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Ekaterina Kozhokina
Ekaterina Kozhokina (russian: Екатерина Кожокина; born 27 April 1983) is a Russian retired tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 264, reached on 19 March 2001. Kozhokina also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 170, achieved on 8 July 2002. Kozhokina won four singles titles and six doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Kozhokina made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2003 Kremlin Cup in the doubles event, partnering Maria Kondratieva Maria Alexandrovna Kondratieva (russian: Мария Александровна Кондратьева; born 17 January 1982) is a retired Russian tennis player. Kondratieva, who started playing tennis aged seven and turned professional in 1999, .... ITF finals Singles (4–3) Doubles (6–12) References External links * * 1983 births Living people Russian female tennis players Tennis players from Moscow 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Aoyama
Kaori ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer *, musician known as Bonnie Pink *Kaori Asoh (born 1967), Japanese actress and voice actress *Kaori Chiba (born 1981), field hockey player *, Go player *, author *, Japanese voice actress * Kaori Hamura, artist and illustrator *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, musician and former Morning Musume member *, Japanese volleyball player * Kaori Ito (伊藤 郁女, born 1979), Japanese dancer and choreographer *Kaori Ishihara (born 1993), idol, actress, voice actress and singer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese swimmer * Kaori Kato (born 1977), Japanese women cricketer * Kaori Kawamura (1971–2009), Japanese singer *Kaori Kobayashi, Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist *, Japanese voice actress *Kaori Manabe (born 1981), Japanese televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Rodionova
Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the most used name for decades until 2008. Origin The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many Greek girls born in December and around Easter. It was established as the female form (Greek: ) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: ''Anastasios'' ), and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection". It is the name of several early saints; including Anastasia of Sirmium, a central saint from the 2nd century who is commemorated during the first Mass on Christmas Dawn each year according to the traditional calendar of the Catholic Church and on December 22 according to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Slavic diminutives include Nastya, Nastia or Nastja (Serbian, Slovenian) as well as various hypocorist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos () is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It is the state's third largest city, after Veracruz City and Xalapa. Etymology Coatzacoalcos comes from a Nahuatl word meaning "site of the Snake" or "where the snake hides." According to the legend, this is where the god Quetzalcoatl made his final journey to the sea in around 999 and he made his promise to return. History Coatzacoalcos sits within the Olmec heartland. Excavations in 2008 for a tunnel under the Coatzacoalcos River indicate a substantial pre-Hispanic population. By the time of the Spanish arrival the area was under Mayan influence. In 1522, Hernán Cortés ordered Gonzalo de Sandoval to fund a settlement near Guazacualco. Sandoval named it Villa del Espíritu Santo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Dyrberg
Eva Dyrberg (born 17 February 1980) is a Danish former tennis player. As a junior player, she won 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Jelena Kostanić and 1998 US Open with Kim Clijsters. In 1998, Dyrberg was also ranked World No. 1 in junior doubles and was named ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion.International Tennis Federation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEva Dyrberg at the Junior Profile During her professional career, she won four singles and five doubles events organized by the |
Angelika Bachmann
Angelika Bachmann (born 16 May 1979) is a former professional German 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 ... player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 130th, which she reached on 17 April 2000. Her career high in doubles of world no. 90 set on 18 December 2000. Angelika Bachmann retired from tennis 2010. ITF finals Singles: 5 (2–3) External links * * 1979 births Living people Tennis players from Munich German female tennis players {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Liggan
Kelly Liggan (born 5 February 1979) is a retired tennis player from Ireland. Liggan resides in Marbella, Spain, but plays tennis for Ireland. She has had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit winning several titles in both singles and doubles, and in 2002 she won her sole WTA Tour doubles title. Liggan had two Grand Slam doubles main-draw appearances. She reached the second round at the 2003 US Open and 2004 Wimbledon Championships The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass court, grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and .... Liggan had several WTA Tour main-draw appearances; however, she never reached a quarterfinal. Due to nagging injuries, Kelly retired in 2010. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (title) ITF Circuit finals Singles (4–4) Doubles (7–13) External links * * * References 1979 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urtijëi
Urtijëi (; german: St. Ulrich in Gröden ; it, Ortisei ) is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps. Geography Urtijëi borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Villnöß, Lajen and Santa Cristina Gherdëina. History The Ladin-language name Urtijëi derives from the Latin word and the suffix '','' with the meaning "place of nettles". From 1860 to 1914 Urtijëi experienced a relevant economic growth due to the opening of a major road connecting Val Gardena to the main railroad; as a result the local woodcarving industry flourished. International tourism developed through the discovery of the Dolomites first by English tourists, and subsequently visitors from other parts of Austria-Hungary as well as the German Empire. Currently, the town's economy is mostly based on winter skiing tourism, summer hiking tourism, and woodcarving. Coat of arms The emblem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Ortuño
Alicia Ortuño (; born 2 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. From 1990 to 2001, she won 30 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. She appeared in six Grand Slam events. Career highlights On 1 November 1999, Ortuño reached her highest doubles ranking of world No. 82. Her highest singles ranking came on 20 July 1998, when she became world No. 155. In 1994, Ortuño partnered with Cristina Torrens Valero Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles WTA titles. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002. In 199 ... to win her first ITF doubles title in the $25k Barcelona tournament. In 1999, Ortuño and Torrens-Valero partnered again to win the doubles title of the WTA Tour Estoril Open. Grand Slam appearances From 1996–1999, Ortuño competed in six Grand Slam tournaments: twice at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Menga
Vanessa Menga (born 10 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Born in São Paulo, she started playing tennis at the age of 4, when she went to an academy along with her father. At the age of 14, Menga went to train tennis in Barcelona, where she won her first doubles championship. She's the only Brazilian female tennis player to play in two Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta 1996 (doubles with Miriam D’Agostini, falling in round 1), and Sydney 2000 The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... (with Joana Cortez, falling in round 2). Menga was also in two Pan American Games, Mar Del Plata 1995 and Winnipeg 1999, where she won the doubles gold medal with Joana Cortez. In 2001, Menga posed for ''Playboy'' Brazil. In 2003, she retired from ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. The city developed from a Canaanite Phoenician colony into the capital of a Punic empire which dominated large parts of the Southwest Mediterranean during the first millennium BC. The legendary Queen Alyssa or Dido, originally from Tyre, is regarded as the founder of the city, though her historicity has been questioned. According to accounts by Timaeus of Tauromenium, she purchased from a local tribe the amount of land that could be covered by an oxhide. As Carthage prospered at home, the polity sent colonists abroad as well as magistrates to rule the colonies. The ancient city was destroyed in the nearly-three year siege of Carthage by the Roman Republic during the Third Punic War in 146 BC and then re-developed as Roman Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits (13 November 1982 – 9 April 2008) was an Austrian professional tennis player. She won a total of 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. Early life Daniela and twin sister Sandra (fellow pro-player) were born in Vienna, Austria. Tennis career Daniela played doubles with sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. The team dominated doubles tennis in Austria in the mid-2000s, becoming the country's No. 1 team in 2006. She won a total of 23 titles on the ITF-level and reached one final on the WTA Tour-level. She reached the top 100 of the WTA doubles rankings in 2005. Daniela also represented Austria on the Fed Cup in 2005, where they defeated Switzerland. Daniela played her final professional match on 14 December 2006, at the tournament in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic. She had partnered sister Sandra, losing in round one against Eva Hrdinová and Stanislava Hrozenská, 5–7, 2–6. Death In January 2007, both Klemensch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
