TOURNAMENT NOTES as of July 19, 2017 LEVENE GOULDIN & THOMPSON TENNIS CHALLENGER BINGHAMTON, NY • JULY 22-30 USTA PRO CIRCUIT MEN’S TENNIS RETURNS TO BINGHAMTON, CONTINUES US OPEN WILD CARD CHALLENGE The Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger returns to Binghamton for the USTA 24th consecutive year. It is one of three USTA Pro Circuit men’s events taking place in New York this year, joining $10,000 Futures in Buffalo and Rochester this June. It is also the second hard-court Challenger of TOURNAMENT INFO the summer season. Site: Recreation Park – Binghamton, N.Y Binghamton continues the US Open Wild Websites: www.binghamtonchallenger.com Card Challenge, which will award a men’s www.procircuit.usta.com and women’s wild card into the 2017 Facebook: Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis US Open by utilizing hard-court pro Challenger: USTA Pro Circuit Event tournaments this summer. The men’s Twitter: @BingChallenger challenge began the week of July 10 and Qualifying Draw Begins: Saturday, July 22 concludes the week of Aug. 7. In the Main Draw Begins: Monday, July 24 men’s wild card challenge, USTA Player Development considers all American results Denis Kudla went on to compete in the 2016 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Olympics in Rio and reach the fourth round of Main Draw: worldwide. Therefore, both USTA Pro Circuit Wimbledon in 2015. Surface: Hard / Outdoor tournaments (including Binghamton) and Prize Money: $75,000 international ATP World Tour events on any Tournament Director: Laurie Bowen professional outdoor hard-court surface over This tournament will be streamed live on (607) 754-5952, [email protected] the five weeks will be included. www.procircuit.usta.com. Tournament Press Contact: Sydney Harbaugh (315) 317-0718, [email protected] The American man and American woman Notable players competing in Binghamton who earn the most ATP World Tour and WTA include: USTA Communications Contact: ranking points from their best results will Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219, [email protected] earn main-draw wild cards into the Denis Kudla, 24, Arlington, Va./Tampa, Fla. PRIZE MONEY / POINTS US Open. The men’s challenge will include 2014 singles and doubles champion the best three results during the five-week SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points time period. Only Americans who did not • In 2017, has reached the quarterfinals or Winner $10,800 90 otherwise earn direct entry into the US Open better at four USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Runner-up $6,360 55 are eligible. In the event of a tie, the player Circuit Challengers. Also reached the final Semifinalist $3,765 33 round of qualifying at Wimbledon this year. Quarterfinalist $2,190 17 with the best ATP (on Aug. 14) or best WTA Round of 16 $1,290 8 (on Aug. 7) singles ranking will be awarded • Made his Olympic debut in Rio in 2016. Round of 32 $780 -- the wild card. • Also in 2016, won his first-round match DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) at the Australian Open, competed in the US Winner $4,650 Open and won matches at the ATP events in Runner-up $2,700 Indian Wells, Miami, Houston and Madrid. Semifinalist $1,620 • Reached the semifinals of the US Open Quarterfinalist $960 Series event in Atlanta in 2015 for his best Round of 16 $540 Peter Staples/USTA ATP result. COMMUNITY EVENTS • Earned a wild card into Wimbledon in Sunday, July 23 – Pro-Am, 4 p.m. 2015 and reached the fourth round for his Monday, July 24 – USTA Member Appreciation Day career-best Grand Slam singles result. Wednesday, July 26 – Dog Adopt-A-Thon, 4-7 p.m.; • Holds seven USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Fast Serve Contest, 5 p.m. Thursday, July 27 – Meet-and-Greet with Rowdy from Noah Rubin qualified for the 2017 Australian the Rumble Ponies, 10 a.m.; Youth Tennis Clinic, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Youth Tennis Demo, 5 p.m.; Junior Open and won his first-round match and then Exhibition, 6:30 p.m. faced Roger Federer in the second round. Friday, July 28 – Pickleball Demo, 5 p.m. Saturday, July 29 – USTA Youth Tennis Clinic, between *Player field subject to change matches TOURNAMENT NOTES Circuit singles titles, as well as five doubles titles. • Finished the 2013-14 season as the No. 1 college tennis player. • Was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world junior rankings and • On the strength of his NCAA title, received a wild card into the reached the 2010 US Open boys’ singles final. 