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Cathy Caverzasio
Cathy Caverzasio (born 28 September 1972) is a Swiss born former professional tennis player who represented both Italy and her native country. Biography Caverzasio won her first ITF title as a 14 year old in 1987 and was aged only 16 when she first appeared for the Italy Fed Cup team in 1988. On her Federation Cup debut, she partnered with Laura Garrone to win the decisive doubles rubber in a World Group tie against Poland. As a junior, Caverzasio was runner-up in the girls' doubles at two Grand Slam tournaments, 1988 US Open and 1989 French Open. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a runner-up finish at the 1989 Mantegazza Cup in Taranto, and the following year she reached her career-best ranking of 34 in the world. In 1991, she switched allegiances to her country of birth Switzerland. She was a member of the Swiss team which made it to the 1991 Federation Cup quarterfinals, where they were beaten by Czechoslovakia. For the doubles against Czechoslovakia, she partnered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva. The city of Geneva () had a population 201,818 in 2019 (Jan. estimate) within its small municipal territory of , but the Canton of Geneva (the city and its closest Swiss suburbs and exurbs) had a population of 499,480 (Jan. 2019 estimate) over , and together with the suburbs and exurbs located in the canton of Vaud and in the French Departments of France, departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie the cross-border Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat, which extends over ,As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 French Open
The 1989 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 93rd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1989. For the first time in French Open history the Singles championships were won by two teenagers – Michael Chang (17 years, 3 months) and Arantxa Sánchez (17 years, 6 months). Chang still holds the record for youngest ever male Grand Slam singles title winner. He gained admirers for his audacious style of play and battling qualities. Sánchez broke the record for the youngest champion at Roland Garros, a record bettered the following year by Monica Seles (16 years, 6 months). Sánchez's victory made her only the seventh woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in the 1980s; the others being Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Tracy Austin, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf and Hana Mandlíková. Steffi Graf's loss in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Swiss Open
The Ladies Open Lausanne originally founded in 1899 as the Swiss International Championships. It is a women's professional tennis tournament which is currently played in Lausanne but has played in a number of locations in Switzerland. History The Swiss International Championships was founded in 1897 as a men's only event and staged at the Grasshopper Club, Zurich under the auspices of the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association. In 1898 the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association staged the event at Château d’Oex. In 1899 an open women's singles event was added to the schedule, when the venue was still in Saint Moritz. It was then hosted at multiple locations throughout its run including Gstaad. The first edition of the Gstaad International tournament was played in 1915 at the '' Gstaad Palace Hotel'', which was known at the time as the ''Royal Hotel, Winter & Gstaad Palace'', and was organized in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Club (LTC) Gstaad. In 1968 the tournament was renamed the Swiss O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Geneva European Open
The 1991 Geneva European Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Geneva, Switzerland that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from 20 May until 26 May 1991. Second-seeded Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere defeated Helen Kelesi 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Maleeva-Fragniere'a 2nd singles title of the year and the 14th of her career. Doubles Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Cathy Caverzasio Cathy Caverzasio (born 28 September 1972) is a Swiss born former professional tennis player who represented both Italy and her native country. Biography Caverzasio won her first ITF title as a 14 year old in 1987 and was aged only 16 when she fi ... / Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–1, 6–2 References External links ITF tournament edition detailsWTA tournament draws {{1991 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karine Quentrec
Karine Quentrec Eagle (born 21 October 1969) is a former professional tennis player from France who competed on the WTA Tour from 1985 to 1996. She attained a career-high ranking of No. 46 in January 1992. During her career, she reached the third round of the French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ... twice and won one WTA singles title. WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ITF finals Singles (3–1) Doubles (5–2) External links * * * 1969 births French female tennis players Living people Tennis players from Marseille 20th-century French women {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilva Trophy
