2007 Doubles PDF Print E-mail
Written by Team Francis   
November 21, 2007

- 2007 TOURNAMENTS - 

$50,000 HILTON WAIKOLOA CHALLENGER (Hard): Waikoloa, Hawaii - with Troy Hahn (USA)

1/23       RD. 1 - M      Wilson (USA)/Witten (USA)                                       Lost 2-6, 2-6

$25,000 MST ATP CHALLENGER INTERNATIONAL (Hard): Burnie, Australia - with Troy Hahn (USA)

2/5        RD. 1 - M      Petrovic (SRB)/Rieschick(GER)                                  Lost 2-6, 4-6

$15,000 WOLLONGONG INTERNATIONAL (Hard): Wollongong, Australia - with Troy Hahn (USA) 

2/13       RD. 1 - M      Bezeruk (AUS)/Ebden (AUS)                                  Won 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
2/14 QTRS - M Groth (AUS)/Jones (AUS) Won 6-4, 6-1 
2/15  SEMIS - M Cerretani (USA)/King-Turner (NZL) Won 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 
2/16 FINALS - M Audouy (FRA)/Zemlja (SLO)                                      Won 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 

$15,000 SYDNEY OLYMPIC INTERNATIONAL (Hard): Sydney, Australia - with Troy Hahn (USA)

2/20       RD. 1 - M      Junaid (AUS)/Kadir (AUS)                                         Lost 4-6, 6-4, 5-7

$25,000 KYOTO CHALLENGER (Ind/C): Kyoto, Japan - with Brendan Evans (USA)

3/3         SEMIS - Q     Yu (CHN)/Zeng (CHN)                                               Won 4-6, 7-6(6), 10-5
3/4 FINALS - Q Bubka (UKR)/Sijsling (NED) Lost 6-7(1), 7-5, 6-10 
3/5 RD. 1 - M Beck (GER)/Knittel (GER)Lost 5-7, 6-7(2) 

$50,000 TALLAHASSEE CHALLENGER (Hard): Tallahassee, Florida - with Troy Hahn (USA)

4/2         RD. 1 - M      Bogdanovic (GBR)/Venus (USA)                                 Lost 4-6, 4-6

$15,000 NEWTON COX FUTURES (Hard): Mobile, Alabama - with Lesley Joseph

4/10        RD. 1 - M      Bye                                                                        N/A
4/12 QTRS - M Tragardh (USA)/Venus (USA) Won 6-4, 6-3 
4/13 SEMIS - MBlake (GBR)/Roberts (AUS)                                 Won 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 
4/14 FINALS - M Mirzadeh (USA)/Van Der Merwe(RSA)                         Won 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 

$15,000 LITTLE ROCK FUTURES (Hard): Little Rock, Arkansas - with Vladimir Obradovic (SRB)

4/17        RD. 1 - M      Mavropoulos-Stoliarenko(GRE)/Quintero (COL)            Won 6-3, 6-1
4/19 QTRS - M Nishikori (JPN)/Young (USA) Lost 3-6, 2-6 

$10,000 GRAND HARBOR SAAB FUTURES (Clay): Vero Beach, Florida - with Chris Wettengel (USA)

5/1         RD. 1 - M      Kowalczyk (USA)/Mittag (USA)                                    Won 6-0, 6-1
5/3 QTRS - M Ball (AUS)/Fernandez (AUS)                        Lost 4-6, 6-7(1) 

$10,000 HARBOUR ISLAND FUTURES (Clay): Tampa, Florida - with Troy Hahn (USA)

5/15        RD. 1 - M      Dadamo (USA)/Hochwalt (USA)                                  Won 6-2, 6-1
5/17 QTRS - M Murray (USA)/Wright (USA) Lost W/O 

$50,000 COUNTRYWIDE USTA CHALLENGER (Hard): Carson, California - with Victor Estrella (DOM)

5/26        SEMIS - Q     Ebelthite (AUS)/Lindahl (AUS)                                    Won 6-2, 6-1
5/26FINALS - QVlaski (SRB)/Wolmarans (RSA)Lost 4-6, 6-4, 9-11
5/27RD. 1 - MDrake (USA)/Martin (USA)Won 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
5/29QTRS - MGonzales (MEX)/Miranda (PER)Won 6-2, 5-7, 10-5
5/30SEMIS - MWilson (USA)/Witten (USA) Won 6-2, 7-6(5) 
6/1 FINALS - M Ram (USA)/Reynolds (USA)                                Lost 6-7(8), 2-6

$50,000 SUNSET MOULDING CHALLENGER (Hard): Yuba City, California - with Luka Gregorc (SLO)

6/5          SEMIS - Q      Van Der Merwe (RSA)/Whitehouse (RSA)                    Lost 6-2, 3-6, 10-12

$10,000 RECOATING WEST FUTURES (Hard): Loomis, California - with Victor Estrella (DOM)

6/12         RD. 1 - M      Lam (USA)/Rizza (USA)                                              Won 6-4, 6-2
6/13 QTRS - M Vlaski (SRB) / Wolmarans (RSA) Lost 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 

$50,000 WINNETKA CHALLENGER (Hard): Winnetka, Illinois - with Eric Nunez (USA)

7/2          RD. 1 - M      Oudsema (USA)/Sweeting (USA)                                  Lost 3-6,3-6

