"income earned from copyright and image rights between 1995 and 2002, and in November was ordered to pay 7 million R$ (appr. US$2 million). His favourite football team is Brazilian Avaí Futebol Clube. In 1998, 2002 and 2004 Kuerten received the Prix Orange Roland Garros Award for sportsmanship from the association of tennis journalists. In his homeland Brazil he was awarded the Prêmio Brasil Olímpico in 1999 and was named Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2000. He received the ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2003. Kuerten was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of"
"Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976), nicknamed Guga, is a retired World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open singles title three times (1997, 2000, and 2001), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000. Kuerten suffered many problems with injuries which resulted in his non-attendances at many tournaments between 2002 and 2005. After a few failed attempted comebacks, he retired from top-level tennis in May 2008. During his career he won 20 singles and 8 doubles titles. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2016,"
"Fame in 2012. In June 2016 he became their global ambassador, representing the organisation, especially in South America. In 2005, ""Tennis Magazine"" put him in 37th place in its list of ""The 40 Greatest Players of the ""Tennis"" Era"". On 5 August 2016, he relayed the Olympic Torch into Maracanã Stadium during the Opening Ceremoines for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, relaying off to Hortencia Marcari. Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976), nicknamed Guga, is a retired World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open singles title three times (1997, 2000,"
"commercials). Guga also has his own clothes and glasses brand, named ""Guga Kuerten"". Kuerten was born in Florianópolis in southern Brazil. He began playing tennis when he was six, an early start to a life and career marked by family tragedy. His father, Aldo, a former amateur tennis player, died of a heart attack in 1985 while umpiring a junior tennis match in Curitiba, when Kuerten was eight years old. His older brother, Raphael, is currently his business manager. His youngest brother, Guilherme, suffered prolonged oxygen deprivation and consequently irreparable brain damage during birth, and as a result suffered from"
"Lapentti, in Miami, against Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco. On 25 May 2008, Gustavo Kuerten played his last professional singles match in front of 15,000 spectators at Roland Garros. He arrived on court wearing his 'lucky' uniform, the same blue & yellow one that he wore in 1997 when he won his first French Open tournament. Despite saving a match point against his opponent Paul-Henri Mathieu, he finally lost in three sets (6–3, 6–4, 6–2)—his result in the final of French Open in 1997. He was honored after the game by the tournament organizers and by all the fans present"
"to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 6–3, 10–12. During the match, Boutter led an impromptu funeral ceremony for a bird inadvertently hit by Llodra as it was chasing a moth. Julien Boutter Julien Boutter (born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France. At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated No. 2 seed and former World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. In his career, he won one singles title (2003 Casablanca) and reached the final in Milan (2001) but lost to Swiss Roger Federer. He reached"
"Julien Boutter Julien Boutter (born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France. At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated No. 2 seed and former World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. In his career, he won one singles title (2003 Casablanca) and reached the final in Milan (2001) but lost to Swiss Roger Federer. He reached two Master Series quarterfinals at Hamburg in 2002 and Monte Carlo in 2003. Boutter also reached the semi-finals of the 2002 Australian Open partnering fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément, only to lose"
"Robert Gardos Robert Gardos (, ; born 16 January 1979 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-born Austrian table tennis player, European Champion and Olympic participant. He plays for the French club Chartres ASTT. As of August 2016, he is ranked the no. 48 player in the world. Since the opening in 2011, Robert Gardos practices at the Werner Schlager Academy in Schwechat, Austria. Gardos was born on 16 January 1979 in Budapest, Hungary. He began playing table tennis in his hometown club Budapesti VSC where his father, Gábor Gárdos worked as a coach that time. In 1993 Gardos won the European"
"he was asked to be the torch bearer for the Rio Olympics. As a junior player in South America, Guga won many of the most important tournaments in the region. He often played in an age group above his. After two years as a professional, Kuerten rose to the position of No. 2 player in Brazil, behind Fernando Meligeni, and he had his then highest point by helping the Brazil Davis Cup team defeat Austria in 1996 and reach the competition's first division, the World Group. Following his unexpected victory in the 1997 French Open - which was not only"
"Nicola Kuhn Nicola Kuhn (; ; born 20 March 2000) is an Austrian born Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 196 achieved on 16 April 2018. Kuhn has a German father and a Russian mother. From 2014 to 2016, he had represented Germany in ITF Junior and Pro tournaments before switching allegiances to Spain. Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' Doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament. Kuhn won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a qualifier at the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig. He made"
"returned home, leaving the rest of the tournament unaccounted for in Brazil. As many South American players, his favorite court surface is clay. He won three Grand Slam titles, all of them at the French Open, played on the red clay courts of Roland Garros. He won these titles in 1997, 2000 and 2001. In every one of the three French Open victories he defeated Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the quarterfinals and two top 10 players on his way to the title. Kuerten became the world No. 1 player in 2000. Kuerten won at least one title a year between"
