| Nickname(s) | Lucho | |
| Country | ||
| Residence | Lima, Peru | |
| Date of birth | September 14, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | |
| Height | 1. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. 80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 81 kg (180 lb/12. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 8 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1998 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; one-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $2,454,558 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 137 - 137 | |
| Career titles: | 2 | |
| Highest ranking: | 33 (August 30, 2004) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3rd (2006) | |
| French Open | 3rd (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 1st (2003 - 2006) | |
| US Open | 2nd (2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 69 - 59 | |
| Career titles: | 6 | |
| Highest ranking: | 20 (June 9, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | 1st (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) | |
| French Open | W (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 1st (2004, 2005) | |
| US Open | 2nd (2007) | |
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Luis Horna Viscari (born September 14, 1980 in Lima) is a tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay. He is the current Men's Doubles Champion of the 2008 French Open with his uruguayan teammate Pablo Cuevas. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Pablo Cuevas (born January 1, 1986, in Montevideo Cuevas would reach his career-high singles ranking of No
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Horna is known by his nickname "Lucho", which comes from his first name. Horna was an outstanding junior player in both singles and doubles. He made the final of the boys singles at the French Open in 1997 losing to Daniel Elsner. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Horna won the French Open and Wimbledon doubles with Jose de Armas and Nicolas Massu respectively. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10 1979, in Viña del Mar Chile) nicknamed Vampiro ( Spanish: "vampire"
Horna turned professional in 1998 and he moved up over 1000 places in the rankings with victories in the Ecuadorian and three Futures events in Peru and in 1999 made his first ATP Challenger final in Aschaffenburg. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players Aschaffenburg (aˈʃafənbʊɐ̯k dialect) is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. In 2000 he was finalist in Salinas and again in Aschaffenburg and it was not until 2001 that Horna was able to get his first win on the ATP tour in Umag defeating Martin Damm and made another Challenger final in Curitiba losing to Flavio Saretta. Aschaffenburg (aˈʃafənbʊɐ̯k dialect) is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Umag (Umago is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia. The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP Tennis tournament on clay courts Martin Damm (born August 1, 1972 in Liberec) is a Tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1990 Curitiba (pron kuɾi'tibɐ or kuɾi'tʃibɐ is the capital City of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Flávio Saretta Filho (born on June 28, 1980 in Americana, São Paulo) is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned
2002 was a successful year for Horna when he became the first Peruvian since Jaime Yzaga to finish in the top 100 in the end of season rankings, who finished 34th in 1994. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jaime Yzaga Tori (born October 23, 1967 in Lima, Peru) is a former professional Tennis player from Peru. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This was achieved through winning three Challenger titles in Zagreb, Furth, and Weiden defeating Dominik Hrbaty, Jürgen Melzer and Zeljko Krajan respectively and finalist in the São Paulo Challenger losing to Franco Squillari. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Furth (not to be confused with the city Fürth) is the name of several communes in Germany and Austria Furth im Wald, Bavaria Weiden is the name of several towns and villages in Austria: Municipality of Weiden am See in the district of Neusiedl Dominik Hrbatý (born January 4 1978, Bratislava) is a professional Tennis player from Slovakia. Jürgen Melzer (born May 22 1981 is a male Austrian Tennis player São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world Franco Squillari (born on August 22, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional male
Horna made his debut in the four Grand Slam events in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. At the French Open Horna defeated Roger Federer who was one of the pre tournament favourites and was the last time that Federer has lost in the first round of a Grand Slam event. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No At the time Horna said after the victory that it was "the best feeling I have had in my whole life". [1] Horna lost his second round match after having a match point against eventual finalist Martin Verkerk. Martin Willem Verkerk (born 31 October 1978 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) is a Dutch Tennis player He won another Challenger title in Seville and was a three time semi finalist in Amersfoort, Sopot and Palermo. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in
In 2004 Horna reached his career-high world ranking is no. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 33, which was achieved on August 30. Horna won the Bermuda Challenger over Martin Vassallo Arguello and made his first ATP final in Long Island losing to Lleyton Hewitt. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Martin Vassallo Argüello (born February 10, 1980 in Temperley, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No Horna also made three semi finals at the Brasil Open, Houston and Munich. The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Horna finished inside the top 50 at the end of the year equalling the same feat by Jaime Yzaga. Jaime Yzaga Tori (born October 23, 1967 in Lima, Peru) is a former professional Tennis player from Peru.
