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Jeon Mi-ra
Jeon Mi-ra ( ko, 전미라, born 6 February 1978) is a South Korean former professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in the 1994 Wimbledon Championships girls' singles tournament, losing to Martina Hingis, 5–7, 4–6. As a professional, she won one WTA Tour doubles title, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 120, in October 2004. Her husband is Yoon Jong-shin Yoon Jong-shin (; born October 15, 1969) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, and the CEO of Mystic Story. Early life and education Yoon completed high school at Daewon Foreign Language High School and studied Korean Language .... WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ITF finals Singles (7–12) Doubles (12–14) External links * * * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province South Korean female tennis players Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Tennis play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo Cup
The Kangaroo Cup is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $80,000 ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental ... tournament and has been held in Gifu, Japan, since 1997. Past finals Singles Doubles External links ITF search {{ITF Women's Circuit ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tennis player. She gained the top ranking in 2008 after she won the 2008 French Open, and held it for a total of 12 weeks. She was also the runner-up at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open, losing to Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova respectively. She qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2014 and won the year-end WTA Tournament of Champions twice, in 2010 and 2011. Ivanovic won 15 WTA Tour singles titles, and one Grand Slam singles title, the French Open in 2008. Additionally during this time, she earned over $15.5 million in prize money, which is the 25th highest in the all-time rankings. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Futu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Tamaëla
Elise Tamaëla (born 22 January 1984) is a Dutch tennis coach and former professional tennis player. On 12 February 2007, she achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of 129. On 9 April 2007, she reached her highest doubles ranking of 228. She was coached by Stephan Ehritt. In her career, Tamaëla won eight singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She was the coach of Kiki Bertens in the period 2019-2021. Tamaëla succeeded Paul Haarhuis as captain of the Netherlands Billie Jean King Cup team in November 2021. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups) Doubles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up) Coaching career From 2016 until 2018, Tamaëla was the coach of Aleksandra Krunić. After Bertens' break up with Raemon Sluiter Raemon Sluiter (born 13 April 1978) is a Dutch former professional tennis player and current coach. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 46, achieved in February 2003. Though he achieved only limited s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xie Yanze
Xie Yanze (born 11 January 1984) is a former Chinese professional tennis player. In her career, she won six singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 7 June 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 184. On 27 September 2004, she peaked at No. 149 in the WTA doubles rankings. In 2005, Xie along with Peng Shuai reached the semifinals at the Guangzhou International Open, losing to eventual finalists Neha Uberoi and Shikha Uberoi Shikha Devi Uberoi (born 5 April 1983) is an Indian-American former professional tennis player, who formerly represented India in international tournaments and a former Indian No. 1. After Nirupama Sanjeev. She is also the second Indian female .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups) Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups) External links * * Yan-Ze Xie at TennisLive.netYanze Xie at the Tennis Channel {{DEFAULTSORT:Xie, Yan-Ze 1986 births Living people Chinese female tennis players Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Webb
Vanessa Webb (born 24 January 1976) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She is currently the Player Class Director for the WTA Board of Directors. In her career, she won ten singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also reached one WTA Tour doubles final, in Kuala Lumpur in 2000. College While at Duke, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1999. Tennis career Webb made the second round of the 2003 Australian Open which was her best Grand Slam singles performance. She also reached the first round of the French Open (in 2003) and the US Open (in 1998 & 2000). In doubles, she made the second rounds of the French Open (in 2001,'02,'03 & '04) and the Wimbledon Championships (in 2003). Webb made the first rounds of the Australian Open (in 2000,'03) and US Open (in 1999, 2000), and also the first round of mixed-doubles at the Wimbledon Championships in 2003. Personal life After retiring from tennis, Webb has had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka International Women's Cup
