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2024 Říčany Open
The 2024 Říčany Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Říčany, Czech Republic, between 11 and 17 March 2024. Champions Singles * Tereza Valentová def. Daria Snigur, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Doubles * Gabriela Knutson / Tereza Valentová def. Fanny Stollár / Lulu Sun, 6–4, 3–6, 0–4 Singles main draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of 4 March 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kateřina Hajná * Lucie Havlíčková * Laura Samson * Tereza Valentová The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt: * Suzan Lamens The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Silvia Ambrosio * Mona Barthel * Nikola Bartůňková * Katy Dunne * Talia Gibson * Amandine Hesse * Aneta Laboutková * İp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Court
A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches. A variety of surfaces can be used to create a tennis court, each with its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. Dimensions The dimensions of a tennis court are defined and regulated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) governing body and are written down in the annual 'Rules of Tennis' document. The court is long. Its width is for singles matches and for doubles matches. The service line is from the net. Additional clear space around the court is needed in order for players to reach overrun balls for a total of wide and long. A net is stretched across the full width of the court, parallel with the baselines, dividing it into two equal ends. The net is high at the posts, and high in the center. The net posts are outside the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinja Kraus
Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. Kraus has career-high WTA rankings of 192 in singles and world No. 345 in doubles, both achieved January 2023. She reached a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 87, on 21 January 2019. Kraus also won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr. She represents Austria in the Fed Cup and made her debut in 2020, when she partnered Melanie Klaffner in the tie against Italy, losing to Giulia Gatto-Monticone and Martina Trevisan. Grand Slam singles performance timeline ITF finals Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups) Doubles: 1 (title) Junior career ITF Circuit finals Singles: 5 (4–1) Doubles: 5 (3–2) National representation Kraus was nominated to make her Fed Cup debut for Austria in 2019, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, the opponent forfeited the match. Fed Cup Singles (5–5) Doubles (4–3) * walkover John_Carpent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İpek Öz
İpek Öz (born 8 July 1999) is a Turkish tennis player. Öz achieved her first professional title in the singles event at the ITF tournament held at Manavgat, Turkey in 2017, defeating her Czech, Belgian, Brazilian and Italian opponents, and winning over Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie from Romania in the final. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 286, achieved on 21 March 2022. On 7 March 2022, she peaked at No. 349 in the doubles rankings. Öz made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 İstanbul Cup, where she received a wildcard into the singles draw, and in the doubles main draw, partnering Melis Sezer. She took part at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain, and won the gold medal for Turkey in the doubles event, alongside teammate Başak Eraydın Başak Eraydın (born 21 June 1994) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has won 15 singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 2 April 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aneta Laboutková
Aneta may refer to: *Aneta (given name) *Aneta, North Dakota, US * ''Aneta'' (album), by Irini Merkouri *Aneta (news agency) Aneta (, "General News and Telegraph Agency") was a Dutch news agency founded 1 April 1917 by D. W. Berretty, Dominique Willem Berretty. It was the first news agency in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and a predecessor of the Antara (news a ..., the first news agency operating in the Dutch East Indies * Persbiro Indonesia Aneta, successor to the Aneta news agency {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amandine Hesse
Amandine Hesse (; born 16 January 1993) is a French professional tennis player. Hesse has won six singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 May 2016, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 154. On 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 108 in the doubles rankings. Playing for France Fed Cup team, Hesse has accumulated a win–loss record of 3–1. Personal life Amandine Hesse was born in Montauban and started playing tennis at the age of five. She is coached by father, Yannick Hesse. Her mother's name is Nicole Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro .... She has two half-sisters, Géraldine and Stéphanie. Grand Slam performance timelines Singles Doubles ITF Circuit finals Singles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner–ups) Doubles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talia Gibson
Talia Gibson (born 18 June 2004) is an Australian tennis player. Gibson has a best singles ranking by the WTA of 264, achieved on 4 December 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 159, achieved on 28 August 2023. Gibson won her first major ITF Circuit title at the 2022 Playford International, in the doubles draw, partnering Alexandra Bozovic. She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consi ... as a wildcard, in singles and doubles.https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3020950/ao2023-s-grand-slam-debuts-brenda-fruhvirtova-lys-shnaider-and-more Grand Slam performance timeline Singles Doubles ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups) References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Dunne
