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2011 Petra Kvitová Tennis Season
The 2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season officially began at the 2011 Brisbane International, the first of two simultaneous events which opened the official 2011 season. Yearly summary Australian Open series Kvitová began her season at the 2011 Brisbane International, as an unseeded player. She upset third seed Nadia Petrova in the first round, then followed it up with wins over Ksenia Pervak, Dominika Cibulková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first final since 2009, where she faced Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Kvitová won in straight sets to win only her second career title and first in almost two years. As a result of reaching the final in Brisbane, Kvitová had to withdraw from the qualifying draw for the Medibank International Sydney. Kvitová's next tournament was the 2011 Australian Open, where she was the 25th seed. She defeated Sally Peers, Anna Chakvetadze, fifth seed Samantha Stosur and Flavia Pennetta, the latter in three sets, to reach the quarter-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 125th edition of the The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the third Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP World Tour, the Women's Tennis Association, WTA Tour, the Junior tennis#The ITF junior tour, ITF Junior Tour, the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour, NEC Tour and the London Prepares series of test events for the following year's 2012 Summer Olympics, London Olympics. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation. In the professional tournaments there were two new singles champions for the first time since 2002 Wimbledon Championships, 2002: Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová. By reachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Stosur
Samantha Jane Stosur (born 30 March 1984) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and held for 61 consecutive weeks. Also a former WTA rankings#Players with highest career rank 2–5, top ten singles player, Stosur reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on 21 February 2011 and spent a total of 165 weeks ranked inside the top ten, between March 2010 and June 2013. Stosur was also the top-ranked Australian singles player for 452 consecutive weeks, from October 2008 to June 2017, and was ranked inside the top 25 for a period of nine straight years. She won a combined total of 40 career titles (9 in singles, 28 in doubles, and 3 in mixed doubles), including 8 major titles, and amassed more than $20 million in prize money. Stosur won a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam singles title at the 2011 US Open – Women's si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 The Bahamas Women's Open
The 2011 The Bahamas Women's Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Nassau, Bahamas between 14 and 20 March 2011. Singles entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of March 7, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Timea Bacsinszky * Petra Kvitová * Sabine Lisicki * Alexandra Stevenson The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sophie Ferguson * Han Xinyun * Olga Savchuk * Heather Watson Champions Singles Anastasiya Yakimova def. Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–2 Doubles Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová def. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears Abigail Michal Spears (born July 12, 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Spears won 21 double titles including the 2017 Australian Open. Spears started playing tennis in 1988 when she was 7 years old, and turn .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 Indian Wells Open, BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in the United States. It was the 38th edition of the men's event (23rd for the women), known as the Indian Wells Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier tournaments, Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 7 through March 20, 2011. Tournament The 2011 BNP Paribas Open took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden from 7 to 20 March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event. The tournament was jointly run by the Tennis Ventures Llc and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. On the ATP tour it was the first of the seasons Masters 1000 events; on the women's tour it was the season's first of four WTA Premier tournaments, Premier Mandatory events. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of 40 in the world in October 2011. At junior level, she reached a combined career-high ranking of 3. Morita is known for strong and consistent two-handed groundstrokes which she hits very flat. She was also regarded as very tough mentally for a young player, often showing great resolve to win close matches despite a lackluster serve. Morita was a small and quick player with excellent footwork and movement around the court. Morita is one of the most successful Fed Cup players of recent times with a 23–14 match win-loss record for Japan. Career On September 16, 2008, she beat world No. 19, Ágnes Szávay, in three sets in the Pan Pacific Open. In January 2009, Morita upset former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Michaëlla Krajicek in the final round of qualifying to reach the main draw of the Auckland Open. She faced third set deficits in all three of her qualifying matches, including a 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 14 to February 20, 2011, while the men's tournament took place from 21 February until 27 February 2011. Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–3 *It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year and 20th of his career. It was his 3rd consecutive Dubai title. Women's singles Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–1, 6–3. *It was Wozniacki's 1st title of the year and 13th of her career. It was her 1st Premier 5 title of the year and 3rd of her career. Men's doubles Sergiy Stakhovsky / Mikhail Youzhny defeated Jér ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 20 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 4 weeks, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won 41 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four singles majors and two doubles majors (both partnering Ai Sugiyama), as well as three singles titles at the Tour Finals. Clijsters competed professionally from 1997 in an era in which her primary rivals were compatriot Justine Henin and Serena Williams. Coming from a country with little historical success in tennis, she established Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis alongside Henin, as the two of them led their country to their first Fed Cup crown in 2001 and were the top two players in the world in late 2003. Following defeats in all of her first four major singles finals, Clijsters f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open – Women's singles, 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieved a career-high of world No. 61, on 11 September 2023. She was awarded "Most Improved Player" by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA in 2009. ''Time (magazine), Time magazine'' named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" in June 2011. Personal life Wickmayer was born on 20 October 1989, to Marc Wickmayer and Daniella Dannevoye. She was introduced to tennis at the age of nine by friends at local courts. Her mother died at an early age shortly thereafter. She is named after Diego Maradona's youngest daughter Gianinna. The surname 'Wickmayer' traces back to Austrian people, Austria through her father Marc. Wickmayer, who fluently speaks Dutch, English, and French, most admires former Belgian tennis player Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include: *Barbora Bobuľová (born 1974), Slovak actress * Barbora Bukovská, Czech-Slovak human rights attorney * Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker * Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress * Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech tennis player * Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová (1890–1941), Slovak feminist and communist journalist * Barbora Schacková (1873/4–1958), Sudeten German politician *Barbora Seemanová (born 2000), Czech swimmer *Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer * Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower * Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player *Barbora Strýcová (born 1986), Czech tennis player See also *Barbara (given name) *Varvara (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Open GDF Suez
The 2011 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the ''Open Gaz de France'') and was a Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 7 February through 13 February 2011. Fourth-seeded Petra Kvitová won the singles title. Entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of January 31, 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Virginie Razzano * Maria Sharapova * Yanina Wickmayer The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jelena Dokić * Kristína Kučová * Vesna Manasieva * Ana Vrljić The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: * Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Finals Singles Petra Kvitová defeated Kim Clijsters, 6–4, 6–3. *It was Kvitová's second title of the year and third career title. Doubles Bethanie Mattek-San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová (; born 23 April 1983) is a Slovak tennis commentator and retired player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first WTA Tour title at the Indian Wells Open, defeating Martina Hingis in the final and becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever win the tournament. She also reached the quarterfinals of that year's 2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon Championships and 2002 US Open – Women's singles, US Open, ending the year in the top ten. She was part of the Slovak team that won the 2002 Fed Cup and the 2005 Hopman Cup. Hantuchová reached her highest ranking of world No. 5 in January 2003, after playing the quarterfinals of the 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles, Australian Open. She has won seven WTA Tour tournaments, including the Indian Wells Open for a second time in 2007 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles, 2007, with the 2015 PTT Thailand Open – Singles, 2015 Thailand Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia Fed Cup Team
The Slovakia women's national tennis team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. History Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994. They won the Cup in 2002, being led by then top ten player Daniela Hantuchová. Prior to 1992, Slovak players represented Czechoslovakia. Current team (2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...) ''Rankings .'' Managers The following managers have led the Slovak team since 1994: ''As of 13 Apr 2025 23:43 CET'' Results 1994-2019 2020-2025 Finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-ups) By decade 1994–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 ;Notes * Czech Republic Fed Cup team References External links * {{National sports teams of Slovakia Billie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
