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2014 Venus Williams Tennis Season
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of the sport. Along with her younger sister, Serena, Venus Williams was coached by her parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Turning professional in 1994, she reached her first major final at the 1997 US Open. In 2000 and 2001, Williams claimed the Wimbledon and US Open titles, as well as Olympic singles gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She first reached the singles world No. 1 ranking on 25 February 2002, becoming the first African American woman to do so in the Open era, and the second of all-time after Althea Gibson. She reached four consecutive major finals between 2002 and 2003, but lost each time to Serena. She then suffered from injuries, winning just one major title betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. History Officially named in French ''les Internationaux de Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 US Open – Women's Singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was her second major singles title, and she became the second woman to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season (after Steffi Graf in 1988). Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Davenport in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. This was the first major appearance for future French Open champion Francesca Schiavone. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links Draws (WTA) at the |
2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. It was their second Wimbledon doubles title together and sixth major title together overall. Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Anna Kournikova and Chanda Rubin. Seeds Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs ''(quarterfinals)'' Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez ''(final)'' Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions) Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva ''(semifinals)'' Kimberly Po-Messerli / Nathalie Tauziat ''(quarterfinals)'' Sandrine Testud / Roberta Vinci ''(third round)'' Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber ''(second round)'' Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová ''(first round)'' Rika Fujiwara / Ai Sugiyama ''(third round)'' Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik ''(quarterfinals)'' Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya ''(third round)' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6-3, 6-2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. They became the first pair of sisters to win the title. It was their third major title in doubles, and the third component in an eventual career Golden Slam in doubles. The Williams sisters had only played three events thus far into the season, and only entered the draw via a wildcard. Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but did not compete. Seeds Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs ''(semifinals)'' n/a Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce ''(second round)'' Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama ''(finals)'' Anna Kournikova / Natasha Zvereva ''(semifinals)'' Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez ''(quarterfinals)'' Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud ''(third round)'' Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions) Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat ''(second round)'' Conchita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 French Open – Women's Doubles
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 French Open – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova in the final, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 8–6 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. It was the first major title for the Williams sisters, and would be their first step towards completing the career Golden Slam in doubles. Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but they did not compete together this year. Novotná partnered Natasha Zvereva as the first seed, but they retired in their quarterfinal match against Lindsay Davenport and Mary Pierce. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links1999 French Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Defending champions Serena and Venus Williams defeated Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was the Williams sisters' fourth Australian Open doubles title together, and eleventh major title together overall. It was also the third component of an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 2010 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Australian Open - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles 2010 in Australian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together and sixth major title together overall. Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the reigning champions, but Hingis did not participate. Kournikova partnered Chanda Rubin, but lost in the third round to Conchita Martínez and Nadia Petrova. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 2003 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ... Official Results Archive (Australian Open)Official Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was the Williams sisters' fourth major doubles title, and they completed the career Golden Slam in doubles with the win. Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Martina Hingis and Monica Seles. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 2001 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WTA Number 1 Ranked Doubles Tennis Players
The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. In doubles, the top-ranked team is the pair who, over the previous 52 weeks, has gathered the most WTA rankings points. Points are awarded based on how far a team advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining doubles rankings since 1984. The current number 1 doubles player is Kateřina Siniaková of the Czech Republic. WTA No. 1 ranked doubles players The source for the following table through the week of , is the ''2012 WTA Tour Official Guide'', page 172. Weeks at No. 1 Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline Current record in bold. Year-end No. 1 players Players who became No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam Weeks at No. 1 by decade * Note: Current active No. 1 indicated in ''italic''. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
The United States' Venus Williams defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Monica Seles defeated Australia's Jelena Dokic, 6–1, 6–4. Williams' victory was the third consecutive gold medal in the women's singles for the United States, all by different players (preceded by Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport). The tournament was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia from 19 September until 28 September. There were 64 competitors from 33 nations, with each nation having up to 3 players. The United States' Davenport was the reigning gold medalist from 1996, but she withdrew from her second round match due to injury. Background This was the ninth appearance of the women's singles tennis. A women's event was held only once during the first three Games (only men's tennis was played in 1896 and 1904), but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
