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David Carter (tennis)
David Carter (born 21 April 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won six doubles titles with compatriot Paul Kronk Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia. Kronk won seven doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 25 April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the w .... He reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 78 in February 1982 and achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 126 in January 1983. Career finals Singles (2 runner-ups) Doubles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, David Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Sportspeople from Bundaberg Tennis people from Queensland Living people 1956 births Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg, Queensland
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the List of places in Queensland by population, tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's Bundaberg Regional Council, regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River, about from its mouth at Burnett Heads, Queensland, Burnett Heads, and flows into the Coral Sea. The city is sited on a rich floodplain, coastal plain, supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang, Taribelang-Bunda peoples. Popular nicknames for Bundaberg include "Bundy" and "Rum city". The demonym of Bundaberg is Bundabergian. The district surveyor, John Thompson Charlton designed the city layout in 1868, which planned for uniform square blocks with wide main streets, and named it ‘Bundaberg’. An ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Lewis (tennis)
Chris Lewis (born 9 March 1957) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. Lewis reached the 1983 Wimbledon singles final as an unseeded player. He won three singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 in April 1984. He also won eight doubles titles during his 12 years on the tour. Lewis was coached by Harry Hopman and Tony Roche. Lewis is the third (and as of 2021 the most recent) man from New Zealand to reach a major singles final, after Anthony Wilding at the 1913 Wimbledon Championships and Onny Parun at the 1973 Australian Open. Early life Lewis was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and received his secondary education at Marcellin College and Lynfield College. He is the eldest of three sons. His brothers are David Lewis and Mark Lewis who also had competitive tennis careers. Joseph Romanos, ''Chris Lewis: All the Way to Wimbledon'', Rugby Press, Auckland, 1984, p. 43, . Tennis career Juniors Lewis reached the No. 1 junior wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa Open
The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983. Finals Singles Doubles See also * Eckerd Open – women's tournament (1971–1990) held in Tampa Bay Area The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United St ... References ATP Results Archive Tampa Open Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States Carpet court tennis tournaments Grand Prix tennis circuit 1981 establishments in Florida 1983 disestablishments in Florida Recurring sporting events established in 1981 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1983 Tennis tournaments in Tampa, Florida {{Florida-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Velasco Sr
Jairo Velasco Sr. (born 9 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.ATP sources erroneously have him representing Spain during his career Velasco has additionally several Senior World Championship titles in different age classes in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. World Singles Champion: * 1994 Buenos Aires, 45+ * 1996 Velden, 45+ * 1997 Johannesburg, 50+ * 2019 Umag, 70+ * 2023 Mallorca, 75+ World Doubles Champion: * 1994 Buenos Aires, 45+ * 1996 Velden, 45+ * 1997 Johannesburg, 50+ * 2012 Umag, 65+ * 2021 Mallorca, 70+ * 2022 Florida, 75+ * World Mixed Champion: * 2019 Umag, 70+ * 2021 Mallorca, 70+ * 2022 Florida, 75+ * 2023 Mallorca, 75+ Career Velasco teamed with Iván Molina to reach the fourth round of the 1971 French Open, where they were defeated by eventual champions Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen. In mixed doubles at the 1973 French Open, he and countrywoman Isabel Fernández de Soto lost in the semifinals in three sets to Patrice Domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Del Plata Open
The Mar del Plata Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played in 1981. It was held at the Patinódromo Municipal, Mar del Plata in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ... and played on outdoor clay courts. Results Singles Doubles References External links ATP results archive Clay court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Argentina Grand Prix tennis circuit Sport in Mar del Plata Defunct tennis tournaments in Argentina {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belus Prajoux
Belus Prajoux Nadjar (born 27 February 1955) is a retired professional tennis player from Chile. Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. He reached a highest doubles ranking of No. 17 in July 1982. He was a member of the Chile Davis Cup team The Chile men's national tennis team represents Chile in Davis Cup tennis tournament and is governed by Federación de tenis de Chile. The team played in the World Group on 2019 and reached the final one time in 1976, losing the cup against Ital ..., and played on the team that reached the final of the 1976 Davis Cup. Prajoux retired from the tour in 1986. Grand Slam finals Doubles (1 loss) ATP career finals Doubles (6 wins, 12 losses) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prajoux, Belus 1955 births Living people Chilean male tennis players Chilean people of French descent Tennis players from Santiago 20th-century Chilean people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viña Del Mar
Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2008 census). Viña del Mar is also part of the Greater Valparaíso area, the country's second largest metropolitan area (pop. 935,602, 2017 census), after the Metropolitan area of Santiago . The Greater Valparaíso Area is home to five municipalities: Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concon, Quilpue and Villa Alemana. History Origins The valley where Viña del Mar was founded was known as the valley of Peuco by the Changos, native inhabitants of the area dedicated to fishing. With the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores the valley was divided into two large haciendas. North of the Marga Marga creek up to the current location of Reñaca, Viña del Mar, and to the south up to the current Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Velasco, Sr
Jairo Velasco Sr. (born 9 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.ATP sources erroneously have him representing Spain during his career Velasco has additionally several Senior World Championship titles in different age classes in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. World Singles Champion: * 1994 Buenos Aires, 45+ * 1996 Velden, 45+ * 1997 Johannesburg, 50+ * 2019 Umag, 70+ * 2023 Mallorca, 75+ World Doubles Champion: * 1994 Buenos Aires, 45+ * 1996 Velden, 45+ * 1997 Johannesburg, 50+ * 2012 Umag, 65+ * 2021 Mallorca, 70+ * 2022 Florida, 75+ * World Mixed Champion: * 2019 Umag, 70+ * 2021 Mallorca, 70+ * 2022 Florida, 75+ * 2023 Mallorca, 75+ Career Velasco teamed with Iván Molina to reach the fourth round of the 1971 French Open, where they were defeated by eventual champions Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen. In mixed doubles at the 1973 French Open, he and countrywoman Isabel Fernández de Soto lost in the semifinals in three sets to Patrice Domingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Giménez
Ángel Giménez (born 10 October 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Giménez twice made the second round in the singles draw of a Grand Slam draw, both times in 1981. At the French Open he defeated Bolivian Mario Martinez, before losing to Paul Torre. Then at Wimbledon that year he had a win over Jörgen Windahl and was then beaten by Andrew Pattison in five sets. His best doubles performance came in the 1981 French Open, when he and Ricardo Cano reached the third round. He never competed in the Australian Open or US Open. He won two titles on the Grand Prix tennis circuit, at Vienna in 1980 and then the British Hard Court Championships later that year. As a doubles player he reached three finals, but lost them all. He had one of the best wins of his career in 1981 when he defeated Vitas Gerulaitis at Hamburg. In the Davis Cup, Giménez took part in seven ties for Spain, from 1976 to 1982. The Spaniard won six of his 10 rubbers, two in single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guarujá Open
The Guarujá Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá, Brazil. History The tournament was originally part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, it was played on hard until its last year in 1992. The tournament was suspended from the tour from 1984 to 1986. Brazilian tennis players enjoyed great success at the tournament, with all but two of the nine finals featuring a Brazilian and the home representatives winning four times (and Luiz Mattar Luiz Mattar (born August 18, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1985–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. Mattar's career-hig ... three times consecutively). Finals Singles Doubles During 1991, two tournaments were played at Guarujá, both part of the ATP World Series. The second event, held in October, was played for the first and only time and referred to as the Bliss Cup. It was held on the hardcourts at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hewitt
Robert Anthony John Hewitt (born 12 January 1940) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In 1967, after marrying a South African, he became a South African citizen. He has won 15 major titles and a career Grand Slam in both men's and mixed doubles. In 2015, he was convicted of rape and sexual assault of girls he was coaching in the 1980s and 1990s; Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail, and was subsequently expelled from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Early life Hewitt was born and grew up in Dubbo, Australia, 400 kilometres west of Sydney. In the 1970s, he and his South African wife Dalaille (née Nicholas) moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. He is now a South African citizen. Career Hewitt's most significant accomplishment was winning all Grand Slam doubles titles, both in men's and mixed doubles (US Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open and French Open), and being central to South Africa's only Davis Cup title in 1974. This victory was controversial, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Günthardt (born 8 February 1959) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland. Tennis player career Günthardt won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 22 in April 1986. In doubles, he captured a total number of 30 titles. Günthardt won the men's doubles at the 1981 Roland Garros and the 1985 Wimbledon Championships with Balázs Taróczy, and the mixed doubles at the 1985 US Open with Martina Navratilova. He was also a member of the Swiss team at the 1988 Olympic Games. Coaching career Günthardt was the coach of Steffi Graf from the start of 1992 until the end of Graf's tennis playing career in July 1999, and he also worked briefly with Jelena Dokić and Jennifer Capriati. From February to November 2010, he coached former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic. He had not coached full-time since Graf's retirement in 1999. When Günthardt started coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
