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TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 4 – THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2020

Balewadi Stadium | , | 3 – 9 February 2020

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: THURSDAY 2ND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

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Taro Daniel (JPN) vs [6] (AUS) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting 14 Charlottesville CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF James Duckworth 6-1 6-2

Daniel Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 102 | Career-High No. 64 | 13-18 in 2019 (Marrakech, Geneva, Tokyo QF) • In 2020, won Burnie Challenger in without dropping a set (d. Hanfmann in F). • Lost in 1R of qualifying at (l. to Milojevic). • In 2019, advanced to QFs at Marrakech (l. to Simon), Geneva (l. to Jarry) and Tokyo (l. to Millman) • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • LL at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga in 2R), Sydney (l. to Thompson in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R). • Led to 3-2 road win over in Qualifiers (d. Ze and Li). • Reached QF at 6 consecutive Challenger events but failed to make SF.

Duckworth Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 96 | Career-High No. 82 | 49-18 at Challenger level in 2019 (4 titles) • In 2020, earned 1st tour-level win since 2018 Washington by defeating Delbonis in 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Suffered 7th straight main draw loss, falling in 5 sets to Bedene at Australian Open. • Reached Aus. Open doubles QF w/Polmans (l. to Bublik/Kukushkin). Entered with 0-8 Grand Slam doubles record. • In 2019, returned to Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 18 November. First week all season ranked in Top 100. • Went 0-3 in tour-level matches with 1R losses as WC at Brisbane (l. to Murray), Sydney (l. to Fucsovics) and Australian Open (l. to Nadal). • Posted 49-18 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 4 titles in 6 finals: Bangkok, THA (d. Davidovich Fokina); Baotou, CHN (d. Mukund); Playford, AUS (d. Uchiyama) and Pune, IND (d. Clarke). • Retired in Roland Garros qualifying 1R vs. Stakhovsky due to left hamstring strain.

[4] Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) vs (IND) Kwon Leads 1-0 19 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Soonwoo Kwon 6-7(4) 7-5 6-0 Other meetings 16 Astana 2 CH (Kazakhstan) Hard R16 Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-3 4-6 6-1 18 Anning CH (China) Clay QF Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-2 6-3 19 Bangkok 1A CH (Thailand) Hard R16 Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7-6(5) 6-4

Kwon Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 88 | Career-High No. 81 | 7-7 in 2019 (Los Cabos QF) • In 2020, Lost 5-setter to Basilashvili in Australian Open 1R. Fell to 0-4 in Grand Slam main draw matches. • Advanced to Bendigo, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Donskoy). • In 2019, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 5 August and achieved career-high No. 81 on 9 September. • Qualified and earned 1st ATP Tour main draw win at Atlanta (d. Gunneswaran, l. to Norrie). • One week later, qualified and reached 1st ATP Tour QF at Los Cabos (d. Stebe and Londero, l. to Pella). • Also qualified at Wimbledon (l. to Khachanov in 1R), ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Ivashka in 1R), US Open (ret. vs. Dellien in 1R due to cramping) and Zhuhai (d. No. 24 Pouille for biggest career win, l. to Dzumhur in 2R). • Went 35-14 on ATP Challenger Tour, highlighted by titles at Yokohama, JPN (d. Otte) and Seoul, KOR (d. Purcell).

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Gunneswaran Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 122 | Career-High No. 75 | 5-14 in 2019 (Indian Wells 3R) • In 2020, entered main draw at Australian Open as a where he fell in 1R to Japanese Wildcard . • Lost in 2R of to . • In 2019, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 11 February and achieved career-high No. 75 on 22 April. • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R as Q (d. Paire and Basilashvili, l. to Karlovic). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Tiafoe in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Munar in 1R). • Suffered straight-set losses to Berrettini and Seppi in Davis Cup Qualifiers (ITA d. IND 3-1). • Fell in Anning, CHN Challenger final (l. to Clarke). • Retired in Q1 vs. Viola (shoulder) and conceded W/O to Wu T. in Liuzhou, CHN Challenger 3R (left wrist).

