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Raviv Weidenfeld
Raviv Weidenfeld (born 12 October 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Biography Born in Herzliya, Weidenfeld had a promising junior career, which included a win over Jim Courier. As a junior he competed in several grand slam events, twice making the round of 16, at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships and 1988 French Open. Weidenfeld began competing professionally in the late 1980s and represented Israel once in a Davis Cup tie, a 1990 World Group relegation play-off at home against China. In the final reverse singles, Weidenfeld defeated Di Lin in straight sets, to complete a 5-0 whitewash. His ATP Tour main draw appearances came in four editions of the Tel Aviv Open and 1997 tournaments in Indianapolis and Tashkent. He won two Challenger titles, one in singles and one in doubles. Challenger titles Singles: (1) Doubles: (1) See also *List of Israel Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Israel Davis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzliya
Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a population of . Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of . Its western, beachfront area is called Herzliya Pituah and is one of Israel's most affluent neighborhoods and home to numerous embassies, ambassadors' residences, companies headquarters and houses of prominent Israeli business people. History Herzliya, named after Theodor Herzl, was founded in 1924 as a semi-cooperative farming community (moshava) with a mixed population of new immigrants and veteran residents. During that year, 101 houses and 35 cowsheds were built there, and the village continued to grow. The 1931 census recorded a population of 1,217 inhabitants, in 306 houses.Mills, 1932, p13/ref> Upon the establishment of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President's Cup (tennis)
The President's Cup (also known as Astana Challenger) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit and has been held annually in Nur-Sultan Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ..., Kazakhstan, since 2007. Past finals Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:President's Cup ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2007 Sport in Astana Tennis tournaments in Kazakhstan Summer events in Kazakhstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured. * January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – '' Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. March * March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic. * March 4 — All 57 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Israel Davis Cup Team Representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Israel Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Israel have taken part in the competition since 1949. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Israel Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Tennis in Israel, Davis Cup Lists of Israeli sportspeople, Davis Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Leblanc
Sébastien LeBlanc Canadian.(born 27 December 1973 in Montreal) is a former tour professional tennis player. Leblanc captured three junior Grand Slam titles and played Davis Cup for Canada. More of a doubles specialist, he won five Challenger events in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 127. Junior career Leblanc teamed with fellow Québécois and Montrealer Sébastien Lareau to capture first the 1990 French Open junior doubles title and then a month later the 1990 Wimbledon junior doubles title. In both finals they defeated the South African duo of Marcos Ondruska and Clinton Marsh in three sets, 6–7, 7–6, 9–7 at Roland Garros and 7–6(5) 4–6 6–3. Then in August Leblanc teamed with another Montrealer, Greg Rusedski, to capture the U.S. Open junior doubles crown, defeating Marten Renström and Mikael Tillström in the final, 6–7 6–3 6–4. Leblanc did not compete in the 1990 Australian Open missing out on a chance for completin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Naewie
Markus Naewie (born 7 January 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. Naewie had his best year on tour in 1992, when he broke into the top 100 of the ATP rankings. He defeated Jason Stoltenberg in the French Open that year and almost upset 14th seed Alexander Volkov in the second round, taking him to five sets. At the Heineken Open in Auckland he was a quarter-finalist and he also made the semi-finals of Munich's BMW Open. In the latter he defeated Richard Krajicek, the world number 17, in the opening round and only missed out on a spot in the final when he lost a final set tiebreak 7–9 to Magnus Larsson. Also that year, Naewie and partner Lars Koslowski made the quarter-finals of the German Open, an ATP Super 9 event, defeating en route the Grand Slam winning pairing of Scott Davis and David Pate. In the Swedish Open he teamed up with Menno Oosting to reach the semi-finals. The German dropped out of the top 100 in 1993 but did manage to reach a quarter-fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Apell
Jan Apell (born 4 November 1969) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who in 1994 won the ATP Tour World Championship in doubles and Davis Cup. The left-hander has retired from tennis unbeaten in Davis Cup after five matches, and played most of his career with Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman (; born 23 March 1972) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles, and also a former world No. 4 in singles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 T .... He also has a Son call Emil Apell and a Daughter named Elin Apell. ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runners-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 7 (3–4) Doubles: 13 (7–6) Performance timelines Singles Doubles See also * List of Sweden Davis Cup team representatives References External links * * * 1969 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Sportspeople fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S Tennis Masters Challenger
The s Tennis Masters Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Graz, Austria from 1991 to 2008. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Series and was played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. ...s. Past finals Singles Doubles External links * ITF Search {{ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Clay court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahar Perkiss
Shahar Perkiss (born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985. Perkiss won the silver medal in singles in tennis at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, but won the gold medal in doubles playing alongside Boaz Merenstein. Early life Perkiss was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish. Tennis career A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked No. 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks. Perkiss trained at Israel Tennis Centers. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 4 March 1985, when he became the # 53 player in the world. In 1982 in Houston he reeled off three upsets in a row, beating world No. 27 Ramesh Krishnan, No. 37 Terry Moor, and No. 36 Mark Dickson. In August 1984 he defeated world No. 9 Aaron Krickstein in straight sets in Cincinnati. In 1986 he beat world # 10 Thierry Tulasne of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their Capital city, capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, Status of Jerusalem, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in Hoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
