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1982 French Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1982 French Open. It was her first French Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall. Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Navratilova. Four-time champion Chris Evert was defeated by Jaeger in the semifinals. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(semifinals)'' # Martina Navratilova ''(champion)'' # Tracy Austin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andrea Jaeger ''(finalist)'' # Hana Mandlíková ''(semifinals)'' # Sylvia Hanika ''(second round)'' # Mima Jaušovec ''(fourth round)'' # Anne Smith ''(fourth round)'' # Bettina Bunge ''(second round)'' # Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former World number 1 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, second-most of all time), including as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 seven times, and was world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, doubles for a record 237 weeks. Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles (both the Open Era records), including an Open Era record 59 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles: 18 in singles, a record 31 in women's doubles, and 10 in mixed doubles. Her nine Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon singles titles are an all-time record. Alongside Chris Evert, her Evert–Navratilova rivalry, greatest rival, Navratilova dominated women's tennis f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Casale
Pamela Casale-Telford (née Casale; born December 20, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on October 15, 1984, when she became number fourteen in the world. Her best Grand Slam result was the fourth round at the 1986 French Open The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 85th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand ... at Roland Garros. External links * * 1963 births Living people American female tennis players Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey Tennis players from New Jersey 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-tennisbio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Pazderová
Michaela Pazderová (born 21 January 1963) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Pazderová made the third round of the singles at the 1982 French Open. Entering the main draw as a qualifier, she had wins over Sophie Amiach and Renáta Tomanová Renáta Tomanová (born 9 December 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. Career Tomanová won the girls' singles title at the 1972 French Open. In 1975, she and Martina Navratilova represented Czechoslovakia in the ..., before her run was ended by eighth seed Anne Smith. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pazderova, Michaela 1963 births Living people Czechoslovak female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Villiger
Isabelle Villiger (born 24 November 1962) is a Swiss former tennis player who was active during the 1980s. She reached a highest singles ranking of world number 41 in December 1981. In 1979 and 1980 she reached the semifinals of the junior singles event at Wimbledon and in 1981 competed in the Wimbledon singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. That year she also took part in the Australian Open and French Open The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam .... Villiger was a member of the Swiss Federation Cup team in 1978, 1981 and 1982 where she had a record of two wins and two losses in singles. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villiger, Isabelle 1962 births Living people Swiss female tennis players Tennis players from Zurich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana Strachoňová
Hana Strachoňová (born 2 January 1961) is a retired professional tennis player who represented both Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. Biography Born in Brno, Strachoňová competed originally for her native Czechoslovakia. As a 17-year old in 1978 she played in two Fed Cup ties for Czechoslovakia's national team against Portugal and Indonesia. In both ties, she partnered with Hana Mandlíková in the doubles rubbers, and the pair won both matches. At the 1978 French Open, she had a win over ninth seed Renáta Tomanová to make the third round. Strachoňová reached the third round of the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. Soon after her appearance at Wimbledon, she defected to Switzerland, and in November, it was announced that she had been granted political asylum. She already had been based out of Zurich. She returned to the WTA Tour in February 1980 under the Swiss flag. Highlights that year included making the quarterfinals at Kitzbühel and Amsterdam as well as at the U.S. Clay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Vásquez
Pilar Vásquez (born 15 May 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Peru. Biography Vásquez, who was born in Lima, moved to the United States in the late 1970s and attended school in Miami. She made the girls' singles quarter-finals at the 1980 French Open as a junior. She also took part in the mixed doubles draw partnering with Belus Prajoux. Vásquez competed on the WTA Tour from 1981. She was beaten by Martina Navratilova, at Haines City, in her first tournament. Vásquez managed to take the first set to a tiebreak. She made her Fed Cup debut in 1982, when Peru appeared in the World Group for the first time, and won a tie against Argentina. Vásquez made one final on the WTA Tour, at the 1982 Japan Open. She lost against her countrywoman, Laura Arraya, in three sets. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament was a fourth round appearance at the 1983 US Open. She was a semi-finalist at Bakersfield in 1983. Vásquez reached her highest ranking of 66 in the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Arraya
Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister. Career At a young age, Argentine-born Arraya emigrated to Peru with her family and acquired Peruvian nationality. She later represented Peru in international matches. Her best result in a Grand Slam was a quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 1991. Her brother Pablo Arraya is a former tennis player, who reached the top 30 in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. In 1984, Arraya married Chilean tennis player Heinz Gildemeister, but they later divorced. At present, she directs a tennis academy in Lima and in Key Biscayne with her brother Pablo. When she won the OTB Open in July 1989,See her profile at the Women's Tennis Association she became the first mother since Evonne Goolagong to win a Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Harford
Tanya Harford (born 28 November 1958) is a retired South African tennis player. In 1981 she won the doubles title at the French Open together with compatriot Rosalyn Fairbank. In the final they defeated Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith in straight sets. Her best result at the Wimbledon Championships was reaching the third round in the singles in 1980 and 1982 as well as the semifinal in the doubles and the quarterfinal in the mixed doubles event. In 1976 she was a runner-up at the Irish Open. Harford reached the final of the South African Open in 1979 but lost in straight sets to Brigitte Cuypers. With Fairbank she won the doubles title at the WTA Swiss Open The Ladies Open Lausanne was originally founded in 1899 as the Swiss International Championships. It was a women's professional tennis tournament last held in Lausanne but has been held in a number of locations in Switzerland. History The Swiss ... in 1981. She served as chair for the Joburg Gay Pride Festival Company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Klitch
Jenny L. Klitch (born April 19, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Klitch, who grew up in Columbus, Ohio, played on the professional tour in the 1980s. She won one WTA Tour title, the Virginia Slims of Nashville in 1984. Other highlights include making the third round of the 1984 French Open and a win over Helena Suková at the 1984 U.S. Clay Court Championships. Now working as a lawyer, Klitch is based in Palm Beach County, Florida Palm Beach County is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's third-most populous county after Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County and Broward County, Florida, Broward County .... Like many former Tennis players, Klitch pivoted to competitive Pickleball in 2020, as the sport exploded in popularity in the United States. In August 2021, Klitch was named the Commissioner of the newly created Major League Pickleball league. She served i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Teeguarden
Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open. Her father Jerry, a well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam (all four Grand Slam titles in one year) in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977; they were also runners-up in the league that year. Teeguarden won two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lele Forood
Lele Forood (born 10 September 1956) is the Peter and Helen Bing director of women's tennis at Stanford University. She has been the head coach since 2001, and has won 10 NCAA Championships. Previously, she was a top amateur and college tennis player. As a professional, she is best known for reaching the doubles semifinals at the 1977 US Open (tennis), 1977 US Open and at the 1978 US Open (tennis), 1978 US Open, upsetting reigning Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade. Forood reached a high ranking in singles of No. 30. Amateur/College years Forood was the high school state champion in Florida, then became a student at Stanford University, Stanford in 1974. She became a pro tennis player after her sophomore year in college, then returned to Stanford University and graduated in 1979 with a degree in sociology. While playing at Stanford, she was named an All-American in 1976. She also was a National Collegiate singles finalist as a freshman and a semifinalist d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Simon-Glinel
Brigitte Simon-Glinel (born 1 November 1956) is a French former professional tennis player. She competed under her maiden name Brigitte Simon. Simon, a semi-finalist at the 1978 French Open, represented France in 14 Federation Cup ties. She played in two Federation Cup quarter-final ties with France and both times came up against Chris Evert, for two losses. A three-time winner of the national championships, Simon was the French number one between 1978 and 1981. See also *List of France Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the France Fed Cup team in an official 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 ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon-Glinel, Brigitte 1956 births Living people French female tennis players Sportspeople from Caen 20th-century French sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
