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Andrea Tiezzi
Andrea Tiezzi Rojas (born 26 November 1964) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Biography Tiezzi, a top-10 junior, played on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Tiezzi won silver medals for Argentina in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. She featured once in the singles main draw of a grand slam tournament, as a qualifier at the 1988 French Open The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 92nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand .... Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at Guaruja in 1989. ITF finals Singles (1–5) Doubles (2–11) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiezzi, Andrea 1964 births Living people Argentine female tennis players Pan American Games silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 French Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 French Open. It was her second French Open title and third major title overall. The final was the shortest major final of the Open Era; the official duration of the match was 34 minutes, but only 32 minutes of play took place due to a rain break. It remains the only " double bagel" major final of the Open Era. The win marked Graf's second step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of pedestrian tennis. Graf won the title without dropping a set and losing only 20 games during the tournament. Graf recorded a total of six "bagel" (6–0) sets during her seven matches. The final was the first major final since the 1981 French Open not to feature either Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carin Bakkum
Carin Bakkum (born 25 July 1962) is a Dutch former tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ... player. During her career, Bakkum won two ITF singles titles as well as one WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. She reached a singles ranking high of world number 141 on 27 March 1989 and on 22 June 1987 reached a doubles ranking high of world number 69. Career finals Doubles (1 title, 4 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles finals: (2–2) Doubles finals: (12–2) External links * * * 1962 births Living people People from Heemskerk Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Newman
Judy Newman Rakela (born May 11, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player. A native of Santa Cruz, Newman was the second born of four children and attended Harbor High School. She studied at the University of San Diego on a tennis scholarship and played on tour after graduating in 1984. Newman competed on the professional circuit until 1990, featuring on the WTA Tour and in grand slam qualifying. Following her time on tour she earned a master's degree in sports psychology at John F. Kennedy University John F. Kennedy University was a private university based in California with offices in Pleasant Hill, California, Pleasant Hill, San Jose, California, San Jose in California; Natick, Massachusetts; and Willemstad, Curaçao. The university was ... and plays on the ITF Senior circuit, where she has represented her country in World Championships. ITF finals Doubles: 1 (1–0) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Judy 1962 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Jung
Pamela Jung (born July 3, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Jung grew up in California as one of four tennis playing siblings, coached by their father Eugene. The Jungs were the "USTA Tennis Family of the Year" in 1984. One of her brothers, Steven, made the title match at the 1989 NCAA Division I singles championships and competed professionally. A two-time All-American for Pepperdine University, Jung has the distinction of being the first player from the school to receive this honor (in 1983). Jung, who had a career high ranking of 215 on the professional tour, qualified for the main draw of the 1988 Australian Open. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1988 Auckland Open, where she beat sixth seed Elizabeth Minter Elizabeth Minter (born 23 August 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was born on 23 August 1965 in Australia and played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1990. She now helps train young children. Tennis ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Tarabini
Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is a former tennis player from Argentina. She represented her country and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On 9 May 1988, Tarabini reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 29. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 12, which she achieved on 17 August 1998. Patricia turned pro in 1986, and won a total of 15 top-level doubles titles in her career. She is the 1996 French Open mixed-doubles champion, partnering with Javier Frana Javier Alberto Frana (born 25 December 1966) is a former tennis player from Argentina and former tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America. He won 1996 French Open Mixed Doubles title with compatriot Patricia Tarabini. Tennis career Frana turn .... Major finals Olympic finals Doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal) Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title) WTA career finals Singles: 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Mariana Pérez Roldán (born 7 November 1967) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She won the French Open girls' doubles championship and ITF World girls' doubles championship in 1985 with Patricia Tarabini. During her career, she did not win any titles on the WTA Tour, but won four ITF titles, including three women's doubles. Junior Grand Slam finals Girls' doubles (1–1) WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ITF finals Singles (1–3) Doubles (3–4) External links * * Pérez Roldán, Academia de Tenis Sources Argentine female tennis players 1967 births Living people French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games People from Tandil Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province 20th-century Argentine women {{Argentina-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Mosca
Gabriela Mosca (born 12 August 1969) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Biography Born and raised in San Francisco, Córdoba, Mosca was based in Key Biscayne during her career, moving there at the age of 15. As a junior, she reached as high as second in the ITF rankings. Mosca competed as a professional player for nine years, with a best singles ranking of 192 in the world. She was a top 100 player in doubles and was featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at the French Open, Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... and the US Open. She is now living in Buenos Aires and works as a sports-lawyer. ITF Circuit finals Singles (1–2) Doubles (1–5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosca, Gabriela 1969 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America, South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an Global city, alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous city, autonomous district. In 1880, after Argentine Civil War, decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalization of Bueno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Votavová
Olga Votavová (born 10 July 1966) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Born in Cheb, Votavová played on the professional tour during the 1980s and reached a best singles ranking of 169 in the world. Votavová was runner-up at the Swedish Open Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... in 1985, prior to the tournament becoming part of the main tour. Her best performance on the Virginia Slims circuit instead came at the Bregenz in 1986, where she made it to the quarter-finals. ITF finals Singles: 4 (2–2) Doubles: 4 (2–2) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Votavova, Olga 1966 births Living people Czech female tennis players Czechoslovak female tennis players People from Cheb Sportspeople from the Karlovy Vary Region Syracuse Orange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Holíková
Andrea Holíková (born 15 January 1968) is a former Czechoslovak tennis player. She comes from the family of successful hockey players – she is the daughter Jaroslav Holík, the elder sister of Bobby Holík, and the niece of Jiří Holík. Holíková is married to former hockey player František "Frank" Musil. Holíková was a very successful junior player. In 1985, she won the Wimbledon Championships and reached the final of the US Open. In doubles, Holíková and Radka Zrubáková were the finalists of the French Open, but collected the US Open title. Holíková's professional career was by far less successful. Her highest ranking positions were World No. 67 in singles and World No. 99 in doubles. Her best result in Grand Slam tournaments was the doubles quarterfinals at the 1985 French Open. Holíková did, however, defeat two top ten players, Kathy Rinaldi and Brenda Schultz. At the Spanish Open qualifications in 1985, she defeated then 13-year–old Arantxa Sánchez Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Villaverde
Beatriz Isabelle Villaverde (born 5 June 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player Who has specialised in doubles. She played in doubles at the French Open in 1977. Her partner in women's doubles, Argentina Viviana Segal lost in the first round to Yugoslavian Mima Jaušovec and Czechoslovak Renáta Tomanová. Her partner in mixed doubles, Jaime Pinto Bravo lost in the Second round to French Patrick Proisy and Czechoslovak Regina Maršíková Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired tennis player from Czechoslovakia, present-day Czech Republic. Career Maršíková won the French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Billie Jea .... Career finals Doubles (5–5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villaverde, Beatriz 1958 births Argentine female tennis players Living people 20th-century Argentine women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
