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1976 Bavarian Tennis Championships
The 1976 Romika Cup, also known by as the Bavarian Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Two Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix tennis circuit. The tournament was held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, West Germany and ran from 4 May through 9 May 1976. Manuel Orantes won the singles title. Finals Singles Manuel Orantes defeated Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 * It was Orantes's 4th title of the year and the 42nd of his career. Doubles Juan Gisbert Sr. / Manuel Orantes defeated Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (born 23 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. During his career, Pohmann won two singles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organi ... 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 (Meiler and Pohmann retired) * It was Gisbert Sr.'s 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Orantes's 3rd title of the year and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Tennis Circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with the Grand Prix being more prominent. Background Before the Open Era, popular professional tennis players, such as Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards, were contracted to professional promoters. Amateur players were under the jurisdiction of their national (and international) federations. Later professional promoters, such as Bill Tilden and Jack Kramer, often convinced leading amateurs like Pancho Gonzales and Rod Laver to join their tours with promises of good prize money. But these successes led to financial difficulties when players were paid too much and falling attendances resulted in reduced takings. In the early 1960s, the professional tour began to fall apart. It survived only because the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. The French Open uses clay courts, the only Grand Slam tournament to do so. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness. Play Clay courts are considered "slow" because the balls bounce relatively high and lose much of their initial speed when contacting the surface, making it more difficult for a player to deliver an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral (; born 6 February 1949) is a former tennis player from Spain who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open men's singles title in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. Career On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the final of the US Open at Forest Hills, New York to win his only Grand Slam title. A year earlier, he was runner-up to Björn Borg in the final of the French Open, taking a two-set lead before Borg won the last three sets, losing just two games in total. Overall, he won 36 singles titles, including Rome (1972), Hamburg (1972 & 1975), Canada (1975), Monte Carlo (1975), the U.S. Claycourt Championships (1973, 1975 & 1977), the U.S. Pro in Boston (1977 & 1978) and the Masters in 1976. He also reached 35 finals, including the French Open (1974), Cincinnati (1973), Monte Carlo (1970), Canada (1973 & 1974), Rome (1973 & 1975) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gisbert Sr
Juan Gisbert Sr. (born 5 April 1942) is a retired amateur and professional tennis player from the 1960s and 1970s. He won one ATP singles title (plus at least three others before the Open era) and reached the finals at the Australian Championships in 1968 and Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ... in 1971. Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Grand Slam tournament performance timeline Singles Open era career finals Singles (1 title, 6 runner-ups) Doubles (21 titles, 17 runner-ups) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gisbert, Juan 1942 births Living people Tennis players from Catalonia Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Barcelona Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in tennis Mediterranean Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking. The 1976 Grand Prix circuit consisted of 48 tournaments held in 21 different countries. Schedule ;Key December 1975 May June July August September October November December Points system The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavarian International Tennis Championships
The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (german: Internationale Tennis-Meisterschaften von Bayern, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule. History In 1900, the first edition of the tournament was held by the tennis club ''Münchner Tennis- und Turnierclub (MTTC) Iphitos'', which was the first tennis club in Munich having been formed in 1892 by students. The club only had grass courts, and the first edition was therefore played on grass. The Center Court of the MTTC has been in Aumeisterweg since 1930, and holds 5,600 people. The tournament has offered prize money since 1970, when the total prizes amounted to $20,000. Past finals Singles Doubles (since 1974) See also *List of tennis tournaments List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments. Criteria for inclusion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and 17 doubles titles during his professional career. He notably beat top seed Ken Rosewall in the 1973 Australian Open The 1973 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1972 to 1 January 1973. It was the 61st edition of the Australian Open and the ..., where he went on to reach the semifinals. Meiler reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 23 August 1973 when he became world No. 20. He died aged 64 on 17 April 2014 of complications from a head injury sustained in a domestic accident in November 2013. ATP career finals Singles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups) Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender (german: Faßbender, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German tennis player. On the ATP Tour, Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 1973 French Open and the 1973 and 1975 Wimbledon Championships. Between 1968 and 1979, he played in 23 ties for the German 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 ... team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Best team result was winning the European Zone and reaching the Inter-Zonal semifinal in 1968. Career finals Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (born 23 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. During his career, Pohmann won two singles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organ .... , he was a commentator for the German television network RBB. ATP Tour finals Singles (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Doubles (5 titles, 13 runner-ups) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pohmann, Hans Juergen 1947 births Living people Tennis players from Cologne Tennis commentators West German male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 BMW Open
The 1976 Romika Cup, also known by as the Bavarian Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Two Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix tennis circuit. The tournament was held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, West Germany and ran from 4 May through 9 May 1976. Manuel Orantes won the singles title. Finals Singles Manuel Orantes defeated Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 * It was Orantes's 4th title of the year and the 42nd of his career. Doubles Juan Gisbert Sr. / Manuel Orantes defeated Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (born 23 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. During his career, Pohmann won two singles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organi ... 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 (Meiler and Pohmann retired) * It was Gisbert Sr.'s 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Orantes's 3rd title of the year and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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