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Laura Pena
Laura Pena Roldán (born 1 November 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Biography Pena grew up in Seville and was ranked in the world's top 50 as a junior. In 1996 she won the Spanish Tennis Championships. On the professional tour, she reached a best ranking of 158 and won five ITF singles titles, three of which were $25,000 tournaments. She had her best year in 1997, when she qualified for WTA Tour main draws at Bol and Cardiff, as well as competing as a wildcard in the Madrid Open There are three sporting events known as the Madrid Open: * Madrid Open (golf) The Madrid Open was an annual men's golf tournament which was held in and around the Spanish capital Madrid from 1968 to 2007, apart from a seven-year gap from 1994 to .... ITF finals Singles (5–5) Doubles (1–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Laura 1979 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Sportspeople from Seville Tennis players from Andalusia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oana Elena Golimbioschi
Oana Elena Golimbioschi (born 21 May 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. A right-handed player based in Italy, Golimbioschi began competing on the professional tour in 1996. She won her two ITF singles titles in 1997, then the following year reached her best ranking of 266 in the world. In doubles, she has a career-high ranking of 290 and won six ITF titles. She featured in three Fed Cup ties for Romania as a doubles player in 1998, with her only win coming in a rubber against Latvian pairing Agnese Gustmane and Līga Dekmeijere (partnering Raluca Sandu Raluca Sandu (born 3 February 1980) is a Romanian retired tennis player and professional padel player. On 18 January 1999, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 68 whilst her best doubles ranking was 228 on 13 September 1999. Raluca ...). ITF finals Singles (2–9) Doubles (6–12) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Golimbioschi, Oana Elena 1980 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihaela Moldovan
Mihaela Moldovan (born 23 March 1981) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. Moldovan has career-high WTA rankings of 358 in singles, achieved on 13 September 1999, and 379 in doubles, set on 13 September 1999. Moldovan retirement from professional tennis in 2005. Playing for Romania at 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 chan ..., Moldovan has a win–loss record of 3–4. ITF finals Singles (1–3) Doubles (2–3) Fed Cup participation Singles (2–2) Doubles (1–2) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moldovan, Mihaela 1981 births Living people Romanian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natascha De Kramer
Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer * Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, writer, storyboard revisionist, and cartoonist * Natascha Artin Brunswick (1909–2003), German-American mathematician and photographer * Natasha Arthy (born 1969), Danish screenwriter, film director and producer * Natascha Badmann (born 1966), Swiss triathlete * Natasha Badhwar (born 1971), Indian author * Natasha Barrett (other), several people * Natasha Beaumont (born 1974), Malaysian-Australian actress * Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), British singer * Natascha Bessez (born 1986), American singer * Natasha Bowen, Nigerian Welsh writer * Natasha J. Caplen, British-American geneticist * Natasha Chmyreva (born 1958), Russian tennis player * Natasha Chokljat (born 1979), Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Severo
San Severo (; formerly known as Castellum Sancti Severini, then San Severino and Sansevero; locally ) is a city and comune of c. 51,919 inhabitants in the province of Foggia, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. Rising on the foot of the spur of Gargano, San Severo adjoins the communes of Apricena in the north, Rignano Garganico and San Marco in Lamis in the east, Foggia and Lucera in the south, and Torremaggiore and San Paolo di Civitate in the west. Geography Territory The city sits in low-lying country, its center being at about above sea level. Geologically, its soil is quaternary (with sand and clay, fossils, and marine in origin). Its territory decreases in elevation from the west to the east , gradually changing from minor ripples in the western hills to a more regular plain in the east at the Candelaro basin. In addition to the Candelaro river, other waterways include the Triolo and Salsola torrents and Radicosa, Venola, Ferrante, Santa Maria and Potes channels. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anke Roos
Anke is a female given name. It may refer to the following: *Anke Baier-Loef (born 1972), German speed skater *Anke Behmer, née Vater (born 1961), former East German athlete *Anke Borchmann (born 1954), German rower *Anke Brockmann (born 1988), German field hockey player *Anke Dannowski, German mountain bike orienteering competitor *Anke Ehrhardt, researcher into sexual and gender development of children, adolescents, and adults *Anke Engelke (born 1965), German comedian, actress and voice-over actress born in Montréal, Quebec, Canada *Anke Feller (born 1971), retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres *Anke Fuchs (born 1937), German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany *Anke-Eve Goldmann (born 1930), German former motorcycle journalist *Anke Huber (born 1974), German retired professional tennis player * Anke Kühne née Kühn (born 1981), female field hockey player from Germany *Anke Eißmann (born 1977), German illustrator and graphic d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Abe
