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1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles


Following are the results of the 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles competition. The 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from March 2 through March 18, 1998. Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions,
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1991 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1991 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 19th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 25 February through 3 March 1991. Unseeded Omar Camporese won the singles title. The singles line up was headlined by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 3
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2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 8 February through 14 February 2010. Third-seeded Robin Söderling won the singles title. The field was led by newly crowned world no. 2 Novak Djokovic,
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2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 14 February through 20 February 2005. First-seeded Roger Federer won the singles title. The singles draw was led by World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon,
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1993 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1993 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 21st edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 22 February through 28 February 1993. Unseeded Anders Järryd won the singles title. The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 7, Wimbledon runner-up, Sydney
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2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 9 February through 15 February 2009. Second-seeded Andy Murray won the singles final beating first-seeded Rafael Nadal in the final. The list of original seeded
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1994 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1994 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 22nd edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 21 February through 27 February 1994. Michael Stich won the singles title. The singles field was led by ATP No. 4, 1993 ATP Tour World Championships titlist and recent Marseille
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2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from February 7 through February 13, 2011. First-seeded Robin Söderling won his second successive singles title. The field was led by Australian Open finalist Andy Murray,
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1992 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1992 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 20th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 24 February through 1 March 1992. Boris Becker won the singles title. The singles line up featured ATP No. 2, Australian Open and Stuttgart indoor runner-up
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1995 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1995 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 23rd edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1995 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 27 February through 6 March 1995. Fifthe-seeded Richard Krajicek won the singles title. The competition saw playing ATP No. 7, Australian Open quarterfinalist and recent Milan
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1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 2 March through 8 March 1998. Unseeded Jan Siemerink won the singles title. The singles field was led by ATP No. 3, US Open champion and Grand Slam
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1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 27th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 15 February through 21 February 1999. Second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title. The singles field featured ATP No. 4, ATP Tour World Championships winner
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2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 13 February through 19 February 2012. First-seeded Roger Federer won the singles title. The field was led by 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, 2010 Wimbledon
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2007 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2007 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 19 February through 25 February 2007. Mikhail Youzhny won the singles title. The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 3, Australian Open quarterfinalist and 2006 Paris
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2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 18 February through 24 February 2008. Michaël Llodra won the singles title. The field featured ATP No. 2, reigning French Open champion and recent Australian Open semifinalist
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2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 14 February through 20 February 2000. The singles draw was led by ATP No. 2, Australian Open runner-up, Moscow titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov,
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2006 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2006 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 20 February through 26 February 2006. Radek Štěpánek won the singles title. The singles field lined up ATP No. 2, French Open champion, Monte Carlo,
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2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 8–14 February 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the Rotterdam Open, whose official name is the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The competition was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. br The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from
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2013 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2013 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 11 and 17 February 2013. It was the 41st edition of the Rotterdam Open, whose official name is the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The competition was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. Second-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title. The following players
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2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 9–15 February 2015. It was the 42nd edition of the Rotterdam Open, whose official name is the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The competition was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. Stan Wawrinka won the singles. br The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
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2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 10–16 February 2014. It was the 41st edition of the Rotterdam Open, whose official name is the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The competition was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. Third-seeded Tomáš Berdych won the singles title. The following players received wildcards into the
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1990 ABN World Tennis Tournament


The 1990 ABN World Tennis Tournament (known as such in 1990 for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 18th edition of the event known that year as the ABN World Tennis Tournament, and part of the ATP World Series of the 1990 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 26 February through 4 March 1990. Brad Gilbert won the singles title. Brad Gilbert defeated Jonas Svensson 6–1, 6–3 Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
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Sport in the Netherlands


