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Sergey Leonyuk
Sergey Leonyuk (born 3 April 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus. Biography Leonyuk was born in Minsk, the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, modern day Belarus. He represented the Soviet Union and was a nine time Soviet champion. In 1978 he played in a Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournament in Kolkata, Calcutta, India. He lost in the first round of the singles to Ramesh Krishnan and also played in the doubles draw with Igor Tihonenko. He won a bronze medal in singles and silver medal in doubles Tennis at the Friendship Games, at the Friendship Games, held in Poland in 1984, for nations that 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, boycotted the Summer Olympics. A regular Davis Cup representative for the Soviet Union Davis Cup team, Soviet Union, he appeared in 13 ties in the 1980s, including stints in the World Group. In 1985 Davis Cup World Group, 1985 he and Alexander Zverev Sr., Alexander Zverev came from two sets down to win a doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
