Ricardas Berankis
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Ričardas Berankis (born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian
professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.
In the beginning of his career, Berankis mainly played in Futures and Challenger tournaments. He won one Futures singles and one doubles titles from 2006 to 2008. As a junior, he won the 2007 U.S. Open.
tournaments.
He first entered the 2008 Delray Beach
tournament, but failed to make the main draw, losing in the first round of the qualifying draw to Daniel Lustig 5–7, 4–6. He then played in the 2008 Miami Masters
, but did not make the main draw, losing in the first round of the qualifying draw to Ivo Minář
, 2-6, 4-6.
Berankis made his first professional ATP
tournament appearance at the 2008 Orange Warsaw Open. He lost in the first round to the then-world number 96 Wayne Odesnik
, 4-6, 3-6.
Berankis made his second ATP
tournament appearance at the 2008 Croatia Open Umag. He once again failed to pass the first round, losing to then-world number 72 Fabio Fognini
3–6, 2–6.
At the 2008 U.S. Open, Berankis lost to Björn Phau
in the third round of the qualifying draw. In the first round, he had defeated David Marrero
, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, and in the second round he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky
, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. He lost to Björn Phau, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6.
qualifying draw, where he lost in the first round to Matthias Bachinger
4–6, 2–6.
Berankis then competed for the Lithuanian Davis Cup team
in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
tournament. He won both of his matches against the Georgian Davis Cup team
. He won against George Khrikadze to make the series 1–0 and then against Lado Chikhladze to tie the series at 2–2. In the second round, Lithuania lost to Slovenia
0–5. Berankis lost all three of his matches. He first lost to Grega Žemlja
1–6, 4–6, 3–6, then he lost to Grega Žemlja and Andrej Kračman in a doubles match with Vadim Pinko 6–7, 3–6, 3–6, and he lost his third match to Janez Semrajč 3–6, 5–7.
Berankis played mainly in Futures and Challenger tournaments throughout the rest of the year.
, where he defeated Robby Ginepri
in the first round, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 and Björn Phau
in the second round 7–6, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, he lost to then-world number 11 Fernando Verdasco
6–3, 7–6. Berankis then failed to qualify to the 2010 Delray Beach
main draw, losing in the first round in the qualifying draw.
Berankis played for the Lithuanian Davis Cup team
at the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
tournament. In the first round, Lithuania played against the British Davis Cup team
. Berankis won his first match against Daniel Evans
6–1, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3. His second match was against James Ward
, whom Berankis defeated 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 and tied the series at 2–2. Lithuania advanced to the second round, winning the series 3–2.
The highest-ranked Lithuanian on the ATP World Tour played in three more Challenger and Futures tournaments before competing in the qualifying draw of the 2010 French Open
. Berankis advanced to the third round of qualification, but did not manage to advance to the main draw. In the first round of qualifying, Berankis defeated Reda El Amrani
6–2, 6–4. In the next round Berankis defeated Victor Crivoi
6–2, 3–6, 6–0. In the qualifying match for a spot in the main draw, Berankis lost to Martin Fischer
6–3, 4–6, 5–7.
Berankis won his first ATP Challenger tournament at the 2010 AEGON Trophy
. In the first round the Lithuanian defeated Frank Dancevic
7–5, 7–6. In the second round Berankis defeated then-world number 93 Kevin Anderson
in straight sets 7–5, 6–4. In the quarter-finals Berankis defeated American Ryan Harrison 6–2, 6–2. In the semi-finals Berankis won over former world number 88 Adrian Mannarino
6–3, 3–6, 6–4. He defeated then-world number 137 Go Soeda
in the final 6–4, 6–4.
Berankis played in his first Grand Slam tournament
in 2010, the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
. He became the first Lithuanian player to reach the Wimbledon main draw with three straight-set victories, including an upset win over Santiago Ventura
in the final qualifying round. In the first round of the main draw, Berankis defeated fellow qualifier Carsten Ball
6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 7–6. In the second round Berankis lost to Feliciano López
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.