doubles team, which won five Grand Slam titles and two world championships. Esther Vergeer is a four-time Paralympics tennis champion. Netherlands is home to several tennis tournaments, including The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, one of the best visited indoor tournaments in the world. The Royal Dutch Athletics Association came into existence on April 28, 1901 and is, with 108,934 members (in 2005), the 13th largest sports federation. Most successful competitor was Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won four gold medals at the
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2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 12–18 February 2018. It was the 45th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. The tournament also includes a Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles and Doubles draw. The wheelchair tennis event was an ITF-1 level tournament, with a total of $32,000 prize
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2019 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2019 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 11–17 February 2019. It was the 46th edition of the Rotterdam Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. The tournament also included a Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles and Doubles draw. The wheelchair tennis event was an ITF-1 level tournament, with a total of $32,000 prize
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2017 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2017 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (or Rotterdam Open) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 13–19 February 2017. It was the 44th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. br The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
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2004 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2004 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the International Series Gold of the 2004 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 16 February through 22 February 2004. The singles line up was led by new World No. 1, Tennis Masters Cup, Wimbledon and Australian Open winner Roger Federer, reigning French Open champion, US Open runner-up and Australian Open semifinalist Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tokyo and Lyon champion Rainer Schüttler.
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2003 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2003 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 17 February through 23 February 2003. Unseeded Max Mirnyi won the singles title. The singles draw featured Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 3, Australian Open quarterfinalist, Tennis Masters Cup and Sydney runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero, Doha quarterfinalist and Marseille winner Roger Federer and Sydney quarterfinalist and
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1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 4 March 4 through 10 March 1996. Goran Ivanišević won the singles title. The singles draw featured World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion and recent San Jose and Memphis titlist Pete Sampras, Zagreb, Dubai and Milan winner Goran Ivanišević and Australian Open quarterfinalist and Adelaide champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
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2002 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2002 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 18 February through 24 February 2002. Unseeded Nicolas Escudé won the singles title. The singles field was led by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 3, reigning Estoril, Barcelona and Rome Masters champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, US Open quarterfinalist and Paris Masters finalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Australian Open finalist and Tashkent
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2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 19 February through 25 February 2001. Nicolas Escudé won the singles title. The singles line up featured World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, Sydney Olympics gold medalist and Moscow champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Washington and Toulouse champion Àlex Corretja. Also competing were Vienna and Brighton
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1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


The 1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 3 March through 9 March 1997. Richard Krajicek won the singles title. The singles draw featured ATP No. 5, 1996 Grand Slam Cup runner-up, Moscow and Zagreb titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Goran Ivanišević, reigning Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek and Paris, Stockholm and Marseille winner Thomas Enqvist. Also
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1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament


The 1984 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 12 March through 18 March 1984. The singles final between Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors was stopped at 6–0, 1–0 because the Ahoy Arena had received an anonymous telephone bomb threat. The police searched the venue but no bomb was found. The match was not resumed and officially has no winner. Ivan Lendl led Jimmy
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Richard Krajicek


Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (, born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament, he defeated Pete Sampras in straight sets. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000. Since 2004, Krajicek has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. He is also the author of various sports books. Krajicek reached
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Rotterdam Open


The Rotterdam Open (also known by it sponsored name ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is part of the 500 series of the ATP World Tour and has been held annually at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The first Rotterdam Open tennis tournament was held in November 1972 and was won by Arthur Ashe. The following year the tournament was not organized because it switched to a March date. Originally the Rotterdam Open was an event of the World Championship
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2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season


Slam tournament and their nineteenth meeting overall. Nadal defeated Federer in five sets to earn his first hard-court Grand Slam singles title, making him the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open and the fourth male tennis player—after Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, and Andre Agassi—to win Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces. This win also made Nadal the first male tennis player to hold three Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces at the same time. At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam
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Feliciano López


500, and the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters. López started his 2011 pre-Australian Open preparations at the 2011 Brisbane International and 2011 Medibank International Sydney, but lost early in both tournaments. He then was upset in the second round of the 2011 Australian Open and first round of the 2011 SA Tennis Open by 199th-ranked Bernard Tomic and 235th-ranked Frank Dancevic. He then lost in the second rounds of the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. He lost in the first round of
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2012 Roger Federer tennis season


The 2012 Roger Federer tennis season officially began on 2 January with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour. Federer began the year with a semifinals finish at the Australian Open after a four-set loss to archrival Rafael Nadal. He recovered from his loss with three consecutive titles at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and the BNP Paribas Open. He won his fourth title at the Mutua Madrid Open on blue clay, becoming the only person to win a title on blue clay in
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2012 ATP World Tour Finals


three qualifiers were announced during the Wimbledon tournament, they were Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer began his season at the Qatar Open as the defending champion but withdrew before his semifinal match. At the Australian Open he lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. He then went on to win 16 matches in a row, beginning with the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, and then back-to-back titles in Dubai Tennis Championships over Andy Murray and BNP
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Stan Wawrinka


On 4 August 2017, Wawrinka announced that he would undergo surgery to repair the damage on his knee, and that he would miss the remainder of the 2017 tennis season. He made his return to the tour at the 2018 Australian Open, where he lost in the second round to Tennys Sandgren in straight sets. His next tournament was the Sofia Open, where he lost in the semifinals to Mirza Bašić. Then he entered the ABN AMRO World tournament, where he lost in the first round to wildcard Tallon Griekspoor. His
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Stan Wawrinka


bringing to an end his Australian Open title defence. As a result of failing to defend his title, Wawrinka dropped from No. 4 in the world rankings pre-tournament to No. 9 post-tournament. On 15 February, he prevailed over Tomáš Berdych in three sets to win the title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. He next competed at the Open 13 in Marseille, where he reached the quarterfinals, losing to Sergiy Stakhovsky. He then competed at the Indian Wells Masters, where he lost to Robin
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1985 Grand Prix (tennis)


The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a professional men's tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of 71 tournaments held in 19 different countries. The tour incorporated the four ITF grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Total prize money for the circuit was $23 million. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). In November 1985 the MIPTC sued player–management agencies ProServ and IMG alleging that these firms were holding the tennis game hostage and were
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Mikhail Youzhny


ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, but failed in protecting his points from the previous year, and lost to world number four Robin Söderling. He responded to his early loss with a semifinal showing at the Open 13 in Marseille, France, and lost to world number twenty-eight Marin Čilić. At the Dubai Tennis Championships he again failed to defend his ranking points, and recorded his first loss to Gilles Simon. In doubles, he and Sergiy Stakhovsky went on to defeat Feliciano López and Jérémy Chardy in the final
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga


performance at the Australian Open since 2007. Tsonga then participated in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He defeated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Michaël Llodra, and Ivan Ljubičić to reach his first final since winning the Japan Open in 2009, but lost there to Robin Söderling. At the Open 13 tennis tournament, Tsonga lost to Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals. A day later, he declared that he had sustained another ankle injury, which again put him out of Davis Cup action against Austria. Tsonga fell
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Tommy Robredo


, 6–4, before losing to World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets. He then suffered 3 back-to-back loses starting with the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament to Novak Djokovic in three sets, it is then followed by loses at the Dubai Tennis Championships and Pacific Life Open. At the Sony Ericsson Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals losing to eventual runner-up Guillermo Cañas 6–7, 1–6. At the European clay season, he reached back-to-back 3rd round
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2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


Rafael Nadal, Moscow winner Nikolay Davydenko, and Tennis Masters Cup runner-up and Australian Open quarterfinalist David Ferrer. Also present competing were Chennai titlist Mikhail Youzhny, Tokyo semifinalist Tomáš Berdych, Andy Murray, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Marcos Baghdatis. This tournament was notable in which none of the seeds reached the quarter-finals, with defending champion Youzhny, Murray, Ferrero and Baghdatis, as well as 2004 champion Lleyton Hewitt, all losing in the first round. Nadal, Davydenko, Ferrer and Berdych were the second round casualties
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Hobart Real Tennis Club


The Hobart Real Tennis Club is one of the oldest sporting clubs in the Southern hemisphere, having been founded in 1875. The court is located on Davey Street in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the oldest real tennis club in Australia and one of the oldest existing clubs in the real tennis world. Hobart hosted the international biennial Bathurst Cup in 1985, 1999 and 2015, and has also held the Australian Open tournament for real tennis on several occasions since the mid 1990s. It was the first home court of twelve-time
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Rotterdam


heart of Rotterdam. It attracts a total of 900.000 visitors. Since 1972, Rotterdam hosts the indoor hard court ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, part of the ATP Tour. The event was first organised in 1972, when it was won by Arthur Ashe. Ashe went on to win the tournament two more times, making him the singles title record holder. Former Wimbledon winner Richard Krajicek became the tournament director after his retirement in 2000. The latest edition of the tournament attracted a total of 116.354 visitors. In November 2008 Rotterdam
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1985 Player's Canadian Open


