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Silvia Disderi
Silvia Disderi (born 10 July 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player. Career Disderi grew up in the northern Italian town of Biella, where she began playing tennis at the age of seven, after being introduced to the sport by her father Sergio. When she was 12, she moved to Turin for training. In 1999, she represented Italy in the World Youth Cup, held in Australia. Professional career A right-handed player, Disderi began competing on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1999. She reached her best singles ranking in 2002, of 329 in the world. As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as No. 196 and won 12 ITF titles. On the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ..., she made most of her main-draw appearances at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin and about west-northwest of Milan. It lies in the foothills of the Alps, in the Bo mountain range near Mt. Mucrone and Camino, an area rich in springs and lakes fed by the glaciers, the heart of the Biellese Alps irrigated by several mountain streams: the Elvo to the west of the town, the Oropa river and the Cervo to the east. Nearby natural and notable tourist attractions include the Zegna Viewpoint, the Bielmonte Ski Resort, Burcina Natural Reserve, and the moors to the south of town. The Sanctuary of Oropa is a site of religious pilgrimages. In 2003, the Sanctuary of Oropa Sacred Mountain of Oropa became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Biella is an important wool processing and textile centre. There is a small airport in the nearb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milica Koprivica
Milica ( sr-Cyrl, Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'. The name was used for a number of queens and princesses, including Milica of Serbia, wife of Tsar Lazar, who is honored as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Milica has been the most popular name for girls born in Serbia since 1991, and is overall the most common female given name in the country. The name is occasionally given the phonetic spelling ''Milizza'' in English speaking countries. The name of Princess Milica of Montenegro was often translated as Milizza in English language publications. Individuals named Milica *Milica of Serbia (1335–1405), Princess of Serbia, wife of Lazar of Serbia * Milica Despina (1485–1554), Princess consort of Wallachia, wife of Neagoe Basarab * Milica of Montenegro (1866–1951), Montenegrin princess *Milica Branković (died 1464), Serbian princess, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgenia Savranska
Yevgenia Savranska (or Yevgenia Savransky, Hebrew: יבגניה סברנסקי; born 20 February 1984) is a retired Israeli-Ukrainian tennis player. Career On 17 July 2006, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 172 whilst her best doubles ranking was 191, on 10 July 2006. She won eight singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. Playing for Israel Fed Cup team, Savranska has a win–loss record of 0–1. She made her WTA Tour doubles main-draw debut at the 2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg, partnering Mihaela Buzărnescu. Savranska made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2009 Barcelona Ladies Open, defeating Lucie Hradecká, Gréta Arn and Émilie Loit in the qualifying tournament for a place in the main draw. However, she was defeated in the first round by former world No. 7, Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová Štěpánková (; born 23 April 1989) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Vaidišová is an Australian Open and Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Hergold
Tina Hergold (born 18 October 1981) is a Slovenian retired tennis player. In her career, she won three singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 4 December 2000, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 157. On 20 November 2000, she peaked at No. 143 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Slovenia at the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ..., Hergold has a win–loss record of 2–2. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner-ups) References External links * * * 1981 births Living people Slovenian female tennis players {{Slovenia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Kučerová
Renata Kučerová (born 15 July 1979) is a former Czech tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ... player. Kučerová won two singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 31 January 2000, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 177. On 4 March 2002, she peaked at world number 284 in the doubles rankings. ITF finals (7–9) Singles (2–2) Doubles (5–7) References * * 1979 births Living people Czech female tennis players 20th-century Czech women {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Hejdová
Zuzana Hejdová (born 29 April 1977) is a former Czech tennis player. Hejdová won two singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 4 August 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 222. On 29 September 2003, she peaked at No. 140 in the doubles rankings. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 4 (2–2) Doubles: 25 (10–15) External links * * 1977 births Living people Czech female tennis players {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits (born 13 November 1982) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour (with Andreja Klepač) and 40 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Klemenschits announced that the 2016 Generali Ladies Linz would be her last tournament before her retirement from professional tennis. Career 2013 Klemenschits has had the best season of her career in 2013. She made a main-draw appearance in a major doubles event for the first time in over two years. Partnering with Romina Oprandi, she made it to the second round of Wimbledon, her farthest appearance in a Grand Slam tournament. After Wimbledon, Klemenschits had great success on the European clay with her regular partner of that year, Andreja Klepač. The team made the semifinals in Budapest and the week after won its first WTA title at Klemenschits' home tournament, Gastein Ladies, in Bad Gastein, Austria. Personal life In January 2007 Klemenschits and her twin sister Daniela wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits (13 November 1982 – 9 April 2008) was an Austrian professional tennis player. She won a total of 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. Early life Daniela and twin sister Sandra (fellow pro-player) were born in Vienna, Austria. Tennis career Daniela played doubles with sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. The team dominated doubles tennis in Austria in the mid-2000s, becoming the country's No. 1 team in 2006. She won a total of 23 titles on the ITF-level and reached one final on the WTA Tour-level. She reached the top 100 of the WTA doubles rankings in 2005. Daniela also represented Austria on the Fed Cup in 2005, where they defeated Switzerland. Daniela played her final professional match on 14 December 2006, at the tournament in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic. She had partnered sister Sandra, losing in round one against Eva Hrdinová and Stanislava Hrozenská, 5–7, 2–6. Death In January 2007, both Klemensch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Masante
Luciana Masante (born 4 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Masante began competing on tour in 1995 and featured mostly on the ITF Circuit, during her career. Her best performance on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... was a second round appearance at the 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, where she was eliminated by eventual champion Corina Morariu, retiring hurt with a leg injury while behind a set and 0–3. Ranked as high as 197 in singles, Masante appeared in the qualifying draw for the 1999 US Open. On the ITF Circuit, she won six singles titles and eight doubles titles, before retiring from professional tennis in 2001. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (6–3) Doubles: 20 (8–12) References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo (born 28 June 1981) is a retired tennis player from Italy and Grand Slam champion in double. Tennis career Santangelo reached the fourth round at the 2004 Australian Open, defeating 16th-seeded Magüi Serna, Barbara Schett, and 19th-seeded Eleni Daniilidou—losing to eventual champion and world No. 1 Justine Henin after having been up 4–2 in the second set. She also won her first WTA title in 2006, defeating Jelena Kostanić in the final, her first victory on the WTA-level. She took a set from top-seeded Amélie Mauresmo in the third round of the 2006 US Open, and led 2–0 in the deciding set, only to lose the next six games. She also defeated Anastasia Myskina in 2006, her first win over a top-20 player. She and her Italian teammates Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta, and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgian team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match because of an injury in her right knee, which let Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria-Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin (born 21 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. In her career, Camerin won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as ten singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 11 October 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 41. On 31 July 2006, she peaked at No. 33 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Italy Fed Cup team, Camerin has a win–loss record of 1–5. Career In July 2001, Camerin had her first WTA Tour singles runner-up in Casablanca where she lost the final against Zsófia Gubacsi. In July 2006, she won her biggest doubles title at the Cincinnati Open, partnering Gisela Dulko. In September, in Portorož at the Slovenia Open, she lost the final against Tamira Paszek in straight sets. Camerin withdrew from the 2006 Tashkent Open doubles final due to injury. In 2012, she defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the second qualifying round of the Wimbledon Championships. Significant finals Premier Manda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