Berankis then competed for the Lithuanian Davis Cup team at the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
tournament. In the second round, Lithuania played against the Irish Davis Cup team
. Berankis won his first match against James McGee 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3. Then he played his doubles match. Berankis' partner was Laurynas Grigelis
. They easily defeated James Cluskey and Barry King
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 and ensured the victory for Lithuania. The series ended with the result of 3–2.
After a win in first round against American Michael Yani
6–4, 7–5, Berankis had to retire in his Lexington Challenger
second-round match against American Alex Bogomolov Jr, losing 4–6, 3–4. It was later revealed that Berankis had an arm injury.
He had a couple of days of intensive physical training before he went to Canada for the Vancouver Open
. In the first round Berankis defeated Andrea Collarini
6–4, 7–5. In the second round he was victorious against Gilles Müller
from Luxembourg 6–4, 6–4. In the third round he overcame American Jesse Levine
6–3, 6–4. He defeated another American, Lester Cook
, in the semifinal 6–3, 6–3, but lost to Dudi Sela
in the final 5–7, 2–6. However, he gained 60 ranking points in the tournament. Berankis would finish his European hard-court warmup by losing in the first round of Binghamton challenger
to American Jesse Witten
4–6, 4–6.
After these challengers Berankis decided to compete in the 2010 US Open
, where he qualified without dropping a set. Berankis started the Open with a four-set win over American wildcard Ryan Sweeting
. After that match Berankis lost an epic five-set encounter against then-world number 13, Jürgen Melzer
despite being up a break in the fifth set.
Immediately following the US Open, Berankis flew back to Lithuania where he played with the Lithuanian Davis Cup team against Slovenia. Despite winning his first singles rubber in four sets, and winning another epic five-set match in doubles partnering Grigelis, Berankis would eventually lose his second singles rubber in straight sets as Lithuania lost the match-up 2-3 and Slovenia were promoted.
Berankis would not play again until the start of November because of numerous injuries. Upon his comeback Ricardas decided to go back to the Challenger tour playing in the 2010 Bauer Watertechnology Cup
challenger in Eckental and the 2010 Lambertz Open by STAWAG
challenger in Aachen, but lost in the first round in both tournaments. After this Berankis would make the quarter finals of the 2010 Ritro Slovak Open
challenger in Bratislava, losing to Stefan Koubek
, before going on to win the 2010 IPP Open
challenger in Helsinki, beating Michał Przysiężny in the final, to finish the season on a high note, entering the top 100 for the first time and finishing the year at a career-high of 85th in the world, as well as being the youngest player in the top 100.
tournament. He first went through the qualifying draw, where he won all three matches to proceed to the main draw. In the first round of the main draw, Berankis defeated Arnaud Clément
, 6–4, 6–3. He lost in the second round to Florian Mayer
, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6.
Berankis then competed at the 2011 Australian Open
. This marked the first time he did not have to compete in the qualifying round of a Grand Slam
to make the main draw. In the first round, he defeated Marinko Matosevic
, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5. In the second round, Berankis defeated former world number 3 David Nalbandian
, 6–1, 6–0, 2–0 (ret.). He was defeated by David Ferrer
in the third round, 2–6, 2–6, 1–6.
Next he played in the 2011 SAP Open
, where he was able to match his best performance on the ATP World Tour by reaching the quarterfinals. There he lost to Canadian and eventual champion Milos Raonic
, 4–6, 6–7.
Berankis' next tournament was the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
, where he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
in the first round in three sets. In the first round of Delray Beach
, he again lost to the eventual champion, Argentine Juan Martin del Potro
, in straight sets.
Next he competed in 2011 BNP Paribas Open
, his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000
tournament, where he defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr., 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, in the first round. He had to retire in the next round against Fernando Verdasco
because of a back problem.
