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Tatjana Ječmenica
Tatjana Ječmenica-Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Татјана Јечменица-Јевтић; born July 4, 1978) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Since 2014, she has been captain of Serbia Fed Cup team. This is her second stint at the helm,; she previously led the team between 2005 and 2007. Ječmenica won six singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 24 June 1996, she reached her best singles ranking at world No. 72. On 29 July 1996, she peaked at No. 88 in doubles rankings. In Grand Slams her best result was reaching the second round at the US Open in 1995 and at the French Open in 1996. Career Ječmenica started playing tennis in her hometown of Novi Sad at the age of seven and attended the same school and played in the same tennis club as Monica Seles. Juniors In 1993, as a second seed Ječmenica reached the final of Orange Bowl 16s, where she was defeated by fifth seed Stephanie Halsell, who avenged previous years loss to Ječmenica in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions. Lying on the banks of the Danube river, the city faces the northern slopes of Fruška Gora. , Novi Sad proper has a population of 231,798 while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) comprises 277,522 inhabitants. The population of the administrative area of the city totals 341,625 people. Novi Sad was founded in 1694 when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a strategic Habsburg military post. In subsequent centuries, it became an important trading, manufacturing and cultural centre, and has historically been dubbed ''the Serbian Athens''. The city was heavily devastated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Federation Of Serbia
The Tennis Federation of Serbia ( sr, Тениски савез Србије / ''Teniski savez Srbije'') is the organizing body of tennis in Serbia. The Federation's current president is Mirko Petrović, who awarded the "Ponos nacije" (Pride of the Nation) Award to Ana Ivanovic in 2012. 24 December 2012 ... Predsednik Teniskog saveza Srbije Vuk Jeremić rekao je da je godina na ... Nagrada "Ponos nacije" za najveće dostignuće na polju sportskih ..." List of presidents * Hinko Würth (1922–1934) * Stefan Hadži (1934–1937) * Drago Čop (1937–1941) * Mišo Pavićević (1948–1953) * Dušan Korać (1954–1958) * Mirko Mastilović (1959–1963) * Miladin Šakić (1964–1966) * Dušan Korać (1967–1977) * Stjepan Tončić (1978–1982) * Radmilo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeňka Málková
Zdeňka Málková (born 19 January 1975) is a former Czech tennis player who was crowned 1991 ITF World Champion in girls' singles. Málková won five singles (including a $50,000 tournament in Karlovy Vary as a 16-year-old) and six doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career. On 4 May 1992, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 168. On 16 September 1991, she peaked at world number 213 in the doubles rankings. In 1991, Málková was a finalist in the girls' doubles tournament of the French Open. Later that year, she made her WTA tour debut at the OTB Open in Schenectady, New York Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y .... ITF finals Singles (5–3) Doubles (6–3) Junior Grand Slam finals (0–1) Girls' doubles References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Panova
Tatiana Urayevna Panova (born 13 August 1976, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionMeet the Aces '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', July 6, 2004 ("Born Aug 13 1976 in Moscow.")) is a former Russian tennis player. On 23 September 2002, she reached her career-high singles ranking, when she peaked at world No. 20. Career 2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. That year she also reached quarterfinals of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoaneta Pandjerova
Antoaneta Pandjerova ( bg, Антоанета Панджерова, born 22 June 1977) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 25 September 2000, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 174 whilst her best doubles ranking was 177 on 31 October 1994. In her career, she won five singles titles and 17 doubles tournaments on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team The Bulgaria women's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. In 2022, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya, where t ..., Pandjerova has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–13 (singles 3–8; doubles 5–5). ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups) Doubles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runner–ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandjerova, Antoaneta 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Kuti-Kis
Rita Kuti-Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. In 1992, she was beaten by future international No. 1, Martina Hingis, in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has been renowned for the discovery of young tennis talent. Kuti-Kis's most successful year was 2000, when she scored her one and only WTA Tour singles title in São Paulo. In the same year, she reached the third round of the French Open (losing to Monica Seles) and defeated then up-coming Jelena Dokić in the first round of the Australian Open. Kuti-Kis retired from professional tennis in 2006. WTA career finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4–6) Doubles: 10 (7–3) Best Grand Slam results details Singles Head-to-head record * Serena Williams 0-1 * Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0-1 * Anna Kournikova 0-1 * Nadia Petrova 0-1 * Jelena Dokic 1-1 * Jelena Janko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefania Indemini
