Philip Bester
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Philip Bester is a Canadian professional tennis
player from North Vancouver, British Columbia
, Canada. Bester was a finalist at the 2006 junior French Open
. In doing so he became the first Canadian to reach a grand slam
final in singles, and is only the second ever to do so.
. There he spent 4 years, before teaming up with Jon Sorbo for the 2006 year.
He was a member of the 2005 Canadian Davis Cup team as a 17 year old. He was also voted British Columbia's junior male athlete for 2005 and reached a career-high No. 8 on the International Tennis Federation
Junior Boys rankings on January 2, 2006.
Bester's best junior result was in the Boys' Singles section of the 2006 French Open
. He had a remarkable run for a natural serve-and-volleyer in becoming the first Canadian male junior to play in a Grand Slam
final. (Later that year at the U.S. Open, Peter Polansky
duplicated the feat.) Bester lost his final to Martin Kližan
, 3-6, 1-6.
. He lost convincingly in the first round of the Vancouver Challenger
and Canada Masters
tournaments during the same summer before reaching the semi-finals of Canada F1 in Toronto in October.
, losing a singles dead rubber in straight sets to Bruno Echagaray
. He followed this up with a semi-finals result at U.S.A. F9 in Vero Beach. In July he won his first Davis Cup match, in a live rubber over Jhonnatan Medina-Alvarez of Venezuela
, as Canada prevailed to remain in the America Group 1 pool. Competing in a total of 7 Futures and 3 Challenger events for the year, Bester reached a high rank of World No. 670, in November.
Bester went 1 and 1 in each of his next two events, but again failed at the challenger and ATP level, losing in the first round as a wildcard at Granby, Vancouver, and the Rogers Cup. He went 5 and 4 in his next four Futures events, including a semi-finals result at U.S.A. F24. He again, however, failed to win in a Challenger, losing in the first round in Rimouski and Louisville. He finished the year going 2 and 2 in two Futures events in Mexico.
before falling to Nicholas Monroe. He lost in the first round at the next three Challengers that he contested before reaching the second round at U.S.A. F26 and the semi-finals of U.S.A. F27. Bester finished the year losing in the first round of the Rimouski Challenger. For 2008, in singles, he went 1 and 7 in Challenger events and 6 and 9 in Futures.
in the final, 6-2, 7-6. This result, securing him 17 ATP points, saw his ranking soar by exactly 100 places.
In doubles, Bester and compatriot Vasek Pospisil
reached the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F5. The following week he and another Canadian, Kamil Pajkowski, also reached the quarters, this time of Canada F1. The week after, Bester again reached the quarter-finals, of Canada F2, partnering Portuguese player Gastão Elias. His contract with coach Ellis Ferreira
expired in March.
In early April, Bester and partner, compatriot Milos Raonic
, won U.S.A. F7, defeating Lester Cook
and Treat Conrad Huey
in the final. After losing in the final qualifying round at both U.S.A. F12 and F13 in singles, Bester reached the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F14, picking up 3 ATP ranking points in the process. This result helped him jump a further 22 places in the singles rankings, to World No. 611. The following week his doubles ranking took a dive from World No. 393 to No. 687.
In doubles, Bester partnered American Greg Ouellette for U.S.A. F10, F12, F13, and F14, with the tandem reaching the finals of the first these tourneys, the semi-finals of the next, followed by ad quarter-finals appearance, and then a second finals.
Bester, in mid-July, has lost in the second round of singles qualifying for the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
, as the No. 5 seed, to unheralded William Ward of New Zealand, 5-7, 4-6. The following week, he lost in the qualifying round of the Granby Challenger
as the No. 8 seed, 7-6, 2-6, 6-7 to No. 2 seed Tobias Kamke
. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski lost in the first round as wild card entrants.
As a wild card entrant, Bester reached the quarter-finals of his hometown Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
. He beat qualifier Kaes Van't Hof
in the first round, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, and No 5 seed Ryan Sweeting
1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second. In the quarters, Bester led for much of the third set, on serve, before succumbing to No. 3 seed Marcos Baghdatis
3-6, 7-5, 5-7. His results in Vancouver has seen his ranking rise to a new career high, World No. 544. In doubles he and partner Pajkowski lost in the opening round of qualifying. Bester did not receive a wild card for the 2009 Rogers Cup
in Montreal.
The week before the U.S. Open, Bester reached the qualifying round of the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
tournament, an ATP 250 series event, defeating No. 4 seed Victor Crivoi
6-2, 6-1, and Ivan Dodig
before falling to Frederik Nielsen
4-6, 6-7(4). The week after the Open, Bester reached the second round of the USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
, defeating in-form compatriot Milos Raonic
7-6(11), 5-7, 7-6(2) before falling to No. 6 seed Ryan Sweeting
3-6, 3-6. In doubles he and compatriot Kamil Pajkowski lost in the first round. Bester lost in the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F23, having defeated No. 8 seed Nikita Kryvonos in the second round in straight sets before falling to former World No. 14 Jan-Michael Gambill
3-6, 6-7(5). This result helped him reach yet another new career high singles ranking of World No. 503.
Bester lost in the first round of qualifying at the Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, to Tigran Martirosyan
7-6, 3-6, 5-7. The following week he lost in the second round of qualifying for the inaugural Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
, played in Tiburon, California
, to No. 7 seed Artem Sitak
2-6, 3-6. He reached a new career high singles ranking on October 19, World No. 495. Four weeks ago Bester upset No. 2 seed Michael McClune
in straight sets and young French talent Jonathan Eysseric
6-2, 6-2 before succumbing to No. 7 seed and eventual champion Arnau Bruges-Davi in the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F26. In doubles he and Eysseric, unseeded, won the tournament. Bester did not did not compete in any more tournaments for the year. He finished 2009 ranked World No. 510 in singles and No. 572 in doubles.
where, as the number 5 seed, he easily defeated Canadian veteran and qualifier Jean-François Berard 6-2, 6-2 before falling to another qualifer, American Robbye Poole, 6-7, 3-6. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski, unseeded, lost in the second round. Bester did not compete in Canada F2 the following week.
