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Vero Futures Yearly Recaps

2019

Dmitry Popko, the No. 8 seed and a Davis Cupper from Kazakhstan, went through an impressive run to conquer the 2019 Vero Beach singles title by defeating a former champion, a young Latin great prospect and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds. Coming into the tournament, Popko had previously amassed several trophies earlier in the year, what certainly boosted his confidence towards a new coronation. In the first round, Popko faced and solidly overcame no other than who would eventually be his predecessor, the Colombian Juan Benitez, who had lifted the trophy in Vero Beach in 2018. On his road to the title, Popko lost only one set to his second-round rival, another Colombian, Nicolas Mejia. In the quarterfinals the Kazakh got past the No. 1 seed Brazilian Pedro Sakamoto in straight sets, moving on to an easy victory over American unseeded Paul Oosterbaan in the semifinals. Popko completed his journey with another strong showcase, 6-1 7-6(1) over No. 2 seed Sekou Bangoura of the United States, a former standout at the University of Florida. This meant Popko¨s seventh futures single tile to date in 2019 and a step up onto playing in the Challenger Tour point forward.  

The doubles champions were the unseeded duo of Italians Lorenzo Frigerio and Adelchi Virgili, who surprisingly defeated the top favorites Sekou Bangoura and Bolivian Boris Arias 6-4 6-3 in the final. The runners-up had not dropped a single set before the final.

Notable players to play the event in 2019 include:

  • Diego Hidalgo, the Ecuadorian who had ups and downs in the last couple of years, came all the way up to the event semifinals, helping him build confidence towards eventually obtaining two futures singles titles shortly after Vero Beach in 2019.
  • Eliot Spizzirri, a promising American 17-year old prospect who was still playing junior tournaments reaching the top 20 elite at that level. He was awarded a wild card and made most of it by climbing up to the quarterfinals in only his second men’s singles Futures tournament. Later in the year, Spizzirri would win the US Open junior doubles and then enrolled in the University of Texas starting to play college tennis.
  • Zach Svajda, a 16-year-old from San Diego, advanced into the second round of the main draw after winning two rounds in qualifying. Three months later, he won the USTA National Boy’s 18 Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, earning a main draw wild card into the U.S. Open. There he lost a thrilling five-set first-round match against Paolo Lorenzi of Italy after leading two-sets-to-love, earning the attention of ESPN and the New York Times.

2018

The No. 5 seed Colombian Juan Benitez conquered the 2018 Vero Beach singles trophy by delivering when needed to overcome some tough matches along the tournament. In the first round Benitez kicked off and finalized the job firmly with a middle-match slip that he could make up in the third set to leave the Spaniard Pablo Irigaray Guarne behind. In the next round the Colombian had another serious challenge posed by the American qualifier Ryan Goetz that Benitez could resolve in two close sets. In the quarterfinals and in a clash of Colombians, Benitez prevailed over the talented Nicolas Mejia working hard in the first part but easing in the second to earn his berth to the semifinals. In this instance he beat the fourth seed Strong Kirchmeier of the United States in straight sets. In the definition, Benitez once again had to fight tirelessly to defeat the unseeded Venezuelan Davis Cupper Ricardo Rodriguez in a tight three-set match by 7-5 3-6 6-4 to take the title.

The doubles champions were the No. 4 seeds Junior Alexander Ore and Miles Seeman of the United States, who had all four tough battles to lift the trophy, including several tiebreaks and super tiebreaks in the making. In the final match they defeated another American duo, the No. 2 seeds Harrison Adams and Nick Chappell by 4-6 7-6(8) [10-6] in a score evidencing how close the clash was.

Notable players to play the event in 2018 include:

  • Nicolas Mejia, the Colombian who won his four qualifying matches plus two in the main draw versus United States’ promise Matthew Segura and No. 2 seed Samuel Bensoussan to finally surrender to his compatriot and eventual singles champion Benitez. A few months later, Mejia would reach the Wimbledon junior singles semifinal.
  • Jordi Arconada, the Argentine-American who fought his way through the tough fourth-step qualifying section to gain a place in the main draw in which he reached the second round. Despite his little futures or challengers previous experience, Arconada showed he could adapt to the circumstances and made a fair advance in the tournament.
  • Nick Hardt from Dominican Republic was another one making his way into the main draw coming from the qualifying stages. Although he lost in the second round, since participating in the tournament Hardt has been growing steadily in the rankings.

2017

No. 1 seed Calvin Hemery of France honored expectations on him to take the 2017 Vero Beach singles title despite strong opposition from some of his rivals along the way. In the first round the Frenchman took on U.S. qualifier Oliver Crawford, completing the task in three sets. In the second round Hemery faced another American, this time Raleigh Smith, earning a clear two-set victory. In the quarterfinals the French had a new tough test versus Ricardo Rodriguez of Venezuela, needing three close sets to resolve the match. In semis, the job was more relaxed for Hemery, who after winning the first set earned a berth to the definition due to the retirement of No. 8 seed, the Australian Gavin van Peperzeel. In the final, Hemery had another two-set triumph, disposing of American qualifier Sam Riffice, 6-3 6-1. Riffice, who was tutored during the week by Hall of Famer and Vero Beach resident Ivan Lendl as part of the USTA’s Player Development Program, advanced into the final via the qualifying rounds, won eight of his nine matches during the 10 days of the event.

Unseeded Brazilians Alex Blumenberg and Thales Turini were the doubles champions with an impressive showcase of resilience and determination through the event. They defeated Nos. 3 and 1 seeds in succession, to finally claim victory over No. 2 seeds Julien Cagnina and Calvin Hemery, 6-4 2-6 [10-7].

Notable players to play the event in 2017 include:

  • Oliver Crawford, a 17-year-old American qualifier, who reached the No. 9 ITF juniors ranking and went through the four qualifying matchups smoothly, losing in the first round of the main draw to the No. 1 seed and eventual champion Hemery.
  • Sam Riffice, another United States’ young talent, who at 18 transited through the qualifying without dropping a set and went all the way through the main draw only to be topped in the final. As a result of his performance in Vero Beach, Riffice climbed 600 positions in the ATP rankings.
  • Ty Trombetta, who on his way to the main draw firmed four 6-0 sets in the qualifying, plus a first round main draw victory to finally surrender to No. 6 seed Cagnina.

