Eric Butorac
(Rochester, MN) – Butorac was a Minnesota state champion in singles as well as an NCAA Champion at Gustavus Adolphus. He reached a career high of 17 in doubles and has 11 career ATP doubles titles including Chennai ’09 with Rajeev Ram. He also reached the US Open semifinals in mixed doubles with Jill Craybas.
James Blake
Unfortunately, James Blake will not be able to attend the 2011 MN Tennis Challenge. He notified Eric Butorac that he sustained a knee injury at his last event and will not be able to play for another couple of weeks. He will then begin rehab in an attempt to be able to play at full-speed…Read more
Mike Russell
Michael was born in 1978. Since age five he was been taught and coached by his father–a championship tennis player at the University of Michigan. Michael earned his first ATP points in 1997 . His singles ranking as of August 2011 is 99. “Iron Mike” is known as a determined competitor who plays defensively. His playing…Read more
Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Gambill is a Spokane, Wash., native who turned pro in 1995 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 14 in singles in 2001. Among the top players he has defeated are Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. Gambill is skilled at both singles and doubles (career high…Read more
Melanie Oudin
Georgia native Melanie Oudin first made national headlines when she defeated former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in the third round of the 2009 Wimbledon. The win was her first over a top-10 player and marked her debut in the top 100. That fall, Melanie, as a wild card, knocked off Elena Dementieva, Maria Sharapova and…Read more
Irina Falconi
Irinia Falconi is an up-and-coming WTA Tour player whose biggest win to date is an upset of No. 15-ranked Dominika Cibulkova at the 2011 U.S. Open. Falconi, a native of Ecuador, grew up in New York City and attended Georgia Tech for two years before turning pro.
Ashley Fisher
Doubles specialist Ashley Fisher was born in Australia. He started playing tennis at the age of five, began playing professional in 1998 and currently holds four career titles. In 2009 he was ranked number 19 in doubles.
