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Caecilia Charbonnier
Caecilia Charbonnier (born 7 December 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She is the co-founder and CIO of Dreamscape Immersive, and the co-founder, president, and research director of Artanim. Biography Charbonnier, who was born in Geneva, played on the pro tour in the late 1990s, while still competing in junior events. She was ranked No. 4 in Switzerland and won 11 Swiss champion titles. A right-handed player, she is most noted for representing Switzerland in a Fed Cup World Group tie against Slovakia in 1999. She featured in two singles rubbers as well as in the doubles. Charbonnier competed in top international events as a junior, including Grand Slam tournaments, and she made the girls' doubles semifinals at the 1998 US Open. Retiring from tennis in 1999, Charbonnier later studied computer graphics at University of Geneva and EPFL. In 2010, she obtained a PhD in computer science from MIRALab - University of Geneva, studying the hip joint kinemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. The city of Geneva () had a population 201,818 in 2019 (Jan. estimate) within its small municipal territory of , but the Canton of Geneva (the city and its closest Swiss suburbs and exurbs) had a population of 499,480 (Jan. 2019 estimate) over , and together with the suburbs and exurbs located in the canton of Vaud and in the French departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie the cross-border Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat, which extends over ,As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 93 Swiss communes and 158 French communesFederal Statistical O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMC Theatres
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ( d/b/a AMC Theatres, originally an abbreviation for American Multi-Cinema; often referred to simply as AMC and known in some countries as AMC Cinemas or AMC Multi-Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain founded in Kansas City, Missouri and now headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. It is the largest movie theater chain in the world. Founded in 1920, AMC has the largest share of the U.S. theater market ahead of Regal and Cinemark Theatres. After acquiring Odeon Cinemas, UCI Cinemas, and Carmike Cinemas in 2016, it became the largest movie theater chain in the world. It has 2,807 screens in 353 theatres in Europe and 7,755 screens in 593 theatres in the United States. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange; from 2012 to 2018, the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group owned a majority stake in the company. Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners made a $600 million investment in AMC in September 2018, but the voting power of AMC sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Bao
Laura Bao (born 6 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. A right-handed player from Geneva, Bao competed in top international events as a junior, including Wimbledon. She made the girls' doubles semi-finals at the 1998 US Open, partnering Caecilia Charbonnier. In 1999 she represented Switzerland in a Fed Cup World Group tie against Slovakia. Her only appearance came in the doubles rubber, which she and Charbonnier lost to Karina Habšudová and Henrieta Nagyová. ITF finals Singles (2–3) Doubles (1–4) See also * List of Switzerland Fed Cup team representatives A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bao, Laura 1982 births Living people Swiss female tennis players Tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Vildová
Helena Vildová (born 19 March 1972) is a retired Czech tennis player. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On 15 January 1996, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 3 November 1997, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings. Vildová retired from professional tennis in 2001. WTA career finals Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (3–3) Doubles: 44 (28–16) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vildova, Helena 1972 births Living people Czech female tennis players Czechoslovak female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Jidkova
Alina Vladimirovna Jidkova (russian: Алина Владимировна Жидкова; born 18 January 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. In her career, she won one WTA doubles title, at the 2005 Mexican Open and reached the finals three other times, at the Memphis Open 2003, Québec 2006 and Cincinnati Masters 2007. She also won nine singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In March 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 51, while in August 2003, she peaked at No. 50 in the doubles rankings. Early life ''Alinka'', as is her nickname, was born in Moscow, then capital of the Soviet Union, to Vladimir, an engineer and a former professional weight lifter, and Lina, a school teacher and a former 100 meter sprinter. She has one brother, Dmitriy, former boxer, who now owns a construction business. She spent her early years in the Spartak Moscow tennis Club, but later she moved to the United States and attended Nick Bollettie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Schwarz
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia (Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca ( Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenthal
Langenthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal. Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau. History Archeological evidence suggests that early settlements existed around 4000 B.C. in the Langenthal area. A Hallstatt necropolis with twelve grave mounds has been found at Unterhard. Remnants of two Roman villae have also been identified. Langenthal is first mentioned in 861, as ''marcha in Langatun'', referring to farming estates scattered along the Langete (a tributary of the Murg). The Old High German name ''Langatun'' is presumably composed of a hydronym ''langa-'' and the Gaulish element ''dunum'' "fort" (which had become productive as a suffix in toponyms). The re-interpretation of the name as includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Zaporozhanova
Anna Oleksandrivna Zaporozhanova ( uk, Анна Олександрівна Запорожанова) is a retired Ukrainian tennis player. She reached her highest ranking of world No. 209 in September 2000. Zaporozhanova won a total of 13 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and also played on the WTA Tour. Along with Elena Tatarkova, she represented Ukraine at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the women's doubles event. The pair beat Taiwan in round one before losing against France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... WTA career finals Doubles: 2 (runner-ups) ITF finals Singles: 8 (4–4) Doubles: 20 (9–11) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaporozhanova, Anna Living people 1979 births Sportspeople from Kyiv Ukrainian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in southwest Wales, with the principal area covering the Gower Peninsula, it is part of the Swansea Bay region and part of the historic county of Glamorgan; also the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr. The principal area is the second most populous local authority area in Wales with an estimated population of 246,563 in 2020. Swansea, along with Neath and Port Talbot, forms the Swansea Urban Area with a population of 300,352 in 2011. It is also part of the Swansea Bay City Region. During the 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was the key centre of the copper-smelting industry, earning the nickname ''Copperopolis''. Etymologies The Welsh name, ''Abertawe'', translates as ''"mouth/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuela Zardo
Emanuela Zardo (born 24 April 1970) is a former professional tennis player who competed for Switzerland. She was active on the WTA Tour in the late 1980s and through the 1990s, and was among the top 100 in the world between 1990 and 1994. Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 1991. She won one WTA singles title, and was also twice a runner-up in singles competition. Her best performance at a Grand Slam occurred at the 1994 Australian Open, when she made the fourth round before losing to Jana Novotná Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbl .... WTA career finals Singles: 3 (1–2) ITF finals Singles (10-5) Doubles (0-2) Grand Slam singles performance timeline References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zardo, Emanuela 1970 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; , ) is a town and a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Biel/Bienne lies on the language boundary between the French-speaking and German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and is bilingual throughout. ''Biel'' is the German name for the town; ''Bienne'' its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since 1 January 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne". Until then, the town was officially named Biel. The town lies at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains area, guarding the only practical connection to Jura, on the northeastern shores of Lake Biel (, ), sharing the eastern tip of the lake with its sister town, Nidau. The towns Neuchâtel, Solothurn, and Bern (the capital of Switzerland) lie southwest, northeast and southeast of Biel/Bienne. They all can be reached within about 30 minutes by train or car. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Singian
Jennifer Tracy Almeda-Singian (born October 6, 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Almeda-Singian was born in New York City and is of Filipino descent. At the age of four she moved to New Jersey where she first started to play tennis. Later training in Orlando, she made her WTA Tour debut in the main doubles draw of Indian Wells in 1996, partnering Alexandra Stevenson. She competed in the qualifying draw of all four grand slam tournaments during her career, once successfully, at the 1999 US Open. Her only other grand slam main draw appearance came as a wildcard at the 2000 US Open and she was beaten in the first round by sixth seed Monica Seles. On the WTA Tour her best performances were in 2000, when she made the second round of tournaments in Amelia Island and Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
