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TOURNAMENT NOTES

as of September 19, 2018

WELLS FARGO TIBURON, CA • SEPTEMBER 22-30

USTA PRO CIRCUIT MEN’S RETURNS TO TIBURON The Wells Fargo Tiburon Challenger returns to Tiburon for the 10th consecutive year and 12th year overall. It is one of five $100,000 Challengers on the USTA Pro Circuit calendar TOURNAMENT INFO this year and the third Challenger following Rhea Nall, USTA this year’s US Open. Site: Tiburon Peninsula Club This tournament will be streamed live on www. Websites: www.tiburonchallenger.com procircuit.usta.com. www.procircuit.usta.com Facebook: Tiburon Challenger Notable players competing in Tiburon include: Twitter: @TiburonChallngr , 24, /Orlando, Fla. Qualifying Draw Begins: Saturday, September 22 • In 2018, won ATP matches at the Main Draw Begins: Monday, September 24 Open, Houston and Barcelona before a knee is a former USTA Boys’ 18s injury in sidelined him for a month; national champion who reached the Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles quarterfinals of the ATP 250 event in Returned for the grass-court season. Los Cabos, Mexico, this summer. Surface: Hard / Outdoor • Fell in the second round of US Open qualifying. Prize Money: $100,000 • Holds 10 USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro • In 2017, won his first career match at the Circuit singles titles. Tournament Director: US Open after competing in the main draw Brendan Curry, (808) 987-6618 for three years. Also in 2017, qualified for the • Won the boys’ singles title in [email protected], and French Open and reached 2011, becoming the first American to win the Roland Garros boys’ title since John McEnroe Tournament Press Contact: first ATP semifinal in July at the grass-court in 1977. Judith Wilson, (415) 747-5828 event in Newport, R.I., falling to . [email protected] • Won the USTA Pro Circuit Roland Garros • Named after 11-time champion Challenge to make his French Open Bjorn Borg. USTA Communications Contact: debut in 2016 and won first-round match over • Currently trains at the USTA National Pat Mitsch, (914) 697-2291, [email protected], for his first career Grand Slam Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla. PRIZE MONEY / POINTS win. • Also in 2016, notably pushed world No. 1 , 22, SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points to three sets in a second-round Winner $14,400 100 • Rose to No. 69 in the world in 2016 before match at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Runner-up $8,480 60 having surgery on his right shoulder. Finished Indian Wells, Calif. Semifinalist $5,020 35 2015 as one of four teenagers in the Top 100. Quarterfinalist $2,920 18 • Made Grand Slam main-draw debut at the • Defeated in Miami this year, Round of 16 $1,720 8 2015 US Open after winning the USTA Pro the lower-ranked player to beat a world No. 1 Round of 32 $1,040 0 Circuit US Open Wild Card Challenge that year. since 2003. DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) Winner $6,200 , 26, Chicago Runner-up $3,600 • Qualified for the 2017 US Open to make Semifinalist $2,160 his Grand Slam debut, facing eventual Quarterfinalist $1,280 semifinalist Pablo Carreno Busta in the first

Round of 16 $720 Fernando Colon, USTA round. COMMUNITY EVENTS • Won his second Challenger doubles title of 2018, at the $50,000 event in Cary, N.C. Sunday, Sept. 23 – Pro-Am

Reilly Opelka is a former Wimbledon junior champion and one of the tallest players in the world at 6-foot-11.

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• This January, advanced to the semifinals of an ATP Challenger in • Won his second career ATP Challenger title in May, at the €106,000 Playford, Australia, and reached three ATP Challenger doubles finals in event in Bordeaux, , ahead of the French Open. First Challenger February; Also qualified for the main draw of the ATP Masters Series title came at the USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 event in Charlottesville, event in Indian Wells in 2018. Va., in 2016. • Graduated from the University of Michigan in 2013 as a three-time • This January, reached the semifinals of the ATP Challengers in All-American (2011-13) and the Big Ten Athlete of the Year in 2012 Playford, Australia, and Newport Beach, Calif. Also reached the and 2013; Owns the program record for most combined career singles quarterfinals of the ATP event in Delray Beach, Fla., this February as a and doubles wins (196) and ranks third all-time on Michigan’s singles wild card. wins list with 117 victories. • Peaked at a career-high No. 125 in the world in June 2017. • Holds 25 USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit doubles titles, • Has dealt with many injuries over the years because of his rapid including seven titles in 2017 and one in 2018, at the $75,000 USTA growth, but had his best summer as a pro in 2016, reaching the Pro Circuit Challenger in Sarasota, Fla. semifinals in and the second round in Cincinnati, both US Open • Holds six USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit singles titles. Series events. • In 2014, served as a practice partner for the U.S. team • As a junior, won the Wimbledon boys’ singles title in 2015 and was during its World Group Playoff against Slovakia in Chicago. ranked as high as No. 4 in the world. • Was introduced to tennis by USTA national coach and former U.S. Michael Mmoh, 20, Bradenton, Fla. Davis Cup captain after Gullikson met Opelka’s father • Reached the quarterfinals at the ATP 250 event in Los Cabos in while playing golf near Palm Coast, Fla. August. Qualified for Wimbledon this summer. Reached the semifinals at Challengers in Savannah and Ilkley, Great Britain in 2018. , 24, , Australia • Qualified for and reached the quarterfinals of the ATP Australian • Reached a career-high No. 63 in the world in 2017, and beat Andy Open tune-up event in this year—his first ATP Tour quarterfinal Murray when Murray was ranked No. 1 in London’s Queen’s Club event, and first ATP match win. Also qualified for and reached the third round ahead of Wimbledon. of the ATP Masters Series event in Miami. • Won one Challenger title this year, and reached three additional • Competed in the main draw as a wild finals. card after winning the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. Also qualified for the ATP event in Auckland, New Zealand, , 30, , in 2017 and competed in the Masters Series event in Miami as a wild • Received a ‘’ entry into the US Open, becoming the first card. player to receive a ‘Lucky Loser’ entry into all four Grand Slam events in • In 2016, made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open as the same year. a wild card as the USTA Boys’ 18s national champion. Also qualified • Owns one Challenger title in 2018. for the ATP’s and competed in the main draw of the Masters 1000 event in Miami. , 22, West Covina, Calif. • Won his first USTA Pro Circuit Challenger title in fall 2016 in • In 2018, won ATP matches in Indian Wells (defeating Frances Knoxville, Tenn., and his second in 2017 at the $75,000 Challenger in Tiafoe), Acapulco, and at the . Lexington, Ky. Holds four additional Futures titles. • Lost in the second round of qualifying at the 2018 US Open. • Peaked at No. 2 in the world junior rankings in 2015 after reaching the singles semifinals at the junior French Open and the quarterfinals • Peaked at a career-high No. 67 in the world in July 2017 after at the junior US Open. Also competed in the junior Australian Open competing in the main draw of the French Open and Wimbledon and and Wimbledon that year, reaching the doubles semifinals at both winning his first-round match at the US Open Series event in . tournaments. • Broke into the Top 100 in April 2017 after reaching his first ATP • In 2014, went 5-0 in singles to help lead the U.S. to the Junior Davis semifinal in Houston, defeating John Isner in the quarterfinals. Qualified Cup title. for the ATP Masters Series events in Miami and Madrid in 2017. • Was born in Saudi Arabia and is the son of former ATP professional • Made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 US Open after and Nigerian Olympian Tony Mmoh. earning a wild card by clinching the USTA Pro Circuit’s US Open Wild Card Challenge. At the US Open, won first-round match against Lukas , 21, Palm Coast, Fla. Lacko. • Best known for his height (6-foot-11), which ties him with Ivo • Won two Challenger titles in 2016 at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit Karlovic as the tallest player in the world, and his , which has Challenger in Lexington, Ky., and the $100,000 ITF Pro Circuit officially clocked as high as 145 mph. Challenger in Monterrey, Mexico. • Fell in the first round of qualifying and doubles at the 2018 US • A Mexican-American, grew up playing on public courts in Los Open. Angeles. • Reached the singles finals at back-to-back Challengers following the • Born on July 4. US Open, at the Oracle Challenger Series event in Chicago and at the • Coach: Peter Lucassen $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Cary, N.C. , 22, Atlanta • Qualified for the 2017 Australian Open (his first Grand Slam main • Won his first ATP Challenger title in April at the $75,000 hard-court draw appearance) and pushed eventual quarterfinalist and then Top-10 event in Leon, Mexico, after reaching the singles final a week earlier player to five sets in the first round.

*Player field subject to change TOURNAMENT NOTES at the $50,000 event in Guadalajara; Broke into the Top 200 shortly • Won 37 singles matches for in his senior season, a career- thereafter and rose to a career-high No. 183 in June. best and team-high. • Fell in the second round of qualifying at the 2018 US Open; Played • Won three matches to qualify for the 2017 US Open; Also competed doubles with , falling in the first round. in the 2017 American Collegiate Invitational, a tournament for college • Turned pro in October 2017 after completing his junior year at players during the US Open. , where he was a two-time ACC Player of the Year and • Competes with an insulin pump at a Type I diabetic. two-time ITA singles All-American; Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA singles championship and went 31-6 in singles in his final , 24, Fort Worth, /Orlando, Fla. season in college. • Qualified for the 2018 US Open, but fell in the first round of the • Had a breakout summer in 2017, beating and Jared main draw. Donaldson to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open Series’ BB&T in his hometown; Made his Grand Slam main-draw debut • Peaked at a career-high No. 169 in May 2017 after reaching the at the 2017 US Open, after receiving a wild card. singles semifinals at the $75,000 USTA Pro Circuit Challenger in Tallahassee. Also in 2017, reached a Challenger final in Australia and • Childhood neighbor of Donald Young and his family, after the Youngs qualified for the US Open Series event in Cincinnati, winning his first- relocated to Atlanta from Chicago; Grew up playing and training with round match. Donald at his family’s nearby facility. • This year, qualified for and reached the second round at the ATP • Won his first USTA Pro Circuit singles title in June 2017 at the Masters Series event in Indian Wells. Collegiate Series event in Winston-Salem, N.C. Also reached the final of the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Futures in Los Angeles, Calif., in January. • Won his first USTA Pro Circuit event in 2015 at the $15,000 Futures in Los Angeles. Also holds ITF Pro Circuit singles titles in the JC Aragone, 23, Yorba Linda, Calif. Netherlands (2013) and China (2016) and six USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Pro Circuit doubles titles. • Lost in the final round of singles qualifying at the 2018 US Open. • Was the top-ranked American junior boy in 2012, peaking at No. 5 • Won his first career pro titles in 2018: two singles titles, at the USTA in the world junior rankings; Advanced to the boys’ singles semifinals at Pro Circuit $25,000 Futures in Calabasas, Calif., and the ITF Pro Circuit the French Open and Wimbledon in 2012 and turned pro that July. $25,000 event in Kelowna, Canada; and one doubles title, at a $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Collegiate Series event in Winston-Salem, N.C. • His father played college tennis at Texas A&M; mother is a tennis coach and played at Louisiana Tech. • Graduated in May 2017 from the University of Virginia, where he was a part of three NCAA title-winning teams and clinched the victory for • Currently trains at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in UVa in the title match last year. Orlando, Fla.

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TIBURON PAST WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2017 (GBR) (USA) 2017 (SWE) – Florian Lakat (FRA) 2016 (BAR) Michael Mmoh (USA) 2016 (AUS) – John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 2015 (USA) (USA) 2015 Johan Brunstrom (SWE) – (DEN) 2014 Sam Querrey (USA) (AUS) 2014 (USA) – (CAN) 2013 Peter Polansky (CAN) (AUS) 2013 (USA) – (USA) 2012 (USA) (GER) 2012 (RSA) – (AUS) 2011 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Sam Querrey (USA) 2011 (AUS) – Chris Guccione (AUS) 2010 (GER) (USA) 2010 (USA) – (USA) 2009 (JPN) (SRB) 2009 (PHI) – (IND) 2005-08 Tournament not held 2005-08 Tournament not held Sam Warburg (USA) 2004 K.J. Hippensteel (USA) (USA) 2004 Andre Sa (BRA) – (BRA) 2003 Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) Jeff Morrison (USA) 2003 Brandon Coupe (USA) – (USA)