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Peter Smylie
Peter Smylie (born 11 October 1958) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Sydney, Smylie began playing on the circuit in the late 1970s and featured in three grand slam main draws during his career, all as a doubles player. He competed in the men's doubles at the 1978 Australian Open and 1982 Wimbledon Championships, then the mixed doubles at the 1983 French Open The 1983 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 87th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam .... His mixed doubles partner at the 1983 French Open was Liz Sayers, who he gave up tennis to coach. They got married in 1984. Smylie lives on the Gold Coast and works as a real estate sales executive, following a career in sports management. He has three children with wife Liz. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smylie, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links 1978 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 Australian Open - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee defeated the defending champions Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Peter Fleming / John McEnroe ''(final)'' Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan ''(semifinals)'' Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (champions) Kevin Curren / Steve Denton ''(semifinals)'' n/a Bob Lutz / Stan Smith ''(second round)'' Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick ''(quarterfinals)'' Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd ''(first round)'' Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister ''(third round)'' Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson ''(second round)'' Fritz Buehning / Peter Rennert ''(second round)'' Sandy Mayer / Frew McMillan ''(third round)'' Bruce Manson / Brian Teacher ''(first round)'' Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson ''(first round)'' Johan Kriek / Larry Stefanki ''(second round)'' n/a Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 French Open – Mixed Doubles
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazism, Nazi war crime, war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for 1983 Australian federal election, elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
