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Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 20 weeks, including as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 in 1988 Grand Prix (tennis), 1988. Wilander won 33 career singles titles, including seven Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, majors (three each at the French Open and Australian Open, and one at the US Open (tennis), US Open), and seven career doubles titles, including a major in men's doubles at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon. Wilander's breakthrough came suddenly and unexpectedly when he won the 1982 French Open – Men's singles, 1982 French Open at the age of 17. Wilander won his fourth major singles title at the age of 20, the youngest man in history to have achieved the feat. In 1988, he won three of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurosport Studio Australian Open 2014 007
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia, owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its WBD Sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territories, and streams on Max (streaming service), Max and Discovery+. Originally a joint venture between the European Broadcasting Union and Sky Television (1984–1990), Sky established in 1989, it was briefly shut down in 1991 following complaints by competitor Screensport. It was subsequently acquired by TF1 Group, and later merged with Screensport. For a period, it was a joint venture between TF1, Canal+ Group, and Havas Images. TF1 Group later bought out the other owners' shares. In 2012, Discovery, Inc., Discovery Communications began to take an ownership in Eurosport, eventually leading to a full buyout in 2015. Eurosport is the main rights holder of the Olympic Games in most of Europe, as well as, with some exceptions, the tennis Grand S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Buick WCT Finals – Singles
John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Joakim Nyström. Ivan Lendl won in the final 7–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Tim Mayotte. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. Draw References1985 Buick WCT Finals Draw 2009-05-07) {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Buick WCT Finals - Singles Singles
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1988 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only men's tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four Grand Slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. Schedule The table below shows the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour). ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November December Grand Prix rankings List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name: * Andre Agassi – Memphis, Charleston, Forest Hills, Stuttgart, Stratton Mountain, Livingston (6) * Boris Becker – Indian Wells, Dallas, London, Indianapolis, Tokyo Indoors, Stockholm, Season-Ending Championships (7) * Jay Berger – São Paulo (1) * Darren Cahill – Gstaad (1) * Kent Carlsson – Madrid, Hamburg, Kitzbühel, St. Vincent, Barcelona (5) * Michael Chang – San Francisco (1) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1987 Davis Cup
The 1987 Davis Cup (also known as the 1987 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 72 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the Europe Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the Americas Zone. Sweden defeated India in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December, to win their 4th Davis Cup title. World Group Draw Final Sweden vs. India Relegation play-offs ''Date: 24–26 July'' * , , and remain in the World Group in 1988. * , , and are relegated to Zonal competition in 1988. Americas Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Eastern Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Europe Zone Africa Zone * and qualified to the Europe Zone main draws. Europe Zone A * are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Europe Zone B * are p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Davis Cup
The 1985 Davis Cup (also known as the 1985 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 74th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 63 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 27 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Cyprus made its first appearance in the tournament. Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, on 20–22 December, to win their 2nd consecutive Davis Cup title and 3rd overall. World Group Draw Final West Germany vs. Sweden Relegation play-offs ''Date: 4–6 October'' * , , and remain in the World Group in 1986. * , , and are relegated to Zonal competition in 1986. Americas Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1986. Eastern Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1986. Europe Zone Zone A * are promoted to the World Group in 1986. Zone B * are promoted to the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Davis Cup
The 1984 Davis Cup (also known as the 1984 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 73rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 62 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Singapore and Senegal made their first appearances in the tournament. Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December, to win their 2nd Davis Cup title. World Group Draw Final Sweden vs. United States Relegation play-offs ''Date: 28–30 September'' * , , and remain in the World Group in 1985. * , , and are relegated to Zonal competition in 1985. Americas Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1985. Eastern Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1985. Europe Zone Zone A * are promoted to the World Group in 1985. Zone B * are promoted to the Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Nabisco Masters – Doubles
Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd defeated Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander in the final, 6–1, 7–6 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1985 Masters Grand Prix. Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the seven-time reigning champions, but failed to qualify this year. Seeds # Ken Flach / Robert Seguso ''(Semi-finalist)'' # Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd (champion) # Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg ''(Semi-finalist)'' # Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ... ''(Runner up)'' Draw References {{DEFAULTSORT:Doubles 1985 Nabisco Masters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 US Open – Men's Doubles
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Sammy Giammalva and Greg Holmes. Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander defeated Gary Donnelly and Peter Fleming in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd ''(first round)'' Ken Flach / Robert Seguso ''(quarterfinals)'' John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd ''(second round)'' Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez ''(first round)'' Scott Davis / David Pate ''(first round)'' Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg ''(semifinals)'' Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (champions) Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy ''(first round)'' Wojciech Fibak / Guy Forget ''(third round)'' Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez ''(quarterfinals)'' Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee ''(third round)'' Gary Donnelly / Peter Fleming ''(final)'' Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 French Open – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles tournament at the 1985 French Open was held from 27 May until 9 June 1985 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick won the title, defeating Shlomo Glickstein and Hans Simonsson in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw at the International Tennis Federation
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