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Yoshiro Ohta
Yoshiro Ota (11 January 1900 – 29 March 1993) was a Japanese tennis player. Ota was born and raised in Niigata Prefecture. He won the All-Japan singles championship in 1926, then from 1927 to 1930 represented Japan in the Davis Cup, amassing a 12–8 record in singles play. His Davis Cup career included participation in the 1927 Interzone final against France and an upset win over American No. 2 John Van Ryn in 1929. While based in England, Ota won numerous local tournaments, which included beating Fred Perry in the final of the Surrey Championships. He also competed in mainland Europe and made the fourth round of the 1930 French Championships, where he claimed the first two sets in a five set loss to Jean Borotra. See also *List of Japan Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Japan Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Japan have taken part in the competition since 1921. Players References {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kariwa
is a village located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,578 in 1613 households, and a population density of 174 persons per km². The total area of the village was . Geography Kariwa is located in central Niigata Prefecture, sandwiched between the cities of Nagaoka and Kashiwazaki, and consists of two discontinuous areas. Kariwa is located near the Sea of Japan but has no coastline. It takes over 3 hours to reach Tokyo by train (using local trains and Jōetsu Shinkansen from Nagaoka), or by car on the Kan-Etsu Expressway. Surrounding municipalities *Niigata Prefecture ** Kashiwazaki ** Nagaoka Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kariwa peaked at around the year 1990, and has declined steadily since. History The area of present-day Kariwa was part of ancient Echigo Province and was part of the ''tenryō'' holdings of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. The village of Kariwa was established within Kariwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey Championships
The Surrey Championships also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships and the Surrey County Championships is a defunct tennis tournament played in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy. History The Surrey Championships was first staged in 1890 and was an amateur tournament until the open era of tennis considered an important warm-up event to the Wimbledon championships and the ''first big opener of the grass court season'' it attracted many former British and foreign Grand Slam champions post open era the tournament was part of the men's Grand Prix Tour in 1974 and from 1979 to 1980. During the 1975 Championships the tournament witnessed the longest single game in tennis history, during a match between Keith Glass and Anthony Fawcett – the game was not timed but it contained 37 deuces. The men's championships moved to a northern venue in 1981. In 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Deaths
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The White House (Moscow), Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF Waco siege, besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major 1993 Storm of the Century, snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorism, narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Military Forces of Colombia, Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorism, Islamic terrorists 1993 World Trade Center bombing, detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of List of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 Births
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List Of Japan Davis Cup Team Representatives ...
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Japan Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Japan have taken part in the competition since 1921. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Japan Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii (after the ''Honolulu Advertiser''). The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', along with a sister publication called ''MidWeek'', was owned by Black Press of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and administered by a council of local Hawaii investors. The daily merged with the ''Advertiser'' on June 7, 2010, to form the ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'', after Black Press's attempts to find a buyer fell through. History Farrington Era The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' traces its roots to the Feb. 1, 1882, founding of the ''Evening Bulletin'' by J. W. Robertson and Company. In 1912, it merged with the ''Hawaiian Star'' to become the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. Wallace Rider Farrington, who later became territorial governor of Hawaii, was the editor of the newspaper from 1898 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Borotra
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the " Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter. Career Borotra was born in Domaine du Pouy, Biarritz, Aquitaine, the oldest of four children. Known as "the Bounding Basque", he won four Grand Slam singles titles in the French, Australian, and All England championships. The 1924 French Championship does not count towards his grand slam total as the French was only open to French nationals and members of French clubs. He only failed to win the U.S. Championships, as he was defeated in the final by his countryman René Lacoste in straight sets, thus missing a career Grand Slam. His 1924 Wimbledon victory made him the first player from outside the English-speaking world to win the tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 French Championships
The 1930 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay ourts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 24 May until 1 June. It was the 35th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Henri Cochet and Helen Wills Moody won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Henri Cochet defeated Bill Tilden 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 Women's singles Helen Wills Moody defeated Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1 Men's doubles Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon defeated Harry Hopman / Jim Willard 6–3, 9–7, 6–3 Women's doubles Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Simone Barbier / Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–1 Mixed doubles Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden defeated Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Henri Cochet 6–4, 6–4 Seniors over 40 singles Otto Froitzheim defeated François Blanchy 6-0, 6-4 References External links French O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herald (Ireland)
''The Herald'' is a nationwide mid-market tabloid newspaper headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and published by Independent News & Media who are a subsidiary of Mediahuis. It is published Monday–Saturday. The newspaper was known as the ''Evening Herald'' until its name was changed in 2013. History The ''Evening Herald'' was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891. In 1982 the paper changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid. Until November 2000, the ''Evening Herald'' was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1. The monochrome printing facility in the basement of this building was then retired, and the paper is now printed in full colour at a purpose-built plant in Citywest, along with the ''Irish Independent'', the '' Sunday Independent'' and various other regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. In 2004, production of the paper was moved from Independent House to a new office on Talbot Street and the paper's old h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil & Military Gazette
''The Civil and Military Gazette'' was a daily English-language newspaper founded in 1872 in British India. It was published from Lahore, Simla and Karachi, some times simultaneously, until its closure in 1963.Asiamap: Archives Retrieved September 10, 2010. History The ''Civil and Military Gazette'' was founded in and Simla in 1872. It was a merger of '''' in |
Fred Perry
Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1 from England who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slam tournaments and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship, in 1936, and the last British player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title, until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open. Perry remains the last English player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title. Perry was the first player to win a " Career Grand Slam", winning all four singles titles, which he completed at the age of 26 at the 1935 French Championships. He remains the only British player ever to achieve this. Perry's first love was table tennis and he was World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 French Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Henri Cochet defeated Bill Tilden 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1930 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Henri Cochet ''(champion)'' # Bill Tilden ''(finalist)'' # Jean Borotra ''(semifinals)'' # Umberto De Morpurgo ''(semifinals)'' # Edgar Moon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jack Crawford ''(second round)'' # George Rogers Lyttelton ''(quarterfinals)'' # André Merlin ''(second round)'' # Harry Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Emmanuel Du Plaix ''(fourth round)'' # Vladimir Landau ''(third round)'' # Jacques Brugnon ''(third round)'' # Wilbur Coen ''(fourth round)'' # Yoshiro Ota ''(fourth round)'' # Franz Matejka ''(second round)'' # Otto Froitzheim ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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