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Na Ri Kim
Kim Na-ri (born 4 April 1990) is a South Korean tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 285 in singles, achieved on 7 June 2010, and 221 in doubles, set on 20 August 2018. Kim has won five singles and 18 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for South Korea Fed Cup team The South Korea Fed Cup team represents South Korea in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Korea Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. History South Korea competed in its first Fed Cup i ..., Kim has a win–loss record of 13–14 (3–3 in singles) as of May 2024. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups) Doubles: 44 (31 titles, 13 runner-ups) External links * * * 1990 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportsw ... [...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] |
Choi Ji-hee
Choi Ji-hee (; born 10 February 1995) is a professional South Korean tennis player. Choi has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as three singles and 22 doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Playing for South Korea Fed Cup team, Choi has a win–loss record of 4–6. Partnering Han Na-lae, she won the doubles title at the 2018 Korea Open, defeating Hsieh Shu-ying and Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei (; ; born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. A former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in Doubles tennis, doubles with nine Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles, she is rega ... in the final. The pair repeated the feat at the 2021 Korea Open, this time overcoming Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Réka Luca Jani in the championship match. WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (title) WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (title) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalija Stevanović
Natalija Stevanović (née Kostić; sr-cyr, Наталија Стевановић (Костић), born 25 July 1994) is a Serbian tennis player. On 17 July 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 145. On 6 May 2024, she peaked at No. 152 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won 14 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She was an official member of Serbia Fed Cup team in their World Group quarterfinal tie against Belgium in 2012. Stevanović is a former junior top-5 player. Before her marriage, she competed as Natalija Kostić. Career 2015–2016 She missed the whole of 2015 and the first half of 2016 season due to operation of liver cyst. 2020: WTA Tour debut She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in February at the Thailand Open in both singles and doubles, losing in the first round of each. 2023: Wimbledon third round on debut Ranked No. 225, Stevanović qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon, her first time at a Grand Slam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova (, born 16 June 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. She reached a career-high ranking of 93, in May 2011. During a successful junior career, she was ranked as high as No. 2. Career Pivovarova 2005 began her professional career on the ITF Women's Circuit. In only her second tournament, she won the first singles title. In Moscow, she won the final against Olga Panova, in straight sets. In 2007, she won three singles titles and one doubles title on the circuit. At the 2008 French Open, she tried to qualify for the first time for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, failing to do so. At the US Open, she qualified but then lost against Patty Schnyder, in three sets. In Seoul, she managed her first victory in the main draw of a WTA Tour The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliana Olmos
Giuliana Marion Olmos Dick (born 4 March 1993) is an Austrian-born Mexican professional tennis player. Olmos, a graduate of USC, has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6, achieved on 10 April 2023. She has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour. With her partner Desirae Krawczyk, she became the first Mexican player in the Open era to reach a WTA Tour final, at the 2018 Monterrey Open. In 2019, she became the first Mexican player to win a title on WTA Tour, taking the doubles crown at the Nottingham Open. In 2020, she became the first Mexican woman to win the Mexican Open, also with Krawczyk. And at last in 2022, she became the first Mexican woman to enter the top 10 in the WTA rankings in either singles or doubles. She has a best singles ranking of world No. 343, achieved on 4 March 2019, and has won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Early life Olmos is the daughter of a Mexican man and a Mexican-Austrian woman, who was born in the Austrian city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desirae Krawczyk
Desirae Marie Krawczyk ( , ; born January 11, 1994) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7, achieved August 2024, and has won twelve doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the WTA 1000 Canadian Open in 2024. Krawczyk is a four-time Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, having won the 2021 French and US Opens partnering Joe Salisbury, as well as the 2021 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships alongside Neal Skupski. She was also runner-up at the 2020 French Open in women's doubles, partnering Alexa Guarachi, and the pair were semifinalists at the 2021 US Open. Early and personal life Krawczyk is of Polish descent on her father's side, and of Filipino descent on her mother's side. she is in a relationship with Australian tennis player Andrew Harris. Career 2018: Maiden WTA Tour doubles title and major debut In July 2018, she won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the Swiss Open, part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sviatlana Pirazhenka
Sviatlana Aliaksandrauna Pirazhenka (; born 12 September 1992) is a Belarusian former tennis player. In her career, she won four singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 August 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 371. On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 253 in the WTA doubles rankings. Pirazhenka made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Gastein Ladies, partnering Irina Falconi in doubles. The pair lost their first-round match against Kateryna Bondarenko and Nicole Melichar Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar; , ; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings. Melichar has won fifteen doubles titles on the ... in three sets. ITF finals Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 46 (20 titles, 26 runner-ups) References External links * 1992 births Living people Belarusian female tennis players Summer World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine (born 26 March 1986) is a former tennis player from Finland. Laine won 11 singles and 44 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 August 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 50. On 30 October 2006, she peaked at No. 64 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Finland Fed Cup team, Laine has a win–loss record of 56–21. Biography Emma's mother Erika was a swimmer, while her father Erkki Laine was an ice hockey player, winning a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m .... Emma was born in Sweden because Erkki was playing there at the time. He died in 2009. Emma was introduced to tennis at age five by her parents. She is a baseliner who prefers hardcourts. She is coached by Olli Leppäne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim So-jung (tennis)
Kim So-Jung (born 3 March 1986) is a South Korean former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 204, which she achieved on 20 September 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 233, which she reached on July 17, 2006. She won silver for the mixed-doubles teams event, defeating the Taiwanese team at the 2009 Universiade Games. She has also played at the Korea Open. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (5–2) Doubles: 13 (8–5) References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, So-Jung 1986 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Sung-hee
Han Sung-hee (; born 13 November 1990) is a South Korean former tennis player. On 16 July 2012, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 256. On 16 April 2012, she peaked at No. 268 in the doubles rankings. She participated in the 2013 KDB Korea Open, losing in the first round to Alexandra Dulgheru. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) Doubles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Sung-hee 1990 births Living people Tennis players from Seoul South Korean female tennis players 21st-century South Korean sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotomi Takahata (tennis)
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 562. She achieved her best doubles ranking of No. 108 on 10 October 2016. Takahata made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard for the doubles tournament with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai in a tight three-setter. At the 2014 Japan Women's Open, she also received a wildcard into the main draw with Kyōka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals. At the 2015 Taipei Challenger, she won the doubles title, alongside Kanae Hisami. In the final, they defeated Marina Melnikova and Elise Mertens Elise Mertens (; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She became List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Kato (tennis)
is a Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 1 January 2024, she peaked at world No. 26 in the WTA doubles rankings. She also achieved her career-high singles ranking of No. 122 in January 2018. Kato has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger doubles titles. In addition, she has won four singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Kato has a win–loss record of 6–1 (5–1 in doubles), as of June 2024. Career 2023 : Mixed doubles champion, back to top 30, new career high and Elite Trophy Kato won her major title in the mixed doubles at the 2023 French Open, together with her German partner Tim Pütz. She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 27 on 23 October 2023, the week she was selected to participate in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Aldila Sutjiadi. French Open controversy At the 2023 French Open, she and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were defaulted in the women's doubles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
