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Anda Perianu
Anda Perianu (born July 4, 1980) is a Romanian former professional 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. On 24 July 2006, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 120 whilst her best WTA doubles ranking was 213 on 22 May 2006. She was coached by Silviu Tănăsoiu. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 14 (3 titles, 11 runner-ups) Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups) External links * * 1980 births Living people Romanian female tennis players Sportspeople from Brăila {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brăila
Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila. According to the 2011 Romanian census there were 180,302 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 11th most populous city in Romania. The current mayor of Brăila is . History Origins Before 14th century, a small village existed in the place of today's Brăila, probably inhabited by fishermen and small merchants.Rădvan, p.248 The village fell to the Mongols during the 1241 Mongol invasion of Europe and it was under direct control of the rulers of Argeș in mid-14th century. A settlement called ''Drinago'' was found in several 14th century Catalan and Castillian portolan charts ( Angelino de Dalorto, 1325/1330 and Angelino Dulcert, 1339), as well as in the ''Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms''. This may have been an erroneous transcription of ''Brillago'', a name which was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty Qualls (January 4, 1979 – August 31, 2021) was an American professional tennis player. She had her WTA Tour breakthrough when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge. It took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career, on November 5, 2007, at No. 91. She beat Alizé Cornet and Vania King before falling to Julia Vakulenko in three sets. In 2007, she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league. Career 2008 In 2008, Ditty qualified for the Open Gaz de France tournament in Paris where she lost to the No. 6 seed and former world No. 1, Amélie Mauresmo. During the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, she made it through the first round by defeating Alona Bondarenko, who was seeded eighth, and got to the second round there before falling to qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 5–7, 4–6, after having leads in both sets. Her win over world No. 22, Alona Bondarenko, was best-ever career win. In August, Julie defeated Yuan Meng in the first round at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanelle Scheepers
Chanelle Scheepers ( ; born 13 March 1984) is a retired South African tennis player. She won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 12 singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 10 October 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. On 10 April 2014, she peaked at No. 42 in the doubles rankings. Career Scheepers turned pro in 2000 and played two ITF events. In 2001, she reached four finals on ITF level and won all, with three of them coming from Durban, South Africa a local tournament, and one in the United States. In 2002, she reached three ITF finals winning one in Mackay, Australia and losing in the other two in Liechtenstein and Switzerland. In 2003, she played her first tour-level event in the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts and won her first main-draw tour-level match after getting through the qualifying draw over Samantha Stosur but lost to Tathiana Garbin in the next round. She then had a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natallia Dziamidzenka
Natallia Dziamidzenka ( be, Наталля Дзямідзенка; born 9 November 1983) is a retired Belarusian tennis player. She won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 4 October 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 340. On 11 October 2004, she peaked at No. 228 in the doubles rankings. Partnering Anda Perianu, Dziamidzenka won her first $50k tournament in July 2005 at the ITF Louisville, defeating Teryn Ashley and Julie Ditty Julie Ditty Qualls (January 4, 1979 – August 31, 2021) was an American professional tennis player. She had her WTA Tour breakthrough when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge. It took her into the top 100 for the first time in he ... in the final. ITF finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 9 (2–7) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dziamidzenka, Natallia 1983 births Living people Tennis players from Minsk Belarusian female tennis players 21st-century Belarusian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleke Tsoubanos
Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. Tsoubanos, the daughter of Greek-born parents, is originally from St. Louis and played collegiate tennis for Vanderbilt University. She was a member of the Vanderbilt team which finished runner-up in the 2001 NCAA Championships and was a three-time ITA doubles All-American. Graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2004, Tsoubanos competed on the professional tour until 2007, reaching career-high rankings of 431 in singles and 126 in doubles. She was a WTA Tour doubles quarterfinalist at Rabat and Quebec City in 2006. Her four titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental ... all came as a doubles player. In 2020, she was named as the new head coach of wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaysie Smashey
