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Cara Black
Cara Cavell Black (born 17 February 1979) is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player. Black was primarily a doubles specialist, winning 60 WTA Tour and 11 ITF Women's Circuit, ITF doubles titles. A former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, doubles world No. 1, she won ten Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles. By winning the 2010 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2010 Australian Open mixed doubles title, Black became the third woman in the Open Era to complete the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, career Grand Slam in mixed doubles (after Martina Navratilova and Daniela Hantuchová). Having also won one singles title on the WTA Tour, Black peaked at world No. 31 in the singles rankings in March 1999. Personal life Black was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to Don Black (tennis), Donald and Velia Black. Her father and older brothers, Wayne Black, Wayne and Byron Black, were all professional tennis players themselves. The si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Wimbledon Championships
The 2014 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 128th edition of the The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2014. It was the third Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP World Tour, the Women's Tennis Association, WTA Tour, the Junior tennis#The ITF junior tour, ITF Junior Tour and the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour, NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation. Andy Murray was the defending champion in the men's singles, but lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals. Marion Bartoli was the reigning champion in the women's singles; however, her retirement from the sport following her victory meant that she did not return to defend her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 French Open – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Cara Black would fail to complete the career grand slam in women's doubles because of this loss Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Draw2005 French Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 French Open - Women's Doubles Women's doubles French Open by year – Women's doubles French Open – doubles French Open – doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but Azarenka chose not to participate. Mirnyi partnered with Anna Chakvetadze, but lost in the first round to Nadia Petrova and Jonas Björkman. Cara Black and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–4. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External linksDraw at the International Tennis Federation
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2010 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Grönefeld were the defending champions but Grönefeld did not compete. Knowles partnered with Katarina Srebotnik but they lost in the third round to Paul Hanley and Chan Yung-jan. Leander Paes and Cara Black defeated Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds All seeds received a bye into the second round. Nenad Zimonjić / Samantha Stosur ''(third round)'' Leander Paes / Cara Black (champions) Mahesh Bhupathi / Liezel Huber ''(second round)'' Oliver Marach / Nuria Llagostera Vives ''(second round)'' Mark Knowles / Katarina Srebotnik ''(third round)'' Daniel Nestor / Bethanie Mattek-Sands ''(third round)'' Max Mirnyi / Alisa Kleybanova ''(third round)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Yan Zi ''(third round)'' Lukáš Dlouhý / Iveta Benešová ''(semifinals)'' Marcelo Melo / Rennae Stubbs ''(semifinals)'' Wesley Moodie / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Tomás Carbonell were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Ruano Pascual teamed up with Gastón Etlis and lost in second round to Cara and Wayne Black, while Carbonell did not compete this year due to retiring from professional tennis in 2001. Cara Black and Wayne Black won the title by defeating Elena Bovina and Mark Knowles 6–3, 6–3 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam mixed doubles title for both Cara and Wayne in their respective careers. They became the first Zimbabwean pair to win a Grand Slam title Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Official Results Archive (WTA) at the |
2010 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but withdrew before their first round match against Carly Gullickson and Bernard Tomic. They were replaced in the draw by Akgul Amanmuradova and Rik de Voest. Cara Black and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title at the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Jaroslav Levinský in the final 7–5, 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Main Draw2010 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis, and badminton (where it is known ... Australian Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 WTA Finals – Doubles
Cara Black and Sania Mirza defeated the defending champions Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai Peng Shuai (; ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA ... in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2014 WTA Finals. Seeds Draw Finals External links WTA main draw doubles {{Tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
Defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated Květa Peschke and Rennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs (born 26 March 1971) is an Australian former professional tennis player, coach and television commentator. She was ranked number 1 in the world in doubles, and the winner of 4 major doubles titles and 2 mixed doubles titles as wel ... in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. Seeds Draw Draw External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 WTA Tour Championships - Doubles WTA Tour Championships - Doubles Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 0–8to win the doubles tennis title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. Lisa Raymond and 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 ... were the reigning champions, but did not participate this year. This was the first edition of the tournament to utilise a super tiebreak instead of a third set. Seeds Draw Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:WTA Tour Championships - Doubles,2007 Doubles 2007 2007 WTA Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 US Open – Women's Doubles
Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina were the defending champions, but Safina chose not to participate, and only Dechy competed that year. Dechy partnered with Casey Dellacqua, but lost in the first round to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska. Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–3, 7–6(8–6), against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External linksDraws at the International Tennis Federation
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