[1] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [Q] Roberto Marcora (ITA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings 15 Quimper CH () Hard R16 Benoit Paire 6-2 3-2 Retired 19 Sophia Antipolis CH (France) Clay R32 Roberto Marcora 6-3 6-2

Paire Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 19 | Career-High No. 18 | 7-3 in 2020 (Auckland F) • In 2020, advanced to 9th ATP Tour final of career at Auckland (l. to Humbert in 3rd-set TB). • Loss to Humbert marked 9th straight season with an All-French final on ATP Tour (14 of last 15 seasons). • Went 2-1 for Team France at ATP Cup including loss to Anderson in 3rd-set TB after holding 1 MP. • Defeated Stebe in 5 sets before falling to Cilic in 5th-set TB at Australian Open. • Owns 7-3 match record this season despite 1-9 tiebreaker record. • in 2019, earned career-high 34 wins, highlighted by clay-court titles at Marrakech (d. Andujar) and Lyon (d. Auger- Aliassime). • Advanced to 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Nishikori in 5 sets) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut). • Squandered 2-set lead and 3 MPs vs. Bedene in US Open 2R. • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 4 March -- lowest since No. 71 on 1 June 2015.

Marcora Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 174 | Career-High No. 171 | 35-26 at Challenger level in 2019 (Budapest, Bergamo, Recanati F) • In 2020, earned 1st ever ATP Tour level match win this week in Pune against qualifier Lukas Rosol. • Marcora,30, is the oldest player to earn his first ATP Tour win since 34-year-old Jan Mertl defeated Yann Marti in the 2016 Gstaad 1R. • Failed to qualify at Australian open (l. to Gombos). • Reached QF at Noumea Challenger where he fell to countryman Matteo Viola . • In 2019, Lost in 1R of qualification at Roland Garros (l. to M. Ymer), Wimbledon (l. to Monteiro) and US Open (l. to Giraldo). • In February made 2 consecutive Challenger Finals - Budapest (l. to Bublik) and Bergamo (l. to #NextgenATP player and countryman ) • Reached Final of Recanati Challenger (won QF and SF matches 7-6 in deciding set tiebreak) where he lost in straight sets to .

COURT 1

[Q] Nikola Milojevic (SRB) vs [8] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings: 13 Egypt F34 (Egypt) Clay SF Egor Gerasimov 2-6 7-6(8) 6-1 19 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay Q1 Nikola Milojevic 7-5 6-3

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Balewadi Stadium | Pune, India | 3 – 9 February 2020

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: WEDNESDAY 1st & 2nd ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

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2R: [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) vs [2] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting 09 Sacramento Q (USA) Hard Q2 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 4-6 6-4 6-3

Stebe Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 149 | Career-High No. 71 | 7-10 in 2019 (Gstaad F) • In 2020, suffered a 5-set loss in 1R Australian Open to Benoit Paire. • In 2019, reached 1st ATP Tour SF and final of career at Gstaad as 455th-ranked PR (d. J. Sousa, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Became lowest-ranked ATP Tour finalist since No. 866 Sluiter at 2009 ’s-Hertogenbosch. • Entered Gstaad on 7-match losing streak dating back to Davis Cup Play-off in September 2017 (d. J. Sousa). • Advanced to US Open 2R for 3rd time (d. Krajinovic, l. to Cilic in 4 sets). • Rose 198 spots to No. 257 in ATP Rankings on 29 July. • Returned at Marrakech following 2 right wrist surgeries in 2018 and 15-month hiatus (l. to Tsonga in 1R).

Berankis Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 73 | Career-High No. 50 | 9-12 in 2019 (Dubai QF) • In 2020, at Australian Open, advanced to 2R for 3rd straight Grand Slam event (l. to Querrey). • Fell to 279th-ranked wild card Ilkel in Doha 1R. • In 2019, qualified at Doha (d. Goffin, l. to Lajovic in 2R), Dubai (d. Medvedev in 1R, l. to Monfils in QF), (l. to Tsitsipas in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 (l. to Edmund in 1R). • Snapped 9-match Grand Slam main draw losing streak at 2019 Wimbledon (d. Shapovalov, l. to Tsonga in 2R). • Went 24-3 on ATP Challenger Tour with titles at Rennes, FRA (d. Hoang); Drummondville, CAN (d. Maden); Busan, KOR (d. A. Harris) and Vancouver, CAN (d. Jung). • Withdrew from Antalya due to left Achilles injury.

