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Natasha Fourouclas
Natasha Fourouclas (born 31 January 1994) is a South African tennis player. Fourouclas has career-high WTA rankings of 474 in singles, achieved on 23 July 2012, and 1059 in doubles, set on 5 August 2019. Since her debut for the South Africa Fed Cup team The South Africa Billie Jean King Cup team represents South Africa in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the South African Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. History South ... in 2011, she has reached a win–loss record of 4–0. ITF finals Singles (0–6) Doubles (1–0) Fed Cup participation Singles (1–0) Doubles (3–0) External links * * * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Limassol South African female tennis players African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century South African women {{SouthAfrica-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedfordview
Bedfordview is an affluent suburb in western Ekurhuleni, sharing an administrative boundary with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Bedfordview has been part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since 2000. The Eastgate Shopping Centre, one of the biggest in Africa when first built, is also located here. History The site of Bedfordview was largely taken up by the farm ''Elandsfontein'' and was administered as part of the District of Potchefstroom in the South African Republic. The coat-of-arms of Bedfordview features an Eland holding a fountain as a tribute to the early rural history of the town. The Witwatersrand Gold Reef had a huge impact on the area. ''Elandsfontein'' was purchased for the mineral rights, and was later divided into smaller farms and small-holdings, many of which were settled by retired miners. The entire area became known as Geldenhuis Estates Smallholdings. One of these farms was owned by Sir George H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabarka
Tabarka ( ar, طبرقة ') is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka's history is a mosaic of Berber, Punic, Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, Genoese and Turkish culture. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which there remains a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on Tabarka by the French colonial authorities in 1952. Tourist attractions include coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography, and its annual jazz festival. Name Tabarka was known to the Carthaginians as ( xpu, 𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤏𐤍). This was transcribed into Greek as ''Thaúbraka'' () and into Latin as ''Thabraca''. In modern day Berber it is known as ''Tabarka'' or ''Tbarga'', while its Arabic name is ''Ṭbarqa'' (). History Although older sources placed Thabraca within the Roman province of Numidia, recent ones agree on placing it in the Roman province o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt Fed Cup Team
The Egypt Billie Jean King Cup team represents Egypt in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Egyptian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. History Egypt competed in its first Fed Cup in 1986, but did not play again until 1994. They then competed again in 1995, but not in 1996. Since 1997, Egypt has taken part in every edition. Their best result was second place in their Group II pool in 2001 and 2003. Current team (2017) * Sandra Samir * Ola Abou Zekry * Mai El Kamash * Rana Sherif Ahmed See also *Fed Cup * Egypt Davis Cup team External links * Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup 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 ... 1986 establishments in Egypt {{Egypt-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrie Le Roux
Madrie Le Roux (born 19 April 1995) is a South African former tennis player. Born in Uitenhage, Le Roux was introduced to tennis at the age of six. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she has been ranked as high as world No. 69, achieved in January 2013. On the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental ..., Le Roux has won seven doubles titles. From November 2017 until November 2018, she did not play a single professional match. ITF finals Singles (0–3) Doubles (7–8) Fed Cup participation Singles Doubles External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Roux, Madrie 1995 births Living people South African people of French descent South African female tennis players Sportspeople from Uitenhage Sportspeople from Potchefstroom White South African peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
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2011 Fed Cup
The 2011 Fed Cup (also known as the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 49th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 5–6 November. Czech Republic defeated the home team, Russia, to win their sixth title and first as an independent nation. World Group Draw World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Australia, France, Slovakia and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Spain, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. Date: 16–17 April World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. The winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the loser playing in the World Group II Play-offs. Date: 5–6 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Kalezić
Nina Kalezić (born 5 December 1996) is a Montenegrin former tennis player. Kalezić has a career-high doubles ranking world No. 761, which she achieved on 9 May 2016. Playing for Montenegro Fed Cup team , she has a win–loss record of 0–8. ITF Circuit finals Doubles (0–1) National representation Fed Cup Kalezić made her Fed Cup debut for Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ... in 2014, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, when she was 17 years and 132 days old. Fed Cup =Singles (0–5)= =Doubles (0–3)= References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalezić, Nina 1996 births Living people Montenegrin female tennis players Sportspeople from Podgorica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montenegro Fed Cup Team
The Montenegro Billie Jean King Cup team represents Montenegro in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Montenegro. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. History Montenegro competed in its first Fed Cup in 2007, finishing third in their Group III pool. Montenegrin players played for Serbia & Montenegro from 2004 to 2006 and for Yugoslavia prior to that. Montenegro obtained its first promotion from Group III to Group II in 2011 with a win over Tunisia in Promotional Play-Off. Current team * Danka Kovinić * Ana Veselinović * Anja Drašković * Edisa Hot Matches Full list of Montenegrin women's Fed Cup team matches (since independence): Note: Montenegro scores first See also *Fed Cup *Montenegro Davis Cup team External links * Billie Jean King Cup teams Fed Cup Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šiauliai
Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different languages: Samogitian ''Šiaulē'', Latvian ''Saule'' (historic) and ''Šauļi'' (modern), German (outdated) ''Schaulen'', Polish ''Szawle'', Russian Шавли (Shavli – historic) and Шяуля́й (Shyaulyai – modern), Yiddish שאַװל (Shavel). History The city was first mentioned in written sources as ''Soule'' in Livonian Order chronicles describing the Battle of Saule. Thus the city's founding date is now considered to be 22 September 1236, the same date when the battle took place, not far from Šiauliai. At first, it developed as a defence post against the raids by the Teutonic and Livonian Orders. After the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, the raids stopped and Šiauliai started to develop as an agricultural settlement. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
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2014 Fed Cup
The 2014 Fed Cup (also known as the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 8–9 November and was won by the Czech Republic. Petra Kvitová won both of her singles matches in that final against Germany, delivering two of the three points needed for victory of her team. The draw took place on 10 July 2013 in Paris, France. World Group Source: Draw World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs. Dates: 8–9 February Results: World Group Play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
