Players

2008 LUBBOCK CHALLENGER PARTICIPANTS

(Scheduled to appear as of September 2, 2008)

Jamie Baker (#309):  Australian Open Qualifier first round loss to Ivo Karlovic (#20 seed); Wimbledon first round loss to Stephano Galvani.  Great Britian Davis Cup Participant.

Alex Bogomolov Jr. (#313):  French Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying second round loss.  Alex is returning to Lubbock for the fourth straight year with his best performance in 2007, reaching the semifinals. 

Lester Cook (#319):  Lester will be making his third visit to Lubbock having competed in 2004 and 2007. 

Frank Dancevic (#146):  Australian Open first round loss to Jarko Nieminen (#24 seed); French Open first round loss to Miguel-Angel Lopez Jaen; Wimbledon first round win over David Nalbandian (#7 seed) and second round loss to Bobby Reynolds; US Open first round loss to Nicolas Almagro (#18 seed).  One singles Challenger title in 2008. 

John Isner (#125):  Australian Open first round loss to Fabrise Santoro; French Open first round loss to Juan Ignacio Chela.  French Open Doubles with Sam Querrey first round win over Starace/Volandri, second round win over Kas/Wassen (#15 seed), and third round loss to Bryan/Bryan (#1 seed).  Wimbledon first round loss to Ernests Gulbis.  US Open first round loss to Andreas Beck.  John's only visit to Lubbock was in 2005, qualifying into the main draw and advancing to the second round 

Tobias Kamke (#189):  Australian Open Qualifying first round loss; French Open Qualifying second round loss; Wimbledon Qualifier first round loss to Andreas Seppi (#29 seed); US Open Qualifying third round loss.

Kevin Kim (#144):  Australian Open Qualifying third round loss; French Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifier first round loss to Robin Soderling; US Open Qualifying third round loss.  One singles Challenger titile in 2008.

Ivo Klec (#330):  Australian Open Qualifying second round loss; French Open Qualifying second round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying first round loss.

Giovanni Lapentti (#251):  US Open Qualifying third round loss.  One singles Challenger title in 2008.

Jonathan Marray (#303)

Michael McClune (#341):  US Open Qualifying first round loss.

Nicholas Monroe (#286):  Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying first round loss.  This is Nick's first main draw singles appreance in Lubbock after participating in Qualifying in 2005 and 2006. 

Peter Polansky (#267):  Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying second round loss.  Canadian Davis Cup Participant.  Peter will returning to Lubbock for the second straight year.    

Rajeev Ram (#178): Australian Open Qualifier first round loss to Simone Bolelli.  Australian Open Doubles quarterfinalist.  French Open Doubles with Bobby Reynolds first round win over Colleri/Lapentti, second round win over Melo/Sa (#14 seed), and third round loss to Nestor/Zimonjic (#2 seed); Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying first round loss.  Currently ranked #52 in doubles having won two Challenger titles in 2008 with Bobby Reynolds.  One singles Challenger title in 2008 (Winnetka).  Rajeev is returning to Lubbock for the fifth straight year with his best performance in 2007, reaching the quarterfinals. 

Michael Russell (#294): Australian Open first round win over Fabio Fognini and second round loss to James Blake (#12 seed).  After a one year absence, Michael is returning to Lubbock for the third time. 

Artem Sitak (#315)

VIncent Spadea (#110):  Australian Open first round win over Radek Stepanek (#30 seed), second round win over Denis Gremelmayr, and third round loss to David Ferrer (#5 seed); French Open first round loss to Julien Benneteau; Wimbledon first round loss to Thomas Johansson; US Open first round loss to Marat Safin.

Ryan Sweeting (#277): Australian Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying second round loss; US Open Qualifier first round loss to Roko Karanusic.  Ryan, the 2007 Doubles Champion, will returning to Lubbock for the second straight year. 

Nicolas Todero (#296):  Wimbledon Qualifying third round loss.  Nicolas will be making his fourth apperance in Lubbock, having competed in 2003, 2005, and 2007. 

Dusan Vemic (#193): French Open Qualifying second round loss.  French Open Doubles with Bruno Soares first round win over Haggard/Zverev, second round win over Mergea/Tecau, third round win over Erlich/Ram (#3 seed), quarterfinal win over Bjorkman/Ullyett (#8 seed), and semifinal loss to Cuevas/Horna.  Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss.  US Open Qualifying first round loss.  Currently ranked #53 in doubles having won three Challenger titles in 2008.  Dusan will be making his third apperance in Lubbock, having reached the finals last year.   

Todd Widom (#269):  Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying second round loss.  Todd is returning to Lubbock for after a three year absence. 

Jesse Witten (#247):  French Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying first round loss.  Jesse is returning to Lubbock for the fourth straight year with his best performance in 2007, reaching the second round. 

HOW 2007 LUBBOCK CHALLENGER PARTICIPANTS ARE DOING IN 2008 EVENTS

(Rankings as of August 25, 2008)

Thiago Alves (#137): French Open Qualifying third round loss.  US Open Qualifier first round win over Paul Capdeville and second round loss to Roger Federer (#2 seed).  One singles Challenger title in 2008.

Kevin Anderson (#104): Australian Open Qualifier first round loss to Alejandro Falla; Las Vegas ATP finalist loss to Sam Querrey; French Open Qualifying second round loss.  Wimbledon first round loss to Agustin Calleri.  Wimbledon Doubles fourth round loss.

Brian Dabul (#115): French Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon first round loss to Feliciano Lopez (#31 seed).  One singles Challenger title in 2008.  Currently ranked #99 in doubles having won one Challenger title in 2008. 

Ryler De Heart (#261): US Open Qualifier first round win over Olivier Rochus and second round loss to Rafael Nadal (#1 seed). 

Rik De Voest (#148): Australian Open Qualifying second round loss; French Open Qualifying third round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying third round loss.  US Open Qualifier first round loss to Rui Machado.  Currently ranked #44 in doubles having won five Challenger titles in 2008. 

Farrukh Dustov (#404): Australian Open Qualifying first round loss; UZB Davis Cup Participant. 

Brendan Evans (#185): Australian Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying second round loss; US Open first round loss to Andrey Golubev. 

Adam Feeney (#388): Australian Open Qualifying second round loss.  Australian Open Doubles quarterfinalist.  Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss.  US Open Qualifying first round loss. 

Nathan Healey (#486): Australian Open Qualifying second round loss.

Robert Kendrick (#113): Australian Open first round loss to Amer Delic; Wimbledon Qualifying third round loss; US Open Qualifier first round win over Nicolas Mahut and second round loss to Novak Djokovic (#3 seed).  Currently ranked #94 in doubles.

Alex Kuznetsov (#300): Australian Open Qualifying second round loss; French Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open Qualifying third round loss.  Currently ranked #122 in doubles.

Bjorn Rehnquist (#179): Australian Open Qualifying second round loss; French Open Qualifying first round loss; Wimbledon Qualifying second round loss; US Open Qualifying second round loss.  One singles Challenger title in 2008.

Bobby Reynolds (#89): Australian Open first round loss to Gilles Simon (#28 seed) in 5 sets; French Open second round loss.  French Open Doubles with Rajeev Ram first round win over Colleri/Lapentti, second round win over Melo/Sa (#14 seed), and third round loss to Nestor/Zimonjic (#2 seed).  Wimbledon first round win over Filippo Volandri, second round win over Frank Dancevic, and third round loss to Feliciano Lopez (#31 seed).  US Open first round win over Tomas Zib and second round loss to Fernando Gonzalez (#11 seed).  USA World Team Cup singles and doubles participant.  Two singles Challenger titles in 2008 (Baton Rouge and Tallahassee).  Currently ranked #69 in doubles having won three Challenger titles in 2008.   

Robert Smeets (#154): Australian Open first round loss to David Nalbandian (#10 seed); French Open first round loss to Tomas Berdych (#11 seed); Wimbledon Qualifying second round loss; US Open Qualifier first round loss to Mardy Fish.  One singles Challenger title in 2008.  One doubles Challenger title in 2008.

Bruno Soares (#798):  French Open Doubles with Dusan Vemic first round win over Haggard/Zverev, second round win over Mergea/Tecau, third round win over Erlich/Ram (#3 seed), quarterfinal win over Bjorkman/Ullyett (#8 seed), and semifinal loss to Cuevas/Horna.  Currently ranked #37 in doubles having won two Challenger titles and one ATP title in 2008. 

Sam Warburg (#169): Australian Open Qualifier first round win over Juan Pablo Brzezicki and second round loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open first round win over Janko Tipsarevic and second round loss to Nicolas Almagro. 

Brian Wilson (#834): Australian Open Qualifying first round loss.

Fritz Wolmarans(#329): Australian Open Qualifying first round loss.

Donald Young (#102): Australian Open first round loss to Michael Berrer; French Open first round loss; Wimbledon first round loss to Jesse Levine; US Open first round loss to James Blake (#9 seed).

Horacio Zeballos (#298): One singles Challenger title in 2008.

RISING STARS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE LUBBOCK TOURNAMENTS

Benjamin Becker (#103): Australian Open first round loss to Novak Djokovic (#3 seed); French Open first round loss to Mikhail Youzhny (#15 seed); Wimbledon first round win over Nikolay Davydenko (#4 seed) and second round loss to Arnaud Clement.; US Open  

Amer Delic (#131): Australian Open Qualifier first round win over Robert Kendrick and second round loss to Juan Monaco (#21 seed) in 5 sets; Wimbledon Qualifying first round loss; US Open first round loss Robby Ginepri.  Two singles Challenger titles in 2008 (Dallas and Carson). 

Chris Guccione (#87): Australian Open first round loss to Hyung-Tiak Lee; French Open first round loss; Wimbledon first round loss to Ilia Bozoljac; US Open first round win over Jesse Levine and second round loss to Radek Stepanek (#28 seed).  Sydney ATP Finalist.  AUS Davis Cup Participant. 

Wayne Odesnik (#114): Australian Open first round loss; French Open first round win over Guillermo Canas (#29 seed), second round win over Hyung-Tiak Lee, and third round loss to Novak Djokovic (#3 seed); Wimbledon first loss to Jarko Nieminen (#24 seed).  US Open first round win over Fabio Fognini and second round loss to Stanislas Wawrinka (#10 seed).  USA World Team Cup singles and doubles participant. 

Sam Querrey (#55): Australian Open first round win over Oliver Rochus, second round win over Dmitry Tursunov (#32 seed), and third round loss to Novak Djokovic (#3 seed); French Open first round loss to Roger Federer (#1 seed).  French Open Doubles with John Isner first round win over Starace/Volandri, second round win over Kas/Wassen (#15 seed), and third round loss to Bryan/Bryan (#1 seed).  Wimbledon first round loss to Juan Carlos Ferrero (#21 seed).   US Open first round win over Tomas Berdych, second round win over Nicolas Devilder, third round win over Ivo Karlovic (#14 seed), and fourth round loss to Rafael Nadal (#1 seed).  Member of the 2008 United States Olympic Team.