2005 was not as successful for Horna and his singles ranking slipped to outside the top 50. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He won his first doubles title with Argentine Martin Garcia in Amersfoort and achieved his best ever performance at the French Open making the third round and defeating the seeded Tim Henman in the second round before losing to Victor Hanescu. For the Colombian soccer player see Martín Edwin García. Martín Alberto García (born May 2, 1977, in Buenos Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974) is a retired English Tennis player Victor Hănescu (born July 21, 1981 in Bucharest) is a Romanian Tennis player
Despite Horna winning his first ever ATP singles title defeating Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 7–6(5), 6–4 in Acapulco. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Ciudad Evita, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male Tennis For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast After winning the title he said "Acapulco will stay in my heart. I've had an unbelieveable experience here,". "It's like being at home". [2]. As well as reaching the third round of the Australian Open for the first time defeating Gael Monfils before losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu and winning his second doubles title with Martin Garcia in Palermo. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Gaël Monfils (ɡaɛl mɔ̃'fis (born on September 1, 1986 in Bobigny (near Paris) France) is a professional male Tennis Paul-Henri Mathieu (born January 12, 1982 in Strasbourg, France) is a French tennis player. For the Colombian soccer player see Martín Edwin García. Martín Alberto García (born May 2, 1977, in Buenos Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Horna finished 2006 ranked outside the top 50 and had various injury problems relating to his arm and shoulder which impacted on his final end of year ranking. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Horna had an unfortunate start to 2007 by losing his first round match at the Australian Open to doubles' specialist Max Mirnyi, after being frustrated by the umpire's refusal to eject an abusive heckler in the fifth set. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Max Mirnyi (Максім Мірны Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977, in Minsk) is a professional Tennis player from Belarus A heckler is a person who shouts a disparaging comment at a performance or event or interrupting set-piece speeches for example at a political meeting His concentration was disturbed by the calls of "Well done, Beast" (Max Mirnyi's nickname) and "C'mon, roadkill". RoadKill is a Video game of the action genre released in 2003 by Midway Games. In February of that year he won his second ATP singles title, defeating Nicolás Massú for the first and only time in 7 matches 7–5, 6–3 in Viña del Mar, Chile, without losing a set in the tournament. Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10 1979, in Viña del Mar Chile) nicknamed Vampiro ( Spanish: "vampire" Viña del Mar ( Spanish: "Vineyard of the Sea" also known locally as La Ciudad Jardín (Spanish "The Garden City" is a Chilean Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the In September, Horna and Iván Miranda took the Peruvian team of Davis Cup to the World Group for the first time by beating Belarus in Lima 4–1. The Peru Davis Cup Team is the Davis Cup team that represents the nation of Peru. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. The Belarus Davis Cup team represents Belarus in Davis Cup Tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking
While Horna has only made one semi final in 2008 in Acapulco, he has won 3 doubles titles in Auckland with Juan Monaco, in Buenos Aires with Agustin Calleri and the 2008 French Open with the uruguayan Pablo Cuevas. Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Juan Mónaco (born March 29, 1984 in Tandil) nicknamed "Pico" is a male Tennis player from Argentina. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Agustín Calleri (born September 14, 1976 Río Cuarto) is a professional male Tennis player from Argentina. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Pablo Cuevas (born January 1, 1986, in Montevideo Cuevas would reach his career-high singles ranking of No The 2008 Australian Open started an unusual sequence for Horna, in which he played against his sometime doubles partner and friend Agustin Calleri in his first four tournaments of the year in addition to the Australian Open, the others were Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires and Acapulco [3]. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Agustín Calleri (born September 14, 1976 Río Cuarto) is a professional male Tennis player from Argentina. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Viña del Mar ( Spanish: "Vineyard of the Sea" also known locally as La Ciudad Jardín (Spanish "The Garden City" is a Chilean Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast This sequence was broken by Horna's elbow injury that caused him to withdraw from Costa do Sauipe.
