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László Fonó
László Fonó (born 9 April 1981) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. He is now a coach. Fonó, a national doubles champion, was born in Budapest and represented the Hungary Davis Cup team in a five ties during the 2003 edition. He lost his only singles rubber to Lamine Ouahab but was unbeaten in four doubles outings. On the professional tour he attained a best singles world ranking of 608 and ranked as high as 407 in doubles. ITF Futures finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 4 (2–2) See also *List of Hungary Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Hungary Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Hungary has taken part in the competition since 1924.Database (undated)."Hungary Team" Davis Cup. Retrieved 7 October 2012. Player ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fono, Laszlo 1981 births Living people Hungarian male tennis players Tennis players from Budapest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day. * January 25 – In South Africa the largest part of the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hungary Davis Cup Team Representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Hungary Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Hungary has taken part in the competition since 1924.Database (undated)."Hungary Team" Davis Cup. Retrieved 7 October 2012. Players See also * Lists of tennis players * List of Hungarians This is a list of Hungarians notable within Hungary and/or abroad. It includes notable Hungarians born outside present-day Hungary. Architects Artists * Gyula Aggházy *Károly Antal *Franz Liszt *Miklós Borsos *Sándor Bortnyik *Francois C ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hungary Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Tennis, Davis Cup Davis Cup team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sherwood
David Sherwood is a British tennis coach and retired tennis player. In his only live Davis Cup match, Sherwood played doubles with Andy Murray beating the Israeli World No 4 doubles team of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, Early and personal life Sherwood is the son of Sheila Sherwood who won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and John Sherwood, who won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles, and at the same Olympics. Career In 1997 he won the Australian Open boys' doubles title with fellow Brit James Trotman. They defeated South African pairing Jaco van der Westhuizen and Wesley Whitehouse 7-6, 6-3 in the final. Sherwood, won futures tournaments in Wrexham and Edinburgh, and also reached the semi-final in Mulhouse and the final in Plaisir, France. By 2003, Sherwood had acquired a reputation for a lackadaisical attitude, a party loving life style and negatively influencing younger players. While at a Jamaica Futures event in November 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Kiernan
Daniel Kiernan (born 27 March 1980) is a British former professional tennis player. Biography Kiernan, who is originally from the town of Consett near Newcastle, played collegiate tennis in the United States for Louisiana State University. Mostly a doubles player, Kiernan began on the Challenger circuit in 2003 and went on to finish runner-up in four doubles finals during his career. Kiernan made main draw appearances in ATP Tour tournaments in 2004 at Queen's Club and Nottingham, both with David Sherwood, partnering with the same player to make his Wimbledon debut that year. In 2005 he reached his best doubles ranking of 150 and made the second round of Wimbledon, when he and James Auckland teamed up to win their first round match over Kevin Kim and Lee Hyung-taik, from two-sets down. Their second round opponents were the second seeded Bryan brothers, who they took a set off before losing in four. He also partnered with Jonathan Marray for his third ATP Tour main draw at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston. Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, which is located within the official city limits. The city is enclosed in a watershed, drained by several rivers such as the Montego River. Montego Bay is referred to as "The Second City", "MoBay" or "Bay". History The Arawak tribe of South America are Jamaica's first known inhabitants and were there to greet Christopher Columbus when he ventured to the island in 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand (born 25 June 1982) is a French tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 15 April 2013, he reached his highest ATP ATP may refer to: Companies and organizations * Association of Tennis Professionals, men's professional tennis governing body * American Technical Publishers, employee-owned publishing company * ', a Danish pension * Armenia Tree Project, non ... singles ranking of World No. 225, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 128 was reached on 8 July 2013. Challenger finals Doubles: 7 (3–4) References External links * * 1982 births Living people French male tennis players {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Malcor
Olivier Malcor (born 28 January 1975) is a former professional tennis player from France. Biography Born in Falaise, Malcor was a right-handed player who turned professional in 1994. He had a career best ranking of 161 and competed in the qualifying draw of all four grand slam tournaments. His biggest title win came at the Ostend Challenger in 1999, beating Álex López Morón in the final. He qualified for the main draw of three ATP Tour tournaments, the 1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Orlando, the San Marino Open in 2000 and the 2001 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. Malcor is married to former WTA Tour player Sarah Pitkowski. He has coached several top French players, including Julien Benneteau, Michael Llodra, Nicolas Mahut, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Constant Lestienne Constant Lestienne (; born 23 May 1992) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebő Kiss
Sebő Kiss (born 20 September 1983) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. A left-handed player, Kiss competed mostly in ITF Futures tournaments and won seven titles, two in singles and five in doubles. He had a career high singles ranking of 531 in the world. Kiss represented the Hungary Davis Cup team from 2003 to 2011, appearing in 16 ties. His Davis Cup career included a win over former top-50 player Irakli Labadze in 2006. In his final tie, against Great Britain in 2011, he came up against Andy Murray. By this stage he was a full-time law student and no longer featured in professional tournaments. ITF Futures titles Singles: (2) Doubles: (5) See also *List of Hungary Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Hungary Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Hungary has taken part in the competition since 1924.Database (undated)."Hungary Team" Davis Cup. Retrieved 7 October 2012. Player ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Štěpánek (tennis)
Martin Štěpánek (born 13 December 1979) is a tennis coach and former professional player from the Czech Republic. Biography The son of teachers, Blanka and Ludek Štěpánek, he was born in Havana, Cuba. He also lived in Mexico growing up in the 1980s. Štěpánek, who is not related to Radek Štěpánek, has one brother. Playing career At an ITF Futures event in the Czech Republic in 2001, Štěpánek had a win over Tomáš Berdych in what was the future world number four's first appearance on tour. In 2003 he won the Mordovia Cup, a tournament on the ATP Challenger circuit. He won eight Challenger doubles titles, five of them in 2005, a year he reached a career high 102 in the world. Coaching A shoulder injury ended his career at the end of the 2005 season and he made the move into coaching. Based in Prague, he is best known as the coach of Croatian player Ivan Dodig. During their time together, Dodig made it to 29 in the world in singles and 4 in doubles. He has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
