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Rod Frawley
Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 43 in December 1980. His highest ranking in doubles, world No. 23, was achieved in March 1980. Frawley reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1981, before losing to eventual champion John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court beha .... He is the older brother of John Frawley. Career finals Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up) Doubles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups) References External links * * Living people 1952 births Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Brisbane 20th-century Australian people 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Island Holidays Classic
The 1979 Island Holidays Classic, also known as the Hawaii Open, was a men's tennis tournament played an outdoor hard courts in Maui, Hawaii, in the United States that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from October 1 through October 7, 1979. Seventh-seeded Bill Scanlon won his second consecutive singles title at the event. Finals Singles Bill Scanlon defeated Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–1 * It was Scanlon's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Doubles Nick Saviano / John Lloyd defeated Rod Frawley Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world N ... / Francisco González 7–5, 6–4 References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd (born 20 May 1956) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won 54 titles and was world No. 1 in doubles from December 17, 1984 to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 11 in July 1984. Šmíd participated in 31 Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... ties for Czechoslovakia from 1977–1989, posting a 20-10 record in doubles and a 22-15 record in singles. Career finals Singles: 28 (9 wins, 19 losses) Doubles: 101 (54 wins, 47 losses) Grand Slam finals Doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 loss) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smid, Tomas 1956 births Living people Czech male tennis players Czechoslovak male tennis player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Memphis
The U.S. National Indoor Championships was a tennis tournament that was last held at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The event was played on indoor hard courts and usually took place in February. For much of its more than 100-year history it was a combined men's and women's tournament but in 2014, its final year, only a men's tournament was held. The event was previously known under various sponsored names including the Memphis Open, the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, the Kroger St. Jude Championship, and the Volvo Championships. History ;Newport Center The tournament began in March 1898 when the inaugural edition was played at the Newton Winter Tennis Club in Newton Center. The only event played was the men's singles which was won by Leo Ware who defeated Holcombe Ward in the final in straight sets. There was no tournament held in 1899. ;New York In 1900 a men's doubles event was added and the tournament moved to the Seventh Regiment A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Wilkison
Tim Wilkison (born November 23, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Tennis career Wilkison was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and played on the tour for over 25 years. The left-hander won six singles titles, ten doubles championships, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in September 1986. Wilkison is perhaps best known for his diving volleys at Wimbledon that earned him the nickname "Dr. Dirt". In his playing career, Wilkison had victories over Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Roscoe Tanner, Guillermo Vilas, Yannick Noah, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras. His best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1986 US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals by defeating Horst Skoff, Paul McNamee, Yannick Noah and Andrei Chesnokov, before losing to Stefan Edberg in straight sets. Wilkison has stated that his preferred surface is clay. His eldest son, MacLane, now plays at UNC UNC is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sadri
John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. Sadri, an All-American at North Carolina State, reached the finals of the 1978 men's NCAA singles championship, losing to John McEnroe in four sets. He reached the final of the 1979 Australian Open The 1979 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia and was held from 24 December 1979 through 2 January 1980. It was the 68th edition of the Austra ..., won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in September 1980. Sadri formerly ran a junior tennis academy at Russell Tennis Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 runner-up) Grand Slam tournament performance timeline Singles Career finals Singles (2 wins, 3 losses) Doubles (3 wins, 6 losses) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadri, John 1956 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Feigl
Peter Feigl (born 30 November 1951) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was a quarterfinalist in the 1978 Australian Open, defeating Ken Rosewall Kenneth Robert Rosewall (born 2 November 1934) is an Australian former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player. He won a record 23 Majors in singles, including eight Grand Slam singles titles and, before the Open Era, a record ... in what would be Rosewall's final Grand Slam match. He reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 40 in May 1979. daviscup.com; accessed 29 April 2017. ATP career finals Singles (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) References External links * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Benson And Hedges Open
The 1980 Benson and Hedges Open was a men's professional tennis tournament. The event was part of the 1980 Grand Prix circuit and was held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts and was held from 1 January through 7 January 1980. First-seeded John Sadri won the singles title. Finals Singles John Sadri defeated Tim Wilkison 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Sadri's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. Doubles Peter Feigl / Rod Frawley defeated John Sadri John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. Sadri, an All-American at North Carolina State, reached the finals of the 1978 men's NCAA singles championship, losing to John McEnroe in four sets.https://w ... / Tim Wilkison 6–2, 7–5 * It was Feigl's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Frawley's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. References External links ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944) is a former tennis player from Australia. Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 in June 1973. After retiring in 1981, he took up real estate, still keeping himself in the game through coaching others. Known for his enormous serve, Dibley has been noted as having one of the most "live arms" of his generation by ESPN commentator Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, an .... Career finals Singles 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles 32 (17 titles, 15 runner-ups) External links * * * nj.com article {{DEFAULTSORT:Dibley, Colin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The Japan Open (currently sponsored by Rakuten) is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally founded in 1915 as the Japan International Championships. In 2018, the venue switched to the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza as the Ariake Coliseum is being renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions. From 1979 until 2008 the Japan Open was a joint tournament for both men and women. This is no longer the case in the aftermath of the Ariake Coliseum hosting another women's professional tournament, the Pan Pacific Open. On the women's side, the Japan Open was held until 2008 on the WTA Tour, and then it was downgraded to a $100,000+H ITF Women's Circuit event. In 2010, the women's event was discontinued. The men's event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series level of tournaments. Prior to the reorganization o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat DuPré
Patrick DuPré (born September 16, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Personal While on tour, DuPré resided in La Jolla, California. DuPré and his wife Rhonda live in Savannah, Georgia. Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, DuPré, Roscoe Tanner, and Sandy Mayer were members of the Zeta Psi fraternity. Tennis career Juniors While at Mountain Brook High School, he was a three-time Alabama state singles champion. In 1971, he was ranked second in the United States in the boys' 18 singles. In 1972, DuPré won the national junior singles championship and was top ranked in both singles and doubles nationally. He attended Stanford University and was an All-American for four years. In 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two National Collegiate Athletics Association national championships. Pro tour On the professional tour, DuPré won one ATP Tour singles title (the Hong Kong Open in 1982) and four doubles titles. He was inducted into the Alabama Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj (born 14 December 1953) is an Indian sports commentator, actor and retired professional tennis player from Madras. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour, in 1983.In 2022, he was honored for his contributions to tennis in London by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation. Early life Vijay was born in Madras, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He has two brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, who were also international tennis players. Career After playing his first Grand Prix event in 1970, Amritraj achieved his first success in singles in 1973 when he reached the quarterfinals at two Grand Slam events. At Wimbledon, he lost in five sets to the eventual champion Jan Kodeš and later that summer at the US Open, lost to Ken Rosewall after having beaten Rod Laver two rounds earlier. Amritraj beat Björn Borg in the second round in the US Open in 1974 before losing to Rosewall in q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