Kaysie Smashey (born April 11, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player. Smashey, who was born and raised in El Paso, played college tennis on a scholarship for the Texas Longhorns between 1999 and 2002. On the professional tour, Smashey reached a best ranking of 451 in singles and 146 in doubles. She made four doubles main-draw appearances on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tourna ..., with her best performance a quarterfinal appearance at Memphis in 2005. Her four ITF doubles titles included the $50,000 Waikoloa tournament. ITF Circuit finals Doubles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smashey, Kaysie 1980 births Living people American female tennis players Texas Longhorns women's tennis play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Moros
Cristina Moros (born February 10, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player. Moros is originally from Florida and was a world number one junior in doubles. Her father Julio, a Venezuelan by birth, is a tennis coach who was a long time assistant to Nick Bollettieri. She is a goddaughter of Bollettieri. Between 1994 and 1998, Moros played college tennis for the Texas Longhorns and achieved All-American selection in each of her four seasons. In 1995 she was a member of Texas's NCAA championship The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ... winning team. She is currently the head coach of the University of South Florida's women's tennis team. ITF finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moros, Cristina 1977 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krista Damico
Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European (Finland, Estonia and Sweden) variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa. It means "Follower of Christ". People named Krista *Krista Allen (born 1971), American actress * Krista Aru (born 1958), Estonian historian, museologist and politician * Krista Benjamin (born 1970), American poet *Krista Blunk, American sports analyst *Krista Branch, American singer *Krista Bridge, Canadian writer *Krista Bridges (born 1968), Canadian actress * Krista Buecking (born 1982), Canadian visual artist * Krista Davey (born 1978), American soccer player *Krista Detor (born 1969), American singer * Krista Donnenwirth (born 1989), American softball player *Krista Donaldson (born 1973), Canadian-American engineer * Krista DuChene (born 1977), Canadian athlete *Krista Erickson, Canadian broadcaster * Krista Errickson (born 1964), American actress *Krista Fanedl (born 1941), Slovenian alpine skier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Jones
Beau may refer to: * Beau (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, nickname or surname * Beau (guitarist) (born 1946), songwriter and 12-string guitar specialist * Beau (grape), another name for the Italian wine grape Trebbiano * "Beau" (poem), a poem by James Stewart *''The Beau'', a short-lived Irish literary journal *Beau's All Natural Brewing Company, a Canadian microbrewery *"Beau", a synonym for boyfriend See also * Beau Geste (other) *Beau Jack (1921–2000), American lightweight boxer born Sidney Walker *Beau Jocque (1953–1999), American zydeco musician born Andrus J. Espre * Beau Monga (born 1994), winner of New Zealand ''The X Factor'' * Beaux, a commune in France *Beaux (surname) *LeBeau (other) *Bo (other) *Bow (other) Bow often refers to: * Bow and arrow, a weapon * Bowing, bending the upper body as a social gesture * An ornamental knot made of ribbon Bow may also refer to: * Bow (watercraft), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Melch
Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre (c. 1424–after 1480) * Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine (1608–1657), French noblewoman * Nicole LaRoche, flutist in the band Brulé, releases solo albums as "Nicole" Storms * Tropical Storm Nicole, a number of named tropical and subtropical cyclones ** Tropical Storm Nicole (2010) ** Hurricane Nicole (2016) ** Hurricane Nicole (2022) Other uses * ''Nicole'' (film), a 1978 thriller * ''Nicole'' (video game), a visual novel style game * Nicole, Lot-et-Garonne, a town in France * “Nicole”, a song by Ween from the 1990 album '' GodWeenSatan: The Oneness'' * ''Nicole'' (album), an album by Indonesian singer NIKI See also * Nicolle * Nicoll Highway * Nichole * Nicholas (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arpi Kojian
Arpi ( grc, Ἄρποι), Argyrippa ( grc, Ἀργύριππα), and Argos Hippium ( grc, Ἄργος Ἵππιον) was an ancient city of Apulia, Italy, 20 mi. W. of the sea coast, and 5 mi. N. of the modern Foggia. The first name was Argos Hippium then Argyrippa and later Arpi. Legend attributes Arpi's foundation to Diomedes, and the figure of a horse, which appears on its coins, shows the importance of horse-breeding in early times in the district. Its territory extended to the sea, and Strabo says that from the extent of the city walls one could gather that it had once been one of the greatest cities of Italy. As a protection against the Samnites, Arpi became an ally of Rome. In the war with Pyrrhus, the Arpani aided Rome with a contingent of 4000 foot and 400 horse. Arpi remained faithful to Rome until Rome's defeat at the battle of Cannae, but the consul Quintus Fabius Maximus, son of the famous Roman dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, captured i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
