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Jessica Lehnhoff
Jessica Lehnhoff (born 15 March 1980) is a Guatemalan born former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Lehnhoff grew up in Guatemala City, the youngest in a family of four siblings, who moved to Florida when she was aged 11. She holds citizenship in 3 countries (Sweden, Guatemala & USA). Growing up in Guatemala, she attended the "Colegio Austriaco" (Austrian school), where she and her brothers all learned how to speak German. One of her brothers, Alexander, played Davis Cup for Guatemala. Their mother, Anne-Marie is Swedish and their father Guatemalan/German. Their father Walter died in 1999, while Lehnhoff was a freshman at the University of Florida . A right-handed player, she was highly rated as a junior. Lehnhoff was the top ranked player in the country (USA) for her age group in 1995, the year she won a doubles title at the Orange Bowl. Lehnhoff also won the singles titles at the Eddie Herr International tournament as well as the Orange Bowl under 14' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita ( en, Hermitage Valley). The city is the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established United Provinces of Central America (later the Federal Republic of Central America). In 1847, Guatemala declared itself an independent republic, with Guatemala City as its capital. The city was originally located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsday
''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and formerly it was "Newsday, the Long Island Newspaper". The newspaper's headquarters is in Melville, New York, in Suffolk County. ''Newsday'' has won 19 Pulitzer Prizes and has been a finalist for 20 more. As of 2019, its weekday circulation of 250,000 was the 8th-highest in the United States, and the highest among suburban newspapers. By January 2014, ''Newsday''s total average circulation was 437,000 on weekdays, 434,000 on Saturdays and 495,000 on Sundays. As of June 2022, the paper had an average print circulation of 97,182. History Founded by Alicia Patterson and her husband, Harry Guggenheim, the publication was first produced on September 3, 1940 from Hempstead. For many years until a major redesign in the 1970s, ''Newsday'' copied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Rotondi
Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhavan featuring Lakshmi * ''Julie'' (1998 film), a British public information film about seatbelt use * ''Julie'' (2004 film), a Hindi film starring Neha Dhupia * ''Julie'' (2006 film), a Kannada film starring Ramya * ''Julie'' (TV series), a 1992 American sitcom starring Julie Andrews Literature * ''Julie; or, The New Heloise'', a 1761 novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Julie'' (George novel), a 1994 novel, the second book of a trilogy, by Jean Craighead George * ''Julie'', a 1985 novel by Cora Taylor Music * ''Julie'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Philippe Boesmans Albums * ''Julie'' (album), by Julie London, 1957 * ''Julie'' (EP) or the title song, by Jens Lekman, 2004 Songs * "Julie", by Doris Day, 1956 * "Julie" (Daniel song), by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Schlukebir
Kristen Schlukebir (born June 28, 1989) was the number one ranked junior in the United States between the ages of 15-18. At 15, she won the USTA 18 & Under National Hardcourts in both singles and doubles granting her a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open. Kristen turned professional at age 18 and played on the Women's Tennis Association tour for over two years, reaching a career high in singles of No. 161. Kristen had two older sisters, Karie and Katie both who played tennis. Katie attended Stanford University and played on the tennis team. Karie attended Indiana University on a tennis scholarship but died in 2010 from melanoma Melanoma, also redundantly known as malignant melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that develops from the pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye ( .... ITF Finals Singles (0–3) Doubles (5–10) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Schlukebir, Kristen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Cochran
Tanner Cochran Evans (born August 3, 1984) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Tennis career A right-handed player from Dublin, Georgia, Cochran debuted at the US Open main draw as a 16 year-old in 2000, partnering Kristen Schlukebir in the women's doubles. As a junior, she and Schlukebir were semi-finalists in the girls' doubles event at the 2001 Open and she reached the round of 16 of the girls' singles at the 2002 US Open, which included a win over Ana Ivanovic. From 2002 she played as a professional and won a $25,000 ITF singles title that year at Allentown, in addition to a second US Open doubles appearance. Cochran, who had a best ranking of 236 in the world, played in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament for the only time at the 2003 Kroger St. Jude International in Memphis. Personal life She is married to former Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Russell
Jennifer Russell (born Jennifer Rebecca Embry, August 7, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Russell was ranked in top 50 for doubles and as high as number 41, in November 2005. Before joining th WTA Tour, she had won 13 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won her first WTA doubles title at the Gaz de France Stars in 2004, partnered with Mara Santangelo. In 2004, they reached the third round at Wimbledon, before being beaten by Martina Navratilova and Lisa Raymond. In 2005, they reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Russell is a graduate of Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ... and was one of the highest ranked professional players ever to have also been a college graduate player. Jennifer Embry married Jeff Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the fastest-growing major city in Pennsylvania and the state's third largest city, behind Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It is the largest city in both Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the U.S. as of 2020. Allentown was founded in 1762 and is the county seat of Lehigh County. Located on the Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, Allentown is the largest of three adjacent cities, along with Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem and Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton, in Lehigh and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties that form the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylv ... [...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] |
Ivana Abramović
Ivana Abramović (; born 3 September 1983) is a retired Croatian tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 143 in singles, achieved on 12 January 2004, and 141 in doubles, set on 29 January 2007. Her younger sister Maria Abramović also played tennis on ITF Women's Circuit and WTA Tour. Abramović qualified for the singles draw at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and lost to eventual champion Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo (; born 5 July 1979) is a French former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player and tournament director. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles titles at the ... in the first round. ITF finals Singles (2–5) Doubles (7–11) References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Croatian female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Tennis players from Zagreb Universiade bronze medalists for Croatia Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21s ... [...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] |
Tallahassee
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population was 196,169, making it the 8th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida, and the 126th-largest city in the United States. The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 . Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions. With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, ranked the nation's 19th-best public university by '' U.S. News & World Report;'' Florida A&M University, ranked the nation's best public historically black university by '' U.S. News & World Report''; and Tallahassee Community College, a large state college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Nakamura
(born 28 December 1983), is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In July 2008, she was the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at No. 107, after Ai Sugiyama. Nakamura was born in Tennōji-ku, Osaka. Like her role-model Monica Seles, she had a double-handed forehand and backhand, but served right-handed. She won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In 2006, she reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to Marion Bartoli in three sets. Nakamura also played for the Japan Fed Cup team The Japan women's national tennis team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were most recently promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II after defeating Great Britain in the 2018 W .... She retired from professional tennis in 2012. WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4–6) Doubles: 6 (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
