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Natacha Randriantefy
Natacha Randriantefy (born 14 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Madagascar. In her career, she won one singles title and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 August 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 325. On the same date, she peaked at No. 173 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Madagascar at the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ..., Randriantefy has a win–loss record of 7–5. She was the Madagascan's Fed Cup team captain Madagascar Fed Cup team in 2014, and 2016. Natacha retired from professional tennis 2010. Personal Born in Antananarivo, Randriantefy was coached by father, Max; mother Olga is a language professor. Her sister Dally is also a tennis player. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga region. The city sits at above sea level in the center of the island, the highest national capital by elevation among the island countries. It has been the country's largest population center since at least the 18th century. The presidency, National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court are located there, as are 21 diplomatic missions and the headquarters of many national and international businesses and NGOs. It has more universities, nightclubs, art venues, and medical services than any city on the island. Several national and local sports teams, including the championship-winning national rugby team, the Makis are based here. Antananarivo was historically the capital of the Merina peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Lettiere
Angela Lettiere Simon (born April 4, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Lettiere was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, before moving to Sunrise, Florida in 1990 to train at the local tennis academy. She finished her schooling at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. College She went on to attend the University of Georgia. In 1994 she was a member of Georgia's NCAA championship winning team and claimed the NCAA singles championship, beating UCLA's Keri Phebus in the final. While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1994. Professional On her WTA Tour main draw debut in 1994, Lettiere upset world number 32 Katerina Maleeva at Stratton Mountain. She received a wildcard to compete in the 1994 US Open, where she fell in the first round to Argentine qualifier María José Gaidano. It was as a doubles player that Lettiere had the most impact on the WTA Tour, reaching a best ranking of 40 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Olivera
Daniela Olivera (born 10 December 1980) is a Uruguayan retired tennis player. Olivera won one single titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 16 April 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 222. On 3 December 2001, she peaked at world number 224 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Uruguay in Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ..., Olivera has accumulated a win/loss record of 19–14. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (1–7) Doubles: 12 (7–5) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olivera, Daniela 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Montevideo Uruguayan female tennis players 20th-century Uruguayan women 21st-century Uruguayan women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villenave-d'Ornon
Villenave d’Ornon (; Gascon: ''Vilanava d’Ornon'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located to its south side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole. Villenave-d'Ornon station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux. Population Twin towns – sister cities Villenave-d'Ornon is twinned with: * Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany (1982) * Torres Vedras, Portugal (1992) * Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom (1994) See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Paola Zavagli
Maria Paola Zavagli (born 4 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Biography Zavagli, a right-handed player, was born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle. As a junior, she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995. In 1997, she won three ITF singles titles and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini. She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovakian Janette Husárová Janette Husárová (; born 4 June 1974) is a Slovak former tennis player. On 13 January 2003, she reached her best sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta (; born 25 February 1982) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-ten female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked world No. 1 in doubles, on 28 February 2011. She is a major champion, having won the 2011 Australian Open women's doubles title with Gisela Dulko, and the 2015 US Open singles title over childhood friend Roberta Vinci in the first all-Italian major final. Pennetta won ten other WTA singles titles, including the 2014 Indian Wells Open, where she defeated the top two seeds. She also was a mainstay in the Fed Cup team competition, helping Italy win four titles in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2013. Her other highlights in doubles include winning the 2010 WTA Finals and finishing runner-up at the 2005 and 2014 US Opens, partnering respectively with Elena Dementieva and Martina Hingis. After winning the 2015 US Open, Pennetta announced she would retire at the end of the season, playing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joué-lès-Tours
Joué-lès-Tours (, literally ''Joué near Tours'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. Population Toponymy The name of Joué-lès-Tours appears in its form "Gaudiacus" in the 6th Century. It corresponds to a toponymic type frequently found in Christian Gaule, that gave different variants depending on the region: Joué (west of France), Jouy (center and north), Jouey (east), Gouy (Normandy/Picardy), Gaugeac, Jaujac (south). It is composed of the Christian name "Gaudius", meaning "fortunate", "blessed" (gaudia > joy, in Latin) and with the Gallo-Roman suffix -ACU, meaning "place of", "property of". History Joué-lès-Tours was the site of the 20 December 2014 Tours police station stabbing. Controversy In February 2010 the mayor, Philippe Le Breton, added the word ''laïcité'' underneath the French national motto on the town hall's façade. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Masante
Luciana Masante (born 4 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Masante began competing on tour in 1995 and featured mostly on the ITF Circuit, during her career. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a second round appearance at the 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, where she was eliminated by eventual champion Corina Morariu Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Romanian descent. She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles ..., retiring hurt with a leg injury while behind a set and 0–3. Ranked as high as 197 in singles, Masante appeared in the qualifying draw for the 1999 US Open. On the ITF Circuit, she won six singles titles and eight doubles titles, before retiring from professional tennis in 2001. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (6–3) Doubles: 20 (8–12) References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanie Haidner
Stefanie Haidner (born 18 November 1977) is a retired Austrian tennis player. In her career, she won 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on 23 February 2004. On 19 July 2004, she peaked at No. 165 in the doubles rankings. Haidner made her WTA Tour debut at the 2003 Linz Open, partnering Adriana Jerabek in doubles, but lost her quarterfinals match against fellow Marion Bartoli and Silvia Farina Elia. And at 2008 Gastein Ladies, partnering Hülya Esen Hülya Esen, Хюлия Велиева (born 7 August 1989) is a Turkish born professional tennis player. She was seven consecutive years number one in Bulgarian women's ranking. Her parents are with Turkish origin from Kardzhali, Bulgaria, an ... in doubles, they lost in the first round. Haidner retired from the professional tour 2015. ITF finals Singles (0–5) Doubles (18–25) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haidner, Stefanie 1977 births L ... [...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] |
Patrícia Marková
Patrícia Marková Rogulski (born 5 January 1973) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. Biography Marková, who comes from Trnava, competed on the professional tour in the 1990s. She combined her tennis career with university study and regularly represented Slovakia at the Summer Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred ..., winning four bronze medals. On the professional tour, she reached a best singles ranking of 329 in the world and featured in the main draw of the 1995 TVA Cup in Nagoya. As a doubles player she won 14 ITF titles, with a best world ranking of 121. After retiring in 1998, Marková played club tennis in Austria for several years and married local coach Bogdan Rogulski, formerly of Poland. The couple run a tennis club in Madunice, Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Burgdorf (french: Berthoud; High Alemannic: ''Bùùrdlef'') is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district. History Scattered archeological finds indicate that the area around Burgdorf was inhabited during the Neolithic era, the Late Bronze Age and the Hallstatt. During the High Middle Ages the land that would become Burgdorf was owned by the Kingdom of Burgundy and then after 1080 by the Dukes of Zähringen. Either the kings or the dukes built a castle on the left bank of the Emme river. Burgdorf is first mentioned in 1236 as ''in oppido Burchtorff'', while Burgdorf Castle is mentioned in 1080 as ''castellum Bertoldi ducis''. The Zähringen dukes built a city (upper-west city section) around the castle in the last quarter of the 12th century. After the extinction of Zähringen line, Burgdorf passed to the Counts of Kyburg. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