In March Bester reached the second round of Canada F3 (in Sherbrooke) in singles as well as in doubles, again partnering Pajkowski. The following week he lost in the first round both in singles and doubles (again partnering Pajkowski) at the Challenger Banque Nationale
in Rimouski. The week after Bester lost in the second round of the U.S.A. F9 tournament in Little Rock, to No. 1 seed Lester Cook
. In doubles, he and partner Phillip Simmonds, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the quarter-finals.
In April Bester qualified for the main singles draw of the 2010 Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic
, where he lost in the first round to Joshua Goodall
6-2, 4-6, 5-7. Two weeks later he lost in the first round of U.S.A. F10 (Vero Beach). The following week, the first of May, Bester reached the semi-finals of U.S.A. F11 (Orange Park, Florida
). The points won there allowed him to reach a new career-high ranking of World No. 492. The next week Bester competed just in doubles at the 2010 Sarasota Open
. He and partner Michael Venus
lost in the opening round as a wild card entrant. The following week Bester failed to qualify for the 2010 LA Tennis Open USTA Men's Challenger, losing in the first round as the No. 8 seed to eventual qualifier Eric Nunez
.
In May–June Bester put together a nice little winning streak. At the 2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger
, he won all three of his qualifying matches in three sets, twice coming back from a set down. In the main draw Bester opened by knocking off No. 6 Robert Kendrick
, who was runner-up at the LA Tennis Open the week before, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(2). He next lost soundly, however, to Tim Smyczek
, 3-6, 1-6. Bester did not play doubles. After a couple of weeks off, Bester then continued his good play in reaching the final of France F9, as the tournament's No. 8 seed. He fell to No. 5 seed Augustin Gensse
1-6, 4-6. And Bester and up-and-coming French player Jonathan Eysseric
won the doubles event. The resulting rankings points earned saw Bester reach a new career high in singles, as he became World No. 470. The following week at France F10, again as the No. 8 seed, reached the quarter-finals in singles while repeating as doubles champions playing with Eysseric, this time the No. 1 seeds. The week after in singles Bester fell however in the first round of France F11. Unseeded, he lost to No. 7 seed Romain Jouan
in straight sets, a player he defeated in straight sets in fact, two weeks earlier. Again playing doubles with Eysseric, the pair, the No. 2 seeds this time, failed to win a third straight title in losing their first match. His singles ranking rose to another new career best, World No. 456.
The following week Bester won his second career ITF title, France F12, as the No. 7 seed. En route he beat No. 3 seed and World No. 286 Laurent Rochette 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 in the quarters, unseeded, former junior U.S. Open doubles champion, Jérôme Inzerillo
, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in semis, and No. 4 seed Augustin Gensse
in the final, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. In doubles, Philip and Rochette lost the finals, as the No. 2 seeded pair, to the top seeds, Jouan and Inzerillo. The very next week Bester was home to compete in a Tennis British Columbia event, the Stanley Park Open, and won it, defeating BC Tennis No. 3 ranked Henry Choi in the final, 6-4, 6-4. Bester was right back in action the next week at the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
. The new World No. 380, a wild-card entrant, lost to compatriot and eventual finalist Milos Raonic
in the first round, 4-6, 5-7. He did not play doubles. The following week too Bester had a wild card in a Challenger, his hometown Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
. He again lost in the first round, however, to Nick Lindahl
, 6-4, 6-7(5), 4-6. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski lost in the final qualifying round.
The following week Bester defeated No. 6 seed Florent Serra
in straight sets in the first round of qualifying for the 2010 Rogers Cup
. He lost in the qualifying round to Michael Russell however, 2-6, 2-6, and he did not play doubles. After a week off, Bester qualifed for the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
in singles, having defeated, in order, No. 6 seed Björn Phau
in two tie-breakers, Sergei Bubka
7-5 in the third, and Andrew Anderson
in three sets to do so. It is the first time that Bester has qualified in singles for an ATP Tour event. After a first round bye - he received the spot in the draw reserved for No. 4 seed Mardy Fish
who withdrew - Philip lost to Illya Marchenko
3-6, 3-6.
After a week off, Bester began a stint in Europe by reaching the semi-finals in singles at ITF Spain F32, in Oviedo
on hard courts, as the No. 1 seed. In doubles, he and frequent partner Kamil Pajkowski reached the finals unseeded. The following week Bester, as the No. 2 seed at Spain F33 in Mostoles
, reached the final round, where he lost to No. 1 seed Roberto Bautista-Agut
, 7-6(4), 4-6, 2-6. This result has seen ranking rise to a new career-high World No. 341. In doubles, he and Pajkowski, again unseeded, captured the title. The week after Bester, as the No. 5 seed at France F15 in Plaisir, reached the semi-finals. In doubles, he and Pajkowski lost in the second round. Then the following week Bester was right back in action as the No. 3 seed in singles at Canada F5 in Markham, Ontario
. He lost in the quarter-finals to No. 5 seed Nicholas Monroe 4-6, 2-6. He and Pajkowski, the No. 4 seeds in doubles, lost in the first round. The following week, when the Canada F5 results were included in the rankings, Bester found himself yet again at a new career-best World No. 333.
After two weeks off from tour action, Bester again lost in Monroe in singles, this time in the qualifying round of the 2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships
and in three sets. In doubles he and partner Ashwin Kumar reached the second round. This result saw his doubles ranking reach a new career-high, at World No. 368. During the last week of October at U.S.A. F28, in Birmingham, Alabama
(on clay), Bester, as the No. 2 seed, defeated No. 1 seed James Lemke
0-6, 6-2, 6-0 to capture the singles finals. In doubles he and Pajkowski, the No. 2 seeds, have took the title. After a week off from tour events Bester tour event Bester, as the No. 2 seed in singles at U.S.A. F30 in Pensacola, Florida
, lost in the second round, to eventual finalist Phillip Simmonds , 4-6, 3-6. In doubles he and partner Pajkowski, the No. 1 seeds, also lost in the second round (semi-finals), again to Simmonds, and his partner Mark Oljaca.
