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Irena Škulj
Irena Škulj (born 17 January 1946) is a former Yugoslavian tennis player. Playing for Yugoslavia in the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., Škulj has accumulated a win/loss record of 0–4. In 1968 French Open singles Didn't play in the first round. She withdrew from the tournament in the second round. Career finals Singles (0–4) Doubles (7–4) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Škulj, Irena 1946 births Living people Yugoslav female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 French Open – Women's Singles
Nancy Richey defeated Ann Jones in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 French Open. It was her first French title and second (and last) major title overall, after the 1967 Australian Championships. This was the first Grand Slam tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era. Françoise Dürr was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Gail Sherriff. Seeds Billie Jean King ''(semifinals)'' Ann Jones ''(final)'' Françoise Dürr ''(fourth round)'' Rosie Casals ''(fourth round)'' Nancy Richey (champion) Kerry Melville ''(fourth round)'' Vlasta Vopičková ''(quarterfinals)'' Maria Bueno ''(quarterfinals)'' Patricia Walkden ''(fourth round)'' Lea Pericoli ''(withdrew)'' Annette du Plooy ''(semifinals)'' Galina Baksheeva ''(fourth round)'' Elena Subirats ''(quarterfinals)'' Gail Sherriff ''(quarterfinals)'' Edda Budin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Sawamatsu
is a retired Japanese tennis player. Career She competed in singles in the French Open twice and in the U.S. Open once. Competing with her sister Kazuko Sawamatsu in ladies doubles, she reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1970, losing to eventual champions Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King. She competed for the Japanese Federation Cup team in 1970 and 1971. Private life Sawamatsu is the mother of former professional tennis player Naoko Sawamatsu is a former professional tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles on the WTA Tour. Sawamatsu reached a career-high ranking of world No. 14, on 6 February 1995. At the time of the 1995 Australian Open, her family survived the Gr ..., who peaked at world No.14. External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawamatsu, Junko 1948 births Japanese female tennis players Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Living people FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. Competing for Yugoslavia, she won the 1977 French Open singles championship. Early life Jaušovec was born in Maribor, in present-day Slovenia, when it was part of Yugoslavia. Career As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German Open. Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final. In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split, Croatia
Split (, ), historically known as Spalato (; ; see #Name, other names), is the List of cities and towns in Croatia, second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. The Split metropolitan area is home to about 330,000 people. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is linked to the List of islands in the Adriatic, Adriatic islands and the Apennine Peninsula. More than 1 million tourists visit it each year. The city was founded as the Greek colonisation, Greek colony of Aspálathos () in the 3rd or 2nd century BCE on the coast of the Illyrians, Illyrian Dalmatae, and in 305 CE, it became the site of Diocletian's Palace, the Palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian. It became a prominent settlement around 650 when it succeeded the ancient capital of the Roman Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éva Szabó
Éva Szabó (30 October 1945 – November 2022) was a Hungarian professional tennis player. Playing for Hungary in the Fed Cup, Szabó has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–5. She played in singles at the French Open in 1975. She lost to the American Janet Newberry Janet Newberry (born August 6, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s. She is also known by her former married name Janet Newberry-Wright and Janet Wright. She reached the semifinals of the French Open ... in the quarterfinals. Career finals Singles (7–4) Doubles (6–2) References External links * * * 1945 births 2022 deaths Hungarian female tennis players 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Isopaitis
Eugenia Anatolyevna Isopaitis (Russian:Евгения Анатольевна Изопайтис ) is a former Soviet tennis player. Isopaitis was a girls' singles finalist at the 1968 French Open, eventually losing to Australian Lesley Hunt. She played in singles at the Wimbledon in 1970, where she lost to the British Veronica Burton in the first round. She and her partner in women's doubles Olga Morozova lost in the third round to American pair Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King. She and her partner in mixed doubles Vladimir Korotkov lost in the third round to Australian pair Ray Keldie and Kerry Harris Kerry Harris (born 19 September 1949) is an Australian former professional tennis player, active from 1967 to 1975, who reached the semi-final of the 1972 Australian Open, and reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, of which she won one, in .... Career finals Singles (1–3) Doubles (4–8) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Isopaitis, Eugenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary Financial centre, financial and Commercial area, commercial centre of Eastern India, eastern and Northeast India, northeastern India. Kolkata is the list of cities in India by population, seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the List of million-plus agglomerations in India, third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic Bengal, region of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament House, New Delhi, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court. New Delhi is a Municipal governance in India, municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger List of districts in India, administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part within the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region is an even larger entity, compris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirupama Mankad
Nirupama Mankad (''née'' Vasant; born 17 January 1947) is a former Indian tennis player. She is the first Indian woman in the modern era to play at a main draw of a Grand Slam. She was active from 1964 to 1979 and contested 25 finals and won 18 singles titles.She was one of the torch runners in the most famous spirit of freedom video that played on Indian television in the 1980’s. Career Nirupama Mankad is the daughter of G. Vasant, a leading tennis player in India in his time. She survives her husband, the late Ashok Mankad, a former Indian Test cricketer. Their son Harsh Mankad is an Indian Davis Cup player. Mankad won the Asian women's tennis championship in 1965 at the age of 17. She played Wimbledon junior event in 1965 and partnered Anand Amritraj in the mixed doubles event in 1971, reaching the second round. She took part in tournaments on ILTF European Circuit when she played in Europe such as reaching the semi finals at the Ilkley Open in 1970 where she lost to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
