ECUADOR OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 6 February 2018 FORMER TEAMMATES QUIROZ, HANFMANN TO SQUARE OFF IN QUITO

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1 ECUADOR OPEN: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Club Jacaranda - Quito, Ecuador February 5-11, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $501,345 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com EcuadorOpen.com.ec Joshua Rey: Press Room: facebook.com/ecuadoropen250 TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FORMER TEAMMATES QUIROZ, HANFMANN TO SQUARE OFF IN QUITO Hometown favorite and Ecuadorian No. 1 Roberto Quiroz makes his ATP World Tour main draw debut on Tuesday in one of six first-round matches taking place at the Ecuador Open in Quito. If the pressure of competing in his first ATP match on home soil is not enough, Quiroz is facing an opponent he is very familiar with, former USC teammate and roommate Yannick Hanfmann of Germany. Quiroz and Hanfmann were teammates on the Trojans' NCAA Championship teams in 2012 and 2014, and together they captured the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship in New York in 2014 before graduating in Hanfmann seeks his first win of 2018 after a breakthrough 2017 that saw him reach his first ATP World Tour SF and final at Gstaad as a qualifier. Three seeded players will vie for a berth in the Round of 16. No. 5 Horacio Zeballos of Argentina faces Thiago Monteiro of Brazil on Center Court Tuesday afternoon. In the evening session, No. 8 Nicolas Jarry of Chile takes on Argentine qualifier Facundo Bagnis, followed by No. 7 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, the oldest player in the draw, meeting American Ernesto Escobedo. Last year, the 38-year-old Karlovic squandered three match points and lost to eventual champion Victor Estrella Burgos in a third-set tiebreak in a thrilling Round of 16 encounter. In other first-round action, two Quito quarter-finalists from last year will square off when Roberto Carballes Baena faces fellow qualifier Federico Gaio of Italy. Carballes Baena fell to countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas in three sets last year, while Gaio lost to Estrella Burgos in the QF. The other opening-round matchup will feature Gerard Melzer of Austria taking on Marco Cecchinato of Italy. Melzer will seek his third R16 berth in Quito in four years, while Cecchinato vies for his first match win in Quito after failing to get out of qualifying last year. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTER COURT [5] Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 11 Campos Do Jordao CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-3 Zeballos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Dolgopolov) YTD W-L: 1-2 Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: April 27, 1985 ATP Ranking: 66 Quito W-L (Best Result): 1-3 (R16, 2015)

2 Day 2 Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Page 2 of 4 Advanced to the R16 at Quito in 2015 (d. Krajicek in 1R, l. to Bellucci); lost in the 1R in 2016 (l. to Ram) and 2017 (l. to Melzer) Fell to 0-5 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Fognini. Advanced to Brisbane 2R (d. Escobedo, l. to Dolgopolov). Reached Brisbane doubles final in 1st event w/l. Mayer since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers). In 2017, advanced to Grand Slam 3R and 4R for 1st time at Roland Garros (d. Karlovic and Goffin, l. to Thiem) Reached Barcelona SF (l. to Nadal) -- best finish at an ATP event since winning 2013 Vina del Mar title (d. Nadal) Earned career-high 20 singles wins in 2017 Monteiro FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Pune (l. to Anderson) YTD W-L: 2-2 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 ATP Ranking: 118 Quito W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R32, 2017) Lost to local favorite Giovanni Lapentti in 1R last year in Quito Reached Pune 2R (d. Bemelmans in 3rd-set TB, ret. vs. Anderson due to left ankle injury). Fell in Grand Slam qualifying 1R for 4th time in as many attempts at Australian Open (l. to Sonego) Achieved career-high No. 74 in ATP Rankings on February 27, 2017, following back-to-back QFs at Buenos Aires (l. to Berlocq) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ruud) Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. A. Muller in 5 sets, l. to Monfils) and Wimbledon (d. Whittington, l. to Khachanov) in 2017 Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs [WC] Roberto Quiroz (ECU) - First Meeting Hanfmann FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Brisbane (l. to Harrison) YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: November 13, 1991 ATP Ranking: 113 Making his Quito debut this week Entered Brisbane main draw as LL and received 1R bye after Murray withdrawal (l. to Harrison in 2R) Fell in 2nd round of Australian Open qualifying to Kozlov In 2017, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final at Gstaad as Q (d. Haase after saving 4 MPs, l. to Fognini) Made QF run in ATP World Tour debut at Munich as Q (d. Bellucci after saving 1 MP, l. to Bautista Agut) Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 112 on January 29, 2018 Quiroz FastFacts: YTD W-L: 1-1 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 ATP Ranking: 282 Ecuadorian No. 1 is making his ATP World Tour main draw debut this week in front of his home crowd Split two Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I matches last week vs. Chile (d. Lama, l. to Jarry) In 2017, reached 1st career ATP Challenger Tour final at Leon, MEX (d. Estrella Burgos in QF, l. to Menendez-Maceiras)

