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1959 French Championships – Men's Singles
Third-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Ian Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Nicola Pietrangeli is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Luis Ayala ''(semifinals)'' # Neale Fraser ''(semifinals)'' # Nicola Pietrangeli ''(champion)'' # Ian Vermaak ''(final)'' # Jacques Brichant ''(quarterfinals)'' # Pierre Darmon ''(first round)'' # Jon Douglas ''(third round)'' # Budge Patty ''(third round)'' # Roy Emerson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jaroslav Drobný ''(fourth round)'' # Billy Knight ''(quarterfinals)'' # Orlando Sirola ''(third round)'' # Rod Laver ''(third round)'' # Martin Mulligan ''(quarterfinals)'' # Lew Gerrard ''(fourth round)'' # Giuseppe Merlo ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Pietrangeli
Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli (; born 11 September 1933) is a former Italian tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be Italy's greatest tennis champion. Biography Born 11 September 1933, in Tunis, Tunisia, Pietrangeli made his international debut at the 1952 Italian Open, losing in fours sets to Jacques Peten Jacques Peten (8 December 1912 – 3 January 1995) was a Belgian alpine skier and tennis player. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Peten represented Belgium in the Davis Cup, appearing in seven ties between 1 .... He appeared in four men's singles finals at French Open, Roland Garros – winning the title in 1959 and 1960, and finishing runner-up in 1961 and 1964. He also won the Roland Garros men's doubles title in 1959 (together with Orlando Sirola), and the mixed doubles in 1958. At Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Pietrangeli was a single semifinalist in 1960 Wimbledon Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qualifier (tennis)
This page is a glossary of tennis terminology. A * Ace: Serve where the tennis ball lands inside the '' service box'' and is not touched by the receiver; thus, a shot that is both a serve and a winner is an ace. Aces are usually powerful and generally land on or near one of the corners at the back of the service box. Initially, the term was used to indicate the scoring of a point. * Action: Synonym of '' spin''. * Ad court: Left side of the court of each player, so called because the ''ad'' (''advantage'') point immediately following a deuce is always served to this side of the court. * Ad in: '' Advantage'' to the ''server''. * Ad out: '' Advantage'' to the '' receiver''. * Ad: Used by the chair umpire to announce the score when a player has the '' advantage'', meaning they won the point immediately after a ''deuce''. See scoring in tennis. * Advantage set: Set won by a player or team having won at least six games with a two-game advantage over the opponent (as opposed to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Achondo
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naresh Kumar (tennis)
Naresh Kumar ( hi, नरेश कुमार; pa, ਨਰੇਸ਼ ਕੁਮਾਰ, نریش کُمار) (22 December 1928 – 14 September 2022) was an Indian tennis player. He was the captain of the India Davis Cup team from 1989 to 1993. Early life Kumar was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India on 22 December 1928. Playing career Kumar played his first tournament at the 1949 Indian International Championships and reached the semi-finals. In the spring of 1949, he reached the final of the Northern Championships in England before losing to Tony Mottram. Later that year, he lost to George Worthington in the final of the East of England Championships. He began playing in the India Davis Cup team in 1952 and represented India for the ensuing eight years. Kumar advanced to the final of the 1950 Bombay tournament before losing to Narendra Nath in four sets. He was the finalist in the 1951 Ceylon Championships at Nuwara Eliya the following year, losing to Iftikhar Ahmed Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Claude Molinari
Jean-Claude Molinari (28 August 1931 – 22 April 1999) was a French former tennis player, originally amateur and later professional. At Wimbledon, he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles in 1959. In the Davis Cup in 1954, he defeated Ramanathan Krishnan of India in the quarter-finals of the men's singles, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6. In 1957, he and Paul Rémy reached the quarter-finals of the men's doubles, where they were defeated by Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson of Great Britain, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3. In 1958, with Pierre Darmon, he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles, where they were again defeated by Davies and Wilson, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 1–6. In 1959, he and Jean-Noel Grinda won the quarter-final of the men's doubles against Gheorghe and Marian Viziru of Romania, 6–1, 6–1 6–4; in 1960, again with Grinda, he reached the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Jan-Erik Lundqvist and Ulf Schmidt of Sweden, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Jan-Erik Lundqvist (born 14 April 1937) is a Swedish former international tennis player. During the entire 1960s he was Sweden's best tennis player. At