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2011 Allianz Cup
The 2011 Allianz Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Sofia, Bulgaria between 12 and 18 September 2011. WTA entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Radina Dimitrova * Hristina Dishkova * Viktoriya Tomova * Ani Vangelova The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Denisa Allertová * Cristina Mitu * Ioana Raluca Olaru * Isabella Shinikova The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot: * Vaszilisza Bulgakova Champions Singles Sílvia Soler Espinosa def. Romina Oprandi, 2–6, 6–6, ret. Doubles Nina Bratchikova / Darija Jurak def. Alexandra Cadanțu / Ioana Raluca Olaru, 6–4, 7–5 External linksITF SearchOfficial site {{2011 ITF Women's Circuit Allianz Cup The Allianz Cup was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Cadanțu
Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra (Italian) * Alessia (Italian) * Alex (various languages) * Alexa (English, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court Tennis Tournaments
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay particles, but become hard, brittle and non–plastic upon drying or firing. Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impurities, such as a reddish or brownish colour from small amounts of iron oxide. Clay is the oldest known ceramic material. Prehistoric humans discovered the useful properties of clay and used it for making pottery. Some of the earliest pottery shards have been dated to around 14,000 BC, and clay tablets were the first known writing medium. Clay is used in many modern industrial processes, such as paper making, cement production, and chemical filtering. Between one-half and two-thirds of the world's population live or work in buildings made with clay, often ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Shinikova
Isabella Shinikova ( bg, Изабелла Шиникова) (born 25 October 1991) is a Bulgarian tennis player. On 20 February 2017, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 20 May 2019, she peaked at No. 159 in the WTA doubles rankings. She also plays for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team, with a current win–loss record of 15–20. Junior career Shinikova started playing tennis at the age seven. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 and won two singles titles and one doubles title. Professional career 2009–15: Professional debut, success on the ITF Circuit In 2009, Shinikova made her pro debut at a $25k event. Since then, she has been playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, and in 2015, she topped the annual leaderboard winning eight titles through the year. 2016–17: WTA Tour & major qualifications, top 150 debut In April 2016, Shinikova made her main-draw debut at a WTA Tour tournament at the Katowice Open, losing to Alizé Cornet in the first round. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a professional tennis player from Romania. The winner of 11 singles and 15 doubles ITF titles, Olaru reached one WTA singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,WTA TourPetkovic, Olaru Into Final(25 July 2009) losing to Andrea Petkovic, in straight sets.Sony Ericsson WTA TourPetkovic Wins First Tour Title(26 July 2009) She also has won eleven doubles titles on WTA Tour tournaments. Olaru was a successful junior player. She was the runner–up in both junior singles and doubles at the 2005 French Open, and captured the 2006 US Open doubles title along with Mihaela Buzărnescu. Her best professional Grand Slam result so far has been the third round of the 2007 French Open, when she defeated the 30th seed Julia Vakulenko, in straight sets, and lost to eventual runner–up, the seventh seed Ana Ivanovic. Olaru reached her highest singles ranking, world No. 53, on 27 July 2009, and her best doubles ranking, No. 30, on 31 January 2022. Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Mitu
Cristina-Andreea Mitu (born 22 September 1991) is a professional tennis player from Romania. On 8 June 2015, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 68, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 69, reached on 24 October 2016. Mitu is a member of the Romania Fed Cup team. On 19 April 2015, she beat then-ranked world No. 7, Eugenie Bouchard, in a Fed Cup match, in three sets. Personal life and background She is coached by Adrian Marcu. Her parents are Petre and Ania. She also has a brother named Alex, who is a soccer player. She has an aggressive style of play. Andreea's favorite surface is hard (but loves grass too), while her favorite shot is forehand. She started playing tennis at age 7. Her tennis idols growing up were Jelena Dokic, Patty Schnyder, Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis. She also enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and getting nails done. She stated that if weren't a tennis player, she would be a lawyer. In 2018, she gave birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denisa Allertová
Denisa is a feminine given name, equivalent to English '' Denise'', used in various European languages, particularly in Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian. Notable people with the name include: *Denisa Chládková * Denisa Dedu *Denisa Dvořáková *Denisa Golgotă *Denisa Křížová * Denisa Legac * Denisa Proto * Denisa Rosolová *Denisa Saková * Denisa Sokolovská * Denisa Smolenová *Denisa Spergerová *Denisa Tîlvescu *Denisa Vyšňovská *Denisa Wagner * Jiří Procházka, a Czech martial artist known as ''Denisa'' or '' Deniska'' See also * Denise (given name) Denise is a female given name. Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, and the name Denise means "to be devoted to Bacchus." Feminine variants * Deneece, Denice, Deniece: English * Denisa: Czech, Romanian, Russian, Slovak * Denise: English, French, ... {{given name Albanian feminine given names Czech feminine given names Croatian feminine given names Romanian feminine given names Slovak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ani Vangelova
Ani ( hy, Անի; grc-gre, Ἄνιον, ''Ánion''; la, Abnicum; tr, Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present-day Armenia and eastern Turkey. The iconic city was often referred to as the "City of 1,001 Churches," though the number was significantly less. To date, 50 churches, 33 cave chapels and 20 chapels have been excavated by archaeologists and historians. Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and sophisticated fortifications distinguished it from other contemporary urban centers in the Armenian kingdom. Among its most notable buildings was the Cathedral of Ani, which is associated with early examples of Gothic architecture and that scholars argue influenced the great cathedrals of Europe in the early gothic and Romanesque styles; its ribbed vaulting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktoriya Tomova
Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova ( bg, Виктория Константинова Томова, born 25 February 1995) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. Tomova reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 89 achieved on 31 October 2022. Her best doubles ranking is world No. 254, achieved on 11 August 2014. She is currently the No. 1 Bulgarian in singles. She also plays for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team with a current win–loss record of 12–11. Professional career 2016: WTA debut and top 150 In July 2016, Tomova reached the biggest final of her career so far at the Hungarian Ladies Open, losing to fellow Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova. The following week, she failed to qualify for the Bucharest Open, losing in the final qualifying round to Nadia Podoroska. Tomova made her debut at US Open reaching qualifying competition. She finished the year as No. 152 in the world. 2017: WTA 250 tour-level debut, top 150 year end Tomova started the season with a loss to Elitsa Kostova a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radina Dimitrova
Radina is a surname and a feminine given name. Notable with the name are given as follows: Surname * Anastasiya Radina (born 1984), Ukrainian politician * Natalya Radina (born 1979), Belarusian journalist Given name * Radina Borshosh Radina Miroslavova Borshosh ( bg, Радина Мирославова Боршош) (born December 31, 1997) is a Bulgarian stage and film actress. She is best known in portraying Anya in Bulgarian short film ''Solveig'' (2015), Iva in the Bulgar ... (born 1997), Bulgarian actress * Radina Tomova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast {{DEFAULTSORT:Radina Bulgarian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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