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SWISS OPEN GSTAAD: 28 JULY MEDIA NOTES Roy Emerson Arena | Gstaad, Switzerland | 22-28 July 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: € 524,340 | Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com jsafrasarasinswissopengstaad.ch Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SwissOpenGstaad Martin Birrer: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @SwissOpenGstaad TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SUNDAY SINGLES AND DOUBLES FINALS ROY EMERSON ARENA [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting Other meeting 09 Spain F10 (Spain) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-4 Stebe 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 455 | 4-4 in 2019 | 4-0 at Gstaad (2019 F) • Tournament note: 1R win over No. 8 seed Moutet was first Tour-level victory of the season. • Won last three matches in Gstaad in three sets (d. Vesely, Fabbiano, No. 5 Sousa). • Lost in 1R at Marrakech, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Umag. • Withdrew from Montpellier following wrist surgery. Ramos-Vinolas 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 85 | 21-17 in 2019 | 5-1 at Gstaad (2019 F) | 1 Career Title • Tournament note: Has not yet dropped a set en route to F (d. Laaksonen, Verdasco, Carballes Baena, Andujar). • Reached SF in Bastad last week (d. Lestienne, Verdasco, Carballes Baena, l. to Londero). • Saved 2 MPs against countryman Ferrer to reach Buenos Aires QF (l. to Schwartzman). • Also advanced to QFs at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Cuevas) and Geneva (l. to Delbonis). Lost 5 straight QFs overall. • Reached 3R at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (d. Cecchinato, l. to Monfils) and Miami (l. to Isner). • Qualified at Barcelona (l. to Medvedev in 2R), Madrid (l. to Chardy in 1R) and Rome (l. to Schwartzman in 2R). • Snapped 5-match tour-level losing streak at Cordoba (d. Dellien, l. to Pella in 2R). • Fell to No. 101 in ATP Rankings on 10 June -- lowest since No. 119 on 16 June 2014. Swiss Open Gstaad Cedrik Marcel-Stebe Albert Ramos-Vinolas Aces 10 16 1st-Serve Percentage 63% (204 of 323) 66% (166 of 251) 1st-Serve Points Won 71% (144 of 204) 74% (123 of 166) 2nd-Serve Points Won 55% (66 of 119) 62% (53 of 85) Service Games Won 79% (41 of 52) 92% (35 of 38) Break Points Saved 54% (13 of 24) 82% (14 of 17) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 32% (59 of 185) 38% (58 of 151) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 52% (64 of 122) 53% (42 of 80) Return Games Won 31% (16 of 51) 36% (13 of 36) Break Points Converted 48% (16 of 33) 57% (13 of 23) BOLD: Leads all 28 players at Swiss Open Gstaad. [1] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/Filip Polasek (SVK) vs First Meeting [4] Sander Gille (BEL)/Joran Vliegen (BEL) Oswald/Polasek Summary | Team Debut at 2019 Francavilla, Italy CH | 3-0 as a Team • Combined, Oswald and Polasek own 20 ATP doubles titles. They are playing in their first ATP Tour-Level event together. • Polasek has won 11 career doubles titles, including 2011 Gstaad (w/Cermak). His last title was 2013 Casablanca (w/ Knowle). • Oswald owns 9 career doubles titles, including 2017 Gstaad (w/Marach). His most recent title was 2019 Umag (w/ Haase). Gille/Vliegen Summary | Team Debut at 2013 Belgium F2 Futures | 13-10 as a Team | 1 Title (2019 Bastad) • Won maiden ATP Tour-Level title in Bastad last week (d. Delbonis/Zeballos in F). • After winning in Bastad, Vliegen reached career high No 43 in doubles, while Gille jumped to career high No. 62. • Together, have won 14 Challenger events. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. SWISS OPEN GSTAAD: 27 JULY MEDIA NOTES Roy Emerson Arena | Gstaad, Switzerland | 22-28 July 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: € 524,340 | Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com jsafrasarasinswissopengstaad.ch Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SwissOpenGstaad Martin Birrer: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @SwissOpenGstaad TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES ROY EMERSON ARENA [7] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Andujar Leads 6-1 11 Kitzbühel (Austria) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Pablo Andujar 7-6(5) 6-4 12 Casablanca (Morocco) Clay F Pablo Andujar 6-1 7-6(5) 12 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-4 14 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-2 6-4 15 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-1 15 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-4 7-6(3) Other meetings 05 Spain F31 (Spain) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-2 3-6 6-0 06 Spain F14 (Spain) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-4 08 Valencia