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Lesia Tsurenko
UKRAINE
LESIA TSURENKO
Date of birth May 30th, 1989 Place of birth Vladimirec, Ukraine Achievements
- Reached best WTA singles ranking no. 26
- Winner WTA Acapulco 2017 and 2018
- Reached QF at the US Open 2018
- Winner WTA Guangzhou 2016
- First WTA title Istanbul 2015
- Reached SF in s'Hertogenbosch and Hobart in 2017
- In 2015 was semifinalist in New Haven and reached quarter finals in Indian Wells and Toronto
Biography
- Coached by Adriano Albanesi. The team includes Fitness Trainer Denys Vaschuk and Physio Aleksandr Tomarev
- Father, Viktor, used to work in international relations for a nuclear power plant (now retired); mother, Larisa, is an economist; older sister, Oxana, is lawyer
- Started playing tennis at age 6 when parents introduced her to the sport
- Moved to Kiev at age 17
- Studied at Physical Education & Sports in Ukraine for 1.5 years (no longer studying; hopes to return one day)
- Favorite shot is backhand
- Best tennis memory is 2013 Australian Open
- Admires Martina Hingis for her playing style; also liked watching Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- Speaks Russian, Ukrainian and English
- Enjoys watching sports, playing pool and hanging out with friends
- Favorite city is Kiev; favorite tournaments are Australian Open, Wimbledon and Madrid.
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Jan-Lennard Struff
Germany
JAN-LENNARD STRUFF
Jan-Lennard started playing tennis at the age of 6 with his parents, Dieter and Martina, who are both tennis coaches. Jan-Lennard’s favorite surface is clay and while he is an all-court player, his favorite shot is backhand. His coach is Carsten Arriens (former German Davis Cup captain), along with Uwe Liedtke who is in charge of Jan-Lennard’s strength and conditioning. He is determined and ambitious to continue improving his game while continuing to be a gentleman on and off the court. In his spare time, Jan-Lennard loves watching soccer and enjoys reading books. Jan-Lennard’s childhood tennis idol was Pete Sampras and his favorite tournament is Roland Garros. Prior to turning professional, Jan-Lennard graduated from high school and is fluent in both German and English.Date of birth April 25th, 1990 Place of birth Warstein, Germany Nickname “Struffi” Achievements
- A career high ranking of no. 33 on July 2019
- Reached 3rd round of Roland Garros, 2nd round of Wimbledon, 1st round US Open in 2019
- Reached 3rd round of ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Rome, Cincinnati and Paris in 2019
- Reached 3rd round of Wimbledon and US Open in 2018
- Reached SF in St Petersburg and Winston Salem in 2017
- In 2017 qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo and Rome
- In 2016 captured 5th Challenger singles title of career at Mons, BEL
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Nicoloz Basilashvili
Georgia
NIKOLOZ BASILASHVILI
Nikoloz started playing tennis at the age of 5 with his father Nodar, who was a dancer in Georgian national ballet. Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. His son Lukas ist born in 2015. His favorite surface is hard, his shot is forehand and his favorite tournament is Wimbledon.Date of birth February 23th, 1992 Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia Nickname “Basil” Achievements
- A career high ranking of no. 16 on May 2019
- Reaches 2nd round of US Open and Australian Open in 2019
- Reached 3rd round of ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, ATP Masters 1000 Canada, ATP Masters 1000 Rome, ATP Masters 1000 Florida in 2019
- Reached 3rd round of US Open and Australian Open in 2018
- Reached 2nd round auf ATP Masters 1000 Paris, ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, ATP Masters 1000 Rome in 2018
- Owns 3 ATP Tour titles, all at ATP 500 events in 2019 and 2018
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Lorenzo Sonego
ITALY
LORENZO SONEGO
Date of birth May 11th, 1995 Place of birth Turin, Italy BIO
- Best Ranking on 30.9.2018 #89 ATP
- Won the AON ATP Challenger of Genova in 2018
- Won the ATP Challenger of Ortisei in 2017
- Reached the second round at both Australian Open and Us Open 2018
- Started playing tennis at age 11 with coach Gipo Arbino
- His father Giorgio was his main influence to start a tennis career
- Would play soccer as second choice. Favourite team is Torino FC
- Big fan of Tsonga, Federer and soccer player Ronaldinho
- Strongest shots are service and forehand
- Preferred surface is clay
- Lives in Torino and enjoys holidays in Sardinia
- Favourite food is lasagne
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Martina Trevisan
Italy
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Alexander Bublik
KAZAKHSTAN
ALEXANDER BUBLIK
Power, talent and craziness
Alexander “Sasha” Bublik has just achieved his career best ranking, #128 in Emirates ATP Ranking, in June 19th 2017. On the NextGen ATP Race to Milan, for the Under-21 elite event, Bublik is now on 12th position. Bublik exploded in 2016, rising more than 700 positions in the ranking (from 964 to 205) impressing fans and press with his crushing accelerations, perfectly measured dropshots and fun-lover attitude on court. In ATP Moscow tournament he reached quarter-finals coming from qualifying, after beating Bautista-Agut (#13 ATP, finalist the previous week at Shanghai Masters). Many tennis fans are starting to notice his huge potential, being delivered at his opponents with big powerful serves, a great backhand down the line, many unexpected dropshots and an overall brilliant game. Some journalists and fellow players foresee a top-20 player, who will be very hard to beat on fast surfaces. Alex was born in Gatchina, a few kilometers from St Petersburg, on June 17th 1997. His father Stanislav - currently his coach - introduces tennis to him at the age of 4. A former junior top-20, Alex is from the same generation of highly talented players such as Zverev, Fritz, and his co-nationals Khachanov, Rublev and Saffiulin. A bit crazy, aggressive and highly competitive player on court, Alex is recognized by his peers to be a fun, smiling and warm character off the court.ACHIEVEMENTS
