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Kader Nouni
Kader Nouni (born 23 February 1976) is a French tennis umpire. He works primarily for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and has officiated six major finals. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) certified him as a gold badge umpire in 2007. Known for his baritone voice, Nouni is sometimes called the "Barry White of tennis". Early life Nouni was born to Algerian-French immigrants on 23 February 1976. He grew up in the Haut Vernet quarter of Perpignan, in southern France. Nouni and his older brother were raised in public housing by a single mother after his father died when he was two. Nouni and his brother took up tennis in the wake of Frenchman Yannick Noah's victory at the 1983 French Open. Costs associated with tennis (lessons, court rental, etc.) meant Nouni needed to work from a young age; by age nine, he strung rackets, swept the court lines, and did other jobs at a local tennis club. Local tournaments hired him to officiate adult matches from age 12. Nouni recall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Transylvania Open
The 2022 Transylvania Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Transylvania Open, and part of the WTA 250 series of the 2022 WTA Tour. It was held at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 10 until 16 October 2022. The event is one of the six tournaments that were given single-year WTA 250 licenses in September and October 2022 due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the suspension of tournaments in China following former WTA player Peng Shuai's allegation of sexual assault against a Chinese government official. Champions Singles * Anna Blinkova def. Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 This is Blinkova's first career singles title. Doubles * Kirsten Flipkens / Laura Siegemund def. Kamilla Rakhimova / Yana Sizikova 6–3, 7–5 Singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of October 3, 2022. Other entrants The followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stringer (tennis)
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WTA Finals
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season. The eighth spot is reserved, if needed, for a player or team who won a major in the current year and is ranked from ninth to twentieth. The tournament predates the WTA Tour and started in 1972 as the championship tournament of the Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003, the tournament has used a unique format not seen in other WTA Tour events: the players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. The top two players or teams from each group after the round-robin stage move on to a knock-out format in the semifinals and final to determine the champion. The WTA Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third and last major singles title. Kerber was the first German to win the title since Steffi Graf in 1996. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, and to become the first mother to win a major singles title since Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open. Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck. Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is an inactive Danish professional tennis player. She has been 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, hold ... and Sloane Stephens were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Despite losing in the third round, Halep retained the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 French Open – Women's Singles
Barbora Krejčíková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 French Open. It was her first major singles title. Krejčíková saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against Maria Sakkari. Krejčíková and Pavlyuchenkova were the combined lowest-ranked major finalists (world Nos. 33 and 32, respectively) since the introduction of the computer rankings in 1975 (a feat surpassed just three months later at the US Open). Krejčíková was the first Czech to win the title since Hana Mandlíková in 1981. She was also the first player to win both the singles and doubles titles at the same major since Serena Williams at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to do so at the French Open since Mary Pierce in 2000. Pavlyuchenkova reached her first major final after participating in 52 major main draws, breaking the record previously set by Flavia Pennetta in the 2015 US Open. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 French Open – Women's Singles
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2013 French Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 French Open. It was her second French Open singles title, 16th major singles title overall, and she completed the double career Grand Slam in singles with the win. Williams was the oldest woman to win the French Open (a record she later surpassed in 2015) and set a record for the longest gap between successive French Open titles (her last being in 2002). With the win, Williams extended her winning streak to 31 matches (dating back to the Miami Open), going undefeated for the 2013 clay court season. The final marked the first time the top two seeds contested the French Open final since 1995, and the first time overall at a major since the 2004 Australian Open. This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig; she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the third round. Seeds Qualifying Draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 French Open – Women's Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open. It was her second major singles title, after the 2004 US Open. It was Safina's third runner-up finish in as many major finals. The match was also the conclusion of a series of finals between the pair during that clay court season, as they each claimed the Stuttgart and Rome titles over each other. Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka. Sorana Cîrstea became the first player born in the 1990s to reach a major quarterfinal. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Championship match statistics References External linksMain Draw [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 French Open – Women's Singles
Two-time defending champion Justine Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2007 French Open. It was her fourth French Open title and sixth major title overall. For the second consecutive year, Henin did not lose a set during the tournament, and did not face a tiebreak in any set. Ivanovic became the first player representing Serbia to reach a major final. The tournament saw the major debuts of two future world No. 1s and major champions, Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber. Both lost in the first round, to Nathalie Dechy and Elena Dementieva, respectively. This was also the major debut of future WTA Finals champion Dominika Cibulková, who reached the third round as a qualifier before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova. This marked the first time the French Open officially adopted equal prize money for both men and women. It was the last major to do so, following the US Open in 1973, the Australian Open in 2001, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The term Grand Slam is also attributed to the Grand Slam tournaments, referred to as Majors, and they are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of the field and, in recent years, the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate men's and women's tour orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociology was coined in the late 18th century to describe the scientific study of society. Regarded as a part of both the social sciences and humanities, sociology uses various methods of Empirical research, empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change. Sociological subject matter ranges from Microsociology, micro-level analyses of individual interaction and agency (sociology), agency to Macrosociology, macro-level analyses of social systems and social structure. Applied sociological research may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, whereas Theory, theoretical approaches may focus on the understanding of social processes and phenomenology (sociology), phenomenologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
