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Maaike Koutstaal
Maaike Koutstaal (born 20 June 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Biography Born in Rotterdam, Koutstaal competed on the ITF junior circuit in the early 1990s and most notably was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1993 French Open. As a professional player she was most successful in the doubles format, with a best ranking of 86 in the world. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1995 Indonesia Open, where she qualified for the singles main draw and was a quarterfinalist in the doubles, partnering Dominique Monami. In 1995, she competed in the main draw of the women's doubles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, which included a round of 16 appearance at the 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 All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"New Meuse"'' inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2020, it had a population of 651,446 and is home to over 180 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos. According to Greek mythology, Nicosia ( in Greek) was a siren, one of the daughters of Acheloos and Melpomene and its name translates as "White State" or city of White Gods. Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Nicosia segregated into the south and north of the city respectively in early 1964, following the fighting of the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 that broke out in the city. This separation became a militarised border between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus after Turkey invaded the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickie Paynter
Vickie Paynter–Finney (born August 27, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography College tennis Paynter grew up in Denville Township, New Jersey and graduated from Morris Knolls High School in 1989. She played collegiate tennis for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas, Austin, from 1990 to 1993 on a full athletic scholarship. She was a member of the Texas team that won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in 1993, beating Florida 5–2 in Gainesville. With partner Susan Gilchrist she formed the nation's top ranked doubles combination in college tennis, with their win over Laxmi Poruri and Heather Willens securing the title. Professional tour As a professional player, Paynter had a best doubles ranking of 112 in the world and won nine doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Her best WTA Tour performances came in 1995 when she reached the doubles semi-finals of tournaments in Hobart and Houston. She twice featured in the main draw of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Gilchrist
Susan Gilchrist (born April 12, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player. She is now an associate professor at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Tennis career Gilchrist, who grew up in Alabama, made her grand slam main draw debut at the 1989 US Open. She lost in the last qualifying round of the singles, but partnered with Audra Keller in the women's doubles main draw, where they lost in the opening round to eventual finalists Mary Joe Fernández and Pam Shriver. From 1989 to 1993, Gilchrist played college tennis for the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). A four-time All-American in both singles and doubles, she was also named Southwest Conference Player of the Year on three occasions. In 1993 she was a member of UT Austin's NCAA Division I Tennis Championship winning team. During the final she upset higher ranked Stanford opponent Laxmi Poruri, then later in the doubles with Vickie Paynter won the match which secured the title. She and Paynter were the top ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuriootpa, South Australia
Nuriootpa ( ) is a town in South Australia and the major commercial centre of the Barossa Valley, about an hour's drive north of the state capital, Adelaide. The name of the town is reputed to be the local Aboriginal word for "meeting place". Nuriootpa is situated at the north end of the Barossa Valley, near the Sturt Highway and has a population of over 6500 people, making it the largest town in the area. There are grape-vines growing on some of the buildings in the main streets, and vineyards surrounding the town. It is home to wineries including Penfolds, Elderton Wines and Wolf Blass. History The first recorded Europeans to visit the locality, on 3 March 1838, were the exploration party of John Hill, John Oakden, William Wood, and Charles Willis, ''en route'' to the Murray River from Adelaide. Since the 1930s, Nuriootpa has been cited as an example of inspired community development. The town's community owned and operated retail businesses have funded public facilities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim De Weille