The 1985 Player's International Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The men's tournament was held at the Jarry Park Stadium in Montreal in Canada and was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix while the women's tournament was held at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada and was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from August 12 through August 18, 1985, while the women's tournament was held from August 19 through August 25, 1985.
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Grigor Dimitrov


, Dimitrov achieved his top ever ATP ranking ending January at 85. Thus, he became the top ranked Bulgarian male tennis player of all time. Dimitrov then qualified for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament but lost to 8th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round in two sets. He then lost in the first rounds of the Open 13 and Dubai Tennis Championships to Dmitry Tursunov and Richard Gasquet respectively. Dimitrov then won the Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg defeating defending champion and number two seed Nicolas Mahut in the final. He
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2015 ATP World Tour Finals


, however lost to Novak Djokovic, becoming the first man in the Open Era to lose four Australian Open finals. After quarterfinal losses in both ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and Dubai Tennis Championships to Gilles Simon and Borna Coric respectively, Murray made it to the semi-finals in BNP Paribas Open, and his fourth final in Miami Open, losing to Djokovic in both instances. He then went on to have his most successful clay court season to date, reaching his first ever final on clay at the BMW Open in Munich
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Gaël Monfils


Open, Monfils lost in the round of 32 to John Isner in four sets. Monfils was the first seed at the SA Tennis Open, where he lost in the semifinals to Feliciano López. He then played in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual runner-up, Russian Mikhail Youzhny in three sets. Monfils also fell in the quarterfinals at the 2010 Open 13 in Marseille, France, as the third seed to Julien Benneteau in straight sets. At the Indian
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2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


Leander Paes 6–2, 7–5 Robin Söderling was the eighth seed, but had to withdraw. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: In the first ATP World 500 Series tournament of the year, all the seeded players reached the second round. World number 1 Rafael Nadal needed three sets to beat Simone Bolelli and David Ferrer equally took three sets to advance against Jürgen Melzer. Thiemo de Bakker who was ranked at #242 in the world rankings and one of only
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Mikhail Youzhny


He ended the year with a 28–22 win-loss record, and with an end of year ranking of 33. The 2009 season started badly for Youzhny, and he lost in the first round of the Australian Open to world number 183 Stefan Koubek from Austria in straight sets. He reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam and the Open 13 in Marseille, defeating David Ferrer and Tomáš Berdych on his way. However, in his next seven tournaments, Youzhny lost either in qualifying,
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2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


players was headlined by world number 1 Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Nikolay Davydenko. Also lined up are Gilles Simon, Gaël Monfils, David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Robin Söderling. Robin Söderling was forced to withdraw from the tournament on the second day, before he was due to face Russia's Evgeny Korolev on day three. He was replaced by Frenchman Marc Gicquel who entered the tournament as a lucky loser. Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Lukáš Dlouhý /
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Novak Djokovic


exhibition event. In his first match, he defeated Haas before losing to Fernando Verdasco in his second. At the 2010 Australian Open, Djokovic lost a five-setter to Tsonga in the quarterfinals. Despite the loss, he attained a career-high ranking of No. 2 and went on to reach the semi-finals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he lost to Youzhny. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Djokovic reached the final, this time defeating Youzhny to win his first title of the
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Ri Chol-guk


Ri Chol-guk (; born December 25, 1985 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean table tennis player. As of May 2012, Ri is ranked no. 86 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Ri is a member of the table tennis team for Kigwancha Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Kim Jin Myong. He is also right-handed, and uses the penhold grip. Ri qualified for the men's singles tournament, along with his teammates Jang Song-Man and
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Robin Söderling


the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (Rotterdam), finishing runner-up to Michaël Llodra in the final, 7–6, 2–6, 6–3. The next week he reached another final at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, U.S. He beat top seed Andy Roddick in the tournament along the way to the final. However he lost another final in two weeks as he finished runner-up to unseeded Steve Darcis, 3–6, 6–7. At the 2008 World Team Cup in Düsseldorf on clay, he was undefeated in four singles
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1990 SkyDome World Tennis Tournament