Q (Spain) Clay -- Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-2 09 Seville CH (Spain) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 7-6(3) 10 Geneva CH (Switzerland) Clay QF Pablo Andujar 6-2 3-6 7-6(8) Andujar 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 79 | 7-9 in 2019 | 10-3 at Gstaad (2014 Champion) | 4 Career Titles • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Marrakech final (l. to Paire). • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Karlovic, l. to Goffin in 2R). Ramos-Vinolas 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 85 | 20-17 in 2019 | 4-1 at Gstaad (2019 SF) | 1 Career Title • Tournament note: Has not yet dropped a set en route to SF (d. Laaksonen, Verdasco, Carballes Baena). • Reached SF in Bastad last week (d. Lestienne, Verdasco, Carballes Baena, l. to Londero). • Advanced to QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Geneva. Lost 5 straight QFs overall. [5] Joao Sousa (POR) vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) First Tour-Level Meeting or [5] Joao Sousa (POR) vs [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) Stebe Leads 1-0 Sousa 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 49 | 19-21 in 2019 | 7-3 at Gstaad (2019 SF) | 3 Career Titles • Tournament note: Defeated top seed Bautista Agut in 3 sets in QF • Defeated 2017 finalist Cilic en route to Wimbledon 4R (l. to Nadal). • Advanced to 3R at Australian Open (l. to Nishikori) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Anderson). COURT 1 - CONTINUATION OF QUARTER-FINAL MATCH Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Fabbiano 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 90 | 9-12 in 2019 | 2-0 at Gstaad (2019 QF) • Defeated Tsitsipas and Karlovic each in 5 sets to reach Wimbledon 3R (l. to Verdasco). Stebe 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 455 | 2-4 in 2019 | 2-0 at Gstaad (2019 QF) • Tournament note: 1R win over No. 8 seed Moutet was first Tour-level victory of the season. POTENTIAL SINGLES FINALS [5] Joao Sousa (POR) vs [7] Pablo Andujar (ESP) Series Tied 1-1 [5] Joao Sousa (POR) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 5-2 Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs [7] Pablo Andujar (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) First Tour-Level Meeting [PR] Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) vs [7] Pablo Andujar (ESP) Andujar Leads 1-0 For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. SWISS OPEN GSTAAD: 26 JULY MEDIA NOTES Roy Emerson Arena | Gstaad, Switzerland | 22-28 July 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: € 524,340 | Surface: Outdoor Clay ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com jsafrasarasinswissopengstaad.ch Fabienne Benoit: [email protected] (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SwissOpenGstaad Martin Birrer: [email protected] (Press Officer) Facebook: @ATPTour @SwissOpenGstaad TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL SINGLES MATCHES ROY EMERSON ARENA [6] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 3-2 16 Bastad (Sweden) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6(5) 6-3 17 Quito (Ecuador) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5 4-6 6-2 18 Quito (Ecuador) Clay F Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 4-6 6-4 18 Winston-Salem (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1 6-3 19 Bastad (Sweden) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Vinolas 4-6 6-1 6-1 Carballes Baena 2019 Summary | Age: 26 | World No. 74 | 15-14 in 2019 | 3-1 at Gstaad (2019 QF) | 1 Career Title • Advanced to QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to eventual champion Cecchinato) and Barcelona as LL (l. to Nishikori). • Also reached 2R at Cordoba (l. to Delbonis), Sao Paulo (l. to eventual champion Pella), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Schwartzman), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Coric) and Roland Garros (l. to Krajinovic 8-6 in 5th). Ramos-Vinolas 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 85 | 19-17 in 2019 | 3-1 at Gstaad (2016, 2019 QF) • Reached SF in Bastad last week (d. Lestienne, Verdasco, Carballes Baena, l. to Londero). • Advanced to QFs at Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Geneva. Lost 5 straight QFs overall. [7] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs [3] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Andujar Leads 3-1 13 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R32 Pablo Andujar 3-6 7-5 6-2 14 Valencia (Spain) Hard R16 Pablo Andujar 6-3 6-2 15 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R32 Dusan Lajovic 3-6 6-3 6-2 15 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Pablo Andujar 7-5 6-2 Andujar 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No.