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Sandy Sureephong
Varalee "Sandy" Sureephong (born May 2, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Sureephong is of Thai descent and was raised in Baltimore, then later Haines City, Florida. She has been known by "Sandy" since childhood, a nickname which her parents gave her. Sureephong was a four-time All-American tennis player at the University of Texas, which she attended from 1995 to 1999. She was twice named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year. On the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 368 and was ranked as high as 158 in the world for doubles. She competed in four WTA Tour main draws in doubles and was most successful in partnership with Canada's Vanessa Webb, with whom she won four of her six ITF doubles titles. The pair featured in the qualifying draw for the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. Her husband is former Chicago Bulls basketball player Ricky Blanton Ricky Wayne Blanton (born April 21, 1966) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 48,018 in 2021. The Charleston metropolitan area as a whole had an estimated 255,020 residents in 2021. Charleston is the center of government, commerce, and industry for Kanawha County, of which it is the county seat. Early industries important to Charleston included salt and the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, government, medicine, and education play central roles in the city's economy. The first permanent settlement, Fort Morris, was built in fall 1773 by William Morris prior to Lord Dunmore's War, and was used extensively during the American Revolution. The town of Charleston was incorporated by the Virginia House of Delegates in 1794 with the trustees being Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Taylor (tennis)
Jane Taylor (born 7 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Biography Taylor comes from Maitland, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. She made her grand slam debut as a 16-year old at the 1989 Australian Open and featured regularly in that event in the 1990s. Her best performance was a third round appearance at the 1994 Australian Open. Competing as a wildcard, she had wins over Caroline Vis and Christina Singer Christina Singer-Bath (born 27 July 1968) is a retired tennis player from Germany. She competed at Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tourn ..., before being eliminated in the third round by fifth seed Jana Novotna. She had a career best ranking of 126 in the world. ITF finals Singles (9–11) Doubles (9–6) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jane 1972 births Living people Australian femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romana Tedjakusuma
Romana Tedjakusuma (born 24 July 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia. She made her debut in professional competition in January 1990, aged 13, at an ITF tournament in Jakarta. In 1993 and 1994, she played in a number of Grand Slam Junior Championships. Partnered by Park Sung-hee, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 Wimbledon Junior Championships. During 1994, she also competed in three professional Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result at that level was her third round appearance in the Australian Open. She was part of Indonesia's team at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... in Atlanta. She and partner Yayuk Basuki reached the second round of the women's doubles event, where they were defeated by Jana Novotná ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanna Wibowo
Suzanna Wibowo (born 25 November 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is sometimes known by her maiden name Suzanna Anggarkusuma. She first represented Indonesia in the Fed Cup in 1981. She made her debut as a professional in July 1986, aged 22, in the doubles competition of an ITF tournament in Brindisi, Italy, which she and partner Yayuk Basuki won. She played her last professional tournament in June 2006 in New Delhi at the age of 43. She was part of Indonesia's Fed Cup team in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 2003. Wibowo won the gold medal in the women's doubles at the 1986 Asian Games and 1990 Asian Games, partnered both times with Yayuk Basuki. She also won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles at both of those tournaments. Through 1991, she qualified for the main draw in the women's doubles at the Australian Open and French Open, and both the women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn ( th, แทมมารีน ธนสุกาญจน์, , ; born 24 May 1977) is a Thai former tennis player. Born in Los Angeles, she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles. Tanasugarn's career-high WTA ranking is No. 19, achieved on 13 May 2002, which is the highest ranking ever achieved of a Thai female player. She won four singles and eight WTA doubles titles, and was briefly a doubles partner with Maria Sharapova, with whom she won two titles in 2003. Her career-high doubles ranking was 15, which she achieved on 13 September 2004. With Liezel Huber, she reached the 2004 US Open doubles quarterfinals, and at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the women's doubles semifinal with Marina Erakovic. Her biggest success came in 2008, when she reached the singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon. In her career, Tanasugarn has defeated former and current No. 1 players, including Amélie Mauresmo, Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 per cent of the country's population. It is the country's largest urban centre and nominally the country's only city. The capital is home to Brunei's seat of government, as well as a commercial and cultural centre. It was formerly known as Brunei Town until it was renamed in 1970 in honour of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The history of Bandar Seri Begawan can be traced back to the establishment of a Malay stilt settlement on the waters of the Brunei River which became the predecessor of Kampong Ayer today. It became the capital of the Bruneian Sultanate from the 16th century onwards, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamas Sangaram