The following week Bester was the top seed at U.S.A. F31, again in Florida (Amelia Island
) and on clay. He defeated World No. 765 Devin Britton
in straight sets, the player he lost to last week, Phillip Simmonds, 6-3, 6-3, Bulgarian Davis Cupper Dimitar Kutrovsky
, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, Haitian Davis Cupper Olivier Sajous 6-2, 7-5, and Hungarian Davis Cupper Adam Kellner
in the final Sunday, 7-6(2), 6-4 to capture his third Futures title of the year. He and Pajkowski, the No. 1 seeds in doubles, lost in the semi-finals. This result saw he achieve yet another career high singles ranking, World No. 275.
Bester finished 2010 ranked World No. 278 in singles and No. 369 in doubles.
. After defeating World No. 272 Charles-Antoine Brezac in a third-set tie-break, he lost to World No. 87 Brian Dabul
, 4-6, 6-7(1). The following week Bester for the first time in his career competed in qualifying for a grand slam
event. He lost, however, in the first round of singles qualifying for the 2011 Australian Open
to World No. 210 Nicolás Massú
, 4-6, 4-6.
The following week Bester reached the second round of the 2011 Honolulu Challenger
, defeating No. 5 seed Grega Žemlja
7-5, 6-1 before losing to Alex Kuznetsov
6-4, 4-6, 4-6. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski reached the semi-finals. A week later, Bester won his second career Challenger title in doubles, partnering Peter Polansky
to victory at the 2011 McDonald's Burnie International
. The tandem only gained entry into the tournament as last-day alternates. In singles, Bester upset No. 1 seed Marinko Matosevic
in the first round but lost to World No. 207, and eventual champion, Flavio Cipolla
in the second round 3-6, 4-6. His ranking improved to World No. 268 in singles and No. 242 in doubles, both new career highs. Continuing play on the Australian Pro Tour, Bester came back from a set down to defeat British No. 2 and World No. 209 James Ward
in the first round of the 2011 Caloundra International
. He next lost however a rematch of two weeks earlier against Grega Žemlja, 6-7, 6-7. Žemlja went on to win the tournament. In doubles, Bester and Polansky lost in the first round.
In late February – early March, Bester began a three-week stint in the Quebec by reaching the semi-finals of Canada F1 on indoor hardcourts in Montreal
, as the No. 2 seed. A week later he reached the same round at Canada F2 in Sherbrooke – in both tournaments he lost to Frenchman Charles-Antoine Brézac. In doubles, despite being seeded in both events, Bester and regular partner Pajkowski lost in the first round. In week three, the Rimouski Challenger, as the seven seed, Bester reached the second round in singles, defeating New Zealand No. 2 Artem Sitak
in straight sets before falling to American Greg Ouellette 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 4-6. In doubles Bester and Pajkowski fared better, reaching the second round, where they lost to the No. 2 seeds, Frederik Nielsen
and Travis Parrott
.
April and early May saw Bester in the Southern states, on clay for all but one tournament. In Houston, at the ATP 250 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
, unseeded, he lost in the second round of qualifying to Tim Smyczek
, despite winning the first set. The following week in Tallahassee
, on hard courts, unseeded, Bester took out James Ward
before succumbing easily to an in-form Wayne Odesnik
2-6, 1-6. In doubles, he and partner Frank Dancevic
eliminated Carsten Ball
and Chris Guccione
, the top seeds, before losing in round two. Two weeks later at the 2011 Sarasota Open
, Bester qualified for the main draw as the No. 1 seed where he reached the second round, losing there to No. 7 seed Eric Prodon
. In doubles, he and Pajkowski lost in the first round. A week later in Savannah
, Bester retired from his first round match versus Guccione with an injured hand. He and Pajkowski also withdrew from their second round doubles match due to the injury.
After a month off tour play, Bester returned to action by taking a wild card for U.S.A. F13 Futures event, held in Sacramento
, and reached the quarter-finals as the top seed. In doubles, he and partner Pajkowski, the top seeds, were soundly beat however in the opening round. The pair reached the second round the following week. In singles however, Bester showed he is on his way to having recovered from injury in capturing his first title of 2011, U.S.A. F14, in Chico, California
. He needed to come back from a set down in both his quarter-final and semi-final matches against opponents ranked 1187 and 769 respectively. He played a sound final however, defeating World No. 537 Blake Strode, 6-4, 6-2. Bester continued his climb up the singles rankings by reaching the second round of the 2011 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships
, the fifth time he has done so in six Challenger events played this year. His singles ranking reached a career best World No. 229.
Missing singles No. 1 Milos Raonic
and No. 2 Frank Dancevic
, seeing his frist Davis Cup
action since 2006, Bester capped off a love-two match deficit to see Canada
advance to the World Group play-off round. It was his last match action of the year however, due to a fracture of his left hand.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from North Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada. Bester was a finalist at the 2006 junior French Open
2006 French Open
The 2006 French Open was held in Paris, France from May 28 to June 11, 2006. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles. It is one of the four tennis Grand Slams. This edition made history as it became the first Grand Slam tournament to start on a...
. In doing so he became the first Canadian to reach a grand slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
final in singles, and is only the second ever to do so.
As a junior
Bester was coached by his dad Alek Bester from age 5 when he started. Alek, a long time P.E. teacher at York House School in Vancouver, was the core of Philip's physical and tennis development till around the age of 16. Rufus Nel a high performance coach from South Africa was also a big part of Philip's early development, contributing his tennis knowledge and expertise on the game of tennis. At age 13, still coached by his dad, Philip moved down to Florida to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis AcademyNick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy is located in Bradenton, Florida, and was founded in 1978 by Nick Bollettieri as a full-time tennis boarding school that combines intensive tennis training with an academic curriculum....
. There he spent 4 years, before teaming up with Jon Sorbo for the 2006 year.
He was a member of the 2005 Canadian Davis Cup team as a 17 year old. He was also voted British Columbia's junior male athlete for 2005 and reached a career-high No. 8 on the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
Junior Boys rankings on January 2, 2006.
