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Robin Lesh
Robin Lesh (22 August 1939 – 5 September 2022) was an Australian tennis player. Lesh, a Melbourne based player, made her first European tour in 1963 and had a win over a young Virginia Wade en route to the final of the Cumberland tournament. A two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist, she also made the fourth round of the singles in 1965, then lost to Billie Jean Moffitt. Her tournament wins include the singles title at Aix-en-Provence in 1965. She married Geelong Grammar , motto_translation = 1 Corinthians 1:30: "For us, Christ was made wisdom"( 1 Corinthians 1:30: Christ, who has been made for us in wisdom) , city = Corio, Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , ... teacher John Bedggood. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesh, Robin 1939 births 2022 deaths Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1961 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret Smith ''(champion)'' # Jan Lehane ''(finalist)'' # Lesley Turner ''(third round)'' # Mary Carter Reitano ''(semifinals)'' # Mary Bevis Hawton ''(quarterfinals)'' # Maureen Pratt ''(third round)'' # Lorraine Coghlan ''(quarterfinals)'' # Beverley Rae ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 External links 1961 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com the source for this draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Singles,1961 1961 in women's tennis 1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent & Sussex Courier
The ''Kent and Sussex Courier'' is an English regional newspaper, published in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The paper was the result of an amalgamation of a number of Kent and East Sussex local newspapers, and hence has always been published in at least two editions, one of which covered the western parts of Kent while the other covered the eastern part of East Sussex. After its purchase by Northcliffe Newspapers, part of the Daily Mail & General Trust newsgroup, its publishing company was renamed Courier Newspapers. After the 1998 acquisition of Kent & Sussex Radio, and the 2007 acquisition of the Kent regional assets of the Mirror Group, it was renamed the Courier Media Group, part of Northcliffe Media. In 2012, Local World Local World Holdings Ltd. was a large regional newspaper publisher in the UK that published around 100 print titles and more than 70 websites. It was formed in 2012 by David Montgomery, a former chief executive of Trinity Mirror, to buy the Dai ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Female Tennis Players
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong Advertiser
The ''Geelong Advertiser'' is a daily newspaper circulating in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the Bellarine Peninsula, and surrounding areas. First published on 21 November 1840, the ''Geelong Advertiser'' is the oldest newspaper title in Victoria and the second-oldest in Australia. The newspaper is currently owned by News Corp. It was the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association 2009 Newspaper of the Year (circulation 25,000 to 90,000). History The ''Geelong Advertiser'' was initially edited by James Harrison, a Scottish emigrant, who had arrived in Sydney in 1837 to set up a printing press for the English company Tegg & Co. Moving to Melbourne in 1839, he found employment with John Pascoe Fawkner, as a compositor, and later editor, of Fawkner's '' Port Phillip Patriot''. When Fawkner acquired a new press, Harrison offered him £30 for the original press, and started Geelong's first newspaper. The first edition of the ''Geelong Advertiser'', which originally appeared w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong Grammar
, motto_translation = 1 Corinthians 1:30: "For us, Christ was made wisdom"( 1 Corinthians 1:30: Christ, who has been made for us in wisdom) , city = Corio, Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding , denomination = Anglican , established = , founder = Theodore Carlos Benoni Stretch , chairman = Jeremy D. Kirkwood , principal = Rebecca Cody , years = ELC–12 , gender = Co-educational , enrolment = 1,433 (ELC–12) , colours = Eton blue , slogan = Exceptional Education , head_label = Principal , affiliation = Associated Public Schools of Victoria , homepage = Geelong Grammar School is an independent Anglican co-educational boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located in Corio on the northern outskirts of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Soleil (Quebec)
''Le Soleil'' (''The Sun'') is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec. It was founded on December 28, 1896 and is published in compact format since April 2006 (it had traditionally been printed in broadsheet). It is distributed mainly in Quebec City; however, it is also for sale at newsstands in Ottawa, Montreal, New Brunswick and some places in Florida, where many Quebecers spend the winter. It is owned by Groupe Capitales Médias. On weekdays ''Le Soleil'' contains four sections : the front section ''(Actualités)'', containing local and international news coverage; the Arts & Life, or "B" section ''(Arts & Vie)''; the Business, or "C" section ''(Économie)''; and the Sports, or "S" section. History ''Le Soleil'' rose from the ashes of '' L'Électeur'', the official newspaper of the Liberal Party of Canada, which shut down in December 1896. The first edition was published on December 28, 1896. one day after the disappearance of its predecessor, which shut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aix-en-Provence Open
The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France. History In July 1955 the first Trophée Raquette d'Or was held at the Tennis Club Aixois (TCA) and played across 5 clay courts was a men's event. In 1956 a women's event was staged for the first time.Country Club Aixois In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois. The men's event ran until 1974 then was not staged for the next two years until 1977 through to 1978 when the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket ended. The women's event also ran until 1974. In 1984 the men's event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the women's event was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Los Angeles Times
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Jean Moffitt
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, she was the U.S. captain in the Federation Cup. King is an advocate of gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice. In 1973, at age 29, she won the " Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs. King was also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation. She was instrumental in persuading cigarette brand Virginia Slims to sponsor women's tennis in the 1970s and went on to serve on the board of their parent company Philip Morris in the 2000s. Regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open (tennis), US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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