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2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters
The 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters (also known as the 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played in Mission Viejo, California, United States, from 2 to 6 November 2016. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis doubles players on the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. Tournament The 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place from 2 to 6 November in Mission Viejo, California, United States. It was the 17th edition of the tournament (14th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for doubles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The eight pairs who qualify for the men's event and six pairs who qualify for women's event are split into two groups of three or four. The four pairs who qualify for the quad e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo ( ; corruption of ''Misión Vieja'', Spanish for "Old Mission") is a commuter city in the Saddleback Valley in Orange County, California, United States. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch in size. Its population as of 2020 was 93,653. Mission Viejo is suburban in nature and culture, and consists of residential properties, offices and businesses. The city is noted for its tree-lined neighborhoods, receiving recognition from the National Arbor Day Foundation. The city's name is a reference to Rancho Mission Viejo, a large Spanish land grant from which the community was founded. History Rancho Mission Viejo was purchased by Don Juan Forster, an English-born Mexican ranchero. During the Mexican–American War, Forster provided fresh horses to United States military forces which were used on the march of San Diego to invade Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Fernández (tennis)
Gustavo Fernández (born 20 January 1994) is an Argentine wheelchair tennis player. Fernández formerly ranked singles world number one. Career Fernández won grand slam singles titles at the 2016 French Open, the 2017 Australian Open, the 2019 Australian Open, the 2019 French Open and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Fernández lost in the semi-finals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships to Gordon Reid. In doubles he won titles at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Nicolas Peifer, the 2019 French Open, with Shingo Kunieda, and 2022 Wimbledon Championships The 2022 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tier tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentleme ... with Kunieda again. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernández, Gustavo 1994 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Spaanstra
Michaela ( Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales. It is very prevalent in the Czech Republic, ranking at number 9 in January 2002, and number 16 in January 2006. Variant forms There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include: *Meical (Welsh) *Micaela ( Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) *Michaëla ( Dutch) *Michaiła (Polish) *Michailina ( Czech, Lithuanian) *Michajlina (Belarusian) *Michala (Estonian) *Michalina (Polish) *Micheáilín ( Irish) *Michela ( Italian) *Michèle (French) *Michelina ( Italian) *Michelle ( English, French) *Micheline (French) *Miguela ( Portuguese, Spanish) *Miguelina ( Spanish) *Mihaela ( Croatian, Romanian) *Mihaéla ( Hungarian) *Mihaila (Bulgarian) *Mihajla (Serbian) *Mikaela ( Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish) *Mikela ( B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharina Krüger
Katharina Krüger (born 3 January 1990) is a German wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. She is a three-time quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and French Open and has participated at three Summer Paralympic Games and reached the second round in the singles' events. She was a runner-up in the 2009 Australian Open where she partnered with Agnieszka Wysocka and lost to Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer in the final. Krüger has used a wheelchair from an early age as she was born with spina bifida Spina bifida (Latin for 'split spine'; SB) is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy. There are three main types: spina bifida occulta, me .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Katharina 1990 births Living people German female tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silviu Culea
Silviu may refer to: * Silviu Bălace (born 1978), Romanian football player * Silviu Berejan (1927–2007), Bessarabian writer from Moldova and member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova * Silviu Bindea (1912–1992), Romanian football player *Silviu Brucan (1916–2006), Romanian communist politician *Silviu Casandra (born 1975), Romanian race walker *Silviu Florea (born 1977), Romanian rugby union footballer *Silviu Ilie (born 1988), Romanian football player * Silviu Izvoranu (born 1982), Romanian football player * Silviu Lung (born 1956), retired Romanian football goalkeeper *Silviu Lung Jr. (born 1989), Romanian football player * Silviu Manea (born 1983), Romanian ski mountaineer * Silviu Ploeşteanu (1913–1969), Romanian footballer and manager * Silviu Prigoană (born 1963), Romanian businessman and politician * Silviu Simioncencu (born 1975), Romanian sprint canoeist and three-time world champion in the Canadian canoe events * Silviu Simoncenco, Romanian sprint canoeist who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimiliano Banci
