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Ilana Berger
Ilana Berger ( he, אילנה ברגר; born 1965) is a Mexican-born Israeli professional tennis player and Olympian. Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 10 August 1992, when she became # 149 in the world. On 25 November 1991, she peaked at world number 153 in the doubles rankings. Biography Berger was born on 31 December 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico. She started playing tennis at the age of 7. Tennis career In the late 1980s, after serving for two years in the Israel Defense Forces, Berger became a professional tennis player. She won 7 singles titles in the ITF Women's Circuit. Berger won 12 Maccabiah Games medals during her career, including gold, a few of them as a "veteran" while playing Mixed Doubles with Shlomo Glickstein. At the 1989 Maccabiah Games she beat American Andrea Berger to win a gold medal in women's singles. Berger was elected as one of three best tennis players in Israel's history in the celebrations of Israel's first 50 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzliya
Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a population of . Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of . Its western, beachfront area is called Herzliya Pituah and is one of Israel's most affluent neighborhoods and home to numerous embassies, ambassadors' residences, companies headquarters and houses of prominent Israeli business people. History Herzliya, named after Theodor Herzl, was founded in 1924 as a semi-cooperative farming community (moshava) with a mixed population of new immigrants and veteran residents. During that year, 101 houses and 35 cowsheds were built there, and the village continued to grow. The 1931 census recorded a population of 1,217 inhabitants, in 306 houses.Mills, 1932, p13/ref> Upon the establishment of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and research of the city, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centers, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centers, and 400 laboratories. Tel Aviv University originated in 1956 when three education units merged to form the university. The original 170-acre campus was expanded and now makes up 220 acres (89 hectares) in Tel Aviv's Ramat Aviv neighborhood. History TAU's origins date back to 1956, when three research institutes: the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics (established in 1935), the Institute of Natural Sciences (established in 1931), and the Academic Institute of Jewish Studies (established in 1954) – joined to form Tel Aviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannan McCarthy
Shannan McCarthy Gaudette (born May 19, 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography McCarthy played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia from 1989 to 1992, along with identical twin sister Shawn. A Georgia local, she earned a total of seven All-American selections and set a university record 150 career singles wins. In 1992 she was runner-up to Lisa Raymond in the NCAA Championships. She was granted a wildcard into the women's singles draw at the 1992 US Open and was beaten in the first round by Sabine Hack Sabine Hack (; born 12 July 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour in 1983. She won four singles and one doubles titles in her career. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the qu .... From 1992 she began touring professionally and was most successful in the doubles format. As a doubles player she was runner-up in three WTA Tour tournaments and was ranked a caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham County, Georgia
Chatham County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The U.S. Census Bureau's official 2020 population for Chatham County was 295,291 residents. This was an increase of 11.4% from the official 2010 population of 265,128 residents. Chatham is the sixth most populous county in Georgia, and the most populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. Chatham is the core county of the Savannah metropolitan area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (32.6%) is covered by water. Chatham County is the northernmost of Georgia's coastal counties on the Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded on the northeast by the Savannah River, and in the southwest bounded by the Ogeechee River. The bulk of Chatham County, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Field
Robyn Field-Jones (born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She lives in Durban. Field played American collegiate tennis for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1991, Field competed on the professional tour. She qualified for the main draw of the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, with wins over Carling Bassett-Seguso, Yayuk Basuki and Renata Baranski, before falling in the first round to Tami Whitlinger. As a doubles player she also featured in the main draws of the French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ... and US Open. ITF finals Singles: 4 (1-3) Doubles: 18 (12–6) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Robyn 1966 births Living people South African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon to the east, and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In it had a population of . History Ramat HaSharon, originally Ir Shalom ( he, עִיר שָׁלוֹם, ''lit.'' City of Peace), was a moshava established in 1923 by olim from Poland. It was built on 2,000 dunams () of land purchased for 5 Egyptian pounds per dunam. In the 1931 census, the village had a population of 312. In 1932, the community was renamed Kfar Ramat HaSharon (Heights of Sharon Village). By 1950, the population was up to 900. Rapid population growth in the 1960s and 70s led to construction of many new roadways, schools and parks. Several distinct neighborhood evolved in the 1970s, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Spence