Julia Abe (born 21 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. Biography A right-handed player from Bielefeld, Abe was coached during her career by her father Wolfgang. Abe turned professional at the age of 19 and won two ITF singles titles in her first year on the ITF circuit in 1996. Her best performances on the WTA Tour were quarterfinals appearances at the 1998 Intersport Grand Prix in Hamburg and the 1999 Nokia Cup in Prostějov, both as a qualifier. Ranked a career best 111 in the world at the beginning of 2000, she received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw, where she lost in the first round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. At the 2000 French Open she had to compete in qualifying and made her way through to the main draw. She defeated Marion Maruska in the first round, then challenged top seed Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Canepa
Alice Canepa (; born 30 April 1978) is a retired tennis player from Italy. Her highest singles and doubles rankings are No. 158 and No. 93, respectively. Biography In her career, Canepa won a total of 24 titles (19 in doubles) on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has reached the doubles final of the WTA Tier IV tournament in Palermo three times. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the doubles of the $50k event in Marseille in 2000. She has also competed on the Grand Slam tournaments on numerous occasions, but was unable to make it past round two in doubles and qualifying in singles. Canepa retired after losing in the doubles final of the event in Palermo on 22 July 2007. She had partnered compatriot Karin Knapp, losing the final to Mariya Koryttseva and Darya Kustova Darya Kustova ( be, Дар'я Кустава; russian: Дарья Кустова; born 29 May 1986) is a former professional Belarusian tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 117 in singles, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitants, while its metropolitan city (including Cagliari and 16 other nearby municipalities) has more than 431,000 inhabitants. According to Eurostat, the population of the Functional urban area, the commuting zone of Cagliari, rises to 476,975. Cagliari is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years, from the Neolithic to today. Historical sites include the prehistoric Domus de Janas, very damaged by cave activity, a large Carthaginian era necropolis, a Roman era amp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Fislová
Eva Fislová (; born 17 March 1981) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. She won one singles title and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit during her career. On 11 August 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On 13 September 2004, she peaked at No. 158 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Slovakia in 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 chan ... competition, Fislová had a win–loss record of 0–3. She retired from professional tennis 2009. ITF finals Singles: 7 (1–6) Doubles: 18 (6–12) References External links * * * 1981 births Living people People from Považská Bystrica Slovak female tennis players {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartu Sant'Elena
Quartu Sant'Elena (; sc, Cuartu Sant'Aleni; ), located four miles East from Cagliari on the ancient Roman road, is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is the third biggest city of Sardinia with a population of 71,216 . History The city's name comes from its distance to Cagliari (''Quartum miles'', Latin for “four miles”), and from the passage there of St. Helena, mother of emperor Constantine. The first traces of human presence in Quartu are from the Prenuragic, Nuragic and Phoenician period, as attested by findings in Cepola, Geremeas, Is Mortorius and Separassiu localities. Roman findings were found near Sant’Andrea villa, a graveyard at S. Martino and a few tombs at Simbirizzi. In the 11th century AD Sardinia was divided into four Giudicati: Quartu, which included fourteen villas, belonged to the Giudicato of Cagliari. In 1066 Quartu was given to Cagliari's archbishop and then went back to Judge Torchitorio II of Cagliari. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives (; born 16 May 1980) is a retired Spanish tennis player. In June 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her best singles ranking of world No. 35. In November 2009, she peaked at No. 5 in the WTA doubles rankings. Professional career Vives was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands. In her career, she won two singles and 16 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, losing the final to compatriot Laura Pous Tió. She was the doubles champion at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships, playing with María José Martínez Sánchez. They defeated Serena and Venus Williams en route to a three-set victory over top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. On 11 November 2013, it was announced that she would be suspended until 7 September 2015 after testing positive for Dextroamphetamine at the Bank of the West Classic The Silicon Valley Classic, sponsored by Mubadala Investment Company, is a week-long tennis tournament on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
