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Greta Delport
Margarethe "Greta" Delport (born 29 April 1945) is a South African former tennis player. Born in Port Elizabeth, Delport was most active in the 1960s and her career included a singles third round appearance at the 1967 Wimbledon Championships. She participated in South Africa's winning 1972 Federation Cup campaign. See also *List of South Africa Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the South Africa Fed Cup team in an official Fed Cup match. South Africa have taken part in the competition since 1963. Players References External linksTennis South Africa {{DEFAULTSOR ... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delport, Greta 1945 births Living people South African female tennis players Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa's second-largest metropolitan district by area size. It is the sixth-most populous city in South Africa and is the cultural, economic and financial centre of the Eastern Cape. The city was founded as Port Elizabeth in 1820 by Sir Rufane Donkin, who was the governor of the Cape at the time. He named it after his late wife, Elizabeth, who had died in India. The Donkin memorial in the CBD of the city bears testament to this. Port Elizabeth was established by the government of the Cape Colony when 4,000 British colonists settled in Algoa Bay to strengthen the border region between the Cape Colony and the Xhosa. It is nicknamed "The Friendly City" or "The Windy City". In 2019, the Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee recommended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of South Africa Fed Cup Team Representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the South Africa Fed Cup team in an official Fed Cup match. South Africa have taken part in the competition since 1963. Players References External linksTennis South Africa {{DEFAULTSORT:South Africa 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 the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ... Lists of Billie Jean King Cup tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News24 (website)
News24 is an English-language South African news website created in October 1998 by the multinational media company, Naspers. Its team of approximately 100 journalists, led by editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson, are based in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Gqeberha. Its brands include Fin24, Sport24, Channel24, Health24, Arts24, Parent24, Wheels24, W24, Ride24 and Business Insider SA. News24 is owned by Media24, a South African media company, with interests in digital media and services, newspapers, magazines, e-commerce, book publishing, print and distribution. In August 2021, News24 launched a digital subscription service that offers premium investigative journalism, opinion, analysis and more to paying subscribers at R75 per month. It currently has more than 40 000 subscribers. History News24 was launched in October 1998 as part of Naspers’ new internet strategy under the company's new managing director at the time, Koos Bekker. According to the APP Annie's bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Federation Cup
The 1972 Federation Cup was the tenth edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa from 20–25 March. South Africa defeated Great Britain in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States or Australia, giving South Africa their first title. South Africa became the first team other than United States or Australia to win the Fed Cup. Participating teams Draw All ties were played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa on hard courts. First Round Israel vs. Canada Norway vs. Chinese Taipei Spain vs. Italy West Germany vs. Greece Ireland vs. Denmark Finland vs. Argentina Japan vs. Great Britain France vs. Austria Iran vs. Ecuador Brazil vs. Switzerland Belgium vs. South Africa Netherlands vs. New Zealand Colombia vs. Luxembourg Uruguay vs. Mexico Rhodesia vs. United States Second Round Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Wimbledon Championships
The 1967 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 1967. It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. John Newcombe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles. Launch of colour television The first colour television broadcast in the UK, as well as in Europe, took place on 1 July 1967, the first Saturday of the Championships, when, starting at 2pm, four hours of live coverage of the Championships was shown on BBC2 presented by David Vine and with commentary from Keith Fordyce. The first match broadcast in colour was Cliff Drysdale against Roger Taylor and was played on the Centre Court. Additional colour broadcasts were made during the afternoons of the following week as well as 30-minute highlight programmes shown each evening. Champions Seniors Me ... [...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] |
1966 French Championships – Women's Singles
Third-seeded Ann Jones defeated Nancy Richey 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1966 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ann Jones is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret Smith ''(semifinals)'' # Maria Bueno ''(semifinals)'' # Ann Jones ''(champion)'' # Annette Van Zyl ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nancy Richey ''(finalist)'' # Carole Graebner ''(first round)'' # Judy Tegart ''(fourth round)'' # Edda Buding ''(fourth round)'' # Raquel Giscafré ''(second round)'' # Françoise Dürr ''(quarterfinals)'' # Maryna Godwin ''(third round)'' # Helga Schultze ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jitka Volavková ''(third round)'' # Robyn Ebbern ''(first round)'' # Gail Sherriff ''(fourth round)'' # Glenda Swan ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Ken Fletcher and Margaret Smith successfully defended their title, defeating Dennis Ralston and Billie Jean King in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith (champions) n/a Dennis Ralston / Billie Jean King ''(final)'' Fred Stolle / Françoise Dürr Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. According to Lance Tingay, Bud Collins, and the Women ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1966 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles X=Mixed Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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