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2012 Commonwealth Bank Tournament Of Champions
The 2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts in Sofia. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. The 2012 edition was the first held in Sofia, having been relocated from Bali, where the tournament was held for the previous three years and called the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. The tournament was played between October 30 and November 4. Ana Ivanovic did not defend her title this year for two reasons: She did not win, or reach, a single final this year in order to gain direct acceptance, and she did not receive a wild card due to her participation in the 2012 Fed Cup finals. Tournament The 2012 WTA Tournament of Champions was the fourth edition of the event and the first in Sofia. The tournament was run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It was the season ending championships for players who have won one of the WTA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar (river), Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Known as Serdica in Classical antiquity, antiquity, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Pannonian Avars, Avars, and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the First Bulgarian Empire by Khan (title), Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule until 1194, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová (; born 23 April 1983) is a Slovak tennis commentator and retired player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first WTA Tour title at the Indian Wells Open, defeating Martina Hingis in the final and becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever win the tournament. She also reached the quarterfinals of that year's 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon Championships and 2002 US Open – Women's singles, US Open, ending the year in the top ten. She was part of the Slovak team that won the 2002 Fed Cup and the 2005 Hopman Cup. Hantuchová reached her highest ranking of world No. 5 in January 2003, after playing the quarterfinals of the 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles, Australian Open. She has won seven WTA Tour tournaments, including the Indian Wells Open for a second time in 2007 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles, 2007, with the 2015 PTT Thailand Open – Singles, 2015 Thailand Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Bertens
Kiki Bertens (; born 10 December 1991) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings#Current rankings, singles ranking was world No. 4, which she reached on 13 May 2019, becoming the highest-ranked Dutch female player ever. Her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 16, she achieved in April 2018. She won ten singles and ten doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including 2018 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles, 2018 Cincinnati Open and 2019 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles, 2019 Madrid Open. Bertens was widely regarded as a clay court specialist, but also was successful on hardcourt. Early life and background Bertens was born on 10 December 1991 in Wateringen near The Hague, but grew up in the town of Berkel en Rodenrijs. She has two sisters, one older and one younger. Bertens started playing tennis at age six at ATV Berkenrode, a tennis club where her aunt and uncle played. She has been coached by Martin van der Brugghen at the club since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 E-Boks Open
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber (; born 18 January 1988) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 34 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2016 WTA Tour, 2016. Kerber won 14 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, majors at the 2016 Australian Open – Women's singles, 2016 Australian Open, the 2016 US Open – Women's singles, 2016 US Open, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She also won a silver medal in women's singles at the Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, 2016 Rio Olympics. Kerber made her professional debut in 2003 and began her rise to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open – Women's singles, 2011 US Open as the world No. 92. An accomplished left-handed player, Kerber first cracked the top 5 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 23, 2012. Champions Singles * Hsieh Su-wei defeated Laura Robson, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 It was the second title of the year and the second of her career for Hsieh. It was the first tour level final of her career for Robson. Doubles * Tamarine Tanasugarn / Zhang Shuai defeated Jarmila Gajdošová / Monica Niculescu, 2–6, 6–2, 0–8 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 10, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Duan Yingying * Wang Qiang * Zheng Saisai The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Zarina Diyas * Luksika Kumkhum * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Malaysian Open
The 2012 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from February 27 to March 4 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. Hsieh Su-wei won the singles title. Finals Singles Hsieh Su-wei defeated Petra Martić 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret. * It was Hsieh's 1st singles title of her career. Doubles Chang Kai-chen / Chuang Chia-jung defeated Chan Hao-ching / Rika Fujiwara 7–5, 6–4 Singles main draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Jarmila Gajdošová * Jelena Janković * Olga Puchkova * Agnieszka Radwańska The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Hsieh Su-wei * Nudnida Luangnam * Karolína Plíšková * Kristýna Plíšková Retirements * Petra Martić (fatigue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei (; ; born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. A former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in Doubles tennis, doubles with nine Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles, she is regarded as one of the most successful and versatile doubles players in history. She also reached world No. 23 in singles, and is the highest-ranked Taiwanese player in history in both singles and doubles. She is known for playing with two hands on both sides, flat and quick groundstrokes, crafty and wily gameplay, aggressive volleys, and unorthodox variety of shots. Hsieh reached her career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of No. 23 on 25 February 2013. On 12 May 2014, she reached No. 1 in the doubles rankings. She spent a total of 59 weeks with the top doubles ranking, the longest tenure by a tennis player from East Asia, and second-longest of any Asian people, Asian player after Sania Mirza's 91 weeks). She has finished with a year-end to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Monterrey Open
The 2012 Monterrey Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Monterrey Open and was an International tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club in Monterrey, Mexico, from 20 February through 26 February 2012. Unseeded Tímea Babos won the singles title. Finals Singles Tímea Babos defeated Alexandra Cadanțu, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Babos' 1st singles title of her career. Doubles Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Kimiko Date-Krumm / Zhang Shuai, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) Singles main-draw entrants Seeds *Rankings as of 13 February 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Sorana Cîrstea * Ximena Hermoso * Yaroslava Shvedova The following players received entry via qualifying: * Maria Abramović * Sesil Karatantcheva * Katalin Marosi * Monica Puig Withdrawals * Romina Oprandi * Serena Williams (left ankle injury) Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos (; born 10 May 1993) is a Hungarian professional tennis player who is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She has won three WTA Tour titles in singles and 27 in doubles. Babos is a four-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament champion in women's doubles, having won the 2018 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2018 and 2020 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2020 Australian Opens, as well as the French Open in 2019 French Open – Women's doubles, 2019 and 2020 French Open – Women's doubles, 2020, all alongside Kristina Mladenovic. Babos and Mladenovic were also finalists at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 2014 Wimbledon Championships, 2018 US Open – Women's doubles, 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2019 Australian Open, and Babos reached the final of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 2016 Wimbledon Championships with Yaroslava Shvedova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Cellular South Cup
The 2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Memphis International was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, US. It was the 37th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 27th edition of the Memphis WTA International Event. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2012 ATP World Tour, and the Cellular South Cup was an International-level tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. The event took place from February 17 to February 26, 2012. Jürgen Melzer and Sofia Arvidsson won the singles titles. ATP singles main draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Ryan Harrison * Sam Querrey * Jack Sock The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Robby Ginepri * Robert Kendrick * Jesse Levine * Bobby Reynolds ATP doubles main draw ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984) is a Swedish professional padel player and a former tennis player. In her tennis career, she won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 20 singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 1 May 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 29. On 12 September 2011, she peaked at No. 67 in the WTA doubles rankings. Over her career, Arvidsson defeated top-ten players Marion Bartoli, Anna Chakvetadze, Jelena Janković, Petra Kvitová, Sam Stosur, and Caroline Wozniacki. Career Arvidsson began playing tennis at the age of eight. In 1999, she combined the ITF Junior and ITF Women's Circuit into her schedule, and in 1999 made the semifinals of a $10k women's event in Båstad. In 2000, she made the final of Nasbypark and had her first appearances in the Fed Cup. 2001 Arvidsson reached the finals of the junior Australian Open, losing to Jelena Janković. Her breakthrough came i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