2016

Jonas Luetjen swept the titles in Vero Beach in 2016, winning the singles and doubles titles. Luetjen was the last player accepted into the main draw thanks to a protected ranking, and he was able to run the table thanks to beating three seeded players. Since this, Luetjen has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 417, and is comfortably sitting inside the Top 500 of the ATP World Tour rankings. Luetjen rolled past the No. 8 seed Peter Nagy in the first round with a straight set win before beating Mauricio Echazu in three sets to reach the quarterfinals. Up against the No. 2 seed in the draw, Deiton Baughman, Luetjen was too good and won in straights before surprisingly knocking out the No. 3 seed and highly-touted junior player Denis Shapovalov in the semis. In the final against Martins Podzus, Luetjen continued his hot streak and won the match in straight sets, earning himself his first futures singles title.

Luetjen teamed up with teenager Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in the doubles to win the title, losing just two sets along the way. It was the first time these two had paired up, and they quickly found success as they rolled into the semifinals, including a dominant win over the No. 3 seeds, 6-2, 6-0. They knocked out the Podzus twins in an exciting three setter in the semis before beating the American top-seeded duo of Deiton Baughman and Anderson Reed in another very exciting three setter, 6-1, 5-7, 10-8.

Notable players to play the event in 2016 include:

  • Denis Shapovalov, who was the No. 3 seed and reached the semifinals, is one of the brightest stars in the next generation of professional tennis. At just 17 years of age, he has reached a career high ranking inside the Top 200, won a challenger title and four futures titles in singles, and won the Wimbledon juniors title in singles.
  • Miomir Kecmanovic, who lost in the first round, is another bright star in the next generation of professional tennis. Kecmanovic is also 17, but already has a futures title in doubles and singles. His career high ranking sits just outside the Top 650, but he was also the No. 1 junior in the world. He won six juniors titles in 2016, including the Orange Bowl, and also reached the final of the US Open.
  • Vasil Kirkov, who was a lucky loser and reached the semifinals, turned 18 in 2017 and is a member of the up-and-coming crop of young Americans. Kirkov has been coached by the legendary Ivan Lendl, and reached a career high juniors ranking of No. 13. He won the Coffee Bowl to start off 2017, and in 2016 he earned a wild card to play qualifying at the US Open.
  • Evgeny Korolev, who qualified and lost in the second round, once reached the Top 50 of the ATP World Tour rankings at No. 46. Korolev won five challenger titles and six futures titles in singles, plus three challenger titles and four futures titles in doubles. He reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2010, while he also won five other matches at the majors.

2015

Wil Spencer won the 2015 edition of the Vero Beach Futures, defeating Facundo Mena in the final, 6-3 6-4. Spencer came in to the event unseeded, ranked No. 739 in the world, but managed to beat the Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 6 seeds, plus a qualifier, en route to the title. Spencer only dropped two sets along the way, one to Thales Turini, the No. 1 seed from Brazil, in the second round, and the other to Maximiliano Estevez, the No. 4 seed from Argentina, in the semifinals. The title boosted Spencer, the Santa Rosa Beach native, over 100 spots towards the Top 600, and he used this result to carry momentum throughout the year, reaching a career high ranking of No. 478. This title was his second professional title, with his first coming in another futures event at the end of 2014.

The doubles champions were Jesus Bandres and Luis Fernando Ramirez, both of Venezuela, as they defeated Maximiliano Estevez and Christopher Helliar in the final, 7-6(3), 6-1. Bandres and Ramirez, who were unseeded, only dropped one set throughout their tournament, as none of the four seeds made it to the semifinals.

Notable players to play in the event in 2015 include:

  • Michael Mmoh, who made the semifinals, is a young American junior who is poised to play a major role in the future of American tennis. Mmoh has already won four futures titles and won a round in the US Open doubles tournament in 2014 with Frances Tiafoe.
  • Daniel Garza, who was the No. 2 seed and lost in the second round, was the 2011 winner in Vero Beach. Garza has won eight total futures titles in singles and 20 futures titles and five challenger titles in doubles.

2014

American Connor Smith took home the Vero Beach Futures title in 2014 by taking out Argentinian Facundo Mena in the final, 6-2, 6-4. Smith was ranked outside of the Top 1000 coming into the event, but managed to beat the Nos. 1, 2, and 5 seeds throughout his run to the title, proving that he was a much better player than his ranking showed. Smith also only lost one set throughout the tournament, coming in the quarterfinal round against Naoki Nakagawa of Japan, where he dropped the first set before battling back to win in three. Smith saw his ranking skyrocket by more than 400 spots thanks to the title, setting him on his way towards becoming the Top 300 player that he is now. Smith, a star from his time playing college tennis at Ohio State University, has won three futures titles since this and has even been named as a United States Davis Cup practice partner.

The doubles champions were the No. 1 seeds Jorge Aguilar and Daniel Garza, as they defeated Devin McCarthy and Connor Smith, 6-4, 6-7(3), 10-7. The title for Garza was his second in Vero Beach after he won the singles title in 2011. 12 of the 15 teams in the doubles draw were composed of players from the same country, including seven all-American teams.

Notable players to play in the event in 2014 include:

  • Stefan Kozlov, who was granted a wild card into the event and made it to the second round, has won three futures titles in singles, as well as a challenger title in doubles, helping him stabilize his ranking inside the Top 300.
  • Frances Tiafoe, who made it to the second round, has won a futures title, made two challenger finals, and two challenger semifinals, while also winning two ATP matches. Tiafoe has reached a career high ranking of No. 167 and will be a force in the Top 100 within the next couple years.
  • Tommy Paul, who made the quarterfinals, has won four futures titles and made a challenger final, to go along with his triumph at the 2015 French Open juniors event.
  • Daniel Garza, who was unseeded and exited in the first round, has gone on to win eight total futures titles in his career, including the 2011 title in Vero Beach.

