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Lagos Open (2000–present)
Lagos Open is an International Tennis Federation accredited tournament that takes place annually at Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. It is classified as a $25,000 tournament on the Women's and Men's Circuit, and has been held in Lagos, Nigeria. Due to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, the 14th edition was competed only by African players and was made a non-point winning tournament by ITF. By 2015, the move has reversed, and the competition regained its international status. In 2018, the competition was renamed from "Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis" to "Lagos Open", which was stated by the organizers as a procedure from ITF to increase the prestige of the competition from a Futures tournaments The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ... to a Challenger series. The total prize money f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and urban areas. The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gioia Barbieri
Gioia Barbieri (; born 9 July 1991) is a retired Italian tennis player. Tennis career Barbieri was born in Forlimpopoli. She trained at the San Marino Tennis Academy, and was coached by Claudio Pistolesi. Her father is Andrea, her mother is Marcella and she has one sister called Maria Sole. Barbieri won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the 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 ... in her career. On 15 September 2014, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 170, whilst her best doubles ranking was 165, which she achieved on 13 April 2015, having reached the final of the 2015 Katowice Open. İn June 2016, Barbieri announced via her Facebook account her retirement from professional tennis, to start working on the family estate. WTA caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanelle Scheepers
Chanelle Scheepers ( ; born 13 March 1984) is a retired South African tennis player. She won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 12 singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 10 October 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. On 10 April 2014, she peaked at No. 42 in the doubles rankings. Career Scheepers turned pro in 2000 and played two ITF events. In 2001, she reached four finals on ITF level and won all, with three of them coming from Durban, South Africa a local tournament, and one in the United States. In 2002, she reached three ITF finals winning one in Mackay, Australia and losing in the other two in Liechtenstein and Switzerland. In 2003, she played her first tour-level event in the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts and won her first main-draw tour-level match after getting through the qualifying draw over Samantha Stosur but lost to Tathiana Garbin in the next round. She then had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankita Bhambri
Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Her highest doubles ranking is world No. 299, which she reached in October 2005. In her career, Bhambri won a total of nine singles and nine doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She has played on the WTA Tour on five occasions, losing in round one at Hyderabad (2004), Hyderabad & Kolkata (2005), and Bangalore & Kolkata (2006). Playing for India at the Fed Cup, Bhambri has a win–loss record of 8–14. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (9–9) Doubles: 17 (9–8) Personal life Ankita's sister Sanaa Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágnes Szatmári
Ágnes Szatmári (born 28 June 1987) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. On 24 March 2008, she reached her highest singles ranking of 187 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On 20 August 2007, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 123. She won two singles and 14 doubles titles on the 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 .... Szatmári was coached by Portik Endre. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (2–6) Doubles: 28 (14–14) Year-end rankings References External links * * 1987 births Living people People from Gheorgheni Romanian female tennis players Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Gerasimou
Anna Gerasimou ( el, Άννα Γερασίμου; born 15 October 1987) is a retired Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from her birthplace Kavala to Athens in order to pursue a career in tennis. Gerasimou competed in the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with partner Eleni Daniilidou, and lost in the first round to the Swiss team of Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Patty Schnyder. Coached by George Kalovelonis, her highest career singles ranking was 200, which she achieved on 9 March 2009. She has qualified for a WTA Tour main draw twice, both in 2010, in Pattaya City, and in the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub .... She also had one WTA doubles main-draw appearance, in Pattaya City in 2010, where she reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Piquion
