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Nora Blom
Nora Blom (born 22 February 1951) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. While touring in the 1970s she was known by her married name Nora Lauteslager. Blom is a descendant of tennis players Otto Blom and Arthur Diemer Kool. A left-handed player, Blom was youth champion of the Netherlands in 1967 for the 17s and youth champion for the 20s in 1970. She made her only grand slam singles main draw appearance at the 1974 Australian Open The 1974 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1973 to 1 January 1974. It was the 62nd edition of the Austr ... and was beaten in the first round by seventh-seed Pam Teeguarden. In 1974 and 1975 she was a member of the Netherlands Federation Cup team, playing one singles and two doubles rubbers. She won the Dutch national doubles championships in 1977. See also * List of Netherlands Fed Cup team repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert in the final, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1974 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and third Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major title overall, following three consecutive runner-up finishes at the tournament. Evert was making her tournament debut. Margaret Court was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to pregnancy. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(finalist)'' # Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong (champion) # Kerry Melville ''(semifinals)'' # Julie Heldman ''(semifinals)'' # Lesley Hunt ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kerry Harris ''(first round)'' # Pam Teeguarden ''(second round)'' # Kazuko Sawamatsu ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier References External links *1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1973 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Qualifying Women's Singles Qualifying Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received Wild card (sports)#Professional tennis, wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier References External links *1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1974 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Qualifying 1974 Wimbledon Championships, Women's Singles Qualifying Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the reigning champions. They did not compete to defend their titles. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links 1974 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1974 Australian Open - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King successfully defended their title, defeating Mark Farrell and Lesley Charles in the final, 6–3, 9–7 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King (champions) Jimmy Connors / Chris Evert ''(third round, withdrew)'' Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova ''(quarterfinals)'' Kim Warwick / Evonne Goolagong ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links *1974 Wimbledon Championships – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1974 Wimbledon Champi ... [...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] |
Otto Blom
Otto Blom (19 March 1887 – 22 July 1972) was a Dutch tennis player. He competed for the Netherlands in the tennis event at the 1912 Summer Olympics where he took part in the men's singles competition. He lost in the first round to the Swede Carl Setterwall in three straight sets. He won the singles title at the Dutch Tennis Championships in 1909, 1910 and 1911. At the same tournament he won the doubles title in 1909 and 1912 and the mixed doubles title in 1906 and 1911. Blom participated in the Wimbledon Championships in 1909 and 1910. In 1909 he lost in the first round of the singles event to George Coulson and also lost in the first round of the doubles event. In 1910 he reached the fourth round in the singles event in which he lost to Arthur Lowe Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was an English actor. His acting career spanned 37 years, including starring roles in numerous theatre and television productions. He played Captain Mainwaring in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Diemer Kool
Arthur Diemer Kool (30 January 1896 – 3 October 1959) was a Dutch tennis player. He won the singles title at the Dutch Tennis Championships in 1912 aged 16 and won the title again in 1915, 1916 and 1917. With Gerard Scheurleer he became doubles champion in 1914, 1915 and with Christiaan van Lennep in 1916 and 1923. Diemer Kool won the national mixed doubles title in 1914, 1916 and 1917. He played in 15 ties for the Dutch Davis Cup team between 1920 and 1933 and compiled a 25–13 win-loss record. Diemer Kool participated in the 1921 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the third round in the singles event in which he lost to André Gobert in four sets. In the doubles event he partnered Christiaan van Lennep and also reached the third round, losing to Alfred Beamish Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was a British tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Australian Open
The 1974 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1973 to 1 January 1974. It was the 62nd edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament of the year. Seniors Men's singles Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 Women's singles Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0 Men's doubles Ross Case / Geoff Masters defeated Syd Ball / Bob Giltinan, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 Women's doubles Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville, 7–5, 6–3 Mixed doubles :''Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.'' References External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open, 1974 1974 Australian Open, 1974 in Australian tennis, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Teeguarden
Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open. Her father Jerry, a well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam (all four Grand Slam titles in one year) in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977; they were also runners-up in the league that year. Teeguarden won two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Federation Cup Team
The Netherlands Billie Jean King Cup team represents the Netherlands in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond. Current team ''Most recent year-end rankings are used.'' History The Netherlands competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. Their best result was reaching the final in 1968, losing 3-0 to Australia, and 1997, losing 4-1 to France with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy winning her singles match against Mary Pierce. In 1998, the team was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, where they spent nearly all their time through 2013. The Netherlands earned back-to-back promotions in 2014 and 2015 by defeating Japan and Australia respectively, thereby securing a spot in the 2016 Fed Cup World Group. Results 1963–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 References External links * {{Billie Jean King Cup navbox Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Netherlands Fed Cup Team Representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Netherlands Fed Cup team in an official Fed Cup match. The Netherlands have taken part in the competition since 1963. Players References External linksRoyal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Netherlands Fed Cup 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 ... Lists of Billie Jean King Cup tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
