TOURNAMENT NOTES as of January 12, 2017 CITY OF SUNRISE PRO TENNIS CLASSIC SUNRISE, FL • JANUARY 13-22 USTA PRO CIRCUIT MEN’S TENNIS RETURNS TO SUNRISE The City of Sunrise Pro Tennis Classic returns to Sunrise for the sixth consecutive year. This week’s event is one of seven consecutive USTA $15,000 Futures held in Florida on clay courts to kick off the 2017 USTA Pro Circuit season. TOURNAMENT In conjunction with USTA Player Development, the USTA Pro Circuit continues to emphasize INFORMATION the importance of increased training on clay for Site: Sunrise Tennis Club – Sunrise, Fla. younger players. Websites: www.sunrisetennisacademy.com To follow the tournament, download the USTA www.procircuit.usta.com Pro Circuit’s phone app for smartphones and Facebook: Sunrise Tennis Academy tablets by searching “procircuit” in the Apple and Google Play stores. Qualifying Draw Begins: Friday, Jan.13 Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, Jan. 17 Notable players competing in Sunrise include: Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Rhyne Williams, 25, Knoxville, Tenn. Surface: Clay / Outdoor • Former Top 120 player who was away from the game from June 2015 to June 2016 due to Prize Money: $15,000 a back injury and is currently on the comeback Former Top 120 player and 2011 NCAA singles Tournament Director: trail on the USTA Pro Circuit finalist Rhyne Williams was away from the game Justin Dimaio, (954) 572-2286 • Turned pro in 2011 following his sophomore from June 2015 to June 2016 due to a back [email protected] year at the University of Tennessee, where injury and is currently on the comeback trail. Tournament Press Contact: he reached the singles final at the NCAA Championships Justin Dimaio, (954) 572-2286 Jared Hiltzik, 22, Wilmette, Ill./Tampa, Fla. [email protected] • In 2012, won three matches to qualify for the main draw of the US Open, facing USTA Communications Contact: Andy Roddick prior to Roddick’s retirement • Graduated in 2016 from the University of Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219, [email protected] announcement Illinois, where he earned three All-America honors, making him one of three Illini players • Made a second Grand Slam main draw at ever to do so PRIZE MONEY / POINTS the 2013 Australian Open, earning a wild card • Finished collegiate career as the eighth- SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points by winning the USTA Australian Open Wild winningest singles player in program history, Winner $2,160 18 Card Playoffs; he also qualified for the 2013 with 115 victories Runner-up $1,272 10 French Open Semifinalist $753 6 • Reached the semifinals at the ATP clay-court • Reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Quarterfinalist $438 2 event in Houston in 2013 for his best ATP tournament as a junior in 2014 Round of 16 $258 1 result • Won his first USTA Pro Circuit doubles Round of 32 $156 - • In 2014, qualified for the main draw of title in early 2016 at the USTA Pro Circuit DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) the Australian Open and took the first set off Collegiate Series event in Winston-Salem, Winner $930 2009 US Open champion and No. 5 seed Juan N.C., and then captured back-to-back Runner-up $540 Martin del Potro in the opening round doubles titles in Illinois in summer 2016 Semifinalist $324 • Since his comeback last summer, has won • In July 2016, served as a practice Quarterfinalist $192 five USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Circuit doubles titles partner with the U.S. Davis Cup team for its Round of 16 $108 and reached two singles finals quarterfinal against Croatia in Portland, Ore. • Comes from a tennis family—grandfather Emilio Gomez, 25, Ecuador is Mike DePalmer Sr., co-founder of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy; mother is Michelle • Top seed in Sunrise DePalmer-Williams, a former pro and Orange • Holds seven USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Bowl 16s champion Circuit singles titles and 10 doubles titles *Player field subject to change TOURNAMENT NOTES • Member of Ecuador’s Davis Cup team the final of the USTA Boys’ 18s Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., • Son of 1990 French Open champion and former world No. 4 last summer Andres Gomez • Also competed in the US Open, French Open and Wimbledon juniors in 2016, advancing to the doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon Facundo Arguello, 24, Argentina • Has trained with Ivan Lendl as part of a USTA Player Development • Peaked at No. 104 in the world in singles in April 2014 and No. 124 initiative in the world in doubles in August 2016 • Holds 10 USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit singles titles and 12 Nick Chappell, 24, Indianapolis doubles titles • Graduated from TCU in 2015, earning All-Big 12 honors throughout • Qualified for the 2015 French Open, where he faced Andy Murray his collegiate career in the first round; also competed in the main draw of the 2014 • Graduated with more than 150 combined singles and doubles wins French Open • Played most of 2016 overseas in ITF Pro Circuit events in Israel, winning first doubles title in March and reaching two singles finals; also Notable players competing in qualifying include: competed in Egypt and Italy Hunter Callahan, 24, Lower Gwynedd, Pa. Vasil Kirkov, 17, Tampa, Fla. • Former standout for Ohio State, who was a 2012 and 2013 Scholar- • Competed in 2016 US Open qualifying as a wild card after reaching Athlete *Player field subject to change SUNRISE PAST WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2016 (Jan.) Tommy Paul (USA) Adrien Puget (FRA) 2016 (Jan.) Isak Arvidsson (SWE) – Kaichi Uchida (JPN) 2015 (Feb.) Antal Van Der Duim (NED) Thales Turini (BRA) 2015 (Feb.) Rafael Matos (BRA) – Joao Menezes (BRA) 2015 (Feb.) Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) Federico Coria (ARG) 2015 (Feb.) Catalin Gard (USA) – Darian King (BAR) 2015 (Jan.) Deiton Baughman (USA) Benjamin Balleret (MON) 2015 (Jan.) Romain Arneodo (MON) – Benjamin Balleret (MON) 2014 (Feb.) Darian King (BAR) Marc Rath (AUT) 2014 (Feb.) Jean-Yves Aubone (USA) – Vahid Mirzadeh (USA) 2014 (Feb.) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Tiago Lopes (BRA) 2014 (Feb.) Daniel Garza (MEX) – Hans Hach (MEX) 2014 (Jan.) Kyle Edmund (GBR) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 2014 (Jan.) Jason Jung (USA) – Evan King (USA) 2013 (Jan.) Robby Ginepri (USA) Benjamin Balleret (MON) 2013 (Jan.) Daniel Dutra Da Silva (BRA) – Pedro Sakamoto (BRA) 2012 (Jan.) Nicolas Devilder (FRA Olivier Patience (FRA) 2012 (Jan.) Ruben Gonzales (PHI) – Chris Kwon (USA).