3 Day 2 Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Page 3 of 4 Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 220 on April 17, 2017 Made Grand Slam qualifying debut at Roland Garros (l. to Hamou in final round) Also lost in qualifying at Wimbledon (l. to Stakhovsky in Q2), Los Cabos (l. to Song in Q1) and US Open (l. to Menendez-Maceiras in Q1) Ended year at 3 ITF Futures Circuit events in Dominican Republic, going 6-2 and winning 1 title (d. Cid Subervi) [Q] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) vs [8] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 17 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay -- Nicolas Jarry 5-2, ret Bagnis FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: February 27, 1990 ATP Ranking: 195 Quito W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R32, 2015) Competing in his first ATP World Tour match of 2018 Failed to get out of the qualifying round at the Australian Open (l. to Piros in Q1) Lost to Alejandro Gonzalez in the R32 at Quito in 2015 In 2017, secured 1st hard-court win in ATP Masters 1000 main draw debut at Indian Wells (d. Benneteau, l. to A. Zverev) Advanced to 2R at Sao Paulo (d. Lajovic, l. to Cuevas) and Bastad (d. Haas, l. to Verdasco) Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 55 on November 14, 2016 Jarry FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Pune (l. to Haase) YTD W-L: 3-2 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 ATP Ranking: 95 Quito W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (R16, 2015) As a qualifier, reached the R16 in his Quito debut in 2015 (d. Escobar, l. to Lajovic) Earned 2nd ATP World Tour win of career at Pune (d. Andujar, l. to Haase in 2R) Lost to L. Mayer in Australian Open debut, falling to 0-3 lifetime in Grand Slam main draws Defeated #NextGenATP player Moutet to reach Canberra, AUS Challenger 2R (l. to Janvier) Won both singles matches in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I last week vs. Ecuador (d. Endara, Quiroz) Currently at a career-high No. 95 in the ATP Rankings Ernesto Escobedo (USA) vs [7] Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - First Meeting Escobedo FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Brisbane (l. to Zeballos) YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: July 4, 1996 ATP Ranking: 133 Making his Quito debut this week after withdrawing from qualifying last year due to fatigue Qualified at Brisbane (l. to Zeballos in 1R), but lost in final round of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Ruud) Fell in the R32 at the Newport Beach Challenger event (l. to Bachinger) last month Last year, advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF of career at Houston as WC (d. Isner , l. to Bellucci) Achieved career-high 9 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 67 on July 17, 2017

4 Day 2 Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Page 4 of 4 Karlovic FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Australian Open (l. to Seppi) YTD W-L: 2-1 Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: February 28, 1979 ATP Ranking: 90 Quito W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R16, 2017) Failed to capitalize on three MP and lost to eventual champion Victor Estrella Burgos in third-set tie-break in the Quito 2R last year Became oldest player since 44-year-old Rosewall in 1978 to reach Australian Open 3R In 2R, hit 53 aces to beat Sugita in 5th. In 3R, hit 52 aces but lost to Seppi 97 in 5th Withdrew from Pune due to left ankle injury In 2017, lost to Gilles Muller, 34, in s-hertogenbosch final -- oldest ATP final since 1977 Hong Kong (Rosewall vs Gorman) Reached a career-high ranking of No. 14 on August 18, 2008 COURT 1 [Q] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [Q] Federico Gaio (ITA) 15 Mohammedia CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5, Napoli CH (Italy) Clay R32 Roberto Carballes Baena 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Gerald Melzer (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 16 Como CH (Italy) Clay QF Marco Cecchinato 7-6(4), 6-4

5 ECUADOR OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 5 February 2018 Club Jacaranda - Quito, Ecuador February 5-11, 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: $501,345 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com EcuadorOpen.com.ec Joshua Rey: Press Room: facebook.com/ecuadoropen250 TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN QUITO 1) Clay Court Season Opener: The first of 21 clay court tournaments on the ATP World Tour this season kicks off with the fourth-year Ecuador Open. This is also the opening leg of the fivetournament swing through Latin America, known as the "Golden Swing". Victor Estrella Burgos has won every edition of the tournament, having completed a historic three-peat from 2015-'17. 2) Carreno Busta Leads Field: This is the fifth time Pablo Carreno Busta is the top seed in an ATP World Tour event. Of the previous four times as top seed, he won Estoril last May. Other seeds with a 1R bye are Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Gael Monfils and last year s finalist Paolo Lorenzi. 3) Pablo Top Seed: Carreno Busta is the first Top 10 player to appear in Quito and he s trying to become the first top seed to win the title. Last season he finished No. 10 in the ATP Rankings, winning Estoril, reaching the final in Rio and the SFs in four other ATP events, including ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and the US Open. He went 0-2 as an alternate in the Nitto ATP Finals. 4) King of Quito: Three-time reigning champion Estrella Burgos comes in with a 15-0 match record in Quito and all three of his final wins have come in three sets. Outside Quito, the 37-year-old from the Dominican Republic is (.330) in ATP and Grand Slam matches. He is the only player in ATP history with 3+ titles at one tournament and 0 titles at all other events. 5) Let s Meet Again: Estrella Burgos and Thomaz Bellucci meet in Quito for the fourth straight year as they square off in the first round. Estrella Burgos is 3-0 against the Brazilian in their FedEx ATP Head2Heads, winning 2015 SF, 2016 Final and 2017 SF matches. Bellucci is 8-3 in Quito. 6) Ramos-Vinolas Eyes Final: No. 2 seed Ramos-Vinolas is making his third straight appearance in Quito and the Spaniard has reached the SFs the past two years. Last year he finished a year-end best No. 23 and reached finals at Sao Paulo and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. 7) Monfils Makes Debut: No. 3 seed Monfils opened the season with his seventh career ATP World Tour title in Doha (d. Rublev). Now the Frenchman is trying to win a second title in a season for the first time in his career. He won his first and only clay court title in Sopot, POL in ) Lorenzi Aims For Title: No. 4 seed Lorenzi has made a year-by-year improvement in Quito, reaching the QFs in his 2015 debut, the SFs in 2016 and the final last year. He is 8-3 in Quito. The 36-year-old Italian is 1-3 in ATP World Tour finals, winning his lone title in Kitzbuehel in ) Wild Cards: The two wild cards are No. 1 Ecuadorian Roberto Quiroz, who is making his ATP World Tour main draw debut, and 18-year-old Frenchman Corentin Moutet, playing in his second Tour level tournament (0-1). 10) Doubles Draw: The top seeds are Marcelo Demoliner and Purav Raja, who are together for the first time since The No. 2 seeds are first-time duo Treat Huey and Philipp Oswald, the No. 3 seeds are the Mexican duo Santiago Gonzalez and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela and No. 4 are Carreno Busta and Guillermo Duran, who won the Quito title two years ago in their team debut.

6 Page 2 of 7 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Quarter-finalist 2 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Semi-finalist 3 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Main Draw Debut 4 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Finalist 5 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) Round of 16 6 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Champion 7 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Round of 16 8 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Round of 16 QUALIFIERS (4) Andrej Martin (SVK) Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) Federico Gaio (ITA) Facundo Bagnis (ARG) OLDEST PLAYER Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 38 years, 11 months WILD CARDS (2) Corentin Moutet (FRA) Roberto Quiroz (ECU) YOUNGEST PLAYER Corentin Moutet (FRA) 18 years, 9 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Spain 5, Italy 5, Argentina 3, Brazil 3, France 2 DOUBLES SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) Finalist Purav Raja (IND) st Round 2 Treat Huey (PHI) Semi-finalist Philipp Oswald (AUT) Champion 3 Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) st Round Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) Quarter-finalist 4 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Champion Guillermo Duran (ARG) Champion ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Ecuador Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points Singles Prize Money ($) 89,435 47,105 25,515 14,535 8,565 5,075 Doubles Ranking Points Doubles Prize Money ($) 27,170 14,280 7,740 4,430 2,

7 Page 3 of 7 PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-7(2) (6) 2016 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) (5) Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-2, 6-7(5) 7-6(5) BOLD: Player in 2018 Ecuador Open singles draw. DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 James Cerretani/Philipp Oswald Julio Peralta/Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 2-1 ret Pablo Carreno Busta/Guillermo Duran Thomaz Bellucci/Marcelo Demoliner Gero Kretschmer/Alexander Satschko Victor Estrella Burgos/Joao Souza (3) BOLD: Player in 2018 Ecuador Open doubles draw. Bellucci/Demoliner are no longer intact. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTER COURT [WC] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) - First Meeting Moutet FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: 1R: Australian Open (l. to Seppi) YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: April 19, 1999 ATP Ranking: 152 Playing in his second ATP World Tour event as he makes his Quito debut Youngest player in the main draw at 18 years old Made Grand Slam debut as WC at Australian Open (l. to Seppi in 1R). On ATP Challenger Tour, reached Noumea, CAL QF (l. to Rubin) and fell in Canberra, AUS 1R (l. to Jarry) and Rennes, FRA 1R (l. to Youzhny) Reached career-high ATP Ranking of No. 150 on January 29, 2018 In 2017, defeated fellow #NextGenATP player Tsitsipas for 1st ATP Challenger Tour title in 1st final at Brest, FRA Finished 2017 as second-youngest player in year-end Top 200 in ATP Rankings behind 17-year-old Auger- Aliassime Menendez-Maceiras FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: October 28, 1985 ATP Ranking: 131 Quito W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R32, 2015)

8 Page 4 of 7 Competing in his first ATP World Tour main draw of 2018 Lost in the 1R in his previous appearance in Quito in 2015 (l. to Lorenzi); failed to reach Quito main draw in 2017 (l. to Struvay in Q1); withdrew from Quito qualifying in 2016 due to sickness Fell in qualifying at Pune (l. to Nagal in Q2) and Australian Open (l. to No. 365 Dancevic in Q1) In 2017, earned 2nd ATP World Tour win of career at Newport (d. Kozlov, l. to Herbert in 2R) Qualified at Istanbul (l. to Thompson in 1R) and US Open (d. Kypson, l. to del Potro in 2R) At US Open, ended streak of 18 straight Grand Slams in which he lost in qualifying rounds Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Leon, MEX as Q (d. Quiroz) and Samarkand, UZB (d. Setkic) in 2017 [PR] Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs Stefano Travaglia (ITA) - First Meeting Andujar FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: 1R: Pune (l. to Jarry) YTD W-L: 0-1 Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: January 23, 1986 ATP Ranking: 1753T Making his first appearance in Quito this week Using protected ranking, suffered losses at Pune (l. to Jarry in 1R) and Australian Open Q (l. to Escobedo in Q1). Underwent right elbow surgery in 2017 and missed more than 8 months of season Returned to action in September and played 2 ITF Futures Circuit events in Spain (1-2 record) Three career ATP World Tour titles, all on clay ( Casablanca, 2014 Gstaad) Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 32 on July 13, 2015 Travaglia FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R16: Doha (l. to Pella) YTD W-L: 1-1 Date of Birth: December 28, 1991 ATP Ranking: 135 Making his Quito debut this week Reached the R16 at Doha as a qualifier (d. Al-Mutawa in 1R, l. to Pella in R16) Failed to get out of qualifying at the Australian Open (d. Milojevic in Q1, l. to Munar in Q2) In 2017, qualified at US Open and defeated No. 1 Italian Fognini for 1st Grand Slam win (l. to Troicki in 2R) Made Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon as Q (l. to Rublev in 5 sets) Achieved career-high No. 125 in ATP Rankings on September 11, 2017 Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title in 1st final at Ostrava, CZE (d. Cecchinato) Won Futures titles at Paguera, ESP (d. Martinez); Hammamet, TUN F7 (d. Brkic) and Madrid, ESP (d. Maden) Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs [Q] Andrej Martin (SVK) 14 US Open Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Andrej Martin 7-6(3), 6-1 Dutra Silva FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32: Auckland (l. to Shapovalov); R128: Australian Open (l. to Kyrgios) YTD W-L: 0-2 Date of Birth: February 5, 1984