''Stefania'' is a genus of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae. They are native to the highlands of the Guiana Shield in southern Venezuela, Guyana, and adjacent far northern Brazil. Most are restricted to the tepui highlands, but '' S. evansi'' also occurs in lowlands. On most mountains there are only 1–2 species from this genus, but five are known from Mount Ayanganna and the neighbouring Mount Wokomung has six species. They are usually found near streams at low levels on branches/leaves or on the ground among vegetation/rocks. They are famous for their breeding strategy where the development from eggs to froglets is completed on the back of the female (the eggs hatch to froglets; there is no free-swimming tadpole A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found i ... stage). The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Pilić
Nikola "Niki" Pilić (born 27 August 1939) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight. Pilić was ranked world No. 6 in January 1968 and world No. 7 for 1967 by Lance Tingay of ''The Daily Telegraph''.United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). ''Official Encyclopedia of Tennis'' (First edition), p. 428. Early life Pilić was born in Split, Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia to Krsto Pilić and Danica Tomić-Ferić five days before the outbreak of World War II that began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. The youngster took up tennis during the summer of 1952. Thirteen years of age at this point, he began practicing on the Firule tennis club clay courts in parallel to studying shipbuilding at the streamlined high school in Split. Upon graduating he attempted to enrol at a community college () in Zagreb, but due to not meeting the entrance criteria ended up in Novi Sad where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a boarding school, including a post-graduate/ gap-year program, events, professional and collegiate training, group hosting, and corporate retreats. IMG Academy is owned by Endeavor. History Nick Bollettieri founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1978. Sports company IMG purchased the academy in 1987. IMG acquired the youth division of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in 1993 and added programs for soccer and baseball in 1994. Hockey and basketball programs were added in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and by 2002 the IMG campus had expanded to . IMG Academy suspended its hockey program in 2003. Football was added in 2010, as well as lacrosse. Track & field and cross country were added in 2013. IMG Academy currently sits on of land, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 French Open
The 1994 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 23 May until 5 June. It was the 98th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1994. Seniors Men's singles Sergi Bruguera defeated Alberto Berasategui, 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 *It was Bruguera's 1st title of the year, and his 12th overall. It was his 2nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title. Women's singles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–4 *It was Sanchez's 4th title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title. Men's doubles Byron Black / Jonathan Stark defeated Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman, 6–4, 7–6 Women's doubles Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–2 Mixed doubles Kristie Boogert / Menno Oost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the 2011 ITF Junior Circuit offered over 350 tournaments in 118 countries. Mirroring the ATP and WTA circuits, the ITF Junior Circuit ranks players and crowns a year end world champion. History The ITF Junior Circuit is organized by the International Tennis Federation. Since its creation it has been the beginning of many successful careers. Some Junior World Champions that have gone on to achieve great success on the pro tour include Ivan Lendl, Pat Cash, Gabriela Sabatini, Martina Hingis, Marcelo Ríos, Andy Roddick, Amélie Mauresmo, Roger Federer, and many more. From 1982 through 2003, the ITF Junior Circuit recognized Year End Champions in singles and doubles. Beginning in 2004, the rankings were combined and a single champion in both boys' and girls' competition was recognized. Tournament grades Just like the ATP and WTA, ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Junior Orange Bowl is a youth tennis tournament, held in Coral Gables, Florida, for the "14 and under" and "12 and under" age categories. Boys and girls compete in separate draws. Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer is the tournament director. History The global Junior Orange Bowl tournament has as competitors the top-ranked male and female 12-and-under and 14-and-under junior players, from over 76 countries. The Orange Bowl tournament was founded in 1947. The "14 and under" and "12 and under" tournaments began in 1962. The Junior Orange Bowl tournament was added to the list of Grade A tournaments in 1978. Winners have come from over 20 nations. Past champions 1Prior to 1962 the event was a 13 & under tournament. In 1962 it became a 14 & under championship. See also * Dunlop Orange Bowl * Junior Orange Bowl The Junior Orange Bowl is a non-profit organization based in Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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