The Ilva Trophy is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1984 to 1994, with the exception of 1986 and 1987. It was held in Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ..., Italy and played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Tier V tournaments from 1990 until 1992 and was promoted to Tier IV for its last two years. Finals Singles Doubles References WTA Results Archive Clay court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in Italy WTA Tour {{WTAtour-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilian Feldbausch
Kilian Feldbausch (born 7 September 2005) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles rankings of world No. 439, achieved on 4 December 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 1655, achieved on 15 August 2022. Personal life He is the son of former tennis player Cathy Caverzasio. Tennis career 2021 He featured in a professional tennis tournament in Biel, Switzerland in March 2021, at age 15. 2022 Feldbausch became the first Swiss player since Roger Federer in 1998 to reach the semifinals of the junior Australian Open. He also reached the semifinals of the doubles, partnering Gabriel Debru. Kilian Feldbausch won his first 3 ATP points after reaching the semifinals of the M25 Futures in Trimbach, Switzerland. He further reached the round of 16 at the Challenger Biel/Bienne, after beating the 7th seed Marc-Andrea Hüsler in the first round in straight sets. He then lost 7-6 7-6 in the second round to Filip Horansky Filip () is a masculine given name and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Rajchrtová
Regina Rajchrtová, married Kordová (5 February 1968) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. On 1 April 1991 she reached a career world ranking high of 26. Personal life Rajchrtová married top player Petr Korda Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for dopin ..., and the two have two daughters and a son: Jessica Regina, born on February 27, 1993; Nelly, born July 28, 1998 and; Sebastian, born July 5, 2000. Jessica and Nelly are currently professional golfers, and Sebastian is a professional tennis player. ITF finals Singles (2–3) Doubles (3-3) References External links * * * 1968 births Czech female tennis players Czechoslovak female tennis players Hopman Cup competitors Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998, and was runner-up in three other majors. Novotná also won 12 major women's doubles titles (completing a double career Grand Slam), four major mixed doubles titles, and three Olympic medals. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in 1997, and held the No. 1 ranking in doubles for 67 weeks. Career Jana Novotná turned professional in February 1987. In the early years of her career, she was known primarily for her success as a doubles player. In the early 1990s, Novotná began to have success in singles once four-time Grand Slam singles champion Hana Mandlíková became her coach. Mandlíková would coach her for nine years. Previously she had been coached by Mike Estep. 1990 At the 1990 French Open, Novotn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva ( bg, Мануела Георгиева Малеева; born 14 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour between 1982 and 1994. Through her marriage, Maleeva began representing Switzerland officially from January 1990 until her retirement in February 1994. One of the most consistent players on tour in the 1980s and early 1990s, Maleeva reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 3 in the world in February 1985 and finished with a year-end top 10 ranking for nine consecutive years (1984 till 1992). A winner of 19 WTA singles titles and four doubles titles, she also reached a total of 14 Grand Slam quarterfinals in her career, including two US Open semifinals in 1992 and 1993, which are her career-best Grand Slam results. She was a semifinalist at the 1987 Virginia Slims Championships. Maleeva was the bronze medalist in singles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning Bulgaria's first (and thus far, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1991 Federation Cup was the 29th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 18–28 July. Spain defeated the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ... in the final (in what was a rematch of the 1989 Federation Cup final), giving Spain its first title. World Group Qualifying Winning nations advanced to World Group, nations that lost in the first round played in consolation rounds. World Group Draw World Group Play-offs The sixteen losing teams in the World Group first round ties played off against each other in the first round. The losing teams then went to play-off again, with those that lost twice being relegated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland Fed Cup Team
The Switzerland women's national tennis team represents Switzerland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Swiss Tennis. They currently compete in World Group. Current team ''Most recent year-end rankings are used.'' History Switzerland competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. Their best result was the win of the Billie Jean King Cup in 2022 they also reaching the final in 1998, where they lost to Spain 3-2 and 2020-21, where they lost to the Russian Tennis Federation 2–0. Results ''Only World Group, World Group Play-off, World Group II, and World Group II Play-off ties are included.'' 1963–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 References External links * {{National sports teams of Switzerland 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
