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Katy Dunne
Katy Dunne (born 16 February 1995) is a British tennis player. Dunne has won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 212, and in July 2018, she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings. Her brother, Conor Dunne, is a former professional cyclist and Irish road race national champion. Tennis career In March 2016, Dunne won a major non-ITF title at Naremburn, Sydney. As the No. 2 seed, she defeated Shérazad Reix 6–3, 6–2 to claim the $3,200 first prize at the prestigious North Shore Open. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Aegon Classic, 2014 Birmingham Classic. Having defeated the tenth and second seeds in qualifying, Alizé Lim and Tímea Babos, respectively, she faced world No. 44, Camila Giorgi, in the first round, but had to retire with a hip injury after only three games of the third set. Dunne was later handed a Wild card (sports), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England. It is located north-west of London; nearby towns and cities include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted. The population at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census was 95,961. Hemel Hempstead has existed since at least the 8th century and was granted its Royal charter, town charter by Henry VIII in 1539. However, it has expanded and developed in recent decades after being designated as a New towns in the United Kingdom, new town after the end of the Second World War. History Origin of the name The Human settlement, settlement was called Henamsted or Hean-Hempsted in Anglo-Saxon times and Hemel-Amstede by the time of William the Conqueror. The name is referred to in the Domesday Book as Hamelamestede, but in later centuries it became Hamelhamsted, and, possibly, Hemlamstede. In Old English, ''-stead'' or ''-stede'' simply meant "place" (reflected in German ''Stadt'' and Dutch ''stede'' or ''sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (sports)
A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is an invitation to a tournament or a playoff berth awarded to a team or individual that does not qualify via an automatic bid. In some events, wildcards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference. International sports In international sports, the term is perhaps best known in reference to two sporting traditions: team wildcards distributed among countries at the Olympic Games and individual wildcards given to some tennis players at every professional tournament (both smaller events and the major ones such as Wimbledon). Tennis players may even ask for a wildcard and get one if they want to enter a tournament on short notice. For Summer Olympic Games, some National Olympic Committees, whose nations are underrepresented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs
The Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hardcourts. The event is now classified as a $100,000 (2019: $60k, 2018: $25k; 2005–2013: $10k) ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta ... tournament and has been held in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain, since 2005. Past finals Singles Doubles External links ITF searchWebsite {{ITF Women's Circuit ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs – Singles
Paula Badosa Gibert was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Katy Dunne Katy Dunne (born 16 February 1995) is a British tennis player. Dunne has won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 212, and in ..., 7–5, 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2019 Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs - Singles Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs - Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Khromacheva
Irina Pavlovna Khromacheva (; born 12 May 1995) is a Russian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 14 in doubles achieved on 3 March 2025 and No. 89 in singles, reached on 27 February 2017. Personal life Irina was born to Pavel and Natalya Khromacheva, on 12 May 1995 in Moscow. She trained at the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium. Khromacheva states that she doesn't have a favourite surface and likes everything. She started playing tennis at the age of four. Khromacheva, after her unsuccessful partnership with a Belgian coach, is now coached by Larisa Savchenko in Riga. Career 2010-2011: Juniors Khromacheva had a breakthrough on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2008, winning her first title at the Junior Zagreb Open. In 2009, she won four junior titles and competed for the first time at the French Open and US Open, losing in the first round at both tournaments. In 2010, she won four junior titles and became junior wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgina García Pérez
Georgina García Pérez (; born 13 May 1992) is an inactive Spanish tennis player. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with 12 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. On 5 November 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 124. On 3 February 2020, she peaked at No. 71 in the WTA doubles rankings. García Pérez hit the fastest women's serve on record at 220 km/h (136.7 mph) during the 2018 Hungarian Ladies Open. She has represented Spain in Fed Cup since 2018, where she has a win–loss record of 4–1. Professional career 2014–2016 After three years without stepping on a tennis court for personal reasons, Georgina returns to the circuit. Only a few months after her re-debut, she achieved her first professional titles. During 2015, she achieved two ITF titles, in Monzón and in Portugal. García added another three ITF titles, plus four more titles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalma Gálfi