The highlight of 2008 was the unexpected win in the 2008 French Open men's doubles crown, partnering Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, the duo became the first all-South American doubles team to win a Grand Slam title. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Pablo Cuevas (born January 1, 1986, in Montevideo Cuevas would reach his career-high singles ranking of No It was a surprise that Cuevas said "We were not expecting to go that far. " [4]Horna and Cuevas were unseeded and defeated four seeded teams starting with Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement in the first round, Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy in the third round. Michaël Llodra (born May 18, 1980) is a professional French male Tennis player Arnaud Clément (born December 17, 1977) is a professional Tennis player from France. Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17 1973 is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and Lukáš Dlouhý (born April 9, 1983 in Písek) is a profesisonal Czech Tennis player on the ATP Tour. In the quarter finals they defeated the number 1 ranked team Bob and Mike Bryan and in the final defeated the number 2 seeded team of Nenad Zimonjic and Daniel Nestor [5]. Junior career Bob and Mike won their first doubles tournament at age 6 in a 10-and-under event Nenad Zimonjić ( Serbian: Ненад Зимоњић born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is Tennis career He won three Grand Slam Doubles titles together with longterm partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas. The trophy was presented by Andres Gomez Horna said that "Gomez has been like an idol for us Peruvians,". Andrés Gómez (born February 27 1960, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former professional Tennis player from Ecuador "To have a trophy from him is, I think, one of the important moments in my professional career. " [6]Horna also became the first player from Peru to win a Grand Slam title in the professional era. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Peruvian Alex Olmedo won two before the Open era, Wimbledon and Melbourne (Australian Open) in 1959 but representing the United States. Alejandro ("Alex" Rodríguez Olmedo (born March 24, 1936 in Arequipa) is a former Tennis player from Peru, who was ranked Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2008 | French Open | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| No. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Pablo Cuevas (born January 1, 1986, in Montevideo Cuevas would reach his career-high singles ranking of No Tennis career He won three Grand Slam Doubles titles together with longterm partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas. Nenad Zimonjić ( Serbian: Ненад Зимоњић born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 13, 2002 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | 6–2 6–1 | |
| 2. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Dominik Hrbatý (born January 4 1978, Bratislava) is a professional Tennis player from Slovakia. | June 3, 2002 | Furth, Germany | Clay | 6–4 6–2 | |
| 3. Furth (not to be confused with the city Fürth) is the name of several communes in Germany and Austria Furth im Wald, Bavaria Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Jürgen Melzer (born May 22 1981 is a male Austrian Tennis player | June 10, 2002 | Weiden, Germany | Clay | 6–0 6–4 | |
| 4. Weiden is the name of several towns and villages in Austria: Municipality of Weiden am See in the district of Neusiedl Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. | September 29, 2003 | Seville, Spain | Clay | 6–0 4–6 6–3 | |
| 5. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Guillermo García López (born June 4, 1983 in La Roda, Spain) is a professional Male tennis player from Spain. | April 19, 2004 | Bermuda | Clay | 6–4 4–6 6–4 | |
| 6. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Martin Vassallo Argüello (born February 10, 1980 in Temperley, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina | February 27, 2006 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | 7–6 6–4 | |
| 7. The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Ciudad Evita, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male Tennis | January 29, 2007 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | 7–5 6–3 |
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| No. The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held every year at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10 1979, in Viña del Mar Chile) nicknamed Vampiro ( Spanish: "vampire" "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | July 24, 2005 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dutch Open Tennis Amersfoort (or Dutch Open) is a men's Tennis Tournament on the ATP Tour held in Amersfoort, Netherlands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands For the Colombian soccer player see Martín Edwin García. Martín Alberto García (born May 2, 1977, in Buenos Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) nicknamed El bombardero de La Reina ( Spanish "The La Reina Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10 1979, in Viña del Mar Chile) nicknamed Vampiro ( Spanish: "vampire" | October 1, 2006 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | 7–6(1), 7–6(2) | ||
| 3. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Campionati Internazionali Di Sicilia was a tennis tournament held annually in Palermo, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Mariusz Fyrstenberg (born July 18, 1980 in Warsaw) is a professional Tennis player from Poland. Marcin Matkowski (born 15 January 1981 in Barlinek) is a right-handed Polish professional Tennis player whose speciality is in doubles | July 30, 2007 | Kitzbuhel, Austria | Clay | 7–6(4), 7–6(5) | ||
| 4. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Austrian Open (formerly known as the Generali Open) is an annual Tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Potito Starace (born July 14, 1981 in Benevento) is a professional tennis player from Italy on the ATP Tour Tomas Behrend (born December 12, 1974 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a professional German Tennis player Christopher Kas (born June 13, 1980 in Trostberg) is a professional German Tennis player | January 13, 2008 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 10–7 | ||
| 5. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Heineken Open is a Tennis Tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Juan Mónaco (born March 29, 1984 in Tandil) nicknamed "Pico" is a male Tennis player from Argentina. Xavier Malisse (born July 19 1980) is a Belgian Tennis player Jürgen Melzer (born May 22 1981 is a male Austrian Tennis player | February 24, 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 6–0, 6–7(6), 10–2 | ||
| 6. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the The ATP Buenos Aires ( Spanish Abierto de Buenos Aires) is an annual Tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Agustín Calleri (born September 14, 1976 Río Cuarto) is a professional male Tennis player from Argentina. Werner Eschauer is an Austrian tennis player born April 26, 1974 at Hollenstein Peter Luczak (born August 31, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is an Australian professional Tennis player | June 7, 2008 | French Open, France | Clay | 6-2, 6-3 |