2014 US Open, where he lost to fellow American John Isner in the • Born in Kiev, Ukraine. first round. • Claimed the men’s title at the inaugural US Open American Noah Rubin, 21, Long Island, N.Y. Collegiate Invitational, a tournament held at the US Open for U.S. • Qualified for the 2017 Australian Open and won his first-round college players, in 2014. match; faced Roger Federer in the second round. • Turned pro in 2014. • Earned a spot in the main draw of the 2016 Australian Open for • Holds five USTA Pro Circuit singles titles, including the $25,000 the first time after clinching the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Futures in Long Beach, Calif., in 2017, and one ITF Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge; advanced to the second round in Melbourne singles title in China this year. Has also won three doubles titles. with a first-round upset of No. 17 Benoit Paire. His only other Grand • Had hip surgery in December 2015 and returned to competition Slam main-draw appearance to date came in 2014, when he earned in September 2016, reaching the quarterfinals or better at four a wild card into the US Open as the USTA Boys’ 18s Nationals events and winning one USTA Pro Circuit title. While recovering from singles champion. surgery, he served as UCLA’s men’s tennis volunteer assistant coach. • Completed a standout freshman campaign at Wake Forest in May • Served as a Davis Cup practice partner for the team’s World Group 2015, advancing to the NCAA singles final; became the first player in Playoff in Chicago in 2014. ACC men’s tennis history to earn ACC Player of the Year and Freshman • Turns 24 on July 24. of the Year honors in one season, as well as the first ACC men’s tennis Player of the Year in Wake Forest men’s tennis history; was also named Daniel Nguyen, 26, Oxnard, Calif. the ITA Rookie of the Year and earned All-America honors. • Was a former standout college player at USC, clinching the 2009- • In 2016, advanced to the quarterfinals or better at four USTA Pro 10 and 2010-11 NCAA Team Championships for USC. Circuit Challengers, while also qualifying for the main draw at the ATP event in Indian Wells. • Competed in qualifying at all four Grand Slam events in 2016. Competed in the main draw of the men’s doubles event at the 2009 • Holds one USTA Pro Circuit singles title ($50,000 Charlottesville, US Open, where he reached the second round. Va., in 2015) and one ITF Pro Circuit singles title ($75,000 Launceton, Australia, in 2017). • Holds 11 USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit singles titles, including three titles this year in Korea and Chinese Taipei. • As a junior, won the 2014 Wimbledon junior title. • In doubles, has won six USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit • Protégé of John McEnroe’s at his eponymous Randall’s Island, titles. N.Y., academy. • Competing in first USTA Pro Circuit event since January after Michael Mmoh, 19, Bradenton, Fla. playing overseas in Asia and Australia this year. • Competed in the 2017 Australian Open main draw as a wild Kevin King, 26, Peachtree City, Ga. card after winning the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. Also qualified for the ATP event in Auckland, New • Graduated from Georgia Tech in 2012, finishing his career ranked Zealand, in 2017 and competed in the Masters Series event in No. 4 in doubles in the collegiate rankings and with 87 doubles Miami as a wild card. wins. • In 2016, made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open • Earned All-America honors in 2011 after reaching the semifinals as a wild card as the USTA Boys’ 18s national champion. Also of the NCAA Doubles Championships that year. qualified for the ATP’s Memphis Open and competed in the main • Holds four USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit singles titles, draw of the Masters 1000 event in Miami. including a title this year in Mexico, as well as 11 doubles titles. • Won his first USTA Pro Circuit Challenger title in fall 2016 at the $50,000 event in Knoxville, Tenn. Holds four additional Futures titles. Notable players competing in qualifying include: • Reached the quarterfinals or better at four USTA Pro Circuit Challengers following the 2016 US Open. Tommy Paul, 20, Boca Raton, Fla. • Peaked at No. 2 in the world junior rankings in 2015 after • Competing as a wild card in Winnetka. reaching the singles semifinals at the junior French Open and the • Won the 2015 French Open junior singles title, becoming the quarterfinals at the junior US Open. Also competed in the junior sixth American ever to win the boys’ championship in Paris; defeated Australian Open and Wimbledon that year, reaching the doubles fellow American Taylor Fritz in the first-ever all-U.S. boys’ singles semifinals at both tournaments. final at Roland Garros, dating back to 1947. • In 2014, went 5-0 in singles to help lead the U.S. to the Junior • Reached the final of the junior US Open in 2015, losing to Fritz, Davis Cup title.