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Jim Gurfein
Jim Gurfein (born January 4, 1961) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. Gurfein reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 96 in September 1983. Early years Gurfein was born in New York City, and he is Jewish. Gurfein grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended Great Neck North High School and Stanford University. While on tour, Gurfein kept a residence in Atlanta, Georgia. Tennis career Gurfein was runner-up of the 1981 NCAA singles tennis championship, falling to Stanford University teammate Tim Mayotte, and was an All-America, All American that year with teammates Mayotte, Scott Bondurant, and Scott Davis (tennis), Scott Davis. He was a member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup team in 1981. In 1982, he won a doubles title in Cairo with Drew Gitlin. In July 1983, the 22-year-old Gurfein defeated world #22 Henri Leconte of France in a tournament in North Conway, New Hampshire and upset world #34 Christophe Roger-Vasselin in the Swedish Open in Båstad, Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open. Brian Teacher was the defending champion, but did not compete this year. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Johan Kriek is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Guillermo Vilas ''(third round)'' # Peter McNamara ''(quarterfinals)'' # Roscoe Tanner ''(second round)'' # Johan Kriek (champion) # Kim Warwick ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mark Edmondson ''(semifinals)'' # Fritz Buehning ''(first round)'' # Tim Mayotte ''(quarterfinals)'' # Shlomo Glickstein ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Sadri ''(first round)'' # Chris Lewis ''(third round)'' # Hank Pfister ''(semifinals)'' # Pat DuPré ''(third round)'' # Kevin Curren ''(second round)'' # Peter Rennert ''(second round)'' # John Fitzgerald ''(first round)'' Qualifying Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Christophe Roger-Vasselin (; born 8 July 1957) is a French former professional tennis player. Roger-Vasselin won two doubles titles during his professional career. Notably in his singles career, he reached the French Open semifinals in 1983, beating No. 1 seed Jimmy Connors in the quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champion Yannick Noah. The right-hander reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP ranking on 20 June 1983, when he became world No. 29. In the autumn of 1977 he briefly played with a double-strung racket, the so-called spaghetti racket, with which he reached the final of the Porée Cup in Paris. The racket was banned shortly afterwards. His son Édouard Roger-Vasselin followed him into the profession and is currently active on the ATP Tour, and went on to win the French Open in doubles in 2014. Career finals Singles (2 losses) Doubles (2 wins) References External links * * * 1957 births Living people French male tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd (; born 13 July 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles (three French Open, two Wimbledon, two US Open, one Australian Open), reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5. Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland. While growing up he also played bandy in Lidköpings AIK. Career Järryd turned professional in 1980. He won his first tour doubles title in 1981 in Linz, Austria. One year later he captured his first top-level singles title, also at Linz. In 1983, Järryd won his first Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open, partnering his fellow Swede Hans Simonsson. Järryd had a strong year in 1984, winning two singles and four doubles titles. He also finished runner-up in the men's doubles at the US Open that year, partnering Stefan Edberg. 1985 saw Järryd's career-best Grand Slam singles performance, when he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Bordeaux
The ATP Bordeaux is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held annually under variations of the name Grand Prix Passing Shot and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit tour from (1979-1989) it then became an ATP Tour event until 1995. The tournament was played on two different surfaces during its tenure: clay from 1979 through 1990 and hard from 1991 through 1995. Guy Forget was the only man to win the tournament more than once, doing so in 1990 and 1991. Yannick Noah Yannick Noah (; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer. Noah won the French Open in 1983, and is currently the captain of both France's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams. During his nearly two-decade ..., the only other Frenchman to triumph in the singles event, won the inaugural event of 1979. Results Singles Doubles External linksATP website {{ATP World Series tournaments Clay court tennis tournaments Hard court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bauer
