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Rita Kuti-Kis
Rita Kuti Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. In 1992, she was beaten by future international No. 1, Martina Hingis, in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has been renowned for the discovery of young tennis talent. Kuti Kis's most successful year was 2000, when she scored her one and only WTA Tour singles title in São Paulo. In the same year, she reached the third round of the French Open (losing to Monica Seles) and defeated then up-coming Jelena Dokić in the first round of the Australian Open. Kuti Kis retired from professional tennis in 2006. WTA career finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4–6) Doubles: 10 (7–3) Best Grand Slam results details Singles Head-to-head record * Serena Williams 0-1 * Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0-1 * Anna Kournikova 0-1 * Nadia Petrova 0-1 * Jelena Dokic 1-1 * Jelena Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonlelle
Balatonlelle is a resort town located in Hungary on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, about 35 km west of Siófok. During the summer, the town becomes a holiday destination for many Hungarian and German families, and is known for its tourist attractions, including a 3 km long beach, an aqua park, a go-cart course, an annual wine festival, a numerous bars and restaurants. It is accessible from Budapest by train, taking approximately 2.5 hours. Since the settlement forms part of the Balatonboglár wine region, a wine festival is often held in the first week of August. History In 1211, the area around Balatonlelle came under the jurisdiction of the Tihany Abbey. The first written mention of a settlement here from a 1229 letter, referring to the village as "''Lela''". In 1550, the town fell under Ottoman Empire, Turkish control. Its population fell dramatically under Turkish occupation, and Turkish tax documents only record 8 families living here by 1580. In the 18th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvija Talaja
Silvija Talaja (born 14 January 1978) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. Talaja won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title on the ITF Circuit. On 29 May 2000, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 18. In her career, Talaja defeated former world No. 1 players Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jennifer Capriati and other top-ten players such as Conchita Martínez, Marion Bartoli, Nadia Petrova, Nathalie Tauziat, Anna Kournikova, Chanda Rubin, Barbara Schett and Irina Spîrlea. A powerful, fast baseline player, her best Grand Slam results were third-round appearances at Roland Garros (twice) and Wimbledon (once). She also won a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in doubles. After 15 seasons on the tour (five of which she finished in the top 100), in 2006, Talaja married her long-time partner and retired from professional tennis. Career The early years Talaja debuted at the age of 13, representing Yugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľudmila Cervanová
Ľudmila Cervanová (; born 15 October 1979) is a former tennis player from Slovakia. She turned professional in 1997, and reached career-high rankings of world No. 58 in singles in March 2004 and No. 186 in doubles in May 1997. Biography Cervanová graduated from high school in 1997, the same year she turned pro. Her favourite tennis court surface is clay, and her best shot is the backhand. She was coached by Jan Kuval. Tennis career Cervanová did not win any title on the WTA Tour. Her closest being in Acapulco, on 27 February 2005, when she lost in the final to Flavia Pennetta in three sets. She has also reached the final of the tournament in Casablanca in 2004, where she lost to Émilie Loit of France, the semifinals of Bratislava in 2001, where she lost to eventual winner Rita Grande from Italy and the semifinals of Bogotá in 2006, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in straight sets. In her career, she won seven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Smashnova
Anna Aleksandrovna Smashnova (, ; born July 16, 1976) is a Soviet-born Israeli former tennis player. She retired from professional tour after Wimbledon 2007. Smashnova reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in 2003. She reached 13 finals, and won 12 of them. In addition, she won a junior Grand Slam title, the 1991 French Open girls' singles championship. Early life Smashnova, born in Minsk, is of Russian-Jewish descent. Her father Sasha is an engineer, and her mother is Zina. She has a brother, Yura, who is a software analyst. Smashnova graduated from American International High School outside Tel Aviv in 1995. She completed her service in the Israel Defense Forces in 1997. Her family immigrated to Israel in September 1990, after Freddy Krivine, one of the founders of the Israel Tennis Centers, invited her to immigrate. Tennis career Smashnova began playing tennis when she was six. She became the No. 1 junior in the Soviet Union at the age of ten. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatjana Ječmenica
Tatjana Ječmenica-Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Татјана Јечменица-Јевтић; born July 4, 1978) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Since 2014, she has been captain of Serbia Fed Cup team. This is her second stint at the helm; she previously led the team between 2005 and 2007. Ječmenica won six singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 24 June 1996, she reached her best singles ranking at world No. 72. On 29 July 1996, she peaked at No. 88 in doubles rankings. Her sister, Aleksandra also played professional tennis. In Grand Slams her best result was reaching the second round at the US Open in 1995 and at the French Open in 1996. Career Ječmenica started playing tennis in her hometown of Novi Sad at the age of seven and attended the same school and played in the same tennis club as Monica Seles. Juniors In 1993, as a second seed Ječmenica reached the final of Orange Bowl 16s, where she was defeated by fifth seed Stephanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Timm
Claudia Hoffmann-Timm (born 5 April 1973) is a German former professional tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 330 in the world in 1995, with her only ITF singles title coming that year, in a $10,000 tournament in Ratzeburg. As a doubles player, Timm won a further three ITF tournaments and twice competed in the doubles main draw of the WTA Tour event in Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Timm, Claudia 1973 births Living people West German female tennis players German female tennis players Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Montalvo
Laura Montalvo (born 29 March 1976) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win–loss record for singles is 143–76, 266–152 for doubles. Being a "doubles specialist" on the WTA Tour, she reached the ranking of No. 23 in doubles in May 2001. She played on doubles teams with both Liezel Huber and Paola Suárez Paola Suárez (; born 23 June 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She was one of the most prominent women's doubles players throughout the early and mid-2000s, winning eight Grand Slam titles, all of them with Virginia Ruano Pascua .... With Huber, she reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2000. They regularly competed together in Grand Slam tournaments and tour events for the next two years. She also frequently partnered her countrywoman Suárez, including at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they lost in the second round. The pair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Mandula
Petra Mandula (; born 17 January 1978) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; in singles, she was eliminated in the first round by fourth seed Conchita Martínez of Spain, in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals, partnering Katalin Marosi. Four years later, when Athens hosted the Games, she once again was defeated in the first round, this time by Patty Schnyder of Switzerland. She reached the quarterfinals at the 2001 French Open as a qualifier, winning seven straight matches and losing to eventual runner-up, Kim Clijsters. Two years later, at the 2003 French Open, she almost repeated the feat, losing in the fourth round 5–7 in the third set to Chanda Rubin. Also in 2003, Mandula reached the semifinals of the Australian Open with Emmanuelle Gagliardi, losing to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez Paola Suárez (; born 23 June 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Seda Noorlander and Christína Papadáki were the defending champions, but Papadáki did not compete this year after retiring from professional tennis in 1999. Noorlander teamed up with Giana Gutiérrez and lost in quarterfinals to Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez and Conchita Martínez Granados. Laura Montalvo and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Rita Kuti-Kis and Petra Mandula Petra Mandula (; born 17 January 1978) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; in singles, she was eliminated in the first round by fourth seed Conchita Martíne ... 6–4, 6–2 in the final. Seeds Draw Draw External links Official results archive (ITF)Official results archive (WTA) {{DEFAULTSORT:2000 Copa Colsanitas - Doubles Copa Colsanitas - Doubles 2000 Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Torrens Valero
Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles titles on WTA Tour. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002. In 1993, Torrens Valero helped Spain recapture 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 ... title. WTA Tour finals Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (6–6) Doubles: 9 (5–4) Grand Slam singles performance External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torrens Valero, Cristina 1974 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Sportspeople from Pamplona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Ortuño
Alicia Ortuño (; born 2 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. From 1990 to 2001, she won 30 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. She appeared in six Grand Slam events. Career highlights On 1 November 1999, Ortuño reached her highest doubles ranking of world No. 82. Her highest singles ranking came on 20 July 1998, when she became world No. 155. In 1994, Ortuño partnered with Cristina Torrens Valero Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles titles on WTA Tour. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002. ... to win her first ITF doubles title in the $25k Barcelona tournament. In 1999, Ortuño and Torrens-Valero partnered again to win the doubles title of the WTA Tour Estoril Open. Grand Slam appearances From 1996–1999, Ortuño competed in six Grand Slam tournaments: twice a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Földényi
Anna Maria Földényi (born 22 August 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. In her career, Földényi won 13 singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 September 1999, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 107. On 19 April 1999, she peaked at No. 142 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Hungary Fed Cup team, she has a win-loss record of 19–5. Földényi retired from tour in 2007. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF finals Singles: 18 (13–5) Doubles: 3 (3–0) External links * * * Hungarian female tennis players German female tennis players 1974 births Living people German people of Hungarian descent Sportspeople of Hungarian descent Sportspeople from Düsseldorf Tennis players from Düsseldorf (region) {{Hungary-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |