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44-538: The Tennis Europe Junior Tour is now universally recognized as the first stepping stone for talented young players across Europe as they transition from domestic to international events. Several future world No. 1 displayed their talents to an international audience for the first time on the European Junior Tour, including Steffi Graf , Monica Seles , Amélie Mauresmo , Boris Becker , Stefan Edberg , Ivan Lendl , Marat Safin , and Mats Wilander . With

88-522: A major singles title. Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until the 1984 French Open . Ríos reached No. 1 on March 30, 1998, but retired without ever having won a Grand Slam title, making him the only No. 1 player with that distinction. Federer holds the record of wire-to-wire No. 1 for three consecutive calendar years. Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been 13 years in which one player held

132-402: A 52-week period restored since August 2021 . Novak Djokovic has spent the most weeks as world No. 1, a record total 428 weeks. Roger Federer has a record 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 finishes, achieving the feat for eight years (including the two pandemic-impacted seasons ). Pete Sampras held the year-end No. 1 ranking for

176-565: A criminal case was opened against him, and on 25 July 2006, he was arrested and soon convicted. In the elections on 7 December 2003, Vladimir Strelchenko was elected to the post of head of the Khimki district (20.0% of the votes, or 15,085); the vice-head was businessman Igor Belousov. Strelchenko was supported in the elections by the governor of the Moscow Oblast, Boris Gromov . The second candidate, Yevgeny Artamonov, received 16.8% of

220-784: A direct distance of 22 kilometres from Moscow city centre. At the time of the conflict this location was outside Khimki. This memorial is different to the Khimki War Memorial moved in 2007 to in Novoluzhinskoe cemetery. Khimki was home to several Soviet aerospace defense development centers that became the principal employers for the majority of the city population. This included R&D enterprises which designed surface-to-air missiles for S-75 , S-125 , S-200 , S-300 Soviet air defense systems, engines for intercontinental ballistic missiles and satellite launch vehicles , and other types of equipment. For this reason, Khimki

264-679: A great deal of commercial activity due to its location between Moscow and one of its main airports, Sheremetyevo . As of 2015 some aerospace-development centers located in Khimki contribute to a program of the International Space Station . Former Soviet aerospace and defense development centers located in Khimki: Khimki hosts one of the largest shopping malls in Russia , which features French chain-store Auchan and Swedish furniture-retailer IKEA . Khimki station

308-618: A letter of resignation from the post of head of the city district, which was approved by the Council of Deputies of the city district. On 10 November 2014, Vladimir Sleptsov was appointed acting head of the Khimki administration, and in December of the same year he was confirmed as head of the district administration. On 14 November 2014, deputies of the Council of Deputies of the Khimki City District elected Alexander Dryannov as

352-422: A player’s best 14 results in the events counted . 2000–2008 ; ‘Best of 18’ ranking system, where a player’s best 18 results in the events counted . 2009–2019 ; A new point scale for ATP rankings to the ‘Best of 18’ ranking system . 2020 –2021 ; ‘Best of 24-month’ ranking system from Aug 23, 2020 to Aug 9, 2021 for the two pandemic-impacted seasons . 2022–present ; Normal ATP’s ranking system over

396-449: A record six consecutive years. Carlos Alcaraz is both the youngest world No. 1 (19 years, 4 months), and the youngest year-end No. 1 (19 years, 7 months). Djokovic is both the oldest world No. 1 (37 years and 16 days) and the oldest year-end No. 1 (36 years, 7 months). Federer is the player with the longest time span (14 years) between his first and most recent dates at No. 1 (February 2004–June 2018), while Rafael Nadal

440-643: Is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) south east of Molzhaninovo railway station . The memorial was unveiled on 6 December 1966 as a 25th anniversary recognition of the launch of the Soviet counter offensive. This location is just short of an intersection with the Moscow–St Petersburg railway (close to where the IKEA shopping centre has since been built). This memorial and shopping centre on the Northern side of Khimki has

484-461: Is part of the Moscow metropolitan area . The city of Khimki is attached to the city of Moscow and has a border with it. Khimki was initially a railway station that existed since 1850 on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway . The Moskva-Volga Canal was constructed between 1932 and 1937 on which Khimki lies on the west bank. Khimki was then officially founded in 1939. The German attack starting