Massimiliano is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Massimiliano Alajmo (born 1974), Italian chef * Massimiliano Allegri (born 1967), Italian footballer and manager *Massimiliano Ammendola (born 1990), Italian footballer *Massimiliano Barbone (born 1991), Italian footballer *Massimiliano Benassi (born 1981), Italian footballer *Massimiliano Busellato (born 1993), Italian footballer * Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656–1740), Italian sculptor and medallist *Massimiliano Blardone (born 1979), Italian alpine skier * Massimiliano Brizzi (born 1975), Italian footballer *Massimiliano Cappellini (born 1971), Italian footballer * Massimiliano Cappioli (born 1968), Italian footballer *Massimiliano Caputo (born 1980), Italian footballer *Massimiliano Capuzzoni (1969–1995), Italian rugby union player *Massimiliano Carletti (born 1973), Italian footballer * Massimiliano Cavalera (born 1969), lead vocalist for Soulfly * Massimiliano Chiamenti (1967–2011), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Tratter
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English '' John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Cippo
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António ( Portuguese orthography) or Antônio ( Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Gali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Santos (tennis) (1940-2017), Spanish pianist and creative artist
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Carlos Santos may refer to: * Carlos "Carlão" Santos (born 1976), 3-time World Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight champion * Carlos Santos (archer) (born 1940), Filipino Olympic archer * Carlos Santos (boxer) (born 1955), former Olympic Puerto Rican boxer * Carlos Alberto Santos, (born 1960) Brazilian footballer and manager * Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Carlos Morales Santos (born 1968), Paraguayan footballer * Carlos Santos (actor) (born 1978), Spanish actor * Carlos Santos (MTV Tr3́s) (born 1981), Puerto Rico-based video jockey on MTV Tr3́s * Carlos Santos (footballer, born 1989), Portuguese footballer See also * Carles Santos Carles Santos (; 1 July 1940 – 4 December 2017) was a Spanish artist who began his career as a pianist and later worked in many other creative disciplines, including musical composition, filmmaking, screenwriting, acting, scenic musical shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurício Pommê
Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive is Maurinho. Sportspeople with the name include: * Maurício José da Silveira Júnior, Brazilian footballer in Greece *Maurício Copertino, Brazilian footballer *Maurício de Oliveira Anastácio, Brazilian footballer *Maurício dos Santos Nascimento, Brazilian footballer *Maurício Fernandes, Brazilian footballer * Maurício Ramos, Brazilian footballer *Maurinho, Brazilian footballer *Maurício Lima, Brazilian volleyball player LGBT community members with the name include: *Mauricio De Andrade Filho (Kakito) Mauricio may refer to: *Mauricio (given name) *Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício *Maurício (footballer) (Maurício dos Santos Nascimento, born 1988), Brazilian footballer *216428 M ..., President of the LGBT community of Salvador. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauricio Portuguese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Rodrigues (tennis)
Daniel Rodrigues may refer to: * Dan Rodrigues (born 1975), CEO and founder of Irvine, CA-based Kareo, a developer of medical practice management software * Daniel Marins Rodrigues (born 1988), Brazilian footballer for Figueirense *Dani Rodrigues Daniel 'Dani' Ferreira Rodrigues (born 3 March 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a winger. Club career Portugal Born in São João da Madeira, Rodrigues started his career for C.D. Feirense, playing one full season in the ... (born 1980), Portuguese footballer for Doxa Katokopias F.C. See also * Daniel Rodriguez (other) * {{hndis, Rodrigues, Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Medeiros
Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) (Rafael Pires Vieira), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1979) (Rafael da Silva Santos), Brazilian football defender * Rafael (footballer, born 1980) (Rafael Pereira da Silva), Brazilian football right-back * Rafael (footballer, born March 1982) (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born August 1982) (Rafael dos Santos Silva), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1984) (Alberto Rafael da Silva), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born 1986) (Rafael Diego de Souza), Brazilian football centre-back * Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
