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Kaye Hand
Kaye Marfani-Hand (born 4 October 1968) is a British former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Berkshire, she is the younger sister of sports broadcaster and former player Paul Hand. Hand reached a highest singles ranking of 201, with her best performance coming at the 1990 Brighton International, where she defeated world number 46 Brenda Schultz in the first round. At the 1991 Wimbledon Championships, Hand received a wildcard to compete in both the women's singles and doubles draws. In the doubles she and partner Julie Salmon lost in the first round to high profile opponents, Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, an .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hand, Kaye 1968 births Living people English female te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading. The River Thames formed the historic northern boundary, from Buscot in the west to Old Windsor in the east. The historic county, therefore, includes territory that is now administered by the Vale of White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire in Oxfordshire, but excludes Caversham, Slough and five less populous settlements in the east of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. All the changes mentioned, apart from the change to Caversham, took place in 1974. The towns of Abingdon, Didcot, Far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and tenth major title overall, while it was Sabatini's third and last appearance in a major final. Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati. Seeds Steffi Graf (champion) Gabriela Sabatini ''(final)'' Martina Navratilova ''(quarterfinals)'' Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(quarterfinals)'' Mary Joe Fernández ''(semifinals)'' Jana Novotná ''(second round)'' Zina Garrison ''(quarterfinals)'' Katerina Maleeva ''(fourth round)'' Jennifer Capriati ''(semifinals)'' Helena Suková ''(first round)'' Nathalie Tauziat ''(fourth round)'' Natasha Zvereva ''(second round)'' Anke Huber ''(fourth round)'' Amy Frazier ''(fourth round)'' Sandra Cecchini ''(first round)'' Judith Wiesner ''(fourth round)'' The original #1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated the defending champion Jana Novotná and her partner Gigi Fernández in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but did not play together. Suková partnered Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, but lost in the quarterfinals to Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Seeds Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná ''(final)'' Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (champions) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková ''(quarterfinals)'' Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison ''(semifinals)'' Kathy Jordan / Lori McNeil ''(quarterfinals)'' Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie ''(third round)'' Gretchen Magers / Robin White ''(quarterfinals)'' Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)'' Elise Burgin / Patty Fendick ''(first round)'' Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf ''(quarterfinals)'' Jennifer Capriati / Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hand
Paul Hand (born 3 July 1965) is a British sports broadcaster and former professional tennis player. Biography Tennis career Born in Berkshire, Hand played on the professional tour primarily as a doubles specialist, with a best ranking of 171 in the world. As a singles player he was joint winner of the Scottish Championships in 1992. Hand regularly featured as a doubles player at the Wimbledon Championships in the 1990s. Most notably he made the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships as a wildcard pairing with Chris Wilkinson. They had a win en route over the ninth seeded Jensen brothers, Luke and Murphy, then in the quarter-finals were beaten in five sets, by Rikard Bergh and Byron Talbot. In addition to his six main draw appearances in men's doubles at Wimbledon he played in the mixed doubles four times, all with Valda Lake. He also played in mixed doubles qualifying with his younger sister Kaye Hand. Post tennis He now works as a tennis coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton International
The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978–1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October. It was competed on indoor carpet courts and was a WTA Tier II event prior to being removed from the tour. The men's event was held on outdoor clay in Bournemouth from 1996-1999, and in Brighton, on indoor hard courts in 2000. Steffi Graf won the tournament a record 6 times. The only British winners were Sue Barker, who defeated Mima Jaušovec in 1981; and in the men's, Tim Henman, who beat Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý (; born 4 January 1978) is a Slovakian former professional tennis player. Hrbatý reached the semifinals of the 1999 French Open, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in October 2005. Hrbatý is one of onl ... in the final year of play. Results Women's singles Women's doubles Men's single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Schultz
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour , Players , Info (Biography) , Brenda Schultz-McCartney Schultz is known for her fast serve; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Wimbledon Championships
The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 105th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1991. Due to heavy rain during the first week of the Championships, play was held on the "Middle Sunday", in this case June 30, for the first time in the tournament's history. Prize money The total prize money for 1991 championships was £4,010,970. The winner of the men's title earned £240,000 while the women's singles champion earned £216,000. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 * It was Stich's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 * It was Graf's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. Men's doubles John Fitzgerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Salmon
Julie Salmon (born 8 July 1965) is a British former international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1988 to 1993. at fedcup.com She was the last British survivor in singles competition at Wimbledon 1988, reaching the third round. References External links Julie Salmon at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 59 major titles, the most in the Open Era. Alongside Chris Evert, her greatest rival, Navratilova dominated women's tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Navratilova was ranked as the world No. 1 in singles for a total of 332 weeks (second only to Steffi Graf), and for a record 237 weeks in doubles, making her the only player in history to have held the top spot in both disciplines for over 200 weeks. She won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, both the Open Era records. She won a record six consecutive singles majors across 1983 and 1984 while simultaneously winning the Grand Slam in doubles. Navratilova claims the best professional season w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. This includes 22 major titles, 21 in women's doubles and one in mixed doubles. Shriver also won an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, partnering Zina Garrison. Shriver and regular doubles partner Martina Navratilova are the only women's pair to complete the Grand Slam in a calendar year, winning all four majors in 1984. Playing style Shriver was well known for her variety, including sharp volleys and all-round solid technique at the net. She also possessed a strong slice forehand and underspin approach, which set her apart from the rest of the women's field, but she had a comparatively weak chip backhand. She was known for being a serve-and-volleyer. Career Shriver first came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
