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Palermo Ladies Open
The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the WTA Tour. In the past it has also been known as the "Palermo International" and the "Internazionali Femminili di Palermo." The tournament was categorized as either a WTA Tier IV or Tier V event from 1990 to 2008 and became an International Tournament in 2009. In 2014, the license for the event was sold to Kuala Lumpur's Malaysian Open for six years (contract for three years with an option for additional three). The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 as a WTA International event, replacing Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open which was moved to the autumn calendar as part of the China Open series. In 2025 it was downgraded to a WTA 125 event. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – men's tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in Isla Palermo 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Ancient Carthage, Carthage. Two ancient Greeks, Greek ancient Greek colonization, colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Torneo Internazionale
The 1990 Torneo Internazionale was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier V category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 9 July until 13 July 1990. Second-seeded Isabel Cueto won the singles title. Finals Singles Isabel Cueto defeated Barbara Paulus 6–2, 6–3 * It was Cueto's 1st singles title of the year and the 5th and last of her career. Doubles Laura Garrone / Karin Kschwendt defeated Florencia Labat / Barbara Romanò 6–2, 6–4 References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws {{1990 WTA Tour Internazionali Femminili di Palermo The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the WTA Tour. In ... Internazionali Fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Hack
Sabine Hack (; born 12 July 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Wome ... in 1983. She won four singles and one doubles titles in her career. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1994 French Open. Hack reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world in January 1995. She retired from the tour in 1997. WTA tour finals Singles (4 titles, 4 runners-up) Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up) ITF finals Singles (1–3) Doubles (0–1) External links * * * 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Ulm German female tennis players West German female tennis players Tennis players from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Internazionali Femminili Di Palermo – Singles
Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Sabine Hack. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Karina Habšudová ''(quarterfinals)'' # Irina Spîrlea (champion) # Sandra Cecchini ''(first round)'' # Barbara Rittner ''(first round)'' # Sabine Hack ''(final)'' # Silvia Farina ''(quarterfinals)'' # Natalia Medvedeva ''(semifinals)'' # Virginia Ruano Pascual ''(first round)'' Draw References External links 1995 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo - Singles 1995 Singles 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ... 1995 WTA Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Spîrlea
Irina Spîrlea (born 26 March 1974) is a retired tennis player from Romania who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles. Spîrlea reached her career-high ranking on the WTA Tour on 13 October 1997, when she became No. 7 in the world. She retired in 2000. Personal life Spîrlea married Massimiliano Pace, her former coach, in 2001, and has a son, Tommaso, born in 2002, as well as a younger daughter, Francesca. Career Irina Spîrlea is one of the more successful tennis players from Romania, being one of only three women to have reached the top 10 (the others being Virginia Ruzici and Simona Halep.) Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was a semifinal at the US Open in 1997. She won the WTA Newcomer of the Year award in 1994. In 1996, Spîrlea became the first player in the history of the Women's Tennis Association to receive a match default for conduct when she swore at an official in Italian during a match played in Palermo, Italy. Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Torneo Internazional Femmin Di Palermo
The 1994 Torneo Internazional Femmin di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 5 July until 10 July 1994. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Irina Spîrlea defeated Brenda Schultz 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) * It was Spîrlea's 1st singles title of her career. Doubles Ruxandra Dragomir / Laura Garrone defeated Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni 6–1, 6–0 References External links ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws Internazionali Femminili di Palermo The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the WTA Tour. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radka Bobková
Radka Bobková (born 12 February 1973) is a former Czech professional tennis player. Bobková has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 47, achieved on 20 September 1993. She also has a best doubles ranking of 59, reached on 14 August 1995. She won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Bobková retired from professional tennis 2001. WTA career finals Singles: 2 (2 titles) Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (5–3) Doubles (5–6) External links * * * Living people Czech female tennis players Tennis players from Prague 1973 births Czechoslovak female tennis players {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Di Palermo
The 1993 Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 11 July 1993. Unseeded Radka Bobková won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Radka Bobková defeated Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–2 * It was Bobková's 2nd singles title of the year and of her career. Doubles Karin Kschwendt / Natalia Medvedeva defeated Silvia Farina / Brenda Schultz 6–4, 7–6(7–4) References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws {{DEFAULTSORT:Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo, 1993 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo 1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Schultz
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and took his name.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour , Players , Info (Biography) , Brenda Schultz-McCartney Schultz is known for her fast serve; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Di Palermo
The 1992 Torneo Internazionale Femminile di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier V category of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1992. First-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Mary Pierce defeated Brenda Schultz 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 * It was Pierce's 2nd singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career. Doubles Halle Cioffi / María José Gaidano defeated Petra Langrová / Ana Segura 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 References External links ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo 1992 in Italian women's sport Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Cecchini
Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (; born 27 February 1965) is a retired tennis player from Italy. Career Cecchini turned professional in 1984. She won 12 singles and 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Gabriela Sabatini, Nathalie Tauziat, Natasha Zvereva, and Anke Huber. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came at the French Open The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ... in 1985, when she reached the quarterfinals. In March 1988, she achieved her highest singles ranking of world No. 15. WTA career finals Singles: 18 (12–6) Doubles: 22 (11–11) ITF Circuit finals Singles (2–0) Grand Slam singles performance timeline References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cecchini, Sandra 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 majors at the 1995 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open, and five Tier I singles events. Pierce was a finalist at a further four singles majors, and twice at the Tour Finals. In doubles, Pierce won 10 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two major titles at the 2000 French Open in women's doubles partnering Martina Hingis, and at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles partnering Mahesh Bhupathi. She was also a runner-up in women's doubles at the 2000 Australian Open, partnering Hingis. Pierce was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2019. She is the most recent Frenchwoman to win the French Open singles title. Personal life Mary Pierce was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Yannick Adjaj and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
