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Nicole Provis
Nicole Bradtke (née Provis) (born 22 September 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Bradtke won three singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She reached the semifinals of the 1988 French Open, and won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, partnering Rachel McQuillan. In mixed doubles, she reached four Grand Slam finals, winning two of those partnering Mark Woodforde. Bradtke reached career-high rankings of No. 24 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She retired from professional tennis in 1997 after a shoulder injury. Professional career The young Nicole Provis (Bradtke) started playing tennis at the age of seven. Whilst still at school, she played her first professional tennis match in 1985, and made her debut at the Australian Open later that year. She found early success in mixed doubles, finishing runner-up at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships with Darren Cahill. Bradtke burst into prominence in 1988, when she made the sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Hanika
Sylvia Hanika (born 30 November 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is remembered for finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in 1981 and for winning the Year End Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world. Career Hanika turned professional in 1977. In 1981, Hanika reached the women's singles final at the French Open, where she was defeated in two sets by Hana Mandlíková. In 1982, Hanika posted the biggest win of her career when she defeated world No. 2 Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number ... in three sets in the final of the Avon Series Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Garden was also the site of Hanika's last big singles win: a straight sets victory against No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bradtke
Mark Robert Bradtke (born 27 September 1969) is an Australian retired professional basketball player who played mainly in Australia's National Basketball League, but also had a single stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996–97. As well as his outstanding play, Bradtke was known in the early part of his NBL career for his mullet haircut. In 2013 Bradtke was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to basketball both in the NBL and for Basketball Australia. Australian career Adelaide 36ers Bradtke was born in the southern Adelaide suburb of Noarlunga and began playing basketball in 1984 while attending Redcliffe State High School north of Brisbane in Queensland (by that stage he was already ). Spotted by Adelaide 36ers coach Ken Cole who signed him to the 36ers as a 16-year-old, Bradtke was tipped to make his NBL debut in 1986, but he decided to attend the Australian Institute of Sport wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Australian Open
The 1997 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 85th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1997. Prior to the 2021 US Open, this was the last Grand Slam tournament not to feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, or Venus Williams in the main singles draw. Seniors Men's singles Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 * It was Sampras' 9th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title. Women's singles Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2 * It was Hingis' 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. Hingis became the first Swiss player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title. Men's doubles Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 * It was Woodbridge's 13th career Grand Slam ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (; born 16 May 1970) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. A former world No. 3 in both singles and doubles, Sabatini was one of the leading players from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, amassing 41 titles across both disciplines. In singles, Sabatini won the 1990 US Open, the WTA Finals in 1988 and 1994, and was runner-up at Wimbledon 1991, the 1988 US Open, and the silver medalist at the 1988 Olympics. In doubles, she won Wimbledon in 1988 partnering Steffi Graf, and reached three French Open finals. Among Open Era players who did not reach the world No. 1 ranking, Sabatini has the most wins over reigning No. 1 players. In 2006, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and in 2018 ''Tennis'' Magazine ranked her as the 20th-greatest female player of the preceding 50 years. Childhood and junior career Sabatini was born 16 May 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Osvaldo and Beatriz Garofalo Sabatini. Her father was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Fed Cup
The 1993 Federation Cup was the 31st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. Spain defeated Australia in the final, giving Spain their 2nd title. This was Australia's first final since 1984. Qualifying rounds * Nations in bold qualified for the World Group. Americas Zone Venue: Palmas del Mar, Humacao, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard) Dates: April 19–24 ;Participating Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Asia/Oceania Zone Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka (outdoor clay) Dates: May 4–5 ;Participating Teams * * * * * * * * * Europe/Africa Zone Venue: City of Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, England (outdoor hard) Dates: May 10–15 ;Participating Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * World Group Venue: Waldstadion T.C., Frankfurt, Germany (outdoor clay) Dates: July 19–25 Draw World Group play-offs Venue: Waldstadion T.C., Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 weeks, and finished as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 a record eight times. Graf won 107 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including 22 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major women's singles titles, the second-most since the start of the Open Era in 1968 and the All-time tennis records – women's singles#Grand Slam singles totals, third-most of all time. She is the only tennis player, male or female, to have won each major singles tournament at least four times — a List of Grand Slam women's singles champions#Career Grand Slam, quadruple career Grand Slam. A teen phenom, Graf became the youngest-ever player to appear in the main draw of a major at the 1983 French Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Australian Open
The 1993 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 81st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1993. Seniors Men's singles Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 * It was Courier's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. Women's singles Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 * It was Seles' 8th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title. Men's doubles Danie Visser / Laurie Warder defeated John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Visser's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Warder's only career Grand Slam title. Women's doubles Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3 * It was Fernández's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 US Open (tennis)
The 1992 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 112th edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 to September 13, 1992. Seniors Men's singles Stefan Edberg defeated Pete Sampras 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 * It was Edberg's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last US Open title. Women's singles Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3 * It was Seles' 7th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last US Open title. Men's doubles Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg defeated Kelly Jones / Rick Leach 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3 * It was Grabb's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title. It was Reneberg's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title. Women's doubles Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Larisa Neiland / Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4), 6–1 * It was Fernán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Australian Open
The 1992 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Hardcourt, outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park, Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 13 through 26 January 1992. It was the 80th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament of the year. Seniors Men's singles Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 * It was Courier's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. Women's singles Monica Seles defeated Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3 * It was Seles' 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. Men's doubles Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Kelly Jones (tennis), Kelly Jones / Rick Leach 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Woodbridge's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Woodforde's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. Women's doubles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 French Open
The 1990 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 89th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1990. Seniors Men's singles Andrés GómezGómez became the first tennis player (male or female) from Ecuador to win a Grand Slam singles title. defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 *It was Gómez's 3rd title of the year, and his 20th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title. Women's singles Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 *It was Seles' 6th title of the year, and her 7th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title. Men's doubles Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated Goran Ivanišević / Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–3 Women's doubles Jana Novotná / Helena Suková defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva, 6–4, 7–5 Mixed double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Australian Open
The 1989 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Hardcourt, outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park, Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria (state), Victoria in Australia. It was the 77th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1989. Seniors Men's singles Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Lendl's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. Women's singles Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4 * It was Graf's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. Men's doubles Rick Leach / Jim Pugh defeated Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Leach's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. Women's doubles Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 * It was Navratilova's 52nd caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
