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Hans Nerell
Hans Sven Torstensson Nerell (born 27 September 1944) is a former tennis player from Sweden. Tennis career Nerell represented Sweden at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 when tennis was a demonstration sport. He lost in the first round of the singles event to the American, Herbert Fitzgibbon. Nerell was a regular member of the Swedish Davis Cup team between 1968 and 1971, playing in six ties. His first appearance was against Rhodesia in the 1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone, first-round tie that was scheduled for Båstad, Sweden. A demonstrators protest, that became known as the Båstad riots, against the political situation in Rhodesia, caused the tie to be moved to Bandol, France. Nerell played both in the singles and doubles, losing his first singles match and winning the doubles with Ove Bengtson, as well as his second singles, coming back for a two set to zero deficit. His last Davis Cup match was in the 1971 Europe Zone first round against France. Nerell play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Båstad
Båstad () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden, with approximately 5,000 permanent residents. It is however one of Sweden's most typical summer resorts. The population is presumably more than twice as large between April and September, and even larger during July. Its municipality follows a similar pattern: some 15,000 permanent residents, but more than 30,000 during July. Some villages within the municipality are almost empty during the winter, but have more than 2,000 "summer guests" during July. Torekov is a good example of this. Within Sweden, Båstad is well known for tennis. The largest centre court in Sweden is located in the town's centre, and can take more than 5,000 attendants. Several top national players, such as Björn Borg, Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, have played tennis in Båstad. Geography The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it. The town bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sweden Davis Cup Team Representatives ...
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Sweden Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Sweden have taken part in the competition since 1925. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweden Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Wimbledon Championships
The 1969 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts. It was the second edition of the Wimbledon Championships in the Open Era and the 83rd since its formation. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon, London from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1969. Ann Jones became the first British champion of the open era, the first victor since 1961; Britain would have to wait 8 years, until the 1977 tournament to see another British winner in the singles competition – Virginia Wade. Rod Laver won the men's singles title, his fourth Wimbledon crown after 1961, 1962 and 1968, and went on to win his second Grand Slam after 1962. 41-year-old Pancho Gonzalez beat Charlie Pasarell in a first-round men's singles match by a score of 22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9. At 112 games and 5 hours 20 minutes it was by far the longest match of the time. The match led to the introduction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Forsgårdh
Margareta Forsgårdh (born 20 March 1951) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. Her name before marriage was Margareta Strandberg. Forsgårdh, a three-time national champion in singles, represented Sweden in the Federation Cup during the 1970s. She featured in five ties for her country and won three singles rubbers. Her best grand slam performance was a second round appearance at the 1975 French Open The 1975 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 4 June until 15 June. It was the 79th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand S .... See also * List of Sweden Fed Cup team representatives References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forsgårdh, Margareta 1951 births Living people Swedish female tennis players 20th-century Swedish women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 French Open
The 1969 French Open was a tennis tournament that was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris in France from May 26 through June 8, 1969. It was the 73rd edition of the French Open, the 39th to be open to foreign competitors, and the second Grand Slam of the year. Rod Laver won his second Grand Slam title of the year. Finals Men's singles Rod Laver defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Women's singles Margaret Court defeated Ann Haydon-Jones, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 Men's doubles John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Roy Emerson / Rod Laver, 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones defeated Margaret Court / Nancy Richey, 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 Mixed doubles Margaret Court / Marty Riessen defeated Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay Jean-Claude Barclay (born 30 December 1942) is a former French international tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1962 to 1963. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Davis Cup Team
The France men's national tennis team (french: Équipe de France de Coupe Davis) represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904. France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team). In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category. Media coverage France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions. Current team (2018) * Adrian Mannarino (First Round, Singles) * Richard Gasquet (First Round Singles) * Nicolas Mahut (First Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals Doubles) * Pierre-Hugues Herbert (First Round, Quarterfinals Doubles) * Lucas Pouille (Quarterfinals, Semifinals Singles) * Jeremy Chardy (Quarterfinals, Singles) * Benoît Paire (Semifinals, Singles) * Julien Benneteau (Semifinals, Doubles) Captains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 Davis Cup. 30 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. Czechoslovakia defeated Romania in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated Spain in the Zone B final, resulting in both Czechoslovakia and Romania progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Draw First round Sweden vs. France Finland vs. Ireland Egypt vs. Czechoslovakia Portugal vs. Turkey Greece vs. Belgium Denmark vs. Soviet Union Quarterfinals Switzerland vs. Spain France vs. Finland Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal Belgium vs. Soviet Union Semifinals Spain vs. France Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union Final Czechoslovakia vs. Spain Zone B Draw First round Hungary vs. Poland Luxembourg vs. Monaco Israel vs. Norway Romania vs. Netherlands Italy vs. Bulgaria Yugoslavia v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ove Bengtson
Ove Nils Bengtson (born 5 April 1945) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won five doubles titles. Bengtson was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1979, posting a 7–14 record in singles and a 15–14 record in doubles. He was part of the Swedish team winning the 1975 Davis Cup, defeating Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ... in the final in Stockholm. Career finals Singles: 1 (1 title) Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengtson, Ove Nils 1945 births Living people People from Danderyd Municipality Swedish male tennis players Sportspeople from Stockholm County 20th-century Swedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