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528-411: Is the only player to hold the top ranking in three different decades, spanning 11 years and 5 months (2008–2020). Djokovic has the longest time span (12 years) between his first and last year-end No. 1 finish (2011–2023), and is the only player to be ranked No. 1 at least once in a year for 13 different years. Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos , have reached No. 1 without previously having won

572-745: The ATP Finals ). The best players from the Junior Tour then join the ITF Junior Circuit , which allows them to compete for the Junior Grand Slam titles , establish a world junior ranking and give them a chance to get an ATP or WTA ranking. The ITF Junior Circuit is thus basically the player pathway between the junior game of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour and the elite levels of professional tennis of

616-451: The Battle of Moscow (code-named 'Operation Typhoon') began on 2 October 1941. The attack on a broad front brought German forces to occupy the village of Krasnaya Polyana (now in the town of Lobnya ) to Moscow's North West. Krasnaya Polyana was taken on 30 November. Many sources state that at least one German army patrol visited Khimki. Similarly many sources state this as the closest point

660-977: The Taça Internacional Maia held in Maia , and the U14 International German Tennis Championships held in Düren . Before the addition of the Super Categories, the most important and prestigious tournaments in the U14 Junior Tennis calendar were Petits As , Tim Essonne , the European Junior Championships, and the season-ending Junior Masters. No one has ever won all of them, but Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal have both won three of them, with Gasquet only missing

704-554: The ATP rankings for every week of the calendar year. Connors and Federer have done so in three years, Connors non-consecutively and Federer consecutively. Weeks are updated automatically. General Specific Khimki Khimki ( Russian : Химки , IPA: [ˈxʲimkʲɪ] ) is a city in Moscow Oblast , Russia. It is located approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest from central Moscow , and

748-522: The ATP. Two team events also exist for the top players from each age category (U12/U14/U16): The Tennis Europe Winter Cups and the Summer Cups , which provide youngsters with an early opportunity to compete for their countries. These events are where many future Davis and Billie Jean King Cup champions earned a first taste of team competition. The U14 events serve as the European qualifying for

792-657: The Administration of the Governor of the Moscow Oblast. Maria Kitaeva, the governor's adviser on information issues, told ITAR-TASS, "he wrote a letter of resignation of his own free will." The statement was written after Strelchenko's conversation with Sergei Shoigu . One of the reasons for the resignation of Vladimir Strelchenko was the appearance of compromising evidence on the Himkileaks website. On 17 August 2012, First Deputy Head of Administration Oleg Shakhov

836-538: The Germans reached to Moscow (Khimki at the time was 8 km (almost 4 or 5 mi), from the edge of Moscow). Among the sources stating the Germans visited Khimki the details of the date and unit involved are inconsistent and disputed. One story of events asserts a skirmish took place in Khimki on 16 October at the Leningradskoe Shosse bridge involving a German motorcycle unit, but this would have been far from

880-622: The ITF World Junior Tennis tournament, while the U16 events are the European qualifying for the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup . All three of them date back to the founding of Tennis Europe in the mid-1970s. The 12 & Under Tour differs in that no rankings are produced, and there are no Masters or European individual championship events, though the summer team event has been widely acclaimed. From 2021,

924-483: The Khimki branch of the LDPR - Nikolai Kovtun. Chairman of the Khimki branch of A Just Russia - Mikhail Khorsev. Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is incorporated as Khimki City Under Oblast Jurisdiction —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Khimki City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Khimki Urban Okrug . The city enjoys

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968-752: The Khimki urban district consists of six parties: United Russia , the Communist Party of the Russian Federation , the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , A Just Russia , Yabloko , and Rodina . Secretary of the local branch of the United Russia Party - Dmitry Voloshin. First secretary of the Khimki city branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - Alexey Perfilov. Coordinator of

1012-678: The Masters while Nadal only failed to win the Championships. The only players who have won both Petits As and the U14 European Junior Championships are Reinhard Wawra in 1987, Maxime Boyé in 1990, Răzvan Sabău in 1991, Julien Maigret in 1997, Richard Gasquet in 1999, Carlos Boluda in 2006, Nikola Milojević in 2009, Vojtech Petr in 2019, and Thijs Boogaard in 2022. In 1991, the finalists of Petits As , Răzvan Sabău and Juan Antonio Saiz, also reached

