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2014 Kurume Best Amenity Cup – Singles
Ons Jabeur was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but chose not to participate. Wang Qiang won the title, defeating Eri Hozumi is a Japanese tennis player. On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Miyu Kato, she reached semifinals of the 2017 Aust ... in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Kurume Best Amenity Cup - Singles Kurume Best Amenity Cup - Singles Kurume Best Amenity Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Qiang (tennis)
Wang Qiang (; ; born 14 January 1992) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 singles title, and 13 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. Her best result at a Grand Slam tournament came at the 2019 US Open where she reached the quarterfinals. On 9 September 2019, Wang reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 12, becoming the second-highest ranked Chinese tennis player in history after Li Na. Alongside Li Na, Zheng Jie, Peng Shuai, and Zhang Shuai, Wang is one of only five Chinese tennis players to have reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. Career Wang was born in Tianjin. At age nine, she started playing tennis. That year, she became the promotion player for the Tianjin National Tennis Center. For two years consecutively (2006, 2007), she won the Junior's Tennis Championship in China. She officially started touring the ITF Women's Circuit in Japan as of 2007. In February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Nakano
is the Japanese term for a bow. As used in English, refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer and the shorter used in the practice of and , or Japanese archery. The was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of Japan. It is typically shot with Japanese arrows known as . The most famous style of is an asymmetrically shaped long bow with a length of more than , characterized by the archer holding the part of the bow below the center to shoot the arrow. History Most of the excavated Jōmon period () bows are in length, while most of the Yayoi period () bows are in length. The bows in these periods were made from a single processed wood, and the bows with this structure were called and were used until the Nara period (710–794 CE). It is unknown when the asymmetrical came into use, but the first written record is found in the ''Book of Wei'', a Chinese historical manuscript dating to the 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarmila Gajdošová
Jarmila Wolfe (née Gajdošová, formerly Groth; born 26 April 1987) is a Slovak-Australian former tennis player. In her career, she won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 14 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won her first WTA Tour title in 2006, emerging as the Nordic Light Open doubles champion, her first singles title came in 2010 at the Guangzhou International Open, and the following year she won the Hobart International. In May 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 25. In August 2012, she peaked at No. 31 in the doubles rankings. Her greatest achievement came at the 2013 Australian Open, where she won the mixed-doubles title with countryman Matthew Ebden. Personal life Wolfe's father Ján Gajdoš is an engineer, as was her mother who died in September 2012; her older brother Ján Gajdoš Jr. was a professional skier. She married Australian tennis player Sam Groth in February 2009 and compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justyna Jegiołka
Justyna Jegiołka (born 17 September 1991) is a retired Polish tennis player. She won two singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 6 October 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 298. On 18 April 2016, she peaked at No. 191 in the doubles rankings. Jegiołka made her WTA Tour debut at the 2013 Qatar Open partnering Veronika Kapshay in doubles; they lost in the first round to Shuko Aoyama and Megan Moulton-Levy Megan Moulton-Levy (born March 11, 1985) is a Jamaican-American former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 237, which she reached on 6 July 2009. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 50, achieved on 22 July .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (2–5) Doubles: 35 (16–19) References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jegiolka, Justyna 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Opole Polish female tennis players 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Veselinović
Ana Veselinović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Веселиновић, ; born 22 February 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Montenegro. She has won six singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 10 September 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 329. On 6 August 2018, she peaked at No. 172 in the WTA doubles rankings. Veselinović, although born in Herceg Novi Herceg Novi ( cyrl, Херцег Нови, ) is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 in ..., represented Serbia at ITF events until April 2013, but then started playing under the Montenegrin flag after making her debut for the Montenegro Fed Cup team. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 15 (6 titles, 9 runner-ups) Doubles: 42 (31 titles, 11 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veselinovic, Ana 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihiro Nunome
