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Virág Németh
Virág Németh (born 19 June 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won eight singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit and reached one WTA Tour doubles final, in Budapest in 2004, partnering with Ágnes Szávay, losing to Petra Mandula and Barbara Schett Barbara Schett Eagle (; born 10 March 1976) is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, .... WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups) Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemeth, Virag Hungarian female tennis players 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Zalaegerszeg 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg (; ; ; ) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders, and west-southwest of Budapest by road. History The area was already inhabited in the Upper Paleolithic, according to archaeological findings (the oldest ones in Zala county). Later, the area was inhabited by Celts. The first written mentions of the town are as ''Egerscug'' (1247) and ''Egerszeg'' (1293); the name means "alder-tree corner" and is probably a reference to the town's situation in the angle where two rivers meet. King Béla IV of Hungary, Béla IV donated the town to the diocese of Veszprém in 1266, so that it became Church property. As Egerszeg lay somewhat distant from Veszprém, however, the taxes paid by the town often ended up in the pockets of such local oligarchs as the Kőszegi family. In the 14th century, Egerszeg was the largest town of the area. Between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Nakič
Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), formerly Lady Diana Spencer, activist, philanthropist, and member of the British royal family Diana may also refer to: Places and jurisdictions Africa * Diana (see), a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria * Diana's Peak, the highest point on the island of Saint Helena * Diana Region, a region in Madagascar * Diana Veteranorum, an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in Algeria Asia * Diana, Iraq, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan Europe * Diana (Rozvadov), an almost abandoned settlement in the Czech Republic * Diana, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in south Poland * Diana Fort, an ancient Roman castrum in Serbia * Diana Park, a small park in Helsinki, Finland * Diana Strait, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Vajdová
Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia), while in West Slavic countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu. The spelling with a K, ''Nikola'', usually indicates Slavic origin, while '' Nicola'' usually indicates Italian origin. Statistics *Serbia: male name. 5th most popular in 2011, 1st in 2001, 1st in 1991, 5th in 1981, 9th pre-1940. *Croatia: male name. 32,304 (2011), 26,986 (2021) *Bosnia and Herzegovina: male name. *Bulgaria: male name. * North Macedonia: male name. *Czech Republic: 22,567 females and 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csilla Borsányi
Csilla Borsányi (born 2 August 1987 in Siófok) is a Hungarian former tennis player. She attended University of Florida as a student athlete, and played for the gators for two seasons from August 2006 to May 2008. She continued her studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Borsányi was the Newcomer of the year in the BIG XII Conference in 2009. She was on the team that became number one in Division I ranking in 2010 for the first time in Baylor History. She graduated in May 2011. Borsányi won four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 1 October 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 701. On 6 October 2014, she peaked at No. 552 in the doubles rankings. Borsányi made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Budapest Grand Prix The Hungarian Grand Prix (previously ''Budapest Grand Prix'') was a women's tennis tournament held in Budapest, Hungary. It was a WTA 250 tournament played on the WTA Tour on outdoor clay court since 1996. The tournament was formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Květa Peschke
Květoslava Peschke (, née Hrdličková; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in November 2005, winning one WTA singles title in Makarska in 1998, but achieved most of her success in doubles. Peschke claimed her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Katarina Srebotnik. The pair also jointly attained the world No. 1 ranking in doubles for the next ten weeks, and were the 2011 WTA Doubles Team of the Year, having previously reached the final at the 2010 French Open. In mixed doubles, she finished runner-up at the US Open in 2006, 2010, and 2012, alongside Martin Damm, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Marcin Matkowski respectively. Peschke won 36 doubles titles on the WTA Tour between 1998 and 2021, including seven at WTA 1000 level, and also finished runner-up at the WTA Finals on three occasions. Later in her career, she became wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Henke
Vanessa Henke (born 15 January 1981), also known as Vanessa Paffrath, is a German former professional tennis player. In her career, she won six singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best singles ranking was world No. 137, achieved on 26 September 2005. On 8 July 2002, she peaked at No. 110 in the WTA doubles rankings. Career Henke took part in the qualifying for the 2006 Qatar Ladies Open, but lost in the second round. She also participated at the 2007 Bank of the West Classic and many other ITF & WTA Tour events. In 2003, she played one match for the Germany Fed Cup team. Alongside Angelika Rösch Angelika Rösch (born 8 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She reached her career-high ranking in singles of No. 69 in the world on 24 February 2003, and retired from tennis in 2010. Rösch turned professional in 199 ... she lost in the World Group play-offs against the pairing of Indonesian team in straight sets (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tzipora Obziler
Tzipora "Tzipi" Obziler (; born 19 April 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. She reached her career-high singles world ranking of No. 75 in on 8 July 2007, and career-high doubles ranking of No. 149 on 10 April 2000. Early and personal life She was born in Givatayim, Israel, and is Jewish. Obziler speaks Hebrew and English. After graduating from high school, she served two years in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF; the Israeli Army). Obziler attended classes at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She and her girlfriend Hadas have a daughter together. Obziler took a break from professional tennis when the baby was born, and came back to play in 2008. Tennis career She won 14 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Despite her late run, she played her best tennis over the last few years and qualified for several Grand Slam events. She started playing tennis at age 10, with friends. In 1997, she won ITF tournaments in singles in Jaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Pous Tió
Laura Pous Tió (born 1 October 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Pous Tió won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives in straight sets. She won a total of 20 ITF titles in singles and nine in doubles. At the WTA Tour-level, she was a singles runner-up at the Morocco Open in Fés, losing the final in straight sets to Kiki Bertens. In 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ..., she played a doubles match for the Spanish Fed Cup team against Russia. Pous Tió reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 72 on 30 January 2012. Pous Tió served a two year ban from 2007 to 2009 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for banned diuretics at the 2007 Wim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (; born 31 March 1981) is a former tennis player from Spain. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 40 in singles and 45 in doubles. Biography Tennis career In the 1999 Roland Garros, she won the junior girls' singles, defeating Stéphanie Foretz in the final. In 2000, she played her first WTA Tour main draw at Madrid. In 2002, she won her first main draw match at Bogotá. In Porto, she defeated then-No. 33 Cristina Torrens Valero. In August, Lino was suspended from the tour for three months, after testing positive for cocaine that March. In 2005, she reached the top 100 for the first time. In Bogotá, she made it to the final as a qualifier, losing to Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta (; born 25 February 1982) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-ten female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis pla .... She ended at No. 77 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová (born 10 October 1985) is a Czech former tennis player. Záhlavová won 12 singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 21 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 78. On 12 June 2006, she peaked at No. 165 in the doubles rankings. Personal life She was related to tennis player Barbora Strýcová Barbora Strýcová (; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She won two Gra ... by marriage — her cousin, tennis coach Jakub Záhlava, was Strýcová's husband until their divorce in 2015. Performance timelines Singles Doubles ITF finals Singles: 25 (12 titles, 13 runner-ups) Doubles: 22 (9 titles, 13 runner-ups) Record against other players Record against top 10 players * She has a 0–2 () record against players who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Niculescu
Gabriela Niculescu (born 7 June 1986) is a retired professional tennis player and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 4 July 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 376; her best doubles ranking was 199 on 20 February 2006. In 2008 playing for the University of Southern California in doubles, teamed up with American player Amanda Fink, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation. She became a national platform tennis champion after retiring from professional tennis. She won titles in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Personal life She is the older sister of tennis player Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA as high as No. 28 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She has won three singles and 10 dou .... ITF finals Singles (1–2) Doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