1056-684: The U14 Super Category tournaments (dubbed as the 'grand slams' of the U14 circuit), the European Championships , and the season-ending Junior Masters . The Tennis Europe Junior Tour also boasts a cumulative weekly ranking, 'Player of the Year' awards (former recipients include Rafael Nadal , Grigor Dimitrov , and Kim Clijsters ), and a season-ending Masters tournament for the top eight performers in each category (the equivalent of

1100-448: The category of those tournaments. The ATP has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since August 23, 1973. Starting in 1979, an updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week. Since 1973, 29 players have been ranked No. 1 by the ATP, of which 19 have been year-end No. 1. Since the introduction of the rankings, the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2019,

1144-479: The emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990, the Tennis Europe Junior Tour was also created. Founded in 1990 with 43 tournaments over two age groups, the Junior Tour has since grown and been divided into three age groups; 16 & Under, 14 & Under and 12 & Under, and as of 2022, these three categories combined for a total of some 450+ tournaments, staged across almost all 50 member nations of Tennis Europe, and with

1188-482: The events. List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players The PIF ATP rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals ' (ATP) merit-based system for determining the rankings in men's tennis . The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the ATP Tour . Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and

1232-535: The final of the U14 European Junior Championships, with Sabău winning both of them. Furthermore, Todor Enev reached both finals in 1996, but lost both of them. In the U14/16 Circuits, boys and girls events in both singles and doubles events are held at all tournaments, with some offering additional consolation tournaments for early losers. In addition to their results, some juniors are more focused on player parties, cultural exchanges, and tourist trips during

1276-542: The head of the Khimki region was Yuri Korablin, and the vice-head was Sergei Krivorotenko. In 2001, Korablin became a deputy of the Moscow Oblast Duma, and his post was automatically taken by the vice-head. Unlike other municipalities in the Moscow Oblast, the charter of the Khimki district clearly provided for this option. In September 2003, Sergei Krivorotenko disappeared from the administration. Subsequently,

1320-681: The immediate threat to Moscow" started on 5 December on the North-Western Front (the area around Khimki North West of Moscow). The South-Western Front and Western Fronts began their offensives on 6 December. The German forces were driven back. Moscow was never under such close land threat again during the war. A memorial in the form of a giant tank trap is located at the "Kilometer 23" point 55°54′46.103″N 37°24′10.577″E  /  55.91280639°N 37.40293806°E  / 55.91280639; 37.40293806 ) of Leningradskoye Highway (the highway to St. Petersburg). The memorial

1364-630: The introduction of a new ‘Super Category’ in the Junior Tour events, which would award increased ranking points and provide other increased benefits and services for participants. The Super Category status was awarded to 5 of the Tour’s best-performing and most prestigious events in recognition of their extraordinary performance: The ONE-SGM Christmas Cup held in Khimki , Les Petits As held in Tarbes , Kungens Kanna & Drottningens Pris held in Stockholm ,

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1408-459: The main body of German forces at that time. Another account is a patrol reached Khimki around 30 November or early December before returning to its main unit without combat. The dates mentioned for this second account vary. A myth surrounding this is that the Germans would have been able to see the Kremlin 19 kilometres in the distance from Khimki. The Soviet Army counter offensive for "removing

1452-490: The most year-end ATP ranking points in any season, with 8,370 points in 2006 . Since the introduction of a new point scale for the ATP rankings from 2009, Djokovic achieved the same feat with 16,585 ranking points in 2015 season. Djokovic also holds the record of 16,950 ranking points on 6 June 2016, the most ATP points ever accumulated by any player. John McEnroe held the No. 1 ranking a record 14 times, Sampras and Djokovic are

1496-431: The new Head of the city district. On 2 August 2016, Vladimir Sleptsov was appointed head of the Khimki city district. On 22 September 2016, Sleptsov resigned of his own free will. First Deputy Head of Administration Dmitry Voloshin was appointed acting head of the city district. In December 2016, by decision of the Council of Deputies, Dmitry Voloshin was elected head of the Khimki city district. The Council of Deputies of

