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Maria Fernanda Alves
Maria Fernanda Barbato Alves (; born 17 April 1983), also known as Nanda Alves, is a retired Brazilian player. As of 1 March 2010, Alves was ranked world No. 262, and was the highest ranked Brazilian player.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour , Rankings , Singles Nationalities , Brazil She enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning 23 singles and 58 doubles titles. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a population of 508,826, according to the 2020 IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) population estimate, the second-most populous city in the state (after Joinville), and the 47th in Brazil. The metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1,111,702, the 21st largest in the country. The city is known for having the country's third highest Human Development Index score among all Brazilian cities (0.847). The economy of Florianópolis is heavily based on information technology, tourism, and services. The city has 60 beaches and is a center of surfing activity. Lagoa da Conceição is the most famous area for tourism, recreation, nature, and extreme sports. ''The New York Times'' reported that "Florianopolis is the Party Destin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WTA Number 1 Ranked Players
The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since November 3, 1975. Since 1975, 28 women have been ranked No. 1 by the WTA, of which 15 have been year-end No. 1. WTA No. 1 ranked singles players The rankings are sourced by the ''WTA Media Guide'' and the WTA website (which usually revises its rankings every Sunday night or Monday morning, except when tournament finals are postponed). ; ; Note Weeks at No. 1 Weeks are updated automatically. The source for this through the week of January 2, 2012, is the ''2012 WTA Tour Official Guide'', page 177. Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederica Piedade
Frederica Piedade (born 5 June 1982) is a former Portuguese 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. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 142, which she reached on 15 May 2006; her best doubles ranking is No. 158, achieved on 16 February 2009. Piedade has competed for he Portugal Fed Cup team, having a total win–loss record of 12–4. Though not officially retired, she hasn't played in the professional circuit since 2009. In the summer of 2014, Frederica toured the Portuguese communities on Long Island, New York as she prepared for the US Open. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner-ups) Doubles: 38 (19 titles, 19 runner-ups) See alsoLuso Ténis Profile (in Portuguese) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildine Chevalier
Kildine Chevalier (born 30 June 1980) is a retired French professional tennis player. Chevalier has a career high WTA singles ranking of 218, achieved on 2 February 2004. Chevalier also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 172 achieved on 5 July 2004. Chevalier has won 8 ITF singles titles and 22 doubles titles. Chevalier retired from professional tennis in 2009. ITF finals Singles Finals (8–6) Doubles Finals (22–23) Junior Grand Slam finals Girls' Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chevalier, Kildine 1980 births Living people French female tennis players Tennis players from Lyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joana Cortez
Joana Amorim Cortez dos Santos (born 11 January 1979) is a retired Brazilian tennis player. In her career, Cortez won seven singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 September 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 204. On 5 November 2001, she peaked at No. 115 in the doubles rankings. Cortez represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, reaching the second round with Vanessa Menga. A year previously, the pair won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games. Cortez won gold again in 2003, partnering Bruna Colósio, and in 2007 won bronze with Teliana Pereira in Rio. Playing for Brazil at the Fed Cup, Cortez had a win–loss record of 23–14. Cortez played and lost two doubles matches in Grand Slam events, at the 2001 US Open and in 2002 in Australia. After retiring from the professional tour, she became a beach tennis ''For the sport called "beach paddleball", see Matkot. For other sports called "paddleball", see Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celeste Contín
Celeste Contín (born 17 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Biography Contín, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 236 in the world, competed mostly on the ITF Circuit, winning eight singles titles. She also has a career win over Justine Henin, whom she beat at an ITF tournament in Spartanburg in 1998. Her career included a Fed Cup appearance for Argentina in 1998, a World Group II Play-off tie against Australia in Canberra. She played in the second singles rubber, which she lost to Nicole Pratt. On the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ..., Contín's best performance came when she won her way through to the round of 16 at the 1999 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, having made the main draw as a qualifier. ITF finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolanda Mens
Jolanda Mens (born 4 February 1978) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Mens, a right-handed player from Leiden, spent most time of her career on the ITF Circuit. She won two ITF singles titles, including one at a $25k tournament in Campos do Jordão Campos do Jordão () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 52,405 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is situated above s .... As a doubles player, she claimed 14 ITF titles and featured in the main draw of three WTA Tour tournaments, in Den Bosch, Waikoloa (Hawaii) and Québec in 2002. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 36 (14 titles, 22 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mens, Jolanda 1978 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from Leiden 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanina García Sokol
María Vanina García Sokol (born 27 December 1983) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina. Biography García Sokol, who comes from the Misiones Province of Argentina, turned professional at 17 years of age. In 2003 she was a member of Argentina's Fed Cup squad and represented Argentina at the Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo. Competing mostly on the ITF circuit, she had a best ranking of 191 in the world and won a total of three ITF singles titles. She twice qualified for the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament, the Vancouver Open The VanOpen, currently sponsored as Odlum Brown VanOpen, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour, and of the ITF Women's Circuit. It is h ... in 2004 and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar in Bogota. In 2007, she retired from professional tennis. Based in Buenos Aires, she now works as a tennis coach and has s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Tiene
Carla Eduarda Tiene (born 15 May 1981 in Rio Claro) is a Brazilian former tennis player. Tiene was born in Rio Claro and resides in São Carlos. Her career-high singles ranking is No. 256, achieved on 22 April 2002, and her highest doubles ranking is 175, reached on 21 October 2002. Her favourite surface is hardcourt. Tiene played at the 2002 WTA Brasil Open as a wildcard receiver but lost in the first round to Iva Majoli Iva Majoli-Marić (born 12 August 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won seven o .... Playing for Brazil Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 12–8. Tiene retired from professional tennis 2010. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (8 titles, 10 runner-ups) Doubles: 59 (36 titles, 23 runner-ups) Unplayed final External links * * Carla Tieneat CoreTennis.net {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Klösel
Sandra Klösel (born 22 June 1979) is a former tennis player from Germany. Kösel turned professional in July 1995, and won nine singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In March 2007, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 87. On 1 October 2007, she peaked at No. 128 in the doubles rankings. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 20 (8–12) Doubles: 12 (6–6) External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Klosel, Sandra 1979 births Living people People from Oberkirch (Baden) Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German female tennis players Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a British sports equipment manufacturing company established in 1910 that focuses on racquet sports, more specifically tennis, squash, padel and badminton. Products by Dunlop Sport include rackets, strings, balls, shuttlecocks, and bags. Sportswear and clothing line includes t-shirts, shorts, skirts, jackets, pants, socks, caps, sneakers, and wristbands. Dunlop Sport is operated by SRI Sports, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which acquired the Dunlop brand in 2017. In the past, Dunlop also manufactured golf equipment. History Dunlop was established as a company manufacturing goods from rubber in 1889. The company entered the sporting goods market in 1910, when it began to manufacture rubber golf balls at its base in Birmingham. The company introduced the Maxfli golf ball in 1922. Dunlop extended into tennis ball manufacture in 1924. In 1925, F A Davis was acquired, which had tennis racket manufacturing expertise. Dunlop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomaz Koch
Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarterfinalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships. He won at least 14 singles titles (three in the Open Era) and three doubles titles.Tennis Archives While Koch's career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974), he ranked inside the top 20 in the 1960s before the invention of the , peaking at No. 12. He won two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games
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