2019 Nordic Naturals Challenger – Singles

Singles
Singles
2019 Nordic Naturals Challenger
Champion	Steve Johnson
Runner-up	Dominik Köpfer
Final score	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated June 14, 2022

Thanasi Kokkinakis was the defending champion^[1] but lost in the second round to Egor Gerasimov.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Damir Džumhur (quarterfinals)
Steve Johnson (champion)
Taro Daniel (quarterfinals)
Dominik Köpfer (final)
Bjorn Fratangelo (third round)
Egor Gerasimov (semifinals)
Marcos Giron (quarterfinals)
Michael Mmoh (second round)
Enzo Couacaud (second round)
Go Soeda (quarterfinals)
Mitchell Krueger (second round)
Emilio Gómez (third round)
Christopher Eubanks (second round)
Ramkumar Ramanathan (second round)
Darian King (withdrew)
Ruben Bemelmans (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Damir Džumhur	1	6	5

	Ernesto Escobedo	6	3	7
						Ernesto Escobedo	4	3

					4	Dominik Köpfer	6	6
4	Dominik Köpfer	6	6

7	Marcos Giron	1	4
									4	Dominik Köpfer	4	6⁴

									2	Steve Johnson	6	7⁷
6	Egor Gerasimov	6	6

3	Taro Daniel	3	4
					6	Egor Gerasimov	2	1

					2	Steve Johnson	6	6
10	Go Soeda	3	6⁴

2	Steve Johnson	6	7⁷

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	D Džumhur	6	6
Q	K Smith	6	6		Q	K Smith	4	4
WC	Brandon Holt	4	3							1	D Džumhur	6⁶	6	7¹¹
WC	D Young	4	2								L Lacko	7⁸	3	6⁹
	L Lacko	6	6			L Lacko	7⁷	7⁷
					13	C Eubanks	6¹	6⁵
															1	D Džumhur	1	6	5
																E Escobedo	6	3	7
					11	M Krueger	4	7⁸	2
	E Escobedo	6	6			E Escobedo	6	6⁶	6
WC	J Brooksby	2	2								E Escobedo	7⁷	6⁵	7¹⁴
LL	S Verbeek	6	6³	2						5	B Fratangelo	6²	7⁷	6¹²
	J Sinner	3	7⁷	6		J Sinner	6⁶	3
					5	B Fratangelo	7⁸	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

				4	D Köpfer	6	6
	J Ward	4	2		Z Li	3	4
	Z Li	6	6						4	D Köpfer	6	7⁷
WC	R Harrison	4^r							Alt	A Sarkissian	3	6²
Alt	A Sarkissian	5		Alt	A Sarkissian	6²	6	6
				16	R Bemelmans	7⁷	1	2
														4	D Köpfer	6	6
														7	M Giron	1	4
				9	E Couacaud	6	2	2
	B Gojo	6	6		B Gojo	1	6	6
	M Arévalo	4	1							B Gojo	6	6²	4
ITF	L Glasspool	6⁵	4						7	M Giron	3	7⁷	6
ITF	Ma Redlicki	7⁷	6	ITF	Ma Redlicki	2	3
				7	M Giron	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	E Gerasimov	7⁷	6
	T Kokkinakis	6	1			T Kokkinakis	6²	4
Q	Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi	2	0^r						6	E Gerasimov	6	7
	A Santillan	6	6						12	E Gómez	3	5
ITF	T van Rijthoven	3	4			A Santillan	6⁴	5
					12	E Gómez	7⁷	7
														6	E Gerasimov	6	6
														3	T Daniel	3	4
					Alt	Mi Redlicki	6	6
	M Janvier	6	4	6		M Janvier	3	4
	D-h Lee	4	6	4					Alt	Mi Redlicki	6	5	6³
WC	S Riffice	6	6						3	T Daniel	3	7	7⁷
	Yo Watanuki	2	4		WC	S Riffice	4	0
					3	T Daniel	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	M Mmoh	5	6	4
	M Purcell	7	7⁹			M Purcell	7	1	6
ITF	M Cressy	5	6⁷								M Purcell	6³	3
	JC Aragone	4	2							10	G Soeda	7⁷	6
ITF	E Hoyt	6	6		ITF	E Hoyt	6³	5
					10	G Soeda	7⁷	7
														10	G Soeda	3	6⁴
														2	S Johnson	6	7⁷
					14	R Ramanathan	6²	4
Alt	D Novikov	2	6	0		L Broady	7⁷	6
	L Broady	6	4	6							L Broady	5	1
	R Quiroz	6	6							2	S Johnson	7	6
	A Harris	3	3			R Quiroz	1	2
					2	S Johnson	6	6

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Compatriots to Saville and home players, Nick Kyrgios and wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis played off in the final. Kyrgios, who was also a winner of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in junior doubles, defeated Hopman Cup player Kokkinakis, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3), to win the men's singles title at the 2014 Canadian Open. Tsonga became the first man to defeat Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Federer in the same tournament since Rafael Nadal at the 2008 Hamburg Masters.

Marin Čilić was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.

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Andy Murray defeated the two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–2, to win the men's singles title at the 2015 Madrid Open.

Defending champion Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3, to win the men's singles title at the 2015 Cincinnati Masters. He won the title without losing a set or having his serve broken, the second time he did so in Cincinnati, following his win in 2012. It marked the first time Federer defeated the world No. 1 and No. 2 players in consecutive matches en route to a title. It was Djokovic's fifth runners-up finish without winning the title.

Pablo Carreño Busta was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Julien Benneteau.

Stan Wawrinka was the two-time defending champion but lost to Márton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals.

John Isner was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Ryan Harrison in a rematch of the 2017 final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.

Roberto Bautista Agut was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Stefan Kozlov was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kamil Majchrzak.

Fabio Fognini was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Taylor Fritz.

Thanasi Kokkinakis and Matt Reid were the defending champions but only Reid chose to defend his title, partnering Jonny O'Mara. Reid lost in the first round to Egor Gerasimov and Li Zhe.

Dan Evans was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

Michael Mmoh was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Brandon Nakashima.

Thanasi Kokkinakis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

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Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios defeated Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the men's doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open. They became the first all-Australian pair to win the title since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1997, and the first wildcard champions in the Open Era. The final marked the first all-Australian men's doubles final at the Australian Open since 1980.

References

↑ "Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis earns sweep at Nordic Naturals Challenger". August 12, 2018.

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[1] "Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis earns sweep at Nordic Naturals Challenger". August 12, 2018.

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