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Natalia Kołat
Natalia Kołat (; born 19 November 1987) is a retired Polish tennis player. Kołat won three singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit during her career. On 7 April 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 281. On 3 August 2009, she peaked at No. 135 in the doubles rankings. Kołat made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2007 Internationaux de Strasbourg, in the doubles event partnering 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 a .... She retired from tennis 2013. ITF finals Singles (3–2) Doubles (19–11) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolat, Natalia 1987 births Living people Polish female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish sportswomen ... [...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] |
Zwevegem
Zwevegem () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Belgium, Moen, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem. On January 1, 2019, Zwevegem had a total population of 24,648. The total area is 63.24 km2 which gives a population density of 380 inhabitants per km2. The Bekaert company was founded in Zwevegem by Baron Leon Leander Bekaert. Heestert Military Cemetery holds the graves of 127 Britons and 57 Germans, most of whom died on 21–25 October 1918 in the area during the First World War. Twin towns Zwevegem is town twinning, twinned with: * Lorsch, Germany * Le Coteau, France Notable people * Léon Bekaert, Léon Antoine Bekaert (1891–1961), businessman * Christian Dumolin, businessman * Gella Vandecaveye, judoka References External links * Official Website Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Magdalena Kiszczyńska (; born 14 April 1988) is a former tennis player from Poland. As a professional, her career-high singles ranking is world No. 293, achieved on 8 October 2007, in doubles 147 (27 July 2009). She won three titles in singles and 18 doubles 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 .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (3–4) Doubles: 28 (18–10) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiszczynska, Magdalena 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Szczecin Polish female tennis players 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toruń
Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–1998) and the Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939), Pomeranian Voivodeship (1921–1945). Since 1999, Toruń has been a seat of the local government of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is one of its two capitals, together with Bydgoszcz. The cities and neighboring counties form the Bydgoszcz–Toruń twin city metropolitan area. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland; it was first settled in the 8th century and in 1233 was expanded by the Teutonic Knights. For centuries it was home to people of diverse backgrounds and religions. From 1264 until 1411, Toruń was part of the Hanseatic League and by the 17th century a leading trading point, which greatly affected the city's architecture, ranging from Brick Gothic to Mannerism, Mann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkmaar
Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The municipality has a population of 111,766 as of 2023. History The earliest mention of the name Alkmaar is in a 10th-century document. As the village grew into a town, it was granted City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1254. The oldest part of Alkmaar lies on an ancient sand bank a couple of meters (yards) above the surrounding region; it afforded some protection from inundation during medieval times. Its vicinage consists of some of the Achtermeer, oldest polders in existence. Older spellings include Alckmar. On 24 June 1572, after the Geuzen captured the town, five Franciscans from Alkmaar were taken to Enkhuizen and hanged, becoming the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Xenia Tout
Antonia Xenia Tout (born 2 July 1986) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. Tout, who comes from the city of Satu Mare, is the daughter of Romanian footballer Anton, who played for local club Olimpia. Most successful in doubles, Tout won nine ITF doubles titles and featured in her only WTA Tour main draw at the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, partnering Nataša Zorić Nataša Zorić ( sr-Cyrl, Наташа Зорић, ; born 27 November 1989) is a Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem .... ITF finals Singles (0–2) Doubles (9–10) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tout, Antonia Xenia 1986 births Living people Romanian female tennis players Sportspeople from Satu Mare 21st-century Romanian sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihaela Buzărnescu
Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Buzărnescu has a PhD in sports science from the National University of Physical Education and Sport. Professional career 2004: Turned Pro, Junior success Buzărnescu played her first professional match in 2004. She then won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated the top-seeded pair of Sharon Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final. 2016: Injuries and hiatus Shoulder and knee injuries (the latter prompting two surgeries) forced her off the pro tour for years, long enough that she went back to school, graduating with a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016. 2017: Major and top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split, Croatia
Split (, ), historically known as Spalato (; ; see #Name, other names), is the List of cities and towns in Croatia, second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. The Split metropolitan area is home to about 330,000 people. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is linked to the List of islands in the Adriatic, Adriatic islands and the Apennine Peninsula. More than 1 million tourists visit it each year. The city was founded as the Greek colonisation, Greek colony of Aspálathos () in the 3rd or 2nd century BCE on the coast of the Illyrians, Illyrian Dalmatae, and in 305 CE, it became the site of Diocletian's Palace, the Palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian. It became a prominent settlement around 650 when it succeeded the ancient capital of the Roman Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valašské Meziříčí
Valašské Meziříčí (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Valašské Meziříčí consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Valašské Meziříčí (10,619) *Bynina (640) *Hrachovec (964) *Juřinka (476) *Krásno nad Bečvou (7,056) *Lhota (231) *Podlesí (1,723) Etymology The name ''Meziříčí'' literally means "between the rivers" and is related to its location on the confluence of rivers. The attribute ''Valašské'' (i.e. "Wallachian") refers to its location in the region of Moravian Wallachia. Geography Valašské Meziříčí is located about north of Vsetín and northeast of Zlín. The Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers join in the town to form the Bečva River. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Hlaváčková
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is part of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', some others being Elia ( Elias), Enea ( Aeneas), Luca ( Lucas), Mattia ( Matthias), Nicola ( Nicholas), Tobia ( Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Fraňková
Nikola Fraňková (born 7 February 1988) is a Czech former tennis player. In her career, Fraňková won one singles title and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 March 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 249. Her best doubles ranking was 157 on 14 September 2009. Fraňková won four $25,000 doubles events in 2006, and in 2009 participated in three WTA Tour qualifying draws, at Warsaw, Portorož and Tashkent, losing in the first round in each. Juniors She and Ágnes Szávay ended runners-up to Victoria Azarenka and Marina Erakovic in the 2005 Australian Open girls' doubles final. But Fraňková won the girls' doubles at the 2005 US Open, with Russian Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhailovna Kleybanova (, born 15 July 1989) is a Russian former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 20, achieved in February 2011. In her career, she won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opole
Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of Opole County. Its metropolitan area was home to 146,522 inhabitants. It is the largest city in its province. Its history dates to the 8th century, and Opole is one of the oldest cities in Poland. An important stronghold in Poland, it became a capital of a Duchy of Opole, duchy within medieval Poland in 1172, and in 1217 it was granted city rights by Duke Casimir I of Opole, the great-grandson of Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. During the Medieval Period and the Renaissance, the city was known as a centre of commerce; several main trade routes intersected here, which helped to generate steady profits from transit trade. The rapid development of the town was also caused by the establishment of a seat of regency in Opole in 1816. The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
