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2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas
The 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from 15 February through 21 February 2010. Unseeded Mariana Duque Mariño won the singles title. Last year's finalist Gisela Dulko was the top-seeded player. Also in the field were 2008 semifinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, Italian Sara Errani, last year's semifinalist Patricia Mayr, Klára Zakopalová, Angelique Kerber, and Arantxa Parra Santonja. Singles main draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of February 8, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Bianca Botto * Catalina Castaño * Paula Zabala The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kristina Antoniychuk * Gréta Arn * Corinna Dentoni * Laura Pous Tió Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA International Tournaments
The WTA International Tournaments was a category for professional tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. The winner of a WTA International adds 280 points to her WTA ranking. For the 2020 season, there were 32 tournaments, all knock-out tournaments with a prize money for every event at $275,000 ($775,000 for Shenzhen, and $525,000 for Guangzhou and Hong Kong). Events Internationals Defunct Winners by tournament Singles Current tournaments Previous tournaments See also * WTA Premier tournaments * WTA 250 tournaments WTA 250 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021. Earlier these events were classified as WTA International Tournaments. As of 2021, WT ... {{WTA International tournaments * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber (; born 18 January 1988) is a German professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 1, for a total of 34 weeks, and won three major titles at the 2016 Australian Open, the 2016 US Open, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She is also an Olympic silver medalist and was the year-end world number one in 2016. Kerber made her professional debut in 2003 and began her rise to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open as the world No. 92. An accomplished left-handed player, Kerber's ranking cracked the top 5 in 2012, and she would eventually reach the world No. 1 ranking on 12 September 2016, becoming the 22nd and oldest player to achieve the top ranking. She has won 14 career singles titles, across all surfaces, including three major titles. She has also won a silver medal in women's singles representing Germany at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Early life Kerber was born on 18 January 1988 in Bremen to Polish parents Sławomir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Marie-Ève Pelletier (; born May 18, 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010. Tennis career 1998–2013 Marie-Ève played in one career Grand Slam singles match in 2004, at the Australian Open, qualifying for the tournament before losing in the first round to Akiko Morigami. She is the previous winner of two events on the ITF Women's Circuit, the 2000 Virginia Beach and 2005 Waikoloa tournaments. Her best result in a WTA Tour event came at the 2005 Hyderabad Open, where she reached the quarterfinals. The biggest win of her career was when she beat then-world No. 16, Li Na, in straight sets in the first round of the 2006 Rogers Cup. She won in June 2012 the third singles title of her career at the $25k tournament in El Paso, beating Ashley Weinhold in the final. Pelletier retired from tennis on January 9, 2013, after her l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Serhiyivna Koryttseva ( uk, Марія Сергіївна Коритцева; born 25 May 1985) is a Ukrainian former tennis player. On 18 August 2008, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 50. On 23 June 2008, she peaked at No. 39 in the doubles rankings. Career Koryttseva made a surprising run to the final of the Sunfeast Open, held in Kolkata, in September 2007. En route to her appearance in the final, she beat Monique Adamczak, Vania King, who had defeated the No. 1 seed Marion Bartoli in the previous round, Tatiana Poutchek and Anne Keothavong. Her run came to an end at the hands of Maria Kirilenko, who beat her in the final. She lost the doubles final as well. She has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two coming at Palermo, where she won with Giulia Casoni in 2005, and again with Darya Kustova in 2007. She won the 2008 ASB Classic with Lilia Osterloh. She was also the runner-up in doubles at Kolkata in 2007, where she lost the singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Pous Tió
Laura Pous Tió (born 1 October 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Pous Tió won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives in straight sets. She won 20 ITF titles in singles and nine in doubles. At the WTA level, she was a singles runner-up at the Morocco Open in Fés, losing the final in two sets to Kiki Bertens. In 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ..., she played a doubles match for the Spanish Fed Cup team against Russia. Pous Tió reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 72 on 30 January 2012. WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Doubles: 1 (runner-up) Grand Slam performance timelines Singles Doubles ITF finals Singles: 31 (20–11) Doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinna Dentoni