Kim de Weille (born April 1976) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Biography Tennis career A right-handed player, de Weille had a best singles ranking of 116 in the world and won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. This included an $25k event in Prostějov in 1994 where she beat an up and coming Martina Hingis in the semifinals. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1995 Amway Classic in Auckland, making it through to the quarterfinals, with wins over Bettina Fulco-Villella and top 50 player Linda Harvey-Wild. She featured in the singles qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments during her career and reached the final round of qualifying at the 1995 US Open. As a doubles player she played in the main draw of the 1996 Australian Open, with Seda Noorlander. Personal life De Weille has two children with husband Menco and lives in Leimuiden Leimuiden is a Dutch village in the South Holland municipality of Kaag en Braassem. Leimuid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Niemantsverdriet
Linda Niemantsverdriet (born 10 December 1974) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Niemantsverdriet, who at the age of 15 became the youngest Dutchwoman to win the senior national title, was a member of her country's World Youth Cup winning team in 1990. She turned professional in 1992 after graduating from high school. On the WTA Tour, Niemantsverdriet performed best at the 1993 Indonesian Open, where she made it through to the quarterfinals. In 1994 she won a match in Tokyo against Yayuk Basuki Yayuk Basuki (born 30 November 1970) is an Indonesian former professional tennis player who is now a politician. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached No. 19 in singles in the WTA rankings in October 1997. ..., then the world's 35th ranked player. ITF finals Singles: 6 (5–1) Doubles (5–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Niemantsverdriet, Linda 1974 births Living people Dutch female tennis players 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodora Nedeva
Teodora Nedeva ( bg, Теодора Недева, born 22 April 1977) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 6 March 1995, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 409 whilst her best doubles ranking was 168 on 10 July 1995. Playing for Bulgaria at the Fed Cup, Nedeva has accumulated a win–loss record of 0–3 (all doubles). ITF Circuit finals Doubles: 31 (19 titles, 12 runner–ups) Fed Cup Teodora Nedeva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team The Bulgaria women's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. In 2022, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya, where t ... in 1996. Doubles * RR = Round Robin * PPO = Promotion Play-off External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nedeva, Teodora 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulgarian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virág Csurgó
Virág Csurgó (born 10 November 1972) is a retired Hungarian tennis player. Csurgó won six singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 20 November 1995, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 160. On 21 September 1998, she peaked at No. 84 in the WTA doubles rankings. Csurgó reached the second round in both women's singles and doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She wasn't originally entered in the singles event but was added when another competitor had to withdraw at the last minute. With only five minutes to take the court, she arrived at the match wearing her practice shorts and a T-shirt, and went on to defeat Aleksandra Olsza before falling to Kimiko Date in the second round. Csurgó also reached the second round in three Grand Slam doubles tournaments. She made 16 appearances for the Hungary Fed Cup team The Hungary women's national tennis team represents Hungary in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Magyar Tenisz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Bitter
Lara Bitter (born 24 April 1975) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Bitter was a junior doubles finalist at the 1993 French Open, partnering countrywoman Maaike Koutstaal. They were beaten in three sets by the Belgian pairing of Laurence Courtois and Nancy Feber Nancy Feber (born 5 February 1976) is a retired Belgian tennis player. As a junior player, she won four Grand Slam titles – one in singles and three in doubles. Feber won French Open twice, in 1992 and 1993, both times in doubles with Laurence .... On the professional circuit, Bitter reached a best singles ranking of 297 in the world and won an ITF tournament in Le Havre in 1994. As a doubles player she won a further six ITF titles, including four $25,000 events. ITF finals Singles: 3 (1–2) Doubles: 8 (6–2) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bitter, Lara 1975 births Living people Dutch female tennis players 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadora
Amadora () is a municipality and urbanized city in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km² (9.2 sq mi). It is the most densely populated municipality in Portugal. History There is significant evidence of Neolithic settlements in the municipality. The Necropolis of Carenque consists of three artificial caves that served as tombs from around 3000 BCE. Originally named ''Porcalhota'', for being a Majorat of the daughter of a man surnamed ''Porcalho'' who was called for being a female ''Porcalhota''. The Aqueduto das Águas Livres, which brings water from the Sintra hills to Lisbon, and stretches , was finished in the 1770s and includes the largest masonry arch ever built, located in Campolide — the local coat of arms also displays the aqueduct (like others along its way). At the request of its population, in 1907, a decree issued during King Carlos I reign, merged the commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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