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Nicole Thyssen
Nicole Thyssen ( nl, Thijssen; born 5 June 1988) is a Dutch retired tennis player. In her career, Thyssen won five singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 219 in September 2008. Her career-high ranking in doubles is 153, reached in October 2008. Thyssen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2008 Rosmalen Open, in the doubles event partnering Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch tennis player. In 2008, she won the girl's singles title at the 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles, Australian Open, defeating Jessica Moore (tennis), Jessica Moore from Australia in the final .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Doubles: 23 (18 titles, 5 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thyssen, Nicole 1988 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from Delft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad. Delft is a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands, famous for its historical connections with the reigning House of Orange-Nassau, for its Delftware, blue pottery, for being home to the painter Johannes Vermeer, Jan Vermeer, and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Historically, Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age. In terms of science and technology, thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Martinus Beijerinck, Delft can be considered to be the birthplace of microbiology. History Early history The city of Delft came into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pemra Özgen
Pemra Özgen (born 8 May 1986) is a Turkish tennis player. Özgen has won 18 singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 26 August 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 182. On 14 October 2013, she peaked at No. 179 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Turkey in Fed Cup, Özgen has a win–loss record of 40–44. Özgen is an alumna of Istanbul Bilgi University. Career Özgen, born in Istanbul, began playing tennis at the age of eight, and later trained at local clubs ''Taçspor Kulübü'' and ''Dağcılık Tenis Spor Kulübü''. Özgen made her WTA Tour debut at the 2007 Istanbul Cup, partnering Çağla Büyükakçay in doubles. The Turkish pair lost their first round match against Mervana Jugić-Salkić and Romina Oprandi Romina Sarina Oprandi (born 29 March 1986) is a retired tennis player. She has dual Swiss-Italian citizenship and represented Italy from her professional debut in 2005 until January 2012, when she joined the Swiss te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Date-Krumm
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in 1995, and retired from professional tennis in November 1996. She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008. She then won her eighth WTA title at the 2009 Korea Open, becoming the second-oldest player in the Open era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. In 2013, she won three WTA Tour titles in doubles and at the 2014 US Open, aged 43, she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam doubles tournament for the first time in her career. Date announced her final retirement in September 2017. Professional career 1989–1996 Date began 1990 by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, where she was defeated by fourth seed Helena Suková. The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie South
Melanie Jayne South (born 3 May 1986) is a former English tennis player. She won six singles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 2 February 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 99. On 9 March 2009, she peaked at No. 120 in the doubles rankings. Her greatest success in a Grand Slam tournament came in the first round of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships when she came back from one set down to beat world No. 14, Francesca Schiavone, in a match witnessed by Martina Navratilova. At the time, South was ranked No. 305 in the world and had reached the main-draw courtesy of a wildcard. Not since the third round of the 1998 tournament, when Samantha Smith beat then-world No. 7, Conchita Martínez, had a British woman beaten an opponent of a similar ranking at Wimbledon. She lost in the second round to Shenay Perry, the world No. 62. Outside of Wimbledon, South reached the first round of the 2009 Australian Open without needing to qualify or receiving a wildca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick (born 6 April 1989) is a British former professional tennis player. Personal life Fitzpatrick attended St Thomas of Canterbury school in Sheffield, St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, Chesterfield and Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Bridge, City of Bradford. She has three older brothers named Chris, Peter and Michael, who were all keen tennis players themselves and very supportive of their sister. Growing up, she played tennis at Beauchief Tennis Club and at Graves Tennis Centre. Playing style Fitzpatrick liked to play aggressively, coming to the net as often as possible. When at the back of the court she was looking for opportunities to attack, and often tried to serve and volley to change the pace of the match. According to Fitzpatrick, her volley was ''"what erwhole game is built on"'' and her least favourite surface is clay. Career Junior (2003–2007) Fitzpatrick's first match on the junior ITF circuit came in July 2003 and her last in June 2007. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Wong
Pauline Wong (born 23 November 1985) is a former professional Dutch 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. She won eight ITF titles in her career- four apiece in singles and doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 323, which she achieved on 28 January 2008. Wong participated at the Odense Open in 2008, but lost in the first round. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up) External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Pauline 1985 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from Vlaardingen 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Abramović
Maria Abramović (; born 19 August 1987) is a retired Croatian tennis player. Abramović took part in the 2006 Bangalore Open but lost in the second round to Tatiana Poutchek. In her career, she won seven ITF titles. Her sister Ivana Abramović also played professional tennis on ITF Circuit and 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 tourna .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Doubles: 20 (7 titles, 13 runner-ups) References External links * * 1987 births Living people Tennis players from Zagreb Croatian female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for Croatia Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century Croatian women {{Croatia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Abramović
Ivana Abramović (; born 3 September 1983) is a retired Croatian tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 143 in singles, achieved on 12 January 2004, and 141 in doubles, set on 29 January 2007. Her younger sister Maria Abramović also played tennis on ITF Women's Circuit and WTA Tour. Abramović qualified for the singles draw at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and lost to eventual champion Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo (; born 5 July 1979) is a French former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player and tournament director. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles titles at the ... in the first round. ITF finals Singles (2–5) Doubles (7–11) References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Croatian female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Tennis players from Zagreb Universiade bronze medalists for Croatia Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxane Vaisemberg
Roxane Schcolnic Vaisemberg (born 25 July 1989) is a retired Brazilian tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 236 on 8 August 2011 and a best doubles ranking of No. 162 on 10 December 2007. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 20 (14–6) Doubles: 44 (21–23) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaisemberg, Roxane 1989 births Living people Brazilian female tennis players Brazilian people of German descent Tennis players from São Paulo South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2006 South American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Duque Marino
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Anna Koumantou
Anna Koumantou ( el, Άννα Κουμάντου; born 3 December 1982 in Patras) is a retired Greek tennis player. Koumantou won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 11 June 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 573. On 25 February 2008, she peaked at No. 263 in the WTA doubles rankings. Koumantou made her 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 tourna ... main-draw debut at the 2007 Istanbul Cup, in the doubles event partnering Sandra Klösel. Koumantou played her last match in 2008, and then retired from the sport. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 12 (2–10) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koumantou, Anna 1982 births Living people Greek female tennis players Sportspeople from Patras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Stephenson
Robin Stephenson (born June 21, 1983) is a former American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 435, which she reached on February 11, 2008. Her career-high doubles ranking is 157, set on December 8, 2008. She played collegiately for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning All-American honors in 2005 for a national ranking of No. 6 in singles. She was a volunteer assistant coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), located in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wrec ... team, before moving on to Georgia State and eventually to the University of Washington, where she is the current head coach. ITF Circuit finals Doubles: 20 (13–7) References External links * * 1983 births Living people American female tennis players American peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