1R: Taro Daniel (JPN) vs [WC] (IND) First Meeting

Daniel Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 102 | Career-High No. 64 | 13-18 in 2019 (Marrakech, Geneva, Tokyo QF) • In 2020, won Burnie Challenger in Australia without dropping a set (d. Hanfmann in F). • Lost in 1R of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Milojevic). • In 2019, advanced to QFs at Marrakech (l. to Simon), Geneva (l. to Jarry) and Tokyo (l. to Millman) • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • LL at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga in 2R), Sydney (l. to Thompson in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R). • Led Japan to 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. and Li). • Reached QF at 6 consecutive Challenger events but failed to make SF.

Mukund Summary | Age: 23 | World No. 263 | Career-High No. 229 | 22-30 at Challenger level in 2019 (Baotou F) • In 2020, made 3R of Bendigo (l. to Giron) and Bangkok (l. to Popko) Challengers. • In 2019, On 7 October reached career-high ranking of 229 in FedEX ATP Rankings. • Fell in Baotou Challenger Final to James Duckworth. • Reached SF at Challenger event in (l. to #NextGenATP player Moutet in 3 sets). • Made QF at Pune Challenger losing to eventual Champion James Duckworth in 3 sets.

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2R: (BLR) vs [3] (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting 18 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto Q (Canada) Hard Q2 Ilya Ivashka 7-6(5) 6-2

Ivashka Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 152 | Career-High No. 80 | 8-12 in 2019 (Newport QF) • In 2020, qualified at Australian Open and squandered 1 MP in 1R loss to Anderson • In 2019, achieved career-high No. 80 in ATP Rankings on 4 February. • Advanced to 3rd ATP Tour QF of career at Newport (l. to Humbert). • Earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win of career at Australian Open (d. Jaziri, l. to Carreno Busta in 2R). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Monfils in 2R) and US Open (l. to Kokkinakis in 1R). • Reached 4th ATP Challenger Tour final of career at Canberra, AUS (l. to Hurkacz). • Retired in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Q1 vs. Delbonis on 13 April (left knee). Did not return to tour until July. • In last event of the year, reached SF at Helsinki Challenger before losing to #NextGenATP player Emil Ruusuvuori.

Travaglia Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 82 | Career-High No. 74 | 5-7 in 2019 (Umag QF) • In 2020, achieved career-high No. 74 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 20 January. • Went 2-1 for Team at ATP Cup with wins over Durasovic and Fritz. • Suffered straight-set loss to Garin in Australian Open 1R. • Advanced to 6th ATP Challenger Tour final of career at Bendigo, AUS (l. to Johnson). • In 2019, earned biggest win of career over No. 9 Fognini to reach 1st ATP Tour QF at Umag (l. to Balazs). • Qualified at 4 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments -- 2018 Wimbledon (l. to Millman in 1R), 2018 US Open (l. to Hurkacz in 1R), (l. to Basilashvili in 2R) and 2019 Roland Garros (l. to Mannarino in 1R). • Went 37-19 on ATP Challenger Tour with titles at Francavilla, ITA (d. Otte) and Sopot, POL (d. Horansky). • Reached final at Shymkent, KAZ Challenger (l. to A. Martin). • Retired in Lille, FRA Challenger 2R vs. Kamke due to right elbow injury.

COURT 1

2R: [7] Salvatore Caruso (ITA) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting

2R: [5] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs [Q] (SRB) First Meeting

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Balewadi Stadium | Pune, India | 3 – 9 February 2020

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FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

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Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs [6] James Duckworth (AUS) First Meeting

Gojowczyk Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 106 | Career-High No. 39 | 10-21 in 2019 (Washington SF) • In 2020, qualified at the Australian Open and advanced to 2R (l. to Carreno Busta) • In 2019, defeated 2018 finalist de Minaur and 2014 champion Raonic en route to Washington SF as LL (l. to Medvedev). • Squandered 2 MPs vs. Coric in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 1R as SE. • Fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Khachanov), Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga) and Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut). • Lost 5 straight tour-level matches and 8 straight matches overall until Antalya (d. Kirkin, l. to Tomic in 2R). • Qualified at (l. to Seppi in 1R). • Withdrew from Montpellier due to fever.

