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2012 Goldwater Women's Tennis Classic
The 2012 Goldwater Women's Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 5–11, 2012. WTA entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of October 29, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Victoria Duval * Jainy Scheepens * Taylor Townsend * Ashley Weinhold The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jan Abaza * Kristie Ahn * Gabriela Dabrowski * Sachia Vickery The following player received entry as a Lucky Loser: * Romana Tedjakusuma Champions Singles * Madison Keys def. Maria Sanchez, 6–3, 7–6(7–1). Doubles * Jacqueline Cako / Natalie Pluskota def. Eugenie Bouchard / Ulrikke Eikeri, 6–3, 2–6, 0–4 External links 2012 John Newcombe Women's Pro Challengeat ITFTennis.com * {{2012 ITF Women's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the List of United States cities by population, fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than one million residents. Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people . Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, has the largest area of all cities in Arizona, with an area of , and is also the List of United States cities by area, 11th largest city by area in the United States. It is the largest metropolitan area, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Duval
Victoria Duval (born 30 November 1995) is an American professional tennis player. Duval has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 87. In 2012, she won the USTA Girls' 18s National Championships. Early life Duval was born in Miami and spent some of her childhood in Haiti, including time training at the JOTAC Tennis Academy in Port-au-Prince. While living in Port-au-Prince, Duval was robbed at gunpoint and held hostage at her aunt's house at the age of 7. Victoria's mother gave up her neonatal practice and moved Victoria and her two brothers to south Florida. Her father stayed behind to continue the gynecology and obstetrics practice he had helped build in Port-au-Prince. To continue improving Vicky's tennis game, Nadine moved with her to Atlanta. It was here that she worked with coach Brian de Villiers, at the Racquet Club of the South. In January 2010, Vicky was training in Atlanta w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Tournaments In Arizona
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Court Tennis Tournaments In The United States
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Ulrikke Eikeri
Ulrikke Pia Eikeri (born 16 December 1992) is a Norwegian tennis player. Eikeri has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on WTA Challenger Tour and 11 singles titles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 2022 French Open alongside Joran Vliegen. In 2022, she peaked at World No. 40 in the WTA doubles rankings. She reached a best singles ranking of World No. 206 on 16 April 2018. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Eikeri had been ranked as high as No. 16 in the world. Playing for the Norway Billie Jean King Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 32–19. Career 2010: Juniors In 2010, Eikeri reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in girls' doubles alongside Camila Silva. 2021: First doubles title Eikeri won her first WTA Tour title in doubles in October 2021, playing alongside Ellen Perez at the 2021 Tenerife Open. 2022: Historic mixed doubles final At the 2022 French Open she reached the final in mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenie Bouchard
Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard (; french: Eugénie Bouchard, ; born February 25, 1994) is a Canadian tennis player. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament in singles, finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitová. Bouchard also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and 2014 French Open. Having won the 2012 Wimbledon girls' title, she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year at the end of the 2013 WTA Tour. Finally, Bouchard received the WTA Most Improved Player award for the 2014 season and reached a career-high ranking of No. 5, becoming the first Canadian tennis player to be ranked in the top 5 in singles format. Early life and junior career Eugenie Bouchard was born as one of twins to Michel Bouchard, an investment banker, and Julie Leclair in Montreal. Bouchard started playing tennis at the age of five and was a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romana Tedjakusuma
Romana Tedjakusuma (born 24 July 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Indonesia. She made her debut in professional competition in January 1990, aged 13, at an ITF tournament in Jakarta. In 1993 and 1994, she played in a number of Grand Slam Junior Championships. Partnered by Park Sung-hee, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 Wimbledon Junior Championships. During 1994, she also competed in three professional Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result at that level was her third round appearance in the Australian Open. She was part of Indonesia's team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She and partner Yayuk Basuki reached the second round of the women's doubles event, where they were defeated by Jana Novotná and Helena Suková. Tedjakusuma has had two hiatuses during her professional career: from 1997 to 1998, and from 2002 to 2004. Since her return in 2005, she has won 14 further doubles titles and one singles title on the ITF Circuit. In April 2009, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachia Vickery
Sachia Vickery (born May 11, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. She first entered the top 100 in 2018 and eventually reached a career-high of No. 73 in the world in the WTA rankings. Her best results on the WTA Tour came at the 2018 Auckland Open and the 2018 Monterrey Open, where she reached the semifinals. Vickery, a former USTA junior national champion, has also won three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Early life and background Vickery was born in Florida to Paula Liverpool and Rawle Vickery. Her parents had both lived in Linden, the second largest city in the Caribbean nation of Guyana, and her mother is originally from the small mining town of Kwakwani. Her mother ran track in high school and her father was a professional soccer player. She also has an older brother named Dominique Mitchell who played college football at South Carolina State University. Through her former stepfather Derrick Mitchell, she is acquainted with LeBron Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Dabrowski
Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (; pl, Dąbrowska, ; born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 164 by the WTA on November 3, 2014 and her highest doubles ranking of world No. 4 on July 11, 2022. A two-time Grand Slam champion, she won the 2017 French Open mixed-doubles title with Rohan Bopanna, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a senior Grand Slam title. With Mate Pavić, she also won the 2018 Australian Open mixed doubles title. Early life Dabrowski is of Polish origin and speaks English, French, and Polish. Dabrowski played in her first provincial tournament when she was 8. Her first big victory was at the provincial 10-and-under Future Stars at 9 years old. Dabrowski was a finalist at the Ontario 14-and-under Provincial Championships and finished in the top 8 at the 14-and-under National Championships. During her teens, she chose to start training at Saddlebrook Academies in Tampa. Tennis career 2006– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristie Ahn
Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player. She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 30 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the age of 16 at the 2008 US Open. In 2019, she was given a wildcard bid and reached the fourth round of the US Open where she became the first Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000. Ahn is of Korean descent and was born in Flushing Hospital, having later lived in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She graduated from Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the Stanford women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was All-American in singles, ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Pac-10 Championships singles champion. Performance timelines ''Only main-draw resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Abaza
Jan Abaza (born March 1, 1995) is an American former tennis player of Syrian descent. She won two singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On August 5, 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 374. On July 20, 2015, she peaked at No. 138 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering Louisa Chirico, Abaza won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Melbourne Pro Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con .... However, she couldn't defend her title, losing in the final a year later. ITF finals Singles (2–1) Doubles (9–7) References External links * * 1995 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis people from New Jersey 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Weinhold
Ashley Weinhold (born June 20, 1989) is a former tennis player from the United States. She turned professional in 2007 and had her last appearance on the ITF Circuit in August 2018. Her career-high singles ranking is 181, achieved October 2011. On 12 June 2017, she peaked at No. 109 in the WTA doubles rankings. Weinhold received six various entries into the US Open but always failed to reach round two. She enjoyed playing on clay, and has been playing tennis since age two. She could not win a title on tournaments of the WTA Tour. However, she won a total of 20 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, three in singles and seventeen in doubles. Career US Open Weinhold received a wildcard into the 2006 US Open qualifying draw, and lost in the final round. She also was given a wildcard to enter the doubles event with Jamie Hampton, they lost to Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina, 2–6, 2–6 in the first round. She received a wildcard to compete in mixed doubles with Donald Young, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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