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Mariana Higuita
Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza (born 14 June 2007) is a Colombian tennis player. Early life Born in Sabanalarga, Atlántico to parents Luis Alberto and Paola Karina, she moved to Medellín in 2019. Career Junior career She was South American champion at U12 and U14 levels. In 2021, she also became South American U14 doubles champion alongside Valentina Mediorreal. She won the doubles at the J500 event in Medellín in March 2024, alongside her regular playing partner of five years, and compatriot, Valentina Mediorreal Arias. In the final they defeated Luna María Cinali of Argentina and Chilean Antonia Veragara Rivera in straight sets. She represented Colombia in the Junior Billie Jean Cup. Professional career She was awarded a wildcard for the 2024 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá in both the singles and doubles competitions, for her WTA Tour main draw debut. In the singles she lost in the first round to Renata Zarazúa. In the doubles, she and her regular partner from the junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medellín
Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,427,129 at the 2018 Colombian census, 2018 census. The Metropolitan Area of Medellín, metro area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people. In 1616, the Spaniard Francisco de Herrera Campuzano erected a small indigenous village (''poblado'') known as "Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence of Aburrá" (''San Lorenzo de Aburrá''), located in the present-day El Poblado (Medellín), El Poblado commune. On 2 November 1675, the queen consort Mariana of Austria founded the "Town of Virgin of Candelaria, Our L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabanalarga, Atlántico
Sabanalarga (, Spanish for "Long Plain") is a municipality in the Atlántico Department, Colombia. Founded in 1620 by Lucas Dionisio Tesillo y Diego and Marceliano de Jesús Almanza. It became a municipality in 1680. Geography Sabanalarga is located in the middle of the Atlántico Department. It is surrounded to the north by the municipalities of Usiacurí, Baranoa, and Polonuevo; to the east by the municipality of Ponedera; to the south by the municipalities of Candelaria, and Manatí; to the southwest by the municipality of Repelón and to the west by the municipalities of Luruaco and Piojó Piojó is a municipality and town in the Colombian Departments of Colombia, department of Atlántico Department, Atlántico. References External links Piojo official website Municipalities of Atlántico Department {{Atlántico-geo-stu .... Notable people * Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979), politician, activist * Mauro Manotas (1995-) Football player for Tijuana Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivarian Youth Games
The Bolivarian Youth Games () is a regional multi-sport event for athletes of up to 18 years old, organized by the Organización Deportiva Bolivariana (ODEBO). The games are held every four years with the first edition being held in Sucre, Bolivia from 4 to 14 April 2024. The age range for athletes was originally approved following the same criteria as the International Olympic Committee for the Youth Olympic Games (between 15 and 18 years old). However, the first edition accepted athletes between 16 and 19 years old so as not to disrupt the participation of athletes who had been preparing for 2023 before the inaugural event was rescheduled from 2023 to 2024. History ODEBO launched the Bolivarian Youth Games for the first time in 2010 with Lima, Peru to be the host city of the first edition in 2015. In 2017, after several postponements, Peru resigned to host the games giving way to Sucre, Bolivia being named as the new host city on 10 November 2017. Early 2019, the Games were sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2024 Bolivarian Youth Games
Tennis competitions at the 2024 Bolivarian Youth Games in Sucre, Bolivia were held from 4 to 7 April 2024 at Complejo de Tenis La Madona. Five medal events were scheduled to be contested: singles and doubles for both boys and girls and mixed doubles. A total of 25 athletes (13 boys and 12 girls) competed in the events. Athletes had to be born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008 to be eligible (ages 16 to 19). Colombia dominated the tennis event by winning the 5 gold medals that were at stake, in addition to 1 silver medal. Schedule The competitions were held over a 4-day period: Participating nations All 7 ODEBO National Olympic Committees (NOCs) registered athletes for the tennis competitions. Each NOC was able to enter a maximum of 4 tennis players (2 per gender), with up to two players for each boys and girls singles events and one only pair for the doubles events. ''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of players entered the competition by each NOC.'' * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Mediorreal
