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Tito Vázquez
Modesto "Tito" Vázquez (born 1 January 1949) is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina. Biography Vázquez, born in Galicia (Spain), Galicia region of Spain, emigrated to Buenos Aires with his family at a young age. They were one of many Spanish families to move to Argentina after the Spanish Civil War, Civil War. He had his third birthday while on the ship to South America. Playing career A successful junior in Argentina, he went to UCLA and played NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, NCAA tennis from 1967 to 1971 on a team that featured Jimmy Connors. He played for Argentina during the 1968 Davis Cup for a tie against Venezuela in Caracas and in the 1970 Davis Cup when he played Chile in Buenos Aires. These were his only two appearances in the tournament. He made it to the fourth round of the 1970 US Open (tennis), 1970 US Open and en route defeated Pancho Segura, who was making his final singles appearance in a Grand Slam. At the 1974 French Open, Vázquez par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,701,743 in 2018 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first inhabited by humans during the Middle Paleolithic period, and takes its name from the Gallaeci, the Celtic people living north of the Douro Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph & Courier''. Considered a newspaper of record over ''The Times'' in the UK in the years up to 1997, ''The Telegraph'' generally has a reputation for high-quality journalism, and has been described as being "one of the world's great titles". The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since 19 April 1858. The paper had a circulation of 363,183 in December 2018, descending further until it withdrew from newspaper circulation audits in 2019, having declined almost 80%, from 1.4 million in 1980.United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC', Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp. 5–16. Its si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)
The ''Times-News'' is an American, English language daily newspaper headquartered in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina. It has served Henderson, Transylvania and Polk counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina since 1881. The ''Hendersonville Times'' began in 1881 and the ''Hendersonville News'' in 1894. History ''The Times-News'' was founded in 1881. The newspaper has been known as: * ''The Times-News''. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current * ''Hendersonville Times''. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1924-1927 * ''The Hendersonville News''. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1919-1927 * ''The News of Henderson County''. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1918-1919 * ''Independent Herald''. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1881-18?? In December 1985, it became an A.M. paper and added a Sunday edition. With a daily circulation of approximately 15,000, the ''Times-News'' averages about 40,000 readers per day. In May 2007, it relaunched its website (formerly known as HendersonvilleNews.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 French Open
The 1979 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 83rd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1979. Finals Men's singles Björn Borg defeated Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 *It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0 *It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title. Men's doubles Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer defeated Ross Case / Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 Mixed doubles Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt defeated Virginia Ruzici / Ion Țiriac Ion Țiriac (; born 9 May 1939), also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Pecci
Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay. He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. He beat Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 in the semifinals, but lost to three-time champion Björn Borg in the final. He also reached the semifinals in 1981 and was runner-up in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... Pecci won the French Open boys' singles in 1973. Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Grand Slam singles performance timeline Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. Career finals Singles: 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Giscafré
Raquel Giscafré (born 15 May 1949) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She was Argentina's No. 1 female player from 1973 to 1976. She competed in the Fed Cup from 1966 to 1978. She was a tennis promoter and ran the WTA's Acura Classic The Southern California Open currently known as The San Diego Open is an ATP 250 and WTA 500 tournament held at the Barnes Tennis Centre in San Diego, California. The event originated as the Southern California Championships that ran from 1887 ... each year from 1984 until 2007.Keith Kattan ''Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids: A Complete Roadmap for Every Parent and Coach'' 2006 Page 208 "Ranging from corporations like Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, which promotes a variety of sporting events, including tennis, to players-turned-entrepreneurs like Jane Stratton and Raquel Giscafré, who run a prestigious WTA tournament in San Diego, now in its 20th year." References External links * * * 1949 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 French Open
The 1977 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 81st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1977. Finals Men's singles Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried, 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 *It was Vilas's 1st career Grand Slam title. Women's singles Mima Jaušovec defeated Florența Mihai, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 *It was Jaušovec's only career Grand Slam title. Men's doubles Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated Wojciech Fibak / Jan Kodeš, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden defeated Rayni Fox / Helen Gourlay, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 Mixed doubles Mary Carillo / John McEnroe defeated Florența Mihai / Iván Molina, 7–6, 6–4 Prize money Notes References External links French Open official website {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr (born 23 September 1950) is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player. Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... doubles titles. In singles, he achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36. Career finals Singles 6 (1–5) Doubles 24 (10–14) External links * * * 1950 births Living people Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian male tennis players Tennis players from São Paulo {{Brazil-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Tennis Circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with the Grand Prix being more prominent. Background Before the Open Era, popular professional tennis players, such as Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards, were contracted to professional promoters. Amateur players were under the jurisdiction of their national (and international) federations. Later professional promoters, such as Bill Tilden and Jack Kramer, often convinced leading amateurs like Pancho Gonzales and Rod Laver to join their tours with promises of good prize money. But these successes led to financial difficulties when players were paid too much and falling attendances resulted in reduced takings. In the early 1960s, the professional tour began to fall apart. It survived only because the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas (; born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Vilas was the No. 1 of the Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975 and 1977, and won four Grand Slam tournaments, one year-end Masters, nine Grand Prix Super Series titles and a total of 62 ATP titles. ''World Tennis'', ''Agence France-Presse'' and ''Livre d'or du tennis 1977'' (Christian Collin-Bernard Ficot), among other rankings and publications, rated him as world No. 1 in 1977 (while others ranked Björn Borg or Jimmy Connors No. 1). In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in April 1975, a position he held for a total of 83 weeks. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991, two years after his first retirement. Known for his prolific match play, especially on clay, he became the second man to win more than 900 matches in the Open Era, and his number of match-wins on clay (659) is by far the most of the era. His peak was the 1977 season during which he wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancho Segura
Francisco Olegario Segura (June 20, 1921 – November 18, 2017), better known as Pancho "Segoo" Segura, was a leading tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, both as an amateur and as a professional. He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, but moved to the United States in the late 1930s. Throughout his amateur career he was listed by the USTA as a "foreign" player resident in the U.S. As a professional player, he was referred to as the "Ecuadorian champ who now lives in New York City". After acquiring U.S. citizenship in 1991 at the age of seventy, Segura was a citizen of both countries, although he never represented the U.S. in tennis competition. He is the only player to have won the Cleveland/Forest Hills US Pro and International Pro titles on three different surfaces (which he did consecutively from 1950–1952). He won the inaugural professional Tournament of Champions at Sydney in 1957. He won the L. A. Masters tournament in 1958. In 1950, 1951, and 1952, as a profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