1540-472: The only two other players to have held it 10 or more times, with 11 and 10 stints respectively. Rafter spent the least time at number 1 (one week). The statistics are updated only when the ATP website revises its rankings (usually on Monday mornings except when tournament finals are postponed). Current record in bold . The ATP year-end No. 1 (ATP Player of the Year), in recent decades, has been determined as

1584-512: The participation of over 12,000 players, including non-European players, such as Lleyton Hewitt , Kei Nishikori , Juan Martín Del Potro , Guillermo Coria , and Sania Mirza , who all got their first taste of European competition on the Junior Tour. After playing national junior events in their home countries, talented young players then usually proceed to compete internationally, on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour. Players begin their pathway with Category 3 events and work their way up to competing at

1628-639: The player who ends the year as world No. 1 in the ATP rankings. Prior to the early 1990s this was not always the case, in some instances the "ATP Player of the Year" and the Year-end No. 1 in the rankings were different players (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1989). Novak Djokovic holds the ATP record of eight year-end No. 1 finishes. Overall, 19 players have achieved the year-end No. 1 ranking. Ten of them have achieved this more than once, of which four ( Lendl , Federer , Djokovic , Nadal ) have done so in non-consecutive years. Six players have stayed at No. 1 in

1672-553: The rankings are calculated by totaling the points a player wins in his best eighteen tournaments, subject to certain restrictions. For top players the counting tournaments are the four Grand Slam tournaments, the eight mandatory ATP Masters tournaments, the non-mandatory ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte-Carlo, the player's best four eligible ATP Tour 500 tournaments and his best two results from ATP Tour 250 tournaments. Lower-ranked players who are not eligible for some or all of

1716-477: The top U12 players end the season at the 12 & Under Festival, an invitational event for the national squads of European boys and girls hosted by the Rafa Nadal Academy. The 14/16 & Under Tour events are played at three levels, ranging from the elite Category 1 events, which attract the strongest draws, to the more numerous and accessible Category 2 and 3 events. In 2019, Tennis Europe announced

1760-419: The top spot for the entire year: Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978; Lendl in 1986 and 1987; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997; Hewitt in 2002; Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007; and Djokovic in 2015 and 2021. In contrast, 1999 saw five players hold the No. 1 ranking (the most in any single year): Sampras, Carlos Moyá , Yevgeny Kafelnikov , Andre Agassi , and Patrick Rafter . Prior to 2009, Federer accumulated

1804-536: The top tournaments may include additional ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, and also ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's Circuit tournaments. Players who qualify for the year-end ATP Finals also include any points gained from the tournament in their total, increasing the number of tournaments counted to 19. 1973–1982 ; ATP ranking's average system as introduced on 23 August 1973 . 1983–1989 ; ATP ranking's average system with bonus points for beating top ranked players . 1990–1999 ; ‘Best of 14’ ranking system, where

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1848-481: The vote (12,672). In the 2009 elections, Vladimir Strelchenko was re-elected to the post of head of the Khimki urban district (50.4%, or 27,443). Igor Belousov also participated in the elections and scored 22.8% (12,401). On 15 August 2012, Vladimir Strelchenko announced through the official website of the City Administration that he resigned, effective 17 August 2012. This information was confirmed by

1892-553: Was appointed acting Head of the Khimki City District, having taken this position only two days earlier - on 15 August 2012. Before this, Shakhov worked as first deputy governor of the Tula Oblast . Having defeated opposition candidate Yevgeniya Chirikova in the elections held on 14 October 2012, Shakhov became the Head of the city district. In November 2014, Oleg Shakhov was accused of fraud of 22 million rubles, after which he wrote

1936-686: Was off limits for all foreigners visiting the country, despite its location on a highway between Moscow and its major international airport. In 2010 the city saw protests over the construction of the new Moscow–Saint Petersburg motorway through the Khimki Forest . The city of Khimki is adjacent to the city of Moscow, immediately beyond the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD). Population: 254,748 ( 2019 Census ); 207,425 ( 2010 Census ); 141,000 ( 2002 Census ); 132,902 ( 1989 Soviet census ) ; 106,000 (1977); 23,000 (1939). Until 2001,

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