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Piotr Sierzputowski
Piotr Sierzputowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 21 September 1992) is a Polish tennis coach best known for coaching the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) player Iga Świątek from 2016 to 2021. Career Born in Nowy Dwór Gdański, Sierzputowski is a former junior tennis player who took up coaching in his early teens, helping to train his younger sister, Alicja Sierzputowska, though he soon also coached other girls professionally at a local tennis club in Pomerania. While supporting his sister's career, he spent some time working in the United States with her and other players, including at the Johan Kriek Tennis Academy, before moving back to Poland to be an assistant coach at Legia Warsaw's tennis club. In mid-2016, on the back of reaching a junior French Open quarterfinal, then-15-year-old Iga Świątek began working with Sierzputowski, then 23, at Legia Warsaw. Within a couple months, Sierzputowski became her primary coach and she his only student. Świątek had a succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Dwór Gdański
Nowy Dwor Gdanski (; ; formerly german: Tiegenhof) is a town in Poland on the Tuja river in the Żuławy Wiślane region, capital of Nowy Dwór Gdański County, located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with 10,171 inhabitants (2012). History The settlement was established in 1570. Initially owned by the Loitz family, it was later governed by the Wejher and Sobieski noble families, including King of Poland John III Sobieski. Administratively it was part of the Malbork Voivodeship within the Polish Crown. As a result of the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it was annexed by the German state of Prussia. In 1920 it became part of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). On September 1, 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland, causing World War II, the Germans murdered the local Polish customs inspector. The town was then annexed by Nazi Germany. During the war, a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp was operated by the Germans in the town. One of the places where the Germans used th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Abramowicz
Daria Abramowicz (born 10 October 1987) is a Polish sports psychologist known for working with professional tennis player Iga Świątek. Career Abramowicz was born in the northern Polish town of Iława. She was an accomplished sailor as a junior, but a wrist fracture abruptly ended her sailing sports career at age 18. Shortly after the injury, she began unofficially to coach other sailors, before building her reputation as a prominent sports psychologist in Poland by working other athletes, including cyclists, swimmers, and chess players. At university, she studied sport and psychology, first at the in Gdańsk and then at SWPS University in Warsaw, where she graduated with a master's degree in psychology in 2016. Abramowicz has become known for working closely with Polish tennis player Iga Świątek. In February 2019, when Świątek was 17 and ranked just inside the WTA Tour's top 150, her team approached Abramowicz for mental coaching. Abramowicz traveled to Budapest to watc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Sports Personality Of The Year
The Polish Sports Personality of the Year (Polish: ''Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego na najlepszego polskiego sportowca roku'') is chosen annually since 1926 by the readers of the newspaper ''Przegląd Sportowy'', which makes it the second oldest such contest in the world. The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote, to have achieved the most in the previous year. The first winner of the award was track and field athlete Wacław Kuchar. Between 1939 and 1947, the contest was not held due to the Second World War. Record holders are footballer Robert Lewandowski and swimmer Otylia Jędrzejczak with three titles each; track and field athletes Irena Szewińska and Stanisława Walasiewicz, as well as ski jumper Adam Małysz with four titles each; while cross country skier Justyna Kowalczyk is the current leader who holds five titles. Fencer Jerzy Pawłowski holds the record number of eleven appearances among the top 10 athletes. As of 2022, the award has been given 59 times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Wiktorowski
Tomasz Wiktorowski (born 10 January 1981) is a Polish tennis coach and commentator. He is currently coaching Women's Tennis Association (WTA) No. 1 Iga Świątek. He coached former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska from 2011 to 2018. Early life Wiktorowski was born in 1981 in Warsaw. As a junior tennis player, he trained at a local tennis club in Warsaw and played briefly on the ITF Junior Circuit in 1998 and 1999. He graduated from the automotive department of the Warsaw University of Technology in 2005. Coaching career Wiktorowski has become known as one of Poland's foremost tennis minds. He began serving as captain of the Poland Billie Jean King Cup team, Polish Fed Cup team in 2009 and coached Poland's Olympic tennis contingent in Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 and Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. He has also worked as a tennis commentator for :pl:Eurosport Polska, Eurosport Polska and TVP Sport. In mid-2011, Wiktorowski joined the team of longtime Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 WTA Finals
The 2021 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, was the women's championship tennis tournament run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Panamerican Tennis Center in Zapopan, Mexico from 10–17 November 2021. Champions Singles * Garbiñe Muguruza def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 7–5 Doubles * Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens, 6–3, 6–4 Tournament Following the cancellation of the 2020 WTA Finals, the tournament was originally scheduled to take place at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China but due to travel restrictions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, it was announced on September 13, 2021 that the tournament would move to Guadalajara for the year. This is the first time Mexico will host the WTA Finals. The tournament will be the 50th edition of the singles event and the 45th of the doubles competition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was her first WTA 1000 singles title, and the 13 points Świątek lost in the championship match is the fewest on record in a WTA 1000-level final (Serena Williams previously held the record, from the 2015 Miami Open – Women's Singles, 2015 Miami Open final). This was the first WTA Tour singles final to be resolved with a 'Glossary of tennis terms#D, double bagel' scoreline since Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova at the 2016 BRD Bucharest Open – Singles, 2016 Bucharest Open, and was just the tenth such final in WTA Tour history. With the win, Świątek broke into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Both finalists saved match points in prior rounds – Świątek saved two match points in her third round match against Barbora Krejčíková, whilst Plíšková saved three match points in her quarterfinal match against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Adelaide International – Singles
Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Danielle Collins, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. Iga Świątek won the title, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final, 6–2, 6–2. Świątek did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament. Seeds The top four seeds A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiosperm pl ... received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier References External links Main DrawQualifying Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Adelaide International - Women's Singles, 2021 2021 WTA Tour 2021 Women's Singles 2021 in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Fan Favorite Awards
The WTA Fan Favorite Awards are a series of annual Women's Tennis Association (WTA) awards given since the 2009 WTA Tour 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ... to those who receive the most votes from the fans of the WTA Tour. Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year * — In 2015, this award was titled ''Womance of the Year'' WTA Shot of the Year Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year Fan Favorite Tournament Fan Favorite Social Media References {{reflist *http://www.wtatennis.com/scontent/article/3010014/title/wta-awards WTA Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Awards
This article lists the WTA Awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players and coaches for achievements during a season or their careers. Player of the Year Doubles Team of the Year Most Improved Player Newcomer of the Year Comeback Player of the Year Diamond Aces This award is named for the late WTA trailblazer Jerry Diamond and is awarded to the player who gives endlessly to promote the game of tennis on and off the court. Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award named for Peachy Kellmeyer, former player and the first tour director of the fledgling Virginia Slims circuit (precursor of WTA Tour). In 2020, the award was presented to all the members of the WTA Players' Council, as the group "worked diligently discussing proposals and obtaining feedback to help the Tour return safely and successfully, all with a dedicated commitment to their fellow players", following the suspension of the tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Karen Krantzcke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' Doubles
These are the results for the girls' doubles event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held .... Seeds Main draw Draw References Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' doubles Girls' doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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