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Andrés Hammersley
Andrés Hammersley Núñez (17 October 1919 — 10 January 2002) was a Chilean tennis player. He is considered one of the main referents of the tennis of his country in the 1940s and 1950s. Hammersley was nicknamed «the Huaso». Biography He was son of the athlete Rodolfo Hammersley and Lucía Núñez, and brother of the skier Arturo Hammersley. Simultaneously to his tennis career, he studied contactology in Germany, being one of the first Chilean specialists in this area. He had three marriages, one of them with Carla Timmerman. He spoke Spanish language, Spanish, English language, English, French language, French and German language, German. Sport career In 1941 he won his first Tennis Chilean championship, which repeated consecutively until 1946. Also he was runner-up in the Argentinian championship in 1945, and won the South American championship in 1943 and 1946. He was the first Chilean to participate in the international tournament of Forest Hills, Queens, Forest Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Hammersley (cropped)
Andrés Hammersley Núñez (17 October 1919 — 10 January 2002) was a Chilean tennis player. He is considered one of the main referents of the tennis of his country in the 1940s and 1950s. Hammersley was nicknamed «the Huaso». Biography He was son of the athlete Rodolfo Hammersley and Lucía Núñez, and brother of the skier Arturo Hammersley. Simultaneously to his tennis career, he studied contactology in Germany, being one of the first Chilean specialists in this area. He had three marriages, one of them with Carla Timmerman. He spoke Spanish, English, French and German. Sport career In 1941, he won his first Tennis Chilean championship, which repeated consecutively until 1946. Also he was runner-up in the Argentinian championship in 1945, and won the South American championship in 1943 and 1946. He was the first Chilean to participate in the international tournament of Forest Hills —current US Open— in 1945, and the following year he was invited to the Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
In the 1956 Wimbledon Championships men's singles, Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title. It was the first of three years in which Australian players dominated the Wimbledon Men's Singles final. Tony Trabert was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional. The competition lasted from Monday 25 June to Saturday 7 July 1956. Ulf Schmidt, from Sweden, was the only player from outside Australia and the United States to reach the quarterfinal stage. It was the first Wimbledon tournament in which Australian Rod Laver competed in senior competition; 17-year-old Laver, a qualifier, was defeated in the first round by Orlando Sirola. Seeds Lew Hoad (champion) Ken Rosewall ''(final)'' Sven Davidson ''(second round)'' Budge Patty ''(second round)'' Jaroslav Drobný ''(first round)'' Ham Richardson ''(semifinals)'' Kurt Nielsen ''(third round)'' Vic Seixas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
In the 1955 Wimbledon Championships men's singles event, Tony Trabert defeated Kurt Nielsen in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title. Jaroslav Drobný was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tony Trabert. It was the second of two Men's Singles competitions at Wimbledon in which an unseeded Nielsen had progressed to the final, and he remains the only unseeded player to achieve this twice. Seeds Tony Trabert (champion) Ken Rosewall ''(semifinals)'' Vic Seixas ''(second round)'' Lew Hoad ''(quarterfinals)'' Rex Hartwig ''(third round)'' Jaroslav Drobný ''(quarterfinals)'' Budge Patty ''(semifinals)'' Sven Davidson Sven Viktor Davidson (13 July 1928 – 28 May 2008) was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957, beating Ashley Cooper and Herbert Flam. Career Davidson also ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
In the 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles competition, Jaroslav Drobný defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 to take the gentlemen's singles tennis title. It was Drobný's third singles final and second win at Wimbledon. Vic Seixas was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Budge Patty. It was the first of 19-year-old Rosewall's Wimbledon singles finals, all of which he lost. This resulted in Rosewall being considered by many to be the greatest player never to win Wimbledon. Progress of the competition Jaroslav Drobný, who was 32 at the time of the competition, was Czech-born but was said to play "like an Englishman". Drobný was extremely popular with British tennis fans, and no British player had made it to the 1954 quarterfinals, the longest-surviving home player in the men's singles being 18-year-old Mike Davies, who was knocked out in the fourth round by Budge Patty. The ''Daily Herald'' reported that nearly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Bobby Riggs was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Seeds Dinny Pails ''(quarterfinals)'' Jack Kramer ''(fourth round)'' Geoff Brown ''(final)'' Pancho Segura ''(third round)'' Yvon Petra (champion) Dragutin Mitić ''(fourth round)'' Franjo Punčec Franjo Punčec (; 25 November 1913 – 5 January 1985) was a Yugoslav tennis player. He played for the Yugoslavian team at the International Lawn Tennis Challenge from 1933 to 1946. Early life and family Punčec started to play tennis at the ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Lennart Bergelin ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1946 Wimbledon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 French Championships – Men's Singles
Third-seeded Sven Davidson defeated Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Sven Davidson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Lew Hoad ''(third round)'' # Ashley Cooper ''(semifinals)'' # Sven Davidson ''(champion)'' # Giuseppe Merlo ''(fourth round)'' # Mervyn Rose ''(semifinals)'' # Nicola Pietrangeli ''(first round)'' # Budge Patty ''(fourth round)'' # Herbert Flam ''(final)'' # Pierre Darmon ''(second round)'' # Neale Fraser ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jacques Brichant ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jaroslav Drobný ''(second round)'' # Robert Haillet ''(quarterfinals)'' # Paul Remy ''(fourth round)'' # Mike Davies ''(third round)'' # Luis Ayala ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 French Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Lew Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Lew Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Lew Hoad ''(champion)'' # Budge Patty ''(fourth round)'' # Sven Davidson ''(finalist)'' # Arthur D. Larsen ''(fourth round)'' # Giuseppe Merlo ''(semifinals)'' # Jaroslav Drobný ''(fourth round)'' # Ashley Cooper ''(semifinals)'' # Tut B. Bartzen ''(first round)'' # Luis Ayala ''(fourth round)'' # Kurt Nielsen ''(fourth round)'' # Herbert Flam ''(quarterfinals)'' # Bob Perry ''(fourth round)'' # Paul Rémy ''(quarterfinals)'' # Don Candy ''(fourth round)'' # Jacques Brichant ''(quarterfinals)'' # Roger Becker ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 French Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Tony Trabert defeated Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Tony Trabert ''(champion)'' # Vic Seixas ''(quarterfinals)'' # Budge Patty ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ham Richardson ''(semifinals)'' # Art Larsen ''(fourth round)'' # Enrique Morea ''(fourth round)'' # Giuseppe Merlo ''(semifinals)'' # Mervyn Rose ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wladyslaw Skonecki ''(fourth round)'' # Philippe Washer ''(fourth round)'' # Sven Davidson ''(final)'' # Herbert Flam ''(quarterfinals)'' # Paul Remy ''(fourth round)'' # Jacques Brichant ''(fourth round)'' # Kurt Nielsen ''(fourth round)'' # Luis Ayala ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 French Championships – Men's Singles
Second-seeded Tony Trabert defeated Arthur D. Larsen 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1954 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Lew Hoad ''(fourth round)'' # Tony Trabert ''(champion)'' # Ken Rosewall ''(fourth round)'' # Vic Seixas ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jaroslav Drobný ''(fourth round)'' # Budge Patty ''(semifinals)'' # Mervyn Rose ''(quarterfinals)'' # Enrique Morea ''(semifinals)'' # Philippe Washer ''(fourth round)'' # Kurt Nielsen ''(second round)'' # Jacques Brichant ''(fourth round)'' # Art Larsen ''(final)'' # Rex Hartwig ''(fourth round)'' # Sven Davidson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Robert Falkenburg ''(fourth round)'' # Gardnar Mulloy ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 French Championships – Men's Singles
Marcel Bernard defeated Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1946 French Championships. Seeds Draw 1946 French Championships draw. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1946 French Championships - Men's Singles French Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles 1946 in French tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Open (tennis)
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. History Officially named in French ''les Internationaux de Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