Bester's best junior result was in the Boys' Singles section of the 2006 French Open
2006 French Open
The 2006 French Open was held in Paris, France from May 28 to June 11, 2006. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles. It is one of the four tennis Grand Slams. This edition made history as it became the first Grand Slam tournament to start on a...
. He had a remarkable run for a natural serve-and-volleyer in becoming the first Canadian male junior to play in a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
final. (Later that year at the U.S. Open, Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
duplicated the feat.) Bester lost his final to Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles...
, 3-6, 1-6.
2004, 2005
While still a junior, Bester competed in Canada F1 and F2 Futures tournaments in 2004, losing handily in the first round of each. In 2005, he won he first tour match 6-2, 6-4, over compatriot Rob Steckley, in the Granby ChallengerGranby Challenger
The Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Granby, Quebec, Canada, since 1993....
. He lost convincingly in the first round of the Vancouver Challenger
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit...
and Canada Masters
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
tournaments during the same summer before reaching the semi-finals of Canada F1 in Toronto in October.
2006
In 2006, Bester competed in Canada's tie versus MexicoMexico Davis Cup team
The Mexico Davis Cup team represents Mexico in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Mexicana de Tenis.Mexico finished as runners-up in 1962. They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II. They last competed in the World Group in 1997.-History:Mexico competed in...
, losing a singles dead rubber in straight sets to Bruno Echagaray
Bruno Echagaray
Bruno Echagaray is a Mexican tennis player. He weighs 85 kg, and is 1.82 m tall. He was the most known Mexican tennis player in 2006. He has reached as high as 165 in the world for singles, and 314 for doubles. Most of his wins have been on carpet, mostly because of his speed...
. He followed this up with a semi-finals result at U.S.A. F9 in Vero Beach. In July he won his first Davis Cup match, in a live rubber over Jhonnatan Medina-Alvarez of Venezuela
Venezuela Davis Cup team
The Venezuela Davis Cup team represents Venezuela in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Venezolana de Tenis.Venezuela currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II. They have never competed in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs in 1995 and 2002....
, as Canada prevailed to remain in the America Group 1 pool. Competing in a total of 7 Futures and 3 Challenger events for the year, Bester reached a high rank of World No. 670, in November.
2007
Bester began the year going 1 win and 1 loss at both Panama F1 and Costa Rica F1. He lost in the first round of his next two Futures events before again going 1 and 1 at this next two, Canada F2 and F3. Bester next reached the semi-finals of U.S.A. F7, and the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F8. He reached a new career high ranking in singles in May 2007 at World No. 589.Bester went 1 and 1 in each of his next two events, but again failed at the challenger and ATP level, losing in the first round as a wildcard at Granby, Vancouver, and the Rogers Cup. He went 5 and 4 in his next four Futures events, including a semi-finals result at U.S.A. F24. He again, however, failed to win in a Challenger, losing in the first round in Rimouski and Louisville. He finished the year going 2 and 2 in two Futures events in Mexico.
2008
Bester began the year going 1 win and 1 lose at both New Zealand F1 and F2, in February–March. He then lost in the first round of his next six events, Canada F2, U.S.A. F9, F10, F12, F13, and the Granby Challenger. He finally reached the second round of a challenger event, Moncton, defeating Satoshi IwabuchiSatoshi Iwabuchi
is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which...
before falling to Nicholas Monroe. He lost in the first round at the next three Challengers that he contested before reaching the second round at U.S.A. F26 and the semi-finals of U.S.A. F27. Bester finished the year losing in the first round of the Rimouski Challenger. For 2008, in singles, he went 1 and 7 in Challenger events and 6 and 9 in Futures.
2009
For 2009, as of May 17, Bester had 12 wins and 8 loses in singles after eight tournaments - Mexico F1, F2, U.S.A. F4, Canada F1 and F2, and U.S.A. F7, F8, F9, F10, and F11. His best result was winning U.S.A. F11 at Harbour Island, Florida without dropping a set, where he beat unseeded Barbadian Haydn LewisHaydn Lewis
Haydn Lewis is a professional Barbadian tennis player.Lewis reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on October 27, 2008, when he became World number 583...
in the final, 6-2, 7-6. This result, securing him 17 ATP points, saw his ranking soar by exactly 100 places.
In doubles, Bester and compatriot Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No...
reached the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F5. The following week he and another Canadian, Kamil Pajkowski, also reached the quarters, this time of Canada F1. The week after, Bester again reached the quarter-finals, of Canada F2, partnering Portuguese player Gastão Elias. His contract with coach Ellis Ferreira
Ellis Ferreira
Ellis Ferreira is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama, earning all-SEC and all-American honors. He won 2 Grand Slam doubles titles, the Men's title at the 2000 Australian Open with Rick Leach and the mixed doubles at the...
expired in March.
In early April, Bester and partner, compatriot Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
, won U.S.A. F7, defeating Lester Cook
Lester Cook
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and Treat Conrad Huey
Treat Conrad Huey
Treat Conrad Huey is an American tennis player of Filipino descent who represents the Philippines internationally. He specialises in doubles....
in the final. After losing in the final qualifying round at both U.S.A. F12 and F13 in singles, Bester reached the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F14, picking up 3 ATP ranking points in the process. This result helped him jump a further 22 places in the singles rankings, to World No. 611. The following week his doubles ranking took a dive from World No. 393 to No. 687.
In doubles, Bester partnered American Greg Ouellette for U.S.A. F10, F12, F13, and F14, with the tandem reaching the finals of the first these tourneys, the semi-finals of the next, followed by ad quarter-finals appearance, and then a second finals.
Bester, in mid-July, has lost in the second round of singles qualifying for the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
The Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's tour. It is held annually at the Hilary J...
, as the No. 5 seed, to unheralded William Ward of New Zealand, 5-7, 4-6. The following week, he lost in the qualifying round of the Granby Challenger
Granby Challenger
The Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Granby, Quebec, Canada, since 1993....
as the No. 8 seed, 7-6, 2-6, 6-7 to No. 2 seed Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:...
. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski lost in the first round as wild card entrants.
As a wild card entrant, Bester reached the quarter-finals of his hometown Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit...
