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Ankara Cup
The Ankara Cup is a tournament for professional female tennis players, played on indoor hardcourts. The event is classified as a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held annually in Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ..., Turkey, from 2011 to 2016. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Official websiteITF search {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankara Cup ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Turkey Recurring sporting events established in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul. Serving as the capital of the ancient Celtic state of Galatia (280–64 BC), and later of the Roman province with the same name (25 BC–7th century), the city is very old, with various Hattian, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, Galatian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archeological sites. The Ottomans made the city the capital first of the Anatolia Eyalet (1393 – late 15th century) and then the Angora Vilayet (1867–1922). The historical center of Ankara is a rocky hill rising over the left bank of the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. The hill remains crowned by the ruins of Ankara Castle. Although few of its outworks have survived, there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Puig
Monica Puig Marchán, (born September 27, 1993) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. She is the first Puerto Rican in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics while representing Puerto Rico, having done so in 2016 at the women's singles event. She is also a Central American and Caribbean champion and Pan American silver medalist. Having turned professional in 2010, Puig won two WTA singles titles and six ITF singles titles. On 26 September 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On 25 May 2015, she peaked at No. 210 in the doubles rankings. She retired as a professional tennis player on 13 June 2022. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Puig won the gold medal, the ninth overall medal at the Games for Puerto Rico. With the feat, she also became the first Latin American champion in the women's singles discipline and is the only unseeded female player to win the gold medal since the reintroduction of tennis in 1988. During her career, Pui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Kerkhove
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (born 4 November 1991) is a professional tennis player from the Netherlands. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 June 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 135. On 25 June 2018, she peaked at No. 58 in the doubles rankings. Career In July 2013, Kerkhove made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Swedish Open. She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier, and recorded her first major singles match-win at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships over Svetlana Kuznetsova. She recorded her second major singles win as a lucky loser at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships over wildcard Sonay Kartal before being defeated by world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in three sets. Personal life In July 2019, she married football player Edinho Pattinama and changed her name to Pattinama Kerkhove. Performance timelines ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Kania
Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a silent film * ''Paula'' (1952 film), an American drama * ''Paula'' (2011 film), a Canadian animation * ''Paula'' (2016 film), a German film * ''Paula'' (TV series), 2017 Music * ''Paula'' (album), by Robin Thicke, 2014 * "Paula" (Zoé song), 2006 * "Paula", a 1972 song by Monica Verschoor * "Paula", a 1981 song by Tim Weisberg People * Paula (given name), including a list of people with the name * Paula of Rome (347–404), ancient Roman saint *Paula (surname) Other uses * Paula (computer chip), the sound chip of the Commodore Amiga computer * ''Paula'' (novel), memoir by Isabel Allende, 1994 * ''Paula'' (1876 barque), a German ship from which was sent the longest travelled message in a bottle * ''Paula'' (insect), a synonym for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Melnikova
Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova (russian: Марина Анатольевна Мельникова; born 5 February 1989) is a Russian tennis player. She has won six singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 4 May 2015, Melnikova reached her best singles ranking of world No. 170. On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 80 in the doubles rankings. Melnikova made her WTA Tour debut 2008 at Barcelona and also featured 2009 in the Rosmalen Open, both times in the doubles draw. She was a finalist at the ITF Delhi in doubles, alongside Elise Mertens. Personal life and background Melnikova is currently coached by Oleg Mannapov. Her father is Anatoliy, mother is Elena, and brother is Sergey. She started playing at age seven when introduced to the sport by her dad. Her favorite surfaces are hard and clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez (; born 12 August 1982) is a Spanish retired professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, her biggest being a Premier 5 title at the 2010 Italian Open where she defeated two former World No. 1 players, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Janković, en route to the title. As a junior, she won the Orange Bowl and French Open. She reached her career high ranking in singles of World No. 19 on 10 May 2010. In doubles, Martínez Sánchez has won 21 WTA titles, ten of which came with Nuria Llagostera Vives. Among them are the 2009 WTA Tour Championships, 2009 Rogers Cup and Dubai Tennis Championships 2010–2011. Martínez Sánchez reached a career high doubles ranking of World No. 4 on 5 July 2010. Career Martínez Sánchez won the 1999 Orange Bowl, a year-ending tennis event for Juniors. Next year she became the champion of French Open girls' doubles. She made her first Grand Slam draw at the 2001 Australian Open losing to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Ankara Cup – Doubles