, Lithuania
, to Jelena and Genadijus. His mother works in a post office
, while his father is a taxi driver
. He has one sister, Lina, who was also a tennis player. Berankis resides in Bradenton, Florida
, but sometimes also visits Vilnius, Lithuania. He speaks Lithuanian
, Russian
, and English
. Ironically, his last name means "armless" in Lithuanian.
s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals
.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.
Early career
Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two. Since he was nine years old, Berankis has been coached by Remigijus Balžekas.In the beginning of his career, Berankis mainly played in Futures and Challenger tournaments. He won one Futures singles and one doubles titles from 2006 to 2008. As a junior, he won the 2007 U.S. Open.
2008
Berankis started the 2008 season by continuing to play in Futures and Challenger tournaments, but soon began participating in ATPAssociation of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tournaments.
He first entered the 2008 Delray Beach
2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
tournament, but failed to make the main draw, losing in the first round of the qualifying draw to Daniel Lustig 5–7, 4–6. He then played in the 2008 Miami Masters
2008 Miami Masters
The 2008 Miami Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, but did not make the main draw, losing in the first round of the qualifying draw to Ivo Minář
Ivo Minár
Ivo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62...
, 2-6, 4-6.
Berankis made his first professional ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tournament appearance at the 2008 Orange Warsaw Open. He lost in the first round to the then-world number 96 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...
, 4-6, 3-6.
Berankis made his second ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tournament appearance at the 2008 Croatia Open Umag. He once again failed to pass the first round, losing to then-world number 72 Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open...
3–6, 2–6.
At the 2008 U.S. Open, Berankis lost to 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 the third round of the qualifying draw. In the first round, he had defeated David Marrero
David Marrero
David Marrero Santana is a professional tennis player from Spain.He is the older brother of retired WTA player Marta Marrero.- 2000 to 2007 :...
, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, and in the second round he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. He lost to Björn Phau, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6.
2009
At the start of the 2009 season, Berankis first competed in the 2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
The 2009 Qatar Open, known as the 2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa...
qualifying draw, where he lost in the first round to Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...
4–6, 2–6.
Berankis then competed for the Lithuanian Davis Cup team
Lithuania Davis Cup team
The Lithuania Davis Cup team represents Lithuania in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lithuanian Tennis Association.Lithuania has never been a tennis country - no tennis player from Lithuania entered ATP top 500 until 2007. However, the situation is changing in recent years...
in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Draw:...
tournament. He won both of his matches against the Georgian Davis Cup team
Georgia Davis Cup team
The Georgia Davis Cup team represents Georgia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Georgian Tennis Federation.Georgia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. Their best result was promotion from Group II in 2006.-History:...
. He won against George Khrikadze to make the series 1–0 and then against Lado Chikhladze to tie the series at 2–2. In the second round, Lithuania lost to Slovenia
Slovenia Davis Cup team
The Slovenia Davis Cup team represents Slovenia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovenian Tennis Association.Slovenia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
0–5. Berankis lost all three of his matches. He first lost to 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...
1–6, 4–6, 3–6, then he lost to Grega Žemlja and Andrej Kračman in a doubles match with Vadim Pinko 6–7, 3–6, 3–6, and he lost his third match to Janez Semrajč 3–6, 5–7.
Berankis played mainly in Futures and Challenger tournaments throughout the rest of the year.
2010
Berankis started the 2010 season by competing at the 2010 SAP Open2010 SAP Open
The 2010 SAP Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 121st edition of the SAP Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States, from February 8 through February 14,...
, where he defeated Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
in the first round, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 and 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 the second round 7–6, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, he lost to then-world number 11 Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
6–3, 7–6. Berankis then failed to qualify to the 2010 Delray Beach
2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
main draw, losing in the first round in the qualifying draw.
