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Priscilla Hon
Priscilla Hon (born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player. She reached career-high WTA rankings in singles of No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018. Personal life Hon was born in Brisbane in 1998 to Chinese parents who immigrated to Australia in 1966. As a young child, she was encouraged to pursue many different athletic pursuits. Career Juniors On the junior circuit, Hon achieved a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world. She reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles. 2015 In January ear 2015 at age 16, Hon made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open, as one of seven wildcard teams in women's doubles, partnering with fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell who was also age 16. They lost to the fifth-seeded Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in straight sets. Hon was also given a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to tenth seed Evgeniya Rodina in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 French Open
The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2022, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments are also scheduled. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in men's singles, and Barbora Krejčíková was the defending champion in the women's singles. Neither successfully defended their title, with Djokovic losing in the quarter-finals to Rafael Nadal, and Krejčíková losing in the first round to Diane Parry. The event returned to its full spectator capacity after the last two editions due to COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 restrictions in France. It was the 126th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2022. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw. It was part of the 2022 ATP Tour and the 2022 WTA Tour. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Spears
Abigail Michal Spears (born July 12, 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She was suspended for doping offences from 7 November 2019 until 7 September 2021. Biography 2000–2011 Spears turned professional in 2000. She reached the third round at the 2005 Australian Open, and the first round at the 2005 French Open, 2005 Wimbledon tournament (where she also reached the third round in the doubles tournament with Lisa McShea) and the 2005 US Open.. She reached the third round at the 2008 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Raquel Kops-Jones, and the duo bettered that result by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2008 US Open. Spears also qualified in singles for the US Open twice. She achieved a singles ranking of world No. 66 on June 6, 2005. Her highest doubles ranking was world No. 11 on June 24, 2013. Spears has not won a WTA singles title, but as of the end of December 2018, she has won 21 WTA doubles titles. She participated in the US Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karolína Muchová
Karolína Muchová (; born 21 August 1996) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19, achieved on 17 May 2021. Muchová has reached two finals on the WTA Tour, winning one title, the International-level Korea Open in 2019. Muchová officially turned professional in 2013. She first rose to prominence at the 2018 US Open, defeating world No. 12 and two-time Grand Slam champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, in the second round. The following year, Muchová would reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon by upsetting world No. 3 and tournament favourite Karolína Plíšková. At the 2021 Australian Open, she reached the semifinals by defeating world No. 1, Ashleigh Barty, but then lost to Jennifer Brady. Early life and background Karolína Muchová was born on the 21st of August 1996 in Olomouc. Her father is former Czech footballer Josef Mucha. He introduced her to tennis at the age of seven. She also has a brother, with whom sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tournaments Structure (2021–present) The WTA Tour underwent slight change in the classification of tournaments in 2021, which were organized on par with the nomenclature used on ATP Tour: * Grand Slam tournaments (4) *Year-ending WTA Finals (1) * WTA 1000 tournaments (9): ** Mandatory: Four combined tournaments with male professional players with prize money ranging from US$6.5 million to US$8.3 million. These tournaments are held in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and Beijing. However, Beijing tournament could not be held in 2021–22 due to the impact of Covid-19 Pandemic. ** Non-mandatory: Five events in Doha/Dubai, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati, and Wuhan with prize money ranging from US$2.3 million to US$2.7 million. In 2021–22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Korea Open
The 2017 Korea Open (also known as the 2017 KEB Hana Bank-Incheon Airport Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 18 and 24 September 2017. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money * per team Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Han Na-lae * Jang Su-jeong * Katarina Zavatska The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: * Misa Eguchi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Priscilla Hon * Luksika Kumkhum * Karolína Muchová * Peangtarn Plipuech * Arantxa Rus * Varatchaya Wongteanchai Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Eugenie Bouchard →replaced by Mariana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Challenger De Gatineau
The 2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament for men and the 4th for women, and it was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $75,000 for men and $25,000 for women in prize money. It took place in Gatineau, Canada between July 17 and 23, 2017. Men's singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of July 3, 2017 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Philip Bester * Liam Broady * Filip Peliwo * Benjamin Sigouin The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Bradley Klahn The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Daniel Nguyen * Max Purcell The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * JC Aragone * Sekou Bangoura * Marcos Giron * Mikael Torpegaard Women's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Beck
Annika Beck (; born 16 February 1994) is a German former professional tennis player. She started playing tennis at the age of four when introduced to the game by her parents. A baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand, and favorite surface is hardcourt. She was coached by Jakub Záhlava and Sebastian Sachs. Beck won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37, and on the same date, she peaked at No. 84 in the WTA doubles rankings. Early life Her father Johannes and her mother Petra teach chemistry at the University of Bonn. Beck attended the Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn, a school for girls, where she completed her Abitur in 2011. Career 2012 Beck started 2012 ranked world No. 234. She played one ITF tournament in January, one in February, and three in March, where she was runner-up in Sunderland and Bath, and won in Moscow. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Open
The 2016 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 18 and 31 January 2016. It was the 104th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. Novak Djokovic successfully defended the men's singles title and thus won a record-equaling sixth Australian Open title. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles but failed to defend her title, losing to Angelique Kerber in the final; by winning, Kerber became the first German player of any gender to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf won her last such title at the 1999 French Open. As in previous years, this year's tournament's title sponsor was Kia. This edition set a new attendance record for the tournament of 720,363. Tournament The 2016 Australian Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Crawford
Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is a former American tennis player. In her career, Crawford won one singles title and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings. As a junior, Atlanta-born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final. Career 2012 Crawford received a wildcard into the qualifying of the US Open. She got into the competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier, and played Eleni Daniilidou for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager Laura Robson. 2015 In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hardcourt events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit. 2016 At the Brisbane International, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Brisbane International
The 2016 Brisbane International was a tournament of the 2016 ATP World Tour and 2016 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 3 to 10 January 2016 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Ben Mitchell * James Duckworth * John-Patrick Smith The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: * Radek Štěpánek The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Oliver Anderson * Ivan Dodig * Tobias Kamke * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammi Patterson
Tammi Patterson (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Patterson has won one singles title and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. On 21 February 2011, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 289. On 23 October 2017, she peaked at No. 215 in the doubles rankings. Patterson made her Grand Slam debut at the 2016 Australian Open as a wildcard entry. She lost against former List of WTA number 1 ranked players, world No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, in the first round in straight sets, winning just five games and not being able to force a break point. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up) Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 11 runner-ups) References External links * * * 1990 births Living people Australian female tennis players Sportswomen from New South Wales Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia) Tennis players from Sydney Tennis players from Melbourne 21st-century Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Zaniewska
Sandra Zaniewska (born 3 January 1992) is a Polish tennis coach and former professional player. In her career, she won ten singles tournaments as well as a further seven in doubles on the ITF Circuit, and was the runner-up of the 2009 Australian Open in girls' doubles, with partner Aleksandra Krunić. Zaniewska is currently the coach of French professional Alizé Cornet. Personal life Sandra Zaniewska was born to Maciej Zaniewski and Teresa Zaniewska on 3 January 1992 in Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul .... She has one brother, Bartek. Sandra began playing tennis at age ten. ITF finals Singles: 20 (10–10) Doubles: 22 (7–15) Junior Grand Slam finals Girls' doubles References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaniewska, Sandra 1992 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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