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2007 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Davis Cup. Group I Group II *Jamaica and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2008. *Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2008. Group III Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) Date: 20–24 June Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools. *Bahamas and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2008. *Haiti and Costa Rica relegated to Group IV in 2008. Group IV Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) Date: 20–24 June Withdrawn: Bermuda, Eastern Caribbean, Saint Lucia *Aruba and Honduras promoted to Group III in 2008. See also *Davis Cup structure {, class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" , -style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#98FB98" , colspan="3", 2007 Davis Cup The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambaré
Lambaré () is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. With a population of approximately 140,000 inhabitants, it is the sixth-most populous city in the country. Toponymy The name of the town derive from the Guarani language ''Ambaré'', "the land of shadows". The people were known as ''avambaré'', citizens of El Ambaré. Notable residents *Rafael Lovera Rafael Lovera Montiel (born October 17, 1952) is a former professional boxer from Paraguay. Lovera fought for the WBC's vacant world Junior Flyweight title, losing to Luis Estaba. Lovera is from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay but he resides in L ... - professional boxer ReferencesWorld Gazeteer: Paraguay– World-Gazetteer.com Populated places established in 1766 {{Paraguay-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Davis Cup. Group I Group II *Bulgaria, Norway, Latvia, and Poland relegated to Group III in 2008. *Estonia and Nigeria promoted to Group I in 2008. Group III Venue 1 Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay) Date: 9–13 May Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools. *Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008. *San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008. Venue 2 Venue: Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia (clay) Date: 9–13 May Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools. Note: Ghana/Mauritius tie broken on percentage of sets won. *South Africa and Tunisia promoted to Group II in 2008. *Mauritius and Namibia relegated to Group IV in 2008. Group IV Venue: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008. Group I Group II *Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009. *Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009. Group III *Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard) *Date: 16–20 July Scores in ''italics'' carried over from groups *Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 2009 *Aruba and Panama relegated to Group IV in 2009 Group IV *Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard) *Date: 16–20 July *Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago *Costa Rica and Haiti promoted to Group III in 2009. See also * Davis Cup structure {, class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" , -style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#98FB98" , colspan="3", 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2007 Davis Cup. Group I Group II * and relegated to Group III in 2008. * promoted to Group I in 2008. Group III Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard) Date: 16–22 July Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools. Note: Oman/Lebanon/Sri Lanka tie broken on number of rubbers won. *Oman and Lebanon promoted to Group II in 2008. *Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2008. Group IV Venue: Theinbyu Tennis Plaza, Yangon, Myanmar (hard) Date: 9–13 May *Tajikistan and Syria promoted to Group III in 2008. See also *Davis Cup structure The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three Zones of Davis Cup competition in 2006. Group I Group II *Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007. *Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007. Group III Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay) Date: 14–18 June (scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups) *El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007. *Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 2007. Group IV Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador Santa Tecla () is a municipality in the La Libertad Department (El Salvador), La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad. The city was named after Thecla, Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early C ... (clay) Date: 14–18 June *Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007. See also References {{reflist Americas Davis Cup Americas Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Davis Cup
The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, a national teams competition in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups. The final took place 30 November - 2 December at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, United States, with the United States defeating Russia 4-1 for their 32nd title. World Group Draw First round losers play in World Group Play-offs. Final World Group Play-offs *Date: 21–23 September The 8 losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and 8 winners of the Group I second round ties entered the draw for the World Group Playoffs. 8 seeded teams, based on the latest Davis Cup ranking, were drawn against 8 unseeded teams. * , , and will remain in the World Group in 2008. * , , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2008. * , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2008. * , , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2008. 1 Took place on September 20, 21 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup Structure
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Honduras; to the southeast by El Salvador and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. With an estimated population of around million, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and the 11th most populous country in the Americas. It is a representative democracy with its capital and largest city being Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City, the most populous city in Central America. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. In the 16th century, most of this area was conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence in 1821 from Spain and Mexico. In 1823, it became part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita ( en, Hermitage Valley). The city is the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established United Provinces of Central America (later the Federal Republic of Central America). In 1847, Guatemala declared itself an independent republic, with Guatemala City as its capital. The city was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Santa Tecla () is a municipality in the La Libertad Department (El Salvador), La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad. The city was named after Thecla, Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD. She is not mentioned in the New Testament, but the earliest record of her comes from the apocryphal ''Acts of Paul and Thecla'', probably composed in the early 2nd century. Santa Tecla is situated at the southern foot of the San Salvador (volcano), San Salvador Volcano, and very close to San Salvador (14.5 km, the capital city. The municipality of Antiguo Cuscatlán sits on its eastern border. History Santa Tecla was founded as "Nueva San Salvador" on August 8, 1854, by President José María San Martín after the capital city was destroyed by an earthquake. It served as capital of the republic from 1855 to 1859 and became departmental capital in 1865. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayaquil
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