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Jeff Klaparda
Jeff Klaparda (born November 7, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Klaparda, who is Jewish, won a gold medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, in the mixed doubles with Andrea Leand. He went to UCLA in the early 1980s and was an All-American player on the UCLA Bruins, tennis team. In the 1984 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships he was captain of the UCLA side that won the Championship and he also made the semi-finals of the singles. He won the 1984 USTA National Amateur Clay Courts title. At a Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournament in Grand Prix Cleveland, Cleveland in 1984, Klaparda had an upset win over top 20 player Bill Scanlon, before exiting in the semi-finals. Soon after he qualified for the main draw in the 1984 US Open (tennis), 1984 US Open and beat countryman John Hayes (tennis), John Hayes in the first round, then lost a four-set second round match to eight seed Aaron Krickstein. It was his only Grand Slam a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Scanlon
William Neil Scanlon (November 13, 1956 – June 2, 2021) was a tennis player from the United States, who won seven singles and two doubles titles during his 13-year professional career. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 9 in January 1984. He is also known for having upset top-seeded John McEnroe in the fourth round at the 1983 US Open. Career After winning the NCAA Singles championships in 1976 as a sophomore for Trinity University (upsetting UCLA's Peter Fleming), Scanlon turned pro and, in his first Grand Prix event, defeated world #7 Harold Solomon to reach the quarter-finals. His first ever ATP singles ranking was No. 154. Later that summer, Scanlon defeated world no. 4 Adriano Panatta at the US Open and, with two wins over former world #1 Ilie Năstase in early 1977, climbed the rankings to No. 23 by March 1977. After a frustrating season in 1978, Scanlon rebounded in his final tournament of the year to take the title in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Woodforde
Mark Raymond Woodforde, OAM (born 23 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge. Woodforde was born in Adelaide, and joined the men's professional tennis ATP Tour in 1984. Woodforde won four singles titles, including his hometown Adelaide tournament twice. His best singles result in a Grand Slam was reaching the semi-final of the Australian Open in 1996, his 38th Grand Slam singles tournament, which remains a record for the longest time taken to reach a maiden semi-final. Woodforde is best known for his doubles success, having won twelve Grand Slam doubles titles in his career – one French Open, two Australian Opens, three US Opens, and a record six Wimbledons. Eleven of these victories came as a member of the Woodies, and he won the 1989 US Open doubles with John McEnroe. He also won five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles – one French Open, two Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Limberger
Carl Limberger (born 24 January 1964) is a former professional tennis player 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 cove ... from Australia. Limberger won one doubles title and reached eight doubles finals when on the ATP Circuit. His highest singles ranking was World Number 71 on 11 May 1987. His highest doubles ranking was World Number 53 on 6 July 1987. The right-hander resides in Sydney. Career finals Doubles: 8 (1 win – 7 losses) External links * * Australian male tennis players Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga Tennis players from Sydney Australian people of German descent 1964 births Living people {{australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rye Brook Open
The Rye Brook Open was a Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament held in Rye Brook, New York Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the town of Rye. The population was 9,347 at the 2010 census. Rye Brook has been designated as a Tree City USA for 14 years. History Rye Brook is located in sout .... It was held twice: once in 1987 and once in 1988 and both were held on outdoor hard courts. Results Singles Doubles External linksATP Tour Website Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Hard court tennis tournaments Grand Prix tennis circuit Tennis tournaments in New York (state) {{NewYork-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes the Grand Slam events, annual team competitions for men ( Davis Cup), women (Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams (Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Rye Brook Open
The 1987 Rye Brook Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at Rye Brook, New York in the United States from August 24 through August 31, 1987. Unseeded Peter Lundgren won the singles title. Finals Singles Peter Lundgren defeated John Ross 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 * It was Lundgren's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Doubles Lloyd Bourne / Jeff Klaparda defeated Carl Limberger / Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–3 * It was Bourne's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Klaparda's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1987 Nabisco Grand Prix Rye Brook Open The Rye Brook Open was a Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament held in Rye Brook, New York Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the town of Rye. The population was 9,347 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Bourne
Lloyd Bourne (born October 18, 1958) is a former professional 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 ... player from the United States. Bourne attended St. Francis High School in La Canada, California, transferring to Blair High in Pasadena as a senior. He played for Stanford in college on its NCAA Championship team in 1981. During his career, Bourne won one doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 71 in 1982 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 42 in 1987. Grand Prix Tour finals Singles (2 losses) Doubles (1 win, 1 loss) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourne, Lloyd American male tennis players Tennis players from Los Angeles Sportspeople from Pasadena, California Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players 1958 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Wimbledon Championships
The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987. Prize money The total prize money for 1987 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £155,000 while the women's singles champion earned £139,500. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 * It was Cash's only career Grand Slam title. Women's singles Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 * It was Navratilova's 45th career Grand Slam title and her 8th Wimbledon title. Men's doubles Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 * It was Flach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 3rd caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Krickstein
Aaron Krickstein (born August 2, 1967), nicknamed "Marathon Man", is an American former professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1983 to 1996. He currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour. Krickstein reached his career high ATP ranking of World No. 6 on February 26, 1990. He achieved this ranking on the back of wins in Sydney and Los Angeles, as well as his best ever results at Wimbledon and the US Open. He is perhaps best known for his five-set, marathon loss to Jimmy Connors at the 1991 US Open, which ESPN called "an instant classic". Personal life Krickstein was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Evelyn, a stay-at-home mom, and Herb Krickstein, a pathologist. His sister, Kathy, won the Big Ten tennis championship in 1978. He is the uncle of LPGA golfer Morgan Pressel, Kathy's daughter. Krickstein is Jewish and in the early 1990s was one of three highly ranked Jewish-American tennis players, along with Jay Berger and Brad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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