Debbie Spence Nasim (born August 9, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Spence grew up in Cerritos, a city in Los Angeles County. She is one of three daughters of Tom and Francine Spence. Her father worked as a school teacher at a Cerritos College and was the men's tennis coach there. Junior career With her father as coach, she began playing tennis competitively at the age of eight. In her early years she was followed around the tour by author Karen Stabiner, who wrote a book called "Courting Fame", an at times critical portrayal of the promising junior, which attracted attention towards a young Spence. She won the 1983 Orange Bowl competition and was runner-up to Pascale Paradis in the girls' singles at the 1983 French Open. At the age of 16, as the top-ranked amateur in the country at under-18 level, she made the decision to quit high school in order to prepare herself for a career in professional tennis. Professional tennis Spence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashkelon
Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Ancient Egyptians, the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Hasmoneans, the Romans, the Persians, the Arabs and the Crusaders, until it was destroyed by the Mamluks in 1270. The modern city was originally located approximately 4 km inland from the ancient site, and was known as al-Majdal or al-Majdal Asqalan (Arabic: ''al-Mijdal''; Hebrew: ''ʾĒl-Mīǧdal''). In 1918, it became part of the British Occupied Enemy Territory Administration and in 1920 became part of Mandatory Palestine. Al-Majdal on the eve of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War had 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalia Koriat
Dalia Koriat (born 5 November 1969) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. Active on tour in the 1980s, Koriat was a product of Israel Tennis Centers. She won the Eddie Herr Junior Championships in 1987. As a member of the Israel Federation Cup team she featured in a total of five ties, for three singles and two doubles wins. In 1989 she won a silver medal in women's doubles at the Maccabiah Games. ITF finals Singles: 4 (0–4) Doubles: 2 (2–2) See also *List of Israel Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Israel Fed Cup team The Israel women's national tennis team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בגביע הפדרציה) is the representative national team of Israel in Fed Cup competition. In ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koriat, Dalia 1969 births Living people Israeli female tennis players Competitors at the 1989 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Israel Maccabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hester Witvoet
Hester Witvoet (born 7 July 1967) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. A left-handed player from Driebergen, Witvoet competed on the professional tour in the late 1980s. She reached a best singles ranking of 64 in the world and featured in the main draws of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon during her career. In 1988 she had her best year on the WTA Tour, making the quarterfinals at the New South Wales Open and semifinals at the Virginia Slims of Kansas The Virginia Slims of Kansas is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990. It was held in Kansas City, Kansas in the United States from 1978 to 1983 and in Wichita, Kansas in the United States from 1986 to 1990, and .... ITF finals Singles (3–1) Doubles (3–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Witvoet, Hester 1967 births Living people Dutch female tennis players People from Driebergen-Rijsenburg 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad, Israel
Arad ( he, עֲרָד ) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and the Judean Deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of Beersheba. The city is home to a diverse population of , including Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews, both secular and religious, Bedouins and Black Hebrews, as well as new immigrants. After attempts to settle the area in the 1920s, Arad was founded in November 1962 as an Israeli development town, the first planned city in Israel. Arad's population grew significantly with the Aliyah from the former Soviet Union. Landmarks in Arad include the ruins of Tel Arad, Arad Park, a domestic airfield and Israel's first legal race circuit. The city is known for its annual summer music festival, the Arad Festival. History Antiquity Arad is named after the Biblical Bronze Age Canaanite town located at Tel Arad (a Biblical archaeology site famous for the discovery of ostraca), which is located approximately west of modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cécille Calmette
Cécille Calmette (born 2 July 1968) is a French former professional tennis player. Calmette is most noted for her performance as a wildcard at the 1985 French Open, making the third round with wins over Mercedes Paz and Anne Minter, before her run was ended by 10th-seed Bonnie Gadusek Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963) is a retired American professional tennis player. Career Gadusek started a career in gymnastics, training for the 1980 Olympics, but fell from uneven parallel bars and landed on her neck, dislocating two .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calmette, Cecille 1968 births Living people French female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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