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Věra Suková
Věra Suková (née Pužejová) (13 June 1931 – 13 May 1982) was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4. Suková was a women's singles semifinalist at the French Championships in 1957 and 1963. She teamed with Jiří Javorský to win the mixed doubles title at that tournament in 1957. They were the runners-up in 1961. According to Lance Tingay, Suková was ranked in the world top ten in 1957, 1962, and 1963, reaching a career high of World No. 5 in those rankings in 1962. Suková was the Czechoslovak national women's singles champion 11 times between 1952 and 1964. After retirement from tennis, Suková served as the coach of Czechoslovakia's national women's team. Under her guidance, the team won the 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 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (; german: Ungarisch Hradisch, hu, Magyarhradis) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město and Kunovice has over 36,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of Moravian Slovakia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Town parts and villages of Jarošov, Mařatice, Míkovice, Rybárny, Sady and Vésky are administrative parts of Uherské Hradiště. Etymology The name can be literally translated as "Hungarian Gord", meaning "a fortified settlement near the Hungarian border". Geography Uherské Hradiště is located about southwest of Zlín. It lies on the left bank of the Morava River, which forms the northern border of the municipal territory. A small river of Olšava flows through the southern part of the territory. The western part of Uherské Hradiště is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Wimbledon Championships
The 1962 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1962. It was the 76th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1962. Rod Laver and Karen Susman won the singles titles. Champions Seniors Men's singles Rod Laver defeated Martin Mulligan, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 Women's singles Karen Susman defeated Věra Suková, 6–4, 6–4 Men's doubles Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle defeated Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 Women's doubles Billie Jean Moffitt / Karen Susman defeated Sandra Price / Renée Schuurman, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 Mixed doubles Neale Fraser / Margaret duPont defeated Dennis Ralston / Ann Haydon, 2–6, 6–3, 13–11 Juniors Boys' singles Stanley Matthews defeated Alex Metreveli, 10–8, 3–6, 6–4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 French Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Ann Haydon ''(semifinals)'' # Margaret Smith ''(champion)'' # Christine Truman ''(fourth round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(fourth round)'' # Sandra Price ''(quarterfinals)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(semifinals)'' # Edda Buding ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jan Lehane ''(quarterfinals)'' # Liz Starkie ''(fourth round)'' # Deidre Catt ''(third round)'' # Justina Bricka ''(fourth round)'' # Maria-Teresa Riedl ''(third round)'' # Lesley Turner ''(finalist)'' # Lea Pericoli ''(third round)'' # Pilar Barril ''(second round)'' # Jill Blackman ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 French Championships – Women's Singles
Sixth-seeded Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1961 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ann Haydon is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Darlene Hard ''(fourth round)'' # Maria Bueno ''(quarterfinals)'' # Margaret Smith ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christine Truman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(finalist)'' # Ann Haydon ''(champion)'' # Sandra Reynolds ''(fourth round)'' # Florence De La Courtie ''(third round)'' # Jan Lehane ''(fourth round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(semifinals)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(fourth round)'' # Mary Reitano ''(fourth round)'' # Vera Suková ''(fourth round)'' # Deidre Catt ''(third round)'' # Lesley Turner ''(fourth round)'' # Edda Buding ''(semifinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 French Championships – Women's Singles
Fifth-seeded Darlene Hard defeated Yola Ramírez 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1960 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Darlene Hard is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(second round)'' # Maria Bueno ''(semifinals)'' # Florence De La Courtie ''(third round)'' # Ann Haydon ''(third round)'' # Sandra Reynolds ''(semifinals)'' # Darlene Hard ''(champion)'' # Jan Lehane ''(quarterfinals)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(finalist)'' # Edda Buding ''(third round)'' # Bernice Vukovich ''(third round)'' # Silvana Lazzarino ''(third round)'' # Lea Pericoli ''(third round)'' # Vera Puzejova ''(quarterfinals)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(third round)'' # Mary Hawton ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 French Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Christine Truman defeated Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Christine Truman is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(finalist)'' # Christine Truman ''(champion)'' # Maria Bueno ''(quarterfinals)'' # Shirley Brasher ''(third round)'' # Mary Reitano ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sandra Reynolds ''(semifinals)'' # Jeanne Marie Arth ''(second round)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(third round)'' # Vera Puzejova ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(second round)'' # Janet Hopps ''(third round)'' # Florence De La Courtie ''(third round)'' # Rosie Reyes ''(semifinals)'' # Silvana Lazzarino ''(third round)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(second round)'' # Mimi Arnold ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 French Championships – Women's Singles
Third-seeded Zsuzsi Körmöczy defeated Shirley Bloomer 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1958 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Zsuzsi Körmöczy is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Shirley Bloomer ''(finalist)'' # Lorraine Coghlan ''(third round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(champion)'' # Vera Puzejova ''(third round)'' # Dorothy Knode ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ann Haydon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Heather Segal ''(semifinals)'' # Mary Hawton ''(second round)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(second round)'' # Thelma Long ''(third round)'' # Silvana Lazzarino ''(second round)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(third round)'' # Maria Esther Bueno ''(semifinals)'' # Karol Fageros ''(second round)'' # Christine Truman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Márta Peterdy ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 French Championships – Women's Singles
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer in the final, 6–0, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships. It was her first Grand Slam tournament title, and Gibson became the first African American to win a Grand Slam tournament. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Angela Mortimer ''(finalist)'' # Dorothy Knode ''(third round)'' # Althea Gibson ''(champion)'' # Mary Hawton ''(first round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(semifinals)'' # Shirley Bloomer ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(second round)'' # Barbara Davidson ''(second round)'' # Suzanne Le Besnerais ''(third round)'' # Edda Buding ''(quarterfinals)'' # Thelma Long ''(third round)'' # Darlene Hard ''(third round)'' # Annalissa Bellani ''(third round)'' # Ginette Bucaille ''(third round)'' # Angela Buxton ''(semifinals)'' # Myrtil Dubois ''(third round)'' Draw Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He was also ranked the world number 1 amateur in 1961 by Lance Tingay and 1962 by Tingay and Ned Potter. Laver's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. This included his all-time men's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years (1964–1970). He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood. Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles, though he was banned from playing those tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era. Laver is the only player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam (winning all four major titles in the same calendar year) twice in singles, in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlene Hard
Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961. With eight different partners, she won a total of 13 women's doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments, and was the finest doubles player of her generation. Her last doubles title, at the age of 33 at the 1969 US Open, came six years after she had retired from serious competition to become a tennis instructor. She also played the US Open singles tournament in 1969, losing in the second round to Françoise Dürr. Career According to Lance Tingay, Hard was ranked among the top 10 in the world from 1957 through 1963, reaching a career high of No. 2 in those rankings in 1957, 1960, and 1961. ''The Miami Herald'' ranked her No. 1 for the 1961 season. In 1957, she made her first Wimbledon finals appearance, losing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 French Championships (tennis)
The 1961 French Championships (now known as the 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 15 May until 28 May. It was the 65th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1961. Manuel Santana and Ann Haydon won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Manuel Santana defeated Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 Women's singles Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1 Men's doubles Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Bob Howe / Bob Mark 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 Women's doubles Sandra Reynolds / Renee Schuurman defeated Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard walkover Mixed doubles Darlene Hard / Rod Laver defeated Vera Suková / Jirí Javorský 6–0, 2–6, 6–3 References External links French Open official website {{1961 in tennis French Championships French Championships (tennis) by year F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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