Valentina Mediorreal Arias (born 2 March 2007) is a Colombian tennis player. Early life She began playing tennis at the age of four. Career Junior career In 2021, she became South American U14 doubles champion alongside Mariana Higuita. In 2023, she won a J100 tournament in Medellin. She won the singles and the doubles titles at the J300 event in Medellín in March 2024. In the singles she defeated Luna Cinalli in three sets in the final. In the doubles she won alongside her regular playing partner of five years, and compatriot, Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza. She represented Colombia in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup. Professional career She was awarded a wildcard for the 2024 Copa Colsanitas into the Bogotá in the singles and doubles competitions, for her WTA Tour main draw debut. In the singles she lost to Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round. In the doubles, she and her regular partner from the junior events Mariana Higuita were drawn against their compatriots Emilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Davis Cup And Junior Billie Jean King Cup
Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup are the international team events in junior tennis (16-and-under age category). History U16 Competitions were launched by the ITF in 1985 as the 16-and-under World Youth Cup, and rebranded in 2002 under the current names. Format: Each year nations enter regional qualifying events with the winners progressing to the Finals, where they compete to be crowned champion. The senior equivalents of the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup are the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, respectively. U14 * :es:Copa Mundial de Tenis Juvenil (U14) Since 1991. Winners Junior Davis Cup Junior Billie Jean King Cup Medals (1985–2024) Junior Davis Cup * include / include Junior Billie Jean King Cup * include / include / include U14 * :es:Copa Mundial de Tenis Juvenil (U14) Qualification Regional Championship # European Junior Championships 14 & Under : Since 1976 # European Junior Championships 16 & Under : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Copa Colsanitas
The 2024 Copa Colsanitas Zurich was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA 250 tournaments on the 2024 WTA Tour. It took place at the Country Club in Bogotá, Colombia, from 1 to 7 April 2024. Champions Singles * Camila Osorio def. Marie Bouzková, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Doubles * Cristina Bucșa / Kamilla Rakhimova def. Anna Bondár / Irina Khromacheva, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–8 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of 18 March 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Mariana Higuita * Valentina Mediorreal * Yuliana Monroy The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Nuria Brancaccio * Iryna Shymanovich * Marina Stakusic * Anca Todoni * You Xiaodi * Katarina Zavatska Withdrawals * Erika Andreeva → replaced by Lucrezia Stefanini * Bernarda Pera → replaced by Rebecca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the List of largest cities, largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical and educational center of the country and northern South America. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh Spanish conquest of the Muisca, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 WTA Tour
The 2024 WTA Tour (branded as the 2024 Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2024 tennis season. The 2024 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Finals), the team events United Cup (combined event with Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP) and the Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games. Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2024 calendar. ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November Statistical information These tables present the number of singles (tennis), singles (S), doubles (tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Zarazúa
Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl (born 30 September 1997), known as Renata Zarazúa (), is a Mexican professional tennis player. She reached a best singles ranking of world No. 51 on 25 November 2024, and peaked at No. 88 in the doubles rankings on 27 January 2025. She has won two singles and one doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won four titles in singles and 17 in doubles. In 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, becoming the first Mexican female tennis player to compete in the main draw of a major in 20 years. On the WTA Tour, her biggest result to date was reaching the semifinals of the 2020 Mexican Open. Playing for Mexico, Zarazúa has a win–loss record of 17–13 in BJK Cup competition (as of January 2025). Early life and background Zarazúa was born on 30 September 1997 to Jose Luis and Alejandra in Mexico City. She also has an older brother named Patricio, who is a former college tennis player for Palm Beach Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliana Arango
Emiliana Arango Restrepo (; born 28 November 2000) is a Colombian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 17 March 2025. She has won three singles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for Colombia Billie Jean King Cup team, Arango has a win–loss record of 12–10. Career Juniors On the ITF junior circuit, Arango has a career-high ranking of world No. 8, achieved in January 2018. In singles, she reached the semifinals at the 2017 Junior US Open. In doubles, she reached two quarterfinals, both in 2017, at Wimbledon and US Open, respectively. As a junior, she won three singles and three doubles titles. Junior Grand Slam performance Singles * Australian Open: – * French Open: 2R (2017) * Wimbledon: 1R (2016, 2017) * US Open: SF (2017) Doubles * Australian Open: – * French Open: 2R (2017) * Wimbledon: QF (2017) * US Open: QF (2017) 2016-2018: WTA debut and first win Arango made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
