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Annalisa Bona
Annalisa Bona (born 15 November 1982) is an Italian former tennis player. On 14 May 2012, she reached her highest singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 235. In April 2012, she reached her first WTA Tour main draw at the Barcelona Ladies Open The Barcelona Ladies Open was a tennis tournament for women held in Barcelona in Catalonia (Spain) and was played on outdoor clay courts. It was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour with total prize money of $220,000. The tourname .... ITF Circuit finals Singles (2–8) Doubles (0–2) References External links * * 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Genoa Italian female tennis players 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genova
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one of the largest naval powers of the continent and considered am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleurus
Fleurus (; wa, Fleuru) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It has been the site of four major battles. The municipality consists of the following districts: Brye, Heppignies, Fleurus, Lambusart, Saint-Amand, Wagnelée, Wanfercée-Baulet (wa: ''Wanfercêye-Bålet''), and Wangenies. History Traces of agriculture dating back to the Neolithic Age were found in area known as Fleurjoux and Neuve Baraque. Later the site saw the construction of the Chaussée Brunehaut, a road network of uncertain origin, perhaps attributable to the Roman Empire. In October 1155, Henry IV of Luxembourg, also Count of Namur enfranchised the municipality which became the city of Fleurus. Henry IV had a castle in Heppignies. The town has given its name to three battles fought in the area : *The Battle of Fleurus (1622) in the Thirty Years' War. *The Battle of Fleurus (1690) in the Nine Years' War. *The Battle of Fleurus (1794) in the French Revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Wienerová
Lenka Wienerová (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak former 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. Wienerová has won ten singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 10 August 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 128. On 2 April 2012, she peaked at No. 158 in the doubles rankings. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 19 (10–9) Doubles: 25 (11–14) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wienerova, Lenka 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Košice Slovak female tennis players 21st-century Slovak women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Broošová
Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song "The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. "The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' and the 2011 film ''Moneyball''. Her song "Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and in a Disney Movie Rewards commercial. Her fifth studio album, ''Attune'', was released in 2017. Early life The daughter of Czech-born jazz trumpet musician, Jiří Křipač and Australian schoolteacher, Eden, Lenka was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney, where she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician. Career 2008–2012: Beginnings and self-titled debut album As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Bindi
Raffaella is an Italian female name taken from the male name Rafael, meaning "god has healed". ;People *Raffaella Baracchi, (born 1964), retired Italian actress *Raffaella Barker (born 1964), English author *Raffaella Brutto (born 1988), Italian snowboarder *Raffaella Calloni (born 1983), Italian volleyball player * Raffaella Camet Bertello (born 1992), Peruvian volleyball player *Raffaella Carrà (1943–2021), Italian TV hostess, singer and actress *Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 1954), Italian film producer * Raffaella Fico (born 1988), Italian showgirl, singer and model * Raffaella Imbriani (born 1973), German judoka * Raffaella Modugno (born 1988), Italian model *Raffaella Reggi Raffaella Reggi (; born 27 November 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Career As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982. Reggi won the mixe ... (born 1965), Italian former professional tennis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciampino
Ciampino () is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It was a ''frazione'' of Marino until 1974, when it became a ''comune''; it obtained the city ( it, città) status (being therefore officially known as Città di Ciampino) in 2004 by a presidential decree. It is best known for the local "Giovan Battista Pastine" International Airport, best known as ''Rome Ciampino'', a military airport which also hosts several civil flights, especially from low-cost companies such as Ryanair. The city is named after Giovanni Giustino Ciampini, a religious, scientist and archaeologist who lived here in the 17th century. It grew from 5,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 28,000 in 1971. Today, the city has circa 38,700 inhabitants. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ciampino has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Sports A.S.D. Polisportiva Ciampino and Polisportiva Città di Ciampino (Pol.D. Città di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihaela Buzărnescu
Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Buzărnescu has a Ph.D. in sports science from the National University of Physical Education and Sport. Career highlights Junior success Buzărnescu played her first professional match in 2004. She then won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated the top-seeded pair of Sharon Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final. Injuries and hiatus Shoulder and knee injuries (the latter prompting two surgeries) forced her off the pro tour for years, long enough that she went back to school, graduating a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016. 2017–2018: Grand Slam & top 100 deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube, River Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest and the most important city of Oltenia. The city prospered as a regional trading centre despite an earthquake in 1790, a plague in 1795, and a Ottoman Empire, Turkish assault in 1802 during which it was burned. Eight villages are administered by the city: Făcăi, Mofleni, Popoveni, Șimnicu de Jos, Cernele, Cernelele de Sus, Izvoru Rece, and Rovine. The last four were a separate commune called ''Cernele'' until 1996, when they were merged into the city. Etymology and names There are two possible etymologies for Craiova: Common Slavonic, Old Slavonic ''wikt:kral, kral'' ("king"), which has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margalita Chakhnashvili
Margalita "Maka" Chakhnashvili-Ranzinger ( ka, მარგალიტა "მაკა" ჩახნაშვილი, tr, ; born 9 December 1982) is a Georgian former tennis player. Chakhnashvili-Ranzinger won ten singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 30 July 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 134. On 15 June 2009, she peaked at No. 149 in the doubles rankings. She achieved a 30–27 record for Georgia in Fed Cup competitions. Chakhnashvili-Ranzinger was given a wildcard to represent Georgia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles draw. She teamed up with Anna Tatishvili Anna Tatishvili ( ka, ანა ტატიშვილი, tr, ; born February 3, 1990) is a Georgian-American former professional tennis player. In her career, Tatishvili won eleven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. ..., but lost in the first round. ITF finals Singles (10–12) Doubles (5–10) References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomezia
Pomezia () is a municipality (''comune'') in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, central Italy. In 2009 it had a population of about 60,000. History The town was built entirely new near the location of ancient Lavinium on land resulting from the final reclamation of the Pontine Marshes under Benito Mussolini, being inaugurated on 29 October 1939. Its new population was extracted from the poor peasants of Romagna, Veneto and Friuli. Peace did not last long. After being occupied by the forces of the Third Reich, Pomezia was heavily bombed during the Battle of Anzio in World War II. After the end of the war, Pomezia developed as a strong industrial center, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as a recreational center. It is also home to the production plant of Italian food company Colavita. ''Pratica di Mare'' is the ''frazione'' of Pomezia where the ruins of the ancient port of Lavinium are located, now from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The ancient communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina-Camelia Begu
Irina-Camelia Begu (born 26 August 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 22 in the world, in August 2016. Two years later, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking, also No. 22. Begu has won five singles titles and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also has won two singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as 12 singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. As a junior, she reached semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Oksana Kalashnikova. Later, as a senior, she continued with Grand Slam doubles success. She reached the semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open and quarterfinals of the 2017 French Open and 2018 Wimbledon Championships. In singles, she has the round of 16 as her best Grand Slam result at the 2015 Australian Open, 2016 French Open and 2022 French Open. In singles, she reached one Premier final, at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, but lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Cup NLB Montenegro
The Royal Cup NLB Montenegro was a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor clay courts, held in Donji Kokoti, Podgorica, Montenegro, from 2004 to 2019. The event was part of the ITF Women's Circuit and was classified in the $25,000 category. It was previously a $50k event but was downgraded in 2013. Past finals Singles Doubles Record Titles by player Since first edition of Podgorica tour, Czech player Renata Voráčová is the only participant which won the singles tournament twice (2009, 2012). Among the players which won title in singles and in doubles are Andrea Petković, Dijana Stojić, Irina-Camelia Begu and Stephanie Vogt. Below is the list of players which won at least two tournaments in singles and doubles. Titles by country By now, tennis players from 16 different countries won the trophy in singles or doubles competition at Royal Cup NLB Montenegro. Most successful were players from Romania, which won five titles. Additionally, more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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