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Palm Beach Gardens Challenger
The Palm Beach Gardens Challenger was a tournament for female professional tennis players played on outdoor clay courts. The event was classified as an ITF $50,000 Tournament from 2003 to 2005 and ITF $25,000 Tournament from 2006 to 2008. It was held annually in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States, from 2003 through to 2008. It was part of the ITF Women's Circuit from 2003-2008; a tier below the Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tenni .... History The tournament made was downgraded in 2006 due to sponsorship reasons, and was shut down in 2008. Past finals Singles Doubles References * http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100006689 {{ITF Women's Circuit ITF Women's Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County in the U.S. state of Florida, 77 miles north of downtown Miami. , the population was 59,182. Palm Beach Gardens is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6.1 million people at the 2019 census. Geography The city has a total area of , of which is land and (4.5%) is water. Climate Palm Beach Gardens has a tropical rainforest climate ( Af) with long, hot, and rainy summers and short, warm winters with mild nights. History Prior to development, the land that became Palm Beach Gardens was primarily cattle ranches and pine forests, as well as swampland farther west. In 1959, wealthy landowner and insurance magnate John D. MacArthur announced plans to develop and build homes for 55,000 people. He chose the name Palm Beach Gardens after his initial choice, Palm Beach City, was denied by the Florida Legislature, because of the similarity of the name to the nearby Palm Beach. MacArthur plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Palm Beach Gardens Challenger
The 2004 Palm Beach Gardens Challenger was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Palm Beach Gardens Challenger, and was an ITF $50,000 tournament from 2003 to 2005. It took place at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center in Florida from November 29 to Dec 5, 2004. WTA entrants Seeds * Rankings as of October 25, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Megan Falcon * Carly Gullickson * Milangela Morales The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Ekaterina Afinogenova * Salome Devidze * Petra Rampre * Neha Uberoi The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot: * Kateryna Bondarenko * Mandy Minella * Christina Wheeler Champions Singles Sessil Karatantcheva def. Sania Mirza, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5. * It was Karatantcheva's 1st title of the year and the 4th of her career. Doubles Līga Dekmeijere / Nana Miyagi def. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Atawo
Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player, who is currently the head woman's tennis coach for the Washington State Cougars. She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning 18 WTA doubles titles, including two Premier-5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside her regular partner, fellow American Abigail Spears. Before serving as the head coach at Washington State, Atawo was an assistant women's tennis coach for Auburn University and a volunteer coach for University of California women's tennis. Biography Raquel's mother is Nancy Kops, and her father is Lawrence Jones. She has two sisters, Renee and Khristy. She married Toby Atawo on July 18, 2015. Career Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the semifinals at the Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Haynes
Angela Haynes (born September 27, 1984) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Her top WTA singles ranking is world No. 95 which she attained in August 2005. Her brother Dontia Haynes, a former San Diego State University tennis player, ranked among the top 100 ranked collegiate tennis players in the United States, died 23 September 2005. Tennis career In 2004, as a wild card entry, she reached the third round at 2004 US Open, where Francesca Schiavone beat her in two sets. In 2005 first doubles final, partnering Bethanie Mattek-Sands at the JPMorgan Chase Open, they lost against Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta 2–6, 4–6. In 2008 in Memphis, Haynes and Mashona Washington were beaten by Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond, 6–3, 6–1. Due to some injuries Angela Haynes retired from professional tennis in 2014. Clothing Angela's clothing is provided by Adidas. Her racquets are provided by Babolat. Angela's current racquet is believed to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betina Jozami
Betina Jozami (born 8 September 1988) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. In her career, she won seven singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Jozami participated at the 2007 Pan American Games where she won the gold medal with Jorgelina Cravero in doubles and the bronze medal in singles. She also represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Betina has a degree on Business Administration. Career Betina started playing tennis when she was eight years in Paraná, her hometown, at the Urquiza Tennis Club with her coach Alejandro Rudi. She comes from a sports family of Lebanese descent. She represented her country in several occasions, the South American Tournament in 2000, the Orange Bowl in 2003, and the Junior Davis Cup in 2004. Betina obtained the gold medal in doubles with Jorgelina Cravero, and the bronze medal in singles at the 2007 Pan American Games. In 2008, Betina managed to access the second round of doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estefanía Craciún