"straight sets to 15th seed Fabio Fognini. Nicola Kuhn Nicola Kuhn (; ; born 20 March 2000) is an Austrian born Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 196 achieved on 16 April 2018. Kuhn has a German father and a Russian mother. From 2014 to 2016, he had represented Germany in ITF Junior and Pro tournaments before switching allegiances to Spain. Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' Doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament. Kuhn won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a qualifier at"
"Antonio Prieto (tennis) Antonio Prieto (born 7 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Born in Curitiba, Prieto went to college in the United States, at Florida State University from 1994 to 1997. While studying for a business degree he played varsity tennis as the No. 1 singles player. Prieto, who specialised in doubles, turned professional in 1997. He won an ATP Tour doubles title with countryman Gustavo Kuerten at the 2000 Chevrolet Cup, in Santiago, Chile. From the 2000 French Open to the 2001 Australian Open, Prieto appeared in the men's doubles main draw of all"
"Gustavo Tiberti Gustavo Tiberti (born 11 December 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Tiberti defeated American qualifier Charles Strode in the opening round of the 1982 French Open. In the second round he met Damir Keretić, who he had beaten two weeks earlier in Florence, but on this occasion proved too strong for Tiberti in a five setter. At the 1983 French Open he again faced Keretic, this time in a first round match, which he lost in four sets. On tour he had his best ever showing in 1982, at the Swedish Open, where he reached"
"I want to represent Israel and the Jewish people the best I can. I play for myself first. But then whatever my play can do for the Jewish community is great — just great."" Levy is a good friend of Brazilian tennis champion Gustavo Kuerten, with whom Levy has often been a hitting partner. Levy is a fan of the soccer team Maccabi Haifa. Levy began playing tennis at age seven. His family moved to Portugal for a year and half when he was nine years old. They returned to Israel, and in 1992 the family moved to Ramat Hasharon"
"returned to the Buenos Aires tournament in 2002 and qualified for the singles. His first round opponent was third seed Nicolás Lapentti, who won the match in three sets. He got to the third round of qualifying at the 2002 French Open. Since 2003 he has been involved in coaching. He worked for many years with Martín Vassallo Argüello and is the Director of the Florida Tennis Club in Buenos Aires. Leonardo Olguín Leonardo Olguín (born 8 October 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Olguín, who comes from Mendoza, had wins over Gustavo Kuerten, Magnus Norman and"
"a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the 2009 Australian Open in Melbourne, which ended on January 19, 2009."" Agustín Calleri Agustín Calleri (; ; born 14 September 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is ""Gordo"" which means ""Fat"" in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay. Born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina, he picked up first ATP win in 1999 over Jan Vacek at Roland Garros. Also advanced to first"
"UCLA where he competed for the UCLA Bruins men's tennis team. ""Current till 2018 ATP Finals. Jean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer (; born 25 August 1981) is a Dutch professional tennis player from Curaçao. His highest ATP singles ranking is 218th, which he achieved on 15 August 2005. A doubles specialist, his career-high in doubles is World No. 3, which he reached in November 2015. His former doubles partners include Eric Butorac and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. He currently plays with Horia Tecău of Romania, with whom he won the men's double titles in the 2015 Wimbledon and 2017 US Open championships. With"
"the pen]]). In the men's game, Gustavo Kuerten is the most successful Brazilian player, with three wins at Roland Garros (1997, 2000, 2001) as well as being ranked number one in the world for almost a full year. However, bad administration and lack of serious support resulted in poor results in the present years and scarcity of national-level competitiveness. Today, Thomaz Bellucci is Brazil's best-known player, having been ranked among the top 30 players in the world according to the ATP Rankings. In doubles, the country has been stronger, especially with Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares. The former has been"
"titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Ricardo Schlachter Ricardo Schlachter (born 7 July 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. As a junior, Schlachter was runner-up in the boys' doubles at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, with Vladimír Pláteník as his partner. Schlachter, who comes from the city of Joinville in Santa Catarina State, turned professional in 1998 and that year qualified for the singles main draw at the Colombia Open. His other ATP Tour main draw appearances were all in doubles, partnering Gustavo Kuerten at the 1998 Movistar Open, then competing twice at the Brasil Open, in 2001"
"with polyester strings which allowed him to swing for pace and at the same time create the topspin needed to control the ball. Kuerten was first called to play for Brazil in the Davis Cup in 1996, when he became the second-best ranked player in the country (to Fernando Meligeni). Since then, Kuerten has always answered the invitations to play, claiming that it was a unique opportunity to represent his country. In the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Kuerten took criticism from his fans, who accused him of not giving 100% in the Davis Cup matches. They claimed he was more"
"Mariano Puerta Mariano Rubén Puerta (; born 19 September 1978) is a former Argentine professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles ranking in August 2005. His career highlight of reaching the final of the French Open in 2005 was marred by testing positive for the banned substance etilefrine in a drugs test directly after the French Open final, for which he received an eight-year doping ban. Puerta made his debut on the ATP Tour in 1997, and turned professional in 1998. He won his first ATP title in 1998 in Palermo, Italy. In 2000,"
