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Massimo Di Domenico
Massimo Di Domenico (born 5 December 1945) is a former professional tennis player from Italy who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. His best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the French Open in 1969 in which he lost to seventh-seeded Roy Emerson in four sets. At the Australian Open earlier that year he had a bye in the first round and lost to first-seeded Rod Laver in the second round in straight sets. At Wimbledon he took part in the singles qualifying event from 1969 to 1971 but did not make it to the main draw. In doubles he reached the second round at the Australian Open in 1969 and at Wimbledon in 1970 with compatriots Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He won the French Open in 1976, and was the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so on two occasions. He is also the only Italian man ... and Ezio Di Matteo respectively. Di Domenico playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era. William Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years befor ... is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Draw Final eight Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1969 Australian Open Men's Singles draw1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 French Open – Men's Singles
Rod Laver defeated the defending champion Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was the second leg of his eventual second Grand Slam, which remains the only Grand Slam achieved in men's singles tennis in the Open Era. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Rod Laver (champion) # Tony Roche ''(semifinals)'' # Ken Rosewall ''(final)'' # John Newcombe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tom Okker ''(semifinals)'' # Arthur Ashe ''(fourth round)'' # Roy Emerson ''(fourth round)'' # Andrés Gimeno ''(quarterfinals)'' # Manuel Santana ''(fourth round)'' # Željko Franulović ''(quarterfinals)'' # Marty Riessen ''(second round)'' # Ismail El Shafei ''(third round)'' # Jan Kodeš ''(fourth round)'' # Bob Hewitt ''(third round)'' # Earl Butch Buchholz ''(second round)'' # Stan Smith ''(fourth round)'' Qualifying Draw Key * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Rod Laver and Roy Emerson defeated Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open. Dick Crealy and Allan Stone were the defending champions but lost in the Quarterfinals to Laver and Emerson. Seeds # John Newcombe / Tony Roche ''(semifinals)'' # Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle ''(final)'' # Rod Laver / Roy Emerson (champions) # Raymond Moore / Marty Riessen ''(semifinals)'' # Andrés Gimeno / Richard Pancho Gonzales ''(second round)'' # Mal Anderson / Roger Taylor ''(second round)'' # Dick Crealy / Allan Stone ''(quarterfinals)'' # Terry Addison / Ray Keldie ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Section 1 Section 2 External links 1969 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open - Men's Doubles, 1969 Men's Doubles 1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
John Newcombe and Tony Roche successfully defended their title, defeating Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle in the final, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds John Newcombe / Tony Roche (champions) Tom Okker / Marty Riessen ''(quarterfinals)'' Roy Emerson / Rod Laver ''(quarterfinals)'' Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan ''(semifinals)'' Bob Lutz / Stan Smith ''(third round)'' Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle ''(final)'' Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor ''(third round)'' Bill Bowrey / Owen Davidson ''(third round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links * *1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1970 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Men's doubles, Women's doubles or Mixed doubles are sports having two players per side, including; * Beach v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. History Officially named in French ''les Internationaux de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles. He is the only male player to have completed a career Grand Slam (winning titles at all four Grand Slam events) in both singles and doubles, and the first of four male players to complete a double career Grand Slam in singles (later followed by Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal). His 28 major titles are the all-time record for a male player. He was ranked world No. 1 amateur in 1961 by Ned Potter, 1964 by Potter, Lance Tingay and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 14 experts and 1965 by Tingay, Joseph McCauley, Sport za Rubezhom and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 16 experts. Emerson was the first male player to win 12 singles majors. He held that record for 30 years until it was passed by Pete Sampras in 2000. He also held the record of six Australian Open men's singles titles until 2019 wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He was also ranked the world number 1 amateur in 1961 by Lance Tingay and 1962 by Tingay and Ned Potter. Laver's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. This included his all-time men's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years (1964–1970). He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood. Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles, though he was banned from playing those tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era. Laver is the only player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam (winning all four major titles in the same calendar year) twice in singles, in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AELTC
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass. Initially an amateur event that occupied club members and their friends for a few days each summer, the championships have become far more prominent than the club itself. However, it still operates as a members' tennis club. The club has 375 full members, about 100 temporary playing members, and a number of honorary members. To become a full or temporary member, an applicant must obtain letters of support from four existing full members, two of whom must have known the applicant for at least three years. The name is then added to the candidates' list. Honorary members are elected from time to time by the club's committee. Membership carries with it the right to purchase two tickets for each day of the Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He won the French Open in 1976, and was the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so on two occasions. He is also the only Italian man to win a men's singles Grand Slam title in the Open Era. He is currently a regular guest of the RAI broadcast '' Quelli che... il Calcio'' from 2018 to 2021. Career Panatta was born in Rome. His father was the caretaker of the ''Tennis Club Parioli'', and as a youngster he learned to play the game on the club's clay courts. He became a successful European junior player before turning professional. In his early career, Panatta won top-level professional titles at Bournemouth in 1973, Florence in 1974, Kitzbühel and Stockholm in 1975. The pinnacle of his career arrived in 1976, when he won the French Open defeating Harold Solomon in the final 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6. In the first round he had saved a match point against Czechoslo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezio Di Matteo
Ezio Di Matteo (born 2 November 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Biography Di Matteo featured in two Davis Cup matches for Italy, the first in 1968, against Monaco in Biella. He played the doubles rubber, which he and partner Eugenio Castigliano won in straight sets to secure the tie for Italy. His other appearance came against Bulgaria in 1971, on clay courts at Perugia. On this occasion he played a reverse singles and completed a whitewash for Italy by beating Bozhidar Pampoulov. In Grand Slam competition he competed several times at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. His best results on tour were at Senigallia in 1971, when he made the singles quarter-finals and was a finalist in the doubles, with Antonio Zugarelli. He won the Tennis Napoli Cup in 1975. Grand Prix career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) See also *List of Italy Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Italy Davis Cup team in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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