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Kamil Čapkovič
Kamil Čapkovič (; born 2 June 1986) is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... Career Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles. Singles Titles References External links * * 1986 births Living people Slovak male tennis players People from Michalovce Sportspeople from the Košice Region {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of the official figures. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews, Romani people, Romani, Serbs and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; eleven King of Hungary, Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava, St Martin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Sikora (tennis)
Adrian Sikora (born 19 March 1980) is a Polish footballer who plays as a striker for Kuźnia Ustroń. Career Dyskobolia He had played for Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, with which he won the Polish Cup twice in 2005 and 2007. Real Murcia Sikora played for Murcia on season 2008–09. APOEL He signed a two years contract with Cypriot Champions APOEL in July 2009. He scored his first two goals with APOEL on 26 September in a league game with Doxa Katokopia but was injured and missed the rest of the season. Although fans were hopeful in seeing the Polish striker in action in the next season, new injuries meant he would miss the next half of the season. He didn't have a chance to play in APOEL, and so he moved to the reserves team of APOEL for all the second half of 2010-11 season, until his contract ended. Piast Gliwice On 1 August 2012 he joined Piast Gliwice on a one-year contract. International Sikora has also played two times for the Poland national football team, scori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trnava
Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' (Trnava Region) and of an '' okres'' (Trnava District). It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric (1541–1820 and then again since 1977). The city has a historic center. Because of the many churches within its city walls, Trnava has often been called "Little Rome" ( sk, Malý Rím, la, parva Roma), or more recently, the "Slovak Rome". Names and etymology The name of the city is derived from the name of the creek Trnava. It comes from the Old Slavic/Slovak word ''tŕň'' ("thornbush")Martin Štefánik – Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, p. 523, . http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku which characterized the river banks in the region. Many towns in Central Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj Masár
Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r. The English equivalent of the name is George. Notable people * Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politician * Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and benefactor * Juraj Filas, Slovak composer * Juraj Habdelić, Croatian writer and lexicographer * Juraj Herz, Czechoslovakian director * Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director * Juraj Jánošík, Slovak national hero * Juraj Križanić, Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist * Juraj Kucka, Slovak footballer * Juraj Okoličány, Slovak ice hockey referee * Juraj Sviatko, Slovak figure skater * Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop * Juraj Slafkovský, Slovak ice hockey player * Juraj Hromkovič, Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich Derived forms * Jura: ''Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian'' * Jure: ''Croatian, Slovene'' * Jurica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Sousa
Pedro Barreiros Cardoso de Sousa (; born 27 May 1988) is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the Association of Tennis Professionals#ATP Tour, ATP Tour. In February 2019, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99. ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runner-ups) Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups) ITF Junior Circuit Singles: 3 (3 titles) Performance timelines Singles ''Current through the 2021 US Open (tennis), 2021 US Open.'' Doubles Record against top 10 players Sousa's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered. * Gilles Simon 1–0 * Juan Martín del Potro 0–1 * David Goffin 0–1 * Ernests Gulbis 0–1 * Fernando Verdasco 0–1 * Stan Wawrinka 0–1 :''* .'' Career earnings :* As of 10 April 2017. National participation Davis Cup (9 wins, 3 losses) Sousa deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Galvani
Stefano Galvani (; born 3 June 1977) is a professional male tennis player from San Marino. He is a professional from 1999 and was coached by Patricio Remondegui. Professional career He reached a career high of No. 99 ATP Ranking on April 2, 2007 and April 30 of the same year. During his career, he earned total prize money of $791,336. He had three appearances in the Davis Cup, two wins and one defeat, in the ties against Portugal and Finland in 2002. 2007 On April 2, 2007, Galvani achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 99. 2008 In June, Galvani qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #222 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, #148 Andrey Golubev, and #197 Ilija Bozoljac. He was defeated in the second round by world No. 17 Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (born 25 June 1982), nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian retired professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 rankin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armin Sandbichler
Armin Sandbichler (born 22 January 1985) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. Born in Schwaz, Sandbichler was a left-handed player and turned professional in 2005. He made his only ATP Tour singles main draw appearance at the 2006 Austrian Open, falling to Dušan Vemić Dušan Vemić ( sr-cyr, Душан Вемић; born 17 June 1976) is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Professional career His professional tennis career started in 1995, and his career high was No. 146 in singles (re ... in the first round. In 2007 he reached his career high singles ranking of 421 in the world. He won two singles and five doubles titles at ITF Futures level. ITF Futures titles Singles: (2) Doubles: (5) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandbichler, Armin 1985 births Living people Austrian male tennis players Sportspeople from Tyrol (state) People from Schwaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faro, Portugal
Faro ( , ) is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 60,995 inhabitants in 2019 (with 39,733 inhabitants in the city proper, making it the biggest city and second most populous municipality in the Algarve (after Loulé) and one of the biggest in Southern Portugal), the municipality covers an area of about . History The Ria Formosa lagoon attracted humans from the Palaeolithic age until the end of prehistory. The first settlements date from the fourth century BC, during the period of Phoenician colonization of the western Mediterranean. At the time, the area was known as Ossonoba, and was the most important urban centre of southern Portugal and commercial port for agricultural products, fish, and minerals. Between the second and eighth centuries, the city was under the domain of the Romans, then the Byzantines, and later Visigoths, before being conquered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (born 7 May 1989) is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ITF Men's Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour and is a current member of the Romania Davis Cup Team The Romania men's national tennis team represents Romania in Davis Cup 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 pla .... On 2 November 2009 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 304 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 286 achieved on 2 November 2015. Davis Cup Singles performances (0–2) References External links * * * 1989 births Living people Tennis players from Bucharest Romanian male tennis players 21st-century Romanian people {{Romania-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