Duckworth Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 96 | Career-High No. 82 | 49-18 at Challenger level in 2019 (4 titles) • In 2020, earned 1st tour-level win since 2018 Washington by defeating Delbonis in Auckland 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Suffered 7th straight Grand Slam main draw loss, falling in 5 sets to Bedene at Australian Open. • Reached Aus. Open doubles QF w/Polmans (l. to Bublik/Kukushkin). Entered with 0-8 Grand Slam doubles record. • In 2019, returned to Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 18 November. First week all season ranked in Top 100. • Went 0-3 in tour-level matches with 1R losses as WC at Brisbane (l. to Murray), Sydney (l. to Fucsovics) and Australian Open (l. to Nadal). • Posted 49-18 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 4 titles in 6 finals: Bangkok, THA (d. Davidovich Fokina); Baotou, CHN (d. Mukund); Playford, AUS (d. Uchiyama) and Pune, IND (d. Clarke). • Retired in Roland Garros qualifying 1R vs. Stakhovsky due to left hamstring strain.

[WC] (IND) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting

Kadhe Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 612 | Career-High No. 328 | 6-11 at Challenger level in 2019 (Chennai 3R) • In 2019, reached 3R of Chennai Challenger in singles where he lost to countryman Gunneswaran in straight sets. • In doubles, compiled a 11-14 record at Challenger level with 7 different partners, winning the title in with compatriot . • The Pune native and resident lost the doubles final at his hometown challenger event to fellow Indians and .

Vesely Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 107 | Career-High No. 35 | 9-11 in 2019 (Marrakech QF) • In 2020, failed to qualify for Doha (l. in 2R to Fucsovics). • Reached QF of Bangkok Open Challenger (l. to Gaio). • In 2019, qualified and earned 2nd-biggest win of career over No. 5 A. Zverev en route to Wimbledon 3R (l. to Paire). • Also qualified at Lyon (l. to Fritz in 1R) and US Open (l. to Berankis in 1R after 4 hours, 16 minutes). • Advanced to Marrakech QF (d. Fognini in 1R, W/O vs. Andujar due to right toe injury). • Fell to No. 142 in ATP Rankings on 15 July -- lowest since No. 164 on 29 April 2013. • Reached Prostejov, CZE Challenger doubles final w/Lehecka (l. to Oswald/Polasek). • Withdrew from Montpellier (right foot) and Budapest Q (right toe). Retired in Zhuhai Q2 vs. Ito (groin). • Won the Eckental Challenger in Germany by defeating in 3-sets.

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Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs Yannick Maden (GER) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting 16 Furth Q (Germany) Clay Q3 Yannick Maden 6-4 6-4

Gunneswaran Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 122 | Career-High No. 75 | 5-14 in 2019 (Indian Wells 3R) • In 2020, entered main draw at the Australian Open as a lucky loser where he fell in 1R to Japanese Wildcard Tatsuma Ito. • Lost in 2R of Bendigo Challenger to Taro Daniel. • In 2019, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 11 February and achieved career-high No. 75 on 22 April. • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R as Q (d. Paire and Basilashvili, l. to Karlovic). • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Tiafoe in 1R) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Munar in 1R). • Suffered straight-set losses to Berrettini and Seppi in Davis Cup Qualifiers (ITA d. IND 3-1). • Fell in Anning, CHN Challenger final (l. to Clarke). • Retired in Stuttgart Q1 vs. Viola (shoulder) and conceded W/O to Wu T. in Liuzhou, CHN Challenger 3R (left wrist).

Maden Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 131 | Career-High No. 96 | 3-6 in 2019 (Roland Garros, Sofia, Metz 2R) • In 2020, failed to qualify for Australian Open (l. to Giustino). • reached 3R of Burnie Challenger (l. to Pervolarakis). • In 2019, broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 10 June and achieved career-high No. 96 on 24 June. • Reached 2R at Sofia as Q (l. to Fucsovics), Roland Garros as Q (l. to Nadal) and Metz as Q (l. to Basilashvili). • Also qualified at Budapest (l. to Cuevas in 1R), Munich (l. to Garin in 1R) and Antwerp (l. to Tiafoe in 1R) • Fell in ATP Challenger Tour finals at Drummondville, CAN (l. to Berankis); Lille, FRA (l. to Barrere) and Nur-Sultan, KAZ (l. to Marchenko). Now owns 0-7 career record in Challenger finals. • Withdrew from qualifying at Doha (shoulder), Washington (knee) and ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (knee).

