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Anne White
Anne White (born September 28, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player from Charleston, West Virginia. She is most famous for wearing a white body suit at 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon in 1985. Early life White attended John Adams Junior High School. She then graduated from George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia), George Washington High School in Charleston, West Virginia, and went on to become a two-time All-American tennis player at the University of Southern California. Family background Anne's father, Pete White, played basketball for Clendenin, West Virginia, Clendenin High School. 1985 Wimbledon Championships White, who was playing fifth seed Pam Shriver in the first round at 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon in 1985 on an outer court, warmed up in a tracksuit. When she took the tracksuit off to start play, she revealed that she was wearing a white, one-piece, Spandex, lycra body sui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1984, and concluded in March 1985 after 53 events. The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1989 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the ''Toyota Series'' and the ''Avon Championships Circuit''. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF World Circuit tournaments were not part of the tour, although they were awarded points for the WTA World Ranking. Tournaments were categorized by prize money on offer. Schedule The table below shows the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule. March April May June July August September October November December January 1985 February 1985 Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 French Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated defending champion Chris Evert in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 French Open. It was her second French Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. With the win, Navratilova completed a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, becoming the second woman in the Open Era to simultaneously hold all four major singles titles (after Margaret Court Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian former world number 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Her 24 women's singles major titles and total of 64 major titles (includi ... in 1970), and the first to do so on three different surfaces. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links1984 French Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 French Open – Women's Singles
Chris Evert defeated Mima Jaušovec in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and 15th major singles title overall. Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year and ended a 39-match winning streak. Horvath's victory is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. This was the first edition of the tournament to have a 128-player main draw in the women's singles. This tournament marked the first major appearance of future 22-time major champion, Olympic gold medalist, and world No. 1 Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) 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 a r .... At 13 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 French Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1982 French Open. It was her first French Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall. Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Navratilova. Four-time champion Chris Evert was defeated by Jaeger in the semifinals. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(semifinals)'' # Martina Navratilova ''(champion)'' # Tracy Austin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(finalist)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(semifinals)'' # Sylvia Hanika ''(second round)'' # Mima Jaušovec ''(fourth round)'' # Anne Smith ''(fourth round)'' # Bettina Bunge ''(second round)'' # Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former World number 1 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 French Open – Women's Singles
Hana Mandlíková defeated Sylvia Hanika in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1981 French Open. It was her second major singles title. Chris Evert was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Mandlíková. It was her first defeat at the French Open since 1973, and the first time in six tournament appearances that she failed to reach the final. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Hana Mandlíková is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(semifinals)'' # Martina Navratilova ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(semifinals)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(champion)'' # Virginia Ruzici ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sylvia Hanika ''(finalist)'' # Mima Jaušovec ''(quarterfinals)'' # Dianne Fromholtz ''(third round)'' # Kathy Jordan ''(third round)'' # Bettina Bunge ''(fourth round)'' # Anne Smith ''(fourth round)'' # Regina Maršíková ''(fourth round)'' # Wendy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events every year, held after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), US Open. It was established in 1891 but it did not become a Grand Slam event until 1925. The French Open begins in late May and continues for two weeks. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros (aviator), Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this Tennis surface, surface. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on Grass court, grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and 16th major singles title overall, completing the double career Grand Slam. With her third round victory, Evert became the first player in the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the tournament with a 1,003-97 career match record. Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Suková. Navratilova entered the semifinals with a 74-match winning streak, having won the previous six major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ... singles titles and attempting to complete the Grand Slam. Her 74-match win streak remains an Open Era record. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Australian Open – Women's Singles
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Chris Evert defeated defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1982 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and 14th major singles title overall, completing the career Grand Slam. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Martina Navratilova ''(final)'' # Chris Evert (champion) # Andrea Jaeger ''(semifinals)'' # Wendy Turnbull ''(quarterfinals)'' # Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(second round)'' # Barbara Potter ''(third round)'' # Mima Jaušovec ''(second round)'' # Billie Jean King ''(quarterfinals)'' # Anne Smith ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andrea Leand ''(second round)'' # Zina Garrison ''(first round)'' # Evonne Cawley ''(second round)'' # Rosalyn Fairbank ''(third round)'' # Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(third round)'' # Helena Suková ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open singles title and third major singles title overall. Evert was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam (she would achieve the feat the following year). Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Evert. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(finalist)'' # Tracy Austin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Martina Navratilova ''(champion)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(quarterfinals)'' # Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)'' # Wendy Turnbull ''(semifinals)'' # Evonne Goolagong ''(quarterfinals)'' # Barbara Potter ''(second round)'' # Mima Jaušovec ''(third round)'' # Virginia Ruzici ''(first round)'' # Bettina Bunge ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events every year, held before the French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), US Open. The Australian Open typically starts around the middle of January and continues for two weeks, concluding with the men's final traditionally held on the last Sunday of the month. It features men's and women's singles, men's, women's and mixed doubles, juniors’ championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Until 1987, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019. Since 2020, it has been played on blue GreenSet. First held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships in Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
