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Wheelchair Tennis At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's Singles
The women's singles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo is held at the Ariake Tennis Park in Kōtō, Tokyo from 28 August and 3 September 2021. The reigning champion was Jiske Griffioen, who was not defending her title, having retired in 2017. Diede de Groot succeeded in the fourth leg of a Golden Slam, having won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... earlier in the year. Seeds Draw * BPC = Bipartite Invitation Finals Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Women's Singles Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake Coliseum
is an indoor sporting arena in located in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It has a capacity of 10,000 and is one of the few professional tennis venues which has a retractable roof. Events The arena is used as the center court for the Japan Open and the Pan Pacific Open, held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This venue will also host Road FC 24, instead of Ryogoku Kokugikan. The venue also hosted the tennis events for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 1995, Fuji TV's hit cooking show ''Iron Chef'' held its 1995 World Cup there, with the court converted into an outdoor version of Kitchen Stadium. Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba won the four-person single elimination tournament to determine the best chef in the world, with the other participants being Pierre Gagnaire, Gianfranco Vissani and Xu Cheng. This was also the homeground arena for Pro Wrestling NOAH from the year 2000 with destiny 2000, since then they have been doing shows till 2015 See also * List of tennis stadiums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgothatso Montjane
Kgothatso Montjane (born 3 June 1986) is a South African wheelchair tennis player. In 2018, she became the first black South African woman to compete at Wimbledon. Early life Montjane was born in Seshego on the periphery of Polokwane, Limpopo with a congenital disorder which affected both of her hands and a foot with the other foot being amputated by the age of 12. Career Montjane is a successful wheelchair tennis player who is placed in the top 10 of the ITF ranking. Her highest rank was 5 in the world in 2005. She was named South Africa's disabled sportswoman of the year three times, in 2005, 2011 and 2015. Montjane holds 29 singles titles and won tournaments such as the wheelchair Belgian Open and Swiss Open. She is also successful in doubles, where she won, among others, the Belgian Open in 2015 together with Jordanne Whiley. In 2013 and 2014, she participated in 3 of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open, where she was able to rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najwa Awane
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Najwa may refer to: People Given name * Najwa Karam (born 1966), Lebanese actress and singer * Najwa Ghanem, wife of Osama bin Laden * Najwa Najjar, Palestinian filmmaker * Najwa Nimri (born 1972), Spanish actress * Najwa Latif (born 1995), Malaysian singer * Najwa Qassem (1967–2020), Lebanese journalist * Najwa Barakat (born 1966), Lebanese novelist * Najwa Binshatwan (born 1970), Libyan author * Najwa Kawar Farah (1923–2015), Palestinian educator Surname * Aina Najwa (born 1996), Malaysian cricketer Music * ''Najwa'' (album), a 2017 studio album by jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith See also * Najwan Najwan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Najwan Darwish (born 1978), Arabic-language poet *Najwan Ghrayib (born 1974), Arab-Israeli footballer *Najwan Halimi Najwan Halimi (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: نجوان حليمي; bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manami Tanaka (tennis)
is a Japanese voice actress. Early life Tanaka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. Filmography Anime series *''Sacred Seven'', Manami *'' Kin-iro Mosaic'', Alice Cartelet *''Bladedance of Elementalers'', Carol Natassha *''Recently, My Sister is Unusual'', Ayaka Tachibana *'' Shimajirō no Wow!'', Snow Rabbit *''Strike the Blood'', Minami Shindō *''The Comic Artist and His Assistants'', Matome Minano *'' Absolute Duo'', Otoha Kokonoe *'' Hello!! Kin-iro Mosaic'', Alice Cartelet *'' Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yousei no Door~'', Ofuku-san *''Keijo'', Kaho Fuyuzora Video games *'' Rage of Bahamut'' (2014), Connie * ''Uchi no Hime-sama ga Ichiban Kawaii'' (2014), Anna * Dream C Club Gogo (2014), Chiri * '' Granblue Fantasy'' (2014), Suframare * '' Kirara Fantasia'' (2017), Solt, Alice Cartelet Dubbing roles Live Action *''Just Add Magic ''Just Add Magic'' is a 2010 fictional juvenile novel by Cindy Callaghan. It tells the story of three young friends who find a mysterious and magica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angélica Bernal
