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Annika Beck
Annika Beck (; born 16 February 1994) is a German former professional tennis player. She started playing tennis at the age of four when introduced to the game by her parents. A baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand, and favorite surface is hardcourt. She was coached by Jakub Záhlava and Sebastian Sachs. Beck won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37, and on the same date, she peaked at No. 84 in the WTA doubles rankings. Early life Her father Johannes and her mother Petra teach chemistry at the University of Bonn. Beck attended the Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn, a school for girls, where she completed her Abitur in 2011. Career 2012 Beck started 2012 ranked world No. 234. She played one ITF tournament in January, one in February, and three in March, where she was runner-up in Sunderland and Bath, and won in Moscow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 US Open – Women's Singles
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was her second major singles title. Kerber became the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to win both hard court majors in the same calendar year, having also won the Australian Open. She also attained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time after Serena Williams failed to reach the final. In addition to Kerber and Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwańska were in contention for the top ranking. Flavia Pennetta was the reigning champion, but retired from the sport at the end of 2015. Plíšková became the first Czech woman to reach the final since 1993, and only the fourth player to beat both of the Williams sisters in the same major (defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round and Serena Williams in the semifinals). Serena Williams was attempting to set new Open Era records by winning a 23rd major singles ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Záhlava
Jakub Herm-Záhlava (born 12 May 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. Born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, he is a cousin of Czech tennis player Sandra Záhlavová. Biography Záhlava played in the main draw of two ATP Tour level tournaments, Bucharest in 2000 and Stuttgart in 2001. He won the 2002 Wolfsburg Challenger tournament. Playing as a qualifier, he upset second seed Jürgen Melzer en route to the title win. During his career he also had wins over Marin Čilić, Ivo Karlović, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Janko Tipsarević. He played tennis in the German Bundesliga for Mannheim. As a coach he has worked full-time with Michael Berrer, Louk Sorensen and Tatjana Maria. One of the players that he has coached, Barbora Strýcová, was also his wife from 2006 to 2015. He now coaches at the Schüttler Waske Tennis-University The Schüttler Waske Tennis-University is a tennis academy located in Offenbach am Main near Frankfurt, Germany. The academy was founded in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 French Open – Girls' Singles
Ons Jabeur was the defending champion but instead chose to play at the 2012 Aegon Trophy in Nottingham. Annika Beck defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (; born 13 September 1994) is a Slovak tennis player. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 12 singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 October 201 ... 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 in the final to win her first Junior Grand Slam. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 French Open - Girls' Singles Girls' Singles French Open, 2012 Girls' Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 French Open
The 2012 French Open (also known as Roland Garros, after the famous French aviator) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 116th edition of the French Open, and took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 27 May until 11 June 2012. Rafael Nadal won the tournament for the third year in succession, and the seventh time in eight years, defeating first-time Roland Garros finalist Novak Djokovic. His seventh title broke Björn Borg's record of six French Open Men's Singles titles, and equalled Chris Evert's record for most French Open titles won by a man or woman. Li Na was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the fourth round by Yaroslava Shvedova. Maria Sharapova defeated 21st seed Sara Errani in the final to win her first French Open title, to complete a career Grand Slam, and to return to the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in four years. This championship was the second time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Estoril Open
The 2012 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 23rd edition of the Portugal Open, Estoril Open for the men (the 16th for the women), and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments, International-level tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras Municipality, Portugal, Oeiras, Portugal, from 28 April through 6 May 2012. ATP singles main draw entrants Seeds * Seedings are based on the rankings of April 23, 2012 Other entrants The following players received Wild card (sports), wildcards into the main draw: * Gastão Elias * João Sousa * Pedro Sousa The following players received entry as a special exempt into the main draw: * Attila Balázs The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Iñigo Cervantes Huegun, Iñigo Cervantes * Javier Martí * Daniel Muñoz de la Nava * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title. Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Kristina Barrois * Mona Barthel The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Gréta Arn * Iveta Benešová * Anna Chakvetadze * Alizé Cornet The following players received entry as lucky loser: * Akgul Amanmuradova * Kateryna Bondarenko Withdrawals * Daniela Hantuchová * Sabine Lisicki * Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury) * Vera Zvonareva Retirements * Alizé Cornet (right shoulder injury) * Jelena Janković (low back injury) * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Sparta Prague Open
