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Kathy Blake
Kathleen Blake (born December 18, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Blake, a California native, won the USTA Under-16s national hardcourt championships in 1962. Before the introduction of tiebreaks, she held the record for playing the longest match in women's professional tennis, with a 12-10, 6-8, 14-12 win over Elena Subirats at Piping Rock in 1966. Blake's best national ranking was 11th. Her best performances in grand slams came in doubles, including a mixed doubles quarter-final appearance at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1964 U.S. National Championships (tennis), 1964 U.S. National Championships and in the same tournament two years later made the mixed doubles semi-finals with Butch Seewagen. Married to tennis coach Wayne Bryan since 1973, Blake is the mother of identical twin doubles players the Bryan brothers (Bob and Mike). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Kathy 1946 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 French Championships – Women's Singles
Sixth-seeded Françoise Dürr defeated Lesley Turner (tennis), Lesley Turner in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1967 French Championships (tennis), 1967 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Françoise Dürr is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * on the French Open website {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Women's Singles,1967 1967 in women's tennis French Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles, 1967 1967 in French women's sport 1967 in French tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Subirats
Elena Subirats Simon (30 December 1947 – 28 March 2018) was a Mexican professional tennis player. Raised in Mexico City, Subirats was a singles gold medalist for her country at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games and 1967 Pan American Games. Subirats reached the singles quarterfinals of the 1968 French Open, beating fourth seed Rosie Casals en route. From 1968 to 1973, she was a member of the Mexico Federation Cup team playing in 16 rubbers with seven singles and two doubles wins. Subirats' brother Jaime Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ... was also a tennis player. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Subirats, Elena 1947 births 2018 deaths Mexican female tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City Pan American Games medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Tennis Players
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Living People
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1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Brothers
The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are retired American professional doubles tennis players and the most successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being the elder by two minutes. The Bryans have won multiple Olympic medals, including the gold in 2012 and have won more professional games, matches, tournaments and Grand Slams than any other men's pairing. They held the World No. 1 doubles ranking jointly for 438 weeks (Mike has been ranked Men's Doubles World No. 1 for a total of 506 weeks), which is longer than anyone else in doubles history, and have also enjoyed that World No. 1 ranking together for a record 139 consecutive weeks. They have finished as the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 10 times. Between 2005 and 2006, they set an Open Era record by competing in seven consecutive men's doubles Grand Slam finals. They are also well known for celebrating winning points by chest-bumping each other. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Bryan
Wayne Bryan is an American tennis coach, author and speaker. He is the former owner and tennis director of the Cabrillo Racquet Club and father of the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, the most successful professional doubles team in tennis history. While attending the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1965 to 1969, he played for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos tennis team as the no. 1 singles and doubles player. He is a frequent emcee of tennis charity events and clinics and was voted World Team Tennis (WTT) coach of the year for three consecutive seasons (2011–present). Coaching philosophy The cornerstone of Bryan's coaching philosophy is "Making It Fun". He stresses the importance of enthusiasm and positivity and believes it is as much the coach/parents' job to inspire and motivate as it is to teach proper tennis technique. Criticism of the USTA In 2012, a private letter written by Wayne Bryan on American junior tennis was published online. Bryan expressed concerns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butch Seewagen
George Lansing "Butch" Seewagen (born June 13, 1946) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography He was born in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ... on June 13, 1946, to George and Clella Seewagen. His father was the tennis coach at St. John’s University and a former player, who played against Don Budge at the 1936 U.S. National Championships (tennis), 1936 U.S. National Championships. An Junior Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl winner in 1959, Seewagen was only 17 when he made his first appearance at the US Open (tennis), US National Championships. He was a member of the United States Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup, Junior Davis Cup team from 1963 to 1965. With Kathy Blake, he made the semi-finals of the mixed doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Wimbledon Championships
The 1965 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1965. It was the 79th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1965. Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith won the singles titles. Champions Seniors Men's singles Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 Women's singles Margaret Smith defeated Maria Bueno, 6–4, 7–5 Men's doubles John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ken Fletcher / Bob Hewitt, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Maria Bueno / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig, 6–2, 7–5 Mixed doubles Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith defeated Tony Roche / Judy Tegart, 12–10, 6–3 Juniors Boys' singles Vladimir Korotkov defeated Georges Goven, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Girls' singles Olga Morozova def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Billie Jean King successfully defended her title, defeating Ann Jones in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1967 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Billie Jean King (champion) Maria Bueno ''(fourth round)'' Ann Jones ''(final)'' Françoise Dürr ''(third round)'' Nancy Richey ''(fourth round)'' Lesley Turner ''(quarterfinals)'' Annette Van Zyl ''(fourth round)'' Virginia Wade ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1967 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