Chihiro (ちひろ, チヒロ,千尋) is a female and male Japanese given name. Possible writings Chihiro can be written using various kanji, which can alter the name's meaning: *千尋, "thousand fathoms" *千博, "thousand gains" *千裕, "thousand, abundance" *千紘, "thousand, large or huge" The name can also be rendered in hiragana and katakana as ちひろ and チヒロ respectively. People with the name *Chihiro Fujioka (born 1959, 藤岡千尋), Japanese director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese swimmer *Chihiro Iwasaki (born 1918, いわさき ちひろ 岩崎 知弘), Japanese artist and illustrator *Chihiro Kameyama (born 1956, 亀山千尋), a Japanese businessman *Chihiro Kaneko (born 1983, 金子千尋), Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes *Chihiro Kato (volleyball) (born 1988, 加藤千尋), Japanese volleyball player * Chihiro Kawakami, a Japanese voice actress * Chihiro Kondo, (近藤千尋), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Osaka
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, with two Australian Open and two US Open titles. Her seven titles on the WTA Tour also include two at the Premier Mandatory level. At the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, Osaka won her first two major titles in back-to-back tournaments. She was the first woman to win successive major singles titles since Serena Williams in 2015, and the first to win her first two in successive majors since Jennifer Capriati in 2001. Born in Japan to a Haitian-American father and a Japanese mother, Osaka has lived and trained in the United States since age three. She came to prominence at age 16 when she defeated former US Open champion Samantha Stosur in her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Stanford Classic. Two years later, she reached her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Miyamura
is a Japanese former tennis player. Miyamura won four singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 21 April 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 310. On 21 October 2013, she peaked at No. 110 in the doubles rankings. In April 2013, Miyamura won her biggest doubles titles, partnering Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai ( th, วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย; born 7 September 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four ... at the 2013 ITF Wenshan, a $50k event. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 28 (20 titles, 18 runner-ups) External links * * Miki Miyamuraat the Japan Tennis Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyamura, Miki 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Tokyo Metropolis People from Kodaira, Tokyo Japanese female tennis players Universiade meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ysaline Bonaventure
Ysaline Bonaventure (born 29 August 1994) is a Belgian professional tennis player. Bonaventure has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 12 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 31 October 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 94. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at No. 57 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Belgium Fed Cup team, Bonaventure has a win–loss record of 9–5. She was selected for the Fed Cup team for the first time in 2012 when she played a doubles match alongside Alison Van Uytvanck in the World Group Play-offs. Career 2015 Bonaventure lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2015 Australian Open and French Open. At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, she also lost in the first round of qualifying, beaten in three sets by Michelle Larcher de Brito. She reached the third round of qualifying at the US Open of that year. She won 2 WTA Tour doubles titles that year, showing her ability in doubles, her focus s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabi Inoue
is a former tennis player from Japan. Career Inoue reached the semifinals of the 2009 Wimbledon girls' singles tournament. On 28 September 2015, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 275. Inoue made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... in doubles competition at the 2015 Pan Pacific Open, partnering Kyōka Okamura. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups) Doubles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups) References External links * * 1991 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Nagoya People from Kasugai, Aichi 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Minokoshi
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Her career record is 86 wins against 121 losses. Biography Minokoshi was born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture on 16 April 1992.''美濃越 舞'' Japan Tennis Association, website, accessed 28 May 2020 She commenced playing tennis at seven years of age at a public tennis court near her family home with her parents and older sister.''美濃越 舞「人生一度きり」'' Tennis Tribe, website accessed 28 May 2020 Her father, who is a school teacher, transferred to a night school so that he could coach Minokishi during the day. During her career Minokishi has also been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tori Kinard
Tori may refer to: Places * Tori (Georgia), an historic province of the nation of Georgia * Tori Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia ** Tori, Estonia * Tori, Ghana, a village in the kingdom of Chumburung, Ghana * Tori, Järva County, Estonia * Tori, Mali * Tori Railway Station, in Chandwa, Latehar district, Jharkhand, India * Tori-Bossito, Atlantique Department, Benin * Tori-Cada, Atlantique Department, Benin Other uses * Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI), an oceanographic research organization * Tori (horse), a breed of horse * ''Tori'' (journal) (1915–1986), predecessor to the ''Japanese Journal of Ornithology'' * Tori (martial arts), the executor of a technique in partnered martial arts practice * Tori (name), including a list of people with the name * Tori Style, the artistic style of the Japanese Asuka period * Tori, the plural of Torus, a kind of geometric object that includes doughnut-shaped objects * Tori (wrestler), American bodybuilder and professional wrestl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
