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Jacek Niedźwiedzki
Jacek Niedźwiedzki (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021 ) was a professional player from Poland. Career A five-time doubles gold medalist in the Polish Championships, Niedźwiedzki featured in nine ties for the Poland Davis Cup team during the 1970s, for a record of 6 wins from 15 matches. His only main draw appearance in a[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 French Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1975 French Open. It was his second French Open title and second major title overall. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg was the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Björn Borg (champion) # Manuel Orantes ''(first round)'' # Ilie Năstase ''(third round)'' # Guillermo Vilas ''(final)'' # Roscoe Tanner ''(third round)'' # John Alexander ''(fourth round)'' # Raúl Ramírez ''(quarterfinals)'' # Harold Solomon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Alex Metreveli ''(second round)'' # Eddie Dibbs ''(semifinals)'' # Jaime Fillol Sr. ''(fourth round)'' # François Jauffret ''(fourth round)'' # Brian Gottfried ''(fourth round)'' # Jan Kodeš ''(fourth round)'' # Stan Smith ''(fourth round)'' # Onny Parun ''(quarterfinals)'' Qualifying Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Male Tennis Players
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters * Kevin Polish, an American Paralympian archer Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polishchuk (surname) * Polonaise (other) {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 11 – In the U.S., a top secret report is delivered to U.S. President Truman by his National Security Resources Board, urging Truman to expand the Korean War by launching "a global offensive against communism" with sustained bombing of Red China and diplomatic moves to establish "moral justification" for a U.S. nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The report will not not be declassified until 1978. * January 15 – In a criminal court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Poland Davis Cup Team Representatives ...
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Poland Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Poland have taken part in the competition since 1925. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Poland Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain Davis Cup Team
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The Bahrain Davis Cup team represents Bahrain in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bahrain Tennis Federation. Bahrain currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. History * Bahrain competed in its first Davis Cup in 1989. Current team (2022) See also *Davis Cup References External links * Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria Fed Cup Team
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The Austria Billie Jean King Cup team represents Austria in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Osterreichischer Tennisverband. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Group I. History Austria competed in its first Federation Cup in 1963. They have reached the semifinals of the competition on three occasions, in 1987, 1990 and 2002. Current team (2025) *Julia Grabher * Tamara Kostic * Arabella Koller * Ekaterina Perelygina * Mavie Osterreicher References External linksTeam pageon BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Hanika
Sylvia Hanika (born 30 November 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is remembered for finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in 1981 and for winning the Year End Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world. Career Hanika turned professional in 1977. In 1981, Hanika reached the women's singles final at the French Open, where she was defeated in two sets by Hana Mandlíková. In 1982, Hanika posted the biggest win of her career when she defeated world No. 2 Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number ... in three sets in the final of the Avon Series Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Garden was also the site of Hanika's last big singles win: a straight sets victory against No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Kriek
Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African–American former professional tennis player. As a tennis player, he won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships. Kriek won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1984. He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. Kriek became a naturalized American citizen in August 1982. He currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ... with his wife, Daga and their children Karolina and Kristian. Grand Slam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Norbäck
Jan Norbäck (born 6 March 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Hudiksvall, Norbäck was based out of Torshälla. Norbäck played three Davis Cup matches for Sweden, all in the 1977 tournament, the first a win in a doubles rubber against Monaco with Douglas Palm early in the campaign. His other two matches came in Sweden's Europe Zone A semi-final against Italy in Båstad. The youngest player in either team, Norbäck partnered with Rolf Norberg in the doubles, with Sweden needing a win over the Italian pairing of Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta to keep the tie alive. They were unable to, losing in four sets. In the reverse singles, Norbäck replaced Rolf Norberg for a dead rubber against Antonio Zugarelli and was able to secure a consolation win for the Swedes. His only title on the Grand Prix circuit came at Zürich in 1977. He did not drop a set all tournament, with wins over Georges Goven, Lajos Levai, Juan Ignacio Muntañola, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
