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1989 Fed Cup
The 1989 Federation Cup was the 27th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo, Japan, from 1–9 October. The United States Fed Cup team, United States won the tournament without losing a rubber, defeating Spain Fed Cup team, Spain in the final (in what was only Spain's first semifinal and second quarterfinal appearance), giving the USA their 13th title. Qualifying round All ties were played at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo, Japan, on hard courts. Winning nations advance to Main Draw, losing nations play in Consolation Qualifying round. South Korea vs. Israel Yugoslavia vs. Jamaica Thailand vs. Malta China vs. Luxembourg Mexico vs. Chinese Taipei Philippines vs. Ireland Indonesia vs. Malaysia Poland vs. Singapore Main draw 1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First round Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium Thailand vs. Hungary Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1988 Federation Cup was the 26th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Melbourne Park, Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 4–11 December. Czech Republic Fed Cup team, Czechoslovakia defeated the Russia Fed Cup team, Soviet Union in the final (in what was the first time the Soviet Union reached the semifinals since 1979), giving Czechoslovakia their 5th title, and 4th in six years. Qualifying round All ties were played at Melbourne Park, Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia, on hard courts. Winning nations advance to Main Draw, losing nations play in consolation rounds. China vs. Malta Luxembourg vs. Chinese Taipei South Korea vs. Ireland Bulgaria vs. Philippines Main draw 1st Round losing teams play in consolation rounds First round West Germany vs. Mexico Japan vs. France Italy vs. Poland Israel vs. Australia Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia Belgium vs. Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Goleš
Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a former Croatian tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Biography Sabrina Goleš was ranked no. 3 among juniors in the world in 1983 (in the juniors, she won the Italian Open and Rolex Port Washington, reached the semifinals at Roland Garros and the Orange Bowl, and the quarterfinals at the US Open). Goleš competed for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where she made it to the finals, losing 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 to Steffi Graf. The same year, Goleš was part of the Yugoslav team that reached the Federation Cup semifinals. In 1987, Goleš won the WTA tournament in Paris and four titles in doubles. She also competed in 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul where she beat Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Goleš has career wins over top 10 players Kathleen Horvath, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Bettina Bunge, Kathy Rinaldi, Lisa Bonder, Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva, Carling Bassett, Hana Mandlíková, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Fang (tennis)
Li Fang (, born 1 January 1973) is a retired female tennis player from China. She is widely regarded as the first professional tennis player from China. Li turned professional in 1990, and won two WTA doubles titles in her career. In singles, Li Fang reached three finals on the WTA tour (Hobart 1995, Makarska and Pattaya in 1998), losing all of them. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played seven years on the China Fed Cup team. She retired in 2001. Personal Li Fang was born in Hengyang in Hunan province to father Li Jianmin and mother Zhou Shanglian. As of 2014, Li Fangs runs a tennis academy in Frisco, Texas. WTA Tour career finals Singles: 3 runner-up Doubles: 2 titles ITF finals Singles (18–6) Doubles (8–5) See also * Tennis in China Tennis in China is a rapidly growing sport that has received much private and public support, and has today become firmly entrenched in the Chinese as one of the most popular. Tennis is now the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Kschwendt
Karin Kschwendt (born 14 September 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Luxembourg, Germany and Austria at various points in her career. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 37 on 12 August 1996. In doubles, she went as high as No. 45 in February 1996. Kschwendt was born in Switzerland to Austrian parents Heinz and Edith, but grew up in Luxembourg, where she lived for 23 years. Tennis career Kschwendt made her professional debut in 1986, when she played for Luxembourg during a Fed Cup tie. She continued to represent Luxembourg in the early part of her career, and in 1990 became the first female player from that country to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament, a feat that she achieved at Wimbledon, before she lost to Martina Navratilova. In 1991, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, a result that broke her into the top 100, and finished the year at No. 88, but soon left in early 1992 after a lengthy break with injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Li-Ling
