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Nir Welgreen
Nir Welgreen (born 17 December 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Biography Born in 1976, Welgreen began competing in satellite tournaments in the 1992 season. His best performances on the ATP Tour were second round appearances at both Long Island in 1996 and Tashkent in 1997. At Tashkent he also made the semi-finals of the doubles in 1998, Vadim Kutsenko. During his career he took part in several grand slam qualifying draws, including the 1999 Wimbledon Championships The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held fro .... He won three ITF singles titles, two in Turkey and one in Ireland. In doubles he had a top 200 ranking and claimed two Challenger titles. Challenger titles Doubles: (2) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Welgreen, Nir 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadim Kutsenko
Vadim Kutsenko (born March 13, 1977) is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player. Kutsenko reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 17, 2002, when he became World number 140. He primarily plays on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. Kutsenko's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 2003 Australian Open, where he reached the second round. Kutsenko has been a member of the Uzbekistani Davis Cup team, posting a 14–17 record in singles and a 6–6 record in doubles in twenty-two ties played from 1995 to 2004. Kutsenko represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... Asian Games, winning the bronze medal in the Men's Team event in both games. ATP Challenger & ITF Futures Titles ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes the Grand Slam events, annual team competitions for men ( Davis Cup), women (Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams (Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Wimbledon Championships
The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999. Prize money The total prize money for 1999 championships was £7,595,330. The winner of the men's title earned £455,000 while the women's singles champion earned £409,500. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 * It was Sampras' 12th career Grand Slam singles title and his 6th at Wimbledon. Women's singles Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf, 6–4, 7–5 * It was Davenport's 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only at Wimbledon. Men's doubles Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Paul Haarhuis / Jared Palmer, 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) * It was Bhupathi's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