. He beat qualifier Kaes Van't Hof
Kaes Van't Hof
-Early life:Van't Hof was born in Newport Beach, California.In 2008, he won the 2008 Pac-10 singles championship and followed the win with the 2008 Pac-10 doubles championship with his partner, Farah...
in the first round, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, and No 5 seed Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12...
1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second. In the quarters, Bester led for much of the third set, on serve, before succumbing to No. 3 seed Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
3-6, 7-5, 5-7. His results in Vancouver has seen his ranking rise to a new career high, World No. 544. In doubles he and partner Pajkowski lost in the opening round of qualifying. Bester did not receive a wild card for the 2009 Rogers Cup
2009 Rogers Cup
The 2009 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour...
in Montreal.
The week before the U.S. Open, Bester reached the qualifying round of the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
tournament, an ATP 250 series event, defeating No. 4 seed Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from...
6-2, 6-1, and Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
before falling to Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles....
4-6, 6-7(4). The week after the Open, Bester reached the second round of the USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
USTA Challenger of Oklahoma
The USTA Challenger of Oklahoma is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Tulsa, USA since 1999.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, defeating in-form compatriot Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
7-6(11), 5-7, 7-6(2) before falling to No. 6 seed Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12...
3-6, 3-6. In doubles he and compatriot Kamil Pajkowski lost in the first round. Bester lost in the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F23, having defeated No. 8 seed Nikita Kryvonos in the second round in straight sets before falling to former World No. 14 Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His highest singles ranking to date is World No. 14, which he first reached on June 18, 2001...
3-6, 6-7(5). This result helped him reach yet another new career high singles ranking of World No. 503.
Bester lost in the first round of qualifying at the Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, to Tigran Martirosyan
Tigran Martirosyan (tennis)
Tigran Martirosyan is an Armenian tennis player who rose in the ATP tennis rankings of top players during 2008.-2001:Tigran played his only Davis Cup tennis to date in 2001, losing a singles rubber in each of two ties.-2006:...
7-6, 3-6, 5-7. The following week he lost in the second round of qualifying for the inaugural Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
The Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Tiburon, California, United States, since 2003.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, played in Tiburon, California
Tiburon, California
Tiburon is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. The smaller city of Belvedere occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon...
, to No. 7 seed Artem Sitak
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...
2-6, 3-6. He reached a new career high singles ranking on October 19, World No. 495. Four weeks ago Bester upset No. 2 seed Michael McClune
Michael McClune
Michael McClune is an American professional tennis player.He turned professional in 2007, is represented by Olivier van Lindonk of IMG, and signed a lucrative contract with Nike.-Junior career:...
in straight sets and young French talent Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the main and juniors draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and...
6-2, 6-2 before succumbing to No. 7 seed and eventual champion Arnau Bruges-Davi in the quarter-finals of U.S.A. F26. In doubles he and Eysseric, unseeded, won the tournament. Bester did not did not compete in any more tournaments for the year. He finished 2009 ranked World No. 510 in singles and No. 572 in doubles.
2010
Bester launched his 2010 campaign at Canada F1 ITF event in GatineauGatineau
Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
where, as the number 5 seed, he easily defeated Canadian veteran and qualifier Jean-François Berard 6-2, 6-2 before falling to another qualifer, American Robbye Poole, 6-7, 3-6. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski, unseeded, lost in the second round. Bester did not compete in Canada F2 the following week.
In March Bester reached the second round of Canada F3 (in Sherbrooke) in singles as well as in doubles, again partnering Pajkowski. The following week he lost in the first round both in singles and doubles (again partnering Pajkowski) at the Challenger Banque Nationale
Challenger Banque Nationale
The Men's Rimouski Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada since 2006. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...
in Rimouski. The week after Bester lost in the second round of the U.S.A. F9 tournament in Little Rock, to No. 1 seed Lester Cook
Lester Cook
Lester Cook is an American professional tennis player.-External links:...
. In doubles, he and partner Phillip Simmonds, the No. 4 seeds, lost in the quarter-finals.
In April Bester qualified for the main singles draw of the 2010 Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic
2010 Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic
The 2010 Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, where he lost in the first round to Joshua Goodall
Joshua Goodall
Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293...
6-2, 4-6, 5-7. Two weeks later he lost in the first round of U.S.A. F10 (Vero Beach). The following week, the first of May, Bester reached the semi-finals of U.S.A. F11 (Orange Park, Florida
Orange Park, Florida
Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, USA, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The population was 8,412 at the 2010 census. The name "Orange Park" is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and...
). The points won there allowed him to reach a new career-high ranking of World No. 492. The next week Bester competed just in doubles at the 2010 Sarasota Open
2010 Sarasota Open
The 2010 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between May 10 and May 16, 2010.-Seeds:...
. He and partner Michael Venus
Michael Venus (tennis)
Michael Venus is a New Zealander professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 302 in January 2010. He switched nationality in June 2010 and began playing in the New Zealand Davis Cup team.- Early years :...
lost in the opening round as a wild card entrant. The following week Bester failed to qualify for the 2010 LA Tennis Open USTA Men's Challenger, losing in the first round as the No. 8 seed to eventual qualifier Eric Nunez
Eric Nunez
Eric Nunez is an American professional tennis player. During his career he has won 4 doubles challenger titles.-External links:...
.
In May–June Bester put together a nice little winning streak. At the 2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger
2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger
The 2010 Weil Tennis Academy Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, he won all three of his qualifying matches in three sets, twice coming back from a set down. In the main draw Bester opened by knocking off No. 6 Robert Kendrick
Robert Kendrick
Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport...
, who was runner-up at the LA Tennis Open the week before, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(2). He next lost soundly, however, to Tim Smyczek
Tim Smyczek
Tim Smyczek is an American professional tennis player. Tim Smyczek Qualified into his first ATP main draw tournament in SAP Open – San Jose by winning eight qualifying matches before losing to Mardy Fish in the first round...Stayed in Fish's house for a year...Plays the violin...Wants to be a...
, 3-6, 1-6. Bester did not play doubles. After a couple of weeks off, Bester then continued his good play in reaching the final of France F9, as the tournament's No. 8 seed. He fell to No. 5 seed Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse is a French professional tennis player.Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour series. It was in Spain . He defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications...
