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Namibia Fed Cup Team
The Namibia Fed Cup team represents Namibia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Namibia Tennis Association. They have not competed since 2015 Fed Cup, 2015. History Namibia competed in its first Fed Cup in 2004 Fed Cup, 2004. Their best result was fifth in Group III in 2005 Fed Cup, 2005. See also *Fed Cup *Namibia Davis Cup team External links * Billie Jean King Cup teams Tennis in Namibia, Fed Cup Women's national sports teams of Namibia, Fed Cup {{Namibia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Kuschke
Mariska is a female given name. People bearing it include: *Mariska (rapper) (born 1979), Finnish solo performer, former partner in Mariska & Pahat Sudet *Mariska Aldrich (1881–1965), American dramatic soprano singer and actress *Mariska Beijer, Dutch wheelchair basketball player *Mariska Hargitay (born 1964), American film and television actress *Mariska Huisman (born 1983), Dutch marathon skater and speedskater *Mariska Hulscher (born 1964), Dutch TV presenter *Mariska Karasz (1898–1960), Hungarian-American fashion designer, author, and textile artist *Mariska Kornet (born 1988), Dutch cricketer *Mariska Kramer (born 1974), Dutch triathlete, duathlete and long-distance runner *Mariska Majoor (born 1968), Dutch founder of the Prostitution Information Center *Jisoo Han#Death of Mariska Mast, Mariska Mast (1985–2008), Dutch national, possibly a murder victim *Mariska Rikkers (born 1977), Dutch politician *Mariska Veres (1947–2006), Dutch singer, lead singer for Shocking Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Fed Cup
The 2004 Fed Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia, on 27–28 November. The home team Russia defeated the defending champion France to win their first title after five final appearances. World Group Draw World Group play-offs Date: 10–11 July The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2005 World Group II. Americas Zone * Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. * Nations in ''italics'' were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April ;Participating Teams * * * ' * ' * * * * * Group II Venue: Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April ;Participating Teams * * * * * * * Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesedi Sheya Jacobs
Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (born 1 October 1997) is a female Namibian tennis player. Jacobs has won one singles title on the ITF Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 871 on 31 October 2016. Playing for Namibia Fed Cup team, Jacobs has a win–loss record of 10–16 (as of July 2024). On the ITF Junior Circuit, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 88 on 8 June 2015. Jacobs is attending the University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ... from 2015. ITF finals Singles (1–0) Doubles (0–1) Fed Cup participation Singles (3–7) Doubles (3–6) References External links * * * 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Windhoek Namibian female tennis players Tennis players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Kent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liniques Theron
Liniques Theron (born 4 January 1995 in Windhoek) is a retired Namibian female tennis player. Theron reached a career-high singles ranking of 1170 on 12 June 2017 and career-high doubles ranking of 1138 on 23 November 2015. Playing for Namibia 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 cha ..., Theron has a win–loss record of 5–11. ITF finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) Fed Cup participation Singles Doubles References External links * * * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Windhoek Namibian female tennis players Tennis players at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Namibia White Namibian people 21st-century Namibian sportswomen {{tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alet Boonzaaier
The Alet is a river in southwestern France. The river is a right tributary of the Salat. The total length is from its source in the Ariège department in the Pyrenees to where it empties into the Salat, near Seix. The Alet is part of the Garonne The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ; or ) is a river that flows in southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux � ... basin. References Rivers of France Rivers of Ariège (department) Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the Zambezi, Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times by the Khoekhoe, Khoi, San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. From 1600 the Ovambo people#History, Ovambo formed kingdoms, such as Ondonga and Oukwanyama. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current chair is Katrina Adams. The men's equivalent of the Billie Jean King Cup is the Davis Cup, and the Czech Republic, Australia, Russia, Italy and the United States are the only countries to have won both Cups in the same year. History In 1919, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman had an idea for a women's team tennis competition. This was not adopted but she persisted, presenting a trophy at the 1923 annual contest between the United States and Great Britain, named the Wigh ... [...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] |
Namibia Tennis Association
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times by the Khoi, San, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. From 1600 the Ovambo formed kingdoms, such as Ondonga and Oukwanyama. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive campaign against the Herero and Nama which escalated into the first genoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Fed Cup
The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic Fed Cup team, Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years. World Group Seeds Draw Final Czech Republic vs Russia World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. Date: 18–19 April * remained in the World Group in 2016. * , , and were promoted to the World Group in 2016. * remained in World Group II in 2016. * , , and were relegated to World Group II in 2016. World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