Katy Dunne (born 16 February 1995) is a British tennis player who is returning to competition after a long spell of injury. Dunne has won eight singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 212, and in July 2018 she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings. In March 2016, Dunne won a major non-ITF title at Naremburn, Sydney. As the No. 2 seed, she defeated Shérazad Reix, 6–3, 6–2 to claim the $3,200 first prize at the prestigious North Shore Open. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Birmingham Classic. Having defeated the tenth and second seeds in qualifying, Alizé Lim and Tímea Babos, respectively, she faced world No. 44, Camila Giorgi, in the first round, but had to retire with a hip injury after only three games of the third set. Dunne was later handed a wildcard to compete in the Wimbledon qualifying for the third year running, but lost in the first round to the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Bartůňková
Nikola Bartůňková (born 25 February 2006) is a Czech tennis player. Bartůňková has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 267, achieved on 21 November 2022, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 320, achieved on 14 August 2023. Career In April 2021, at the 2021 İstanbul Cup, Bartůňková had her first WTA Tour debut attempt. She defeated world No. 152, Leonie Küng, in the first round of qualifying, before losing to Anastasia Gasanova. She made her main-draw WTA Tour debut at the same tournament one year later, after having been handed a main-draw wildcard. On 16 October 2023, Bartůňková won her first match on WTA Tour, at the 2023 Transylvania Open she defeaded former world No. 21 Dayana Yastremska in the first round, before losing after three hours to Ana Bogdan Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2007, she peaked at No. 46 in the WTA rankings in Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel (born 11 July 1990) is a German tennis player. Barthel has won four singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 18 March 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 14 September 2015, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings. Early life Mona Barthel was born in Bad Segeberg to Wolfgang Barthel, who won the shot put event at the 1970 European Junior Athletics Championships in Paris, and Dr. Hannelore. She was raised in a tennis-playing family, and took an interest in the game at age 3. She has cited Steffi Graf as an inspiration. Barthel moved to Neumünster, where she completed her Abitur in 2009, having attended the Klaus Groth Schule. Early career 2007–2010: Early career Barthel played her first ITF tournament in July 2007 in Frinton where she qualified for the main tournament and reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Ambrosio
Silvia Ambrosio (born 24 January 1997) is a German born Italian tennis player. Ambrosio has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 242, achieved on 11 December 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 448, reached on 18 March 2024. She was born in Giessen and played for Germany since 2019. In June 2023, she became an Italian citizen. From 2015 to 2019, Ambrosio played college tennis in the United States. From 2015 to 2017, she played for the Golden Eagles of Marquette University, and from 2017 to 2019 for the Boilermakers of Purdue University. Ambrosio won her first major ITF title at the W50 in Mâcon in the doubles draw, partnering Lena Papadakis Lena Papadakis (née Rüffer; born 23 August 1998 in Berlin) is a German tennis player. Papadakis has a career high WTA singles ranking of world No. 251, achieved in November 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 283, achieved in July .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzan Lamens
Suzan Lamens (born 5 July 1999) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Lamens has a best singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 161, achieved on 18 July 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 206, attained on 26 July 2021. Career Lamens won her first $60k title at the 2021 Amstelveen Open, in the doubles draw, partnering Quirine Lemoine. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas The 2022 Copa Colsanitas (branded as the 2022 Copa Colsanitas presentado por Zurich for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 24th edition of the tournament and part of the 250 category of t .... Grand Slam performance Singles ITF finals Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) Doubles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner-ups) Notes References External links * * 1999 births Living people Dutch female tennis players 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Samson
Laura Samson (also known as Laura Samsonová; born 10 March 2008) is a Czech tennis player. Career Junior career A member of TK Sparta Prague, Samsonová won her first junior title as a 13 year-old at a J5 event in Prostějov in a October 2021, without dropping a set. It was her first junior-level event. She then won her second J5 event in November 2021 in Silla-Saledar in Spain, and reached the final in her third, in Montemar. In July 2023, she won the final of the Girls' doubles alongside compatriot Alena Kovačková. In the final they faced Hannah Klugman and Isabelle Lacy of Great Britain, winning in straight sets. It was the first Czech pairing to win the title since Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in 2013. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (title) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Samson, Laura 2005 births Living people Sportspeople from Prague Czech female tennis players Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