2013

Kyle Edmund was the last man standing at the Vero Beach Futures in 2013 after dispatching Carsten Ball in straight sets in the final, 6-3, 6-2. Edmund, who was only 18 at the time, was the No. 7 seed at the event with his ranking sitting just outside the Top 500, but the title propelled him over 50 spots in the ATP rankings. His road to the title, a trip that included zero sets lost, was made to look easy by the young Brit. He only lost 29 games in five matches, including a more than comfortable win over the No. 8 seed of the event, Yoshihito Nishioka. The win was Edmund’s second professional title at the time, but he has gone on to win three more futures and four challenger events in his rise up the rankings. Edmund now sits comfortably inside the Top 100 and has had the opportunity of representing his nation of Great Britain in the Davis Cup, including playing a match in their championship tie in 2015.

The doubles champions were Vladimir Obradovic of Serbia and Juho Paukku of Finland as they were granted the title via a walkover. Obradovic and Paukku were supposed to play Carsten Ball and Daniel Garza, and actually only had to win two matches to win the title as they were granted a walkover in their first round match, as well.

Notable players to play in the event in 2013 include:

  • Bjorn Fratangelo, who was the No. 4 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, has won eight futures titles and a challenger title while reaching a career high ranking of No. 106. Fratangelo won the 2011 French Open juniors title and was the only person to take a set off of Novak Djokovic in 2016 at Indian Wells.
  • Noah Rubin, who lost in the first round, has won a challenger title and the 2014 Wimbledon juniors title. Rubin was a star for Wake Forest University, making it to the final of the NCAA Championships, before winning a match at the 2016 Australian Open, setting him on his way to a Top 200 ranking.
  • Chase Buchanan, who was the No. 1 seed and made it to the second round, was the 2008 winner in Vero Beach and has won a total of six futures titles. Buchanan’s career high ranking is No. 158.

2012

John-Patrick Smith of Australia was victorious at the 2012 edition of the Vero Beach Futures, beating qualifier Pedro Zerbini of Brazil in the final, 6-2, 6-0. Smith had a dominant run to the title, only losing one set along the way, as he defeated three qualifiers and the Nos. 4 and 6 seeds. Coming in to this event with a ranking of No. 337 in the world, the Australian was the No. 2 seed and took advantage of his beneficial position in the draw. The title saw his ranking jump over 30 positions into the Top 300, and he has since solidified his place in the Top 150 of the ATP rankings. Smith would go on to win his first challenger later in July of 2012. Smith was a legendary tennis player during his time at the University of Tennessee and was actually named the Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year in 2011, becoming the first Tennessee Volunteer to win that award since Peyton Manning.

The doubles champions were the No. 1 seeds Benjamin Rogers and John-Patrick Smith, the singles champion, as they defeated the No. 4 seeds Edward Corrie and Vahid Mirzadeh, 5-7, 6-1, 11-9. Smith became the second person to win the singles and doubles titles in Vero Beach in the same year, with Doug Flach in 1996 being the only other person to do so.

Notable players to play in the event in 2012 include:

  • Bjorn Fratangelo, who lost in the first round, has won eight futures titles and a challenger title while reaching a career high ranking of No. 106. Fratangelo won the 2011 French Open juniors title and was the only person to take a set off of Novak Djokovic in 2016 at Indian Wells.
  • Chris Guccione, who lost in the first round of the doubles tournament with partner Patrick Davidson, has reached a career high ranking of No. 38 and has finished the year in the Top 100 of doubles five of the past seven years. To go along with five challenger titles in singles, Guccione has won four ATP titles and 22 challenger titles in doubles. Guccione also reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2009.

2011

Daniel Garza took home the 2011 Vero Beach title by defeating Mitchell Frank, 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-1 in the final. Garza, of Mexico, came into the event with a ranking of No. 444, good enough to be the No. 4 seed in the draw. Garza faced a variety of opponents during his run to the title, facing two qualifiers and two wild cards, but no seeds. He had no problems taking advantage of the fortuitous draw, losing only one set along the way and winning five of the 10 sets he won by a score of 6-0 or 6-1. The title allowed Garza’s ranking to jump almost 50 spots as he entered into the Top 400. Coming into the event, Garza had previously won three futures titles, but this was his first since 2008. He has since won four more futures titles, bringing his total to eight.

The doubles champions were Marvin Barker and Mark Verryth, who defeated Haydn Lewis and Marvin Rolle, 7-5, 6-2, in a battle of unseeded teams as none of the four seeds in the doubles draw made the semifinals. Barker and Verryth had two close calls in their first two rounds, as they were forced to win a match tiebreak 10-8 in the first round and 10-7 in the quarterfinals.

Notable players to play in the event in 2011 include:

  • Artem Sitak, who was the No. 1 seed and made it to the second round, is now a doubles specialist who has reached a career high ranking of No. 39 in the world. Sitak has won one ATP title and 25 titles at the challenger and futures levels. Sitak was able to make the third round of the Australian Open in 2015.
  • Bjorn Fratangelo, who was a wild card and made it to the quarterfinals, would go on to win the French Open juniors title later on in 2011. Fratangelo has since won eight futures titles and a challenger title while reaching a career high ranking of No. 106.

2010

Karlis Lejnieks of Latvia was the champion in Vero Beach in 2010, knocking out the No. 6 seed Matt Reid in the final, 6-4, 6-4. The Latvian had a difficult road to the title, having to play three sets in three of his five matches along the way. Fortunately for him, he did not have to face a seeded player until the final, but did face a wild card and qualifier amongst his four previous opponents. Lejnieks needed a protected ranking to get into the draw after injury had forced him out of tournament play for a while, so his ranking was only No. 708 when the tournament began. His triumph propelled him to a ranking more than 100 spots higher, as he saw his ranking sit inside the Top 600 after the title. Lejnieks would go on to reach a career high ranking of No. 347 in April of 2011 after his comeback from injury, but retired soon after at a very young age of 23. He is now the Davis Cup captain for his home country of Latvia.

The doubles champions were Gero Kretschmer and Alexander Satschko, the German duo who were the No. 1 seeds. They beat the American duo of Bryan Koniecko and Maciek Sykut in the final, 7-6(3), 6-3. Only one match in the entire doubles tournament went to three sets, and that was Koniecko and Sykut’s first round match against the No. 2 seeds Brian Battistone and Mait Kunnap, which Koniecko and Sykut won 10-5 in a match tiebreak.

Notable players to play in the event in 2010 include:

  • Denis Kudla, who was granted a wild card and made it to the semifinals, has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 59 and is still rising. He has won five challenger titles and two futures titles, while also making the fourth round at Wimbledon and the semifinals in Atlanta in 2015.
  • Nicholas Monroe, who lost in the first round, is now a doubles specialist who has reached a career high ranking of No. 51. Monroe has raked in three ATP titles, 12 challenger titles, and 13 futures titles in doubles, to go along with his 11 futures titles in singles.
  • Michael Venus, who made it to the second round of singles and the semifinals in doubles, has also become a doubles specialist, reaching a career high ranking of No. 40. Venus has won four ATP titles, eight challenger titles, and 11 futures titles in doubles.

2009

Frenchman Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy took home the Vero Beach title in 2009, beating qualifier Timothy Neilly in the final, 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1. Dasnieres De Veigy was the No. 3 seed in the tournament with his ranking at the time sitting at No. 334 in the world. The title took him up over 20 spots in the rankings as he approached the Top 300 and reached it just a couple weeks later for the first time in his career. Dasnieres De Veigy, who had only turned pro in 2008, faced a seed, a wild card, and two qualifiers throughout his run to the title, a run in which he dropped three sets along the way. The Frenchman’s closest call came in the quarterfinals when he took on American Jesse Witten, who was the No. 5 seed in the event. Dasnieres De Veigy lost the second set after winning the first, and had to win the match in a third set tiebreak, 7-5. Dasnieres De Veigy would go on to reach his career high ranking of No. 146 in the world in February of 2013, thanks, in part, to winning six futures titles, a challenger title, and participating in the US Open in 2011 and the French Open in 2012.

The doubles champions were Treat Huey and Greg Ouellette as they defeated the Italian duo of Andrea Falgheri and Stefano Ianni in the final, 6-2, 6-2. Huey has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 20 and has won seven ATP titles, 15 challenger titles, and made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open twice and the US Open once.

Notable players to play in the event in 2009 include:

  • Ricardas Berankis, who was the No. 8 seed but lost in the first round, has reached a career high ranking of No. 67. At the age of 24, Berankis became the first player from Lithuania to win an ATP title when he won the doubles title in Houston with Teymuraz Gabashvili. Berankis has also won five challenger titles and a futures title, to go along with two third round appearances at the Australian Open.
  • Ryan Harrison, who made it to the second round, has reached a career high ranking of No. 43 while having the opportunity to represent the United States in the Olympics and Davis Cup. Harrison has won three challengers and two futures titles, to go along with two ATP titles in doubles.

2008

Former Ohio State tennis star Chase Buchanan won the title in Vero Beach in 2008, defeating two-time Vero Beach champion Jose de Armas in a thrilling final, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(2). Buchanan entered the event via a wild card as his ranking was just No. 1087 at the time. The title, though, propelled the Ohio State Buckeye over 300 spots to a new ranking of No. 762. Buchanan’s run to the title was improbable because of his ranking, and the fact that he could have bowed out in the second round. After an easy win in the first round, Buchanan found himself down a set and in a second set tiebreak that took 18 points to decide a winner. Luckily for Buchanan, he was on the winning side and went on to win his next four sets to make it to the final, beating the Nos. 2 and 6 seeds along the way. In another tight match in which Buchanan found himself down a set, he fought back to win the final against a proven Vero Beach player in de Armas. Buchanan has since gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 158 and win five more futures singles titles, as well as five doubles titles on the challenger circuit.

The doubles champions were Marcus Fugate and Lance Vodicka, both of the United States, as they defeated the No. 1 seeds Thomas Schoeck and Ross Wilson. This was the first year that a match tiebreak was used in the third set, but the champions only needed this once, as their only three set match came in the quarterfinals, which they won 6-2, 5-7, 10-7, over Chris Lam and Matthew Roberts.

Notable players to play in the event in 2008 include:

  • Milos Raonic, who qualified to get into the main draw and lost in the first round, has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 4 and reach the semifinals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Raonic has finished in the Top 15 every year since 2012 thanks to his eight ATP titles and three appearances in Masters 1000 finals.
  • Ryan Harrison, who was granted a wild card into the event and lost in the first round, has reached a career high ranking of No. 43 while having the opportunity to represent the United States in the Olympics and Davis Cup. Harrison has won three challengers and two futures titles, to go along with two ATP titles in doubles.
  • Artem Sitak, who made it to the second round, is now a doubles specialist who has reached a career high ranking of No. 39 in the world. Sitak has won one ATP title and 25 titles at the challenger and futures levels. Sitak was able to make the third round of the Australian Open in 2015.

2007

Pierrick Ysern of France was the Vero Beach titlist in 2007 after taking out Vladimir Obradovic in the final, 6-3, 6-4. Ysern came into the event with a ranking of No. 530, good enough for the No. 4 seed in the draw. Ysern had to battle through three tight three setters to get to the final, including the semifinal that he was forced to win in a third set tiebreaker over American wild card Stephen Bass. The title, the only professional singles title that Ysern ever won, improved his ranking by 60 spots as he ended up with a new ranking of No. 470, the first major step towards his cracking the Top 400 for the first time in his career three months later. Ysern would reach his career high ranking of No. 374 in October of 2007.

The doubles champions were Ryler DeHeart and Chris Lam, both of the United States, as they defeated Marcus Fugate and Timothy Neilly in the final, 6-4, 6-1. Three of the four seeds reached the semifinals, while Fugate and Neilly defeated the one seeded team that did not reach the semifinals in the first round.

Notable players to play in the event in 2007 include:

  • Victor Estrella Burgos, who was the No. 3 seed but lost in the first round, reached the Top 100 for the first time in his career at age 33 and has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 43. Estrella Burgos has won two ATP titles, both in Quito, and six challenger titles and 21 futures titles. He also reached the third round at the US Open in 2014.
  • Fabrice Martin, who lost in the first round, is now primarily a doubles specialist who has reached a career high ranking of No. 44 in the world. Martin has won two ATP titles, five challenger titles and 24 futures titles in doubles.
  • Austin Krajieck, who lost in the qualifying tournament, has reached a career high ranking of No. 94 in singles and No. 61 in doubles. Krajicek has won 14 total challenger titles, two in singles and 12 in doubles, 16 total futures titles, six in singles and ten in doubles.

2006

American Ryan Sweeting took home the title in Vero Beach in 2006 by defeating Victor Estrella Burgos, 6-3, 6-0. Sweeting had a very impressive run during his time in Vero Beach as he had to qualify for the main draw before his run to the title. After winning four matches in the qualifying draw, in which he wasn’t even seeded, Sweeting breezed through the main draw, not dropping a single set in nine matches. In qualifying, Sweeting defeated both the Nos. 4 and 14 seeds, before defeating the Nos. 3 and 5 seeds in the main draw en route to his title. After entering the tournament with a ranking outside the Top 1500, Sweeting moved up over 600 spots to No. 867. The title was his first professional title before going on to win three challengers and an ATP title in Houston which would propel him to his career high ranking of No. 67.

The doubles champions were the No. 1 seeds Jonathan Chu and Izak van der Merwe, as they beat the No. 2 seeded American duo of Brendan Evans and Troy Hahn, 6-4, 7-6(0). After getting a bye in the first round, Chu and van der Merwe only dropped one set, and that came in the first set of their quarterfinal match that they came back to win 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-2. Of the 13 matches in the tournament, only four went to three sets.

Notable players to play in the event in 2006 include:

  • Victor Estrella Burgos, who qualified to get into the main draw and made the final, reached the Top 100 for the first time in his career at age 33 and has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 43. Estrella Burgos has won two ATP titles, both in Quito, and six challenger titles and 21 futures titles. He also reached the third round at the US Open in 2014.
  • Donald Young, who was the No. 6 seed and made it to the second round, has reached a career high singles ranking of No. 38, thanks to winning eight challenger titles and reaching the third round of a major five times, including two fourth round appearances at the US Open.
  • Tim Smyczek, who made it to the quarterfinals, has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 68 in the world while winning five challenger titles and winning seven matches in majors, including a third round appearance at the US Open in 2013.
  • Horia Tecau, who was the No. 4 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, has become a doubles specialist and reached the No. 2 ranking. Tecau has won 27 titles on the ATP World Tour, including Wimbledon and the World Tour Finals in 2015 with his partner Jean-Julien Rojer. Tecau has finished the year in the Top 25 every year since 2010, including five Top 20 finished in that span.

2005

Ryan Newport of the United States was the winner in Vero Beach in 2005, beating fellow American and No. 6 seed Brendan Evans in the final, 6-3, 7-6(6). Newport, the No. 5 seed in the event, played and beat five Americans en route to the title, including the No. 2 seed Lesley Joseph. Newport did have his struggles throughout the tournament, and almost bowed out in the second round and semifinals, getting taken to a second set tiebreak after dropping the first set against wild card Cody Conley in the second round and No. 2 seed Joseph in the semifinals. Newport won both tiebreaks, 9-7, and would go on to win both matches. Newport did not drop a set in his three other matches, as he took home the first singles title of his professional career. The title boosted his ranking almost 50 spots, from No. 492 to No. 445. Newport would go on to win two more futures titles in 2005, allowing him to reach his career high ranking of No. 330 in the world.

The doubles champions were Henry Adjei-Darko and Francisco Rodriguez, the No. 3 seeds, as they defeated the wild card team of Anthony Lee and Damisa Robinson. Adjei-Darko became the first, and currently only, player from the continent of Africa to win a title in Vero Beach. One of the teams that reached the semifinals, the wild card team of Nathan Rosenfeld and Ryan Russell, did so without playing a single point as they were given walkovers in the first round and quarterfinals. They lost to Adjei-Darko and Rodriquez in the semifinals.

Notable players to play in the event in 2005 include:

  • Scott Lipsky, who was the No. 4 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, is now a doubles specialist on the ATP World Tour who has reached a career high ranking of No. 21 in the world. Lipsky has won 14 ATP titles and 22 challenger titles, to go along with a semifinal appearance at the US Open in 2014.
  • Donald Young, who was the No. 8 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, has reached a career high singles ranking of No. 38, thanks to winning eight challenger titles and reaching the third round of a major five times, including two fourth round appearances at the US Open.

2004

Jose de Armas of Venezuela won the title in Vero Beach in 2004, taking out Melvyn op der Heijde in the final, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3. De Armas, the No. 1 seed in the event, only dropped one set en route to his win, that first set tiebreak loss that came to op der Heijde, thanks to a fortuitous draw that saw him only face one seeded player. The title was his second in Vero Beach and saw his ranking jump from No. 364 to No. 336. Overall, de Armas would end up winning a total of 22 futures titles, including seven alone in 2008. De Armas reached his career high ranking of No. 236 in 2003 when he started playing mostly challenger and ATP qualifying events, making two challenger semifinals and one challenger final. He also played 26 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela, earning 31 wins along the way, including an epic five set win over Marcelo Rios in 2003.

The doubles champions were Scott Lipsky and David Martin, the No. 1 seeded American duo, as they beat another American duo in the final, the No. 4 seeds Goran Dragicevic and Mirko Pehar, 6-4, 6-4. 13 of the 16 teams in the draw were composed of two players from the same nation, with nine being all-American.

Notable players to play in the event in 2004 include:

  • Scott Lipsky, who was the No. 5 seed and made the quarterfinals, is now a doubles specialist on the ATP World Tour who has reached a career high ranking of No. 21 in the world. Lipsky has won 14 ATP titles and 22 challenger titles, to go along with a semifinal appearance at the US Open in 2014.
  • Tim Smyczek, who lost in the qualifying tournament, has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 68 in the world while winning five challenger titles and winning seven matches in majors, including a third round appearance at the US Open in 2013.
  • Eric Butorac, who also lost in the qualifying tournament, has reached a career high ranking of No. 17 in doubles thanks to his 17 ATP titles and 12 challenger titles. Butorac also reached the final of the Australian Open in 2014, as well as making another semifinal appearance in 2011, while making three more major quarterfinals appearances, two at the Australian Open and one at the US Open.