1-6, 4-6. And Bester and up-and-coming French player Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the main and juniors draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and...
won the doubles event. The resulting rankings points earned saw Bester reach a new career high in singles, as he became World No. 470. The following week at France F10, again as the No. 8 seed, reached the quarter-finals in singles while repeating as doubles champions playing with Eysseric, this time the No. 1 seeds. The week after in singles Bester fell however in the first round of France F11. Unseeded, he lost to No. 7 seed Romain Jouan
Romain Jouan
Romain Jouan is a French professional tennis player.-2008:On September 29, Jouan qualified for the first ATP tournament of his career in Metz after beating Fabio Fognini 7–5, 7–6 Prakash Amritraj 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 and Tobias Kamke 6–1, 7–6...
in straight sets, a player he defeated in straight sets in fact, two weeks earlier. Again playing doubles with Eysseric, the pair, the No. 2 seeds this time, failed to win a third straight title in losing their first match. His singles ranking rose to another new career best, World No. 456.
The following week Bester won his second career ITF title, France F12, as the No. 7 seed. En route he beat No. 3 seed and World No. 286 Laurent Rochette 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 in the quarters, unseeded, former junior U.S. Open doubles champion, Jérôme Inzerillo
Jérôme Inzerillo
Jérôme Inzerillo is a junior tennis player from France.At the 2007 US Open, Interzillo came into the doubles tournament seeded sixth alongside Jonathan Eysseric. In the semifinals, Inzerillo and Eysseric beat top-seeded Vladimir Ignatic and Roman Jebavý. In the final, the team beat Grigor Dimitrov...
, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in semis, and No. 4 seed Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse
Augustin Gensse is a French professional tennis player.Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour series. It was in Spain . He defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications...
in the final, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. In doubles, Philip and Rochette lost the finals, as the No. 2 seeded pair, to the top seeds, Jouan and Inzerillo. The very next week Bester was home to compete in a Tennis British Columbia event, the Stanley Park Open, and won it, defeating BC Tennis No. 3 ranked Henry Choi in the final, 6-4, 6-4. Bester was right back in action the next week at the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. The new World No. 380, a wild-card entrant, lost to compatriot and eventual finalist Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
in the first round, 4-6, 5-7. He did not play doubles. The following week too Bester had a wild card in a Challenger, his hometown Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
2010 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The 2010 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit...
. He again lost in the first round, however, to Nick Lindahl
Nick Lindahl
Nick Lindahl is a professional Australian tennis player.-Personal Life:Although he was born in Australia he has Swedish father and Indonesian mother. He has one older brother, David Lindahl.-Early career:...
, 6-4, 6-7(5), 4-6. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski lost in the final qualifying round.
The following week Bester defeated No. 6 seed Florent Serra
Florent Serra
Florent Lucien Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:...
in straight sets in the first round of qualifying for the 2010 Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
. He lost in the qualifying round to Michael Russell however, 2-6, 2-6, and he did not play doubles. After a week off, Bester qualifed for the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
in singles, having defeated, in order, No. 6 seed Björn Phau
Bjorn Phau
Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis...
in two tie-breakers, Sergei Bubka
Sergei Bubka (tennis)
Sergei Bubka is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and is coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky...
7-5 in the third, and Andrew Anderson
Andrew Anderson (tennis)
Andrew Anderson is a South African tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour.As of January, 2011, Anderson has played in one main draw match in an ATP Tour event. He qualified for the singles main draw of the 2009 SA Tennis Open - he lost this match 4-6, 2-6 to No. 8 seed Marcos Baghdatis...
in three sets to do so. It is the first time that Bester has qualified in singles for an ATP Tour event. After a first round bye - he received the spot in the draw reserved for No. 4 seed Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
who withdrew - Philip lost to Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
3-6, 3-6.
After a week off, Bester began a stint in Europe by reaching the semi-finals in singles at ITF Spain F32, in Oviedo
Oviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
on hard courts, as the No. 1 seed. In doubles, he and frequent partner Kamil Pajkowski reached the finals unseeded. The following week Bester, as the No. 2 seed at Spain F33 in Mostoles
Móstoles
Móstoles is the second-largest city in population belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid. It is located 18 kilometres southwest from central Madrid. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but expanded rapidly in the twentieth century....
, reached the final round, where he lost to No. 1 seed Roberto Bautista-Agut
Roberto Bautista-Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut is a Spanish professional tennis player. Roberto Bautista-Agut defeat Steve Darcis and Robert Kendrick in qualy of ATP 500, Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, but lost against Albert Montañés in R32.-Singles Finals:-Wins :-Runner-up :-External links:*...
, 7-6(4), 4-6, 2-6. This result has seen ranking rise to a new career-high World No. 341. In doubles, he and Pajkowski, again unseeded, captured the title. The week after Bester, as the No. 5 seed at France F15 in Plaisir, reached the semi-finals. In doubles, he and Pajkowski lost in the second round. Then the following week Bester was right back in action as the No. 3 seed in singles at Canada F5 in Markham, Ontario
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
. He lost in the quarter-finals to No. 5 seed Nicholas Monroe 4-6, 2-6. He and Pajkowski, the No. 4 seeds in doubles, lost in the first round. The following week, when the Canada F5 results were included in the rankings, Bester found himself yet again at a new career-best World No. 333.
After two weeks off from tour action, Bester again lost in Monroe in singles, this time in the qualifying round of the 2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships
2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships
The 2010 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
and in three sets. In doubles he and partner Ashwin Kumar reached the second round. This result saw his doubles ranking reach a new career-high, at World No. 368. During the last week of October at U.S.A. F28, in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
(on clay), Bester, as the No. 2 seed, defeated No. 1 seed James Lemke
James Lemke
James Lemke is a Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 224 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 297, on 26 September 2011.-External...
0-6, 6-2, 6-0 to capture the singles finals. In doubles he and Pajkowski, the No. 2 seeds, have took the title. After a week off from tour events Bester tour event Bester, as the No. 2 seed in singles at U.S.A. F30 in Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
, lost in the second round, to eventual finalist Phillip Simmonds , 4-6, 3-6. In doubles he and partner Pajkowski, the No. 1 seeds, also lost in the second round (semi-finals), again to Simmonds, and his partner Mark Oljaca.
