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Stanislav Birner
Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a Czech former tennis player. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 January 2007, she reached her be ... and Hanna Birnerová. Eva Birnerová played tennis until 2014 on professional level and reached No. 59 (singles) and 52 (doubles) in the world rankings. He lives in the Czech Republic. Birner enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43 in 1987. Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Birner, Stanislav 1956 births Living people Czech male tennis pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. It is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city. Karlovy Vary is the site of numerous hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River), and is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre with the spa cultural landscape is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. It is the largest spa complex in Europe. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries. Administrative parts Karlovy Vary is ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970–1987, reaching the singles final of the Australian Open in 1980. He defeated over 35 players ranked in the top ten including Guillermo Vilas, Raúl Ramírez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Jan Kodeš, Bob Lutz and Arthur Ashe. Warwick's career-high singles ranking was world No. 15, achieved in 1981. He won three singles titles and 26 doubles, including Australian Open 1978 (with Wojtek Fibak) and Australian Open 1980 and 1981, and Roland Garros 1985, and was also a runner-up in Australian Open 1986, all of them partnering fellow countryman Mark Edmondson. Partnering with Evonne Goolagong, he won the French Open 1972, defeating Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4. Evonne and Kim were finalists in 1972 at Wimbledon against Rosie Casals and Ilie Năstase who won 6–4, 6–4. Kim also was a member of the winning team of World Team Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP Prague
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Marcel Freeman
Marcel Freeman (born March 30, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career Freeman's career high singles ranking was world No. 46, which he reached in November, 1986. His best Grand Prix result was reaching the semi-finals in 1988 Queensland Open, whilst his best Grand Slam result was reaching the third round of the 1986 US Open. His career win–loss record for Grand Prix and Grand Slam play was 54–87. During his career he won 1 doubles title, partnering Rodney Harmon. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 70 in 1987. Career finals Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups) College tennis Freeman was a four-time All-American at UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St .... External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Marcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libor Pimek
Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional male tennis player. Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to Swede Mats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles tournament during his career at the Bavarian Open, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in April 1985 (and No. 15 in doubles in July 1996). Pimek competed as a Czechoslovak early in his career, competing for the country a few times in the Davis Cup in the mid-1980s, before representing Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ... internationally. As a Davis Cup player for Belgium, he won 4 ties (Israel 1994, Denmark and France 1997, The Netherlands 1998) Career finals Singles (1 win, 1 loss) Doubles (17 wins, 12 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypo Group Tennis International
The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual men's tennis tournament which was held between 1981 and 2008. During its lifetime it was organized in four locations in Italy and Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's World Series from 1990 to 1999 and of the ATP International Series from 2000 until the final edition in 2008. The tournament had been played on clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. ...s since its inaugural edition. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Grand Prix tennis circuit Tennis tournaments in Austria Clay court tennis tournaments ATP Tour Defunct tennis tournaments in Europe Defunct sports competitions in Austria {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butch Walts
Butch Walts (born June 4, 1955) is a former professional 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 ... player from the United States. During his career, Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 23 in 1984. Career finals Singles (4 titles, 1 runner-up) Doubles (14 titles, 8 runner-ups) Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walts, Butch American male tennis players Sportspeople from Modesto, California Sportspeople from Arizona Tennis people from California USC Trojans men's tennis players 1955 births Living people Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Tennis p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton (9 November 1954 – 5 May 2017) was a professional tennis player from South Africa. Mitton reached his highest singles ranking of world No. 51 on 15 December 1975, and his highest doubles ranking of 20 on 25 June 1984. His career record in singles on the ATP Tour was 199–218, winning two titles - at Newport, Rhode Island in 1978 and San Jose, California in 1979. He was the runner-up in three other tournaments: San Jose (1978), Adelaide (1979) and Johannesburg (1981). His doubles record was 210–191, and he won nine titles: Auckland (1979); Stowe, Vermont and Cologne (1980); Richmond WCT (1981); Johannesburg (1981); Tampa (1981); Columbus, Ohio (1982); Ferrara (1983); and La Quinta, California (1984). He was the runner-up in eight tournaments: Sarasota, Florida (1978); North Conway, New Hampshire (1978); Rotterdam (1979); Maui, Hawaii (1982); Ancona (1982); Toulouse (1983); Florence (1984); and Queen's Club (1984). Mitton had career wins over John McEnroe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Simonsson
Per Stefan Mikael Simonsson (born 5 January 1960, in Hyltebruk) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing singles. During his career, he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 88 in 1984. He is a brother of fellow tennis player Hans Simonsson. After his career, he coached two top 10 players on the ATP ranking, Magnus Gustafsson and Magnus Larsson. Career 1976–1978: Junior career Simonsson won the Swedish Junior Indoor champion in 1976 as a 16 year old and in 1977 and 1978 the Swedish Junior Outdoor Champion. He played in his first Junior Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 1977 and made his debut in a senior tournament at the Swedish Open. Junior Slam results – Singles *French Open: SF (1978) *Wimbledon: QF (1978) *US Open: F (1978) 1979–1981 In 1979, Simonsson reached the quarterfinals at the challenger event in Bia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrara Open
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). Schedule The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour). January February March April May June July August September October November December January 1984 ATP rankings ''*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.'' List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name: * John Alexander (1) Auckland * Roberto Argüello (1) Venice * Pablo Arraya (1) Bordeaux * Jimmy Arias (4) Florence, Rome, Indianapolis, Palermo * Mike Bauer (1) Adelaide * Pat Cash (1) Brisbane, * José Luis Clerc (4) Guarujá, Boston, Washington, D.C., No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven major singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one major men's doubles title (at Wimbledon). His breakthrough came suddenly and unexpectedly when he won the 1982 French Open at the age of 17. In 1988, Wilander won three of the four singles majors and finished the year ranked as the world No. 1. Although he never won the singles title at Wimbledon, Wilander twice won the Australian Open when it was played on grass courts. This makes Wilander one of only six men (along with Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic) to have won major singles titles on grass courts, hard courts, and clay courts since it was first achievable in 1978 (when US Open was first played on hard courts). Wilander, Nadal, and Djokovic are the only men to have won at least two major singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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