2003

The Canadian Simon Larose won the title in Vero Beach in 2003 after defeating Marcio Carlsson, 6-3, 6-4, in the final. After qualifying to get into the main draw, Larose was the No. 3 seed in the event and only lost one set en route to his championship. Larose’s toughest test came from K.J. Hippensteel, the American No. 6 seed, who took the second set of their match in the quarterfinals. Larose bounced back and breezed through the third set, taking it 6-2, before going on to win the next four sets he played to win the title. The title increased Larose’s ranking by almost 30 spots, as he jumped from No. 351 to No. 324. A big step towards reaching his career high ranking of No. 189 in 2004. To go along with his four futures titles, Larose did have success at the highest level, qualifying and winning a main draw match at Indian Wells in 2004, while also getting seven wins for Canada in Davis Cup.

The doubles champions were the No. 4 seeds Ryan Haviland and KJ Hippensteel, an all-American duo, as they took out the No. 3 seeds Marcio Carlsson and Rafael de Mesa in the final, 6-2, 6-4. All four seeds reached the semifinals, marking the 2003 edition of the Vero Beach Futures as the most recent time that has occurred.

Notable players to play in the event in 2003 include:

  • Brian Baker, who was the No. 4 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, has had the potential to be one of the best American tennis players if it weren’t for his injury problems. He has reached a career high ranking of No. 52, thanks to his four futures titles and two challenger titles, as well as making the fourth round at Wimbledon and making the final in Nice in 2012.
  • Raven Klaasen, who was the No. 2 seed and made it to the second round, has since become a doubles specialist, reaching a career high ranking of No. 18. Klaasen has won eight ATP titles and 10 challenger titles, to go along with a finals appearance at the 2014 Australian Open and two other major quarterfinals.

2002

Emin Agaev, the only player from Azerbaijan to have played in Vero Beach, took home the title in 2002 after he defeated Ricardo Schlachter of Brazil in the final, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4). Agaev came into the tournament with a ranking of No. 476 and was actually not high enough to be seeded. Agaev had some close battles throughout the tournament, including the first round that saw him beat Todd Reid, 7-5, in the third set, his semifinal match with Frank Dancevic that ended with Dancevic retiring at 5-5 in the third set, and of course the final. Thanks to the title, which was his third of four total futures titles, Agaev’s ranking increased to No. 425, a major step towards reaching his career high ranking of No. 247 in June of 2004. Agaev is currently the most successful player in Azerbaijan Davis Cup history, with 19 singles wins and 11 doubles wins.

The doubles champions were Diego Ayala and Rafael de Mesa, who beat singles champion Emin Agaev and Andrew Snyder in the final, 6-4, 6-4. The title for the Ayala and de Mesa marked the first time an American duo won the title in Vero Beach since Mark Weaver and David Witt did so in 1997. Ayala and de Mesa, the No. 3 seeds, did not have to face a seeded team throughout the tournament, and only lost two sets en route to the title.

Notable players to play in the event in 2002 include:

  • Frank Dancevic, who qualified for the main draw and made it to the semifnals, has gone on to reach a career high ranking of No. 65, coming in September of 2007. His eight challenger titles and five futures titles have solidified him as one of the best Canadian tennis players in recent years.
  • Raven Klaasen, who lost in the first round, but has become a doubles specialist, reaching a career high ranking of No. 18, thanks to winning eight ATP titles and 10 challenger titles, as well as his finals appearance at the 2014 Australian Open and two other major quarterfinals.

2001

Ricardo Mello of Brazil was the champion in Vero Beach in 2001 after he defeated Thomas Dupre of France in the final, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Mello, ranked No. 296 in the world coming into the event, was the No. 6 seed and only lost one set throughout the tournament. Other than losing that first set in the final to Dupre, the closest Mello came to losing another set was when he was taken to 6-4 four times. Mello’s draw saw him defeat the No. 4 seed Brandon Hawk in the quarterfinals and the defending champion Jose de Armas in the semifinals. Mello would go on to have a very successful career, reaching a career high ranking of No. 50 in the world and finishing in the year-end Top 100 three times. Mello took home the ATP title in Delray Beach in 2004 while also winning 15 challenger titles and six futures titles. He also had success in the majors, winning seven matches, including making the third round of the US Open in 2004.

The doubles champions were Daniel Andersson and Ryan Sachire, who beat the No. 3 seeds Jeff Laski and Tripp Phillips in the final, 6-4, 7-6(4). Before beating the No. 3 seeds in the final, Andersson and Sachire also beat the No. 1 seeds, Jack Brasington and Brandon Hawk, in the semifinals. After being taken to three sets in their first two matches against unseeded teams, the champions won their last two matches in straight sets.

Notable players to play in the event in 2001 include:

  • Mardy Fish, who was the No. 1 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, went on to have a very successful career, reaching a career high ranking of No. 7 in the world while winning six ATP titles and four challenger titles. Fish also reached three major quarterfinals and was a silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
  • Jose de Armas, who won the title in Vero Beach in 2000 and 2004, helping his total number of futures titles to reach 22.

2000

Jose de Armas took home the title in Vero Beach in 2000 thanks to his win in the final over Lee Pearson, the No. 6 seed from Australia, 6-3 7-6(1). Thanks to his ranking of No. 362, de Armas was the No. 4 seed in the event and saw his ranking increase to No. 319 after winning the title. His journey to the winner’s circle saw him defeat two seeded players, including Pearson in the final. After breezing past qualifier Aaron Marchetti in the first round, de Armas dropped a set in both his second round and quarterfinal matches, before winning his semifinal and final matches in straight sets. The title was his second futures title, a total that would wind up becoming 22. He would go on to reach a career high ranking of No. 236 in the world, while also compiling 31 wins for Venezuela in Davis Cup throughout his career.

The doubles champions were Levar Harper-Griffith and Dmitry Tursunov, who beat Diego Ayala and Jose de Armas in the final, 6-3, 6-4. De Armas was looking to become the first player to win the singles and doubles titles in Vero Beach in the same year since Doug Flach did so in 1996, but Harper-Griffith and Tursunov continued there great run to the title in which they didn’t lose a set along the way.