The Fukuoka International Women's Cup is a tennis tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, played on outdoor carpet court A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation describes the surface as a "textile or polymeric material supplied in rolls or sheets of finished product." It is one of the fastest court types, second only to grass co ...s. Held since 2001, this ITF Circuit event is a $60,000 tournament. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukuoka International Women's Cup ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Tennis tournaments in Japan Sport in Fukuoka Carpet court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2001 2001 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta (; born 25 February 1982) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-ten female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked world No. 1 in doubles, on 28 February 2011. She is a major champion, having won the 2011 Australian Open women's doubles title with Gisela Dulko, and the 2015 US Open singles title over childhood friend Roberta Vinci in the first all-Italian major final. Pennetta won ten other WTA singles titles, including the 2014 Indian Wells Open, where she defeated the top two seeds. She also was a mainstay in the Fed Cup team competition, helping Italy win four titles in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2013. Her other highlights in doubles include winning the 2010 WTA Finals and finishing runner-up at the 2005 and 2014 US Opens, partnering respectively with Elena Dementieva and Martina Hingis. After winning the 2015 US Open, Pennetta announced she would retire at the end of the season, playing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Tiantian
Sun Tiantian (; ; born 12 October 1981) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles along with her partner Li Ting. Sun reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in March 2007, winning her only WTA Tour singles title at the 2006 Tashkent Open, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 16 in October 2007, winning eleven WTA titles and reaching the quarterfinals of three Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments, and winning the mixed doubles event at the 2008 Australian Open alongside Nenad Zimonjić. Career In September 2000, Sun won two successive $10k singles titles, a feat she would repeat in June 2001, when she won another two back-to-back. In 2002, she found repeat success at the next level up, winning two $25k tournaments: firstly in April, at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (beating countrywoman Zheng Jie in the semifinal and Korean Jeon Mi-ra in the final); and then in August at Beijing (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty Qualls (January 4, 1979 – August 31, 2021) was an American professional tennis player. She had her WTA Tour breakthrough when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge. It took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career, on November 5, 2007, at No. 91. She beat Alizé Cornet and Vania King before falling to Julia Vakulenko in three sets. In 2007, she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league. Career 2008 In 2008, Ditty qualified for the Open Gaz de France tournament in Paris where she lost to the No. 6 seed and former world No. 1, Amélie Mauresmo. During the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, she made it through the first round by defeating Alona Bondarenko, who was seeded eighth, and got to the second round there before falling to qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 5–7, 4–6, after having leads in both sets. Her win over world No. 22, Alona Bondarenko, was best-ever career win. In August, Julie defeated Yuan Meng in the first round at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansley Cargill
Ansley Cargill (born January 5, 1982) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Cargill won four singles titles and four doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 90 in May 2003. In 2006, she won the $50k ITF Hammond, defeating top seed Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus, 6–1, 6–3 in the quarterfinals and No. 4 seed Tatiana Perebiynis of Ukraine, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. That year, she also won the $25k tournament in Vancouver where she was defending champion. On the WTA Tour, she reached one singles quarterfinal at Sarasota, FL in 2003. She defeated world No. 13, Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, in the first round, and world No. 31, Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, in the second round before losing to world No. 22, Nathalie Dechy of France. She also reached one WTA Tour doubles final at Tokyo, the Japan Open in 2003, with Ashley Harkleroad of the United States, they lost to Maria Sharapova and Tamar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Trail
Jacqueline Trail Harang (born Jacqueline Amanda Trail, November 26, 1980) is a retired American tennis player. She had a prolific junior tennis career and played on the professional tour from 1997 to 2003. Trail retired due to injury in 2003. Junior career Trail began playing tennis at the age of 4. At 7 years old, she won the first sanctioned United States Tennis Association (USTA) sanctioned tournament that she entered. In 1992, at the age of 12, Trail was ranked No. 1 in Kentucky in the Girls 12s, Girls 14s, Girls 16s, Girls 18s and Women's Open divisions. In 1993, Trail won the Kentucky State High School Tennis Championship as a 7th grader. She repeated the following year as an 8th grader. Trail won seven national junior titles, second all-time only behind Tracy Austin when Trail turned professional at age 16. Her national junior titles are: * 1997 Girls 18s Hardcourts (age 16) * 1997 Girls 18s Claycourts (age 16) * 1996 Girls 18s Indoors, singles and doubles (age 15) * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