[WC] (AUS) / (IND) vs First Meeting [2] (IND) / (NZL)

• This is the first time that Ebden and Paes team-up.They have faced each other on two previous occasions and it was the Australian who won both matches (2019 Newport, 2013 Wimbledon) • This is Ebden’s 1st time in Pune while Paes is making his 21st appearance at the Tata Open Maharashtra. The Indian has won this event 6 times (5 with and 1 with Janko Tipsarevic). • Paes has announced that 2020 will be his last year on tour (turned pro in 1991). • The team of Sharan and Sitak first teamed up at the 2018 s-Hertogenbosch event where they reached the SF (l. to Klaasen/Venus). • Sharan won the doubles event here in 2019 with Indian partner . He lost the 2017 all-Indian final with Purav Raja at the hands of Rohan Bopanna/. • Sitak has 5 career doubles titles with the last one coming at 2019 Antalya with .

COURT 1

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

Ilya Ivashka (BLR) vs (RUS) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings 16 Recanati CH (Italy) Hard SF Ilya Ivashka 5-7 7-6(8) 6-2 16 Astana CH (Kazakhstan) Hard SF Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-4 17 CH (China) Hard R32 Evgeny Donskoy 3-6 6-3 7-6(0)

COURT 2

Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs Roberto Marcora (ITA) First Meeting

Nikola Milojevic (SRB) vs (FRA) First Tour Level Meeting 15 Tunisia F31 (Tunisia) Hard F Nikola Milojevic 2-6 7-5 6-4

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Balewadi Stadium | Pune, India | 3 – 9 February 2020

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TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA SINGLES

SEED PLAYER 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) PUNE W-L (BEST FINISH) 1 Benoit Paire (FRA) 34-29 (Marrakech, Lyon Champion) 14-7 (2013, 2016-2018 SF) 2 Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 9-12 (Dubai QF) 1-1 (2015 2R) 3 Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 5-7 (Umag QF) 0-0 (Debut) 4 Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) 7-7 (Los Cabos QF) 0-0 (Debut) 5 Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 3-4 (Stockholm SF) 3-2 (2012 QF) 6 James Duckworth (AUS) 0-3 (49-18 at Challenger level, 4 titles) 0-0 (Debut) 7 Salvatore Caruso (ITA) 6-6 (Umag SF) 0-0 (Debut) 8 Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 10-7 (St. Petersburg SF) 0-0 (Debut)

Singles Final Sunday 9 February not before 5:00 pm Qualifiers (4) Roberto Marcora (ITA), Nikola Milojevic (SRB), Lukas Rosol (CZE), Viktor Troicki (SRB) Wild Cards (3) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND), Arjun Kadhe (IND), Sasikumar Mukund (IND) Protected Ranking (1) Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) Oldest Champion: , 33, in 2018 Youngest Champion: Marin Cilic, 20, in 2009 Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 4 Patrick Rafter in 1998 and in 2015-16 Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 96 Michal Tabara in 2001 Most Titles: Stan Wawrinka (4)

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (13)

India (5) Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Arjun Kadhe, Sasikumar Mukund, , Ramkumar Ramanathan Italy (5) Salvatore Caruso, , Paolo Lorenzi, Roberto Marcora, Stefano Travaglia Germany (3) Peter Gojowczyk, Yannick Maden, Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (2) Egor Gerasimov, Ilya Ivashka Czech Republic (2) Lukas Rosol, Jiri Vesely France (2) Antoine Hoang, Benoit Paire Japan (2) Taro Daniel, Yuichi Sugita Serbia (2) Nikola Milojevic, Viktor Troicki Australia (1) James Duckworth Croatia (1) Ivo Karlovic Korea (1) Soonwoo Kwon Lithuania (1) Ricardas Berankis Russia (1) Evgeny Donskoy

FEDEX ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Tata Open Maharashtra W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 91,625 50,710 28,540 16,250 9,320 5,450 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 -- Doubles Prize Money ($) 30,900 15,840 8,580 4,910 2,880 -- *Singles players who receive byes and lose in R16 earn 0 ranking points.

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TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA TALKING POINTS

• No.1 seed Benoit Paire arrives in Pune with a 7-3 record in 2020, having lost all 3 matches in the final set tiebreak (ATP Cup to Anderson, Auckland F to Humbert, Australian Open 2R to Cilic). The Frenchman has reached the QF or better in 6 of his 7 appearances at the Tata Open Maharashtra.This is the 5th time in his career that Paire is seeded No.1 at an ATP Tour event (2019 Winston-Salem, Antalya, 2016 Sao Paulo, 2012 Los Angeles).

• No. 2 seed Ricardas Berankis is playing in Pune for the 2nd time. His only previous appearance was in 2015 where he fell in 2R to David Goffin. The No.1 Lithuanian is 1-2 in 2020 (l. in Doha 1R, Australian Open 2R).

• Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Sumit Nagal become the 4th and 5th Indians to have a direct entry into the Tata Open Maharashtra Singles draw without a Wildcard or coming through qualification.(Leander Paes, & are the others). That’s the first time 2 Indians are directly in the Tata Open Maharashtra singles main draw.

• 2019 Finalist Ivo Karlovic first played here as a qualifier in 2002 (l. to eventual Champion Canas in 2R). The Croat finished year-end ranked in the top 100 for a total of 16 years between 2003-2019. Karlovic, who will turn 41 on 28 February, is the oldest player in the top 700 of the FedEx ATP Rankings.

• There will be a new Tata Open Maharashtra Singles Champion this week as there are no past champions in this year’s event.

• Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes is appearing for the 21st time at the Tata Open Maharashtra and has won the event 6 times (5-times with Mahesh Bhupathi and once with Janko Tipsarevic). He first played the event in 1996 when it was held in New . The Indian has 54 career titles and has won at least 1 ATP Tour doubles title for 19 consecutive years (1997-2015) with his last title coming in 2015 Auckland with .

PAST SINGLES FINALS (2009-2019)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2019 Kevin Anderson (RSA) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 7-6(4) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 2018 Gilles Simon (FRA) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7-6(4) 6-2 2017 (ESP) (RUS) 6-3 6-4 2016 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Borna Coric (CRO) 6-3 7-5 2015 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-3 6-4 2014 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 7-5 6-2 2013 Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 3-6 6-1 6-3 2012 (CAN) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 2011 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (BEL) 7-5 4-6 6-1 2010 Marin Cilic (CRO) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6(2) 7-6(3) 2009 Marin Cilic (CRO) Somdev Devvarman (IND) 6-4 7-6(3) BOLD: Player in 2020 Tata Open Maharashtra singles draw.

TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA DOUBLES

SEED TEAM 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) PUNE W-L (BEST FINISH) (NED) 30-21 (Umag W) 8-3 (2018 Champion) 1 (SWE) 17-22 (Metz W) 2-2 (2005, 2018 QF) Divij Sharan (IND) 26-22 (Pune, St.Petersburg W) 9-4 (2019 Champion) 2 Artem Sitak (NZL) 19-27 (Antalya W) 2-2 (2017 SF) Jonathan Erlich (ISR) 11-8 (Antalya W) 6-8 (2004, 2012 Finalist) 3 Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 3-5 (Zuhai SF) 1-1 (2018 QF) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE) 7-12 (Sofia F) 0-0 (Debut) 4 (UKR) 12-19 (Munich, Antalya, Umag SF) 1-1 (2019 QF) Doubles Final: Sunday 9 February at 3:00 p.m.

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PAST DOUBLES FINALS

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2019 Rohan Bopanna/Divij Sharan /Jonny O’Mara 6-3 6-4 2018 Robin Haase/Matwe Middelkoop Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Gilles Simon 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 2017 Rohan Bopanna/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Purav Raja/Divij Sharan 6-3 6-4 2016 / /Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 2015 Yen-Hsun Lu/ Raven Klaasen/Leander Paes 6-3 7-6(4) 2014 Johan Brunstrom/ /Mate Pavic 6-2 4-6 [10-7] 2013 Benoit Paire/Stan Wawrinka / 6-2 6-1 2012 Leander Paes/Janko Tipsarevic Jonathan Erlich/ 6-4 6-4 2011 Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes Robin Haase/ 6-2 6-7(3) [10-7] 2010 /Santiago Ventura Yen-Hsun Lu/Janko Tipsarevic 7-5 6-2 2009 Eric Butorac/ Jean-Claude Scherrer/Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-4 2008 / / 6-4 7-5 2007 Xavier Malisse/Dick Norman /Bartolome Salva-Vidal 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 2006 Michal Mertinak/Petr Pala /Rohan Bopanna 6-2 7-5 2005 Yen-Hsun Lu/Rainer Schuettler Mahesh Bhupathi/Jonas Bjorkman 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 2004 Rafael Nadal/ Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 2003 / Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl 7-6(1) 7-6(3) 2002 Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes Tomas Cibulec/Ota Fukarek 5-7 6-2 7-5 2001 / Barry Cowan/Mose Navarra 6-4 6-3 2000 Julien Boutter/Christophe Rochus Saurav Panja/Srinath Prahlad 7-5 6-1 1999 Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes Wayne Black/Neville Godwin 4-6 7-5 6-4 1998 Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes Olivier Delaitre/ 6-7 6-3 6-2 1997 Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes Oleg Ogorodov/Eyal Ran 7-6 7-5 1996 Jonas Bjorkman/ Byron Black/ 4-6 6-4 6-4 BOLD: Player in 2020 Tata Open Maharashtra doubles draw.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

