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Budapest Grand Prix
The Budapest Grand Prix (also Hungarian Grand Prix) is a women's tennis tournament held in Budapest, Hungary. This WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was formerly known as ''Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix'', ''Gaz de France Grand Prix'', ''GDF Suez Grand Prix'', ''Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix'', ''Colortex Budapest Grand Prix'', ''Westel 900 Budapest Open'', ''Budapest Lotto Open'', ''Budapest Open'', and ''Budapest Grand Prix''. The event was replaced in the 2014 WTA Tour with a new tournament Bucharest Open held in Bucharest, Romania. It returned in 2021 as the Hungarian Grand Prix. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * List of tennis tournaments *Hungarian Ladies Open * Hungarian Pro Circuit Ladies Open *Stella Artois Clay Court Championships *Budapest Challenger (September) *Budapest Challenger (May) References External linksOfficial Home Page [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971, in Hoopstad) is a South African former professional tennis player. Coetzer finished in the WTA rankings top 20 for ten consecutive seasons (1992–2001), peaking at world No. 3. She reached three Grand Slam semifinals (Australian Open 1996 and 1997, French Open 1997) and one Grand Slam doubles final ( US Open 1993). Coetzer earned a reputation for regularly beating players who were ranked higher than her. By virtue of scoring so many upset wins in spite of her five-foot-two (1.58m) stature, she gained the nickname: "The Little Assassin". Personal life Coetzer was born in Hoopstad, South Africa, to Nico and Suska Coetzer. She started playing tennis at the age of six. During her career, she resided primarily in Hilton Head, South Carolina and was coached by Gavin Hopper, later by Lori McNeil. She is married to the Hollywood film producer Arnon Milchan. They have two children, Shimon (born 2009) and Olivia (born 2011). Career Coetzer's brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix – Singles
Martina Müller was the defending champion from 2001, but lost in the first round. Magüi Serna won the second straight title in two weeks, having won the 2003 Estoril Open in the previous week. Seeds # Iva Majoli ''(second round)'' # Magüi Serna (champion) # Alicia Molik ''(final)'' # Henrieta Nagyová ''(first round)'' # Virginie Razzano ''(second round)'' # Klára Koukalová ''(second round)'' # Cristina Torrens Valero ''(first round)'' # Antonella Serra Zanetti Antonella Serra Zanetti (born 25 July 1980; ) is a retired female tennis player from Italy. On 30 January 2006, Serra Zanetti achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 60. On 8 May 2006, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings ... ''(second round)'' Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix - Singles Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix - Singles Budapest Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriam Casanova
Myriam Casanova (born 20 June 1985) is a former tennis player from Switzerland. She was ranked as high as No. 45 on the WTA Tour in singles and won one WTA singles title in her career. In doubles she reached the semifinals of the 2003 US Open, partnering Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli (; born 2 October 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title after previously being runner-up in 2007, and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open. She also ... of France, and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 19. WTA career finals Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (7–0) Doubles (3–1) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casanova, Myriam 1985 births Living people Swiss female tennis players Olympic tennis players of Switzerland Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Altstätten Sportspeople from the canton of St. Gallen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Müller (tennis)
Martina Müller-Skibbe (; born 11 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour. Career Coached by her father, Reinhard Müller, Martina had her best success on clay courts: she won her only WTA Tour singles title at the Budapest Grand Prix and one WTA Tour doubles title in 's-Hertogenbosch. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won ten singles and ten doubles titles in her career. On 2 April 2007, she reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 33. In February 2008, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. In 2007, she started the year with middling results, reaching the second round at the Australian Open, losing to Elena Dementieva in three sets. From January to April, Müller never came past the second round of a tournament. In May, at the Qatar German Open in Berlin, she defeated Eleni Daniilidou and 13th seed Shahar Pe'er to reach the round of 16 where she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Kremer Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975) is a Luxembourgish retired tennis player. Anne won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. On 29 July 2002, she achieved her best WTA ranking of world No. 18. Anne completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxembourg and subsequently studied English and history at Stanford University in California. Kremer is a member of the Democratic and Liberal Youth in Luxembourg, and has entered politics. She ran for the Democratic Party in the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg. Running in Centre, she finished 15th on the DP list, and was thus not elected. Biography Kremer was born in 1975 to father Jean (an engineer), and mother Ginette (a physical education teacher). Early in her career, Kremer was coached by her younger brother, Gilles. Later, she was coached by Stephane Vix. Kremer is a baseliner right-handed player with a strong backhand and a preference for grass and hard pack playing surfaces. Beside Luxembo |
