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Tracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She won three Grand Slam titles: the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. Additionally, she won the WTA Tour Championships in 1980 and the year-ending Toyota Championships in 1981, both in singles. Austin remains the youngest US Open female singles champion (age 16) and the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at age 29. She won thirty singles titles during her career, on all playing surfaces: clay (both red and green), indoor carpet, grass, and hard courts. A series of injuries and a serious automobile accident in 1989 cut short her career. Playing style Austin possessed a solid baseline game, with a strong flat-hit forehand and reliable two-handed backhand. Her favorite shot was the backhand down the line and she considered her backhand to be more powerful and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 US Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Navratilova teamed up with Billie Jean King and successfully defended her title by defeating Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–4 in the final. Stöve teamed up with Chris Evert and lost in first round to Betsy Nagelsen and Pam Shriver. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Official Results Archive (WTA) at the International Tennis Federation
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International Tennis Hall Of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis. The complex, the former Newport Casino, includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, a court tennis facility, and a theatre. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization with the goal to preserve, celebrate, and inspire the sport of tennis around the world. History The hall of fame and museum are located in the Newport Casino, which was commissioned in 1879 by James Gordon Bennett Jr. as part of an exclusive resort for wealthy Newport summer residents. It was designed by Charles McKim along with Stanford White, who did the interiors. It is an example of Victorian Shingle Style architecture. In 1881, the Real Tennis Court (housing the National Tennis Club) and the Casino Theatre were constructed at the east end of the campus. The club was opened on July 1, 1880, after a six-mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Championships
The Colgate Series Championships, later named the Toyota Championships were the finales in an annual series of professional women's tennis tournaments for women from 1977 through 1982. The best singles and doubles players of the circuit, based on ranking points earned, qualified for the championships. During those years, the women's tour included a US indoor circuit winter tour finale, called the Virginia Slims Championships in 1977-78 and the Avon Championships in the 1979-82 period, as well as the global world tour finale, held in the US fall season, and called the Colgate Series Championships in 1977-80 and the Toyota Series Championships in 1981-82. The championships were discontinued when Virginia Slims became the year-round sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association Tour in 1983. Finals Singles Doubles See also * WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to: Organizations *Washington Trails Association *Whatcom Transportation Authority *Waskahegan Trail Association, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Tour Championships
WTA may refer to: Organizations *Washington Trails Association *Whatcom Transportation Authority *Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail *Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority *Whatcom Transportation Authority, a bus agency in Washington State, USA *Wichita Terminal Association, a railroad *Wisconsin Towns Association *Women's Tennis Association *World Transhumanist Association, former name of Humanity+ Other uses *Wall teichoic acid, teichoic acids that are covalently bound to peptidoglycan in bacteria *Warcop Training Area, a UK Ministry of Defence military training area, Cumbria, North West England *Weapon target assignment problem *Willingness to accept *Winner takes all (other) Winner(s) take(s) (it) all may refer to: Competition, economics and politics * Winner-takes-all voting * Winner-take-all (computing) * Winner-take-all market Books Fiction * Winner Take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Wightman Cup
The 1981 Wightman Cup was the 53rd edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wightman Cup,1981 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ... 1981 in tennis 1981 in sports in Illinois 1981 in women's tennis 1981 in American tennis 1981 in British sport 1981 Wightman Cup 1981 in Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Wightman Cup
The 1979 Wightman Cup was the 51st edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held in West Palm Beach, Florida in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... References {{1979 in tennis Wightman Cups by year Wightman Cup, 1979 Wightman Cup, 1979 Wightman Cup, 1979 Wightman Cup, 1979 Wightman Cup, 1979 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Fed Cup
The 1980 Federation Cup was the 18th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin from 19–25 May. The United States won their fifth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their tenth and record eighth consecutive final. The US did not drop a single match during the tournament. Participating Teams Draw All ties were played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, on clay courts. 1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First Round United States vs. Poland New Zealand vs. Mexico Belgium vs. Italy South Korea vs. Soviet Union Switzerland vs. Denmark Ireland vs. Romania Canada vs. Yugoslavia Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia Great Britain vs. Israel Argentina vs. Netherlands Luxembourg vs. Spain Austria vs. West Germany France vs. Sweden Japan vs. Thailand Chinese Taipei vs. Indonesia Norway vs. Australia Second Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Fed Cup
The 1979 Federation Cup was the 17th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, from 30 April – 6 May. The United States won their fourth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their ninth final. Participating teams Draw All ties were played at the RSHE Club Campo in Madrid, Spain, on clay courts. 1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds First Round South Korea vs. West Germany Thailand vs. Italy Indonesia vs. France Switzerland vs. Denmark Mexico vs. Romania Chinese Taipei vs. Luxembourg Portugal vs. Soviet Union Great Britain vs. New Zealand Ireland vs. Belgium Czechoslovakia vs. Hungary Sweden vs. Israel Netherlands vs. Argentina Japan vs. Norway Spain vs. Yugoslavia Canada vs. Australia Second Round United States vs. West Germany Italy vs. France Switzerland vs. Romania Luxembourg vs. Soviet Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Fed Cup
The 1978 Federation Cup was the 16th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, from 27 November – 3 December. The United States won their third consecutive title, defeating Australia in their eighth final. Qualifying Round Ireland vs. Finland South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei Philippines vs. Thailand Main draw All ties were played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, on grass courts. First round United States vs. South Korea Canada vs. New Zealand Argentina vs. Denmark Sweden vs. France Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal Philippines vs. Indonesia West Germany vs. Brazil Spain vs. Great Britain Soviet Union vs. Austria Yugoslavia vs. Norway Romania vs. Italy Ireland vs. Switzerland Netherlands vs. Mexico Chile vs. Uruguay Israel vs. Japan Belgium vs. Australia Second round United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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