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David Macpherson (tennis)
David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour. He is the current coach of John Isner and the former coach of Bob and Mike Bryan. A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching the U.S. Open Junior Doubles Tournament finals in 1983 and winning the Australia Open Junior Doubles title in 1985 (with Brett Custer). Known primarily as a doubles specialist, Macpherson's professional career was highlighted by his 1992 season with partner, Steve DeVries, where they won doubles titles in Milan, Manchester, Indian Wells, Atlanta, Charlotte and Brisbane to finish No. 8 in the year end Team Rankings and qualifying for ATP Tour World Doubles Championships. In November of that year he achieved his high personal rank of No. 11 in the doubles ranking. During his career, Macphe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston () or () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, Launceston has a population of 87,645. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License/ref> Launceston is the second most populous city in Tasmania after the state capital, Hobart. As of 2020, Launceston is the 18th largest city in Australia. Launceston is fourth-largest inland city and the ninth-largest non-capital city in Australia. Launceston is regarded as the most liveable regional city, and was one of the most popular regional cities to move to in Australia from 2020 to 2021. Launceston was named Australian Town of the Year in 2022. Settled by Europeans in March 1806, Launceston is one of Australia's oldest cities and it has many historic buildings. Like many places in Australia, it was named after a town in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Louise Field and Brad Drewett. Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh won in the final 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 against Martina Navratilova and Tim Gullikson. 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 1988 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1988 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ... Australian Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles ... [...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] |
The Bryan Brothers
The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are retired American professional doubles tennis players and the most successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being the elder by two minutes. The Bryans have won multiple Olympic medals, including the gold in 2012 and have won more professional games, matches, tournaments and Grand Slams than any other men's pairing. They held the World No. 1 doubles ranking jointly for 438 weeks (Mike has been ranked Men's Doubles World No. 1 for a total of 506 weeks), which is longer than anyone else in doubles history, and have also enjoyed that World No. 1 ranking together for a record 139 consecutive weeks. They have finished as the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 10 times. Between 2005 and 2006, they set an Open Era record by competing in seven consecutive men's doubles Grand Slam finals. They are also well known for celebrating winning points by chest-bumping each other. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Davis Cup
The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, a national teams competition in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups. The final took place 30 November - 2 December at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, United States, with the United States defeating Russia 4-1 for their 32nd title. World Group Draw First round losers play in World Group Play-offs. Final World Group Play-offs *Date: 21–23 September The 8 losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and 8 winners of the Group I second round ties entered the draw for the World Group Playoffs. 8 seeded teams, based on the latest Davis Cup ranking, were drawn against 8 unseeded teams. * , , and will remain in the World Group in 2008. * , , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2008. * , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2008. * , , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2008. 1 Took place on September 20, 21 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Isner
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ever to play on the ATP Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking in July 2018 by virtue of his maiden Masters 1000 crown at the 2018 Miami Open and a semifinal appearance at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. He has also twice reached the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2011 and 2018, the latter of which helped qualify him for an ATP Finals appearance later that year. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, he played the longest professional tennis match in history, requiring five sets and 183 games to defeat Nicolas Mahut in a match which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes, and was played over the course of three days. Isner holds the record for hitting the ATP's fastest "official" serve ever and third-fastest on record in tennis at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bryan
Michael Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. With his twin brother Bob, he was the world's top doubles player for more than nine years, first achieving the top ranking in September 2003. They became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam by winning the 2012 London Olympics. Bryan holds the records for the most major men's doubles titles at 18, the most ATP Tour men's doubles titles (123), and the most weeks (506) ranked as the doubles world No. 1. He won all but five of his doubles titles with his brother; partnering Jack Sock, he won two majors and the year-end championship in 2018, as well as the 2018 ATP World Tour Fans' Favorite Doubles Team. Tennis career College Mike Bryan played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob. Professional Together wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bryan
Robert Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Mike, he was the world No. 1 doubles player for several years, first achieving the top ranking in September 2003. The brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009. The brothers became the second men's doubles team to complete the Career Golden Slam at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Bob Bryan ended his 2018 season early with subsequent hip surgery in August 2018 due to an injury he sustained during his Madrid final retirement earlier in May 2018, which would have elevated the Bryan brothers as the oldest players back to the top of the men's doubles ranking if they were victorious. His recovery from hip surgery took around 5 months, which led his brother Mike to partner with compatriots Sam Querrey and then more successfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Meredith McGrath and Matt Lucena were the defending champions but only Lucena competed that year with Kimberly Po. Po and Lucena lost in the first round to Els Callens and Tom Kempers. Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith won in the final 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) against Manon Bollegraf and Rick Leach. 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 References1996 US Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 US Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ... US Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lučić in the final, 6–4, 6–4, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Cyril Suk and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Justin Gimelstob and Venus Williams. Seeds Leander Paes / Larisa Neiland ''(quarterfinals)'' Paul Haarhuis / Caroline Vis ''(semifinals)'' Rick Leach / Manon Bollegraf ''(first round)'' Daniel Nestor / Nathalie Tauziat ''(third round)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Mirjana Lučić ''(final)'' Patrick Galbraith / Lisa Raymond ''(first round)'' Cyril Suk / Helena Suková ''(first round)'' David Adams / Alexandra Fusai ''(first round)'' Daniel Orsanic / Patricia Tarabini ''(first round)'' David Macpherson / Rachel McQuillan ''(third round)'' John-Laffnie de Jager / Katrina Adams ''(first round)'' Neil Broad / Mariaan de Swardt ''(first round)'' David Roditi / Paola Suárez ''(first round)' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Jonathan Stark and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Connell and Lindsay Davenport. Cyril Suk and Helena Suková defeated Mark Woodforde and Larisa Neiland in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Mark Woodforde / Larisa Neiland ''(final)'' Grant Connell / Lindsay Davenport ''(semifinals)'' Mark Knowles / Lisa Raymond ''(first round)'' Rick Leach / Manon Bollegraf ''(first round)'' Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova ''(quarterfinals)'' n/a Cyril Suk / Helena Suková (champions) Patrick Galbraith / Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinals)'' Ellis Ferreira / Mariaan de Swardt ''(first round)'' Andrei Olhovskiy / Kristie Boogert ''(second round)'' Libor Pimek / Katrina Adams ''(first round)'' Mark Keil / Lori McNeil ''(third round)'' Jim Grabb / Linda Wild ''(second round)'' Byron Talbot / Caroline Vis ''(first round)' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Mark Woodforde and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but Navratilova did not compete. Woodforde competed with Meredith McGrath but lost in the quarterfinals to Byron Black and Pam Shriver. Todd Woodbridge and Helena Suková defeated T. J. Middleton and Lori McNeil in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. Woodbridge completed his career grand slam in Mixed Doubles. Seeds Jonathan Stark / Patty Fendick ''(second round)'' Byron Black / Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)'' Cyril Suk / Gigi Fernández ''(second round, withdrew)'' Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková (champions) Mark Woodforde / Meredith McGrath ''(quarterfinals)'' Grant Connell / Lindsay Davenport ''(semifinals)'' Andrei Olhovskiy / Larisa Neiland ''(quarterfinals)'' Tom Nijssen / Manon Bollegraf ''(first round)'' Rick Leach / Lisa Raymond ''(third round)'' Patrick Galbraith / Debbie Graham ''(first round)'' Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
