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Tennis At The 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's Singles
The women's singles tennis event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held from August 21 to 29 at the Taipei Tennis Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Varatchaya Wongteanchai won the gold medal, defeating Lee Ya-hsuan in the final, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1. Chang Kai-chen and Patcharin Cheapchandej Patcharin "Eve" Cheapchandej ( th, พัชรินทร์ ชีพชาญเดช; born 13 December 1994) is a Thai tennis player. Cheapchandej has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 464, achieved o ... won the bronze medals. Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 ReferencesMain Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 2017 Summer Universiade - Women's Singles Women's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai ( th, วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย; born 7 September 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 20 July 2015, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 200. On 12 September 2016, she peaked at No. 77 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Thailand Fed Cup team, Wongteanchai has accumulated a win–loss record of 10–6. Her younger sister Varunya Wongteanchai is also a tennis professional. Career In February 2012, Wongteanchai made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her home tournament, the Pattaya Open. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Hsu Wen-hsin in three, and Misa Eguchi in straight sets. She then faced top-seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round but lost in two sets by 2–6, 5–7. She also partnered her younger sister Varunya in the doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Yu-jin (tennis)
An Yu-jin (; born September 1, 2003), better known mononymously as Yujin, is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Ive under Starship Entertainment. Yujin rose to prominence after finishing fifth on Mnet's girl group survival show '' Produce 48'', which made her debut as a member of the girl group Iz*One, active from 2018 to 2021. Early life An was born on September 1, 2003. She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul. Off the Record revealed in 2019 that she had dropped out of school to focus on her idol life and Iz*One activities and she would be home-schooled. Career 2018–present: ''Produce 48'', Iz*One, solo activities From June 15 to August 31, 2018, An represented Starship Entertainment alongside Jang Won-young and Cho Ka-hyeon on reality girl group survival show '' Produce 48''. She eventually placed fifth and debuted with Iz*One. The group's debut extended play (EP) '' Color*Iz'' was released on October 29, 2018, with " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefina Surraco
Josefina is a female name, a feminine form of Joseph. It may refer to: *Josefina Passadori, Argentine writer *Josefina Lopez, Chicana playwright * Josefina Pla, Spanish poet, playwright, art critic, painter and journalist * Josefina Ayerza, writer and a psychoanalyst *Josefina Deland, Swedish feminist *Josefina Muñoz, Chilean artist *Josefina Wettergrund, Swedish writer Fiction *Josefina LaCosta, a fictional character in the Richard Sharpe series of novels by Bernard Cornwell. *Josefina, Gil Harris' fake girlfriend in the 2002 teen comedy '' The New Guy'' *Josefina Menendez, a fictional character in the 2012 first-person shooter '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II''. *Josefina Montoya Josefina is a female name, a feminine form of Joseph. It may refer to: *Josefina Passadori, Argentine writer *Josefina Lopez, Chicana playwright * Josefina Pla, Spanish poet, playwright, art critic, painter and journalist * Josefina Ayerza, write ..., the fictional main character of the American Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Palacio
Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name Samuel and anthos, the Greek word for "flower".'' World Almanac'', 2009 edition pp. 697–698, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans, Bellevue University One theory is that it was a feminine form of Samuel to which the already existing feminine name Anthea was added. "Samantha" remained a rare name until the 1873 publication of the first novel in a series by Marietta Holley, featuring the adventures of a lady named "Samantha", wife of Josiah Allen. The series led to the rise in the name's popularity, ranking among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States from 1880, the earliest year for which records are available, to 1902. The name was out of fashion in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Ho-ching
Wu Ho-ching (; ; born 30 August 1991) is a Hong Kong-based tennis player. Career On 2 March 2020, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 536. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 638. Wu made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open, having received a wildcard with Venise Chan in the doubles tournament, but lost to Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková in the first round. Playing for Hong Kong Fed Cup team, Wu has a win–loss record of 20–16 in 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 cha ... competition and has played in 33 ties, being the second most Hong Kong player behind Zhang Ling. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) Fed Cup participation Singles (3–0) Double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Ip
Katherine Cheng Ip (; born 17 September 1995) is an American-born former Hong Kong tennis player. Early career and education Ip was ranked as high as 35 in the world in juniors and is one of the few tennis players in Hong Kong to have participated in all four junior Grand Slam tournaments. She won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In November 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 662. In October 2017, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 543. Ip had graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas (class of 2017) with a 4.0 GPA. At Rice, she played tennis for the Owls. Ip was the third player in program's history to earn an All-American status when she won a pair of matches at the NCAA Division 1 Tennis Championship. She is an external vice president for the Hong Kong Students' Association. She organizes events and maintains the budget of the Hong Kong Student Association. Playing for Hong Kong in Fed Cup, Ip has a win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Kan
Victoria Rodionovna Kan (russian: Виктория Родионовна Кан; born 3 August 1995) is a Russian tennis player. She has won 23 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 31 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. On 27 July 2015, she peaked at No. 359 in the WTA doubles rankings. In November 2013, Kan won the inaugural Soho Square Ladies Tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, a $75,000+H event, by defeating Nastja Kolar in straight sets in the final. Playing for Russia Fed Cup team, she made her debut in February 2014, losing to Australia's Samantha Stosur Samantha Jane Stosur ( ; born 30 March 1984) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and held for 61 consecutive weeks. Also a former top ten s ... in straight sets in their World Group first-round tie. Grand Slam singles performance timelines Junior Grand Slam fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Hurst (tennis Player)
Emma Christine Hurst (born 25 March 1981) is an Australian politician, psychologist and vegan bodybuilder. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Animal Justice Party at the 2019 state election. Hurst became involved in animal welfare in 2002, and worked as a media officer for PETA and campaign officer for Animal Liberation. She contested the seat of Grayndler for the Animal Justice Party at the 2016 Australian federal election, and became a member of the NSW Legislative Council following the 2019 NSW state election. Early years and background Born and raised in Sydney, Hurst became an animal activist during childhood. Hurst graduated from Monash University and is a registered psychologist. Animal campaigning Hurst has run a campaign that saw two major duck producers successfully prosecuted by the ACCC, the end of various cruel wild goat racing events, multiple companies including major burger chains and butchers cease their sales o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Peckl
Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: * Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands *Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American stage actress and singer, most noted for portraying Maria von Trapp in the 2015 US national tour of ''The Sound of Music'' * Kerstin Andreae (born 1968), German politician (Alliance '90/The Greens) *Kerstin-Maria Aronsson (born 1937), Swedish politician * Kjerstin Dellert (born 1925), Swedish soprano opera singer *Kerstin Ekman (born 1933), Swedish novelist * Kerstin Garefrekes (born 1979), German footballer *Kerstin Granlund, created the Swedish comedy groups Galenskaparna och After Shave *Kerstin Müller (born 1969), German rower *Kerstin Hilldén (born 1988), Swedish musical theatre actress *Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German musician *Kerstin Fritzl (born 1988), Austrian false imprisonment survivor *Kerstin Thorborg (1896–1970), Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