Chen Li (born 13 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from China. Career Chen, who comes from the city of Xiangtan in Hunan, played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s and won one title, the doubles at the 1994 China Open, with Li Fang as her partner. In 1996 she was runner-up in the singles at the Nokia Open in Beijing. En route to the final, which she lost to Wang Shi-ting, she accounted for three seeded players, Francesca Lubiani, Yayuk Basuki and Sandrine Testud. She competed as a wildcard at the 1997 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by Natalia Medvedeva. A two-time Olympian, Chen represented China at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At the Barcelona Olympics she lost in the first round to eventual bronze medalist Mary Joe Fernández. In Atlanta she competed in both the singles and doubles draws. She lost to top seed Monica Seles in the singles but her and Yi Jing-Qian made the second round of the doubles c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Min
Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese-born former professional tennis player and Olympian. Tang represented both China and Hong Kong in the Fed Cup. Early life On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China. Career Tang appeared in 17 Fed Cup ties for the Chinese team from 1988 to 1992. Tang was a member of China's bronze medal winning women's team at the 1990 Asian Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she represented China in the women's doubles, with Li Fang. The pair had a first round win over Greek qualifiers, before losing in the second round to Argentina. By 1994, Tang was based in Hong Kong and under the guidance of Australian tennis coach Des Tyson Desmond Tyson (born 26 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Biography A right-handed player, Tyson comes from the New South Wales town of Griffith. He partnered with Jamie Harty to win the boys' doubles title .... Tang had her best year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia Gera
Alexia may refer to: * Alexia (given name) ** Alexia (Italian singer) (born 1967) *** ''Alexia'' (album), a 2002 album by the Italian singer ** Alexia Putellas (born 1994), Spanish footballer sometimes known mononymously *** '' Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit'', a 2022 docu-series about the footballer * Alexia (condition) (also known as acquired dyslexia), loss of the ability to read due to cerebral disorder ** Pure alexia, a form in which other language skills are unaffected * ''Alexia'' Wight, an Australian plant genus, synonym of ''Alyxia'' * Index–Alexia Alluminio, an Italian cycling team * MV ''Alexia'', an oil tanker converted into a merchant aircraft carrier See also * Alexias (fl. 4th century BC), Greek physician * Alexa (other) * Alexius Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Camilleri
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations English In Britain and the U.S., ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. The most common variants are ''Katherine,'' ''Kathryn,'' and ''Katharine''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katheryn'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cassar-Torreggiani
Carol may refer to: People with the name *Carol (given name) *Henri Carol (1910–1984), French composer and organist *Martine Carol (1920–1967), French film actress *Sue Carol (1906–1982), American actress and talent agent, wife of actor Alan Ladd Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Carol (music), a festive or religious song; historically also a dance ** Christmas carol, a song sung during Christmas * ''Carol'' (Carol Banawa album) (1997) * ''Carol'' (Chara album) (2009) * "Carol" (Chuck Berry song), a rock 'n roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry in 1958 * Carol, a Japanese rock band that Eikichi Yazawa once belonged to *"The Carol", a song by Loona from ''HaSeul'' Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Carol'' (anime), an anime OVA featuring character designs by Yun Kouga * ''Carol'', the title of a 1952 novel by Patricia Highsmith better known as ''The Price of Salt'' * ''Carol'' (film), a 2015 British-American film starring Cate Blanchett and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orawan Thampensri
Orawan Thampensri (born 25 May 1970) is a Thai former professional tennis player. Thampensri, who had a best singles ranking of 424, played Federation Cup tennis for Thailand in 1989 and 1990. She won two rubbers, both in doubles, from five ties. A four-time Southeast Asian Games medalist, Thampensri represented Thailand at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing and won a bronze medal in mixed doubles, partnering Vittaya Samrej. In 1991 she made her only WTA Tour main draw appearances as a local wildcard at the Pattaya Open, losing in the first round to Petra Kamstra. She was also beaten in the first round of the doubles. ITF finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 1 (0–1) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thampensri, Orawan 1970 births Living people Orawan Thampensri Asian Games medalists in tennis Orawan Thampensri Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1990 Asian Games Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |