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Roberto Vizcaíno
Roberto Vizcaíno Mallol (25 April 1957 – 11 December 2016) was a professional tennis player from Spain. Biography Vizcaíno took part in the 1980 French Open and was beaten in the opening round by Yannick Noah. He also played in the mixed doubles, with Silvana Urroz. They made it into the second round, where they lost to Steve Krulevitz and Lucia Romanov. Also in 1980, Vizcaino was a semi-finalist at the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth, securing wins over John Whiteford, Stefan Simonsson and Kjell Johansson. Vizcaino defeated Antonio Zugarelli in the first round of the 1981 French Open, but was unable to get past Tony Giammalva in the second round. He competed in the men's doubles as well with Rick Fagel and the pair beat Argentinians Alejandro Ganzábal and Gustavo Guerrero, before a second round exit. He made the quarter-finals at the 1983 Geneva Open and was a doubles semi-finalist in the 1984 Tel Aviv Open, with partner Ferrante Rocchi Ferra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the fifth most populou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Giammalva
Tony Giammalva (born April 21, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 4 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 32 in 1985. His best singles ranking was reached in February 1981, at World No. 70. Giammalva's father Sam played top-level tennis as well, participating on two Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ... winning teams for the United States. Tony's younger brother Sammy Jr. was also a touring pro. Career finals Doubles (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giammalva, Tony American male tennis players American people of Italian descent Tennis players from Houston Trinity Tigers men's tennis players 1958 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Male Tennis Players
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2016 Deaths
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1957 Births
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El Mundo Deportivo
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; meaning ''Sports World'' in English) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona. History and profile ''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian '' La Gazzetta dello Sport'' which was founded in 1896. It is published in Barcelona and is owned by Grupo Godó. The group also owns ''La Vanguardia''. ''Mundo Deportive'' focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona, but also covers the Spanish basketball league ( ACB), Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Formula One car racing, amongst others. Both ''Mundo Deportivo'' and ''Sport'' are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vanguardia
' (; , Spanish for "The Vanguard") is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper. Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ' has Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid dailies – ', ' and '' ABC'', all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country. Its editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, although in Francoist Spain it followed Francoist ideology and to this day has Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family. History and profile ''La Vanguardia'''s newspaper history began in Barcelona on 1 February 1881 when two businessmen from Igualada, Carlos and Bartolomé Godó, first published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Costa (tennis)
Carles ("Carlos") Costa Masferrer (born 22 April 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Costa turned professional in 1988. He was among the game's leading clay court players in the early 1990s. Costa was runner-up at the 1992 Italian Open, and reached the fourth round at that year's French Open and US Open. Additionally, Costa won the Barcelona Open, a tournament hosted by the tennis club where he grew up. In May 1992, he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10. Costa retired in 1999. In April 2006 he played in the 2006 Seniors Torneo Godó event in Barcelona where he lost to Sergi Bruguera in the final. Costa worked for IMG as an agent of most male Spanish tennis players (including Rafael Nadal). A few years later, Costa left IMG and created his own sports agency company with Rafael Nadal. He is not related to his compatriot Albert Costa Albert Costa i Casals (; born 25 June 1975) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrante Rocchi
Ferrante Rocchi Lanoir (born 11 April 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Biography A left-handed player from San Benedetto del Tronto, Rocchi played on the professional tour in the 1980s. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit came in doubles when he partnered with Roberto Vizcaíno to make the semi-finals of the 1984 Tel Aviv Open. As a singles player he had a top ranking of 153 and reached the round of 16 at Saint-Vincent in 1986. Rocchi is the Director of the ''Villa Carpena'' tennis complex in Forlì Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via E .... References External links * * 1956 births Living people Italian male tennis players People from San Benedetto del Tronto Sportspeople from the Province of Ascoli Piceno {{Italy-ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Tel Aviv Open
The 1984 Tel Aviv Open was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat HaSharon, Israel from September 10 through September 17, 1984. It was the fifth edition of the tournament. First-seeded Aaron Krickstein won the singles title. Finals Singles Aaron Krickstein defeated Shahar Perkiss Shahar Perkiss (born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985. Perkiss won ... 6–4, 6–1 * It was Krickstein's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. Doubles Peter Doohan / Brian Levine defeated Colin Dowdeswell / Jakob Hlasek 6–3, 6–4 * It was Doohan's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Levine's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Geneva Open
The 1983 Geneva Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at Geneva in Switzerland and took place from 19 September until 25 September 1983. First-seeded Mats Wilander won the singles title. Finals Singles Mats Wilander defeated Henrik Sundström 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 * It was Wilander's 6th singles title of the year and the 10th of his career. Doubles Stanislav Birner / Blaine Willenborg defeated Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven major singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one majo ... 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 * It was Birner's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Willenborg's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Guerrero
Gustavo Guerrero (born 22 October 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Career Guerro competed in five French Opens. He lost to Rod Frawley in the first round of the 1981 French Open and then to another Australian, Paul McNamee, in the 1984 French Open opening round. His only Grand Slam win was in the men's doubles at the 1986 French Open, where he and Spaniard José Clavet beat Eddie Edwards and Francisco González, before being eliminated in the second round. The Argentine was a semi-finalist at the Brussels Outdoor tournament in 1980, securing wins over Helmar Stiegler, Mike Cahill and Andreas Maurer Andreas Maurer may refer to: * Andreas Maurer (tennis) * Andreas Maurer (Austrian politician) Andreas Josef Maurer (7 September 1919 – 25 October 2010) was an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and farmers' advocate who served as governor of Lower A .... Challenger titles Singles: (1) Doubles: (5) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerrero, Gustavo 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
