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Marcela Skuherská
Marcela Skuherská-Davidová (born 14 February 1961) is a former professional tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia. Biography Skuherská, who was born in Přerov, played on the professional circuit in the 1980s. She was a member of the Czechoslovak Fed Cup team in 1983 and 1984, which won the competition both years. All six of her Fed Cup appearances came partnering Iva Budařová in doubles, including the final against West Germany in 1983. In 1984 the pair played in both the quarter-final and semi-final, but stood aside for Hana Mandlíková and Helena Suková in the final. On the WTA Tour, her best performances in singles included making the final at Nashville in 1983 and reaching the third round of the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. She was more successful in doubles, with her three WTA finals including one title, at Hershey in 1984. At the 1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Přerov
Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Přerov consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Přerov I-Město (31,582) *Přerov II-Předmostí (3,992) *Přerov III-Lověšice (481) *Přerov IV-Kozlovice (589) *Přerov V-Dluhonice (349) *Přerov VI-Újezdec (868) *Přerov VII-Čekyně (649) *Přerov VIII-Henčlov (513) *Přerov IX-Lýsky (187) *Přerov X-Popovice (242) *Přerov XI-Vinary (711) *Přerov XII-Žeravice (562) *Přerov XIII-Penčice (294) Etymology The name Přerov is of Old Slavic origin. It meant 'ditch', 'pool', 'swamp', or 'stagnant water'. Geography Přerov is located about southeast of Olomouc. The eastern part of the municipal terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Henricksson
Ann Henricksson (born October 31, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player whose career spanned from 1981 to 1994. She played two fourth-round Grand Slam matches: the Australian Open (defeated by Zina Garrison), and at Wimbledon (defeated by Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a Serbian–American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ...). Henricksson won three WTA doubles tournaments. WTA career finals Singles (0–3) Doubles (3–6) End of season ranking (singles) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henricksson, Ann 1959 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in tennis Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in tennis 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kateřina Skronská
Kateřina Skronská (born 22 January 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca .... After her marriage with Czech basketball player Zdeněk Böhm she became known as Kateřina Böhmová-Skronská. She is the mother of former pro tennis player Kateřina Klapková-Böhmová. External links * * * 1958 births Czech female tennis players Czechoslovak female tennis players Living people Tennis players from Prague Place of birth missing (living people) {{CzechRepublic-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Slims Of Pennsylvania
The Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania, also known as the VS of Pennsylvania, is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1983 to 1986. It was held at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania in the United States and played on indoor carpet court A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation describes the surface as a "textile or polymeric material supplied in rolls or sheets of finished product". It is one of the fastest court types, second only to grass co ...s. Robin White was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions in 1985. She partnered American Mary Lou Piatek in the doubles competition. Results Singles Doubles References WTA Results Archive External links Carpet court tennis tournaments Indoor tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States 1983 establishments in Pennsylvania 1986 disestablishments in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Virginia Slims Of Pennsylvania
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania, also known as the Ginny of Central Pennsylvania, was a women's tennis tournament played on women's indoor carpet courts at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from January 9 through January 15, 1984. Unseeded Catarina Lindqvist won the singles title. Finals Singles Catarina Lindqvist defeated Beth Herr 6–4, 6–0 * It was Lindqvist's 1st singles career title. Doubles Marcela Skuherská / Kateřina Böhmová defeated Ann Henricksson / Nancy Yeargin 6–1, 6–3 * It was Skuherská's only career title. It was Böhmová's first title of the year and the second of her career. Notes References External links ITF tournament edition detailsTournament pamphlet {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania The Virginia Slims of Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Horvath