María Angélica Bernal Villalobos (born 27 March 1995) is a Colombian wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. She is a multiple Parapan American Games medalist and has competed in the Paralympic Games twice. Bernal has phocomelia and was born without her right leg and uses a prosthetic since she was two years old. She played wheelchair tennis aged eleven when she was inspired by Esther Vergeer and Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( , ; rus, Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, p=mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə, a=Maria_sharapova.ogg; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 .... She participated at the 2020 US Open for the first time and was a semifinalist in both the wheelchair women's singles and doubles events. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernal, Angelica 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Bogotá Paralympic wheelchair tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Venter
Mariska is a female given name. People bearing it include: *Mariska Karasz (1898–1960), Hungarian-American fashion designer, author, and textile artist * Mariska Aldrich (1881–1965), American dramatic soprano singer and actress *Mariska Veres (1947–2006), Dutch singer, lead singer for Shocking Blue * Mariska Mast (1985–2008), Dutch national, possibly a murder victim * Mariska Hargitay (born 1964), American film and television actress *Mariska Hulscher (born 1964), Dutch TV presenter * Mariska Majoor (born 1968), Dutch founder of the Prostitution Information Center *Mariska Kramer (born 1974), Dutch triathlete, duathlete and long-distance runner *Mariska (rapper) (born 1979), Finnish solo performer, former partner in Mariska & Pahat Sudet * Mariska Huisman (born 1983), Dutch marathon skater and speedskater *Mariska Kornet (born 1988), Dutch cricketer See also *Gregoria Mariska Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Cahyaningsih (born 11 August 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Kaiser
Emmy Kaiser (born May 16, 1990) is an American wheelchair tennis player. Biography Kaiser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. A graduate of St. Henry High School, she is a 2011 Parapan American Games gold medalist for doubles wheelchair tennis and silver medalist for singles. She resides at Fort Mitchell, Kentucky and is living with spina bifida. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana for a degree in exercise and sport psychology in which she got enrolled right after the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Her passion for such career persuasion started at the age of 14 when she met sports psychologist during a training session at the U.S. Paralympic Junior National team. Her tennis passion was inspired after she saw a tennis player named Esther Vergeer. In 2012, she was defeated by Lucy Shuker of Great Britain with 6–0, 6–2 loss in London Paralympic Games. In 2014, she lost to Jordanne Whiley with the score being 6–2 twice. In 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Jinlian
Huang or Hwang may refer to: Location * Huang County, former county in Shandong, China, current Longkou City * Yellow River, or Huang River, in China * Huangshan, mountain range in Anhui, China * Huang (state), state in ancient China. * Hwang River, in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea People * Emperor of China, titled as Huángdì (皇帝) * Huang (surname) (黄 / 黃), Chinese surname with several Vietnamese variants * Hwang (surname) (黃), (皇), a common Korean family name Other uses * Huang (jade), a jade arc-shaped artifact that was used as a pendant * Fenghuang, mythological birds of East Asia * Huang, a character in the anime cartoon '' Darker than Black'' * Hwang Seong-gyeong, a character in the ''Soulcalibur'' video game series * Huang (Coca-Cola), a brand of Coca-Cola * Huang Harmonicas, a Chinese-based manufacturer of harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macarena Cabrillana
Macarena Andrea "Maca" Cabrillana Sanhueza (born 31 March 1992) is a Chilean wheelchair tennis player. She was the first Chilean wheelchair tennis player to compete in a Grand Slam when she competed at the 2021 Australian Open, she was a quarterfinalist in the singles event and a semifinalist in the doubles event. She has also a silver medal in the women's singles at the 2019 Parapan American Games. Mental health struggle When Cabrillana was 16, she jumped from the fifth floor of a building as a suicide attempt, she had L3 lumbar paraplegia following her fall and spent a month in hospital. She has spoken openly about living with depression. Cabrillana was inspired to play tennis by watching Rafael Nadal and Nicolás Massú while growing up and during rehabilitation. She chose to take part in the tennis workshop with Chilean tennis player Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Bohner (born Juan Pedro Gildemeister Bohner on 9 February 1956), is a Chilean former tennis player of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Ziying
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
