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1977 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1977 Federation Cup was the 15th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, from 13–18 June. The United States defended their title, defeating Australia in their seventh final. Participating teams Draw All ties were played at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, on grass courts. 1st and 2nd Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First Round United States vs. Austria Switzerland vs. Norway Greece vs. Portugal * ''Denise Panagopoulou, who defeated Graça Cardoso in the first rubber, holds the Fed Cup record for the youngest player at 12 years and 360 days (although players must now be aged 14 years or older).'' France vs. Luxembourg Belgium vs. New Zealand South Africa vs. Japan Uruguay vs. Netherlands Great Britain vs. Denmark Mexico vs. South Korea Finland vs. Sweden Argentina vs. Chile West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1976 Federation Cup was the 14th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. For the first time, enough teams entered to necessitate Pre-Qualifying rounds. The tiebreaker also was used for the first time. The tournament was held at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, from 22–29 August. The United States defeated Australia in the final, in what was the sixth final between United States and Australia. Qualifying round Eight nations played off in July for a place in the main draw. Luxembourg, Mexico, Philippines, and Switzerland advanced to Main Draw. Main draw All ties were played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, United States, on indoor carpet courts. 1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First round Indonesia vs. Switzerland Norway vs. Yugoslavia Israel vs. United States New Zealand vs. Argentina Brazil vs. Netherlands Denmark vs. Spain France vs. Great Britain Hungary vs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Simmen
Monica may refer to: People *Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress *Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and actress *Saint Monica, mother of Augustine Places * 833 Monica, a minor planet * Monica, Kentucky * Santa Monica, California Arts, entertainment, and media Fiction * ''Monica'' (2011 film), an Indian film * ''Monica'' (2022 film), an American-Italian film *Monica, a fictional country in ''Æon Flux'' *Monica, a fictional planet in David Weber's science fiction Honorverse Music * MONICA, a Scottish band featuring members of Win/ The Apples and Trembling Bells * "Monica" (song), a song by The Kinks from their album ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' (1968) *"Monica", a song by Dan Bern from his album ''Fifty Eggs'' *"Monica", a 1984 song by Kōji Kikkawa **Leslie Cheung, covered into Cantonese in 1984 ** Leo K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Elliott
Pauline Hanson (born 15 October 1955), formerly Pauline Elliott, is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. Hanson represented the New Zealand Federation Cup team from 1975 to 1977, featuring in eight rubbers. She played in the singles main draws of both the US Open and Australian Open in 1977. During the 1980s she moved to the United States and has been a longtime tennis pro at the Rolling Hills Club in Novato, California. She has competed as a marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ... runner and had a quick enough time to qualify for the 1984 United States Olympic Trials, although as a New Zealand national she was unable to participate. Since then she has become a U.S. citizen and is married to local television reporter Jack Hanson. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Van Haver
Monique Van Haver (born 31 August 1948) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Biography Van Haver was a regular member of the Belgium Fed Cup team, Belgium Federation Cup team throughout the 1970s. She featured in a total of 30 ties during her career, with a 22/28 overall win–loss record from 50 matches. Her doubles partnership with Michèle Gurdal resulted in 11 Federation Cup wins and is Belgium's most successful. The pair made the women's doubles quarter-finals together at the 1976 French Open. Following her retirement, Van Haver worked as a tennis coach around Brussels. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Haver, Monique 1948 births Living people Belgian female tennis players 20th-century Belgian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Benedetti
Gail Chanfreau (née Sherriff; born 3 April 1945), also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti, is a French former amateur and professional tennis player. Tennis career Chanfreau was born in Australia, but moved to France in 1968. Chanfreau made her first appearance in the Federation Cup for Australia in 1966. She played for France Fed Cup team from 1969 to 1980. When Gail beat her sister Carol Sherriff, who reached the third round of the Australian Open on five occasions, 8–10, 6–3, 6–3 in the 1966 Wimbledon Championships second round, that was the second match between sisters at Wimbledon, the first being in the 1884 Wimbledon Championships when Maud Watson beat Lillian. The next Wimbledon match between sisters was in 2000 between Serena and Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flore Wagner
