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Barbara Schett
Barbara Schett Eagle (; born 10 March 1976) is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30. She also represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in singles and doubles, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles event. She retired after the 2005 Australian Open and now works for Eurosport as a commentator and presenter. Tennis career 1991–1995 Barbara Schett made her debut at the WTA Tour as a wildcard entrant for the tournament in Kitzbühel. She played mostly at the ITF Circuit, and won the ITF tournament in Zaragoza in 1992. In 1993, Schett broke into the top 200, and reached the quarterfinals at Kitzbühel and Montpellier. In Kitzbühel, Schett defeated world No. 17 Katerina Maleeva in the third round, and lost in the quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner. In 1994, Schett played her first Grand Slam tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, ) to the north and Patscherkofel () and Serles () to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The name means "bridge over the Inn". History Antiquity The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving pre-Roman place names show that the area has been populated continuously. In the 4th century the Romans established the army station Veldidena (the name survives in today's urban district Wilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6-3, 6-2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. They became the first pair of sisters to win the title. It was their third major title in doubles, and the third component in an eventual career Golden Slam in doubles. The Williams sisters had only played three events thus far into the season, and only entered the draw via a wildcard. Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but did not compete. Seeds Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs ''(semifinals)'' n/a Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce ''(second round)'' Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama ''(finals)'' Anna Kournikova / Natasha Zvereva ''(semifinals)'' Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez ''(quarterfinals)'' Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud ''(third round)'' Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions) Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat ''(second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria Fed Cup Team
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The Austria Billie Jean King Cup team represents Austria in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Osterreichischer Tennisverband. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Group I. History Austria competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They have reached the semifinals on three occasions. Current team (2020) *Melanie Klaffner * Mira Antonitsch *Julia Grabher * Sinja Kraus External links * Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup 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 chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 US Open – Mixed Doubles
The 2000 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 120th edition of the US Open and was held from 28 August through 10 September 2000. Ai Sugiyama and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but lost in first round to Karina Habšudová and David Rikl. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Jared Palmer won the title, defeating Anna Kournikova and Max Mirnyi in the final 6–4, 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Official Results Archive (WTA) at the |
2003 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Cara Black and Wayne Black were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan. Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Elena Likhovtseva and Mahesh Bhupathi 6–3, 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th mixed doubles Grand Slam title for Raymond and the 2nd mixed doubles Grand Slam title for Bryan, in their respective careers. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Official results archive (WTA) at the {{DEFAULTSORT:French Open - Mixed Doubles,2003 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Tomás Carbonell were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Ruano Pascual teamed up with Gastón Etlis and lost in second round to Cara and Wayne Black, while Carbonell did not compete this year due to retiring from professional tennis in 2001. Cara Black and Wayne Black won the title by defeating Elena Bovina and Mark Knowles 6–3, 6–3 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam mixed doubles title for both Cara and Wayne in their respective careers. They became the first Zimbabwean pair to win a Grand Slam title Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Official Results Archive (WTA) at the |
2001 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Rennae Stubbs and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but only Stubbs competed that year with Todd Woodbridge. Stubbs and Woodbridge lost in the semifinals to Barbara Schett and Joshua Eagle. Corina Morariu and Ellis Ferreira won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Schett and Eagle. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Final Top half Bottom half References 2001 Australian Open Mixed Doubles Draw2001 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles
The United States' Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeated the Netherlands' Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was the first of an eventual three gold medals at the event for the Williams sisters. In the bronze medal match, Belgium's Els Callens and Dominique Van Roost defeated Belarus' Olga Barabanschikova and Natalia Zvereva, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1. The tournament was held in the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia from 21 September till 28 September. The United States' Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernandez were the two-time reigning gold medalists, but Gigi Fernández retired from the sport in 1997 and Mary Joe Fernandez did not participate. Medals Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half ReferencesITF Olympic Site 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 US Open – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were defending champions, and won in the final 6–4, 7–5, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva. Seeds # Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions) # Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva ''(finals)'' # Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs ''(third round)'' # Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy ''(second round)'' # Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond ''(quarterfinals)'' # Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez ''(quarterfinals)'' # Liezel Huber / Tamarine Tanasugarn ''(quarterfinals)'' # Anastasia Myskina / Vera Zvonareva ''(first round)'' # Marion Bartoli / Myriam Casanova ''(first round)'' # Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt ''(third round)'' # María Vento-Kabchi / Angelique Widjaja ''(first round)'' # Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder ''(semifinals)'' # Alicia Molik / Magüi Serna ''(first round)'' # Silvia Farina Elia / Francesca Schiavone ''(second round)'' # Elena Dementieva / Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
