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1978 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards ''Wild Cards'' is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels. They are written by a collection of more than forty authors (referred to as the "Wild Cards Trust") and are edited by George R. ... to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event. Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier References External links1978 US Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 US Open - Women's Singles Qualifying Women's Singles Qualifying US Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (sports)
A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that fails to qualify in the normal way; for example, by having a high ranking or winning a qualifying stage. In some events, wildcards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference. International sports In international sports, the term is perhaps best known in reference to two sporting traditions: team wildcards distributed among countries at the Olympic Games and individual wildcards given to some tennis players at every professional tournament (both smaller events and the major ones such as Wimbledon). Tennis players may even ask for a wildcard and get one if they want to enter a tournament on short notice. In Olympics, countries that fail to produce athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrix Klein
Beatrix Klein-Szalay (born 19 January 1953) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. A native of Budapest, Klein was Hungary's national singles champion in 1976 and represented her country in 10 Federation Cup rubbers. During her career she made three singles main draw appearance at the French Open and qualified for the US Open in 1981. She now lives in New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ..., where she coaches tennis. See also * List of Hungary Fed Cup team representatives References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Beatrix 1953 births Living people Hungarian female tennis players Tennis players from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Greer
Sally Greer (born 25 March 1955) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography Greer, the daughter of Cuban American parents, grew up in Miami, Florida. She played college tennis for the University of Miami in 1972/73, then embarked on a five-year career on the professional tour. During her time on the tour she featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments, with her best performance a third round appearance at the 1975 Australian Open. Retiring from tennis at the age of 23, Greer soon after began a career in media, as a sports anchor and reporter for an ABC network in Florida. She is a certified addiction counselor, having overcome an alcohol addiction of her own. She has a younger brother, Pedro José Greer Pedro José Greer Jr. (born June 15, 1956, in Miami, Florida) is an American physician of Cuban descent. He is Founding Dean for the Roseman University Health Sciences College of Medicine. He was awarded a MacArthur "genius grant" in 1993, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaye Hallam
Kaye Hallam (born 24 March 1957) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Hallam grew up in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga and competed on the professional tour in the 1970s. She was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1976 Australian Open The 1976 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 1975 to 4 January 1976. It was the 64th edition of the Australian Open and t ..., partnering Renee Blount. Her best singles performance was a second round appearance in the December edition of the 1977 Australian Open. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallam, Kaye 1957 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis people from New South Wales Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Hagey
Susan Hagey Wall is an American former professional tennis player.As of 2020, both the ATP and ITF websites list Hagey's nationality during her career as Belgian, but contemporary sources only mention her as an American. Her given birthdate is in 1952, yet she played Wimbledon juniors in 1975, so it is likely her record has been mixed up with another player. Biography One of eight children, Hagey grew up in La Jolla, California and played college tennis for Stanford. At Stanford, Susan Hagey was the programs first four-time All-American (1976-79). She teamed with Diane Morrison to capture AIAW Doubles titles in 1975 and '76, in which they were almost unbeatable during the three-year stretch. The duo nearly won a third national doubles championship in 1978, losing in the final to Cardinal teammates Barbara and Kathy Jordan. After three consecutive runner-up team finishes in the AIAW Championships, Hagey and Morrison helped Stanford win the crown in 1978. In 1974, at age 16, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Harrison
Leanne Harrison (born 10 April 1958) is a retired tennis player from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... who was a runner-up in doubles at the 1979 Australian Open. Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) References External links * * 1958 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Melbourne 20th-century Australian women People from Mount Evelyn, Victoria Sportswomen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Bell
''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and was also entered in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It was later adapted for the stage under the title ''Carnival!'' (1961). ''Lili's'' screenplay, written by Helen Deutsch, was based on a short story and treatment titled "The Seven Souls of Clement O'Reilly" written by Paul Gallico, which in turn was based upon "The Man Who Hated People," a short story by Gallico that appeared in the October 28, 1950 issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post''. After the film's success, Gallico expanded his story into a 1954 novella entitled ''Love of Seven Dolls''. Plot Naive country girl Lili ( Leslie Caron) arrives in a provincial town in hopes of locating an old friend of her late father, only to find that he has died. A local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Sands
Kim Sands (born October 11, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. She reached 44th in the WTA rankings in April 1984 and became the first African-American woman to receive a scholarship to the University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ... where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree. References External links * * 1956 births African-American female tennis players Living people University of Miami School of Education alumni 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women American female tennis players {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Newton (tennis)
Christine Newton (born 13 February 1956) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. While competing on tour in the 1970s and 1980s, Newton featured in the main draws of four grand slam tournaments, which included a doubles semi-final appearances at the 1979 Australian Open (with Jenny Walker). She played in the singles second round of the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, losing to Mona Guerrant. Newton won a doubles title at the Auckland Open in 1978 and was the singles runner-up in 1981. From 1975 to 1981 she competed in Federation Cup Federation Cup or Fed Cup is the former name of the premier world team competition in women's tennis. Federation Cup may also refer to: * Capital Football Federation Cup, an Australian territory-based association football tournament *Federation Cup ... ties for New Zealand, playing in a total of 19 rubbers. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Chris 1956 births Living people New Zealand female tennis players 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Harris (tennis)
Robin Harris (born April 13, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. A native of La Jolla, Harris briefly played varsity tennis for San Diego City College and was the only female member of the team. She was active on tour in the 1970s, featuring in main draws at the French Open and Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * .... In 1976, she had an indirect role in the Renée Richards controversy, Harris was the player defeated in a tournament final by Richards, and after the match, Richards was outed as transgender by a reporter. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Robin 1956 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from San Diego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Doherty
Lisa Doherty (born March 5, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. Raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Doherty didn't take up tennis until the age of 12 and began competing on tour in the late 1970s. She qualified for her first US Open main draw in 1980 and made the second round in 1981. Doherty married her former coach John Preeg and now lives in Naples, Florida. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Lisa 1959 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |