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Jana Juricová
Jana Juricová (born 8 December 1987 in Piešťany) is a Slovak tennis player. She won one singles and two doubles championships on International Tennis Federation tours. On 16 July 2007, she reached her best doubles ranking of world number 503. On 17 September, she peaked at world number 253 in singles. She has a 1–0 record for Slovakia Fed Cup team, Slovakia in Fed Cup doubles. College While at University of California, Berkeley, California, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 2011. She also won two national championships while at Berkeley. One in singles and one in doubles. ITF finals (3–3) Singles (1–3) Doubles (2–0) Fed Cup participation Doubles References External links * * * 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Piešťany Slovak female tennis players California Golden Bears women's tennis players Slovak expatriate tennis players in the United States 21st-century Slovak sportswomen { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piešťany
Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 28,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name Piešťany comes from Slovak language, Slovak ''Piesok'' (sand), referring to local sandbanks. The etymology is straightforward – ''Piešťanci'' – people who live on the sandy site and ''Piešťany'' – their settlement. History The first human settlement in the area is dated to the Prehistory, prehistoric times, about 80,000 years ago. People were attracted to the site by abundance of game in the vicinity of the thermal springs that did not freeze in winter. A small female statue representing female fertility called Venus of Moravany was found in the nearby village Moravany nad Váhom. It is made of mammoth ivory and is dated to 22,800 BC. It currently resides in the Bratislava Castle museu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilie Bacquet
Émilie Bacquet (; born 20 April 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 413 in singles, achieved on 10 July 2006, and 254 in doubles, set on 19 July 2010. Over her career, she won twelve titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta ..., all in doubles. ITF Circuit finals Singles (0–4) Doubles (12–12) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacquet, Emilie 1984 births Living people French female tennis players 21st-century French sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Piešťany
An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track and field and marathon runners but excluding e.g. swimmers, footballers or basketball players. However, in other contexts (mainly in the United States) it is used to refer to all athletics (physical culture) participants of any sport. For the latter definition, the word sportsperson or the gendered sportsman or sportswoman are also used. A third definition is also sometimes used, meaning anyone who is physically fit regardless of whether they compete in a sport. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise, accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the , ''at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1987 Births
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Ana Timotić
Ana Timotić (, born 30 December 1982) is a former professional Serbian tennis player. During her career, Timotić won nine singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also made 19 appearances for the Serbia Fed Cup team (previously Serbia and Montenegro), scoring 3–6 in singles and 6–4 in doubles.Ana Timotić at the Personal life Timotić was born and raised in , and currently resides in , UAE with her husband Cesar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Jovanović
Ana Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Јовановић, ; born 28 December 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was coached by Nikola Pilić, a coach who also worked with Boris Becker. Tennis career In her career, Jovanović she won nine singles titles and one doubles title at ITF Women's Circuit. Representing Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ... in the Fed Cup, she holds a win–loss record of 3–6. After retiring from playing, she was hired as a coach at the Novak Tennis Academy when it opened in November 2011. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups) Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Fed Cup participation Singles (3–2) * PO = Playoff * RR = Round robin Doubles (0–4) * CND = cancelled * PO = Playoff * RR = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janette Husárová
Janette Husárová (; born 4 June 1974) is a Slovak former tennis player. On 13 January 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 31. On 21 April 2003, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings. She won the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002, partnering with Elena Dementieva. With Dementieva, she reached the final of US Open doubles competition in the same year, losing to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez. Playing for Slovakia Fed Cup team, Husárová has a win–loss record of 17–12. Together with Daniela Hantuchová, she was a member of the Slovak team winning the Fed Cup in 2002. In her career, Husárová won 25 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the season-ending WTA Championships and three Tier I The WTA Tier I tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis elite tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. From 1988 to 1990, the different levels of WTA tournaments were referred to by the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia Fed Cup Team
The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. As the legal successor to previous national teams, Serbia has inherited all results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro teams. Since June 2006, following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, the team has competed under the name Serbia. In 2012, the team reached its first Fed Cup final, achieving victories over the Belgium and Russia teams in away ties, before ultimately losing to the Czech Republic in Prague. That same year, the Olympic Committee of Serbia honored the Fed Cup team as the best women's team of 2012. Current team The following players were called up for the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone ties against Slovenia and Lithuania. WTA rankings on 19 May 2025 Recent call-ups The following players have competed in at least one tie in the past three years. WTA rankings on 19 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Košice
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, it belongs to the :sk:Košicko-prešovská aglomerácia, Košice-Prešov agglomeration, and is home to the Constitutional Court of Slovakia, Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theatres. In 2013, Košice was the European Capital of Culture, together with Marseille, France. Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia, and the U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o., U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city. The town has extensive railway connections and an Košice Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
The 2007 World Group II play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2008 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups. Australia vs. Ukraine Argentina vs. Canada Croatia vs. Chinese Taipei Slovakia vs. Serbia References {{2007 WTA Tour World Group II play-offs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Fed Cup
The 2007 Fed Cup was the 45th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, on 15–16 September. The home team, Russia, defeated the defending champions, Italy, 0–4, giving Russia their third title in four years. World Group Draw World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Belgium, China, Japan and Spain), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Israel) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Date: 14–15 July World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2007. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 21–22 April World Group II play-offs The four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Canada, Croatia and Slovakia) played off against qualifiers from Zonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
