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Andrea Vieira
Andrea Chahad Guedes Vieira (born 5 February 1971) is a former tennis player from Brazil. She upset Hana Mandlikova in the first round of the 1989 French Open and reached the third round of that tournament. That November, she reached a career-best ranking of world No. 76. She also represented Brazil in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... WTA career finals Doubles: 1 runner-up ITF finals Singles: 14 (11–3) Doubles: 21 (13–8) External links * * * * * 1971 births Brazilian female tennis players Olympic tennis players of Brazil Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in tennis Living people Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo ( Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Tella
Luciana Camargo Tella (born 31 December 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Biography Born in Campinas, Tella first appeared on the WTA Tour in the 1986 season and went on to reach a top ranking 154 in the world in singles. At the 1988 French Open, she competed in the main draw of both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. She featured in a total of 19 Fed Cup ties for Brazil, which included World Group fixtures against Czechoslovakia in 1988 and Canada in 1989. Her representative career included appearing at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, where she partnered with Andrea Vieira Andrea Chahad Guedes Vieira (born 5 February 1971) is a former tennis player from Brazil. She upset Hana Mandlikova in the first round of the 1989 French Open and reached the third round of that tournament. That November, she reached a career-be ... to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles. Since 1998, she has run the Tella Tennis Academy in Campinas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital districts and territories, Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the Department (Colombia), departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh Spanish conquest of the Muisca, expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca people, Muisca, the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano. Santafé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Niemeyer
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language. Origin The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in areas of the British Isles under Nordic dominance and through being heard as '"Brenda" was eventually adopted as a female name. The name Brenda was probably influenced by the iconic Gaelic male name Brendan: although linguistically it is unlikely that the name Brendan would yield the name Brenda as its feminine form, the name Brenda is widely considered a feminine form of the name Brendan in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. History The British Isles Occurring in the medieval legend of Madoc - the purported son of the 12th century historical Welsh ruler Owain Gwynedd by Brenda the daughter of a Viking overlord in Ireland - the name Brenda was apparently until the 19th century confined to the Northern Isles being an evident remnant of the Northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracie Blumentritt
Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, California ** Tracy Municipal Airport (California), airport owned by the City of Tracy ** Deuel Vocational Institution, a California state prison sometimes referred to as "Tracy" ** Tracy station, a train station in southern Tracy, California * Tracy, a neighborhood in Wallingford, Connecticut * Tracy, Illinois * Tracy, Indiana * Tracy, Iowa * Tracy, Kentucky * Tracy, Minnesota * Tracy, Missouri * Tracy, Montana * Tracy, New Jersey * Tracy, Oklahoma * Tracy City, Tennessee Elsewhere * Tracy, New Brunswick, Canada * Tracy Glacier (Greenland) Music * Tracie (singer) (Tracie Young, born 1965), British singer * ''Tracie'' (album), a 1999 album by Tracie Spencer * "Tracy" (The Cuff Links song), by The Cuff Links on their first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Mariana Díaz Oliva (born 11 March 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She played professionally from September 1992 until 12 October 2006. Her highest ranks were world No. 42 for singles and No. 93 for doubles, both achieved in 2001. At the 2001 Bol Open, she defeated Kim Clijsters to reach the final, where she lost to Ángeles Montolio Ángeles Montolio (born 6 August 1975) is a former tennis player from Spain. Montolio reached a career high ranking of world No. 22 in February 2002, and won three WTA Tour titles at the small events in Porto, Estoril, and Bol, as well as .... In 2002, she won the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo. In 2003, she also reached the Mexican Open singles final. WTA career finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Doubles: 2 (runner-ups) ITF finals Singles: 27 (16–11) Doubles: 23 (15–8) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Oliva, Mariana 1976 births Living people Tennis players from Buenos Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Menga
Vanessa Menga (born 10 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Born in São Paulo, she started playing tennis at the age of 4, when she went to an academy along with her father. At the age of 14, Menga went to train tennis in Barcelona, where she won her first doubles championship. She's the only Brazilian female tennis player to play in two Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta 1996 (doubles with Miriam D’Agostini, falling in round 1), and Sydney 2000 (with Joana Cortez, falling in round 2). Menga was also in two Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ..., Mar Del Plata 1995 and Winnipeg 1999, where she won the doubles gold medal with Joana Cortez. In 2001, Menga posed for ''Playboy'' Brazil. In 2003, she retired from ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy (born April 13, 1979 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in 2001 and won six titles on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. Her best doubles ranking was world No. 4, and she won 17 WTA Tour doubles titles, including the WTA Championships in 2004. She is best known for her serve, which was one of the most powerful on tour, and has produced as many as 22 aces in a match. Shaughnessy was coached and managed by Rafael Font de Mora for most of her career. She is the niece of Dan Shaughnessy, a ''Boston Globe'' sports columnist. Career Shaughnessy made her debut on the WTA Tour in 1996 in Budapest and broke into the top 100 in 1998. In 2000, she won her first WTA singles title in Shanghai, defeating Iroda Tulyaganova in the final, and breaking into the top 50. In her breakout year of 2001, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 11, won the second singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joelle Schad
Joelle Schad (born 13 March 1973) is a former Dominican female tennis player. Playing for Dominican Republic at the Fed Cup, Schad has accumulated a win–loss record of 38–21. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4–6) Doubles: 15 (10-5) References External links * * 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic female tennis players Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María José Gaidano
María José Gaidano (born 25 March 1973) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional tennis player. She was born in Buenos Aires and played professionally from 1992 to 2000. Gaidona represented Argentina in the Fed Cup tournament in 1997. at FedCup.com WTA career finals Doubles 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ITF finals Singles (1–4) Doubles (2–4) References External links * * * Living people 1973 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Désirée Leupold
Désirée Leupold (born 11 November 1972) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. Leupold played on the professional tour in the 1990s and reached a best singles ranking of 375 in the world. She featured in four WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tourna ... main draws as a doubles player, otherwise spending her career on the ITF Circuit. ITF finals Singles: 2 (0–2) Doubles: 5 (0–5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leupold, Desiree 1972 births Living people Austrian female tennis players 20th-century Austrian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