The following week Bester was the top seed at U.S.A. F31, again in Florida (Amelia Island
Amelia Island
Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is long and approximately 4 miles wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated off the coast in Nassau County,...
) and on clay. He defeated World No. 765 Devin Britton
Devin Britton
Devin Britton is an American professional tennis player who formerly played for the University of Mississippi's men's tennis team. He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi.-Juniors:...
in straight sets, the player he lost to last week, Phillip Simmonds, 6-3, 6-3, Bulgarian Davis Cupper Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky is a tennis player from Bulgaria. At the moment he is the second best ranked Bulgarian after Grigor Dimitrov. In 2011 he was invited to play for the Bulgarian Davis Cup team and he started with a win over Siarhei Betau....
, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, Haitian Davis Cupper Olivier Sajous 6-2, 7-5, and Hungarian Davis Cupper Adam Kellner
Ádám Kellner
Ádám Kellner is a professional Hungarian tennis player.Kellner reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 29, 2011, when he became World number 218...
in the final Sunday, 7-6(2), 6-4 to capture his third Futures title of the year. He and Pajkowski, the No. 1 seeds in doubles, lost in the semi-finals. This result saw he achieve yet another career high singles ranking, World No. 275.
Bester finished 2010 ranked World No. 278 in singles and No. 369 in doubles.
2011
Bester began the year by reaching the second round of singles qualifying for the 2011 Heineken Open2011 Heineken Open
The 2011 Heineken Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the Heineken Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
. After defeating World No. 272 Charles-Antoine Brezac in a third-set tie-break, he lost to World No. 87 Brian Dabul
Brian Dabul
Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...
, 4-6, 6-7(1). The following week Bester for the first time in his career competed in qualifying for a grand slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
event. He lost, however, in the first round of singles qualifying for the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
to World No. 210 Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
, 4-6, 4-6.
The following week Bester reached the second round of the 2011 Honolulu Challenger
2011 Honolulu Challenger
The 2011 Honolulu Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, defeating No. 5 seed Grega Žemlja
Grega Žemlja
Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia...
7-5, 6-1 before losing to Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov
----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
6-4, 4-6, 4-6. In doubles, he and partner Kamil Pajkowski reached the semi-finals. A week later, Bester won his second career Challenger title in doubles, partnering Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...
to victory at the 2011 McDonald's Burnie International
2011 McDonald's Burnie International
The 2011 McDonald's Burnie International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's Circuit...
. The tandem only gained entry into the tournament as last-day alternates. In singles, Bester upset No. 1 seed Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic is a professional Croatian-Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009.-Tennis career and background:Matosevic was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia...
in the first round but lost to World No. 207, and eventual champion, Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
in the second round 3-6, 4-6. His ranking improved to World No. 268 in singles and No. 242 in doubles, both new career highs. Continuing play on the Australian Pro Tour, Bester came back from a set down to defeat British No. 2 and World No. 209 James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
in the first round of the 2011 Caloundra International
2011 Caloundra International
The 2011 Caloundra International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
. He next lost however a rematch of two weeks earlier against Grega Žemlja, 6-7, 6-7. Žemlja went on to win the tournament. In doubles, Bester and Polansky lost in the first round.
In late February – early March, Bester began a three-week stint in the Quebec by reaching the semi-finals of Canada F1 on indoor hardcourts in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, as the No. 2 seed. A week later he reached the same round at Canada F2 in Sherbrooke – in both tournaments he lost to Frenchman Charles-Antoine Brézac. In doubles, despite being seeded in both events, Bester and regular partner Pajkowski lost in the first round. In week three, the Rimouski Challenger, as the seven seed, Bester reached the second round in singles, defeating New Zealand No. 2 Artem Sitak
Artem Sitak
Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...
in straight sets before falling to American Greg Ouellette 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 4-6. In doubles Bester and Pajkowski fared better, reaching the second round, where they lost to the No. 2 seeds, Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles....
and Travis Parrott
Travis Parrott
Travis Parrott is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist...
.
April and early May saw Bester in the Southern states, on clay for all but one tournament. In Houston, at the ATP 250 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 43rd edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was an ATP World Tour 250 event...
, unseeded, he lost in the second round of qualifying to Tim Smyczek
Tim Smyczek
Tim Smyczek is an American professional tennis player. Tim Smyczek Qualified into his first ATP main draw tournament in SAP Open – San Jose by winning eight qualifying matches before losing to Mardy Fish in the first round...Stayed in Fish's house for a year...Plays the violin...Wants to be a...
, despite winning the first set. The following week in Tallahassee
2011 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
The 2011 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, on hard courts, unseeded, Bester took out James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
before succumbing easily to an in-form Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009...
2-6, 1-6. In doubles, he and partner Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
eliminated Carsten Ball
Carsten Ball
Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:...
and Chris Guccione
Chris Guccione
Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian....
, the top seeds, before losing in round two. Two weeks later at the 2011 Sarasota Open
2011 Sarasota Open
The 2011 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between April 23 and May 1, 2011.-Seeds:...
, Bester qualified for the main draw as the No. 1 seed where he reached the second round, losing there to No. 7 seed Eric Prodon
Eric Prodon
- Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997....
. In doubles, he and Pajkowski lost in the first round. A week later in Savannah
2011 Savannah Challenger
The 2011 Savannah Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, Bester retired from his first round match versus Guccione with an injured hand. He and Pajkowski also withdrew from their second round doubles match due to the injury.
After a month off tour play, Bester returned to action by taking a wild card for U.S.A. F13 Futures event, held in Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
, and reached the quarter-finals as the top seed. In doubles, he and partner Pajkowski, the top seeds, were soundly beat however in the opening round. The pair reached the second round the following week. In singles however, Bester showed he is on his way to having recovered from injury in capturing his first title of 2011, U.S.A. F14, in Chico, California
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
. He needed to come back from a set down in both his quarter-final and semi-final matches against opponents ranked 1187 and 769 respectively. He played a sound final however, defeating World No. 537 Blake Strode, 6-4, 6-2. Bester continued his climb up the singles rankings by reaching the second round of the 2011 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships
2011 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships
The 2011 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, the fifth time he has done so in six Challenger events played this year. His singles ranking reached a career best World No. 229.
