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2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (January–March)
The 2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is the 2023 edition of the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta ... includes tournaments in six categories with prize money ranging from $15,000 up to $100,000. Key Month January February March References External links International Tennis Federation (ITF) {{DEFAULTSORT:ITF Women's World Tennis Tour 4 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Tikhonova (tennis)
Anastasia Vadimovna Tikhonova (; born 21 January 2001) is a Russian tennis player. Tikhonova has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 151 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. She has won one doubles title on the WTA 125 tournaments, WTA Challenger Tour along with five titles in singles and seventeen in doubles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. Career Tikhonova made her main-draw debut on WTA Tour at the 2019 Baltic Open, having been handed a wildcard for the doubles competition, partnering Veronika Pepelyaeva. Her singles WTA Tour debut came at the 2022 Libéma Open – Women's singles, 2022 Rosmalen Championships. Partnering with Jodie Burrage, Tikhonova won the doubles title at the W100 2024 Caldas da Rainha Ladies Open – Doubles, 2024 Caldas da Rainha Ladies Open in Portugal, defeating third seeds Francisca Jorge and Matilde Jorge in straight sets in the final. Performance timeline Singles ''Current through the 2024 Branik Maribor Open.'' WTA Challeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Kuwata
Hiroko Kuwata (; born 18 December 1990) is a Japanese tennis player. Kuwata has won seven singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 150. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 112 in the WTA doubles rankings. Career Kuwata made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Washington Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Sanaz Marand and Stéphanie Dubois for a spot in the main draw. She was thereby pitted against world No. 45, Alison Riske, and defeated the American in straight sets, losing five games in the process. It was Kuwata's first main-draw win at the WTA Tour-level. She also competed in the doubles event, partnering with Kurumi Nara to defeat Nicola Slater and Emily Webley-Smith in the first round. The Japanese advanced to the final of the event, losing to Shuko Aoyama is a Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. Aoyama turned professional afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Yexin
Ma Yexin ( zh, s=马烨欣, p=MÇŽ yèxÄ«n) is a Chinese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of 177 by the WTA, reached on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 187, achieved on 3 April 2023. Career In 2020, Ma won two tournaments in Antalya, Turkey, with Kazakh partner Zhibek Kulambayeva in doubles. Ma won her first $40k title in January 2023 at Nonthaburi, Thailand in the doubles draw, partnering Liang En-shuo. The following week, they won another $40k title at Nonthaburi, beating Lee Pei-chi from Taiwan and Indonesian Jessy Rompies in the final. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2023 Jiangxi Open, losing in the first round to Camila Osorio. Ma received a wildcard for the main draw of the WTA 1000 2024 China Open but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round in three sets. Early life Ma Yexin was born in Foshan, China on 10 June 1999. From the age of four to twelve years old, she was coached by her father, Ma Dean (é ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang En-shuo
Liang En-shuo (; ; in Chinese mainland born 2 October 2000) is a tennis player from Taiwan. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 150, achieved on 13 May 2019. On 9 September 2024, she peaked at No. 136 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is currently the No. 1 Taiwanese player. Liang has won one WTA 125 doubles title, as well as one singles title and eight doubles titles at ITF Circuit tournaments. Junior career Liang had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 2, achieved on 29 January 2018. In January 2018, she won the Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Clara Burel in straight sets in the final. Alongside Wang Xinyu, Liang also won the girls' doubles title at the same event, overcoming Violet Apisah and Lulu Sun in the final. Professional career Liang made her Grand Slam tournament debut as a qualifier at the 2021 French Open, losing to Fiona Ferro in the first round. Partnering Rebecca Marino, she won her first WTA 125 doubles t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Knutson
Gabriela Andrea Knutson (; born 21 April 1997, Fair Oaks) is an American-born Czech tennis player. Knutson has a career-high singles by the WTA of 155, achieved on 6 November 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 270, reached on 17 April 2023. Early life Knutson is the daughter of an American father and Czech mother. At the age of 12, she moved from California to the Czech Republic. She later accepted an offer from a tennis academy in Prostějov and moved there. Knutson left mainstream schooling after the fifth grade and completed the rest of her education online. Her childhood tennis idol was Caroline Wozniacki. Career Junior As a junior, Knutson reached her highest ranking of 272 on 5 May 2014. Her sole singles title on the ITF Junior Circuit was the 2014 Safina Cup, a Grade 4 event. College Knutson played college tennis at Syracuse University, where she majored in broadcast journalism at the Newhouse School of Public Communications. A blue chip recruit, she ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çağla Büyükakçay