$50,000 BOGOTA CHALLENGER (Clay): Bogota, Columbia - with Eric Nunez (USA)

7/9          RD. 1 - M      Romero (VEN)/Torres (COL)                                         Won 6-7(4), 7-5, 10-7
7/10 QTRS - M Marcaccio (ARG)/Quintero (COL) Lost 5-7, 7-5, 3-10

$50,000 BRONX CHALLENGER (Hard): Bronx, New York - with Phillip King (USA)

8/11         SEMIS - Q     Bye                                  N/A
8/12FINALS - QBruch (USA)/Muller (USA)                                         Won 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-8 
8/14 RD. 1  - M Lipsky (USA)/Martin (USA)  Won 7-5, 7-6(3) 
8/15 QTRS - M Crugnola (ITA)/Fognini (ITA) Won 6-4, 5-7, 10-3 
8/17 SEMIS - M Haase (NED)/Wessels (NED)  Won 7-6, 6-4 
8/19 FINALS - M Bopanna (IND)/Qureshi (PAK)                                     Lost 3-6, 6-2, 5-10 

$50,000 BRUNO LAWYERS CHALLENGER (Hard): New Orleans, Louisiana - with Lester Cook (USA)

9/10         RD. 1 - M     Alves (BRA)/Dabul (ARG)                                             Lost 6-7(6), 3-6

$50,000 LUBBOCK CHALLENGER (Hard): Lubbock, Texas - with Bruno Echagaray (MEX)

9/17RD. 1 - M Rehnquist (SWE)/Sarstrand (SWE)    Won 6-4, 6-1 
9/19         QTRS - M       Dabul (ARG)/Zeballos (ARG)                                       Lost 6-7(5), 4-6 

$50,000 USTA OKLAHOMA CHALLENGER (Hard): Tulsa, Oklahoma - with Bruno Echagaray (MEX)

9/24RD. 1 - M Gaston (USA)/Young (USA)   Won 6-3, 6-2 
9/26         QTRS - M       Dabul (ARG)/Zeballos (ARG)                                   Won W/O
9/28 SEMIS - M Bogomolov (USA)/Wilson (USA)                                   Lost W/O 

$50,000 CALABASAS CHALLENGER (Hard): Calabasas, California - with Tim Smyczek (USA)

10/16      RD. 1 - M      Jenkins (USA)/Young (USA)                                          Won 7-5, 4-6, 11-9 
10/18 RD. 2 - M Amritraj (IND)/Davidson (USA)  Lost 6-3, 3-6, 4-10 

$25,000 BANQUE NATIONALE CHALLENGER (Ind/C): Rimouski, Canada - with Brendan Evans (USA)

10/23      RD. 1 - M      Bye                                                                           N/A 
10/24 QTRS - M Cook (USA)/Fleishman (USA) Won 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 
10/26 SEMIS - M Bachinger (GER)/Brands (GER) Won 6-4, 6-4 
10/27 FINALS - M King-Turner (NZL)/Smeets (AUS) Lost 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-10 

$50,000 FORD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Ind/H): Louisville, Kentucky - with Brendan Evans (USA)

10/31       RD. 1 - MBriaud (USA)/Young (USA)                                           Won 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 
11/1 QTRS - M      Bloomfield (GBR)/Ryderstedt (SWE) Lost 2-6, 3-6 

$50,000 MUSIC CITY CHALLENGER (Ind/H): Nashville, Tennessee - with Brendan Evans (USA)

11/7         RD. 1 - M       Kendrick (USA)/Lipsky (USA)                                        Lost 5-7, 6-7(1) 

$50,000 JSM CHALLENGER (Ind/H): Champaign, Illinois - with Jesse Witten (USA)

11/13      RD. 1 - M       Briaud (USA)/Martin    (USA)                                       Lost 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-10  

$25,000 BRITANIA ZAVALETA CHALLENGER (Hard): Puebla, Mexico - with Brian Wilson (USA)

11/20     RD. 1 - M        Kielbowicz (USA)/Lustig (CZE)                                     Won W/O 
11/21 QTRS - M Armando (USA)/Todero (ARG)  Lost W/O 

$50,000 ONGC ATP CHALLENGER (Hard): New Delhi, India - with Dieter Kindlmann (GER)

11/26     RD. 1 - M        Briaud (USA/Ghouse (IND)                                        Lost 1-6, 4-6

- 2007 SUMMARY: THROUGH 11/21/07 -

2007 WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win   Loss       Pct. 
  29    26         52.7% 

2007 HARD COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win  Loss        Pct. 
  22   17  56.4%

2007 CLAY COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win   Loss         Pct. 
   3    3  50.0%

2007 GRASS COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD

 Win   Loss         Pct. 
   0        0  00.0%

2007 INDOOR COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win   Loss        Pct. 
   4        6  40.0%

 

- CAREER SUMMARY: THROUGH 12/30/07 -

CAREER WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win Loss         Pct. 
  48      48        50.0%

CAREER HARD COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win    Loss         Pct.  
  41   36        53.2%

CAREER CLAY COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT

 Win    Loss         Pct.   
   3    6         33.3%

CAREER GRASS COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win    Loss         Pct.   
   0    0      00.0%

CAREER INDOOR COURT WIN-LOSS RECORD AND PCT.

 Win    Loss          Pct.   
   4    6         40.0%
 

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