Berankis played for the Lithuanian Davis Cup team
Lithuania Davis Cup team
The Lithuania Davis Cup team represents Lithuania in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lithuanian Tennis Association.Lithuania has never been a tennis country - no tennis player from Lithuania entered ATP top 500 until 2007. However, the situation is changing in recent years...
at the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010.In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Seeds:# # # # #...
tournament. In the first round, Lithuania played against the British Davis Cup team
Great Britain Davis Cup team
The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. The United Kingdom played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge...
. Berankis won his first match against Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans (tennis)
Daniel Evans is an English professional tennis player. He is ranked 6th in the UK, and plays right-handed. Evans was until recently one of the highest ranked teenagers on the ATP rankings list. He made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in September 2009...
6–1, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3. His second match was against 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...
, whom Berankis defeated 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 and tied the series at 2–2. Lithuania advanced to the second round, winning the series 3–2.
The highest-ranked Lithuanian on the ATP World Tour played in three more Challenger and Futures tournaments before competing in the qualifying draw of the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. Berankis advanced to the third round of qualification, but did not manage to advance to the main draw. In the first round of qualifying, Berankis defeated Reda El Amrani
Reda El Amrani
Reda El Amrani is a professional tennis player from Morocco.He has a career high-ranking of 160 .-2010:250 Series: Quarter-finalist Grand Prix Hassan II ....
6–2, 6–4. In the next round Berankis defeated 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, 3–6, 6–0. In the qualifying match for a spot in the main draw, Berankis lost to Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :...
6–3, 4–6, 5–7.
Berankis won his first ATP Challenger tournament at the 2010 AEGON Trophy
2010 AEGON Trophy
The 2010 AEGON Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nottingham, Great Britain between May 31 and June 6, 2010.-Seeds:*Rankings are as of May 24, 2010....
. In the first round the Lithuanian defeated 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...
7–5, 7–6. In the second round Berankis defeated then-world number 93 Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...
in straight sets 7–5, 6–4. In the quarter-finals Berankis defeated American Ryan Harrison 6–2, 6–2. In the semi-finals Berankis won over former world number 88 Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011....
6–3, 3–6, 6–4. He defeated then-world number 137 Go Soeda
Go Soeda
Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :...
in the final 6–4, 6–4.
Berankis played in his first Grand Slam tournament
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...
in 2010, the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
. He became the first Lithuanian player to reach the Wimbledon main draw with three straight-set victories, including an upset win over Santiago Ventura
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :...
in the final qualifying round. In the first round of the main draw, Berankis defeated fellow qualifier 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:...
6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 7–6. In the second round Berankis lost to Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.
Berankis then competed for the Lithuanian Davis Cup team at the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010.In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Seeds:# # # # #...
tournament. In the second round, Lithuania played against the Irish Davis Cup team
Ireland Davis Cup team
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.Ireland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
. Berankis won his first match against James McGee 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3. Then he played his doubles match. Berankis' partner was Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player.Grigelis reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 14, 2011, when he became World number 196...
. They easily defeated James Cluskey and Barry King
Barry King
Barry King is an English former decathlete who is now an author, corporate director and specialist in Olympic marketing and sports development...
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 and ensured the victory for Lithuania. The series ended with the result of 3–2.
After a win in first round against American Michael Yani
Michael Yani
Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009...
6–4, 7–5, Berankis had to retire in his Lexington Challenger
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...
second-round match against American Alex Bogomolov Jr, losing 4–6, 3–4. It was later revealed that Berankis had an arm injury.
He had a couple of days of intensive physical training before he went to Canada for the 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...
. In the first round Berankis defeated Andrea Collarini
Andrea Collarini
Andrea Ricardo Collarini is an American-born tennis player who returned to his parents' native Argentina at age three and lived there until he accepted a scholarship from USTA in March 2010. Collarini now represents the United States...
6–4, 7–5. In the second round he was victorious against Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
from Luxembourg 6–4, 6–4. In the third round he overcame American Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine is a Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of No. 94 on November 3, 2008....
6–3, 6–4. He defeated another American, Lester Cook
Lester Cook
Lester Cook is an American professional tennis player.-External links:...