Corinna Dentoni (born 30 July 1989) is an inactive Italians, Italian tennis player. On 22 June 2009, she achieved her best WTA singles ranking of 132. Her career-high in doubles is world No. 151, which she reached on 25 May 2009. Dentoni has won nine singles and six doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. Biography Father played volleyball in Italian league; both parents are retired. Started playing at age seven because her best friend played tennis. She has been training in Rome. Favorite surface is clay, her favorite tournament is French Open. Her tennis idol was Kim Clijsters. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups) Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups) External links * * 1989 births Living people People from Pietrasanta Italian female tennis players Sportspeople from the Province of Lucca 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn (born 13 April 1979) is a Hungarian retired tennis player of Danube Swabian German descent. She has won two titles on the WTA Tour, the 2007 Estoril Open in Portugal, and the 2011 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, as well as four ITF titles in singles. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 40 on 16 May 2011. She has picked up wins against Mary Pierce at the 2002 Acura Classic and Maria Sharapova at the 2011 ASB Classic. Personal life Arn was born in Budapest, Hungary. After playing for Germany with dual Hungarian citizenship for nine years, she chose for the 2008 Fed Cup to compete for Hungary alongside Ágnes Szávay. She also chose to play for her nation of birth full-time. Career In 1997, Arn won her first title on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning a $10k event at Stockholm. In 1999, she won her second ITF title at the $10k event at Glasgow. In 2004, at Bad Saulgau, she won her third $10k title. In 2006, Arn won a $25k event in Fort W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Antoniychuk
Khrystyna Antoniichuk or Khrystyna Antoniychuk ( uk, Христина Антонійчук; born 4 September 1990 in Kolomyia) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 172, which she reached on 22 February 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 279, which she reached on 9 November 2009. On 12 May 2010, it was announced by the International Tennis Federation that Antoniychuk had committed a doping offence, and was suspended from participation in WTA and ITF events until 21 April 2011, after her sample was found to contain the diuretic furosemide Furosemide is a loop diuretic medication used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. It may also be used for the treatment of high blood pressure. It can be taken by injection into a vein or by mouth .... Antoniychuk's last appearance on the ITF Circuit was in April 2010. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) Doubles: 7 (3 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Zabala
Paula Zabala Alvarez (born 26 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia. Biography Born in Medellín, Zabala was based in the United States and played collegiate tennis for Florida International University. As a professional player, she reached career-high rankings of 368 in singles and 312 in doubles. She won seven ITF titles, all in doubles. Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 2010 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she competed as a singles wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Austria's Patricia Mayr. Zabala played a Fed Cup doubles match for Colombia in 2010, partnering Karen Castiblanco in a win over the Bolivian pairing of María Fernanda Álvarez Terán María Fernanda Álvarez Terán (; born 28 February 1989), also known as MFAT, is a former tennis player from Bolivia. Álvarez was ranked No. 15 in the junior rankings in 2007. She won tournaments including doubles at the Copa Gatorade, Copa ... and Maria Paula De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño Álvarez (; born 7 July 1979) is a retired Colombian professional tennis player. Her highest singles ranking of 35 she achieved in 2006. In her career, she won ten titles on the ITF Circuit, six in singles, as well as one doubles title on tournaments of the WTA Tour and the WTA 125K series, respectively. Castaño defeated top-20 players such as Nicole Vaidišová, Anna-Lena Grönefeld, Patty Schnyder, Paola Suárez, Li Na and Lucie Šafářová. She was coached by Peruvian-born British citizen Pablo Giacopelli since 2004. Career summary 1999–2004 In 1999 she won her first ITF title in Santiago. The following year she won two ITF titles in Midlothian and Cali. In 2001, she reached the quarterfinals in her home tournament of Bogotá, Colombia (Tier III). In 2002, Castaño advanced the semifinals in Bogotá. She reached four ITF finals, winning two of them - in Gorizia and Campobasso. She won 39 matches in the year and lost 18. In 2004, she reached the qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Botto
Bianca Botto-Arias (born 6 June 1991) is a Peruvian former tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. In her career, Botto won fifteen singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 20 April 2015, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 199. Her career-high in doubles is world No. 237, reached on 4 October 2010. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 22 (15 titles, 7 runner-ups) Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) References External links * * * Profil of Tennisexplorer 1991 births Living people Peruvian female tennis players Sportspeople from Lima Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Peru South American Games bronze medalists for Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (sports)
A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that fails to qualify in the normal way; for example, by having a high ranking or winning a qualifying stage. In some events, wildcards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference. International sports In international sports, the term is perhaps best known in reference to two sporting traditions: team wildcards distributed among countries at the Olympic Games and individual wildcards given to some tennis players at every professional tournament (both smaller events and the major ones such as Wimbledon). Tennis players may even ask for a wildcard and get one if they want to enter a tournament on short notice. In Olympics, countries that fail to produce athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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