Çağla Büyükakçay (; born 28 September 1989) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She won her first title at her home tournament in Istanbul becoming the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA Tour title. She has won 12 singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In September 2016, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 60. On 29 February 2016, she peaked at world No. 111 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Turkey in the Billie Jean King Cup, Büyükakçay has a win–loss record of 42–33 (as of July 2024). Büyükakçay was the first tennis player to represent Turkey at the Olympic Games. She competed at the Rio Olympics. She was the top-ranked tennis player at Istanbul's multi-sports club Enkaspor. Career She did not contest many junior tournaments, only playing four before competing at the senior level. After a few aborted starts, Büyükakçay played her first professional match at an ITF event in Istanbul in May 2004. Losin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalila Jakupović
Dalila Jakupović (born 24 March 1991) is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent. Jakupović to date has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with five WTA Challenger doubles titles. She also has won eight singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2018, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 69. On 10 September 2018, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Slovenia, Jakupović has a win–loss record of 8–9 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of May 2024). Career In January 2020, Jakupović collapsed during the Australian Open as a result of the pollution following the bushfires in the country. At the 2022 Makarska International Championships, Jakupović claimed the doubles title with Tena Lukas, winning the final against Olga Danilović and Aleksandra Krunić in a deciding champions tiebreak. Partnering Veronika Erjavec, she won the doubles title at the 2023 Iași Open, defeating Iri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchisa Chanta
Anchisa Chanta (; born 12 September 2002) is a Thai inactive tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 456, achieved on 18 September 2023, by the WTA. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 517, reached on 16 October 2019. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Chanta also represents Thailand in Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ... competition. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups) Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups) Team competition Billie Jean King Cup Singles References External links * * * 2002 births Living people Anchisa Chanta Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games medalists in tennis Anchisa Chanta Anchisa Chanta Anchisa Chanta Compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peangtarn Plipuech
Peangtarn "Earth" Plipuech (; born 15 November 1992) is a Thai tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 175, achieved on 31 July 2017. On 9 September 2024, she peaked at No. 99 in doubles. Plipuech has won three doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with seven singles and thirty doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Career Her biggest title to date was at the 2013 Lexington Challenger where she and Nicha Lertpitaksinchai claimed the doubles title. In 2016 and 2017, she reached the finals in doubles of the WTA tournament in Seoul. In 2023, she reached the semifinals at the home tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand as a wildcard with partner compatriot Luksika Kumkhum Luksika "Luk" Kumkhum (; ; born 21 July 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she peaked at No. 86 in the WTA doubles ran ..., after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanlana Tararudee
Lanlana Tararudee (; born 7 July 2004) is a tennis player from Thailand. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 168, achieved 10 February 2025, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 371, achieved on 27 May 2024. Tararudee has won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Career Playing for the Thailand, Tararudee has accumulated a win–loss record of 3–0. Tararudee won the first ITF title in her career at the $40k tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand defeating compatriot Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the final in three sets. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Thailand Open, where she received a wildcard into the singles tournament, losing to Mirjam Bjorklund in the first round. She reached the top 200 in the singles rankings on 20 May 2024 and the top 175 on 29 July 2024. She also received wildcards for both editions of the home tournament in Hia Hin, the 2024 Thailand Open and the 2024 Thailand Open 2 held in January and September 2024 respec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Savinykh
Valeria Dmitrievna Savinykh (; born 20 February 1991) is a Russian tennis player. In April 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99. On 20 November 2017, she peaked at No. 98 in the WTA doubles rankings. Savinykh has won ten singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, along with one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. Personal life Her father, Dmitry, introduced her into tennis at age five, and her mother, Elena, often travels with her. She trains in her hometown of Yekaterinburg (previously at the SotoTennis Academy and Ad in Tennis Academy in Barcelona, Spain; AZS Lodz in Poland; Swiss Tennis Academy in Biel/Bienne; Vienna; and Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...). Since November 2012, she has been coached by Tomasz I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
