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Nelly Barkan
Nelly Barkan ( he, נלי ברקן) (born 18 November 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. Barkan made her WTA main draw debut at the 1993 Citizen Cup in the doubles event partnering Olga Lugina Olga Lugina (born 8 January 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1993 to 1995. Lugina won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title and ten doubl .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (5–2) Doubles: 16 (10–6) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barkan, Nelly 1973 births Living people Jewish tennis players Israeli female tennis players Israeli Jews Russian emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing. The Women's Tennis Association was founded in June 1973 by Billie Jean King, and traces its origins to the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, arranged by Gladys Heldman, sponsored by Joe Cullman, CEO of Philip Morris, and held on 23 September 1970 at the Houston Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Rosie Casals won this first event. When the Women's Tennis Association was founded, Billie Jean King was one of nine players that comprised the WTA, also referred to as the Original 9, that included Julie Heldman, Valerie Ziegenfuss, Judy Dalton, Kristy Pigeon, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Ondrouchová
Jana may refer to: Entertainment * ''Jana'' (film), a 2004 Tamil film by Shaji Kailas * Jana (singer) (born 1974), Serbian singer * Jana (Native American singer), née Jana Mashonee * ''Jana of the Jungle'', animated series created by Doug Wildey for Hanna-Barbera Productions * Jana, a character in the television series ''Containment'' * "Jana", a single by Killing Joke from the album ''Pandemonium'' Other * Jana (given name), a given name (and list of people with the given name) * Jana (brand), a brand of drinks * ''Jana'' (moth), a genus of moths * Jana (Vedic period), a term for tribes in ancient India * Jana Bhava (''knowledge''), a sutra and Putanjali's discourse related to the basic tenets of Yoga and is wisdom * Jamahiriya News Agency or JANA, Libya's state news agency (1964–2011) * Diana (mythology), also called Jana, the ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity See also * *Janna (other) *Janata (other) *Lok (other), ''peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aida Khalatian
Aida Khalatian (born 17 November 1971), also known as Aida Khalatyan, is an Armenian female tennis player. Playing for Armenia at the Fed Cup, Khalatian has a win–loss record of 5–4. ITF Finals Singles (1–1) Doubles (6–3) References External links * * 1971 births Living people Armenian female tennis players Soviet female tennis players Soviet Armenians {{Armenia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varna, Bulgaria
Varna ( bg, Варна, ) is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social and cultural centre for almost three millennia. Historically known as ''Odessos'' ( grc, Ὀδησσός), Varna developed from a Thracian seaside settlement to a major seaport on the Black Sea. Varna is an important centre for business, transportation, education, tourism, entertainment and healthcare. The city is referred to as the maritime capital of Bulgaria and has the headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine. In 2008, Varna was designated as the seat of the Black Sea Euroregion by the Council of Europe. In 2014, Varna was awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2017. The oldest gold treasure in the world, belonging to the Varna culture, was discovered in the Varna Necropolis and dated to 4600–4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Krivencheva
Svetlana Krivencheva ( bg, Светлана Кривенчева) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. Krivencheva won two singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 9 February 1998, she reached her best singles ranking of 142nd in the world. On 3 August 1998, she peaked at No. 63 in doubles rankings. Krivencheva retired from professional tennis in 2012, but made a temporary return at the 2017 Central Coast Open in Templeton, California. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner–ups) Doubles: 41 (21 titles, 20 runner–ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krivencheva, Svetlana Bulgarian female tennis players 1973 births Sportspeople from Plovdiv Living people 21st-century Bulgarian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Marfina
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar * Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia * María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain * Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Tschan
Natalie Tschan (born 13 October 1971) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Tschan, who comes from Bern, reached a best singles ranking of No. 242 on the professional tour. She featured in the singles qualifying draw at the 1993 Australian Open and played in the main draw of the doubles, making it through to the second round with partner Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France. Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them p .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (1–2) Doubles: 12 (4–8) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tschan, Natalie 1971 births Living people Swiss female tennis players Sportspeople from Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michèle Strebel
Michèle Sjögren-Strebel (born 24 April 1970) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Strebel reached a best singles ranking of 217 in the world and was ranked as high as 128 in doubles. She twice appeared in the main-draw French Open women's doubles, in 1989 and 1991, with her best performance coming in the latter where she and partner Manuela Maleeva made the second round. In 1992, she played in two doubles rubbers for the Switzerland Federation Cup team, the first of them with Maleeva in the first round of the World Group against Sweden, a live rubber which they lost in three sets to Maria Lindström and Maria Strandlund. She also featured for Switzerland in the subsequent World Group play-off against Paraguay and this time won in the doubles (partnering Emanuela Zardo), to round off a 3–0 win in the tie. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (1–2) Doubles: 8 (2–6) See also * List of Switzerland Fed Cup team representatives A ''list'' is any set of items in a ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Burgdorf (french: Berthoud; High Alemannic: ''Bùùrdlef'') is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district. History Scattered archeological finds indicate that the area around Burgdorf was inhabited during the Neolithic era, the Late Bronze Age and the Hallstatt. During the High Middle Ages the land that would become Burgdorf was owned by the Kingdom of Burgundy and then after 1080 by the Dukes of Zähringen. Either the kings or the dukes built a castle on the left bank of the Emme river. Burgdorf is first mentioned in 1236 as ''in oppido Burchtorff'', while Burgdorf Castle is mentioned in 1080 as ''castellum Bertoldi ducis''. The Zähringen dukes built a city (upper-west city section) around the castle in the last quarter of the 12th century. After the extinction of Zähringen line, Burgdorf passed to the Counts of Kyburg. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Feber
Nancy Feber (born 5 February 1976) is a retired Belgian tennis player. As a junior player, she won four Grand Slam titles – one in singles and three in doubles. Feber won French Open twice, in 1992 and 1993, both times in doubles with Laurence Courtois. At the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, she triumphed in both singles and doubles.Player Activity: Nancy Feber at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile Feber played as a professional tennis player from 1991 to 1998.Nancy Feber: Activity< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Courtois
Laurence Courtois (born 18 January 1976) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium. Courtois, who was born in Kortrijk, won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... during her career. WTA Tour finals Singles 2 Doubles 9 (4–5) ITF finals Singles: 5 (3–2) Doubles: 16 (13-3) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtois, Laurence 1976 births Living people Belgian female tennis players Flemish sportspeople French Open junior champions Olympic tennis players of Belgium Sportspeople from Kortrijk Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koksijde
Koksijde (; french: Coxyde ; vls, Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of Oostduinkerke, Saint-Idesbald and Wulpen. On 1 January 2018, Koksijde municipality had a total population of 21,957 on a total area of 43.96 km² (17 sq mi), which gives a population density of 499 inhabitants per km² (1251/sq mi). Since 1995 Marc Vanden Bussche has been mayor of Koksijde. Municipality The municipality of Koksijde comprises the "deelgemeenten" Koksijde, Oostduinkerke, Saint-Idesbald and Wulpen. The old town centre of Koksijde is located about two kilometres from the shoreline. Close by the sea, a new tourist centre, Koksijde-bad, has developed. A bit to the west on the territory is the hamlet of Saint-Idesbald. The old town centre of Oostduinkerke is located more than one kilometre from the coastline as well, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