Erica Kathleen "Kathy" Horvath (born August 25, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. She is best known for upsetting world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the fourth round of the 1983 French Open, delivering her only defeat for the season. Career Horvath was the youngest player to play in the US Open in 1979 at 14 years and five days — this record still stands. She was the youngest player to win the U.S. National 16 and under in 1979. She also is the only player to ever win all four age groups in the U.S. Girls Clay Courts in all consecutive years. She played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1989, winning six singles titles and reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in 1984. She reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1983 and 1984. She retired with a 176–154 singles record. Horvath was the only player to defeat Martina Navratilova in the 1983 season (at the French Open), winning in the fourth round in three sets. Navratilova's coaches (Renee Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Slims Of Nashville
The Virginia Slims of Nashville is a defunct WTA Tour tennis tournament first founded in 1971 as the Virginia Slims of Chattanooga and first played in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The tournament ran annually with breaks, name changes and court surface changes until 1991 when it was last played in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. History In February 1971 the Virginia Slims of Chattanooga event was founded, that event was played on indoor hard courts at the Manker Patten Tennis Center for one edition only. In 1973 the event was revived at Nashville, Tennessee under a different official name the ''Nashville Classic'' it's sponsored name was the ''Commercial Union Bank Classic'', and was played on outdoor red clay courts at the Centennial Park Tennis Center when it was discontinued again. In 1981 after a break of eight years professional tour tennis returned to Nashville with the staging of the Avon Futures of Nashville tournament that was played at the Westside Racquet Club, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Virginia Slims Of Nashville
The 1983 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the Ginny Series of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from February 28 through March 6, 1983. Second-seeded Kathleen Horvath won the singles title. Finals Singles Kathleen Horvath defeated Marcela Skuherská 6–4, 6–3 * It was Horvath's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. Doubles Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds defeated Alycia Moulton / Paula Smith 6–4, 7–6 * It was Fairbank's 1st title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Reynolds' 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career. Notes References External links 1983 Ginny Circuit advertisement(PDF) Ginny of Nashville fact sheet(PDF) {{1983 WTA Tour Virginia Slims of Nashville Virginia Slims of Nashville Virginia Slims of Nashville Virginia Slims of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blesk
''Blesk'' () is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. History and profile ''Blesk'' was first published on 14 April 1991. In 1992, it launched a weekly edition published on Sundays and its magazine, which is a comprehensive TV guide, was started in 1993. The paper is headquartered in Prague and was owned by Ringier until December 2013. Its owner is the Czech News Center (CNC) and its publisher is the Czech Print Center, a subsidiary of the CNC. Its lay-out is modelled from the Swiss tabloid '' Blick'', also published by Ringier, and the German daily ''Bild'' which is published by ''Axel Springer SE''. Thus, ''Blesk'' is a tabloid newspaper and is neutral in its political and religious leaning. The daily's sister paper is '' Aha!'', another tabloid. Vladimír Mužík is among the former editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal David
Michal David (born name Vladimír Štancl, 14 July 1960, Prague) is a Czech Pop Singer, pop-singer, songwriter and producer. Biography and career He started his music career during his studies in Prague Conservatory in the 1970s where he created a jazz band with his friends, as jazz has been Michal's main passion and an academic concentration. However, after a short period of time, he was hired by a successful pop-music producer František Janeček as a piano player, singer and a song-writer and soon became a teenage girls' idol. Michal David had a very successful career as a singer and composer, however after the Czechoslovak Velvet Revolution in 1989, he as well many other Czechoslovak popular singers fell on hard times, since the political situation changed rapidly and the market started to open to other foreign artists and domestic artists lost their popularity for a while. He was also called a Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, pro-regime singer by some critics. During t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century until its eventual decline beginning in the early 1980s. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers. Since the first of several sales and staff cutbacks in 1982, and the 1999 sale of its broadcast client list to its main U.S. rival, the Associated Press, UPI has concentrated on smaller information-market niches. History Formally named United Press Associations for incorporation and legal purposes but publicly known and identified as United Press or UP, the news agency was created by the 1907 uniting of three smaller news syndicates by the Midwest newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps. It was headed by Hugh Baillie (1890–1966) from 1935 to 1955. At the time of his retirement, UP had 2,900 clients in the United States, and 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
