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Jan Vanlangendonck
Jan Vanlangendonck (born 10 January 1960) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Born in Heist-op-den-Berg, Vanlangendonck was a right-handed player and played on the professional tour in the 1980s. He reached a best singles ranking of 191 in the world and featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1982 French Open. Vanlangendonck appeared in 10 Davis Cup ties for Belgium between 1983 and 1987. His daughter, Eliessa Vanlangendonck, plays on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tourna .... Challenger titles Doubles: (1) See also * List of Belgium Davis Cup team representatives References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanlangendonck, Jan 1960 births Living people Belgian male tennis players People from Heist-op-den-Berg Sportspeople f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Heist-op-den-Berg proper (including the hamlets: Heist-Goor, Heist-Station, Zonderschot, Heist-Centrum and Bruggeneinde), the villages of (including the hamlet Pijpelheide), , , and . History The 48-meter-high hill on which Heist would later be built (hence the adjunct name ''op-den-Berg'' meaning "on the hill") was formed during the early part of the Ice age. As can be appreciated from the artifacts shown at the regional museum on the city's main square, this area was already populated in prehistoric times. Soon after the Romans yielded this land to the invading Germanic peoples in the 3rd and 4th century, Christianization followed. The village of Itegem, located right on the Nete River, was most likely the first hamlet to be founded, as suggested by a document dating from 976. Chapels in Hallaar and Itegem were built in the 12th century. This century also marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 French Open – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles tournament at the 1982 French Open was held from 24 May until 6 June 1982 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Sherwood Stewart and Ferdi Taygan won the title, defeating Hans Gildemeister and Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Nadjar (born 27 February 1955) is a retired professional tennis player from Chile. Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. He reached a highest doubles ranking of No. 17 in July 1982. He was a member of th ... in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Nieuwsblad
''Het Nieuwsblad'' (; en, The Newspaper) is a Flemish newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports. History and profile In 1929, ''Het Nieuwsblad'' was published by ''De Standaard'' for the first time. In 1939, the sports paper ''Sportwereld'' (established in 1912) was purchased by De Standaard and turned into a daily supplement to their two main newspapers, "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad". In 1957, three other newspapers were purchased by ''De Standaard'' and initially kept in circulation. In 1966, the further publication of two of them, ''Het Nieuws van de Dag'' and ''Het Vrije Volksblad'', was stopped. The same happened with the third paper, Het Handelsblad, in 1979. In 1959, two more newspapers were purchased, of which ''De Landwacht'' disappeared in 1978. The other paper, ''De Gentenaar'', was turned into a "cover-paper" for ''Het Nieuwsblad'' around the city of Ghent. ''De Gentenaar'' stil ... [...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] |
1982 French Open
The 1982 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 24 May until 6 June. It was the 86th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of 1982. Finals Men's singles Mats Wilander defeated Guillermo Vilas, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4 *It was Wilander's 1st career title (and his 1st ATP title overall). Women's singles Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger, 7–6(8-6), 6–1 *It was Navratilova's 8th title of the year, and her 63rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title. Men's doubles Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan defeated Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux, 7–5, 6–3, 1–1, retired Women's doubles Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith (tennis), Anne Smith defeated Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull, 6–3, 6–4 Mixed doubles Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd (tennis), Joh ... [...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] |
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tournaments Structure (2021–present) The WTA Tour underwent slight change in the classification of tournaments in 2021, which were organized on par with the nomenclature used on ATP Tour: *Grand Slam tournaments (4) *Year-ending WTA Finals (1) *WTA 1000 tournaments (9): ** Mandatory: Four combined tournaments with male professional players with prize money ranging from US$6.5 million to US$8.3 million. These tournaments are held in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and China Open (tennis), Beijing. However, Beijing tournament could not be held in 2021–22 due to the impact of Covid-19 Pandemic. ** Non-mandatory: Five events in Qatar Ladies Open, Doha/Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, Italian Open (tennis), Rome, Canadian Open (tennis), Montreal/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostend
Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. History Origin to Middle Ages In the Early Middle Ages, Ostend was a small village built on the east-end () of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of "town" around 1265, when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall. The major source of income for the inhabitants was fishing. The North Sea coastline has always been rather unstable due to the power of the water. In 1395 the inhabitants decided to build a new Ostend behind large dikes and further away from the always-threatening sea. 15th to 18th century The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Brichant
Alain Brichant (born 7 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. Biography From 1981 to 1986, Brichant competed for the Belgium Davis Cup team in a total of eight ties and was the second member of his family to represent Belgium in tennis. His father Jacky, a French Open semi-finalist, played in a record 42 Davis Cup ties. Alain possède 8 titres de champion de Belgique, 1 en simple Messieurs (indoor), 4 en double Messieurs et 3 en double mixte. Most of Brichant's appearances on the Grand Prix circuit came as a doubles player. His best performance on tour was a semi-final appearance at the Brussels Outdoor in 1980, with Bernard Boileau as his partner. He won two Challenger doubles titles. He featured in the main draw of the men's doubles at both the 1981 French Open and 1982 French Open. Challenger titles Doubles: (2) See also *List of Belgium Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Belgium Davis Cup tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Cierro
Massimo Cierro (born 7 May 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Career Cierro never won a Grand Slam match. He lost to 15th seed Scott Davis at 1985 US Open, Patrick McEnroe in the 1992 Australian Open and Henri Leconte at the 1992 French Open, all in straight sets. The biggest win of his career was at the Championship Series event, the Italian Open, in 1991, when he defeated world number 13 Karel Nováček. Cierro was a quarter-finalist at Bordeaux in 1989, San Marino in 1989 and Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ... in 1991. Partnering Alessandro de Minicis he made two ATP doubles finals, in Saint-Vincent, losing both. Grand Prix career finals Doubles: 2 (0–2) Challenger titles Singles: (3) Doubles: (5) References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kley
Ivan Kley (born 29 June 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During his career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world number 56 in 1985. Grand Prix career finals Doubles: 2 (1–1) See also * List of Brazil Davis Cup team representatives References External links * * Brazilian male tennis players People from Novo Hamburgo Living people 1958 births Brazilian people of German descent Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Brazil Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Belgium Davis Cup Team Representatives ...
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Belgium Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Belgium have taken part in the competition since 1904. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Belgium 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] |