Natalie may refer to: People * Natalie (given name) * Natalie (singer) (born 1979), Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter * Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis Music Albums * ''Natalie'' (Natalie album), by Natalie Alvarado, 2005 * ''Natalie'' (Natalie Cole album), 1976 Songs * "Natalie" (Ola song), 2006 * "Natalie", by Ada LeAnn, representing Michigan in the ''American Song Contest'', 2022 * "Natalie", by Bruno Mars from ''Unorthodox Jukebox'', 2012 * "Natalie", by Dave Rowland, 1982 * "Natalie", by Freddy Cannon, 1966 * "Natalie", by Rich Dodson, 1980 * "Natalie", by Shirley Bassey from '' I Am What I Am'', 1984 * "Natalie", by Stephen Duffy, 1993 Other uses * ''Natalie'' (film), a 2010 South Korean film * Natalie (website), a Japanese entertainment news website See also * Natalee, a given name * Natali (other) * Nathalie (other) Nathalie Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Kučová
Zuzana Kučová (; born 26 June 1982) is a former Slovak tennis player. She won eight singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 101. In December 2009, she peaked at No. 175 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the sister of Kristína Kučová, also professional tennis player. Career Kučová qualified for the 2004 French Open, and drew 10th seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round of the clay-court tournament. She struggled to find a way past the Russian and was beaten in straight sets. In 2008, Kučová competed at the 2008 GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary. She knocked young Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky out of the tournament in the opening round, but failed to defeat hometown favourite Gréta Arn in the second, bowing out in straight sets. Kučová qualified for her second Grand Slam championship, the 2010 Australian Open, by beating Julia Schruff in the third round of qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Svitolina
Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina ( uk, Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна, ; born 12 September 1994) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles and 108 in doubles. Svitolina has won 16 WTA Tour singles titles and finished runner-up three times. Svitolina first broke into the world's top 50 in July 2013, reached the top 20 in June 2015, and then the top 10 in May 2017, making her the first Ukrainian woman to reach the top 10 in rankings after surpassing compatriot Alona Bondarenko. After winning her first WTA title in 2013, she won five additional titles until 2017, during which she won five titles that same year, propelling her into the top 10. Among her titles include the 2018 WTA Finals and three of five Premier 5-level tournaments: the Dubai Tennis Championships, the Italian Open, and the Canadian Open. She has also won two titles in doubles, both at the İstanbul Cup in 2014 and 2015. Svitolina produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Vekić
Donna Vekić (; born 28 June 1996) is a Croatian professional tennis player and businesswoman. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour – at the 2014 Malaysian Open, at the 2017 Nottingham Open, and the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open. She has also won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. Entering the quarterfinals of the 2019 US Open was her best performance at a major singles event. In November 2019, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19. Professional career 2012: First WTA Tour final Born in Osijek, Vekić is a member of the Croatia Fed Cup team. In February 2012, she played three rubbers at the tournament, including helping her country to a 2–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the Tashkent Open, Vekić made it to her first final on the WTA Tour. It was her first main-draw appearance there, and she was the youngest player in six years to make it to the final of such an event. However, she was defeated by Irina-Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamaryn Hendler
Tamaryn Hendler (born 12 August 1992), better known as Tammy Hendler or Tammy Emmrich, is a Belgian former tennis player. She is married to fellow tennis and pickleball player Martin Emmrich. Hendler, who resides in Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ( ; es, Boca Ratón, link=no, ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The population was 97,422 in the ..., reached the quarterfinals in the 2008 US Open girls' singles tournament and the semifinals at 2008 junior Wimbledon Championships. She has won four singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, as well as some of the biggest junior tournaments in the world, including Little Mo and Orange Bowl. She represented Belgium in several Fed Cup ties since 2007 with a win–loss record of 0–8. Hendler competed in all four Grand Slam qualifying events in 2012. At Roland Garros, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanel Simmonds
Chanel Simmonds (born 10 August 1992) is a former tennis player from South Africa. Simmonds won 23 singles titles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 158. On 26 August 2013, she peaked at No. 176 in the WTA doubles rankings. Junior career In August 2007, Simmonds won her first ITF Junior Circuit The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the 2011 ITF Junior Circuit offered over 350 tournaments in 118 countries. Mirroring the ATP an ... singles title at a G-4 event in Gaborone, Botswana. As a junior, she reached a career-high combined rank of 14, and compiled a singles win–loss record of 95–30. Grand Slam performance timeline Singles Notes * 1 2009: WTA ranking–730, 2010: WTA ranking–358, 2011: WTA ranking–209. * * 2015: WTA ranking–314, 2016: WTA ranking–395, 2017: WTA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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