Notable players to play in the event in 2000 include:

  • Mardy Fish, who was granted a wild card into the tournament before losing in the first round, would go on to have an illustrious career, reaching a career high ranking of No. 7 in the world while winning six ATP titles and four challenger titles. Fish also reached three major quarterfinals and was a silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
  • Dmitry Tursunov, who qualified for the singles main draw and won the doubles tournament, would go on to reach a career high ranking of No. 20. Tursunov won seven ATP titles, 12 challenger titles, and reached the fourth round at Wimbledon twice.
  • Andy Roddick, who was the No. 4 seed in the qualifying tournament and was forced to retire in his third round qualifying match, would go on to win the 2003 US Open, reach the No. 1 ranking, and play in four other major finals, five major semifinals, and nine major quarterfinals, plus many other amazing accolades.

1999

In the final year that the draws consisted of 64 players, Michael Russell won the title after defeating Irakli Labadze in the final, 7-6, 6-3. Russell was the No. 3 seed in the event thanks to his ranking of No. 324. After an easy win in the first round over wild card Diego Acuna, Russell was forced to play three consecutive three-set matches, including his quarterfinal match that saw him have to win a third set tiebreak to advance past the No. 13 seed Bobby Kokavec. Russell also defeated No. 12 seed Rafael de Mesa and the No. 5 seed Labadze en route to his title. The win in Vero Beach was Russell’s first professional singles title in a career that would see him win nine futures titles and 15 challenger titles. Russell would reach a career high ranking of No. 60 and finish in the year-end Top 100 seven times.

The doubles champions were Irakli Labadze and Lovro Zovko, who beat Hugo Armando and Mitch Sprengelmeyer in the final, 7-6, 7-6. Labadze and Zovko were taken to three sets in three of their five matches, including the first round, second round, and semifinals, but won every third set by a score of 6-1. The European duo dispatched the No. 2 seeds in the quarterfinals in straight sets, before beating the No. 1 seeds in the final.

Notable players to play in the event in 1999 include:

  • Simon Larose, who lost in the first round, would go on to win the title in Vero Beach in 2003.
  • Paul-Henri Mathieu, who lost in the first round after making it through the qualifying tournament, has since become a mainstay in the Top 100, finishing in the year-end Top 100 in 11 of the past 13 years, while reaching a career high ranking of No. 12, thanks to his four ATP titles and six fourth round appearances at majors.
  • Irakli Labadze, who was the No. 5 seed and made it to the final, would go on to reach a career high ranking of No. 42. Labadze won nine challenger titles and reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2006, while also winning 27 Davis Cup matches for Georgia.
  • Andy Roddick, who was granted a wild card into the event and lost in the first round, would go on to become the most successful Vero Beach alum thanks to reaching the No. 1 ranking, winning the 2003 US Open, playing in four other major finals, and winning 31 ATP titles.
  • Dmitry Tursunov, who lost in the first round after coming through the qualifying tournament, has reached a career high ranking of No. 20, thanks to his seven ATP titles, 12 challenger titles, and reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon twice.

1998

Ronald Agenor of Haiti won the Vero Beach title in 1998 as he defeated Nicolas Massu in the final, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Agenor, the No. 12 seed in the event, breezed through his first round over wild card Marcus Kramer with a 6-1, 6-1 win, before being tested in his next two rounds. Wild card Edward Jacques took Agenor to three sets in the second round before Ingo Neumuller did so in the third round, but Agenor was able to take both third sets with 6-4 wins to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. It was there where his road to the final ended up being a little easier as he won in straight sets before getting a walkover in his semifinal round. His opponent in the finals, Massu, had to play three sets in the third round, quarterfinals, and semifinals, which gave Agenor a slight advantage heading into the match. The Haitian’s three set win gave him his first of three futures titles in his career, all of which came in 1998. Agenor had won three ATP titles and three challenger titles before this win and had reached a career high ranking of No. 22. Agenor would end up winning three more challenger titles after this, to bring his total number of professional singles titles to 12.

The doubles champions were Simon Aspelin and Chris Tontz, who beat the No. 5 seeds Lars Hjarrand and Ross Loel in the final, 6-4, 6-2. Aspelin and Tontz, the No. 3 seeds, did not drop a set en route to their title, including a 6-4, 6-1 win over Mardy Fish and his partner Robert Kowalczyk in the second round.

Notable players to play in the event in 1998 include:

  • Juan Ignacio Chela, who made it to the third round, reached a career high ranking of No. 15 in 2004 and won six ATP titles, nine challenger titles, and three futures titles. Chela finished in the Top 100 11 times in a 12 year span from 2000 to 2011, a span that also included eight Top 40 finishes. He made the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2004 and 2011, as well as the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2007.
  • Taylor Dent, who made it to the second round, reached a career high ranking of No. 21 and won four ATP titles, three challenger titles, and two futures titles. Dent finished in the Top 100 five times and made the fourth round of the US Open in 2003 and Wimbledon in 2005.
  • Nicolas Massu, who made it to the final, reached a career high ranking of No. 9 and won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, to go along with five ATP titles, eight challenger titles, and two futures titles. He finished in the Top 100 ten years in a row from 1999 to 2008, including two straight Top 20 finishes in 2003 and 2004.
  • Michael Russell, who was the No. 2 seed and made it to the quarterfinals, won nine futures titles and 15 challenger titles. Russell would reach a career high ranking of No. 60 and finish in the Year End Top 100 seven times. One of those futures titles would come in Vero Beach in 1999.
  • Simon Aspelin, who won the doubles tournament, reached a career high ranking of No. 7 in doubles. He finished in the Top 100 12 straight years from 2000 to 2011, including a six year span from 2005 to 2010 when his lowest year-end ranking was No. 26. Aspelin won the US Open in 2007 to go along with 11 ATP titles and five challenger titles. He also reached six other major quarterfinals throughout his career.
  • Andy Roddick, who lost in qualifying, would reach the No. 1 ranking, won the 2003 US Open, played in four other major finals, and won 31 ATP titles.
  • Mardy Fish, who made it to the second round in the doubles tournament, would reach a career high ranking of No. 7 in the world while winning six ATP titles and four challenger titles. Fish also reached three major quarterfinals and was a silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

1997

Ricardo Mena won the title in Vero Beach in 1997 after he defeated Markus Zillner in the final, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Mena, who represented Paraguay at the time, had to qualify to get into the main draw before defeating three seeds en route to his title. Mena could have easily lost in the second round after he lost the first set and was taken to a tiebreak in the second set by the No. 11 seed Robert Kraus, but Mena battled through the tiebreak and won eight sets in a row to get to the final, where he would beat the No. 4 seed Zillner. Mena reached his career high ranking of No. 279 prior to this in 1994 and won a 19 total matches for Paraguay in Davis Cup play, including when he won a match in 2008 after having not played on the tour since 2003.

