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2017 Ando Securities Open
The 2017 Ando Securities Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Tokyo, Japan, on 6–12 November 2017. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 30 October 2017. Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Yuki Naito * Makoto Ninomiya * Kyōka Okamura * Himari Sato The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Naomi Cheong * Tori Kinard * Mei Yamaguchi * Aiko Yoshitomi is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ... Champions Singles * Zhang Shuai def. Mihaela Buzărnescu, 6–4, 6–0 Doubles * Rika Fujiwara / Yuki Naito def. Eri Hoz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association (WTA). There are several hundred ITF Women's Circuit tournaments each year, spread across all six inhabited continents, with prize money ranging from US$15,000 to US$100,000. Players who succeed on the ITF Women's Circuit earn sufficient points to be eligible for qualifying draw or main draw entry to WTA tournaments. Until 2011 the ITF Women's Circuit was the level immediately below the main WTA Tour, but in 2012 the WTA introduced an intermediate level, the WTA 125K series. There is also an ITF Men's Circuit, but it only incorporates the lower-level Futures tournaments. Mid-level men's tournaments, equivalent to the WTA 125k series and the bigger money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalma Gálfi
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has won nine singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 20 June 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 81. On the same day, she peaked at No. 151 in the WTA doubles rankings. Personal life and background Galfi started playing tennis when she was five years old. Her father had two tennis courts, and he taught her how to play tennis. Junior career Junior Grand Slam results - Singles: * Australian Open: SF (2015) * French Open: 2R (2015) * Wimbledon: 2R (2014) * US Open: W (2015) Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles: * Australian Open: 2R (2015) * French Open: QF (2015) * Wimbledon: W (2015) * US Open: 2R (2014) Career highlights 2013 Gálfi was given a wildcard for the Budapest Grand Prix, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut alongside Lilla Barzó in doubles, only to lose to the 2011 French Open champions Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junri Namigata
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached in February 2011. Her career-high doubles ranking is 101, achieved May 2015. Early life and amateur career Namigata was born in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture and started playing tennis when she was six years old. She completed elementary school at a school in Koshigaya and won a regional tournament when in the third grade. She attended Fujimura Girls' Junior High School and Horikoshi High School in Tokyo. In September 1997, when still in junior high school, she made her first appearance in an ITF doubles tournament. In her first year of high school, she reached the round of 16 at the All Japan Tennis Championship and won the All Japan Junior Championship title in her final year of high school. She enrolled in the School of Social Sciences at Waseda University and in 2001 won the intercollegiate doubles title, was runner-up in the singles title, and was a member of the Waseda t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Yoshitomi
is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade". As a male given name in West Nile, Aiko is a shorter variation of the name Ayiko. Possible meanings The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include: * — Love, child, child of love * — Love fortune. * — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. * - Indigo, child. In West Nile, Aiko originates from the root Ayiko which means "happiness" in Lugbara. Aiko can also mean "salt lack (no salt)" or "salt trapping (catching)". Notable people with this name * Aiko (singer) ( 愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter * Aiko, Princess Toshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Yamaguchi (tennis)
, formerly known by her ring name , is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Her former nickname comes from the V1 armlock wrestling move. Yamaguchi currently fights as a Super Atomweight in the Rizin Fighting Federation promotion. She has a notable victory over Yuka Tsuji and was the final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion. She has also competed in Deep Jewels and ONE Championship. She is currently ranked #5 in the ONE Championship Women's Atomweight rankings. On , Yamaguchi announced that she would begin competing as a freelance fighter and changed her ring name to V.V. Early life Yamaguchi was born in Tokyo, Japan on , and grew up with a sister and a little brother. While living in Los Angeles, California, she studied some of her elementary school years before returning to Japan following her mother's unexpected death. Yamaguchi began to learn karate during her residence in the United States around the age of 7, yearning to be like Jackie Chan. In jun ... [...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] |
Naomi Cheong
Naomi or Naomie may refer to: People and biblical figures * Naomi (given name), a female given name and a list of people with the name * Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth * Naomi (Romanian singer) (born 1977), a.k.a. Naomy * Naomi (wrestler) (born 1987), professional wrestler * Terra Naomi, American indie folk singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Naomi, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' * Naomi Bohannon, a character in the TV series '' Hell on Wheels'' * Naomi, Florida, a fictional town in the Kate DiCamillo novel '' Because of Winn-Dixie'' * Naomi Turner, a character in the American animated television series '' Elena of Avalor'' Music * Naomi Awards, a former British music award * ''Naomi'' (album), by American band The Cave Singers * "Naomi" (song), by Neutral Milk Hotel Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Naomi'' (novel), a 1924 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himari Sato
is a Japanese tennis player. Sato has a career-high doubles ranking of 685 by the WTA, achieved on 12 June 2023. She has represented Japan at the Billie Jean King Cup, where she made her debut at the 2021 play-offs against Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) Doubles: 3 (3 runner–ups) References External links * * * 2002 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Saitama (city) 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōka Okamura
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Okamura has career-high WTA rankings of 223 in singles and 229 in doubles. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open The 2014 Japan Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It was held at the Utsubo Tennis Ce ..., where she received a wildcard entry into the doubles draw, partnering with Kotomi Takahata. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals. WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups) Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups) External links * * 1995 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Okayama Tennis players from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Ninomiya
is a Japanese professional tennis player. During her career, she has won one singles title on the ITF Circuit, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of 280. In doubles, she has won six titles on the WTA Tour, one title on the WTA Challenger circuit as well as 21 ITF titles, and peaked at No. 20 in the WTA rankings on 22 October 2018. Ninomiya began playing tennis on ITF events in 2009. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team The Japan women's national tennis team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were most recently promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II after defeating Great Britain in the 2018 W ..., she has a win–loss record of 5–1. Performance timeline Doubles Grand Slam tournament finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) WTA career finals Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups) WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups) Doubles: 33 (21 titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Brescia
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Su-jeong
Jang Su-jeong ( ko, 장수정 ; born 13 March 1995) is a South Korean tennis player. Jang has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as ten singles titles and thirteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 11 July 2022, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 114. On 28 November 2022, she reached No. 105 in the WTA doubles rankings. Career Jang had a good career as a singles junior player, reaching her highest ranking in that category as world No. 68. Her best junior Grand Slam tournament was at the 2011 US Open, where she reached the third round. Her lone junior singles title was at the Yangdu International Junior Championships (Gangwon, 2008). She won her first ITF Circuit title in Bundaberg, Australia on 30 March 2013, winning the doubles tournament with Lee So-ra. The pair defeated Miki Miyamura and Varatchaya Wongteanchai in the final. Her most successful performance to date came at the 2013 Korea Open, where she reached the quarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