CENTRE COURT

[PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) First Meeting

Stebe Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 149 | Career-High No. 71 | 7-10 in 2019 (Gstaad F) • In 2020, Suffered a 5 set loss in 1R Australian Open to Benoit Paire. • In 2019, reached 1st ATP Tour SF and final of career at Gstaad as 455th-ranked PR (d. J. Sousa, l. to Ramos-Vinolas). • Became lowest-ranked ATP Tour finalist since No. 866 Sluiter at 2009 ’s-Hertogenbosch. • Entered Gstaad on 7-match losing streak dating back to Davis Cup Play-off in September 2017 (d. J. Sousa). • Advanced to US Open 2R for 3rd time (d. Krajinovic, l. to Cilic in 4 sets). • Rose 198 spots to No. 257 in ATP Rankings on 29 July. • Returned at Marrakech following 2 right wrist surgeries in 2018 and 15-month hiatus (l. to Tsonga in 1R).

Karlovic Summary | Age: 40 | World No. 121 | Career-High No. 14 | 11-15 in 2019 (Pune F) • In 2020, advanced to Australian Open 2R at age 40 (d. Pospisil, l. to Monfils). • Remains oldest Grand Slam match winner since Rosewall, 44, at 1978 Australian Open. • Lost to Vesely in Doha qualifying 1R. • In 2019, turned 40 on 28 February, becoming 4th player in Top 100 at or over age 40 (also Connors, Rosewall, Ulrich). • Advanced to Pune final (l. to Anderson in 3 TBs). Oldest finalist at age 39 since Rosewall, 43, at 1977 Hong Kong. • Loss by 6-foot-11 Karlovic to 6-foot-8 Anderson marked tallest final in Open Era. • Beat Arnaboldi to become oldest match winner at Wimbledon since Rosewall, 40, in 1975 (l. to Fabbiano in 2R). • Defeated Lopez to become oldest match winner at Roland Garros since Ulrich, 43, in 1973 (l. to Thompson in 2R). • Match vs. Lopez, 37, was oldest on tour since 1978 Sydney Indoor (Rosewall, 43, vs. Crealy, 34). • Ended season by reaching , USA Challenger final (l. to Giron in 3rd-set TB).

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[5] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting 17 Shenzhen CH (China) Hard QF Yuichi Sugita 6-2 6-4

Sugita Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 86 | Career-High No. 36 | 3-4 in 2019 (Stockholm SF) • In 2020, reached Noumea Challenger Final (l. to Wolf). • Made Australian Open 2R (d. Benchetrit, l. to Rublev). • In 2019, made 3rd career SF appearance as a Lucky Loser in Stockholm (l. to Shapovalov). • Compiled a 34-19 W-L record at Challenger level, winning in Binghampton & Yokkaichi. • From July-September won 16 of 17 matches at Challenger level, with only loss in that period against Hyeon Chung in Chengdu Final. • Qualified for Wimbledon where he lost in 1R to Rafael Nadal.

Fabbiano Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 134 | Career-High No. 70 | 10-18 in 2019 (Eastbourne SF) • In 2020, failed to qualify for Australian Open (l. in 1R of qualifying to Vukic). • Reached 3R of Noumea Challenger (l. to Kavcic). • In 2019, defeated No. 6 Tsitsipas en route to Wimbledon 3R (l. to Verdasco). • Withstood 67 aces to defeat Opelka in 5th-set TB and reach Australian Open 3R (l. to Dimitrov). • Earned biggest win of career over No. 4 Thiem in US Open 1R (l. to Bublik in 2R after leading by 2 sets). • Qualified and snapped 9-match tour-level losing streak en route to 1st ATP Tour SF at Eastbourne (l. to Querrey). • Also qualified at Rotterdam (l. to Tsonga in 1R) and Dubai (l. to Verdasco in 1R). • Defeated countryman Sonego to reach Gstaad QF (l. to Stebe).

Sumit Nagal (IND) vs [Q] Viktor Troicki (SRB) First Meeting

Nagal Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 125 | Career-High No. 125 | 40-21 in 2019 Challenger level ( W) • In 2020, lost in 1R Australian Open qualifying to Safwat. • Reached career-high ranking of 125 on 3 February. • In 2019, broke into Top 200 of FedEx ATP Rankings on 29 July. • Reached Challenger SFs at Savannah, USA (l. to Lorenzi); Samarkand, UZB (l. to Menezes); Lyon, FRA (l. to E. Ymer); Bratislava, SVK (l. to Gombos) and Milan, ITA (l. to Petrovic). • Qualified at Hamburg (l. to Gasquet in 1R) and US Open (l. to Federer in 1R). Seeking 1st tour-level win of career.

Troicki Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 191 | Career-High No. 12 | 4-4 in 2019 (Antalya QF) • In 2020, Retired in 2R of Australian Open qualifying against Eubanks. • In 2019, qualified at Australian Open and beat Carballes Baena in 1R for 7th straight win in a 5th set (l. to Tsitsipas in 2R). • Also qualified at Antalya (d. Paire, l. to Kecmanovic in QF) and Newport (l. to Bublik in 2R). • Earned 3 Top-100 wins to reach Surbiton, GBR Challenger final (d. Humbert, Karlovic and Kudla; l. to Evans). • Fell to No. 259 in ATP Rankings on 13 May -- lowest since No. 408 on 1 September 2014. • Compiled a 1-3 record in doubles during the year for Serbia’s Davis Cup team (was 6-2 from 2008-2019). • Retired in Nottingham, GBR Challenger 1R vs. Koepfer due to left leg injury. • Withdrew from qualifying at US Open and St. Petersburg due to calf muscle tear.

[7] Salvatore Caruso (ITA) vs [WC] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings 16 Brescia CH (Italy) Carpet R16 Salvatore Caruso 6-4 7-5 17 Recanati CH (Italy) Hard R16 Salvatore Caruso 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5

Caruso Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 98 | Career-High No. 93 | 6-6 in 2019 (Umag SF) • In 2020, achieved career-high No. 93 in FedEx ATP Rankings on 6 January. • Suffered straight-set loss to Tsitsipas in Australian Open 1R. • Fell in qualifying at Doha (l. to Barrere in Q1) and Adelaide (l. to Delbonis in Q2 and Struff in 1R as LL). • In 2019, Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 7 October. • Qualified and earned biggest win of career over No. 14 Coric en route to 1st ATP Tour QF and SF at Umag (ret. vs. Lajovic due to left adductor strain). Withdrew from Hamburg due to same injury. • Posted 1st Grand Slam wins at Roland Garros as Q (d. Munar and Simon, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R). • Defeated No. 21 Goffin en route to Phoenix, USA Challenger SF (l. to Kukushkin).

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Ramanathan Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 182 | Career-High No. 111 | 3-5 in 2019 (Pune, Newport 2R) • In 2020, lost in 1R of Australian Open qualifying to Coria. • Lost to #NextGenATP player Ruusuvuori in 3 sets at Bendigo Challenger. • In 2019, Reached 2R in Pune (l. to Jaziri in 3 sets). • Qualified at Newport and saved 1 MP vs. Stakhovsky in 1R (l. to Humbert in 2R). • Reached SF of Pune Challenger in November (l. to Duckworth).

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs Roberto Marcora (ITA) First Meeting

Taro Daniel (JPN) vs Sasikumar Mukund (IND) First Meeting

Peter Gojowczyk (GER) vs James Duckworth (AUS) First Meeting

Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs Yannick Maden (GER) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting 16 Furth Q (Germany) Clay -- Yannick Maden 6-4 6-4

Nikola Milojevic (SRB) vs Antoine Hoang (FRA) First Tour Level Meeting 15 Tunisia F31 (Tunisia) Hard F Nikola Milojevic 2-6 7-5 6-4

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Egor Gerasimov (BLR) First Meeting

Arjun Kadhe (IND) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) First Meeting

Ilya Ivashka (BLR) vs Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) First Tour Level Meeting Other meetings 16 Recanati CH (Italy) Hard SF Ilya Ivashka 5-7 7-6(8) 6-2 16 Astana CH (Kazakhstan) Hard SF Evgeny Donskoy 6-4 6-4 17 Shenzhen CH (China) Hard R32 Evgeny Donskoy 3-6 6-3 7-6(0)

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