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Ruben Gonzales | Terra Haute, Indiana | ITF Bio 

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career-High Ranking 766 (May 6, 2013)  131 (September 10, 2018) 

Career Titles 

  • 3 ATP Challenger Titles
    • Doubles: Savannah Challenger '22, Bucharest Challenger '21, Las Vegas Challenger '19, Scheveningen '18, Morelos '15, Tampere '14
  • 17 Futures Titles 
    • Doubles: Malaysia F1 '17, Sweden F4 '17, Mexico F2 '16, France F13 '16, Italy F23 '16, USA F34 '16, USA F6 '13, Belguim F5 '13, USA F2 '12, USA F16 '12, Germany F15 '12, Germany F16 '12, Austria F9 '12, Italy F25 '11, Italy F26 '11, India F2 '10, USA F6 '0

2022 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Savannah Challenger in Savannah, Georgia with Treat Huey  

  • Doubles finalist at Rome Challenger in Rome, Italy with Reese Stalder  

2021 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at Bucharest Challenger in Bucharest, Romania with Hunter Johnson 

2019 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Las Vegas Challenger in Las Vegas, Nevada with former Illini Ruan Roelofse 

  • Doubles finalist at the M25 Claremont in Claremont, California with former Illini Ruan Roelofse  

  • Doubles finalist at the Playford Challenger in City of Playford, Australia with Evan King 

 2018 Highlights 

  • Won doubles title with Nathaniel Lammons at The Hague Open (Scheveningen '18).

2017 Highlights 

  • Won a silver medal for the Philippines at the 2017 Southeast Asia Games in August 
  • Won the doubles title at the Sweden F4 and Malaysia F1 Futures in October with Hunter Reese   

Davis Cup Results  

  • Competed on the Philippine Davis Cup team from 2010 through the present season
  • Has a 14-8 record in Davis Cup matches 

University of Illinois Highlights 

  • Part of the 2007 NCAA Runner-Up Team  
  • First-Team All-Big Ten (2008-unanimous) Academic All-Big Ten (2008, 2007, 2006)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete (2005) 

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Rajeev Ram | Denver, Colorado | ATP Tour Bio

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career-High Ranking 56 (April 18, 2016)  2 (August 1, 2022) 

Career Titles 

  • 4 Grand Slams
    • Singles: US Open '21 
    • Singles: Australian Open '20 
    • Mixed Doubles: Australian Open '19, Australian Open '21 
  • 4 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 
    • Singles: Monte Carlo '22
    • Doubles: Canada '21, Paris '18, Indian Wells '17
  • 18 ATP Tour Titles
    • Doubles: Dubai '19, Moscow '18, Munich '18, Shenzhen '17, Newport '17, Delray '17, Chengdu '16, Halle '16, Halle '15, St. Petersburg '12, Delray Beach '11, San Jose '11, Atlanta '10, Bangkok '09, Newport '09, Chennai '09 
    • Singles: Newport '15, Newport '09
  • 32 ATP Challenger Titles
    • Doubles: Guadalajara '15, Leon '15, Nottingham '14, Johannesburg '13, Dallas '11, Eckental '10, Tulsa '09, Baton Rouge '09, Dallas '09, Champaign-Urbana '08, Tallahassee '08, Humacao '08, Nashville '07, Tulsa '07, Aptos '07, Carson '07, Forest Hills '07, Maui '06, Champaign-Urbana '06, Tulsa '06, Dallas '06, Busan 1 '05, Mexico City '05, Champaign-Urbana '04, Denver '04, 
    • Singles:  Guadalajara '15,  Leon '14, Rio Quente '13, Ortisei '11, Eckental '11, Aachen '09, Winnetka '08, 
  • 7 Futures Titles 
    • Doubles: USA F8 '04, Canada F1 '04, USA F1 '04, USA F15 '03, USA F28 '02, 
    • Singles: Canada F2 '04, USA F30 '02, 

2022 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monte Carlo, Monaco with Joe Salisbury 

  • Doubles finalist at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy with Joe Salisbury 

  • Ram also founded a tournament in his home state of Indiana called the Rajeev Ram Foundation Indy Challenger.   

2021 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York with Joe Salisbury 

  • Won the doubles title at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia with Joe Salisbury 

  • Doubles finalist at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria with Joe Salisbury 

  • Doubles finalist at the Internazionali Bnl D’Italia in Rome, Italy with Joe Salisbury 

2020 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia with Joe Salisbury  

2019 Highlights 

  • With partner, Barbora Krejcikova, Ram captured his first Grand Slam title in the Mixed Doubles at the Australian Open.

  • Won first doubles title of the season at the ATP 500 World Tour event, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, with Joe Salisbury.

2018 Highlights 

  • Won the Rolex Paris Masters doubles title in his debut with Spain's Marcel Granollers without dropping a set. This marks Ram's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of his career.
  • Captured second doubles title of the season with Austin Krajicek at the ATP 250 World Tour event, VTB Kremlin Cup.
  • After being named alternates with partner, Sam Querrey, the pair reached the Rogers Cup quarterfinals.
  • Won doubles title with Ivan Dodig at the ATP 250 World Tour event, BMW Open.

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  • Has won four ATP World Tour events with three different doubles partners in 2017; the four titles are the most in a single year in Ram's career 
  • Won first ATP 1000 World Tour event at Indian Wells with Raven Klaasen in March 
  • Retired from singles to focus on doubles play 

University of Illinois Highlights 

  • All-American (2003)
  • NCAA Doubles Champion (with Brian Wilson in 2003)
  • First-Team All-Big Ten (2003-unanimous)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2003) 
  • Part of the Illinois 2003 National Championship team that went a perfect 32-0, where the team captured the Triple Crown of college tennis (team, singles and doubles championships) as well as winning the 2003 ITA National Indoor Championships.  

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Ruan Roelofse | Cape Town, South Africa  | ITF Tour Bio

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career-High Ranking 357 (February 27, 2012)  122 (April 18, 2016) 

Career Titles 

  • 7 ATP Challenger Titles
    • Doubles: Potchefstroom Open II '21, Las Vegas Challenger '19, Gimcheon '18, Lisboa Belem '17, Binghamton '15, Gimcheon '14, Burnie '13 
  • ITF Tour 

    • M15 Sunrise '22, M25 Weston '22, M15 Jakarta '19 

  • 37 Futures Titles 
    • Doubles: Germany F3 '18, USA F34 '16,  Uzbekistan F4 '15, Turkey F21 '15, Israel F2 '15, Turkey F8 '15, Turkey F6 '15, Turkey F4 '15, Turkey F31 '14, Turkey F27 '14, Hong Kong F2 '14, South Africa F3 '14, South Africa F1 '14, Qatar F3 '14, Qatar F2 '14, Nigeria F2 '13, Nigeria F1 '13, Kuwait F2 '13, USA F22 '13, Turkey F25 '13, Bahrain F1 '13, South Africa F2 '12, Zimbabwe F1 '12, Nigeria F2 '12, Nigeria F1 '12, Kuwait F2 '12, Great Britain F15 '12, Great Britain F14 '12, France F6 '12, Rwanda F1 '11, Israel F7 '11, Uganda F1 '10, Rwanda F1 '09, Burundi F1 '09, 
    • Singles: South Africa F3 '18, Hong Kong F2 '14, South Africa F1 '11, 

2022 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the City of Sunrise Pro Tennis Classic in Sunrise, Florida with Alexander Cozbinov  

  • Doubles finalist at M25 Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California with Daniel Cukierman 

  • Won the doubles title at Midtown Weston 25K in Weston, Florida with Dennis Novikov 

2021 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at Potchefstroom Open II in Potchefstroom, South Africa with Raven Klaasen 

2019 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Las Vegas Challenger in Las Vegas, Nevada with former Illini Ruben Gonzales 

  • Won the doubles title at the Combiphar International Tennis Tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia with Justin Barkic 

  • Doubles finalist at Oracle Pro Series in Claremont, California with former Illini Ruben Gonzales 

  • Doubles finalist at the Dallas Challenger 110 in Dallas, Texas with Ante Pavic 

2018 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Gimcheon Open in Gimcheon, South Korea with John-Patrick Smith
  • Won the doubles title at the Germany F3 Futures in Nussloch, Germany with Kevin Krawietz

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2017 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at the Lisboa Belem Open in Lisbon, Portugal with Christopher Rungkat
  • Finalist in the Champaign Challenger doubles final 

Davis Cup Results  

  • Competed on the South African Davis Cup team from 2012 through the present season
  • Has a 7-5 record in Davis Cup matches, including a 5-0 record in doubles  

University of Illinois Highlights 

  • Posted a 24-14 overall record in doubles his freshman season that included capturing the doubles title at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational  

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Aleksander Vukic | Sydney, Australia | ITF Tour Bio 

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career High Ranking 117 (February 28, 2022) 398 (March 22, 2022)

Career Titles 

  • 1 ATP Tour Title
    • Singles: Bengaluru Open II '22 
  • 1 Futures Title 127078
    • Singles: USA F25 '17  

2022 Highlights 

  • Won his first Challenger singles title at the Bengaluru Open II in Bengaluru, India 

2021 Highlights 

  • Singles finalist at the Champaign Challenger in Champaign, Illinois 

  • Singles finalist at the Charlottesville Challenger in Charlottesville, Virginia 

2020 Highlights 

  • Singles finalist at the Monterrey Challenger in Monterrey, Mexico  

2019 Highlights 

  • Finished as a singles finalist at the Bakersfield Tennis Open in Bakersfield, Calif. on March 17

2018 Highlights 

  • Finished as a singles finalist at the Wichita Tennis Open in Wichita, Kan. on July 8

2017 Highlights 

  • Won first singles title of professional career at the JSM Futures in Urbana, Ill. on July 29

University of Illinois Highlights 

  • ITA Singles All-American (2016, 2017, 2018) 
  • Three-time All-Big Ten Selection  
  • 11-time B1G Athlete of the Week  
  • 2017 Big Ten Athlete of the Year 
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2016, 2017, 2018)


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Zeke Clark | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ITF Tour Bio

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career High Ranking 516 (August 1, 2022)

486 (August 1, 2022)

Career Titles: 

  • 3 ITF Tour Title
    • Singles: M15 Cancun '22
    • Doubles: M15 Naples '22, M15 Cancun '22

2022 Highlights 

  • Won his first three M15 titles (one singles and two doubles) 

  • Singles finalist at the Tulsa Pro Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma  

  • Doubles finalist at M15 Naples in Naples, Florida with Evan Zhu 

2019 Highlights 

  • Singles finalist at the Norman Open Series in Norman, Oklahoma 

Aleksandar Kovacevic | New York City, New York | ITF Tour Bio 

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles

Career High Ranking

227 (July 25, 2022)

418 (July 18, 2022)

2022 Highlights 

  • Singles finalist at the Indianapolis Challenger in Indianapolis, Indiana 

2020 Highlights 

  • Doubles finalist at the Legacy Bank NWA Tennis Series in Fayetteville, Arkansas 

2019 Highlights 

  • Singles finalist at Legacy National Bank NWA Tennis Series in Fayetteville, Arkansas  

Fletcher Scott | Lawrence, Kansas | ITF Tour Bio

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career High Ranking 984 (August 1, 2022)

 988 (May 23, 2022)

2022 Highlights 

  • Doubles finalist at Antalya Series in Antalya, Turkey with Timo Stodder 

Kweisi Kenyatte | Detroit, Michigan | ITF Tour Bio

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career High Ranking 1376 (June 27, 2022)

 1106 (May 16, 2022)

Career Titles: 

Doubles: M15 Champaign

2022 Highlights 

  • Doubles finalist at the Edwardsville futures in Edwardsville, Illinois with Cooper Williams 

2021 Highlights 

  • Won the doubles title at M15 Champaign in Champaign, Illinois with Karlis Ozolins a fellow Illini player 

Alex Brown | Urbandale, Iowa | ITF Tour Bio 

ATP Rankings Singles Doubles
Career High Ranking 640 (February 17, 2020)

 840 (November 25, 2019