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Heather Watson
Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won nine titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2016 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Henri Kontinen, making her the first British woman to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major title since Jo Durie in 1991, and the first to win a Wimbledon title since Durie in 1987. In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Japan Women's Open, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA tournament singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988. In her junior career, Watson won the 2009 US Open – Girls' singles, US Open and a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She reached No. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit. Early life and junior career Heather Watson was born in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey to Michelle and Ian Watson. Her mother is from Papua New Guine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Wimbledon Championships
The 2019 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday 1 July 2019 and finished on Sunday 14 July 2019. The defending gentlemen's singles champion Novak Djokovic retained his title, while the defending ladies' singles champion Angelique Kerber lost in the second round to Lauren Davis. Simona Halep won the ladies' singles title, her second major title after the French Open in 2018. This tournament marked the first grand slam main draw appearance of 2023 US Open (tennis), 2023 US Open women's singles champion Coco Gauff, who progressed to the fourth round as a fifteen-year-old, after being awarded a wildcard into 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying, qualifying. This was the first edition of the Wimbledon Championships, tournament to feature a standard tie break (tennis), tie break in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka defeated Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 6–2, 6–3, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was their second major doubles title as a team, after the 2019 US Open. With the win, Sabalenka claimed the world No. 1 doubles ranking. Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the reigning champions, but withdrew from the tournament. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Other entry information Wild cards Protected ranking Withdrawals See also *2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries References External linksDraw2021 Australian 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games were held in the years, mid-way between when the Commonwealth Games are held, until 2008. They continued to be held every four years, but in the year ''after'' the Commonwealth Games are held, from 2011 to 2015. Since 2017, they've been held in the year ''before'' the Commonwealth Games are held. The first edition was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 10 to 14 August 2000. The age limitation of the athletes is from 14 to 18. History The Commonwealth Games Federation discussed the idea of a Commonwealth Youth Games in 1997. In 1998 the concept was agreed on for the purpose of providing a Commonwealth multi-sport event for young people born in 1986 or later. Editions of the games The first edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 10 to 14 August 2000. Fifteen countries contested 483 medals over three days of comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Italy defeated Slovakia 2–0 in the final. The Italian team pocketed $2,400,000USD. Slovakia reached the final for the first time since 2002. Poland reached the semifinals for the first time by defeating Czechia. The Billie Jean King Cup Finals was the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis team competition in 2024. The event took place in Málaga, Spain, from 14 to 20 November 2024. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format, played on one day, consisting of two singles where needed followed by a doubles rubber. The finals featured 12 teams competing in a knockout format, which replaced the group stage. Canada were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Great Britain. Participating teams 12 nations take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows: * 2 finalists of the 2023 Finals (Canada and Italy) * 1 host nation (Spain) * 1 wild card (Czech Republic) * 8 winners of the 2024 qualifying round Seeds All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed Doubles
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] |
2017 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Laura Siegemund and Mate Pavić were the defending champions, but Siegemund was unable to compete due to injury. Pavić played alongside Andreja Klepač, but lost to Alicja Rosolska and Santiago González (tennis), Santiago González in the first round. Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray won their second consecutive Grand Slam mixed doubles title, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Michael Venus (tennis), Michael Venus in the final, 6–1, 4–6, [10–8]. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Mixed Doubles Main draw at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 US Open - Mixed Doubles 2017 US Open (tennis), Mixed Doubles 2017 ATP World Tour, US Open - Mixed Doubles 2017 WTA Tour, US Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Henri Kontinen and Heather Watson defeated Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. Kontinen became the first Finn to win a major title, while Watson became the first British woman to win the title since Jo Durie in 1987. Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Kontinen and Watson. Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links Mixed Doubles Draw at the |
2024 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Laura Siegemund and Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2024 French Open. It was the second major mixed doubles title for Siegemund and the first for Roger-Vasselin. Roger-Vasselin became the first Frenchman to win the mixed doubles event since Fabrice Santoro in 2005. Miyu Kato and Tim Pütz were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ulrikke Eikeri and Máximo González. Mate Pavić was vying to complete a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, but withdrew from the second round. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternates Withdrawals * Giuliana Olmos / Santiago González → replaced by Asia Muhammad / Ariel Behar * Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof → replaced by Aldila Sutjiadi / Jackson Withrow * Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos → replaced by Shuko Aoyama / Gonzalo Escobar References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zieliński defeated Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 1–9to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2024 Australian Open. They saved a championship point en route to Hsieh's seventh major title (and her first on hardcourts), and Zieliński's first. Zieliński became the first Polish champion and finalist at the event. Krawczyk was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Heather Watson and Joe Salisbury. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Other entry information Wild cards Alternates Withdrawals * Tímea Babos / Rohan Bopanna → replaced by Yana Sizikova / Jamie Murray * Barbora Krejčíková / Fabien Reboul → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Marcelo Arévalo * Peyton Stearns / Rajeev Ram → replaced by Heather Watson / Joe Salisbury References External links D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles
Italy's Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini defeated the Individual Neutral Athletes' Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the final, 2–6, 6–1, 0–7to win the gold medal in women's doubles tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was Italy's first Olympic gold medal in tennis, and Errani completed the career Golden Slam (becoming the seventh woman to do so, after the Williams sisters, Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernández, Barbora Krejčíková, and Kateřina Siniaková) and became the oldest player to win an Olympic tennis gold. In the bronze medal match, Spain's Cristina Bucșa and Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Czechia's Karolína Muchová and Linda Nosková, 6–2, 6–2. It was Spain's first Olympic medal in women's tennis since 2008. The women's doubles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 4 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France. There were 64 players (32 teams) from 21 nations. Krejčíková and Siniaková were the defending ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 US Open – Women's Doubles
Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2024 US Open. It was the first major women's doubles title for both players. They did not drop a set during the tournament. Kichenok and Ostapenko became the first Ukrainian and Latvian player respectively to win the women's doubles title at the US Open. Ostapenko also became the first Latvian to win a major doubles title. Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova. Kateřina Siniaková regained the WTA number 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament. Routliffe and Elise Mertens were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Hsieh Su-wei was aiming to complete a career Grand Slam in women's doubles. She and Mertens lost in the first round to Mladenovic and Zhang. Seeds Draw Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
