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Damián Furmanski
Damián Furmanski (born 5 October 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Biography Furmanski began competing on tour in the early 1990s. He represented Argentina at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel. As a professional player he competed mostly on the Futures and Challenger circuits. His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came in the doubles at the 1997 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in Boston, where he and partner José Frontera featured as lucky losers from qualifying. In 1999 he won the Mexico City Challenger doubles title partnering Gastón Etlis. He reached his best singles ranking of 198 in the world in 2000. After retiring from the tour in 2002, Furmanski moved to Dallas, Texas to launch a tennis academy. Challenger titles Doubles: (1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furmanski, Damian 1975 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Competitors at the 1993 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games tennis players Maccabiah G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