The 1990 SkyDome World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the event known that year as the SkyDome World Tennis Tournament (previously held twice in 1985 and 1986), and was part of the ATP Championship Series, double-week events of the 1990 ATP Tour, running concurrently with the 1990 Belgian Indoor Championships. It took place at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from February 12 to February 18, 1990. First-seeded Ivan Lendl
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Nikolay Davydenko


a set, before beating Spain's Fernando Verdasco in five sets. He eventually lost to Federer in the quarterfinal, 6–2, 3–6, 0–6, 5–7. Davydenko then went to Rotterdam to play in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. He was the second seed but, in the semifinal against Sweden's Robin Söderling Davydenko landed on his wrist, and injured it. He continued to play and lost to the eventual champion, 6–7, 4–6. Davydenko next appeared in the Dubai Tennis Championships. At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
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Nikolay Davydenko


Nadal in the semifinals, but he fell in the final to Roger Federer. At the 2011 Australian Open he was defeated by unseeded Florian Mayer in four sets, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7, 4–6. He then fell in the opening rounds of 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and 2011 Open 13 to Frenchmen Michaël Llodra and Gilles Simon, respectively. In the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships and 2011 BNP Paribas Open, he fell in the opening and second rounds to Tomáš Berdych and Stanislas Wawrinka, respectively. In the next two
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Andreas Seppi


Daniil Medvedev to reach the semifinal, but lost to a newly returning to the No.1 position in the ATP Rankings, Roger Federer in straight sets, failing, then, to get a spot in the 2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament final. Seppi reached final in Sydney, where he lost to Alex de Minaur. Seppi is bilingual in German and Italian. He also speaks English. He supports A.C. Milan and his nicknames are Andy and also Seppio, given to him by his coach. Seppi currently uses Pro Kennex tennis racquets
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Dmitry Tursunov


fourth career title. At the Australian Open, Tursunov beat Xavier Malisse in the first round in five sets, after being down two sets to love. However, he then lost his second-round match against Sam Querrey in four sets. Tursunov lost in the first round of the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament to Rafael Nadal, but combined with Tomáš Berdych to win the doubles title, defeating Mikhail Youzhny and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final. This was his second doubles career title. In the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships,
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Dmitry Tursunov


Qatar ExxonMobil Open, 2009 Medibank International Sydney, and 2009 Australian Open. He then qualified for the 2009 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, but lost to Ernests Gulbis. He then fell in the second round of the 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, 2009 Open 13, and 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Feliciano López, and Igor Andreev, respectively. He then reached the third round of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open to Rafael Nadal and the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open to Andy Roddick. He then missed
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Marcos Baghdatis


two years before. This time, however, a right shoulder injury forced Baghdatis to retire just 56 minutes into the match after trailing 0–6, 2–4. After this, his ranking dipped slightly to No. 34 (on January 1). After deciding not to defend his quarterfinal points at the 2010 SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, his ranking dropped 2 places to no. 36 (on January 8). His next appearance was at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam where he beat James Blake in a comfortable two-
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2013 Roger Federer tennis season


set lead. Federer held an early lead in the fourth set after breaking Murray, but Murray broke back on an unforced error from Federer. Momentum then shifted in favor of Murray, who came close to winning the match, but Federer forced the set to go to a tiebreak, which he won. In the fifth set, Federer was unable to respond to aces and winners from Murray, giving up two break points and losing the match in four hours. Federer next played at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam
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Janko Tipsarević


rounds at the 2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors and the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. At the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, he beat Andreas Seppi in the opening round, and then stunned third seed Andy Murray in three sets, for the best win of his career to that point. He has since beaten Murray three times (now tied 3–3 in head-to-head meetings). Having little time to rest following the big win, he lost to seventh seed Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals. In June,
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga


it to the quarterfinals, before losing to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in four sets. His rank went down to No. 14. He next entered the South African Tennis Open in Johannesburg, where he won his first title of the year, and third overall, by defeating Jérémy Chardy in the finals. After his triumph in South Africa, Tsonga entered the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he lost to No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals in three sets. Tsonga then entered the Open 13 in Marseille.
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Joachim Johansson


