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Sofia Araújo
Sofia Araújo (born 30 November 1994) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player and currently a professional padel player. On 18 October 2010, Araújo reached her best singles ranking of world number 926. On 27 May 2013, she peaked at world number 904 in the doubles rankings. In April 2013, Araújo made her WTA tour debut at the 2013 Portugal Open playing alongside Joana Valle Costa in doubles, but lost to Nina Bratchikova and Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Petrivna Lepchenko (born May 21, 1986) is an Uzbekistani-born American professional tennis player. She is of Ukrainian descent and played for Uzbekistan before relocating to the United States. Lepchenko won a singles title on the WT ... in the first round. In 2023 her partner will be the Spanish Marta Ortega. References External links * * 1994 births Living people Portuguese female tennis players Female padel players Sportspeople from Lisbon Tennis players from Lisbon 21st-century Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padel (sport)
Padel () is a racket sport typically played in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. It has the same scoring system as tennis, but different rules, strokes, and technique. The balls are similar but softer. The bats are solid (without strings). Balls can be played off the court walls, similar to squash. A service must place the ball at or below the waist level. Padel originated in Mexico. As of 2023, there were more than 25 million active players in more than 90 countries, according to the International Padel Federation (FIP). Padel is worth about €2bn a year and growing fast. The Padel World Championship is held every second year since 1992, with Argentina (every time), Spain or Brazil reaching the final in every competition. History The sport is thought to have been invented in Acapulco, Mexico, by Enrique Corcuera in 1969, after he modified his squash court to incorporate elements of platform tennis. Initially, the walls and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing. The Women's Tennis Association was founded in June 1973 by Billie Jean King, and traces its origins to the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, arranged by Gladys Heldman, sponsored by Joe Cullman, CEO of Philip Morris, and held on 23 September 1970 at the Houston Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Rosie Casals won this first event. When the Women's Tennis Association was founded, Billie Jean King was one of nine players that comprised the WTA, also referred to as the Original 9, that included Julie Heldman, Valerie Ziegenfuss, Judy Dalton, Kristy Pigeon, Peaches Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Portugal Open
The 2013 Portugal Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the Portugal Open for the men and the 17th for the women, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, from April 29 through May 5, 2013. Formerly named Estoril Open, the organization of the tournament changed its name to "Portugal Open" in order to recognize Portugal's success in organizing international events. ATP singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of April 22, 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Gastão Elias * David Ferrer * Pedro Sousa The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Pablo Carreño * Niels Desein * Robin Haase * Rui Machado Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Kevin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joana Valle Costa
Joana Valle Costa (born 31 October 1995) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. Life Costa won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 27 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 782. On 25 February 2013, she peaked at No. 709 in the doubles rankings. Valle Costa has a 0–3 record for Portugal in 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 ... competition. ITF finals Singles (0–1) Doubles (2–0) Fed Cup participation Singles Doubles References Note: the following three references show name as Joana Vale Costa (not Valle). * * * 1995 births Living people Tennis players from Lisbon Portuguese female tennis players 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen {{Portugal-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