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Flore may refer to: People * Flore (given name) a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Flore (photographer) (born 1963), French-Spanish photographer * Jeanne Flore, author, or the pseudonym for a group of authors, of the Contes amoureux, an early 1540s collection of seven tales * Tristan Flore (born 1995), French table tennis player Other uses * French ship ''Flore'', eight French Navy ships * Flore, Northamptonshire, a village and civil parish * a title character in the 1796 ballet ''Flore et Zéphire'' * Prix de Flore, a French literary prize established in 1994 See also * Le Flore (other), including LeFlore and Leflore * Flora (other) * Flores (other) Flores (from Portuguese 'flowers') is an Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda archipelago. Flores may also refer to: People *Flores (surname) Places *Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, a neighborhood *Flores, Pernambuco, Brazil *Flores Island (Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Dürr
Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. According to Lance Tingay, Bud Collins, and the Women's Tennis Association, Dürr was ranked in the world top ten from 1965 through 1967, from 1970 through 1972, and from 1974 through 1976, reaching a career high of world No. 3 in those rankings in 1967. She finished second to Billie Jean King in prize money earnings in 1971. Dürr reached a total of 27 Grand Slam finals – one in singles, 18 in women's doubles, and eight in mixed doubles. She won twelve of them. Biography Dürr is best known for winning the singles title at the 1967 French Championships. She defeated Maria Bueno in a quarterfinal and Lesley Turner in the final. In addition to her singles championship, Dürr won seven Grand Slam women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She was the runner-up in 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Meunier
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language. Variants *Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish *Danette – English *Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Slovak, Latvian *Danièle – French *Daniélín - Irish *Daniella – English, Italian, Hungarian *Danielle – English, French, Odia *Daniëlle – Dutch *Danijela – Croatian, Serbian, Slovene *Danita – English *Danna – English *Dannielle – English *Danniella – English *Danuta – Polish *Danielė – Lithuanian * دانيال – Arabic * Даніэль (Danieĺ) Даніэла (Daniella) – Belarusian * ড্যানিয়েল (Ḍyāniẏēla) – Bengali * 丹妮尔 (Dānnīěr) – Chinese Simplified * 丹妮爾 (Dānnīěr) – Chinese Traditional * ડેનિયલ (Ḍēniyala) – Gujarati * דניאל – Hebrew * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédérique Thibault
Frédérique Thibault (born 2 June 1954) is a former professional tennis player from France. Between 1977 and 1982, Thibault featured in 16 Federation Cup ties for France, winning nine matches. Thibault competed in all four grand slam tournaments during her career, with her best performance a round of 16 appearance at the 1978 French Open, where she was beaten by eventual champion Virginia Ruzici. See also *List of France Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the France Fed Cup team in an official 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 ... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thibault, Frederique 1954 births Living people French female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Maria Cabral Lencastre , a common nickname for those named Manuel
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Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places *Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain *Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse *Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conceição Rio
Conceição may refer to: Places Brazil *Conceição River (other) Bahia * Conceição do Almeida *Conceição do Coité *Conceição do Jacuípe Espírito Santo *Conceição da Barra *Conceição do Castelo Maranhão *Conceição do Lago-Açu Minas Gerais *Conceição da Aparecida *Conceição da Barra de Minas *Conceição das Alagoas * Conceição das Pedras * Conceição de Ipanema *Conceição do Mato Dentro *Conceição do Pará *Conceição do Rio Verde *Conceição dos Ouros Pará *Conceição do Araguaia Paraíba *Conceição, Paraíba Piauí * Conceição do Canindé Rio de Janeiro *Conceição de Macabu São Paulo *Conceição (São Paulo Metro), a railway station Tocantins *Conceição do Tocantins Portugal *Conceição (Covilhã), a parish in Covilhã *Conceição e Estoi, a parish in Faro *Conceição (Horta), a parish in the district of Horta *Conceição (Ourique), a parish in Ourique *Conceição (Peniche), a parish in the district of Peniche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |