The 2006 Challenger Player of the Year
Welcome everyone!
After another turbulent year on the Challenger Tour, arguably made even more turbulent ever since Nathaliia and I have been moderating your posts because of other-wordly languages and obscene gestures , it is time to elect who you think has done the best on the Tour! The Challenger Tour, that is. Oh, Maui would not have changed anything in this poll for us!
These are just a few of the questions you might want to look at when voting in our poll. Unfortunately, we could not include all players, so we have had to make a selection ourselves. If your pick is not included, please vote the last option [Other] and tell us why we should not have excluded this guy in our poll!
Introducing...
In no specific order:
...
Nicolas Devilder
More? Check out Devilder's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=D469
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Sergio Roitman
More? Check out Roitman's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=R388
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Guillermo Cañas
More? Check out Cañas's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=C433
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Marcel Granollers-Pujol
More? Check out Granoller-Pujol's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=G710
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Nicolas Mahut
More? Check out Mahut's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=M873
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Tomas Behrend
More? Check out Behrend's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=B545
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Jan Hajek
More? Check out Hajek's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=H571
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Janko Tipsarevic
More? Check out Tipsarevic's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=T742
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Cecil Mamiit
More? Check out Mamiit's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=M614
... Other
Not satisfied with our choices? Here are a few players we unfortunately could not include in the poll:
Welcome everyone!
After another turbulent year on the Challenger Tour, arguably made even more turbulent ever since Nathaliia and I have been moderating your posts because of other-wordly languages and obscene gestures , it is time to elect who you think has done the best on the Tour! The Challenger Tour, that is. Oh, Maui would not have changed anything in this poll for us!
Who has taken the most titles? Who has won the toughest tournaments? Who has the highest win/loss ratio? Who did the best on all surfaces? Whose game has proven to be most consistent? Who excelled in both singles and doubles? Who has caught your attention?
These are just a few of the questions you might want to look at when voting in our poll. Unfortunately, we could not include all players, so we have had to make a selection ourselves. If your pick is not included, please vote the last option [Other] and tell us why we should not have excluded this guy in our poll!
Introducing...
In no specific order:
...
- Reached his career high in singles this year, at #92;
- Currently ranked #95;
- Wins include Pless (bageled), Gabashvili, Eschauer, Fraile (bageled), Del Potro (bageled)
- Losses include Heuberger, Snobel, Tuksar, Montcourt, Mirnegg
- Served five bagels
- Ate two bagels
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (4):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]14. Monza ($25K+H, Clay)
17. Bergamo II ($25K+H, Clay)
24. Kosice ($25K+H, Clay)
31. Timisoara ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]38. Banja Luka ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (5):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]5. Florianapolis ($25K+H, Clay)
11. Ho Chi Minh City ($50K+H, Hard)
13. St. Brieuc ($25K+H, Indoor Clay)
28. Poznan ($100K+H, Clay)
43. Montevideo ($75K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]27. Montauban ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (0):
F (0):
SF (2):[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]5. Florianapolis ($25K+H, Clay, with Eric Prodon)
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]28. Poznan ($100K+H, Clay, with Olivier Patience)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Devilder's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=D469
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- Reached his career high in singles this year, at #72;
- Currently ranked #72;
- Wins include Devilder, R. Delgado, Pavel, K. Kim, N. Lapentti, Zabaleta, Zib, Vicente, Pashanski
- Losses include Mirnegg, Ed. Massa, Di Pasquale, Lammer, Cilic, Ulihrach, Armando
- Served six bagels
- Ate two bagels
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (2):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]44. Aracuja ($75K+H, Clay)
46. Guayaquil ($50K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]14. Aguascalientes ($25K+H, Clay)
26. Reggio Emilia ($25K+H, Clay)
32. San Marino ($100K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]1. Sao Paulo ($100K+H, Hard)
15. Florianopolis ($100K+H, Clay)
19. Prague ($100K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]4. Santiago ($25K+H, Clay)
25. Braunschweig ($125K+H, Clay)
45. Buenos Aires ($75K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (5):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]4. Santiago ($25K+H, Clay, [/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]with Maximo Gonzalez[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua])
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]15. Florianopolis ($100K+H, Clay, [/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]with Maximo Gonzalez[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua])
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]32. San Marino ($100K+H, Clay, [/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]with Maximo Gonzalez[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua])
43. Montevideo ($75K+H, Clay, with Maximo Gonzalez)
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]44. Aracuja ($75K+H, Clay, with Maximo Gonzalez)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
F (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]19. Prague ($100K+H, Clay, with Ramón Delgado)
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]24. Lugano ($100K+H, Clay, with Leonardo Azzaro)
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]25. Braunschweig ($125K+H, Clay, with Maximo Gonzalez)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
SF (3):[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]17. Bogota ($100K+H, Clay, with Hugo Armando)
38. Szczecin ($125K+H, Clay, with Nicolas Lapentti)
40. Mons ($125K+H, Indoor Hard, with Murad Inoyatov)
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Roitman's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=R388
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- Came back in September after a 15-month suspension;
- Was unranked at the time of his comeback;
- Currently ranked #143;
- Wins include Pashanski, Berlocq, Saretta, Monaco, N. Lapentti, Mello, Daniel
- Losses include Köllerer, Giraldo, Guccione
- Served seven bagels
- Ate zero bagels
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (4):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]37. Belem ($25K+H, Clay)
43. Montevideo ($75K+H, Clay)
45. Buenos Aires ($75K+H, Clay)
46. Asuncion ($75K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]40. Quito ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]41. Medellin ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (0):
[/FONT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]43. Montevideo ($75K+H, Clay, with Martin Garcia)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (0):
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT]
More? Check out Cañas's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=C433
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- Reached his career high in singles this year, at #156;
- Currently ranked #160;
- Reached his career high in doubles this year, at #97;
- Wins include Marin, Vicente, Ouahab, Hernandez, Zib, Summerer
- Losses include Schwank, Craciun, Ruiz-Cadeñas, S. Gonzalez, Brizzi
- Served four bagels
- Ate four bagels
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]41. Barcelona ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (2):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]18. Ostrava ($25K+H, Clay)
22. Turin ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]39. Bratislava ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]24. Kosice ($25K+H, Clay)
32. Vigo ($37.5K+H, Clay)
36. Düsseldorf ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (5):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]22. Turin ($25K+H, Clay, with Pablo Andujar)
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]28. Mantova ($25K+H, Clay, with Pablo Andujar)
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]32. Vigo ($37.5K+H, Clay, with Pablo Andujar)
[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]37. Sevilla ($50K+H, Clay, with Pablo Andujar)
39. Bratislava ($25K+H, Clay, with Flavio Cipolla)[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]41. Barcelona ($25K+H, clay, with Pablo Andujar)
44. Aracuja ($75K+H, Clay, with Tomas Behrend)
45. Buenos Aires ($75K+H, Clay, with Tomas Behrend)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (3):[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]31. Segovia ($100K+H, Hard, with Uros Vico)
36. Düsseldorf ($25K+H, Clay, with Albert Portas)
38. Taragona ($50K+H, Clay, with Pablo Andujar)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Granoller-Pujol's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=G710
...
- Reached his career high in singles this year, at #61;
- Currently ranked #85;
- Wins include Pless, Norman, Kunitsyn
- Losses include Istomin, Devilder, Dlouhy, Dupuis
- Served one bagel
- Ate one bagel
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]8. Besançon ($100K+H, Indoor Hard)
9. Cherbourg ($50K+H, Indoor Hard)
10. Kyoto ($25K+H, Indoor Carpet)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (0):[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]QF (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]6. Wroclaw ($125K+H, Indoor Hard)
7. Belgrade ($100K+H, Indoor Carpet)
20. San Remo ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (2):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]5. Andrezieux ($100K+H, Indoor Hard, with Julien Benneteau)
20. San Remo ($25K+H, Clay, with Julien Benneteau)[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]SF (1):[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]8. Besançon ($100K+H, Indoor Hard, with Michael Llodra)[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Mahut's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=M873
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- Reached his career high in doubles this year, at #80;
- Currently ranked #205;
- Wins include Gabashvili, Junqueira, M. Gonzalez, Gulbis
- Losses include Lorenzi, Reister, Bachinger, Ungur
- Served one bagel
- Ate four bagels
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (0):[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]23. Fürth ($50K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (2):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]25. Braunschweig ($125K+H, Clay)
39. Bratislava ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (6):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]25. Braunschweig ($125K+H, Clay, with Christopher Kas)
35. Freudenstadt ($25K+H, Clay, with Dominik Meffert)
36. Düsseldorf ($25K+H, Clay, with Hugo Armando)
38. Szczecin ($125K+H, Clay, with Christopher Kas)
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]41. Barcelona ($25K+H, Clay, with Flavio Cipolla)
46. Asuncion ($75K+H, Clay, with Andre Ghem)[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (2):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]44. Aracuja ($75K+H, Clay, with Marcel Granollers-Pujol)
45. Buenos Aires ($75K+H, Clay, with Marcel Granollers-Pujol)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (1):[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]40. Mons ($125K+H, Indoor Hard, with Christopher Kas)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Behrend's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=B545
...