no. 12 in the world. Johansson began 2005 with a nice start winning in the 2005 Next Generation Adelaide International defeating Taylor Dent in the finals in two sets, reaching the fourth round of the 2005 Australian Open losing to Andre Agassi 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6 and winning the Open 13 event defeating Ivan Ljubičić in the finals which jumped him into the top 10 at number 9. He however only won five matches in his next 12 tournaments with wins in 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Davis Cup, 2005
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Feliciano López


beating the eighth seed Stéphane Robert. Thus, he ended his five and a half-year title drought and won just his second ATP-level title. His finals record now improved to 2–4. He lost in the first rounds of the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships. He then reached the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, losing to sixth seed Robin Söderling, after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu and receiving a bye. He lost to Mardy Fish in the third round, after
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Viktor Troicki


third round for the first time, but retired against compatriot and eventual champion Novak Djokovic due to a stomach pain, after losing the first set 2–6. He next played at the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and reached the semifinals without dropping a set, but fell to Robin Söderling 5–7, 4–6. He then fell to Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–6, 6–7, in the first round of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. He represented Serbia in the first round of 2011 Davis Cup and won both his matches. He then played the
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1985 WCT Tournament of Champions


The 1985 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States. The event was part of the Super Series of the 1985 Grand Prix circuit and was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from May 6 through May 12, 1985. No.2 seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title. Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Givaldo
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ITV Sport


-Welsh Cup matches. This went to Channel 5 who now show highlights and 5 live matches During the 1960s ITV covered the Wimbledon tennis tournament alongside the BBC. Was shown as part of ITV's flagship sports programme World of Sport until the programme was cancelled in 1985. After that, wrestling was shown as a programme in its own right, moving to a lunchtime slot. This continued until 1988. Its many stars included Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, and it received viewing figures of 8 million every week. World of
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David Ferrer


Open quarterfinal. He beat an injured world no. 1 Rafael Nadal for a spot in the semifinals, winning in three sets. This notably ended Nadal's quest to win four straight majors. He lost to fifth seed Andy Murray in the semifinal. With his run to the semifinals of the Australian Open, his ranking rose to world no. 6. Ferrer then traveled to Rotterdam to play in the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he was seeded third, but lost in the first round to Jarkko Nieminen.
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2009 ATP World Tour Finals


as the first qualifier. Rafael Nadal began the year by winning his first Grand Slam on hardcourt at the Australian Open, defeating Roger Federer in the final 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, just after defeating Fernando Verdasco in a tournament record 5 hours 14 minutes battle in five sets. Following his Australian Open triumph he reached the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament losing to Andy Murray. He then revenged his loss by defeating Murray in the final of BNP Paribas Open. He then won three straight titles
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John Peers


15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a grand slam tournament). They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. Peers played next at the 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament with Julian Knowle while Jamie Murray was out with injury. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin. Peers next played at the 2014 Open 13 with Jesse Huta Galung but the pair lost in the first round. Peers next played at
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Matthias Bachinger


-and-volleys and uses the chip-and-charge tactic on returns. In 2007, Bachinger qualified for his first ATP tournament, the 2007 BMW Open. Bachinger won in the first round against Andreas Beck 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 before losing to Marcos Baghdatis in the second round 6–7, 2–6, 4–6. In 2008, Bachinger entered the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the BMW Open, the Austrian Open and the If Stockholm Open, losing in the first round in each event. He then played only Challenger
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Dominic Thiem


Thiem made it through the three rounds of qualifying and defeating the second seed along the way, Martin Kližan, to get a spot in the main draw. He defeated João Sousa in the first round in four sets, making it his first main-draw victory at a Grand Slam tournament. He then lost to 19th seed Kevin Anderson in straight sets. Thiem qualified for the 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, beating Kenny de Schepper and Adrian Sikora to be in the main draw of an ATP 500 event for the first
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Juan Martín del Potro


Australian Open, del Potro defeated Adrian Mannarino in four sets. He reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam for the second time, losing to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. He went on to play in Rotterdam at the 2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he was third seed. Here he defeated Tomáš Berdych in order to make it to his first final of an ATP 500 level tournament or higher after returning from his wrist injury in 2010. He lost to Federer in straight sets in the final. At
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Tomáš Berdych


the Australian Open his first opponent retired after the first set and Berdych went on to reach the round of 32, ultimately losing in straight sets to Roger Federer. Berdych reached the semifinals of the at ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam where he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. At the Miami Open, Berdych reached the quarterfinals, taking Roger Federer to three sets but ultimately losing a tie-break. He reached the round of 16 at his next three tournaments in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome
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1985 Italian Open (tennis)


The 1985 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and of 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from May 13 through May 18, 1985, while the women's tournament was held from May 4 through May 10, 1985. Yannick Noah defeated Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 Raffaella Reggi defeated Vicki Nelson-Dunbar 6–3, 6–4 Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander defeated Ken Flach
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Aegon N.V.