Singles titles 2017- Morelos Open Challenger (H)
- Qatar F2 Futures (H)
- Russia F1 Futures (CL)
- Russia F8 Futures (IH)
- Sweden F5 Futures (IH);
- 2015 Turkey F43 Futures (H) - w/D. JANDRIC;
- 2014 Russia F10 Futures (CL) - w/R. MUZAEV; Estonia F4 Futures (IH) - w/E. TYURNEV
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
SPAIN
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Davidovich Fokina has a career high ATP singles ranking of 481 achieved on 11 September 2017. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 754 achieved on 11 September 2017. Davidovich Fokina won the 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles title, without dropping a set. Davidovich Fokina has a Swedish father and a Russian mother.Date of birth June 5th 1999 Place of birth Malaga, Spain Nickname Alejandro Information provided by Wikipedia, 2017: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Davidovich_Fokina
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Marc Polmans
AUSTRALIA
MARC POLMANS
Date of birth May 2nd, 1997 Place of birth Amanzimtoti, South Africa BIO
- ATP Singles best ranking #175 on June 12th 2017
- Contender for the Next Gen ATP Finals 2017, currently #34
- ATP Doubles best ranking #74 on Feb 2017
- Claimed two ITF Futures title in Canberra in March 2017
- Four ITF Futures titles in Maputo, Harare and Alice Springs in 2016
- Polmans is coached by former Top 100 player, Peter Luczak, at the Tennis Australia National Academy in Melbourne
- He supports the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League
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Viktor Troicki
Serbia
VIKTOR TROICKI
Viktor began playing tennis in Belgrade, Serbia at the age of 5 with his first coach, countryman Nenad Trifunovic. The son of a lawyer and an economist, Viktor moved from Belgrade to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 13, which explains his fluency of the English language and preference to play on hard courts. Milos Jelisavcic completes Viktor’s team as his fitness trainer who has been essential to Viktor’s success over the years, establishing him as one of the fittest guys on tour. Viktor’s childhood idol was Andre Agassi, who inspired him to pursue professional tennis. Viktor enjoys playing and watching soccer, and at young age he was not sure which sport to choose, tennis or soccer.Date of birth February 10th, 1986 Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia Nickname “Vik” Achievements
- A career high ranking of no. 12 on June 2011, returned to Top 20 on July 2015
- Davis Cup winner
- ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist at 2011 Monte-Carlo and 2017 Shanghai
- Advanced to Grand Slam 4R on 5 occasions -- all at Roland Garros and Wimbledon
- Finished seasons 2017,2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 in Top75
- Reaches Round of 16 of Tata Open Maharashtra in 2020
- Reached Quarterfinals of Antalya ATP 250 in 2019
- Reached Round of 32 of Newport ATP 250 in 2019
- Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 1/4 finalist ATP 1000
- Winner of Apia International Sydney ATP 500
- Finalist at the City Open Washington ATP 500
- Kremlin Cup winner Moscow ATP 250
- Finalist at the Kremlin Cup Moscow ATP 250
- Finalist at the Apia Open Sydney ATP 250
- Doubles winner at the Thailand Open ATP 250
- Kremlin Cup Champion 2010
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Alexandr Dolgopolov
Ukraine
ALEXANDR DOLGOPOLOV
Alex Dolgopolov is a player that is challenging the status quo in the men’s tennis with a “next generation” label stamped on his back. Quick, courageous and never intimidated, he plays unpredictable high risk game, turning each match into pure entertainment. Alex is an inspiration for young talents, with values such as hard work, ambition, motivation and creativity. Upon the completion of a successful, three year coaching relationship with Australian coach Jack Reader, Alex started working with his father Oleksandr, longtime friend Stanislav Khmarsky and fitness trainer Alessio Ceccareli. Alex speaks fluent English and Russian, enjoys chatting online, singing rap/hip-hop and if he wasn't a tennis player, he would have been be a race car driver due to his passion for fast cars and rally driving.Date of birth November 7th, 1988 Place of birth Kiev, Ukraine Nickname “The Dog” Achievements
- Reached a career high ATP ranking no.13
- Winner at the ATP Buenos Aires 2017.
- Finalist at Bastad and Shenzhen ATP in 2017.
- Finalist at the 2014 Copa Claro in Rio de Janeiro ATP 500
- Also in 2014, reached semifinals of Masters 1000 Indian Wells, beating Nadal, Fognini and Raonic. Reached QF at Masters 1000 Miami, defeating Wawrinka
- Winner of the 2012 City Open in Washington ATP 500
- Winner of the 2011 Vegeta Open in Umag ATP 250
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Borna Gojo
Croatia
BORNA GOJO
Date of birth February 27th, 1998 Place of birth Split, Croatia Bio
Borna Gojo is one of the most talented Croatian players of the next decade. At the age of 18 he moved from Split to the United States where he attended Economics at the Wake Forest University. He was the leader in Wake Forest’s victory in the NCAA Tennis Championship. In 2019 - after a positive season in which he improved his ranking by almost 100 positions - he was nominated for the Davis Cup team by the Croatian captain. In Madrid he showed all his talent while battling Rafa Nadal, eventually losing 6-4 6-3. In 2020, despite the pandemic season, he achieved excellent results on the Challenger Tour, getting close to the top 200 of the ATP ranking.Links
Official Instagram Account of Borna Gojo
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Italy
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