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Olga Vymetálková
Olga Vymetálková (née Blahotová; born 24 January 1976) is a Czech retired 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 six singles and 40 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit during her career. On 20 March 2006, Vymetálková reached her best singles ranking of world No. 143. On 13 September 2004, she peaked at No 82 in the WTA doubles rankings. Vymetálková retired from professional tennis 2012. WTA career finals Doubles: 2 (runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 16 (6–10) Doubles: 73 (40–33) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vymetalkova, Olga 1976 births Living people Czech female tennis players ... [...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] |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a retired Bosnian tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked world No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles, after winning the Auckland Open in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić, and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events on the ITF Circuit. In her career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer. Personal life Jugić-Salkić was born to Hidajet and Hašiha Jugić. She began playing tennis rather late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol. WTA career finals Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups) Doubles: 68 (43 titles, 25 runner-ups) Grand Slam performance timelines Singles D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Havrlíková
Alena Havrlíková (born 13 June 1977) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Havrlíková, a European No. 1 in junior tennis, played on the professional tour during the 1990s and had a career-high singles ranking of 298 in the world, winning two ITF titles. Her only WTA Tour singles main draw appearance came as a wildcard at the 1993 Prague Open, where she lost in the first round to Inés Gorrochategui. ITF finals Singles: 3 (2–1) Doubles: 4 (1–3) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Havrlíková, Alena 1977 births Living people Czech female tennis players Czechoslovak female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Macurová
Jana Macurová (born 14 October 1978) is a former professional Czech tennis player. Macurová reached a record singles ranking high of world no. 276 and even ranked World No. 200 in doubles during her playing career. She won 21 different ITF titles. ITF Circuit finals Singles (6–9) Doubles (15–15) References * * 1978 births Living people Czech female tennis players {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réka Vidáts
Réka Vidáts (born 19 July 1979) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. Biography As a junior, Vidáts was an Australian Open quarterfinalist and had a win over Martina Hingis, at the Italian Junior Championships in 1994. Vidáts reached a top ranking of 193 on the professional tour. She twice received a wildcard to compete in the main draw of the Hungarian Ladies Open and featured as a qualifier at the 1995 Indonesia Open. In 1997, she played in Wimbledon qualifiers and appeared in three Fed Cup ties for Hungary. Based in Marbella, Vidáts now runs an events company. ITF finals Singles (1–1) Doubles (2–4) See also *List of Hungary Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented 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 Szövetség. They currently compete in ... References External links * * * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Jidkova
Alina Vladimirovna Jidkova (russian: Алина Владимировна Жидкова; born 18 January 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. In her career, she won one WTA doubles title, at the 2005 Mexican Open and reached the finals three other times, at the Memphis Open 2003, Québec 2006 and Cincinnati Masters 2007. She also won nine singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In March 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 51, while in August 2003, she peaked at No. 50 in the doubles rankings. Early life ''Alinka'', as is her nickname, was born in Moscow, then capital of the Soviet Union, to Vladimir, an engineer and a former professional weight lifter, and Lina, a school teacher and a former 100 meter sprinter. She has one brother, Dmitriy, former boxer, who now owns a construction business. She spent her early years in the Spartak Moscow tennis Club, but later she moved to the United States and attended Nick Bollettier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak ( pl, Woźniak; born September 7, 1987) is a Canadian former tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005, and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 in June 2009, making her the fifth highest-ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She won one WTA and eleven ITF tournaments. At the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford in 2008, she became the first Canadian in 20 years to capture a WTA singles title and the first Quebecer in history to have accomplished such a feat. She reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 3 on January 31, 2005. Wozniak was named Female Player of the Year by ''Tennis Canada'' five times (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012). Early life Wozniak's family immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1983, before she was born. She speaks Polish, English and French fluently. She has an elder sister Dorota who also played tennis. Aleksandra started playing tennis at the age of three. She was inspired to pick up a racquet by her sister an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederica Piedade
Frederica Piedade (born 5 June 1982) is a former Portuguese tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 142, which she reached on 15 May 2006; her best doubles ranking is No. 158, achieved on 16 February 2009. Piedade has competed for he Portugal Fed Cup team The Portugal Billie Jean King Cup team represents Portugal in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II in 2011, but were promoted t ..., having a total win–loss record of 12–4. Though not officially retired, she hasn't played in the professional circuit since 2009. In the summer of 2014, Frederica toured the Portuguese communities on Long Island, New York as she prepared for the US Open. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner-ups) Doubles: 38 (19 titles, 19 runner-ups) See alsoLuso Ténis Profile (in Portuguese) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Lisjak
Ivana Lisjak (Croatian pronunciation: ʋana lǐsjaːk born March 17, 1987) is a former tennis player from Croatia. She turned professional at the age of 14, peaked at No. 95 on the WTA rankings The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. Iga Świątek is the current world No. 1. Ranking method The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A play ..., and retired in 2013 due to chronic injuries. In Croatia, Lisjak was No. 1 in the girls' under-10, 12, 14, and 16 as well as ranked No. 1 in Europe under-12 and 14. Post-tennis career While a professional tennis player, Lisjak received a bachelor's degree in sports management and a bachelor's degree in business and economics. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups) Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lisjak, Ivana 1987 births Croatian female tennis players Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak Schreiber (née Jurak; ; born 5 April 1984) is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 9, achieved on 15 November 2021. Her best WTA ranking in singles of 188 she reached in April 2004. World TeamTennis Jurak has played six seasons with World TeamTennis and was part of the 2016 San Diego Aviators team which hoisted the King Cup after winning the WTT Championships. She debuted in 2013 with the Texas Wild returning in 2014. She played her next three seasons with the Aviators from 2015 to 2017. In 2019, Jurak joined the expansion Orlando Storm for their inaugural season. It was announced that she will rejoining the Storm during the 2020 season set to begin July 12. Jurak paired with Jessica Pegula throughout the season in women's doubles, helping the Storm earn a No. 3 seed in the WTT Playoffs. The Storm ultimately fell to the Chicago Smash The Chicago Smash is a World TeamTennis (WTT) franchise founded in 2020, owned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunitha Rao
Sunitha Rao (born October 27, 1985) is an American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. She won eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On July 7, 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 144. On May 19, 2008, she peaked at No. 108 in the doubles rankings. Playing for India Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 5–6. Rao also is the fourth female tennis player in history representing India to enter the top-200 world rankings, after Nirupama Sanjeev, Shikha Uberoi, and Sania Mirza. Personal life Rao was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1985 and was raised by her Indian immigrant parents Manohar and Savithri, who were from Chennai. Career 2002–2007 Rao played her first WTA Tour match at the 2002 Brasil Open, where she defeated Vanessa Henke in the first round. She was beaten by Anastasia Myskina in the second round. Rao played at the 2004 Korea Open where she was beaten by Miho Saeki i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Lubiani
Francesca Lubiani (born 12 July 1977) is a former professional tennis player 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 cove ... from Italy. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 58, which she reached on 26 May 1997. On 15 August 2005, she peaked at No. 114 in the doubles rankings. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (4–2) Doubles: 30 (15–15) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lubiani, Francesca 1977 births Living people Italian female tennis players Sportspeople from Bologna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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