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1995 Puerto Rico Open – Singles
Joannette Kruger won the final 7–6(7–5), 6–3 against Kyōko Nagatsuka. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Helena Suková ''(first round, retired)'' # Julie Halard ''(second round)'' # Inés Gorrochategui ''(second round)'' # Gigi Fernández ''(semifinals)'' # Florencia Labat ''(semifinals)'' # Silvia Farina ''(quarterfinals)'' # Linda Harvey-Wild ''(second round)'' # Kyōko Nagatsuka ''(final)'' Draw External links 1995 Puerto Rico Open drawMain draw (WTA) {{DEFAULTSORT:Puerto Rico Open - Singles, 1995 1995 Singles 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ... 1995 WTA Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joannette Kruger
Joannette Kruger (born 3 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her career-high in singles is No. 21 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 4 May 1998. Kruger turned professional in 1989, but it was not until 1992 that she finally broke into the world's top 100. In 1995, she had her breakout season winning her first WTA Tour title in San Juan where she beat Kyoko Nagatsuka in the final. She also recorded her first two top ten wins over Anke Huber and Lindsay Davenport. After an injury-plagued 1996 season, she won her second career title in 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic by defeating Marion Maruska in the final. Other highlights included the quarterfinals of the Tier I in Rome, defeating Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Karina Habšudová en route, both top twenty players, and reaching the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the US Open, beating Barbara Paulus in the first round. She continued her success in 1998, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim De Weille
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Audra Keller
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Tina Križan
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Stephanie Rottier
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María Sánchez Lorenzo
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Cristina Torrens Valero
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Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 3 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France. In her career, she reached three finals on the WTA Tour: at Taranto in 1990, she lost to Raffaella Reggi, and in New York in 1991, she lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady, both Tier V tournaments. At the Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997, she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, in three sets. Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the 1994 French Open. As a wildcard entrant and the world No. 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst and Marzia Grossi, then lost to third seed Conchita Martínez, 1–6, 2–6. She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four with Florencia Labat, and ranking as high as No. 22 in the WTA rankings. On 17 August 1992, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 46. She retired after a first-round defeat at the hands of Emmanuelle Gagliardi, at the 2000 Australian Open. On 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kristina Brandi
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