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2006 Acura Classic – Singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Southern California Open. Mary Pierce Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in singles and in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Pierce won 18 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including two ... was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links ITF tournament details {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Acura Classic - Singles Southern California Open Acura Classic - Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (, ; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Sharapova won 36 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including five major titles, as well as the 2004 WTA Tour Championships. She is one of ten women to achieve the Career Grand Slam in singles. A teen sensation, Sharapova broke through to the top of the sport by winning the 2004 Wimbledon Championships as a 17-year-old, upsetting two-time defending champion Serena Williams. She then won the 2004 Tour Finals, and became the world No. 1 for the first time in August 2005 at the age of 18, the first Russian woman to top the singles rankings. Continued success over the following years, including titles at the 2006 US Open – Women's singles, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open – Women's singles, 2008 Australian Open, was accompanied by recurring injuries, and Sharapova dip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Dechy
Nathalie Dechy (born 21 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France. Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara Safina. Her biggest singles achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open. At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, she faced world No. 1 and reigning French Open champion, Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger (name at birth, née Ivanovic; born 6 November 1987) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tenn .... She had a match point during the second set, before losing in the super-tiebreak, 7–6, 6–7, 8–10. Since 2015, Nathalie Dechy has been the director of the Biarritz Tennis Tournament, a women's tennis tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Morigami
is a Japanese former tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On 15 August 2005, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 41. Morigami won one singles title in her career, defeating top-seeded Marion Bartoli in 2007 in the final of the Prague Open. She reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). At the 2006 French Open, she upset then-world No. 3, Nadia Petrova, in the first round. Morigami retired after the 2009 Japan Open. In the first round, she defeated qualifier Anastasia Rodionova in three sets, and in the second, she lost to the eventual champion, Samantha Stosur Samantha Jane Stosur (born 30 March 1984) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and ..., 1–6, 2–6. This was her last match on the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Frazier
Amy Frazier (born September 19, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won eight singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On February 27, 1995, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13, while on March 29, 1993, she achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 24. Biography Junior career As a junior, she won US national titles in every age division, and she finished with 11 top 10 rankings, during a 6 year period in the 1980s. She captured 7 US national singles titles and 5 national doubles titles, while her junior Grand Slam record was 12-6 in singles. Active career Frazier made her first appearance in four tour qualifying events in 1986 and debuted in the main draw in 1987, including at the 1987 US Open, where she lost to Catarina Lindqvist in the first round. She was an active player until the 2006 US Open, in which she made her 20th consecutive appearance (a record among active players). She also appeared in 18 Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Golovin
Tatiana Golovin (; born 25 January 1988) is a French former professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open mixed-doubles event, partnering with Richard Gasquet, and reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2006 US Open, losing to the eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 12. In 2008, she was diagnosed with lower back inflammation and was forced to stop playing competitive tennis. Training Born in Moscow, Golovin’s family moved to France when she was eight months old. She later spent six years at Nick Bollettieri's tennis camp in Bradenton, Florida. In her career, she was coached by former world No. 1 Mats Wilander as well as Brad Gilbert and Dean Goldfine. Career 2002–03: tour debut Golovin made her ITF Circuit debut at Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) in 2002. She played in three more ITF events (including one semifinal) later that year. In 2003, Golovin won her first WTA Tour main-draw match at Indian Wells against No. 146 Gis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Kostanić
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light. Helena comes from Helios meaning shining and sunlight. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenochka, Jeca, and Lenka. Notable people Nobility * Saint Jelena of Serbia, Serbian Queen (d. 1314) * Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374) * Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy * Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts * Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary * Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman Other people * Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player *Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater * Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volleyball player *Yelena Bonner, Russian writer *Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player *Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu (traditional Chinese: 涂美倫, simplified Chinese: 涂美伦, Hanyu Pinyin: ''Tú Měilún'') (born January 17, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. In her career, she won one singles title and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Born in Tarzana, Los Angeles to Taiwanese parents, Tu was the US Open girls' singles champion in 1994. At the 2006 DFS Classic, she reached the semifinals but lost to Vera Zvonareva, who eventually won the title. Personal life Tu currently works as an agent for Topnotch Management, working closely with players such as Caroline Garcia and Zhang Shuai. Tu is married to Sam Sumyk, who formerly coached two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva and Garbiñe Muguruza Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco (; born 8 October 1993) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Granville
Laura Granville (born May 12, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58 and finished with an overall record of 93–3. Granville won the NCAA Championship in singles as well as the ITA Player of the Year in both 2000 and 2001. In 2001, Stanford won the women's tennis national team championship, and Granville was also a doubles finalist. She retired in 2010 after seven full years on the WTA Tour and returned to Stanford, where she completed her studies and graduated in 2012. She was inducted into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. Granville is now in her sixth season as the head coach of the Princeton University women's tennis team. In 2014, the Princeton women's tennis program won the Ivy League title and defeated Arizona State 4–3 to win its first-ever NCAA tournament match. Career highlights 1996—Won the Illinois gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Mariana Díaz Oliva (born 11 March 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She played professionally from September 1992 until 12 October 2006. Her highest ranks were world No. 42 for singles and No. 93 for doubles, both achieved in 2001. At the 2001 Bol Open, she defeated Kim Clijsters to reach the final, where she lost to Ángeles Montolio Ángeles Montolio (born 6 August 1975) is a former tennis player from Spain. Montolio reached a career-high ranking of world No. 22 in February 2002, and won three WTA Tour titles at the small events in Porto, Estoril, and Bol, as well as reac .... In 2002, she won the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo. In 2003, she also reached the Mexican Open singles final. WTA Tour finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Doubles: 2 (runner-ups) ITF finals Singles: 27 (16–11) Doubles: 23 (15–8) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Oliva, Mariana 1976 births Living people Tennis players from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamea Jackson
Jamea Jackson ( ; born September 7, 1986) is an American former Women's Tennis Association (WTA) player and current United States Tennis Association (USTA) coach. She reached a singles ranking of 45 in the world at the end of 2006. Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. She was announced as the Assistant Coach of the Oklahoma State University Women's Tennis Team in August 2009. In 2010 and 2011, Jackson coached the USTA collegiate team. In July 2013, Jackson joined the USTA staff in Boca Raton, Florida as a National Coach for Women's Tennis. Tennis career She won two ITF Women's Circuit singles titles. The first was a $10,000 hard-court event in 2003 in Dallas, Texas. The second was a $50,000 hard-court event in 2004 in Tucson, Arizona. She began her tennis career on the ITF Junior Circuit where, in 2003, was ranked in the top 20 in the world in both singles and doubles. She turned professional that same y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has eleven major titles to her name: six in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles for the first time, becoming the 13th player to reach the milestone. Raymond was ranked No. 1 on five separate occasions in her career over a combined total of 137 weeks (the fourth-highest mark of all time) and finished as the year-end No. 1 doubles player in both 2001 and 2006. She currently holds the record of most doubles match wins (860) and most doubles matches played (1,206) in WTA history, and earned more than $10 million in prize money in her career. She is one of the few players to win a 'Career Grand Slam' in doubles, which she accomplished after winning the 2006 French Open title. Among her former doubles partners are Lindsay Davenport, Martina Navratilova, Rennae Stubb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 18 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2008 WTA Tour, 2008. Janković won 15 WTA Tour-level singles titles and two doubles titles, including the 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title partnering Jamie Murray. Her career-best Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major performance in singles was a runner-up finish at the 2008 US Open – Women's singles, 2008 US Open. Family and early life Janković was born in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as the third child of Veselin and Snežana, both economists. She has two brothers, Marko and Stefan. She is a student at the Megatrend University in Belgrade, studying economics. However, she has put he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
