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Rowena Sanders
Rowena Sanders (born 30 June 1953) is a South African former professional tennis player. Biography Sanders, who was born Rowena Whitehouse, grew up in Durban. During the 1970s, Sanders competed on the professional tour and appeared in the main draw of both the French Open and Wimbledon. She won the Chichester Rothmans Championships doubles title in 1974, partnering Carrie Meyer. Her best grand slam performance came at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday ..., where she and John Yuill were mixed doubles quarter-finalists. A former South African Fed Cup captain, she led the team from 2004 to 2008 and continues to work as a tennis coach. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Rowena 1953 births Living people South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Meyer
Carolyn Meyer Richardson (born August 22, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography From Indianapolis, Meyer was the Indiana state singles champion in 1971 at the age of 16. Before turning professional, she played tennis at Marymount College (now Lynn University) and in 1974 was the AIAW national singles champion. Meyer, who reached a best world ranking of 14, began competing on the professional tour in 1974. In her first year on tour, she made the mixed doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon (partnering Rayno Seegers), reached the third round of the US Open, and was a semifinalist at the U.S. Clay Court Championships. She made the biggest final of her professional career in 1975 at the Virginia Slims of Denver, where she was beaten in three sets by Martina Navratilova. During this tournament, she upset Janet Newberry, Laura Dupont, #7 seed Linky Boshoff, #2 Francoise Durr & No. 5 Nancy Richey. From 1975 to 1976, she played World TeamTennis for Indiana Loves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Female Tennis Players
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1953 Births
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News24 (website)
News24 is an English-language South African news website created in October 1998 by the multinational media company, Naspers. Its team of approximately 100 journalists, led by editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson, are based in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Gqeberha. Its brands include Fin24, Sport24, Channel24, Health24, Arts24, Parent24, Wheels24, W24, Ride24 and Business Insider SA. News24 is owned by Media24, a South African media company, with interests in digital media and services, newspapers, magazines, e-commerce, book publishing, print and distribution. In August 2021, News24 launched a digital subscription service that offers premium investigative journalism, opinion, analysis and more to paying subscribers at R75 per month. It currently has more than 40 000 subscribers. History News24 was launched in October 1998 as part of Naspers’ new internet strategy under the company's new managing director at the time, Koos Bekker. According to the APP Annie's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa Fed Cup Team
The South Africa Billie Jean King Cup team represents South Africa in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the South African Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. History South Africa competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They won the Cup in 1972 with a team consisting of Patricia Walkden and Brenda Kirk, defeating Great Britain in the final. Current team (2017) *Chanel Simmonds *Ilze Hattingh *Madrie Le Roux *Makayla Loubser External links * Billie Jean King Cup teams 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 ... Fed {{SouthAfrica-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Yuill (tennis)
John McLaren Yuill (born 12 December 1948) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ... player from South Africa. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles. Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuill, John South African male tennis players Living people 1948 births Tennis players from Durban White South African people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Wimbledon Championships
The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1975. It was the 89th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles. Prize money The total prize money for 1975 championships was £114,875. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 *It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1 *It was King's 12th (and last) career Grand Slam title (her 8th in the Open Era), and her 6th Wimbledon title. Men's doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichester Tennis Tournament
The Chichester Tennis Tournament (Chichester, England) was a women's professional tennis tournament and part of the WTA Tour. The tournament was first held in 1970 and the final edition was held in 1980. It was held in the beginning of June and played on outdoor grass courts as a preparation to the Wimbledon Championships. Evonne Goolagong Cawley Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ... won the tournament twice, in 1978 and 1979, and was the only multiple winner in the singles event. Official names * 1970–1971: Chichester International * 1972–1975: Rothmans Championships * 1976: Rose's Lime Juice International * 1977: Chichester International * 1978: Keith Prowse International * 1979–1980: Crossley Carpets Trophy Finals Singles Doubles References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 French Open – Women's Singles
Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová in the final, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open. Chris Evert was the two-time reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title. She elected to compete in World TeamTennis and did not return to the French Open until 1979. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Sue Barker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Sue Barker ''(champion)'' # Helga Niessen Masthoff, Helga Masthoff ''(quarterfinals)'' # Marita Redondo ''(third round)'' # Mima Jaušovec ''(second round)'' # Lesley Hunt ''(first round)'' # Linky Boshoff ''(second round)'' # Gail Chanfreau, Gail Chanfreau Lovera ''(second round)'' # Fiorella Bonicelli ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open (tennis), US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