, in the semifinal 6–3, 6–3, but lost to Dudi Sela
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
in the final 5–7, 2–6. However, he gained 60 ranking points in the tournament. Berankis would finish his European hard-court warmup by losing in the first round of Binghamton challenger
2010 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
The 2010 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
to American Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten is an American professional tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in Kinesiology.- College career :...
4–6, 4–6.
After these challengers Berankis decided to compete in the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
-Seeds:# Marsel İlhan # Go Soeda # Karol Beck # Édouard Roger-Vasselin # Simone Bolelli # Grega Žemlja # Adrian Ungur ...
, where he qualified without dropping a set. Berankis started the Open with a four-set win over American wildcard 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...
. After that match Berankis lost an epic five-set encounter against then-world number 13, Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
despite being up a break in the fifth set.
Immediately following the US Open, Berankis flew back to Lithuania where he played with the Lithuanian Davis Cup team against Slovenia. Despite winning his first singles rubber in four sets, and winning another epic five-set match in doubles partnering Grigelis, Berankis would eventually lose his second singles rubber in straight sets as Lithuania lost the match-up 2-3 and Slovenia were promoted.
Berankis would not play again until the start of November because of numerous injuries. Upon his comeback Ricardas decided to go back to the Challenger tour playing in the 2010 Bauer Watertechnology Cup
2010 Bauer Watertechnology Cup
The 2010 Bauer Watertechnology Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
challenger in Eckental and the 2010 Lambertz Open by STAWAG
2010 Lambertz Open by STAWAG
The 2010 Lambertz Open by STAWAG was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet. It was the 20th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
challenger in Aachen, but lost in the first round in both tournaments. After this Berankis would make the quarter finals of the 2010 Ritro Slovak Open
2010 Ritro Slovak Open
The 2010 Ritro Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ series of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit...
challenger in Bratislava, losing to Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef...
, before going on to win the 2010 IPP Open
2010 IPP Open
The 2010 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
challenger in Helsinki, beating Michał Przysiężny in the final, to finish the season on a high note, entering the top 100 for the first time and finishing the year at a career-high of 85th in the world, as well as being the youngest player in the top 100.
2011
Berankis started the 2011 season at the 2011 Brisbane International2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
tournament. He first went through the qualifying draw, where he won all three matches to proceed to the main draw. In the first round of the main draw, Berankis defeated Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, 6–4, 6–3. He lost in the second round to Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6.
Berankis then competed at 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...
. This marked the first time he did not have to compete in the qualifying round of a Grand Slam
Grand Slam
Grand Slam may refer to:-Card games:* In the game of contract bridge a bid to win all the tricks of that hand. By extension, the taking of all the important elements in an endeavour.-Equestrianism:...
to make the main draw. In the first round, he defeated 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...
, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5. In the second round, Berankis defeated former world number 3 David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
, 6–1, 6–0, 2–0 (ret.). He was defeated by David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
in the third round, 2–6, 2–6, 1–6.
Next he played in the 2011 SAP Open
2011 SAP Open
The 2011 SAP Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 122nd edition of the SAP Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, where he was able to match his best performance on the ATP World Tour by reaching the quarterfinals. There he lost to Canadian and eventual champion 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...
, 4–6, 6–7.
Berankis' next tournament was the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It was the 35th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 25th edition of the Cellular...
, where he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the first round in three sets. In the first round of Delray Beach
2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, he again lost to the eventual champion, Argentine Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
, in straight sets.
Next he competed in 2011 BNP Paribas Open
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
, his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
tournament, where he defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr., 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, in the first round. He had to retire in the next round against Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
because of a back problem.
Personal life
Berankis was born in VilniusVilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, to Jelena and Genadijus. His mother works in a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, while his father is a taxi driver
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
. He has one sister, Lina, who was also a tennis player. Berankis resides in Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...
, but sometimes also visits Vilnius, Lithuania. He speaks Lithuanian
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Ironically, his last name means "armless" in Lithuanian.
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and WalkoverWalkover
In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...
s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals
2011 ATP World Tour Finals
The 2011 ATP World Tour Finals was a tennis tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom between November 20 and November 27, 2011. The defending champion in singles was world no. 4 Roger Federer, while the defending champions in doubles were Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić...
.
| Tournament | 2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... | 2009 2009 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | |Career SR | |Career W–L | |Win % | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments 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... |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | 3R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
0/1 | 2–1 | 67 | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | Q3 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Robby Ginepri # Frederico Gil # Rui Machado # Marcos Daniel # Thiago Alves # Somdev Devvarman # Iván Navarro ... |
A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
A | 0/1 | 1–1 | 50 | ||||||||
| US Open | Q3 | A | 2R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
Q2 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# João Souza # Paul Capdeville # Marsel İlhan # Thomas Schoorel # Rogério Dutra da Silva # Mischa Zverev ... |
0/1 | 1–1 | 50 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0/3 | 4–3 | 57 | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | 2R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
0/1 | 1–1 | 50 | ||||||||
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
Q1 | A | A | 1R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
0/1 | 0–1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 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... |
A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Shanghai Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
NH | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0/2 | 1–2 | 33 | ||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0/15 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 0/12 | 16–13 | 55 | ||||||||
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0/1 | 1–1 | 50 | ||||||||
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0/2 | 0–4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carpet Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0/0 | 1–0 | 100 | ||||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–2 | 2–2 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 0/15 | 18–18 | 50 | ||||||||
| Win % | 0% | 50% | 67% | 44% | 50% | ||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 455 | 320 | 87 | 125 | $364,009 | ||||||||||
Career finals
| Legend | Singles | Doubles |
| Grand Slam tournaments | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Futures | 1–3 | 1–0 |
Singles
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Money | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | March 18, 2007 |  AlbufeiraAlbufeira Albufeira is a Portuguese municipality in the Faro District, Algarve region. Its name came from the Arabic: البحيرة . The city has a population of 13,646. The municipality has a population of 35,281 inhabitants and a total area of 140.6 km²... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
$10,000 | Hard |  Niels DeseinNiels Desein Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | January 18, 2009 |  StuttgartStuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
$10,000 | Hard (Ind.) |  Jan MertlJan Mertl Jan Mertl is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On July 23, 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163.-Singles: 1 :-Doubles: 9 :-External links:... |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | September 13, 2009 |  Istambul, TurkeyTurkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
$10,000 | Hard |  Alexey KedryukAlexey Kedryuk Alexey Kedryuk is a professional Kazakhstani tennis player.Kedryuk reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 28, 2006, when he became World number 261.... |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | November 29, 2009 |  Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
$10,000 | Hard | Víctor Estrella Víctor Estrella Víctor Estrella is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 15, 2011, when he became World number 206... |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | June 6, 2010 | 2010 AEGON Trophy 2010 AEGON Trophy The 2010 AEGON Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nottingham, Great Britain between May 31 and June 6, 2010.-Seeds:*Rankings are as of May 24, 2010.... |
€42,500 | Grass |  Go SoedaGo Soeda Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | August 8, 2010 |  2010 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open2010 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... |
$100,000 | Hard |  Dudi SelaDudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles... |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | November 28, 2010 |  2010 IPP Open2010 IPP Open The 2010 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour... |
€106,500 | Hard (Ind.) |  Michał Przysiężny |
6–1, 2–0 ret. |
| Runner-up | November 20, 2011 |  2011 Slovak Open2011 Slovak Open The 2011 Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelvth and sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit... |
€85,000 | Hard (Ind.) | Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :... |
6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Doubles
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | March 9, 2008 |  McAllen, TexasTexas 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... , USA |
Hard |  Sergey Betov |
Adam El Mihdawy & Uladzimir Ignatik |
6–3, 6–3 |