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Hans Schwaier
Hans Schwaier (born 24 March 1964) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany. Career Schwaier was runner-up to Thomas Högstedt in the boys' singles at the 1981 US Open, the same year he also reached the Wimbledon semi-finals and made it to number three in the world junior rankings. The West German turned professional in 1983 and was semi-finalist at Kitzbühel that year. He reached the semi-finals at Barcelona in 1984 and en route defeated world number 14 Tomáš Šmíd, for the second time in the space of two months. His best year was 1985, when he made his only Grand Prix final, at the 1985 BMW Open and also reached the semi-finals in Bari and Nice, as well as making it to the quarter-final stage in Basel and Indianapolis. He defeated the 11th ranked player in the world, Andrés Gómez, at Rome in 1986. From 1984 to 1986 he participated in the main draw of every Grand Slam event, except Australian Opens. His other appearances came in the 1987 French Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The FRG's provisional capital was the city of Bonn, and the Cold War era country is retrospectively designated as the Bonn Republic. At the onset of the Cold War, Europe was divided between the Western and Eastern blocs. Germany was divided into the two countries. Initially, West Germany claimed an exclusive mandate for all of Germany, representing itself as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypo Group Tennis International
The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual men's tennis tournament which was held between 1981 and 2008. During its lifetime it was organized in four locations in Italy and Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's World Series from 1990 to 1999 and of the ATP International Series from 2000 until the final edition in 2008. The tournament had been played on clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. ...s since its inaugural edition. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Grand Prix tennis circuit Tennis tournaments in Austria Clay court tennis tournaments ATP Tour Defunct tennis tournaments in Europe Defunct sports competitions in Austria {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Mmoh
Anthony Emmanuel O. “Tony” Mmoh ( ; born 14 June 1958 in Enugu) is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by the Netherlands' wild card entry Michiel Schapers. The right-hander reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP-ranking on 19 October 1987, when he became the number 105 of the world. His son Michael Mmoh is also a tennis player. References External links * * 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Enugu Nigerian male tennis players Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Nigeria Igbo sportspeople African Games medalists in tennis African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balázs Taróczy
Balázs Taróczy ( hu, Taróczy Balázs; born 9 May 1954) is a retired tennis player from Hungary. The right-hander won 13 singles titles in his career, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1982. Tennis career Taróczy was six times a Hungarian national champion. One of the game's premier doubles players, Balazs and partner Heinz Günthardt won the 1985 Wimbledon doubles title. Though never especially proficient on the grass, the duo defeated Pat Cash/John Fitzgerald in four sets. He became the Hungarian No. 1 player in 1973 and was a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team from 1973 to 1985. Despite playing part-time, still managed to finish top 50 in the doubles world rankings at No. 45 in 1989 From September 1989 to the end of 1990, he was the coach of Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivanišević (; born 13 September 1971) is a Croatian former professional tennis player and current coach. He is the only player to win a The Championships, Wimbledo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 US Open (tennis)
The 1985 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 105th edition of the US Open and was held from August 27 to September 8, 1985. Seniors Men's singles Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4 * It was Lendl's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. Women's singles Hana Mandlíková defeated Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2) * It was Mandlíková's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title. Men's doubles Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6), 6–0 * It was Flach's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. It was Seguso's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title. Women's doubles Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 6–7(5–7), 6–2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 French Open
The 1990 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 94th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1990. Seniors Men's singles Andrés GómezGómez became the first tennis player (male or female) from Ecuador to win a Grand Slam singles title. defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 *It was Gómez's 3rd title of the year, and his 20th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title. Women's singles Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 *It was Seles' 6th title of the year, and her 7th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title. Men's doubles Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated Goran Ivanišević / Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–3 Women's doubles Jana Novotná / Helena Suková defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva, 6–4, 7–5 Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 French Open
The 1987 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 91st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of 1987. The event was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. Finals Men's singles Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander, 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3). *It was Lendl's 2nd title of the year, and his 64th overall. It was his 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title. Women's singles Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6. *It was Graf's 1st career Grand Slam title. Men's doubles Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso defeated Guy Forget / Yannick Noah, 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. Women's doubles Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini, 6–2, 6–1. Mixed do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Open (tennis)
The Italian Open ( it, Internazionali d'Italia; literally: ''Italy's Internationals''), originally called the Italian International Championships, is a tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is one of the most important clay tennis tournaments in the world with the men's competition being an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, and the women's competition being a WTA 1000 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The two events were combined in 2011. The tournament is played on clay courts, currently during the second week of May. The event is also known as the "Rome Masters" for male edition, as well as sponsored name "Internazionali BNL d'Italia". Rafael Nadal has won the men's singles title a record ten times. History The Italian tennis championship was first held in 1930 in Milan at the Tennis Club and was initiated by Count Alberto Bonacossa. The singles events at the tournament were won by Bill Tilden and Lilí Á ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos (; born 27 February 1960) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990. His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player. His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis. Career Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980, and seven in 1981.. In 1986, Gómez attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title (partnering Slobodan Živojinović). Gómez won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open (partnering Emilio Sánchez). His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux. He then won the Italian Open in 1982, beating Eliot Teltscher in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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