Ajax since 1982 until 1991, and ABN AMRO sponsored the team from 1991 till 2008). As of late 2008, Aegon also sponsor the Lawn Tennis Association. A sponsorship package was agreed with the LTA and Aegon's name will appear on all four pillars of British Tennis, including many professional tournaments, one of which is the AEGON Championships, an ATP grasscourt professional tennis tournament in June in London, taking over from Stella Artois, who had sponsored the event since 1979. Since 2004, Transamerica has been the primary sponsor
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Juan Carlos Ferrero


, 6–0, 3–6. He made his first quarterfinal of the year at the Open 13, but was upset by No. 99 Cédric Pioline 7–6, 4–6, 5–7. At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, he lost in his opening match against eventual champion Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 1–6, 0–6. As the defending champion at the Dubai Tennis Championships, he retired in his second-round match 1–2 down against Younes El Aynaoui with a pulled abductor. His form continued to dip with a couple of early exits: In
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Juan Carlos Ferrero


1–6. With this loss his ranking went down to 64 for the first time since September 1999. His ranking continued to drop to as low as 98, with first round loss at the Open 13 to eventual champion Joachim Johansson 6–7, 3–6, and second round loses at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament to Radek Štěpánek 4–6, 7–6, 3–6, the Dubai Tennis Championships to Roger Federer 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, and at the Pacific Life Open to Carlos Moya 3–6, 4–6. He made a decent run at the
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Tallon Griekspoor


Tallon Griekspoor (born 2 July 1996) is a Dutch tennis player. Griekspoor has a career high ATP singles ranking of 181 achieved on 30 July 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 287 achieved on 1 August 2016. Griekspoor made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in the singles draw against Gilles Müller. A year later, he defeated Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in three sets to reach the second round. In 2019 Griekspoor defeated the number 11 in
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2012 Roger Federer tennis season


attempt to get back in the match by taking the third set, committing 63 unforced errors. Federer's loss to Nadal saw his winning streak of 24 consecutive matches end and his record against Nadal slip to 9–18. Federer went to the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam for the first time since he won in 2005. He faced Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round and defeated him in straight sets. He then received a walkover against Mikhail Youzhny, and then defeated Jarkko Nieminen in the quarterfinals in two tight sets.
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Tommy Robredo


, where he fell to 34th ranked Gastón Gaudio, who just missed the seedings in straight sets. Representing Spain in the Davis Cup, he won his first ever Davis Cup match over Czech Republic's Radek Štěpánek in four sets 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6. Despite reaching the quarterfinals of the Milan Indoor, he fell early in his next three events, first rounds of ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and Indian Wells Masters, and the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. At the Miami Masters, he was able
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Viktor Troicki


the first round of the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament due to an elbow injury, being 3–6, 0–3 down. He then competed in the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost to compatriot Novak Djokovic in the second round. In the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, he lost in the fourth round to Tomáš Berdych 1–6, 3–6, having only played and won one game in the previous rounds, as he received a bye when his second round opponent Pablo Cuevas retired after one game and Nikolay Davydenko withdrew. In the
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Grigor Dimitrov


Indoors qualifying draw and defeated No. 122 Jiří Vaněk in three sets in the first round for his first ATP level win, before losing to Julian Reister. In 2009, he was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and scored an upset over then world No. 23 Tomáš Berdych, earning his first ATP main draw win. In the second round he faced world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and lost in three sets. He was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the Open
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Raemon Sluiter


Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated former world No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets in the first round. In the following round, he lost to Alexander Popp in another five-set match. That year also saw Sluiter reach his career high singles ranking of world No. 46. On 20 November 2006, Sluiter dropped out of the top 100 for the last time, but continued to be ranked in the top 200 until his retirement in 2008. Sluiter's final tournament was to be the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis
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2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


Australian Open semifinalist David Ferrer and defending champion Robin Söderling. Other players included World No. 10 Jürgen Melzer and former top 10 players Ivan Ljubičić, Tommy Robredo, and Mikhail Youzhny. Robin Söderling defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]. Ronald Vink defeated Stéphane Houdet, 7–5, 6–1 The tournament was played in a round robin format with Robin Ammerlaan and Stéphane Houdet won the league. The following players
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2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament


in the semi-finals, who beat Julien Benneteau 7-6, 6-1. Mario Ančić continued his good form from the Zagreb tournament the previous week by beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-2 in their quarter-final match. Marc Gicquel was forced to retire from his quarter-final against Murray when Murray was leading 7-6, 4-6, 3-0. In the first semi-final match, despite initial fears that he would not be able to play due to an
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Marcos Baghdatis


defeated Lukas Lacko in the opening round. In the second round, he saved seven second set setpoints against Taro Daniel, winning in straight sets. In the quarterfinal he was, however, beaten in two sets by top seed and eventual champion Richard Gasquet. Baghdatis next moved onto Rotterdam, where he competed at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, an ATP 500 tournament. He was drawn against fourth seed David Goffin and achieved a three-sets victory, coming back from a 5–2 deficit in the third set tiebreak. He
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2012 ATP World Tour Finals


the event after winning the Western & Southern Open. Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecău reached their first final of the year at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament losing to the team of Llodra/Zimonjić in the final. They won their first title of the year at the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy over the team of Chardy/Kubot. They reached their first Masters 1000 final of the year at the Mutua Madrid Open but lost to Fyrstenberg/Matkowski. They then won their second title at the UNICEF Open over the team of Cabal
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Rafael Nadal


him the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open. At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Nadal lost in the final to second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets. Although this knee problem was not associated with Nadal's right knee tendonitis, it was serious enough to cause him to withdraw from the Dubai Championships a week later. In March, Nadal helped Spain defeat Serbia in a Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on clay in Benidorm, Spain. Nadal defeated Janko Tipsarević and Novak Djokovic. At
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2009 ATP World Tour Finals


Zimonjić of Serbia and the American brother duo of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan from the United States following their doubles final at the 2009 Wimbledon. Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić played their second full tour together. They started with back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and at the Medibank International Sydney to the Bryans. They claimed their first title of the year at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. They then claimed three back-to-back titles at Monte-Carlo and Internazionali BNL d'Italia
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2014 ATP World Tour Finals


. They reached a final the following week at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, losing to Llodra and Mahut. During the European clay season they won the Grand Prix Hassan II and BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy over Bednarek and Dlouhý and Fyrstenberg and Matkowski, respectively. In the grass season, they won the Topshelf Open, defeating González and Lipsky. They won their biggest title of the year at the Citi Open, defeating Groth and Paes. During the Asian swing, they won back-to-back titles at the Shenzhen
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Chicago Grand Prix (tennis)


The Chicago Grand Prix is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was part of the Grand Prix circuit. It was held annually in Chicago, Illinois, USA from 1985 to 1987. It is unrelated to a World Championship Tennis event held in Chicago for one year in 1982. The singles tournament saw four American players reach the final in the three years of the tournament: Tim Mayotte won the title in 1987 against countryman David Pate, John McEnroe beat compatriot Jimmy Connors in 1985. Boris Becker defeated
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1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series


The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 15th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1985, and concluded in March 1986 after 52 events. The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the "Toyota Series" and the "Avon Series". It included the four
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Juan Carlos Ferrero


, 4–6 and the first round at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament to Ivan Ljubičić 6–7, 4–6. He bounced back at the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Marat Safin, 6–2, 3–1 RET in the final, after upsetting No. 5 Magnus Norman 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the quarterfinals. He suffered a first round loss at the Indian Wells Masters in three tie–break sets to Nicolás Massú and a fourth round loss to Gastón Gaudio 0–6, 6–3, 3–6 at the Ericsson Open. He began the European clay season
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