Estefanía Craciún (; born 1 January 1987) is a former tennis player from Uruguay. Craciún won nine singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 25 June 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 246. On 25 February 2008, she peaked at No. 226 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 cha ... competition, she has a win–loss record of 10–14. Craciún retired in 2008, marrying footballer Walter Alberto López a year later. ITF finals Singles: 22 (9–13) Doubles: 18 (10–8) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Craciun, Estefania 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Montevideo Uruguayan female tennis players Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleke Tsoubanos
Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. Tsoubanos, the daughter of Greek-born parents, is originally from St. Louis and played collegiate tennis for Vanderbilt University. She was a member of the Vanderbilt team which finished runner-up in the 2001 NCAA Championships and was a three-time ITA doubles All-American. Graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2004, Tsoubanos competed on the professional tour until 2007, reaching career-high rankings of 431 in singles and 126 in doubles. She was a WTA Tour doubles quarterfinalist at Rabat and Quebec City in 2006. Her four titles 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 ... all came as a doubles player. In 2020, she was named as the new head coach of wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Adamczak
Monique Adamczak (born 21 January 1983) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her favourite surface is grass. She has specialised in doubles and has been coached by Tony Roche, former coach of Roger Federer. Adamczak made her debut as a professional in 1998, aged 15, at an ITF tournament in Lyneham. On her way to the quarterfinals she defeated Alicia Molik. She won her first title in September 2000 on grass at the ITF Jaipur in India, defeating home favourite Manisha Malhotra, in three sets. It was here that she also won her first doubles title, partnering with Jennifer Schmidt. At the 2009 US Open, Adamczak qualified for the singles event, losing to Alizé Cornet in the first round, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7. At the 2014 Australian Open, Adamczak partnering Olivia Rogowska, reached the third round, losing to the first seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci Roberta Vinci (; born 18 February 1983) is an Italian professional padel and former tennis player. In doubles t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Albanese
Lauren Albanese (born October 1, 1989, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American inactive tennis player. She began her professional career in 2006. Her highest Women's Tennis Association, WTA singles ranking is 158, which she reached on June 15, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 213, which she reached on February 28, 2011. ITF finals Singles (3–10) Doubles (5–8) External links * * 1989 births Living people American female tennis players Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida Tennis people from Florida 21st-century American women {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Afinogenova
Ekaterina Afinogenova (russian: Екатерина Афиногенова, born 15 January 1987) is a retired Russian female tennis player. Afinogenova has won one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 8 October 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of 219. On 9 July 2007, she peaked at 273 in the doubles rankings. Afinogenova made her WTA main draw debut at the 2007 Istanbul Cup. Afinogenova played her last match in 2010, and officially retired from the sport in 2016. Tennis career 2007 She qualified for the main draw of the 2007 Istanbul Cup by defeating Kateryna Polunina, Casey Dellacqua and Mervana Jugić-Salkić. In the first round, she defeated German Sandra Klösel, but lost to Meghann Shaughnessy in the second. In June, she participated in the WTA tournament of Barcelona in Spain endowed with $145,000 She qualified won German Carmen Klaschka and Georgian Margalita Chakhnashvili but lost In the final round against the Argentine María Emilia Salern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Paštiková
Michaela Paštiková (born 27 March 1980) is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 31 January 2005, Paštiková achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 89. On 25 July 2005, she peaked at No. 35 of the WTA doubles rankings. Her father introduced her to the game at age three and she was coached by Jiri Fencl. Paštiková preferred playing on clay surfaces. Father, Vladimir, is a teacher and tennis coach, mother, Zdena, is a nurse; Michaela has a younger sister named Marketa. Paštiková retired from professional tennis 2014. WTA career finals Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 13 (8–5) Doubles: 45 (19–26) External links * * * 1980 births Living people People from Šumperk Czech female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Fernanda Alves
Maria Fernanda Barbato Alves (; born 17 April 1983), also known as Nanda Alves, is a retired Brazilian player. As of 1 March 2010, Alves was ranked world No. 262, and was the highest ranked Brazilian player.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour , Rankings , Singles Nationalities , Brazil She enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning 23 singles and 58 doubles titles. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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