Benjamas Sangaram (born 11 January 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. She represented Thailand at three Olympic Games, in 1992, 1996 and 2000. Biography Born in Chiang Mai, Sangaram first played for the Thailand Fed Cup team as a 16-year old in 1991. She appeared in a total of 21 ties during her Fed Cup career, mostly as a doubles player. She debuted on the WTA Tour in 1992 at her home event, the Thailand Open, which she competed in regularly throughout her career. Most of her main draw singles appearances were at the Thailand Open but she also made the second round at Surabaya in 1995. It was in doubles that she had the most success, reaching a best ranking of 134 in the world. Partnering Tamarine Tanasugarn, Sangaram made the women's doubles quarter-finals at both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney the pair upset Japanese fourth seeds Nana Miyagi and Ai Sugiyama from Japan, then in the quarter-finals held a match point, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suvimol Duangchan
Suvimol Duangchan (born 10 April 1974) is a Thai former professional tennis player. Born in Chiang Mai, Duangchan played on tour in the 1990s and featured in a total of 27 Fed Cup ties for Thailand. She had a 21/19 overall win–loss record, which included a singles win over Romania's Irina Spîrlea. Duangchan won a gold medal for Thailand at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games in Manila and represented her country in the doubles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, partnering Benjamas Sangaram Benjamas Sangaram (born 11 January 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. She represented Thailand at three Olympic Games, in 1992, 1996 and 2000. Biography Born in Chiang Mai, Sangaram first played for the Thailand Fed Cup t .... ITF finals Singles (5–4) Doubles (5–3) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duangchan, Suvimol 1974 births Living people Suvimol Duangchan Suvimol Duangchan Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics SEA Games medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the West. The city was at the centre of Thailand's political struggl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Kijimuta
Naoko Kijimuta ( Japanese: 雉子牟田 直子 ''Kijimuta Naoko'', born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of five professional doubles tournaments. She has been a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup. Career In the 1990s with her sister Akiko, she ranked among the top tennis players in Japan, alongside such players as Kimiko Date and Naoko Sawamatsu. From 1995 to 1997, she figured in the world top 100 in singles, taking a highest ranking in March 1997 - No. 44 (the season ended 1996 as the world's 50th best player). Naoko's best results include the singles semifinals of the WTA Tour tournament in Jakarta (defeated by top-seeded Belgian Sabine Appelmans) and ( Japan Open) in 1996, quarterfinals in Strasbourg in 1997, third rounds at the 1996 US Open and 1997 Wimbledon. Greater successes she had in doubles, where she was ranked 18th in October 1997, and won five tournaments including WTA Tour events and another five lower-ranking (ITF Women's Cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Hosoki
Yuko Hosoki (born 12 November 1968) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Hosoki had a best singles ranking of 167 in the world and won ten ITF doubles titles. Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1996 China Open, where she reached the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist, partnering Kazue Takuma. She also made the second round of the 1997 Danamon Open in Jakarta, where she had a first-round upset win over fifth seed and world No. 57, Annabel Ellwood Annabel Ellwood (born 2 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She is the sister of former ATP Tour professional Ben Ellwood. Ellwood, a right-handed player, born in Canberra, competed at seven Australian Open t .... WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 2 (0–2) Doubles: 16 (10–6) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hosoki, Yuko 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Osaka Japanese female ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Yanagi
is a Japanese former women's singles tennis and doubles tennis player. She was the top ranked player in Japan in 1979 and was ranked as high as number 89 in the world. She reached the third round of the 1988 French Open and also played in the Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. .... She was living in Tokyo. Yanagi 4 singles and 6 doubles finals. She has won 1 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ITF. Masako Yanagi played 1982 one singles and two doubles ITF Independent Tour finals. ITF finals Singles (1–3) Doubles (2–4) ITF Independent Tour Singles Doubles References External links Official site* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanagi, Masako Japanese female tennis players 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Osaka Asian G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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