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Linda Siegel (tennis Player)
Linda Siegel (June 5, 1961) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States who played in the Grand Slam tournaments in the 1970s and 1980s. Tennis career Linda Siegel defeated Ivanna Madruga Ivanna Madruga (born 27 January 1961) is a retired tennis player from Argentina who played professionally in the 1980s. She also is known under the married name Ivanna Madruga-Osses. Career In 1980, with compatriot Adriana Villagrán, she reached ..., 6–4, 6–4 to win US Open girls' singles champions in 1978. In the same year she lost in the final of South African Open women's singles championship. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Siegel, Linda Living people 1961 births US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles American female tennis players 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanna Madruga
Ivanna Madruga (born 27 January 1961) is a retired tennis player from Argentina who played professionally in the 1980s. She also is known under the married name Ivanna Madruga-Osses. Career In 1980, with compatriot Adriana Villagrán, she reached the women's doubles final at the Roland Garros, losing to Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith. She reached three quarterfinals in Grand Slam tournaments, once at the French Open and twice at the US Open. Madruga represented her country in Federation Cup Federation Cup or Fed Cup is the former name of the premier world team competition in women's tennis. Federation Cup may also refer to: * Capital Football Federation Cup, an Australian territory-based association football tournament *Federation Cup ... from 1978 to 1984. Grand Slam finals Women's doubles (1 runner–up) WTA Tour finals Singles (2 runner-ups) Doubles 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madruga, Ivanna 1961 births Argentine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Open (tennis)
The South African Open – formerly known as the South African Championships, and for sponsorship reasons the Altech NCR South African Open and the Panasonic South African Open – is a defunct Grand Prix Tennis Tour, World Championship Series, ATP Tour and Virginia Slims Circuit affiliated tennis tournament played from 1891 to 2011 in South Africa. It was part of the pre-open era international seasonal tours from 1891 to 1967 from 1968 to 1971, part of the open era independent events tour from 1972, when it became part the men's Grand Prix Tour until 1989. The women's side of the competition was only briefly part of Virginia Slims tour (1970–74) before it returned to the independent circuit. The men's event joined the ATP Tour in 1990. It was mainly held in Johannesburg in South Africa, but played in other locations such as Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, Kimberly and Pretoria. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts it ran for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1961 Births
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Open (tennis) Junior Champions
The term U.S. Open or US Open is applied to "open" United States-hosted championships in a particular sport (or non-sport organized competitive gaming activity), in which anyone, amateur or professional, American or non-American, and generally, male or female, may compete. The term most commonly refers to: * U.S. Open (golf) * US Open (tennis) Other uses include (in alphabetical order by sport/game): * U.S. Open Badminton Championships * U.S. Open Beer Championship * U.S. Open (bowling) * U.S. Open Chess Championship * U.S. Open (crosswords) * US Open of Curling * U.S. Open (cycling) * US Open (darts) * U.S. Open (go), boardgame tournament * U.S. Women's Open, golf tournament * US Open Polo Championship * U.S. Open pool championships including: ** U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship ** U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship ** U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship ** U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship ** U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship * US Open Racquetball Championships * U.S. Open Rubik's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis) Champions In Girls' Singles
Grand Slam most often refers to: * Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category terminology originating in contract bridge and other whist family card games Auto racing * Grand Slam (Formula One), winning from pole position, leading every lap, and setting the fastest lap in a Grand Prix * Grand Slam (NASCAR), winning all NASCAR Cup Series majors in a calendar year Baseball * Grand slam (baseball), a home run with all bases occupied * Grand Slam Single (October 17, 1999), the hit that ended Game 5 of the 1999 National League Championship Series between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, at Shea Stadium Equestrian * Grand Slam (horse), an American thoroughbred * Equestrian Grand Slam, any of several events ** Grand Slam of Eventing, three particular world horse trials competitions ** Grand Slam of Show Jum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Tennis Players
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
