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Roberto Álvarez (tennis)
Roberto Marcelo Álvarez (born 23 February 1971) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Álvarez competed on tour in the 1990s and early 2000s, reaching a best singles ranking of 288 in the world. His only ATP Tour main draw appearances came at Bordeaux in 1992, where he lost in the first round to the eighth-seed Fabrice Santoro. He featured twice in the singles qualifying draw at Wimbledon and in 2002 won an ATP Challenger doubles titles in Trani. Following his retirement he coached French tennis player Florent Serra Florent Lucien Serra (; born 28 February 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. A right-hander, he won two ATP titles during his career and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in June 2006. Career Early life a .... Challenger/Futures titles Singles: (3) Doubles: (5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Roberto 1971 births Living people Argentine male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Seeds # Petr Korda ''(second round)'' # Michael Kohlmann ''(qualifying competition, lucky loser)'' # Mosé Navarra ''(first round)'' # Axel Pretzsch ''(second round)'' # Geoff Grant ''(first round)'' # Max Mirnyi ''(qualifying competition)'' # Mikael Tillström (qualifier) # Christian Vinck (qualifier) # Radek Štěpánek ''(second round, withdrew)'' # Sebastián Prieto (tennis), Sebastián Prieto ''(first round)'' # Diego Nargiso ''(second round)'' # Stéphane Huet ''(first round)'' # Alejandro Hernández (tennis), Alejandro Hernández (qualifier) # Tuomas Ketola ''(second round)'' # Alex O'Brien ''(qualifying competition)'' # Ivo Heuberger ''(first round)'' # André Sá (qualifier) # Maurice Ruah ''(second round)'' # Mark Draper (tennis), Mark Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains (, ; ; ), known locally and simply as Aix, is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern French Departments of France, department of Savoie.Commune d'Aix-les-Bains (73008) INSEE Situated on the shore of the largest natural lake of glacial origin in France, the Lac du Bourget, this resort is a major List of spa towns in France, spa town; it has the largest freshwater marina in France. It is the second largest city in the Savoie department in terms of population, with a population of 32,175 as of 2022. It is part of the Chambéry functional area (France), functional urban area. A leading town of the Belle Époque, of international renown, Aix-les-Bains was a vacation destination for nobility and the wealthy. Although the thermal baths are no longer the main a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 1971 Ibrox disaster: During a crush, 66 people are killed and over 200 injured in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Costa (tennis)
Francisco Costa (born June 28, 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He is the current captain of the Brazil Davis Cup team The Brazil national tennis team represents Brazil in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation. After nine years, Brazil returned to the World Group in 2013 with a defeat by the United States in the firs .... ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 14 (9–5) Doubles: 9 (3–6) Performance timeline Singles External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Francisco 1973 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Tennis players from Porto Alegre 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Cabello (tennis)
Francisco Cabello (born 6 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Career Cabello was ranked 465 in the world when he made his ATP debut at the 1997 Estoril Open, but managed to defeat third seed Wayne Ferreira. He came from 0–3 down in the third and deciding set, to defeat the South African, who was the world's 10th ranked player at the time.''Toronto Star'', "Lareau downs Skoch; Nestor loses", 10 April 1997 He was a doubles quarter-finalist at Barcelona in 1999, with partner Francisco Costa. The pair of qualifiers had a win over top seeds and the previous year's finalists Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a former professional tennis player and coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open) ... in the round of 16. Challenger titles Singles: (1) Doubles: (2) References {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Delfino
Mariano Delfino (born 30 September 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Career Delfino was a qualifier in the 2003 French Open and played against Jean-Rene Lisnard in the first round. He lost the match in four sets. His only other appearance on the ATP Tour was in the 2003 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, where he and partner Sergio Roitman were doubles wildcard entrants. They won their opening round match over Austrians Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer, but lost in the second round to Christophe Rochus and Tom Vanhoudt Tom Vanhoudt (born 28 July 1972, in Diest, Flemish Brabant), is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. Vanhoudt achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 36 in 2001. He participated in 9 Davis Cup ties for Belgium Be .... Challenger titles Singles: (3) Doubles: (6) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Delfino, Mariano 1977 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Tennis players from Buenos Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trani
