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1979 Fed Cup
The 1979 Federation Cup was the 17th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, from 30 April – 6 May. The United States won their fourth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their ninth final. Participating teams Draw All ties were played at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, on clay courts. 1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First Round South Korea vs. West Germany Thailand vs. Italy Indonesia vs. France Switzerland vs. Denmark Mexico vs. Romania Chinese Taipei vs. Luxembourg Portugal vs. Soviet Union Great Britain vs. New Zealand Ireland vs. Belgium Czechoslovakia vs. Hungary Sweden vs. Israel Netherlands vs. Argentina Japan vs. Norway Spain vs. Yugoslavia Canada vs. Australia Second Round United States vs. West Germany Italy vs. France Switzerland vs. Romania Luxembourg vs. Soviet Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1978 Federation Cup was the 16th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, from 27 November – 3 December. The United States won their third consecutive title, defeating Australia in their eighth final. Qualifying Round Ireland vs. Finland South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei Philippines vs. Thailand Main draw All ties were played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, on grass courts. First round United States vs. South Korea Canada vs. New Zealand Argentina vs. Denmark Sweden vs. France Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal Philippines vs. Indonesia West Germany vs. Brazil Spain vs. Great Britain Soviet Union vs. Austria Yugoslavia vs. Norway Romania vs. Italy Ireland vs. Switzerland Netherlands vs. Mexico Chile vs. Uruguay Israel vs. Japan Belgium vs. Australia Second round United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Zoni
Manuela Zoni (born 12 October 1960) is an Italian former professional tennis player. Zoni, a junior finalist at the 1976 French Open The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Sla ..., competed for the Italy Federation Cup team during the late 1970s. Debuting at the age of 14, she remains the youngest player to have represented Italy in the competition. She featured in a total of seven ties and won three of her eight rubbers, one in singles and two in doubles. See also * List of Italy Fed Cup team representatives References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoni, Manuela 1960 births Living people Italian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Simionescu
Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956) is a retired tennis player from Romania. Career Simionescu won the French Junior Championships in 1974. She played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1980. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1977. She won one singles title and one doubles title. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 36 in 1978. Simionescu married Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ... on 24 July 1980, but the marriage ended in 1984. She never remarried, but lived with former F1 racer J.-L. Schlesser for a few years, with whom she has a son (Anthony).Andru Nenciu (26 October 2015)O viaţă ca-n poveşti şi un gol în suflet. "Aud şi acum vocea Florenţei Mihai. Cine îmi va mai spune mie Zu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandra Vallejo
Alejandra Vallejo (born 21 October 1958) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. Between 1976 and 1987, Vallejo represented Mexico in 16 Federation Cup ties. She was winless in her eight singles rubbers, but fared better in doubles, finishing with a 6/7 record. Vallejo regularly competed at the Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... and won four medals for Mexico, all in doubles. Since retiring she has remained involved in Mexican tennis, serving in roles such as President of the local tennis association and as Fed Cup captain. ITF finals Singles: 1 (0–1) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vallejo, Alejandra 1958 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia Romanov
Lucia Romanov-Stark (née Romanov; born 28 April 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Romania and former member of the Romania Fed Cup team. In 1983, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world number 30. Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 final (1 runner-up) Personal life Lucia has a twin sister, Maria, with whom she played team doubles for the Romania Fed Cup team The Romania Billie Jean King Cup team represents Romania in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Federația Română de Tenis and currently competes in the World Group I, the highest level of the competition. Current t .... In 1984 she married American Jim Stark and moved to the United States. The couple have a son, Talon Stark, who is an American mathematician. References External links * * * 1959 births Living people Tennis players from Bucharest Romanian female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Romanian twins Twin sportspeople Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maluca Llamas
María Elena "Maluca" Llamas (born 4 August 1962) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. She is the daughter of Davis Cup player Mario Llamas. Llamas was a bronze medalist in the women's singles event at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan. Between 1979 and 1989, she appeared in eight 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 Mexico. During this time she also competed in ITF satellite tournaments, mostly local, to reach career rankings of 421 in singles and 207 in doubles. ITF finals Singles (0–1) Doubles (3–2) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Llamas, Maluca 1962 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorte Ekner
Dorte Ekner (born 2 May 1951) is a Danish former professional tennis player. A three-time national singles champion, Ekner represented Denmark in 15 Federation Cup ties between 1973 and 1982, for wins in four singles and five doubles rubbers. Ekner became the first Danish woman to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament during her run at the 1978 Australian Open. Competing as a main draw qualifier, Ekner defeated the sixth-seeded Cynthia Doerner and West German Heidi Eisterlehner Heidi Eisterlehner (born 25 October 1949) is a retired tennis player from Germany who was active from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Early life She was born in Burg bei Magdeburg, East Germany but moved in her youth to Nuremberg, where she start ..., before falling in the quarter-finals to eventual champion Chris O'Neil. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekner, Dorte 1951 births Living people Danish female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Delhees
Petra Jauch-Delhees (born 28 March 1959), born Petra Delhees, is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. Biography Delhees, a left-hander, began playing Federation Cup tennis for Switzerland as a 17-year old in 1976. She was a member of the 1981 and 1983 Swiss semifinal teams, the latter her final season. She finished with a 33-15 overall record, at the time the Swiss record for the number of wins. Her doubles partnership with Christiane Jolissaint, which resulted in ten wins, is the most prolific in the Fed Cup for Switzerland. From 1983 she was known as Petra Jauch-Delhees after marrying German Peter Jauch. She was a doubles finalist with Patricia Medrado at the 1983 Swiss Open. She had her best performance at Grand Slam level when she upset sixth seed Manuela Maleeva in the first round of the 1984 US Open and made it to the round of 16 stage, despite entering the draw as a qualifier. In 1985 was runner-up to Kathy Horvath at the Palm Beach Cup and won the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitte Hermansen
Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1990). A dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press. People named Birgitta *Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), Swedish Roman Catholic saint *Princess Birgitta of Sweden (born 1937), elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf *Birgitta Durell (1619-1683), Swedish industrialist *Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 1967), Icelandic politician *Birgithe Kühle (1762-1832), Dano-Norwegian editor *Birgitta Moran Farmer (1881-1939), American miniature painter *Birgitta Haukdal (born 1979), Icelandic singer *Birgitte Winther (1751-1809), Danish opera singer *Birgitta Hillingsø (born 1940), Danish antiques dealer and godmother of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Jolissaint
Christiane Jolissaint (born 12 September 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semi .... She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 28 in December 1983 and a highest doubles ranking of No. 26 in May 1988. WTA Tour finals Doubles 7 (5–2) External links * * * Swiss female tennis players 1961 births Living people People from Vevey Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud {{switzerland-tennis-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Brigitte Simon-Glinel
Brigitte Simon-Glinel (born 1 November 1956) is a French former professional tennis player. She competed under her maiden name Brigitte Simon. Simon, a semi-finalist at the 1978 French Open, represented France in 14 Federation Cup ties. She played in two Federation Cup quarter-final ties with France and both times came up against Chris Evert, for two losses. A three-time winner of the national championships, Simon was the French number one between 1978 and 1981. 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:Simon-Glinel, Brigitte 1956 births Living people French female tennis players Sportspeople from Caen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
