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Berlin Open
The Berlin Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Berlin, West Germany that was held five times between 1973 and 1979. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts. Finals Singles Doubles See also * European Indoor Championships - men's tournament held in Berlin (1990–1991) * German Pro Championships The German Pro Championships was a major professional men's tennis tournament. There were similar competitions in other countries, and also the World Pro Championships. After 1945 other names were used like ''German International'' in 1951 and '' ... - men's professional tournament held in Berlin (1911–1952) External links ATP 1973 Berlin OpenATP 1976 Berlin Open {{Berlin Open tournaments Grand Prix tennis circuit Defunct tennis tournaments in Germany Clay court tennis tournaments Sports competitions in Berlin Berlin Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricio Cornejo
Patricio Cornejo Seckel (; born 6 June 1944) is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan Smith/Erik van Dillen Erik van Dillen (born February 21, 1951) is an American retired tennis player who played over 25 Grand Slam championships at Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Tennis career Born in San Mateo, California, van Dillen first play ... from the US team 9–7, 39–37, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone Final. The second set is the world record for the most games in a Davis Cup set. Cornejo retired from professional tennis in 1983 but still continues to play socially and in charity tournaments. Career finals Doubles (8 titles, 10 runner-ups) External links * * * Chilean male tennis players Tennis players from Santiago 1944 births Living people Tennis players at the 1967 Pan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Tennis Tournaments In Germany
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German Pro Championships
The German Pro Championships was a major professional men's tennis tournament. There were similar competitions in other countries, and also the World Pro Championships. After 1945 other names were used like ''German International'' in 1951 and ''Berlin Pro Championships'' in 1952. Singles See also *Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era Before the advent of the Open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four majors. There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. Ho ... References {{Grand Slam Tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in Germany Clay court tennis tournaments Sports competitions in Berlin Professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Indoor Championships
The European Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Berlin, Germany. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour in 1990 and 1991. It was played on indoor carpet courts. Finals Singles Doubles See also * Berlin Open The Berlin Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Berlin, West Germany that was held five times between 1973 and 1979. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts. Finals Singles Doubles See also * ... - Berlin men's tournament (1973–1979) ReferencesITF Berlin Open 1990 {{ATP World Series tournaments ATP Tour [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Birner
Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a Czech former tennis player. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 January 2007, she reached her be ... and Hanna Birnerová. Eva Birnerová played tennis until 2014 on professional level and reached No. 59 (singles) and 52 (doubles) in the world rankings. He lives in the Czech Republic. Birner enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43 in 1987. Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Birner, Stanislav 1956 births Living people Czech male tennis pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Andrew
Jorge Andrew (born 2 November 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up at three doubles events. Andrew was a member of the Venezuelan Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1984, posting a 6–25 record in singles and a 7–10 record in doubles. Career finals Doubles (3 losses) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrew, Jorge 1951 births Living people Tennis players from Caracas Venezuelan male tennis players 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr (born 23 September 1950) is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player. Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... doubles titles. In singles, he achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36. Career finals Singles 6 (1–5) Doubles 24 (10–14) External links * * * 1950 births Living people Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian male tennis players Tennis players from São Paulo {{Brazil-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl (; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech–American former professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Lendl was ranked world No. 1 in singles for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. He won eight major singles titles and was runner-up a joint record 11 times (tied with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic), making him the first man to contest 19 major finals. Lendl also contested a record eight consecutive US Open finals, and won seven year-end championships. Lendl is the only man in professional tennis history to have a match winning percentage of over 90% in five different years (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1989). He also had a comfortable head-to-head winning record against his biggest rivals, which translates to a 22-13 record (4-3 in major matches) against Jimmy Connors and a 21-15 record (7-3 in major matches) against John McEnroe. Lendl's dominance of his era was the most evident at the year-end championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović (; born 13 June 1947) is a Croatian former tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia and has since had a long career in tennis management. He has been the Monte-Carlo Masters tournament director since 2005. Whilst his career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 6, the ATP rankings were installed after his 1969–1971 heyday – Franulović was ranked inside the top 20 in both 1970 and 1971, reaching as high as world No. 8 in March 1971. Finalist of the 1970 French Open and winner in Monte Carlo the same year. Biography Franulović was born on the island of Korčula to father Ivo and mother Katica, but at the age of one month got brought to Split where he grew up. His playing career lasted for 12 years between 1969 and 1980, during which he won a total of ten singles professional titles as well as seven doubles titles. He is remembered for reaching the French Open final in 1970, which he lost to Czech Jan Kodeš in straight sets. He reached the semifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell (born 12 May 1955) is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and who achieved rank as UK No. 1. During his time on the world tour, he won one singles title and eleven doubles titles. The highlight of his career was reaching the men's doubles final of Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. Early life Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia. He was educated at Prince Edward School and The University of the Witswatersrand. . Accessed 11 July 2014 Tennis career highlights Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at The Championships, Wimbledon in 1975. Unseeded, after two straight sets wins, they defeated the No. 7 seeds Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Huťka
Pavel Huťka (born 28 February 1949) is a Czech former professional tennis player and current tennis trainer. Career Hutka held a match point against Italy's Adriano Panatta in the opening round of the 1976 French Open, but lost 10–12 in the fifth set.''The Age''"Champion scrapes through" 4 June 1976, pg. 13 The Italian went on to win the tournament. He made the third round of the 1977 French Open (beating Jan Šimbera and Brian Teacher) and appeared in a further three French Opens, without matching that effort. Hutka was a doubles finalist at Kitzbuhel in 1979. He and partner Pavel Složil lost the final to Mike Fishbach and Chris Lewis. On the Grand Prix singles circuit he made three quarter-finals at Munich in 1975, Nice in 1978 Nice and Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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