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Sandra Reynolds Price
Sandra Reynolds Price (née Reynolds; born 4 March 1934) is a South African former tennis player who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960 Wimbledon final, losing to Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. Reynolds is the only South African woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final, and is one of three to have reached a major singles final. In 1961, she was seeded No. 1 for the Wimbledon singles event, making her the only South African player (man or woman) ever to be seeded first in a singles major. She was the runner-up at the 1959 U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships, losing to Sally Moore in the final. Price won the German Championships in 1960, 1961, and 1962. She was the runner-up at the 1959 Italian Championships, having defeated Bueno in the semifinals, then losing to Christine Truman in the final. According to Lance Tingay of the ''Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Moore (tennis)
Sally Moore Huss (born June 8, 1940) is a former American tennis player. Moore grew up in Bakersfield, California. She won several national titles and was part of the 1959 Wightman Cup team. In 1958, she won the Wimbledon junior championship and made it to the women's singles semi-finals of the 1959 Wimbledon Championships. After retiring at the age of 21, she worked in Hollywood before pursuing a career as an author and artist. Her art has been exhibited in 27 galleries, including her own Sally Huss Gallery. Personal life Moore Huss was born on 8 June 1940 in Long Beach, California. She is the daughter of Laurren Moore (an oil refinery manager) and Marie Moore (a homemaker). Huss married Marv Huss (CEO of Sally Huss, Inc.) on December 31, 1976. Her son, Mike Huss, continued the tennis tradition in the family by achieving a number 2 ranking in San Diego County’s 18-under class in 1997. He also earned a tennis scholarship to the University of Arizona. Education Huss attended O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola Ramirez
Yola may refer to: Culture * Yola language, Forth and Bargy dialect, an Anglic language, historically of County Wexford, Ireland * Jola people, of Africa Music * ''Yola'' (album), a 2001 album by Eleanor McEvoy * YOLA, Youth Orchestra Los Angeles * Yowlah, folk dance native to the United Arab Emirates and Oman Places * Yola, Adamawa, capital of Adamawa State, Nigeria ** Yola Airport, airport in the Adamawa State of Nigeria * Yola North, a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria * Yola South, a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria * Yola Diocese, a diocese of the Anglican Church of Nigeria in the Province of Jos * County of Yola, the original name of Yolo County, California People * Yola (singer) (born 1983), English singer-songwriter * Yola Berrocal (born 1970), Spanish media personality, dancer, singer, and actress * Yola Cain (1954–2000), Jamaican-born aviator * Yola d'Avril (1906–1984), French-born actress * Yola Ramírez (born 1935), internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Carter Reitano
Mary Carter Reitano (''née'' Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former tennis player from Australia. As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952. Reitano won the singles title at the 1956 Australian Championships, defeating Thelma Long in the final in three sets after surviving a match point in the third set. At the 1959 Australian Championships Reitano won her second singles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Renée Schuurman. Additionally she reached the Australian semifinals in six other occasions. She teamed with Margaret Court Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 maj ... to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Coghlan
Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (née Coghlan; born 23 September 1937) is a former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. In 1956, she won the Australian Championships Girls' Singles title. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1958. Coghlan and Howe were also the runners-up in mixed doubles at the 1958 French Championships. At the Australian Championships, Coghlan was the singles runner-up in 1958, losing to Angela Mortimer Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett, MBE (née Mortimer; born 21 April 1932) is a British former world No. 1 tennis player. Mortimer won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships, an ... 6–3, 6–4, and was a runner-up in women's doubles in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1967. Coghlan married John Robinson on 19 December 1959. Grand Slam finals Doubles (4 runner-ups) Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up) Grand Slam singles tournament timeline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He was also ranked the world number 1 amateur in 1961 by Lance Tingay and 1962 by Tingay and Ned Potter. Laver's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. This included his all-time men's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years (1964–1970). He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood. Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles, though he was banned from playing those tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era. Laver is the only player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam (winning all four major titles in the same calendar year) twice in singles, in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mark
Robert 'Bob' Mark (28 November 1937 – 21 July 2006) was a professional tennis player from Australia. Mark won the Australian Men's Doubles title in 1959, 1960 and 1961 partnering Rod Laver. With Sandra Reynolds Sandra Reynolds Price (née Reynolds; born 4 March 1934) is a South African former tennis player who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reachin ..., he won the 1960 Australian Mixed Doubles, and in 1961, he teamed with compatriot Margaret Smith to win the U.S. National Championships Mixed Doubles. In 1962, he won the singles title at the South African Championships after a four-set victory in the final against Gordon Forbes. Grand slam finals Doubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups) Mixed Doubles: (2 titles, 1 runner-ups) References External links * * * Biography of Bob Mark Australian Championships (tennis) champions Australian Championships (te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
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 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 tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the 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 at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. History Officially named in French ''les Internationaux de Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Schuurman
Renée Schuurman Haygarth (née Schuurman; 26 October 1939 – 30 May 2001) was a South African tennis player who won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Biography Schuurman teamed up with fellow South African Sandra Reynolds to win four Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the 1959 Australian Championships and the 1959, 1961, and 1962 French Championships. In addition, they were the runners-up at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Schuurman won her other Grand Slam women's doubles title with Ann Haydon-Jones at the 1963 French Championships. They defeated Margaret Court and Robyn Ebbern in the final. In April 1962, she defeated Angela Mortimer in the final of the British Hard Court Championships. Schuurman and Bob Howe won the mixed doubles title at the 1962 French Championships. She and Rod Laver were twice the runners-up in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments, at the 1959 Australian and French Championships. Her best Grand Slam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Tingay
Lance Tingay (15 July 1915 – 10 March 1990) was a British sports journalist, historian, and author of several tennis books. For many years his annual ranking of top tennis players was "the only one that counted" before ATP rankings were introduced in 1973. Career Tingay began his journalistic career with the ''Exchange Telegraph'' news agency. During World War II, he served in the Royal Air Force. Tingay was the tennis correspondent for ''The Daily Telegraph'' from 1952 until his retirement in 1981. He wrote several books on tennis, including ''One Hundred Years of Wimbledon'', the official volume marking the centenary of the Wimbledon Championships, and ''Royalty and Lawn Tennis''. As a tennis historian, he compiled the data for the tennis yearbook ''World of Tennis'' from 1970 until his death in 1990. During several decades before the introduction of official computerized rankings he published his annual ''World Rankings'' of the top 10 players. In 1982, he was inducted into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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