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Baltacha
Baltacha (russian: Балтача) is a family name of Tatar language, Tatar origin, derived from the Turkic languages, Turkic word baltacı (other), baltacı, meaning "a person skilled with an axe", from '':tr:balta, balta'': "axe", i.e., "woodcutter" or "halberdier". of the Baltasinsky District Notable people with the surname include: * Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha (born 1958), the former USSR national football team, USSR football player, Dynamo Kyiv * Sergei Baltacha Jr. (born 1979), son of Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, football player * Elena Baltacha (1983–2014), daughter of Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, tennis player See also * Baltacı (other)References {{surname Occupational surnames Turkic-language surnames Surnames of Tatar origin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Baltacha
Elena Sergeevna Baltacha ( uk, Олена Сергіївна Балтача; 14 August 1983 – 4 May 2014) was a Ukrainian-born British professional tennis player. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Awards, she was also a long-term British No. 1, a position she held intermittently from 2002 to 2012. However, as a result of her absence from competition due to knee surgery, she dropped down the world rankings and at the time of her retirement on 18 November 2013, she was ranked as the world No. 221 and British No. 6. Her career-high ranking of world No. 49 was achieved in September 2010. Over the course of her career, she won 11 ITF singles titles (five $25k, two $50k, two $75k, and two $100k) and four ITF doubles titles (all $25k). She was also a runner-up in three ITF events in singles and four in doubles. In 2010, Baltacha had victories over top 10-players, including two victories over Li Na (the second of which came via retirement) and one against Francesca Schiav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
