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Themis Zambrzycki
Themis Zambrzycki (married name Glatman) (born October 20, 1960) is a retired Brazilian multi-sport athlete and tennis player. She was the 1976 South American Junior Champion in the long jump, shot put and pentathlon, plus the silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles. In 1977 she competed at the senior level South American Championships, taking silver in the hurdles, long jump and pentathlon. In 1979, she won the long jump and pentathlon, with a silver in the shot put. She competed for Brigham Young University from 1978–80, winning the AIAW National Championship in the outdoor Pentathlon all three years and indoor champion in 1980. During her years in the United States, she also competed in the national championships, placing in the pentathlon all three years, winning in 1980. Along with many track and field athletes of the day, she was an athlete/actress in the 1982 released film ''Personal Best.'' As money making opportunities for track and field athletes, particular ... [...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. It 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 Bartkowicz, Kerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Best (film)
''Personal Best'' is a 1982 American drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Towne. It stars Mariel Hemingway and real-life track star Patrice Donnelly, along with Scott Glenn as the coach. The film is about the lesbian relationship between two track-and-field teammates whose relationship might interfere with their performance. The film was shot in California and Oregon. Several issues arose during production, including a strike by the Screen Actors Guild, a $110 million lawsuit, and the fact that the film was shot in two states. The film received positive reviews after its release. Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert placed ''Personal Best'' on their lists of the ten best films of 1982. It garnered a 73% approval rating at review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its popularity with film critics, the film did not succeed at the box office. Synopsis Chris Cahill and Tory Skinner are shown as young women who compete in track-and-field. Chris is upset about her difficu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League three times. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census it had a population of 208,501, It is the 6th-largest city in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills (Carolina), Sandhills in the western part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River. With a population in 2020 of 529,252 people, the Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area, Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, North Carolina, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, North Carolina, Spring Lake, Raeford, North Carolina, Raefor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Richardson
Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) 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 New Zealand. She won seven doubles titles during her career. WTA career finals Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (4–4) Doubles (16–4) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Julie 1967 births Living people New Zealand female tennis players People from Issaquah, Washington Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from King County, Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Maria Fernandez
Anna-Maria Fernandez (born October 22, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player active during the 1980s. She won five WTA titles during her career, all in doubles. Her career high ranking in singles was number 19, in approximately 1979–1980. She was a member of the University of Southern California's national championship team (1979 and 1980) and captured the AIAW singles national championship title in 1981. She was named the National Collegiate Player of the Year (1981) winning the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate tennis player. She earned a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism from USC (1983). She is married to former tennis player Ray Ruffels and is the mother of professional golfers Ryan Ruffels and Gabriela Ruffels Gabriela Ruffels (born 14 April 2000) is an Australian former tennis player and current professional golfer. Starting at the age of eight, Ruffels started playing tennis and won twenty one Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Perry
Brenda Perry (born 4 October 1957) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. Biography While competing on tour, Perry attained the top New Zealand ranking and represented her country in six Federation Cup ties, between 1978 and 1980. She registered Federation Cup wins over Wendy Barlow, Lee Duk-hee and Alejandra Vallejo. One of her losses came against Chris Evert in Berlin in 1980, where she had to forfeit to the American in the second set due to an ankle injury. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament was a third round appearance in women's doubles at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Wendy Gilchrist. In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, Perry was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women's tennis. Since 2019 she has been the Co-Tournament Director of the Wuhan Open The Wuhan Open (currently sponsored by Dongfeng Motor) is a tennis tournament held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Savides
Stephanie Savides (born February 6, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. Savides was raised in Los Altos Hills, California and is of Greek descent. She played varsity tennis for Stanford University, earning All-American honors in singles and doubles. A three-time member of an NCAA championship winning team, she was also a NCAA doubles finalist in 1986. On the professional tour, Savides reached a best singles world ranking of 263 and had a main draw appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, as a lucky loser from qualifying. She also featured at the 1988 French Open The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 92nd staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ... in the women's doubles and made a best doubles ranking of 174 in the world. ITF finals Singles: 1 (1–0) Doubles: 3 (1–2) References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Deed
Karen Deed (born 29 October 1968) is an Australian former professional tennis player. A right-handed player, Deed competed on the international tour during the 1980s, making main draw appearances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Deed, while a student at the University of Wollongong, represented Australia at the 1991 World University Games, which were held in Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ..., England. ITF finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 2 (1–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deed, Karen 1968 births Living people Australian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportswomen University of Wollongong alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Winston
Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvis Costello * "Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)", a 1993 single by Jordy * "Alison", 1994 single by Slowdive Places * Alison, New South Wales, suburb of the Central Coast region in NSW, Australia * Alison Sound, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Point Alison, Alberta, a summer village in Alberta, Canada Other uses * ''Alison'' (film), a South African documentary film * ALISON (company), an educational technology company * Alison, common name for plants of the genus ''Alyssum'', including: ** Sweet alison, a decorative plant * ''Alison'' (katydid) a genus in the Hexacentrinae subfamily of bush crickets See also * Alisoun (other) * Alisson (other) * Allison (other) * Allisson (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhán Nicholson
Siobhán Nicholson (born 11 June 1966) is an Irish former professional tennis player. Biography Nicholson, a London-born player of Irish parentage, represented the Ireland Federation Cup team from 1983 to 1993. She featured in a total of 28 ties for Ireland, winning 10 singles and 12 doubles rubbers. While competing on the professional tour, Nicholson reached a career best singles ranking of 259 in the world, which was at the time the highest ever ranking attained by an Irish woman player. Nicholson played college tennis in the United States for the University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ..., where she earned All-American honours for singles in both 1988 and 1989. ITF finals Singles: 5 (3–2) Doubles: 6 (4–2) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
