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Renata Šašak
Renata Šašak-Ružir (born 14 June 1964) is a former Yugoslavian professional tennis player. Biography Born in Zagreb, Šašak debuted for the Yugoslavia Federation Cup team in 1979. One of her Federation Cup doubles teammates was Mima Jaušovec, who Šašak teamed up with to win a gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. She won a further gold medal four years in Casablanca at the 1983 Mediterranean Games, beating Laura Golarsa to win the women's singles. Šašak competed in the main draw of both the French Open and US Open during her career. Her best performance came at the 1983 French Open, where she made it to the second round, then took fifth seed Pam Shriver to a third set before being eliminated. She was awarded the Croatian Sportswoman of the Year award from Sportske novosti in 1983. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Šašak represented Yugoslavia in the women's singles event, for what was then a demonstration sport. She fell in the second round, after be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Open (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open, is a hardcourt tennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New York City. Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events, held after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the United States Labor Day holiday. All players participating must be at least fourteen years old. Since the start of the Open Era of tennis in 1968, the event has been Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional players. The tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, originally known as the U.S. National Championships, for which men's singles and men's doubles were 1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis), first played in August 1881. It is the only Grand Slam that was not affected by cancellation due to World War I and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorota Dziekońska
Dorota is a Polish, Czech and Slovak female given name, cognate with Dorothy. Notable people with the name include: *Dorota Andraka (born 1961), Polish-American educator * Dorota Dabrowska, Polish statistician * Dorota Gawron (born 1983), represented Poland in the Miss Universe pageant *Dorota Gruca (born 1970), Polish marathon runner *Dorota Barbara Jabłonowska (1760–1844), Polish noblewoman *Dorota Jakuta (born 1958), Polish politician *Dorota Jędrusińska (born 1982), Polish track and field sprint athlete * Dorota Kędzierzawska (born 1957), Polish director of feature and documentary films *Dorota Kwaśna (born 1972), Polish cross country skier *Dorota Masłowska (born 1983), Polish writer and journalist *Dorota Nieznalska (born 1973), controversial Polish artist *Dorota Rabczewska (born 1984), Polish singer *Dorota Siudek (born 1975), Polish retired pairs skater who is now a coach *Dorota Świeniewicz (born 1972), Polish volleyball player *Dorota Sitańska (born 1767), Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nataša Piskáčková
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Beatriz Villaverde
Beatriz Isabelle Villaverde (born 5 June 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player Who has specialised in doubles. She played in doubles at the French Open in 1977. Her partner in women's doubles, Argentina Viviana Segal lost in the first round to Yugoslavian Mima Jaušovec and Czechoslovak Renáta Tomanová. Her partner in mixed doubles, Jaime Pinto Bravo lost in the Second round to French Patrick Proisy and Czechoslovak Regina Maršíková Regina Maršíková (born 11 December 1958) is a retired tennis player from Czechoslovakia, present-day Czech Republic. Career Maršíková won the French Junior Championships in 1975. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean .... Career finals Doubles (5–5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villaverde, Beatriz 1958 births Argentine female tennis players Living people 20th-century Argentine women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Ferrando
Linda Ferrando (born 12 January 1966) is a former Italian international tennis player. She competed in 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 ... a number of times, from 1991 to 1993. at fedcup.com WTA career finals Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 5 (3–2) Doubles: 4 (2–2) References External links * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Demongeot
Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled nearby in Gassin. Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase in New York state in 1991. She achieved her best Grand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nine WTA Tour doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam doubles performance was reaching the French Open quarter-finals with Nathalie Tauziat of France in 1987 and 1992. She also represented her country from 1985 to 1993 in the Federation/Fed Cup and in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.Isabelle Demongeot . sports-reference.com She retired from the |
1984 Federation Cup
The 1984 Federation Cup was the 22nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, from 15 to 22 July. Czech Republic Fed Cup team, Czechoslovakia successfully defended their title, defeating Australia Fed Cup team, Australia in the final. Qualifying round All ties were played at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, on clay courts. Winning nations advance to Main Draw, losing nations play in consolation rounds. South Korea vs. Zimbabwe Chile vs. Philippines Colombia vs. Indonesia Venezuela vs. Portugal Main draw 1st Round losing teams play in consolation rounds First round Czechoslovakia vs. Venezuela Japan vs. Greece France vs. Netherlands Denmark vs. Chile Yugoslavia vs. South Korea Israel vs. Peru Soviet Union vs. Uruguay Bulgaria vs. Great Britain United States vs. Mexico Hungary vs. Switzerland Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Arraya
Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister. Career At a young age, Argentine-born Arraya emigrated to Peru with her family and acquired Peruvian nationality. She later represented Peru in international matches. Her best result in a Grand Slam was a quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 1991. Her brother Pablo Arraya is a former tennis player, who reached the top 30 in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. In 1984, Arraya married Chilean tennis player Heinz Gildemeister, but they later divorced. At present, she directs a tennis academy in Lima and in Key Biscayne with her brother Pablo. When she won the OTB Open in July 1989,See her profile at the Women's Tennis Association she became the first mother since Evonne Goolagong to win a Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in North America, with Calgary, Alberta, Canada, hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics. California was the home state of the incumbent President of the United States, U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Games were boycotted by fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, American-led boycott of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportske Novosti
''Sportske novosti'' () is a Croatian daily sports newspaper based in Zagreb. The newspaper was established on 9 August 1945 as ''Ilustrirane fiskulturne novine'' weekly newspaper. Several months later, on 10 December 1945, its name was changed to ''Narodni sport''. From March 1949, its publishing frequency increased to twice a week, and from 1951 to three times per week. History In 1999, the newspaper was acquired by Europapress Holding publishing company. Since 2001, it has regularly been published on Sunday. Later that year, the ''Sportske novosti'' Footballer of the Year award for the best footballer in the world – as voted by some of the world's top coaches and players – was established. On 30 December 2005, Zvonimir Boban was appointed CEO of ''Sportske novosti'', who later announced that the newspaper would in the future give more attention to football-related news. He resigned from his position in December 2008 due to his long-standing dissatisfaction with the edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportske Novosti Awards
''Sportske novosti'' awards () refer to annual sports awards given by ''Sportske novosti'', a Croatian sports newspaper based in Zagreb. The awards originated in the early 1950s and went on to become one of the most prestigious Croatian sports awards. The winners are decided by polling sports journalists from around the country. History ''Sportske novosti'' ("Sports News"; sometimes referred to by initials ''SN'') is a Croatian sports daily established in 1945 and based in Zagreb. It first began awarding the Sportsman of the Year and Sportswoman of the Year awards in 1950, honoring greatest achievements in SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav sports. The award, one of several Yugoslav national-level sporting honors, was given every year for the next four decades, until 1990, when it was discontinued due to the breakup of Yugoslavia and Croatia's independence. Before independence, in 1952 the newspaper had launched a parallel award for Croatian athletes, which honored best sporting achievement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
