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César Carmona
Cesar Carmona was a Filipino tennis player. Carmona played for the Philippines Davis Cup team between 1946 and 1951, mostly as the doubles partner of Felicisimo Ampon. The team made the semi-finals of the 1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone. While on a tour of the United States in 1946 he secured a major upset win over reigning collegiate champion Bob Falkenburg at the Western Hardcourt tournament, dropping just four games in the process. Carmona made the singles third round of the 1950 Wimbledon Championships The 1950 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July. It was the 64th stagi .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carmona, Cesar Year of birth missing Possibly living people Filipino male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 French Championships – Men's Singles
Budge Patty defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1950 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Budge Patty is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Jaroslav Drobný ''(finalist)'' # Frank Sedgman ''(fourth round)'' # William Talbert ''(semifinals)'' # Eric Sturgess ''(semifinals)'' # Arthur D. Larsen ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Bromwich ''(quarterfinals)'' # Budge Patty ''(champion)'' # Victor Elias Seixas ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Men's Singles,1950 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 French Championships – Men's Singles
Jaroslav Drobný defeated Eric Sturgess 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1951 French Championships. Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Men's Singles,1951 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ... 1951 in French tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Budge Patty defeated Frank Sedgman in the final, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships. Ted Schroeder was the defending champion, but decided not to play. Seeds Frank Sedgman ''(final)'' Bill Talbert ''(quarterfinals)'' Jaroslav Drobný ''(semifinals)'' Eric Sturgess ''(quarterfinals)'' Budge Patty (champion) Gardnar Mulloy ''(quarterfinals)'' Art Larsen ''(quarterfinals)'' John Bromwich ''(fourth round)'' Geoff Brown ''(fourth round)'' Ken McGregor ''(fourth round)'' Bill Sidwell ''(fourth round)'' Vic Seixas ''(semifinals)'' Fred Kovaleski ''(fourth round)'' Irvin Dorfman Irvin "Irv" Sherrod Dorfman (September 3, 1924 – October 8, 2006) was an outstanding amateur American tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. He was ranked No. 15 in singles in the United States in 1947, and No. 3 in doubles in the U.S. in 1948. ... ''(third round)'' Dilip Bose ''(second round)'' Gio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 U
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broadsheet in the Philippines and the multimedia group, called The Inquirer Group, reaches 54 million people across several platforms. History The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' was founded on December 9, 1985, by publisher Eugenia Apóstol, columnist Max Solivén, together with Betty Go-Belmonte during the last days of the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos, becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Marcos regime. The ''Inquirer'' succeeded the weekly ''Philippine Inquirer'', created in 1985 by Apostol to cover the trial of 25 soldiers accused of complicity in the assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino at Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983. Apostol also published the '' Mr. & Ms. Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines Davis Cup Team
The Philippines men's national tennis team represents the Philippines in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Philippine Tennis Association. The Philippines currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won the Eastern Zone in 1957, 1958, 1960, and 1964, and reached the World Group Play-off in 1991. In April 2007, businessman and sportsman Jean Henri Lhuillier, president and chief executive officer of Cebuana Lhuillier was appointed team manager of the Philippines' Davis Cup team. History The Philippines was set to compete at the Davis Cup in 1921 but withdrew from the tournament. The country was supposed to be represented by brothers, Francisco and Guillermo Aragon in that year. The Philippines later decided not to enter the 1923 edition after withdrawing from both 1921 and 1922 editions. The country later competed in its first Davis Cup in 1926 becoming the first Southeast Asian country to do so. American Dwight Davis, who was also Governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicisimo Ampon
Felicisimo Ampon (October 27, 1920 – October 7, 1997) was a tennis player from the Philippines. He is considered to be the greatest Filipino tennis player in history, and at only 5 foot 3 inches tall, though closer to 4 ft 11, was once considered the best tennis player in the world, pound for pound. He represented the country in several Davis Cup competitions for almost 30 years, and holds the Philippine all-time record for the most singles (34-26) and total wins (40-35) in Davis Cup history. He was known for winning the 1934 Far Eastern Games tennis gold medal, the 1950 Pan American Games tennis singles gold medal, the 1958 Asian Games tennis doubles gold medal, and 1968 Chinese Recreational Club Open Tennis doubles title. Career Felicisimo Ampon was the son of former tennis player Felix Ampon and the brother of Desideria Ampon, who at her time dominated women's tennis in Asia. Ampon made a good start of his career in the Far Eastern Games, winning the tennis singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round. Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw First round Finland vs. Brazil Netherlands vs. Monaco Norway vs. Egypt Yugoslavia vs. West Germany Switzerland vs. Luxembourg Second round Austria vs. Sweden Great Britain vs. France Philippines vs. Brazil Netherlands vs. Ireland Belgium vs. Egypt West Germany vs. Denmark Switzerland vs. Poland Italy vs. South Africa Quarterfinals Great Britain vs. Sweden Netherlands vs. Philippines West Germany vs. Belgium Italy vs. Poland Semifinals Sweden vs. Philippines West Germany vs. Italy Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tampa Tribune
''The Tampa Tribune'' was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida. Along with the competing ''Tampa Bay Times'', the ''Tampa Tribune'' was one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. The newspaper also published a ''St. Petersburg Tribune'' edition, sold and distributed in Pinellas County. It published a Sunday magazine, ''Florida Accent'', during the 1960s and 1970s. ''The Tampa Tribune'' also operated ''Highlands Today'', a daily newspaper in Sebring. The ''Tribune'' stopped publishing the ''Hernando Today'', which was located in Brooksville, on December 1, 2014, citing "a tough newspaper advertising climate." On May 3, 2016, the ''Tampa Bay Times'' announced that it had acquired the ''Tribune'', and was combining the ''Times'' and ''Tribune''s operations, ending publication of the ''Tribune''. History Daily publication of the ''Tribune'' started in 1895 when Wallace Stovall upgraded printing from once a week. In 1927, newspaper mogul John Stewart B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Falkenburg
Robert Falkenburg (January 29, 1926 – January 6, 2022) was an American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and for introducing soft ice cream and American fast food to Brazil in 1952. He founded the Brazilian fast food chain Bob's. Early life Falkenburg was born in New York City on January 29, 1926, and grew up in Los Angeles, California, in a tennis-playing family. His parents, Eugene "Genie" Lincoln Falkenburg (an engineer involved in the construction of Hoover Dam) and Marguerite "Mickey" Crooks Falkenburg were amateur tennis players. While employed by Westinghouse, Eugene was transferred to South America, where he moved with his wife and three children to São Paulo, Brazil. There Mickey won the state tennis championship in 1927. Mickey was always involved in tennis. In ''The Game: My 40 Years in Tennis'', tennis champion Jack Kramer wrote that Mickey Falkenburg was "the first person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Wimbledon Championships
The 1950 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July. It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950. For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight. Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles. Finales Seniors Men's singles Budge Patty defeated Frank Sedgman, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 Women's singles Louise Brough defeated Margaret duPont, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 Men's doubles John Bromwich / Adrian Quist defeated Geoff Brown / Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 Women's doubles Louise Brough / Margaret duPont defeated Shirley Fry / Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 Mixed doubles Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough defeated Geoff Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
