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Laurent Prades
Laurent Prades (born 19 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from France. Prades qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament in 1989, at the Australian Open. He played West German Hans-Dieter Beutel in the opening round and was beaten, despite winning the first two sets. It wasn't until the 1992 French Open that he got another chance to play a Grand Slam, entering the event as a wildcard. He defeated Byron Black in the first round and then met third seed Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre .... The American won in straight sets, although Prades did manage to force two of those sets into tiebreaks. Challenger titles Singles: (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prades, Laurent 1968 births Living people French male tennis players Tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called ''"Bordelais"'' (masculine) or ''"Bordelaises"'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 260,958 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , With its 27 suburban municipalities it forms the Bordeaux Metropolis, in charge of metropolitan issues. With a population of 814,049 at the Jan. 2019 census. it is the fifth most populated in France, after Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille and ahead of Toulouse. Together with its suburbs and exurbs, except satellite cities of Arcachon and Libourne, the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,363,711 that same year (Jan. 2019 census), ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mečíř in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open. Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Ramesh Krishnan. This was the first Australian Open in which future world No. 1 Pete Sampras competed in the main draw. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Mats Wilander ''(second round)'' # Ivan Lendl (champion) # Boris Becker ''(fourth round)'' # Stefan Edberg ''(quarterfinals, withdrew)'' # Jakob Hlasek ''(first round)'' # Henri Leconte ''(first round)'' # John McEnroe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Yannick Noah ''(first round)'' # Miloslav Mečíř ''(final)'' # Aaron Krickstein ''(fourth round)'' # Thomas Muster ''(semifinals)'' # Mikael Pernfors ''(third round)'' # Pat Cash ''(fourth round)'' # Jonas Svensson ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Fitzgerald ''(second round) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 French Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Jim Courier successfully defended his title, defeating Petr Korda in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open. Stefan Edberg was attempting to complete the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, career Grand Slam, but lost to Andrei Cherkasov in the third round. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jim Courier is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Jim Courier ''(champion)'' # Stefan Edberg ''(third round)'' # Pete Sampras ''(quarterfinals)'' # Michael Stich ''(third round)'' # Michael Chang ''(third round)'' # Guy Forget ''(second round)'' # Petr Korda ''(finalist)'' # Goran Ivanišević ''(quarterfinals)'' # Carlos Costa (tennis), Carlos Costa ''(fourth round)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(second round)'' # Andre Agassi ''(semifinals)'' # Richard Krajicek ''(third round)'' # Aaron Krickstein ''(third round)'' # Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov, Alexander Volkov ''(thi ... [...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] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Australian Open
The 1989 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 77th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1989. Seniors Men's singles Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Lendl's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. Women's singles Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4 * It was Graf's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. Men's doubles Rick Leach / Jim Pugh defeated Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Leach's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. Women's doubles Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 * It was Navratilova's 52nd career Grand Slam title and her 11th Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Dieter Beutel
Hans-Dieter Beutel (born 12 June 1962) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany. Career Beutel was a losing finalist in the 1980 Wimbledon boys' singles event, to Frenchman Thierry Tulasne. In 1981, Beutel made the semi-finals of the Sofia Open. He was the German National Champion in 1982, for both indoor and outdoor singles and in the outdoor doubles. Also that year he reached the quarter-finals in Linz and was a doubles runner-up in Cologne. Beutel was a singles finalist at Cologne in 1983, beating Carlos Kirmayr, Shlomo Glickstein, Eric Jelen and Pavel Složil en route. He made the quarter-finals at Båstad the following year. He won two Grand Slam matches during his career, both at the Australian Open. In the 1984 tournament, he defeated countryman Jelen in the opening round, before going down to Tarik Benhabiles in five sets. At the 1989 Australian Open The 1989 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 French Open
The 1992 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 96th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of 1992. This was the last time both the top seeds won the men's singles and women's singles until the 2018 French Open. Seniors Men's singles Jim Courier defeated Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 :• It was Courier's 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd and last title at the French Open. It was Courier's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. Women's singles Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 :• It was Seles' 6th career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open. It was Monica's 6th title of the year, and her 26th overall. Men's doubles Jakob Hlasek / Marc RossetHlasek and Rosset became the first Swiss doubles te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Black
Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe. Personal life He is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were also professional tennis players.He is married to Fiona Black, and has children. He attended the University of Southern California and was named an All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Tennis career Black started playing tennis at a young age at his father’s grass court in Highlands, and played the game for Lewisham Primary School in his hometown. He played for the tennis team when he moved to the Oriel Boys High School, where he was exposed to other future Davis Cup players for Zimbabwe like Greig Rodgers and Mark Gurr. Pro tour In 1995, Black was a US Open quarterfinalist, and in 2000, he reached the same round at Wimbledon. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 22, which he achieved in June 1996. An accomplished double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Sampras
Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre Agassi in the final. Sampras won 14 major singles titles during his career, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: a then-record seven Wimbledon titles, two Australian Opens and a joint Open Era record five US Open titles. He won 64 singles titles in total. He first reached the world No. 1 ranking in 1993, and held that position for a total of 286 weeks (third all time), including an Open Era record of six consecutive Year-End No. 1 rankings from 1993 to 1998. A right-handed player with a single-handed backhand, his precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete". In 2007, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Early life Petros Sampras ( el, Πέτρος "Πητ" Σάμπρα ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gramado
Gramado is a small tourist city, southeast of Caxias do Sul and east of Nova Petrópolis in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region. The city was originally settled by Azorean descendants and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is one of the cities along the scenic route known as ''Rota Romântica'' (Romantic Route). History Gramado was originally settled in 1875 by Portuguese immigrants. Five years later, the first German immigrants arrived and these were followed shortly after by Italian immigrants from the Italian settlements in Caxias do Sul. In 1913, the city seat was moved to Linha Nova, the location of the present-day city center. At this time, Gramado was an unincorporated city within the city of Taquara. A railway, brought by Gramado's founder and first administrator, José Nicoletti Filho, arrived in the city in 1921, boosting the local economy. Gramado officially became a city in 1937, when Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Roese
Fernando Roese (born 24 August 1965) is a former 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 from Brazil. During his career Roese won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 92 in 1992 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 81 in 1990. Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals Singles (1 runner-up) Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups) References External links * * * Brazilian male tennis players People from Novo Hamburgo Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in tennis 1965 births Living people Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul 21st-century Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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