Trani () is a seaport of Apulia, Southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, by railway west-northwest of Bari. It is one of the capital cities of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani (BAT). History Overview The city of ''Turenum'' appears for the first time in the , a 13th-century copy of an ancient Roman itinerary. The name, also spelled ''Tirenum'', was that of the Greek hero Diomedes. The city was later occupied by the Lombards and the Byzantines. First certain news of an urban settlement in Trani, however, trace back only to the 9th century. The most flourishing age of Trani was the 11th century, when it became an episcopal see in place of Canosa, destroyed by the Saracens. Its port, well placed for the Crusades, then developed greatly, becoming the most important on the Adriatic Sea. In the year 1063 Trani issued the ''Ordinamenta et consuetudo maris'', which is "the oldest surviving maritime law code of the Latin West".Paul Oldfield, ''City and Community in Norman Italy' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Devilder
Nicolas Devilder (; born 25 March 1980) is a retired French tennis player. Devilder reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 60, achieved on 8 September 2008. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 197, achieved on 23 March 2009. Devilder played primarily in ATP Challenger tournaments, and has won Challenger titles in Pamplona, Monza, Bergamo, Košice, Timișoara and Poznań. He was sponsored by Nike and Babolat. At the 2012 French Open he strung together five consecutive wins all in straight sets, as he needed to come through three qualifying rounds to advance to the main draw, followed by winning his first and second round matches. He was eventually defeated in the third round by World No. 1 and eventual finalist Novak Djokovic ''1–6, 2–6, 2–6''. Devilder reached 22 singles finals in his career, with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses which includes a 9–5 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally he reached ten career doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasse
Grasse (; Provençal dialect, Provençal in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional ) is the only Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur Regions of France, region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the Communes of France, commune had a population of 50,396. Considered the world's capital of perfume, Grasse obtained two flowers in the ''Concours des villes et villages fleuris'' and was made ''Ville d'Art et d'Histoire'' (City of Art and History). Festivals There is an annual ''Fête du Jasmin'' or ''La Jasminade'', at the beginning of August. The first festival was on August 3–4, 1946. Decorated Float (parade), floats drive through the town, with young women in skimpy costumes on board, throwing flowers into the crowd. Garlands of jasmine decorate the town centre, and the fire department fills a fire truck with jasmine-infused water to spray on the crowds. There are fireworks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Moser (tennis)
Frank Moser (; born 23 September 1976) is a German retired professional tennis player. He was a doubles specialist. As a career highlight he beat with partner Ivo Karlović the world's top-ranked doubles team, the Bryan brothers The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are American former professional doubles tennis players. The most successful men's doubles team of all time, they won more professional matches, tournaments and Grand Slam (t ..., at the 2011 US Open – Men's doubles. Moser won his only ATP World Tour title in San Jose in 2013. Doubles performance timeline ATP career finals Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals Singles: 4 (0–4) Doubles: 60 (25–35) Wins over No. 1 players External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moser, Frank 1976 births Living people German male tennis players Sportspeople from Baden-Baden Tennis players from Karlsruhe (region) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remus Farcas
Remus Farcas (born 11 December 1971) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. Farcas, born Făgăraș, was associated with the ICIM Brașov club and turned professional in 1990. During his career he reached a best singles world ranking of 400 and featured in his only ATP Tour singles main draw at the 1995 Romanian Open, losing in the first round to Andrew Ilie Andrew Ilie (born 18 April 1976) is a former tennis player. Ilie fled Romania at age 10 with his family, spending a year at a refugee camp in Austria before emigrating to Australia. He turned professional in 1994 and became a citizen of Austra .... He played in the doubles main draw of the 1998 Romanian Open. ITF Futures finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farcas, Remus 1971 births Living people Romanian male tennis players Sportspeople from Brașov People from Făgăraș 21st-century Romanian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, with 237,589 inhabitants, Brașov is the Cities in Romania, 6th most populous city in Romania. The Brașov metropolitan area, metropolitan area was home to 371,802 residents. Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about north of Bucharest and from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania. Historically, the city was the centre of the Burzenland (), once dominated by the Transylvanian Saxons (), and a significant commercial hub on the trade roads between Austria (then Archduchy of Austria, within the Habsburg monarchy, and subsequently Austrian Empire) and Turkey (then Ottoman Empire). It is also where the Deșteaptă-te, române!, nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