Missing singles No. 1 Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
and No. 2 Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
, seeing his frist Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
action since 2006, Bester capped off a love-two match deficit to see Canada
Canada Davis Cup team
The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada.Canada currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I. The team's best result came in its first appearance in 1913 when it reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3...
advance to the World Group play-off round. It was his last match action of the year however, due to a fracture of his left hand.
Titles (5)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0) |
| ITF Futures (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 11 May 2009 |  U.S.A. F11 (TampaTâmpa Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city... ) |
Clay (Har Tru?) |  Haydn LewisHaydn Lewis Haydn Lewis is a professional Barbadian tennis player.Lewis reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on October 27, 2008, when he became World number 583... |
6–2, 7–6(7) |
| 2. | 12 July 2010 |  France F12 (Saint-Gervais-les-BainsSaint-Gervais-les-Bains Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The village is best known for tourism, and has been a popular holiday destination because of its beauty and location since the Early 1900's.... ) |
Clay | Augustin Gensse Augustin Gensse Augustin Gensse is a French professional tennis player.Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour series. It was in Spain . He defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications... |
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 3. | 31 October 2010 | U.S.A. F28 (Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... ) |
Clay (Har Tru?) |  James LemkeJames Lemke James Lemke is a Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 224 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 297, on 26 September 2011.-External... |
0–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 4. | 21 November 2010 | U.S.A. F31 (Amelia Island Amelia Island Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is long and approximately 4 miles wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated off the coast in Nassau County,... ) |
Clay (Har Tru) |  Ádám KellnerÁdám Kellner Ádám Kellner is a professional Hungarian tennis player.Kellner reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 29, 2011, when he became World number 218... |
7–6(2), 6–4 |
| 5. | 19 June 2011 | U.S.A. F11 (Chico, California Chico, California Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census... ) |
Hard | Blake Strode |
6–4, 6-2 |
Runners-up (2)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 21 June 2010 | France F9 (Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence.... ) |
Clay | Augustin Gensse Augustin Gensse Augustin Gensse is a French professional tennis player.Gensse has played two singles matches in the ATP Tour series. It was in Spain . He defeated Gorka Frailin and Alan Mackie in the qualifications... |
1–6, 4–6 |
| 2. | 13 September 2010 |  Spain F33 (MostolesMóstoles Móstoles is the second-largest city in population belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid. It is located 18 kilometres southwest from central Madrid. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but expanded rapidly in the twentieth century.... ) |
Clay | Roberto Bautista-Agut Roberto Bautista-Agut Roberto Bautista Agut is a Spanish professional tennis player. Roberto Bautista-Agut defeat Steve Darcis and Robert Kendrick in qualy of ATP 500, Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, but lost against Albert Montañés in R32.-Singles Finals:-Wins :-Runner-up :-External links:*... |
7–6(4), 4–6, 2–6 |
Tour doubles titles (9)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challengers (2) |
| ITF Futures (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 5 November 2007 | Mexico F12 (Mazatlán Mazatlán Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat is Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning... ) |
Hard | Glenn Weiner |
 Fernando Cabrera Carlos Palencia |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2. | 7 July 2008 | Granby Challenger (Granby Granby, Quebec Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and... ) |
Hard |  Peter PolanskyPeter Polansky Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No... |
Alberto Francis Nicholas Monroe |
2–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| 3. | 30 March 2009 | U.S.A. F7, (Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... ) |
Hard | Milos Raonic Milos Raonic Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since... |
Lester Cook Lester Cook Lester Cook is an American professional tennis player.-External links:...  Treat Conrad HueyTreat Conrad Huey Treat Conrad Huey is an American tennis player of Filipino descent who represents the Philippines internationally. He specialises in doubles.... |
6–3, 1–6, [10–5] |
| 4. | 19 October 2009 | U.S.A. F26 (Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... ) |
Hard | Jonathan Eysseric Jonathan Eysseric Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the main and juniors draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and... |
Brett Joelson Todd Paul |
6–4, 6–7(3), [10–7] |
| 5. | 27 June 2010 | France F9 (Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence.... ) |
Clay | Jonathan Eysseric |
Ashwin Kumar Rupesh Roy |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | 4 July 2010 | France F10 (Montauban Montauban Montauban is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse.... ) |
Clay | Jonathan Eysseric |
Julien Obry Albano Olivetti |
W/O |
| 7. | 18 September 2010 | Spain F33 (Mostoles Móstoles Móstoles is the second-largest city in population belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid. It is located 18 kilometres southwest from central Madrid. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but expanded rapidly in the twentieth century.... ) |
Hard | Kamil Pajkowski |
Oscar Burrieza Javier Martí Javier Martí Javier Martí Hernanz is a professional tennis player from Spain. Javier qualified for the 2011 French Open by defeating Andrej Martin, Jaroslav Pospíšil, and Ryan Harrison.His career high rank is #182, achieved on October 31, 2011.... |
7–6(5), 4–6, [13–11] |
| 8. | 31 October 2010 | U.S.A. F28 (Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... ) |
Clay | Kamil Pajkowski |
 Dennis Bloemke James LemkeJames Lemke James Lemke is a Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 224 on 3 October 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 297, on 26 September 2011.-External... |
6–7(4), 6–4, [10–5] |
| 9. | 5 February 2011 | McDonald's Burnie International (Burnie, Tasmania Burnie, Tasmania - Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers... ) |
Hard | Peter Polansky Peter Polansky Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No... |
Marinko Matosevic Marinko Matosevic Marinko Matosevic is a professional Croatian-Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009.-Tennis career and background:Matosevic was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia...  Rubin Jose Statham |
6–4, 3–6, [14–12] |
Sources
- ATP.com Bester 'Playing Activity' page for tour career in singles
- ATP.com Bester 'Playing Activity' page for tour career in doubles