The doubles champions were Mark Weaver and David Witt, as they defeated Tad Berkowitz and Jicham Zaatini, the No. 5 seeds, in the final, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Weaver and Witt, the No. 2 seeds and American duo, breezed through their first four rounds without dropping a set or having to go beyond 6-4 a single time. Before beating the No. 5 seeds in the final, they also beat the No. 8 seeds in the quarterfinals and the No. 6 seeds in the semifinals.

Notable players to play in the event in 1997 include:

  • Travis Parrott, who made it to the second round in doubles, reached a career high ranking of No. 25 in doubles thanks to his four ATP titles, 13 challenger titles, and six futures titles. One of his ATP titles came when he partnered Juan Martin del Potro in Indianapolis in 2007. He finished in the Top 100 in doubles six straight years from 2004 to 2009, including three Top 50 finishes, and reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2004.
  • Leonardo Lavalle, who made it to the semifinals in singles and doubles, reached a career high ranking of No. 56 in singles and No. 23 in doubles with the help of one ATP title in singles and five ATP titles in doubles. Lavalle made the fourth round at the Australian Open in singles in 1989 and made the finals of the doubles tournament at Wimbledon in 1991, to go along with four other major semifinals.

1996

Doug Flach was the champion in Vero Beach in 1996 as he defeated the No. 2 seed Sulieman Ladipo of Nigeria in the final, 6-1, 7-6. Flach, who was the No. 4 seed in the event, did not lose a set in six matches and defeated the Nos. 1, 2, and 6 seeds during his journey to the title. Flach would be the only one of the five champions in Vero Beach to have not lost a single set when the draws were composed of 64 players. Flach was only taken beyond 6-3 in three of his sets, two of which came in his second round match with fellow American Keith Brill, a match that Flach won 7-5, 6-4. Flach would go on to reach the third round of Wimbledon later on in 1996, and, throughout his career, collected wins over Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Pat Rafter, Gustavo Kuerten, and Thomas Johansson, and came very close to cracking the Top 100 as his career high ranking was No. 108.

The doubles champions were Doug Flach and David Witt. Flach became the first player to win both the singles and doubles titles in Vero Beach in the same year, something that has only been matched by one other player since, John-Patrick Smith in 2012.

Notable players to play in the event in 1996 include:

  • Andre Sa, who made the second round in singles, is now a doubles specialist and has reached a career high ranking of No. 17 in doubles and No. 55 in singles, and has won ten ATP titles and 34 challenger titles in doubles, plus 11 challenger titles in singles. Sa made the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2007, while also making the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2004 and the US Open in 2007.

1995

Nicola Bruno took home the Vero Beach title in 1995 after he defeated Alexander Krell in the final, 6-3, 6-3. Bruno, the No. 15 seed, became battle tested throughout the tournament as four of his six matches went to three sets, including his semifinal match with Andrew Sznajder that saw him win 7-6 in the third set. Bruno’s win over the No. 5 seed Sznajder was the second time in the tournament he defeated a seed, coming after his win in the third round over No. 2 seed Alex Calatrava. The title for Bruno helped rejuvenate his career, as it came in the middle of his two best year-end rankings. In 1991, Bruno finished at No. 189 before finishing 1996 at No. 191. This title in Vero Beach goes along with his challenger singles title in Gramado in 1992, and his four challenger titles in doubles.

The doubles champions were Keith Evans and Andrew Sznajder, the No. 5 seeds, as they defeated the No. 7 seeds, Mark Booras and Sebastien Leblanc, in the final, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Evans, from the United States, and Sznajder, from Canada, had a tough road to the final as they had to overcome the Nos. 2, 3, and 7 seeds. They dispatched the No. 3 seeds with ease as they rolled into the semifinals without losing a set, but they were pushed to the brink in their last two matches but still managed to come out on top.

Notable players to play in the event in 1995 include:

  • Tim Henman, who made it to the semifinals, would go on to reach a career high ranking of No. 4 and finished in the year-end Top 10 five times, including three consecutive years from 2000 to 2002. He won 11 ATP titles and two challengers, and made six major semifinals, including four at Wimbledon. Henman also reached four major quarterfinals, all of which came at Wimbledon.
  • Thomas Johansson, who made it to the second round, would go on to reach a career high ranking of No. 7 in the world and finished in the year-end Top 40 eight years in a row from 1998 to 2005, not counting when he didn’t play in all of 2003 due to injury, a span that also saw four Top 20 finishes. Johansson was the Australian Open champion in 2002, and also won eight ATP titles and three challenger titles. Johansson also made the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2005 and the quarterfinals at the US Open in 1998 and 2000.
  • Severin Luthi, who made it to the second round, has been the captain of the Switzerland Davis Cup team since 2005 and he helps coach Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka.
  • Nenad Zimonjic, who lost in the first round but made it to the semifinals in doubles, is now a doubles specialist who has been the No. 1 player in the world. Zimonjic won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2009 before winning the French Open in 2010. These three men’s doubles major titles go along with his five mixed doubles major titles, the most recent of which came at Wimbledon in 2014. Zimonjic has also won the World Tour Finals twice and Davis Cup once, while playing in a total of 89 ATP finals and winning 53 of them.
  • Magnus Norman, who made it to the third round, became the No. 2 player in the world in 2000 and won 12 ATP titles throughout his career. In 1999, Norman reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, before going on to make the semifinals of the Australian Open and finals of the French Open in 2000.
  • Max Mirnyi, who lost in the first round in doubles, is now a doubles specialist who has reached the No. 1 ranking in the world, but also reached a career high ranking of No. 18 in singles. Mirnyi has won six major titles in men’s doubles, including four at the French Open, and four major mixed doubles titles. He also won the gold medal for mixed doubles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, partnering with Victoria Azarenka. Mirnyi has won a total of 49 ATP titles in 92 finals appearances.
  • Tom Fish, who lost in the first round in doubles, is now the chairman of the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation and is a co-tournament director for the Vero Beach futures event.