"member in the lakeside district of Lagoa da Conceição. He still enjoys teaching and playing tennis with the local enthusiasts. In his hometown, he is known as the ""Cachorro Grande"" (""Big Dog""). He is an avid surfer. Kuerten was accepted to a drama course at CEART, the Center of Arts of Santa Catarina State University (UDESC) in Florianópolis. He began his studies there on 16 February 2009. In November 2010, on his brother Guilherme's birthday, he married Mariana Soncini and the couple have a daughter and a son. In October 2016 he was in court for tax evasion, related to"
"by his wife in a glass. On July 12, 2006 his suspension was reduced to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, making him eligible to restart his career on June 5, 2007. ""Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses"". Mariano Puerta Mariano Rubén Puerta (; born 19 September 1978) is a former Argentine professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles ranking in August 2005. His career highlight of reaching the final of the French Open in 2005 was marred by testing positive for the banned substance etilefrine in a drugs"
"cards to enter those events. Kuerten finished with a 2–7 win–loss record for the year. In November, Gustavo Kuerten's younger brother, Guilherme, who had cerebral palsy, died. Kuerten made an announcement that he expected 2008 to be his final year of play. Kuerten chose to devise his schedule around tournaments that had sentimental value to him, such as the French Open, the Brasil Open, and the Miami Masters. After two first-round defeats in singles (Costa do Sauípe, l. to Berlocq and Miami, l. to Grosjean), Kuerten won his first ATP Masters Series level match in a long time, partnering Nicolás"
"Tiago Fernandes Tiago Fernandes (born January 29, 1993) is a former Brazilian tennis player. He achieved the No. 1 ranking on the ITF Junior Circuit. Fernandes was coached by Larri Passos, the former coach of Brazilian former world #1 and three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten. Fernandes won the Boys' Singles division of the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Sean Berman of Australia in the final, 7–5, 6–3. In 2009, he competed in his first Grand Slam in the Boys' Singles division of the 2009 French Open. He first competed against Cedrick Commin, winning 7–5, 6–1, in the second round he"
"Hugo Gaston Hugo Gaston (; born 26 September 2000) is a French tennis player. In December 2017, Gaston won the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship. In 2018, Gaston won the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with compatriot Clément Tabur. The same year, he was named flag bearer for France at the Youth Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires. There, Gaston captured his first singles major title as well as two bronze medals, with Clément Tabur in the boys' doubles and with Clara Burel in the mixted doubles. He achieved a career-high ranking of No.2 the next week. Gaston also qualified"
"for the ITF Junior Masters, where he reached the semifinals, losing to Tseng Chun-hsin. Hugo Gaston Hugo Gaston (; born 26 September 2000) is a French tennis player. In December 2017, Gaston won the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship. In 2018, Gaston won the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with compatriot Clément Tabur. The same year, he was named flag bearer for France at the Youth Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires. There, Gaston captured his first singles major title as well as two bronze medals, with Clément Tabur in the boys' doubles and with Clara Burel in the mixted"
"stop him. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 October 1996, when he became world no. 39. His best performance at a Grand Slam came when he got to the quarter finals of the Australian Open in 1996, he defeated Aaron Krickstein, Christian Ruud, Patrick McEnroe and Thomas Muster before losing to Michael Chang. He was the first player to be beaten by Gustavo Kuerten in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the Australian Open in 1997. He is running the Good to Great Tennis Academy together with Magnus Norman and Nicklas Kulti and is coaching"
"Sander Groen Sander Groen (born 16 June 1968) is a professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Groen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 ATP doubles title and 12 Challenger doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 61 in 1997 and a career-high singles ranking of World No. 177 in 1996. Groen is known for being the doubles partner of many top-5 singles players like Pat Cash, Goran Ivanišević, Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Ríos, Marat Safin, Magnus Norman, Greg Rusedski, Alex Corretja, Marc Rosset and Roger Federer. Federer won"
"company USANA. She is represented by Belgium sports, media and entertainment company Golazo Sports. Clijsters is currently an Ambassador of SOS Children's Villages Belgium. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. Clijsters won 41 singles and eleven doubles titles. She won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open, in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in"
"Gastón Gaudio Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant title win came at the 2004 French Open, where he defeated fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria in five sets in the final. Gaudio learned the game at the Temperley Lawn Tennis Club, and his first coach was Roberto Carruthers. He was the youngest of 3 children in his family. In addition to tennis Gaudio played football and rugby as a child"
"a clear South American tournament circuit. With his victory, Kuerten became the only player to win the title on both surfaces, having previously won it in 2002. Kuerten was responsible for the only defeat of Roger Federer in a Grand Slam event in 2004. In Kuerten's only previous encounter against Federer on clay, in the Hamburg Masters 2002, Federer defeated Kuerten 6–0, 1–6, 6–2. When they met again in the third round at the French Open in 2004, it was Federer who was in dominant form, the world no. 1, and expected to win against the injury-ridden Kuerten. Instead, it"