Ekaterine Gorgodze and Nastja Kolar were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate. María José Martínez Sánchez and Marina Melnikova Marina Anatolyevna Melnikova (russian: Марина Анатольевна Мельникова; born 5 February 1989) is a Russian tennis player. She has won six singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 4 May 2015, Melnikova reache ... won the title, defeating Paula Kania and Lesley Kerkhove in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 0–8 Seeds Draw References Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankara Cup - Doubles 2010s in Ankara 2015 in Turkish tennis Ankara Cup - Doubles Ankara Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Yashina
Ekaterina Yuryevna Yashina ( rus, Екатерина Юрьевна Яшина, , ɪ̯ɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ˈjaʂɨnə; born 6 August 1993) is a professional Russian tennis player. On 7 January 2019, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 335 whilst her best WTA doubles ranking was 131 on 8 November 2021. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Tashkent Open, gaining entry as a wildcard, partnering Sabina Sharipova Sabina Sharipova (born 4 September 1994) is an Uzbek former professional tennis player. Up to date, she has won 15 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 5 November 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 122. .... WTA 125 tournament finals Doubles: 1 (runner–up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups) Doubles: 66 (33 titles, 33 runner–ups) Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yashina, Ekaterina 1993 births Living people Russian female tennis players Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabina Sharipova
Sabina Sharipova (born 4 September 1994) is an Uzbek former professional tennis player. Up to date, she has won 15 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 5 November 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 122. On 9 October 2017, she peaked at No. 197 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Uzbekistan at the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., Sharipova has a win–loss record of 20–17. Grand Slam singles performance timeline ITF Circuit finals Singles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner–ups) Doubles: 20 (7 titles, 13 runner–ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharipova, Sabina 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Tashkent Uzbekistani female tennis players Asian Games competitors for Uz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidziya Marozava
Lidziya Marozava ( be, Лідзія Аляксандраўна Марозава, russian: Лидия Александровна Морозова, ''Lidiya Aleksandrovna Morozova''; born 8 October 1992) is a professional tennis player from Belarus. Marozava has won three doubles titles on WTA Tour plus two doubles titles on WTA Challenger Tour as well as 21 doubles titles and one singles title on the ITF Circuit. On 25 September 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 468. On 1 October 2018, she peaked at No. 37 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for the Belarus Fed Cup team The Belarus women's national tennis team represented Belarus in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They compete in the World Group. After the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine, the Internatio ..., Marozava has a win–loss record of 4–3. Performance timeline Doubles Significant finals WTA Elite Trophy Doubles: 1 (runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Blinkova
Anna Vladimirovna Blinkova ( rus, Анна Владимировна Блинкова, , ˈanːə blʲɪnˈkovə, Ru-Anna Blinkova.ogg; born 10 September 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one singles and one doubles title each on WTA Challenger Tour as well as three singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In February 2020, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 54. On 14 September 2020, she peaked at No. 45 in the WTA doubles rankings. Blinkova was runner-up at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in girls' singles and was ranked the No. 3 junior tennis player in the world in August 2015. Personal life and background Anna Blinkova was born on 10 September 1998 in Moscow to mother Elena and father Vladimir. During childhood, she played both tennis and chess to a high level. She prefers playing on hardcourts. Her favourite shot is forehand. She speaks Russian, Slovak, French and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Ankara Cup – Doubles
María José Martínez Sánchez and Marina Melnikova were the defending champions, but Martínez Sánchez chose not to participate. Melnikova partnered Paula Kania, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Elitsa Kostova and Cornelia Lister Cornelia Lister (born 26 May 1994) is a former Swedish tennis player. She has won one singles title and 25 doubles 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 o .... Anna Blinkova and Lidziya Marozava won the title, defeating Sabina Sharipova and Ekaterina Yashina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 1–9 Seeds Draw References Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Ankara Cup - Doubles Ankara Cup - Doubles Ankara Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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