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2016 Dow Corning Tennis Classic – Singles
Tatjana Maria was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Catherine Bellis. Naomi Broady won the title, defeating wildcard Robin Anderson (tennis), Robin Anderson in the final, 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–2. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Dow Corning Tennis Classic - Singles 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, Dow Corning Tennis Classic - Singles Dow Corning Tennis Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady ( ; born 28 February 1990) is a British former tennis player. She won one WTA Tour doubles title, as well as nine singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 March 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 76. On 22 May 2017, she peaked at No. 56 in the doubles rankings. Background Born in Stockport, Naomi Broady is a sister of tennis player Liam Broady and has another brother, Calum and a sister Emma. She attended Priestnall School. Broady began playing tennis at the age of seven and was the British under-18 girls' champion in 2007. Career 2004–2008: Junior Circuit Broady competed on the junior ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit from January 2004 until June 2008. She won one singles title in April 2006 at the Sutton ITF Junior Tournament and lost in the quarterfinals of four others, one of which was the 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles, 2008 Wimbledon girls' event, where she was beaten by Noppawan L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raveena Kingsley
Raveena is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Raveena Ravi (born 1993), Indian voice actress * Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Tandon is a recipient of several awards, including a National Film ... (born 1974), Indian actress, model, and producer * Raveena Aurora (born 1993), American singer-songwriter mononymously known as Raveena * Raveena Daha (born 2003), Indian actress and dancer * Raveena Desraj Shrestha (born 1970), former CEO of Mega Bank Nepal See also * Raveen * '' Simply Baatein with Raveena'', Indian television chat show {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Brady (tennis)
Jennifer Elizabeth Brady (born April 12, 1995) is an inactive American tennis player. She reached a career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 13 on 22 February 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of 44 on 19 August 2019. Brady has won one WTA Tour singles title and one doubles title as well as four singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Brady first rose to prominence following her surprise run to the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open as a qualifier, registering victories over Heather Watson and 14th seed Elena Vesnina. She also reached the fourth round of that year's US Open, defeating Barbora Strýcová and Monica Niculescu before falling to then-world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková. Following struggles with injuries and an increased focus on doubles, including a semifinal showing at the 2019 Australian Open, Brady returned to prominence in singles in 2020, where she defeated Maria Sharapova, and recorded her first No. 1 victory by defeating Ashleig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Sanford
Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra (Italian) * Aless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Glatch
Alexa Glatch (born September 10, 1989) is an American former tennis player. Junior career She started playing tennis at the age of five. As a junior player, she won the prestigious Easter Bowl title in the Girls-14s and Girls-18s divisions and the Orange Bowl in the Girls-16s division in 2004. She achieved a world junior ranking of No. 5 in 2005, advancing to the 2005 US Open finals in both singles and doubles. She lost the singles final to junior, and future senior world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka. She represented the United States in numerous international competitions including Junior Fed Cup. Professional career Glatch turned professional in 2005 and in that year reached the semifinals of the Forest Hills Tennis Classic and the second round of the US Open. She was in an accident in November 2005; her injuries included a broken right wrist and left elbow. It took her eight months until she could start regularly playing competitive tennis again. In 2007, she won the Southla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadja Gilchrist
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Nadja may refer to: * Nadja (given name) * Nadja, pen-name of Louisa Nadia Green (1896—1934), British poet * ''Nadja'' (novel), 1928 surrealist novel by André Breton * ''Nadja'' (film), 1994 vampire film by Michael Almereyda * Nadja (band), Canadian drone doom metal side project of Aidan Baker See also * Nadia (other) * Nadiya (other) Nadiya is a feminine given name. Nadiya or Nadiia may also refer to: * Nâdiya, French R&B singer Nadia Zighem (born 1973) ** ''Nâdiya'' (album), a 2006 album by the above * Nadiia, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, a village * * * * * * See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernarda Pera
Bernarda Pera ( ; ; born 3 December 1994) is a Croatian-American professional tennis player. Pera has won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She achieved career-high rankings of world No. 27 in singles on June 12, 2023, and No. 35 in doubles on February 21, 2022. Before March 2013, Pera represented her country of birth, Croatia. Early life Pera was born in a Croatian- Dalmatian Italian family. In addition to English, she speaks Croatian. When she was 16, her father, who is a U.S. citizen, moved their family to the United States for the benefit of her budding tennis career. They settled in New Jersey, where friends and relatives already were living. Career 2014: WTA Tour debut She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having been handed a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering with Tornado Alicia Black. 2018: Australian Open debut and 3rd round, top 100 debut She made her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Albanese
Lauren Albanese (born October 1, 1989) is an American inactive tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. She began her professional career in 2006. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 158, which she reached on June 15, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 213, which she reached on February 28, 2011. ITF finals Singles (3–10) Doubles (5–8) External links * * 1989 births Living people American female tennis players Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida Tennis players from Florida 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Loeb
Jamie Loeb (born March 8, 1995) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 132 in singles, achieved in February 2018, and No. 117 in doubles, achieved in July 2023. Loeb has won eleven singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won the New York State high-school title as a sophomore. Loeb won the singles and doubles U18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, and won the doubles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship. She attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), and won the singles NCAA Championship in 2015. Biography Born in Bronxville, New York, Loeb was raised in Ossining, New York."Rising Jewish star Loeb ousted," ''The Jerusalem Post''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Boserup
Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player. Boserup was born in Santa Monica, California to two Danish parents and began working with famed coach Robert Lansdorp at the age of 6. She moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 13 to train at the USTA's National Training Center. Boserup turned professional in 2008. Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and achieved her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 80 in 2017. After suffering multiple injuries over 11 years on Tour, Boserup announced her retirement from professional tennis in May 2019. After her retirement from professional tennis Boserup earned her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. After graduating from Booth, Boserup joined global business advisory firm A.T. Kearney as a Management Consultant. In 2024, Boserup was elected to the Board of Directors of the WTA, where she currently serves as the 1-100+ Singles and Doubles-Only Repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachia Vickery
Sachia Vickery ( ; born May 11, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high of No. 73 in the WTA rankings on 30 July 2018. Vickery, a former USTA junior national champion, has also won three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best results on the WTA Tour came at the 2018 Auckland Open and the 2018 Monterrey Open, where she reached the semifinals. Early life and background Vickery was born in Florida to Paula Liverpool and Rawle Vickery. Her parents had both lived in Linden, the second largest city in the Caribbean nation of Guyana, and her mother is originally from the small mining town of Kwakwani. Her mother ran track in high school and her father was a professional soccer player. She also has an older brother named Dominique Mitchell who played college football at South Carolina State University. Through her former stepfather Derrick Mitchell, she is acquainted with LeBron James and considers his mother Gloria to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Min
Grace Min (born May 6, 1994) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 97, achieved on 2 March 2015, and she peaked at No. 308 in the doubles rankings, on 17 September 2012. Min won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title. She also won the 2011 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with Eugenie Bouchard. Tennis career 2006–07 Her first tournament was the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, an under-14 tournament at the Bollettieri Sports Academy. Aged 12 and seeded tenth, Grace received a bye into the second round, where she was defeated by Nataliya Pintusova, 6–3, 6–4. Her next tournament was the Prince Cup in Miami, Florida. In the first round, she defeated tenth seed Melina Ferrero, for her first victory of the year. She then fell to qualifier Laurie Gingras in the second round, in straight sets. Her final tournament of the year was the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida. In the first round, she crushed German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