The 2012 Sparta Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place at the Tennis Club Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 14 to 20 May 2012. WTA entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 7 May 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Denisa Allertová * Jana Čepelová * Martina Přádová * Tereza Smitková The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Annika Beck * Monica Puig * Anastasija Sevastova * Zhang Shuai The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers: * Rika Fujiwara * Sandra Záhlavová Champions Singles * Lucie Šafářová def. Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 7–5 Doubles * Alizé Cornet / Virginie Razzano def. Akgul Amanmuradova / Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua ( ; born 11 February 1985) is a retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 E-Boks Open
The 2012 e-Boks Open was the third and final edition of the tennis tournament e-Boks Danish Open, an WTA International tournaments, international-level tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place on indoor hardcourt, hard courts in Farum, Denmark between 9 and 15 April 2012. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of April 2, 2012 Other entrants The following players received Wild card (sports), wildcards into the main draw: * Karen Barbat * Malou Ejdesgaard * Yulia Putintseva The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Annika Beck * Anna Chakvetadze * Melinda Czink * Johanna Konta Withdrawals * Mandy Minella (back injury) * Galina Voskoboeva Retirements * Ksenia Pervak (gastritis) Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of April 2, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Karen Barbat / Mai Grage * Malou Ejdesgaard / Caroline Wozniacki The following pair received entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abitur
''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen years of schooling (see also, for Germany, ''Abitur'' after twelve years). In German, the term has roots in the archaic word , which in turn was derived from the Latin (future active participle of , thus "someone who is going to leave"). As a matriculation examination, ''Abitur'' can be compared to A levels, the ''Matura'' or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, which are all ranked as level 4 in the European Qualifications Framework. In Germany Overview The ("certificate of general qualification for university entrance"), often referred to as ("''Abitur'' certificate"), issued after candidates have passed their final exams and have had appropriate grades in both the last and second last school year, is the document which contains t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnasium (Germany)
''Gymnasium'' (; German plural: ''Gymnasien''), in the German education system, is the most advanced and highest of the three types of German secondary schools, the others being ''Hauptschule'' (lowest) and ''Realschule'' (middle). ''Gymnasium'' strongly emphasizes academic learning, comparable to the British sixth form system or with prep schools in the United States. A student attending ''Gymnasium'' is called a ''Gymnasiast'' (German plural: ''Gymnasiasten''). In 2009/10 there were 3,094 gymnasia in Germany, with students (about 28 percent of all precollegiate students during that period), resulting in an average student number of 800 students per school.Federal Statistical office of Germany, Fachserie 11, Reihe 1: Allgemeinbildende Schulen – Schuljahr 2009/2010, Wiesbaden 2010 Gymnasia are generally public, state-funded schools, but a number of parochial and private gymnasia also exist. In 2009/10, 11.1 percent of gymnasium students attended a private gymnasium. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn
The Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn (), often referred to as the Liebfrauenschule Bonn, is a Roman Catholic gymnasium school for girls in the Südstadt quarter of Bonn, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany. History In 1876, a private Catholic school for girls was founded by Bernardine Fröhlich and from 1900 was run by Emilie Heyermann. It was located in Clemensstraße and had c. 250 pupils. In 1917, it was taken over by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and in 1919 it moved to Königstraße 17–19. From 1938 to 1944, it was closed and replaced by a ''städtische Oberschule II für Mädchen''. In 1945, the Sisters took over the school again and converted it into a gymnasium for modern languages and, until 1975, for high school education for women. In 1975, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne took over responsibility for the school. In 1985, it was renovated and the buildings were extended. The school is co-operating in the advanced level with the Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing. The Women's Tennis Association was founded in June 1973 by Billie Jean King, and traces its origins to the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, arranged by Gladys Heldman, sponsored by Joe Cullman, CEO of Philip Morris, and held on 23 September 1970 at the Houston Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Rosie Casals won this first event. When the Women's Tennis Association was founded, Billie Jean King was one of nine players that comprised the WTA, also referred to as the Original 9, that included Julie Heldman, Valerie Ziegenfuss, Judy Dalton, Kristy Pigeon, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kerry Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