9 Page 5 of 7 ATP Ranking: 101 Quito W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (R32, ) Seeking his first match win in Quito in three tries (2016, l. to Carreno Busta; 2017, l. to Carballes Baena) Qualified at Auckland (l. to Shapovalov in 1R) Fell to No. 1 Aussie Kyrgios in Australian Open 1R Achieved career-high No. 63 in ATP Rankings on July 24, 2017 Advanced to 2nd ATP World Tour QF at Umag (d. Monfils, l. to Giannessi) Martin FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Date of Birth: September 20, 1989 ATP Ranking: 156 Quito W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (R16, 2016) Lost to eventual champion Estrella Burgos the last two years in Quito (R16, 2016; R32, 2017) Making his 2018 ATP World Tour main draw debut this week Lost to Kolar in R32 at ATP Challenger event in Koblenz, GER last month Split four matches on the ATP World Tour in 2017, reaching the R16 at Umag (d. Istomin in R32; l. to Rublev in R16) Reached his only career ATP World Tour final at Umag in 2016 (l. to Fognini) Earned a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 98 on July 25, 2016 Casper Ruud (NOR) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG) - First Meeting Ruud FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R64: Australian Open (l. to Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 1-2 Date of Birth: December 22, 1998 ATP Ranking: 122 Making his first appearance in Quito this week Made Grand Slam debut at Australian Open as Q (d. Halys 11-9 in 5th, l. to Schwartzman). Also qualified at Auckland (l. to Haase in 1R after holding 2 MPs). Advanced to Noumea, CAL Challenger QF (l. to Sakharov). In 2017, earned 1st 3 ATP World Tour wins en route to Rio de Janeiro SF as WC (l. to Carreno Busta after holding 1 MP) Achieved career-high No. 108 in ATP Rankings on June 19, 2017 Berlocq FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: February 3, 1983 ATP Ranking: 119 Competing in his first ATP World Tour main draw of 2018, and playing in Quito for the first time In 2017, defeated Kovalik, Ferrer and Monteiro en route to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Nishikori in 3 sets) Qualified and reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Rome (l. to Berdych) Two career ATP World Tour titles, both on clay (2013 Bastad, 2014 Oeiras) Achieved career-high ATP Ranking of No. 37 on March 19, 2012

10 Page 6 of 7 [6] Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) Estrella Burgos Leads Quito (Ecuador) Clay SF Victor Estrella Burgos 7-6(5), Quito (Ecuador) Clay F Victor Estrella Burgos 4-6, 7-6(5), Quito (Ecuador) Clay SF Victor Estrella Burgos 7-6(4), 7-6(3) 13 Bogota CH (Colombia) Clay F Victor Estrella Burgos 6-2, 3-0, ret Estrella Burgos FastFacts: 2018 Highlights: R32, Doha (l. to Gasquet); 1R, Australian Open (l. to Nadal) YTD W-L: 0-2 Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: August 2, 1980 ATP Ranking: 86 Quito W-L (Best Result): 15-0 ( Champion) The "King of Quito" returns seeking a "four-peat" Has gone undefeated in 15 matches at Quito, including three-set victories in all three finals (d. Lopez in 2015, Bellucci in 2016 and Lorenzi in 2017) Outside of Quito, has posted a (.330) record in ATP and Grand Slam matches Is the only player in ATP World Tour history with 3+ titles at one tournament and 0 titles at all other events Fell to Nadal in Australian Open 1R and Gasquet in Doha 1R Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger SF (l. to eventual champion Seppi) Bellucci FastFacts: YTD W-L: 0-0 Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: December 30, 1987 ATP Ranking: 108 Quito W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (2016, Finalist) Will look to avenge losses to eventual champion Estrella Burgos each of the last three years in Quito (2015 SF, 2016 F, 2017 SF), the only three times they have faced off on the ATP World Tour Withdrew from Australian Open qualifying In 2017, played 5 straight 3-setters at Houston, reaching 8th ATP World Tour final (l. to Johnson 76 in 3rd) Ended 22-match losing streak vs Top 10 opponents by beating World No. 5 Nishikori at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Monteiro in 2R) Four career ATP World Tour titles, all on clay (2009 Gstaad, 2010 Santiago, 2012 Gstaad, 2015 Geneva) Reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 21 on July 26, 2010 FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Ernesto Escobedo (USA) vs [7] Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - First Meeting [Q] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [Q] Federico Gaio (ITA) 15 Mohammedia CH (Morocco) Clay R32 Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5, Napoli CH (Italy) Clay R32 Roberto Carballes Baena 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

11 Page 7 of 7 [Q] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) vs [8] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 17 Roland Garros Q (France) Clay -- Nicolas Jarry 5-2, ret [5] Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 11 Campos Do Jordao CH (Brazil) Hard R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-3 [LL] Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) vs Peter Polansky (CAN) 13 Noumea CH (New Caledonia) Hard R16 Alessandro Giannessi 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 Gerald Melzer (AUT) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 16 Como CH (Italy) Clay QF Marco Cecchinato 7-6(4), 6-4 Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs [WC} Roberto Quiroz (ECU) - First Meeting