- Reached his career high in singles this year, at #71;
- Currently ranked #76;
- Wins include Starace, Gicquel, Sluiter, Hrbaty, Roitman, Vicente, Montañes
- Losses include Qureshi, Eschauer, Popp, Vinciguerra
- Served four bagels
- Ate one bagel
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (4):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]12. Barletta ($25K+H, Clay)
23. Prostejov ($125K+H, Clay)
25. Braunschweig ($125K+H, Clay)
28. Poznan ($100K+H, Clay)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]19. Prague ($100K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]QF (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]13. St. Brieuc ($25K+H, Indoor Clay)
17. Bergamo II ($25K+H, Clay)
27. Biella ($100K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]17. Bergamo II ($25K+H, Clay, with Jaroslav Pospisil)[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]SF (0):
[/FONT]
More? Check out Hajek's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=H571
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- Reached his career high in singles this year, at #64;
- Currently ranked #64;
- Wins include O. Rochus, Llodra, Korolev
- Losses include Mertinak, Ascione, Masik
- Served two bagels
- Ate zero bagels
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (4):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]7. Belgrade ($100K, Indoor Carpet)
33. Samarkand ($25K+H, Clay)
34. Bukhara ($25K+H, Hard)
40. Mons ($125K+H, Indoor Hard)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]19. Dresden ($25K+H, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]4. Heilbronn ($100K+H, Indoor Hard)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (0):
[/FONT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]F (0):
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]SF (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] 36. Düsseldorf ($25K+H, Clay, with Dusan Vemic)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Tipsarevic's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=T742
...
- Reached his career high in doubles this year, at #102;
- Currently ranked #188 in singles;
- Wins include Delic, Warburg, Morrison, K. Kim, Russell
- Losses include Nuñez, Niemeyer, Fleishman, Stoppini, Chen, Chramosta
- Served three bagels
- Ate one bagel
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Singles:[/B]
W (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]37. New Orleans ($50K, Hard)
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]20. Forest Hills ($50K, Clay)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (3):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]22. Busan I ($50K+H, Hard)
23. Yuba City ($50K, Hard)
39. Tulsa ($50K, Hard)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] QF (2):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]11. Ho Chi Minh City ($50K+H, Hard)
15. Valencia ($50K, Hard)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
Code:
[FONT=Book Antiqua][B]2006 Doubles:
[/B]W (6):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]4. Waikoloa ($50K+H, with Michael Kohlmann)
11. Ho Chi Minh City ($50K+H, Hard, with Hyung-Taik Lee)
20. Forest Hills ($50K, Clay, with Chris Drake)
27. Winnetka ($50K, Hard, with Eric Taino)
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]37. New Orleans ($50K, Hard, with Sam Warburg)
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]42. Calabasas ($50K, Hard, with Robert Kendrick)[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]
[/FONT][/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] F (1):
[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]22. Busan I ($50K+H, with Robert Kendrick)
[/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua] SF (3):[/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]14. Tallahassee ($50K, Hard, with Zack Fleishman)
16. Léon ($25K+H, Hard, with Chris Drake)
30. Granby ($50K+H, Hard, with Florin Mergea)
[/FONT] [/INDENT]
More? Check out Mamiit's 2006 activity here: http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/playeractivity.asp?player=M614
... Other
Not satisfied with our choices? Here are a few players we unfortunately could not include in the poll:
- Alex Bogdanovic (Singles Champion of Wrexham, Bergamo I & Shrewsbury)
- Florian Mayer (Singles Champion of Tampere, Fürth & Graz)
- Kristian Pless (Overall solid results, doubles and singles champion of Rimouski)
- Andre Ghem (Five-time doubles champion, singles champion of Joinville)
- Maximo Gonzalez (Five-time doubles champion, despite injury problems)
- Thiago Alves (two doubles titles, two singles titles)
- And many more