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings. Gálfi has won nine singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Early life Gálfi began playing tennis at the age of five. Her father had two tennis courts, and he taught her how to play tennis. Career highlights Junior career Grand Slam performance - Singles: * Australian Open: SF (2015) * French Open: 2R (2015) * Wimbledon: 2R (2014) * US Open: W (2015) Grand Slam performance - Doubles: * Australian Open: 2R (2015) * French Open: QF (2015) * Wimbledon: W (2015) * US Open: 2R (2014) Professional career 2013: WTA Tour debut Gálfi was given a wildcard for the Budapest Grand Prix, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut alongside Lilla Barzó in doubles, only to lose to the 2011 French Open champions And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktorija Golubic
Viktorija Golubic (; ; born 16 October 1992) is a Swiss professional tennis player. On 28 February 2022, she reached her career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 35. On 17 April 2023, she peaked at No. 61 in the doubles rankings. She is the current No. 2 Swiss player. Golubic has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, four singles WTA Challenger titles, as well as 12 singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit so far. Career 2008–15: ITF Circuit Golubic started playing on the ITF Women's Circuit at the $10k event in Budapest in June 2008. She played her first two WTA Tour qualifying tournaments at the Hungarian Open and Gastein Ladies in 2010, and made her main-draw debut at the Gastein Ladies in 2013, where she recorded her first WTA Tour win and reached the second round. However, all of her attempts to qualify for a major failed. 2016: Maiden WTA Tour title, top 100 After winning her eighth ITF title at the $25k event in Hong Kong, Golubic reached her first Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Arbuthnott
Emily Frances Alice Arbuthnott (born 3 October 1997) is a British former professional tennis player. Arbuthnott has been ranked as high as world No. 551 in singles and No. 319 in doubles by the WTA. At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Olivia Nicholls. At the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy, she won the silver medal in women's singles. She plays for the Stanford University tennis team. Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, Emily's parents are James and Sally, she has two brothers, Bertie and Freddie, and her aunt Joanna Copley played lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ... for England. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) Doubles: 20 (14 titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankita Raina
Ankita Raina (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian tennis player. Since 2018, she has regularly been India's number one female player in singles and doubles. Raina has won one title on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 tournament (both in doubles), along with 11 singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, ITF Circuit. In April 2018, she entered the top 200 in the singles rankings for the first time, becoming only the fifth player representing India to achieve this feat. Raina has also won gold medals in the women's Singles (tennis), singles and Mixed doubles (tennis), mixed-doubles events at the 2016 South Asian Games, and a bronze medal in singles at the Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Asian Games. Raina is one of only two women representing India who have won a WTA Tour-level title. Playing for India Billie Jean King Cup team, Raina has a win–loss record of 33–29. She has notable wins over 2011 US Open – Women's singles, 2011 US Open cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniz Khazaniuk
Deniz Khazaniuk (; born 24 October 1994) is an Israeli former tennis player. Khazaniuk has career-high WTA rankings of 200 in singles, achieved on 11 June 2018, and of 445 in doubles, achieved on 16 June 2014. She has won 21 singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2016, Khazaniuk won the Israeli Singles Championship. Biography Khazaniuk was born in Ashkelon, Israel. Her father German Hazniuk is an orthopedist at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, and her mother Larissa who imports tennis equipment, both immigrated to Israel from Ukraine. When she was four years old the family moved to Netanya, Israel, where she lives. Her younger sister Stefany Khazaniuk is a former tennis player who currently works as a pitch-side reporter for Israel's Sport 5 Channel, and she has been in a relationship with Yair Netanyahu, son of the noted current Prime Minister of Israel. In December 2016, Khazaniuk won the Israeli Singles Championship at 22 years of age, def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaartje Liebens
Klaartje Liebens (born 11 January 1995) is a Belgian retired tennis player. Liebens won five singles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 16 February 2015, she attained her best singles ranking of world No. 295. On 20 May 2013, she peaked at No. 743 in the doubles rankings. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Diamond Games, defeating Barbora Krejčíková, Gioia Barbieri and Ysaline Bonaventure Ysaline Bonaventure (; born 29 August 1994) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. On 6 March 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 81. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at No. 57 in the doubles rankings. Bonaventure won ... in the qualifying tournament. Liebens announced her retirement from the professional tour in July 2017. ITF finals Singles: 13 (5–8) Doubles: 1 (0–1) References External links * * 1995 births Living people Tennis players from Brussels Belgian female tennis players Flemish sportspeople 21st-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
