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1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1993 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 5 April through 11 April 1993. Pete Sampras and Kimiko Date won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Pete Sampras defeated Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Sampras' 3rd title of the year and the 16th of his career. Women's singles Kimiko Date defeated Stephanie Rottier 6–1, 6–3 * It was Date's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. Men's doubles Ken Flach / Rick Leach defeated Glenn Michibata / David Pate 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Ei Iida / Maya Kidowaki defeated Li Fang / Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 References External links Official website Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile {{1993 WTA Tour ...
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Ariake Coliseum
is an indoor sporting arena in located in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It has a capacity of 10,000 and is one of the few professional tennis venues which has a retractable roof. Events The arena is used as the center court for the Japan Open and the Pan Pacific Open, held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This venue will also host Road FC 24, instead of Ryogoku Kokugikan. The venue also hosted the tennis events for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 1995, Fuji TV's hit cooking show '' Iron Chef'' held its 1995 World Cup there, with the court converted into an outdoor version of Kitchen Stadium. Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba is a Japanese cuisine chef most notable as the first Japanese Iron Chef on the television series '' Iron Chef''. He was on the show from its inception in 1993 until his retirement on his 65th birthday, January 3, 1996. After his retirement as ... won the four-person single elimination tournament to determine the best chef in the world, with ...
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1993 WTA Tour
The 1993 WTA Tour, also known by its sponsored name Kraft General Foods World Tour, was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking. Schedule The table below shows the 1993 WTA Tour schedule. ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November Rankings Below are the 1993 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition: Statistical Information List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically: *Steffi Graf – Delray Beach, Hilton Head, Berlin, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, San Diego, Canada, US Open, Leipzig, Tour Championships (10) *Conchita Martínez – Brisbane, Houston, Rome, Stratton Mountain, Philad ...
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1993 In Japanese Tennis
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1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 1993 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1993 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 5 April through 11 April 1993. Pete Sampras and Kimiko Date won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Pete Sampras defeated Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Sampras' 3rd title of the year and the 16th of his career. Women's singles Kimiko Date defeated Stephanie Rottier 6–1, 6–3 * It was Date's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. Men's doubles Ken Flach / Rick Leach defeated Glenn Michibata / David Pate 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Ei Iida / Maya Kidowaki defeated Li Fang / Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 References External links Official website Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile {{1993 WTA Tour ...
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Kyōko Nagatsuka
Kyōko Nagatsuka ( ja, 長塚京子, born February 22, 1974) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 28 on 14 August 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 in June 1995. She won the 12-and-under championships of Japan in 1986, and the under-16 in 1989. Nagatsuka reached three singles finals on the WTA Tour, but failed to win the title in any of them. She did, however, win two doubles titles as well as achieving a further three runner-ups in doubles competition. She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament twice in singles: at the 1995 Australian Open, where she beat a young Martina Hingis and Amy Frazier, and that same year at the French Open. Playing for the Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 2–4. Since her retirement, she has briefly worked as a coach with Akiko Morigami is a Japanese former tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On 15 August 2005, she reached her career-high singl ...
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Li Fang (tennis)
Li Fang (, born 1 January 1973) is a retired female tennis player from China. She is widely regarded as the first professional tennis player from China. Li turned professional in 1990, and won two WTA doubles titles in her career. In singles, Li Fang reached three finals on the WTA tour (Hobart 1995, Makarska and Pattaya in 1998), losing all of them. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... Li played seven years on the China Fed Cup team. She retired in 2001. Personal Li Fang was born in Hengyang in Hunan province to father Li Jianmin and mother Zhou Shanglian. As of 2014, Li Fangs runs a tennis academy in Frisco, Texas. WTA Tour career finals Singles: 3 runner-up Doubles: 2 titles ITF finals Singles ...
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David Pate
David Pate (born April 16, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 18 in June 1987 and attained the World No. 1 doubles ranking in January 1991. His greatest success came in 1991 when he won the Australian Open doubles title together with compatriot Scott Davis and reached the doubles final at the US Open later that year. Before turning professional, Pate played college tennis The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body and coaches association of college tennis, both an advocate and authority, overseeing men’s and women’s varsity tennis at all levels – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NC ... at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a six time All-American playing for the Horned Frogs. Career finals Singles finals (2 wins – 4 losses) Doubles fina ...
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Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata (born 13 June 1962) is a former professional tennis player and former head coach of the Princeton University Tigers tennis team. Playing career Collegiate career Before turning pro, Michibata was an All-American player at Pepperdine University in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 seasons. Professional career – singles An ATP touring professional from 1983 to 1993, Michibata earned a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in April 1986. His best results were the semifinals at the 1985 outdoor Tokyo, 1989 Wellington, and 1989 Schenectady Grand Prix events. Michibata reached the second round in all four Grand Slam tournaments, but never further. His first Grand Slam appearance was at the 1983 US Open, when he lost in the second round to Pat Cash. His last was also at the US Open in 1991, when he lost in the first round to Nuno Marques. Michibata only played all four Grand Slams in the same year in 1989, reaching the second round at the French Open and US Open ...
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Stephanie Rottier
Stephanie Rottier (born 22 January 1974) is a former professional Dutch tennis player. Results Rottier reached the second round of the 1994 French Open. She reached the final of the WTA singles tournament in Tokyo in 1993, losing to Kimiko Date in straight sets. She reached the final of the WTA doubles tournament in Beijing in 1995 partnering Wang Shi-ting, and losing to Claudia Porwik and Linda Wild, also in straight sets. Federation Cup Rottier played three Federation Cup singles matches for the Netherlands in 1993, winning against Maja Murić of Croatia 6–2, 6–0 and against Oksana Bushevitsa of Latvia 6–4, 6–2, before losing to Conchita Martínez of Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ... in two sets. WTA career finals Singles: (1 runner-up) ...
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Pete Sampras Career Statistics
The career of American former tennis player Pete Sampras started when he turned professional in 1988 and lasted until his official retirement in August 2003. During his career Sampras played in 265 official tournaments and won 64 singles titles, including 14 titles at Grand Slam events. He competed in 16 ties for the United States Davis Cup team between 1991 and 2002 and was a member of the cup winning team in 1992 and 1995. Sampras reached the No. 1 ranking on April 12, 1993 and in total held that position for 286 weeks, third behind Novak Djokovic at 373 weeks and Roger Federer at 310 weeks. He finished the year as the No. 1 ranked player six consecutive times. His career win–loss record is 762–222 (77.4%). Sampras is 7–0 in Wimbledon finals and is the only male player to win 3 or more consecutive Wimbledon titles twice in his career (1993–1995, 1997–2000) . He is the first player to win 14 grand slam men's singles titles, since surpassed by Federer, Rafael Nadal an ...
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Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961) is a former professional tennis player and an American tennis coach. During his career, he won 20 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1990, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 18 four years prior. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics, and both a gold medal and a silver medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games. Since retiring from the tour, he has coached several top players, most notably Andre Agassi who won six of his eight Grand Slam titles under Gilbert's tutelage. Other players he has coached include Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, and Kei Nishikori. Early life Brad Gilbert was born on August 9, 1961 to a Jewish family in Oakland, California. Brad began playing tennis at age 4 after his father, Barry Gilbert (a history teacher and owner of a real estate firm), took up the sport. Despite being undersized, Brad became the top player at Piedmont High School following in the footsteps of his olde ...
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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. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes the Grand Slam events, annual team competitions for men ( Davis Cup), women ( Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams ( Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committe ...
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