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Beatriz Araújo
Beatriz Araujo (born 4 July 1955) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Araujo won back to back Argentine Opens in 1969 and 1970. She made her grand slam main draw debut at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships and played a match against Martina Navratilova at the 1975 French Open, which she lost 4–6, 4–6. During her career she featured in a total of 10 Federation Cup ties for Argentina, going 2/4 in singles and 4/4 in doubles. She is married to former Argentine Davis Cup player Héctor Romani. See also *List of Argentina Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Argentina Fed Cup team in an official Fed Cup match. Argentina have taken part in the competition since 1964. Players References External linksAsociación Argentina de Tenis {{DEFAUL ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Araujo, Beatriz 1955 births Living people Argentine female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1975 French Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1975 French Open. It was her second French Open singles title and her third major singles title overall. The final was the first of 22 meetings at the majors between Evert and Navratilova. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(champion)'' # Martina Navratilova ''(finalist)'' # Olga Morozova Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg, links=no; born 22 February 1949) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Competing for the Soviet Uni ... ''(semifinals)'' Julie Heldman ''(first round)'' #n/a # Helga Niessen Masthoff, Helga Masthoff ''(second round)'' Gail Chanfreau ''(second round)'' Raquel Giscafré ''(quarterfinals)'' Janet Newberry '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1975 French Open – Women's Doubles
Defending champion Chris Evert and her partner Martina Navratilova defeated the other defending champion Olga Morozova and her partner Julie Anthony in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1975 French Open. Seeds Both seeds received a bye into the second round. # Julie Anthony / Olga Morozova ''(final)'' # Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova (champions) Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Official results archive (WTA) External links1975 French Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1975 French Open - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles French Open by year – Women's doubles French Open - Women's Doubles 1975 in women's tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1975 French Open – Mixed Doubles
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WTA Argentine Open
The WTA Argentine Open is a WTA professional tennis tournament originally founded as a combined men's and women's tournament called the Argentina International Championships. It was initially played from 1928 to 1987 and returned in 2021 as a WTA 125-level tournament on the WTA Tour calendar. It was the first professional women's tennis event in Argentina since 1987. It is held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club The Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club is a private tennis club in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It hosts the ATP Buenos Aires, an ATP Tour tournament played on clay. The club is a founding member of the Argentine Tennis Associa ... in November and played on outdoor clay courts. This event is not to be confused with the earlier Argentine Championship (1918-1997), which was the open national championships of Argentina held at the Tennis Club Argentino (founded 1913) also in Buenos Aires. Finals Singles Doubles References External links WTA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1974 Wimbledon Championships
The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that 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 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974. It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles. Prize money The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 *It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova, 6–0, 6–4 *It was Evert's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title. Men's doubles John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 8� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
1975 French Open
The 1975 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 4 June until 15 June. It was the 74th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. Björn Borg won the men's singles title and Chris Evert won the women's single title. Finals Men's singles Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 *It was Borg's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) French Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 *It was Evert's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) French Open title. Men's doubles Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 Women's doubles Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova defeated Julie Anthony / Olga Morozova, 6–3, 6–2 Mixed doubles Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomaz Koch defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current chair is Katrina Adams. The men's equivalent of the Billie Jean King Cup is the Davis Cup, and the Czech Republic, Australia, Russia, Italy and the United States are the only countries to have won both Cups in the same year. History In 1919, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman had an idea for a women's team tennis competition. This was not adopted but she persisted, presenting a trophy at the 1923 annual contest between the United States and Great Britain, named the Wigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis" and the winners are referred to as the world champions. The competition began in 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain Davis Cup team, Great Britain and the United States Davis Cup team, United States. By 2023 Davis Cup, 2023 155 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful country over the history of the competition is the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times). The most recent champions are Italy Davis Cup team, Italy, who beat Netherlands Davis Cup team, Netherlands to win their third title (and second consecutive one) in 2024 Davis Cup, 2024. The wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Argentina Fed Cup Team Representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Argentina Fed Cup team in an official Fed Cup match. Argentina have taken part in the competition since 1964. Players References External linksAsociación Argentina de Tenis {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentina Fed Cup 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 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ... Lists of Billie Jean King Cup tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
