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2019 WTA Finals
The 2019 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, was a women's tennis tournament held in Shenzhen, China. It was the 49th edition of the singles event and the 44th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. This was the first time Shenzhen held the WTA Finals. Champions Singles * Ashleigh Barty def. Elina Svitolina 6–4, 6–3 Doubles * Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic def. Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová, 6–1, 6–3 Tournament The 2019 WTA Finals took place at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center the week of October 28, 2019, and is the 49th edition of the event. This was the first time Shenzhen hosted the event. The tournament is run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2019 WTA Tour. Shenzhen is the tenth city to host the WTA Finals since the tournament's inauguration in 1972. Qualifying In the singles, point totals are calculated by combini ... [...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] |
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Hrdličková ( née Plíšková; ; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in singles, reaching the top of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings on 17 July 2017 and holding the position for eight weeks. On 31 October 2016, she peaked at world No. 11 in the doubles rankings. Known for her powerful serve and forehand, Plíšková has won 16 singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, 10 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and over $20 million in prize money. She has reached two Grand Slam singles finals at the 2016 US Open and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. As a junior, Plíšková won the girls' singles event at the 2010 Australian Open. She has also played for the Czech Republic in Fed Cup competition. Personal life Plíšková was born in Louny to Radek Plíšek and Martina Plíšková, and has an identical twin sister, Kristýna, who is two minutes older and is also a tennis player. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Miami Open
The 2019 Miami Open (sponsored by Itaú) was a professional men and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that started on March 18, 2019, and ended on March 31, 2019. It was the 35th edition of the Miami Open, and part of the Masters 1000 category on the 2019 ATP Tour, and of the Premier Mandatory category on the 2019 WTA Tour. This was the first time the tournament took place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. Points and prize money Point distribution * Players with byes receive first round points. Prize money ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 18, 2019. † The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead. Withdrawals The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. † The player is entitled to use an exemption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 BNP Paribas Open
The 2019 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2019 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2019. It was the 46th edition of the men's event and 31st of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2019 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 4 through March 17, 2019, on outdoor hard courts. All top 75 ranked WTA and ATP Tour singles players were included in the initial entry list, but two-time champion Maria Sharapova announced her withdrawal three weeks before the tournament due to a right shoulder injury. Juan Martín del Potro and Naomi Osaka were the defending champions in the men's and women's draw respectively. Del Potro withdrew before the tournament began due to a knee injury. Osaka lost in the fourth round to Belinda Bencic. Points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Fed Cup
The 2019 Fed Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. In one of the biggest shocks in this year's tournament, Romania upset title holders and 11-time winners Czech Republic at Ostrava in the quarterfinals of the competition. Czech Republic was unbeaten at home in the Fed Cup since 2009, when they lost to the United States. World Group Seeds Draw World Group Play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties and four winners of the World Group II ties competed in the World Group Play-offs. At the time of the ties taking place, it was expected that the winners would secure a place in the World Group for 2020, while the losers would be relegated to World Group II, in accordance with the existing competition structure. However, the restructuring of the Fed Cup for 2020 announced on 27 June 2019 stipulated that all eight nations which participated in the World Group Play-offs would enter into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Australian Open
The 2019 Australian Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park from 14 to 27 January 2019. It was the 107th edition of the Australian Open, the 51st in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. The 2019 Australian Open was the first Australian Open to feature final set tie-breaks. Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki were the defending men's and women's singles champions, but were unsuccessful in their respective title defenses; Federer lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round and Wozniacki lost to Maria Sharapova in the third round. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles title at the 2019 Australian Open, defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in straight sets in the men's final. Naomi Osaka of Japan defeated Petra Kvit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Sydney International
The 2019 Sydney International was a tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the 127th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre. It was held from 6 to 12 January 2019 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 31 December 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * James Duckworth * Alexei Popyrin * Jordan Thompson The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Guillermo García López * Yoshihito Nishioka * Reilly Opelka * Andrey Rublev The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Guido Andreozzi * Taro Daniel Withdrawal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Ebden
Matthew Ebden (born 26 November 1987) is an Australian professional tennis player. He is a two-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam champion, having won the 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2022 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles alongside Max Purcell, and the 2013 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2013 Australian Open in mixed doubles with Jarmila Gajdošová. Ebden also finished runner-up at the 2022 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2022 Australian Open in men's doubles with Purcell, and the 2021 Australian Open – Mixed doubles, 2021 Australian Open and 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2022 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles partnering Samantha Stosur. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 24 in January 2022, and has won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2014 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's doubles, 2014 Mexican Open. In singles, Ebden reached his highest ranking of world No. 39 in October 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup XXXI was the 31st and final edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis that took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia. On 26 June 2018, the defending Swiss team of Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic and 2018 finalist German team of Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber were announced as the first teams for the 2019 tournament. On 15 August 2018, the teams of Greece and Spain were announced. For the first time in history, Roger Federer and Serena Williams faced each other in a competitive event. Federer came out victorious alongside Bencic in the mixed doubles rubber. This match also attracted a Perth Arena record tennis crowd of 14,064, which was the highest attendance for a tennis match in Western Australian history. Switzerland successfully defended their title, beating Germany in a repeat of the previous year's final. This was Federer's 3rd Hopman Cup title, the most by any player, male or female. Entrants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barty RG19 (9) (48199405532)
Barty is a surname and, as a given name, a diminutive or short name of Bartholomew or other names, including Barton. __NOTOC__ Notable people with the name include: Given name * Barton "Barty" Smith (born 1952), American football player Surname * Ashleigh Barty (born 1996), Australian tennis player * Billy Barty (1924–2000), American actor * Braden Barty (born 1970), American director and producer, son of Billy * Jack Barty (1888–1942), British actor * James S. Barty (1806–1875), Scottish minister Fictional characters * Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Sr, a fictional politician in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Jr, a Death Eater, son of the above character See also * *Bartee, surname *Bharti (name) Bharti may refer to: Companies * Bharti Enterprises, a business conglomerate based in New Delhi, India ** Bharti Airtel, an Indian global telecommunications services company based in New Delhi, India People * Sunil Bharti Mittal (born 1957), Indi ... {{su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Bencic
Belinda Bencic ( sk, Belinda Benčičová, ; born 10 March 1997) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 4 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) which she achieved in February 2020. Bencic has won six singles titles, including a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Born in Switzerland to Slovak parents at a time when another Slovak-Swiss player Martina Hingis was one of the best tennis players in the world, Bencic began playing tennis at the age of two. Her father arranged for her to train with Hingis's mother and coach daily from the age of seven. By the time she was 16, Bencic became the No. 1 ranked junior in the world and won two junior Grand Slam singles titles at the French Open and Wimbledon. On the professional tour, she made her top 100 debut shortly after turning 17. Her first big breakthrough came at the 2014 US Open, where she became the youngest quarterfinalist since Hingis in 1997. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová, OLY ( , ; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 29 career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and in 2014. She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her career-high ranking of world No. 2 was achieved on 31 October 2011. Kvitová first gained notice by defeating then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the 2009 US Open. This was followed by her first major semifinal appearance at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Then, during her breakthrough season in 2011, Kvitová won her first major title at Wimbledon over Maria Sharapova in the final, and becoming the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a major. At the end of the season, she won the WTA Championships on her debut. She also helped lead the Czech Republic to victory in the Fed Cup that sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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