Mike Bauer (born June 29, 1959) is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 29 in November 1984. Career An All-American in 1981 at University of California, Berkeley, Bauer won the 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix and 1982 and 1983 South Australian Open. He was also a finalist at the 1983 Sydney Outdoor Grand Prix. He reached the semi-finals in five other tournaments during his career. His best Grand Slam result was reaching the 3rd round of Wimbledon in 1983 where he lost to eventual finalist Chris Lewis. He reached the second round of the U.S. Open twice in four tries. Bauer reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 25, and won the 1981 Taipei Grand Prix and Manila Grand Prix, and 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix, tournaments partnering compatriot John Benson, the 1983 Stuttgart Outdoor partnering Anand Amritraj and Sydney Outdoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Tennis Classic
The Bangkok Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Bangkok, Thailand from 1980 until 1982. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts. Finals Singles Doubles See also * Bangkok Open – women's tournament * List of tennis tournaments ReferencesITF Vault 1980 establishments in Thailand 1982 disestablish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter. It was acquired by the Thomson Corporation of Canada in 2008 and now makes up the media division of Thomson Reuters. History 19th century Paul Reuter worked at a book-publishing firm in Berlin and was involved in distributing radical pamphlets at the beginning of the Revolutions in 1848. These publications brought much attention to Reuter, who in 1850 developed a prototype news service in Aachen using homing pigeons and electric telegraphy from 1851 on, in order to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen, in what today is Aachen's Reuters House. Reuter moved to London in 1851 and established a news wire agency at the London Royal Exchange. Headquartered in London, Reuter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 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 subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Banck
Bobby Banck (born May 16, 1964) is an American tennis coach and former professional player. Banck, who grew up in Buffalo, New York, was a national 14-and-under hard court champion. Another Buffalo product Jimmy Arias was in his age group and the pair combined to win a national doubles championship. Trained at the Nick Bollitieri academy in Florida from 1980, Banck received a scholarship to the University of Arkansas and played there for two years. In 1986 he turned professional. He appeared in the main draw of the 1987 WCT Tournament of Champions and was beaten in the second round by Slobodan Živojinović. Banck starting his coaching career with Jimmy Arias and later coached Aaron Krickstein. On the women's tour he has coached Mary Joe Fernández, Mary Pierce and Monica Seles. In 2006 he was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banck, Bobby 1964 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Strode
Morris Chesney "Skip" Strode (June 5, 1960 - April 17, 2021) was an American 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. During Strode's career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 98 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 47 in 1983. Career finals Singles (2 losses) Doubles (1 win) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strode, Morris American male tennis players Sportspeople from El Cajon, California Tennis players from California American people of German descent 1960 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Cox
Charles "Bud" Cox (born April 11, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career Cox played collegiate tennis while at Auburn University. He competed in the singles draw of a Grand Slam three times, but was unable to progress past the first round. In doubles he fared better, making the third round of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships and 1987 US Open. He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the 1984 French Open, with Wendy Prausa. On the Grand Prix tour he had his best performance in 1987 when he won the doubles title at Saint-Vincent (partnering Michael Fancutt). It was his third Grand Prix final, having been runner-up at the same event the previous year and at Columbus in 1984. His best showing in a singles draw came at the 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, where he defeated world number 19 Thierry Tulasne en route to the quarter-finals. In 1986, Cox was participating in a tennis tour in Nigeria when, following a Bible study with fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Study (Christianity)
In Christian communities, Bible study is the study of the Bible by people as a personal religious or spiritual practice. In many Christian traditions, Bible study, coupled with Christian prayer, is known as doing devotions or devotional acts. Many Christian churches schedule time to engage in Bible study collectively. The origin of Bible study groups has its origin in early Christianity, when Church Fathers such as Origen and Jerome taught the Bible extensively to disciple Christians. In Christianity, Bible study has the purpose of "be ngtaught and nourished by the Word of God" and "being formed and animated by the inspirational power conveyed by Scripture". Personal Bible study In Evangelical Protestantism, the time set aside to engage in personal Bible study and prayer is sometimes informally called a Quiet Time. In other traditions personal Bible study is referred to as "devotions". Catholic devotions, Lutheran devotions and Anglican devotions, among other Christian traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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