the height of his career, he won at least 35 international titles and played 91 Davis Cup-matches from 1957 to 1970. Lundqvist was ranked among the 10 best amateur players (rankings made by leading tennis journalist Lance Tingay at the ''Daily Telegraph'') in the world during most of the 1960s, reaching as high as world No. 3 in 1964. Lundqvist declined professional offers from Jack Kramer in 1960 and 1965. Davis Cup anchor The Swedish Davis Cup team with Lundqvist as anchor reached the Inter-Zonal final against Mexico in 1962 and Australia in 1964. Lundqvist is the most successful Davis Cup single player Sweden has ever had with his 47 wins. 35 international titles in 46 finals In 1964 he won, among other titles, Italian Open and was ranked number 3 in the world after Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle. In 1965 Lundqvist was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Fletcher
Kenneth Norman Fletcher (15 June 1940 – 11 February 2006) was an Australian tennis player who won numerous doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. Biography He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to parents Norm and Ethel Fletcher. He was educated at St Laurence's College and showed early promise as a championship tennis player there. His greatest success as a tennis player came in 1963, when he became the only man to win a calendar year Grand Slam in mixed doubles, partnering fellow Australian Margaret Court. He reached the final of the Australian Open in 1963, losing to Roy Emerson. After this achievement, he went on to record mixed doubles championships in the Australian Open in 1964, French Open in 1964 and 1965, and Wimbledon in 1965, 1966, and 1968. All of his mixed doubles Grand Slam titles were in partnership with Smith Court. He also achieved a Grand Slam title in men's doubles in the 1964 French Open, playing with Emerson. At the Wimbledon men's doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Candy
Don Candy (31 March 1929 – 14 June 2020) was an Australian tennis player who was mainly successful in doubles. At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the French Championships he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960. In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the Kent Championships, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating Gardnar Mulloy in three sets. The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to Ham Richardson. In July 1951 he won the Midlands counties men's singles title after a straight sets victory in the final against Naresh Kumar from India. In 1956 he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Championships. With his American partner Bob Perry he won against compatriots Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad in three straight sets. After his active career he moved to Baltimore in 1967 where he coached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahcen Chaldi
Lahcen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Mohamed Lahcen (born 1931), Moroccan middle-distance runner *Raouf Lahcen Raouf Lahcen (born 10 July 1981) is an Algerian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for the Algerian Ligue 2 club Olympique de Médéa Olympique de Médéa ( ar, أولمبي المدية), also known as 'O Médéa or s ... (born 1981), Algerian footballer See also * Lahcen (given name) {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soren Hojberg
Soren may refer to: *Søren, a given name of Scandinavian origin, also spelled ''Sören'' *Suren (other), a Persian name also rendered as Soren * 3864 Søren, main belt asteroid *Sōren, also known as ''Chongryon'' and ''Zai-Nihon Chōsenjin Sōrengōka'', an organisation of Koreans in Japan *Sören, a village in Germany * Soren, a barn owl who is the protagonist in the ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' children's fantasy book series * Soren, a fictional character and member of the Skrull alien species * Soren the Architect, the leader of The Order of the Stone in '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' * Soren, a member of the Greil Mercenaries in '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' *Søren (band), an Italian darkfolk/new wave band People with the name *Søren Kierkegaard (born 1813), Danish philosopher *Durga Soren, Indian politician *Shibu Soren (born 1944), Indian politician See also *Soran, chief antagonist of ''Star Trek Generations ''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Otway
Mark Anthony Otway (9 October 1931 – 2014) was a New Zealand tennis player. Born in Takapuna in 1931, Otway was educated at Takapuna Grammar School, and then, from 1946 to 1948, Mount Albert Grammar School. He competed at Wimbledon on eight occasions between 1954 and 1965, and once at the Australian Championships, in 1951. He represented New Zealand in seven 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 ... ties between 1954 and 1961. He won the Northern Lawn Tennis Singles Championship in 1960 and was runner-up in the singles at the Surrey Grass Court Championships in 1962. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Otway, Mark 1931 births 2014 deaths New Zealand male tennis players People from Takapuna People educated at Takapuna Grammar School People educated at Mount Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
