). Huey also participated in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). Treat Huey participated as coach and player in the IPTL with Philippine Mavericks as his team.