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Rosa Bielsa
Rosa Bielsa-Hierro (born 9 January 1966) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. Biography Bielsa competed in two Fed Cup, Federation Cup ties for Spain, both in the 1985 Federation Cup (tennis), 1985 edition, as the doubles partner of Ana Almansa. The pair won the deciding doubles rubber against Hong Kong Fed Cup team, Hong Kong, to advance to a second round fixture against Australia Fed Cup team, Australia, which they and their teammates lost 0–3. At the 1989 French Open she lost in the qualifying draw for the singles but featured in the main draw of the women's doubles, with Soviet player Eugenia Maniokova. Bielsa won two medals for Spain at the 1991 Summer Universiade in Sheffield, a bronze in the singles and a bronze in the mixed doubles. In 1996 she was a member of the Spanish women's team which finished runner-up in the Padel Tennis World Championship. ITF finals Singles (0–2) Doubles (8–10) See also *List of Spain Fed Cup team representatives Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 French Open – Women's Doubles
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was Graf and Sabatini's third runner-up finish at the event. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the two-time reigning champions, but did not participate this year. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References1989 French Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1989 French Open - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles French Open by year – Women's doubles 1989 in women's tennis 1989 in French women's sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sezze
Sezze (from the Latin "Setia") is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Latina, central Italy, about south of Rome and from the Mediterranean coast. The historical center of Sezze is located on a high hill commanding the Pontine plain. The area has been known for its fine climate since Roman times: warm and dry in summer, cool in winter. History According to a legend, the city was founded by the mythical hero Hercules, after his victory over the Lestrigones, a population of giant cannibals living in southern Lazio. The town coat of arms features the white Nemean lion which Hercules slew in the first labor. The historical Setia appeared around the 5th century BC as the Volscan settlement member of the Latin League. It became a Roman colony in 382 BC, and flourished because of its strategic and commercial position near the "pedemontana" way and the Appian Way, the road that connected Rome to southern Italy. During the Civil War between Gaius Marius and Sulla, Setia sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inmaculada Varas
Inmaculada Varas-Caro (born 8 December 1964) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. The date Inmaculada Varas was born on December 8, is also the Roman Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It's likely the date influenced her name. Varas played on the professional tour in the 1980s and 1990s, reaching a best ranking of 174 in the world. In 1988 she made the second round of two WTA Tour events, the Spanish Open and Belgian Open. She featured in the main draw of the 1989 French Open The 1989 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 93rd staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ..., as a lucky loser from qualifying. ITF finals Singles: 6 (5–1) Doubles: 4 (0–4) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Varas, Inmaculada 1964 births Living people Spanish female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María José Llorca
María José Llorca (born 3 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Biography Llorca is originally from Valencia and was trained in Barcelona as a junior. A a right-handed player, she appeared in a total of four Federation Cup ties for Spain, the first two in 1986 when she was still only 16. In 1987 she featured in another two ties, including a World Group second round fixture against Australia which they lost, despite Llorca winning the opening rubber against Anne Minter. From 1987 to 1991 she competed on the WTA Tour. She and Anna-Karin Olsson were runners-up in the doubles at the 1988 Spanish Open, which included a win over top seeds Bettina Fulco and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Both of her grand slam main draw appearances came at the 1988 French Open, where she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles and mixed doubles, partnering Alison Scott and Jordi Arrese respectively. In 2003 she took up the sport of padel tennis and was ranked as high as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the Province of Valencia, province of the same name. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Crown of Aragon, Aragonese Christian conquest took place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Kunce
Kristine Kunce (née Radford; born 3 March 1970), is a former professional tennis player from Australia who competed during the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Kunce reached a career-high ranking of world No. 45 on 15 August 1994, and a career high in doubles of 25 on 19 September 1994. She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best performance at a Grand Slam was at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships The 1994 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 108th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ..., where she was knocked out in the fourth round by eventual champion Conchita Martínez. WTA finals Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (6–6) Doubles (15–16) References External links * * * 1970 births Australian female tennis players Hopman Cup competitors Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Bowrey
Michelle Bowrey (born 12 July 1970) is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour. She competed in the Australian Open three times and attained a career-high ranking of #233 in January 1989. Bowrey is the daughter of two-time French Open champion Lesley Turner Bowrey and 1968 Australian Open winner Bill Bowrey William Bowrey (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian tennis player. Bowrey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968 before the tournament o .... ITF Circuit finals Singles (0–3) Doubles (1–2) References External links * * 1970 births Australian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Tennis people from New South Wales {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brindisi
Brindisi ( , ) ; la, Brundisium; grc, Βρεντέσιον, translit=Brentésion; cms, Brunda), group=pron is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically, the city has played an important role in trade and culture, due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with Greece and the Middle East. Its industries include agriculture, chemical works, and the generation of electricity. The city of Brindisi was the provisional government seat of the Kingdom of Italy from September 1943 to February 1944. Geography Brindisi is situated on a natural harbour, that penetrates deeply into the Adriatic coast of Apulia. Within the arms of the outer harbour islands are Pedagne, a tiny archipelago, currently not open and in use for military purposes (United Nations Group Schools used it during the interventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titia Wilmink
Titia Wilmink (born 1 October 1968) is a former professional Dutch tennis player. Wilmink made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 1989 Citizen Cup, in the doubles event, partnering Julie Salmon Julie Salmon (born 8 July 1965) is a British former international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1988 to 1993. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Vandborg
Lone Vandborg (born 5 August 1961) is a Danish former professional tennis player. Vandborg played Federation Cup tennis for Denmark in 1986 and 1987, appearing in a total of six ties. This included a World Group win over Great Britain, where Vandborg had a win over Anne Hobbs Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player. Tennis career Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. She was ranked as the top British player for .... While competing on the professional circuit she was most successful as a doubles player, with a career high ranking of 185 and seven ITF titles to her name. She featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at the 1990 Australian Open. ITF finals Doubles: 13 (7–6) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vandborg, Lone 1961 births Living people Danish female tennis players Tennis players from Copenhagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Segura
Ana María Segura Pérez (born 5 February 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Biography Segura reached a top singles ranking of 185 in the world, with her best WTA Tour performance a round of 16 appearance at the Swedish Open in 1990. As a doubles player, Segura was ranked as high as 103 and featured in the main draws of the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 1992, all partnering Janet Souto. She and Petra Langrová were runners-up in the doubles in the 1992 edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo The Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, also known as the Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circu ... WTA Tour tournament. WTA Tour finals Doubles (0–1) ITF finals Singles (2–4) Doubles (8–7) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Segura, Ana 1969 births Living people Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern England, English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the Local Government Act 1972, reorganisation of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
