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Sandra Roma
Sandra Roma (born 31 March 1990) is a former tennis player from Sweden. In her career, she won three singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 April 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 431. On 16 November 2009, she peaked at No. 416 in the doubles rankings. Career Roma reached a career-high ranking in juniors of 11 in September 2008. Alongside Nikola Hofmanova, she reached the semifinals of the doubles draw of the Wimbledon Championships in 2007. She teamed up with Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and reached the final of the 2008 US Open competition in girls' doubles, as the third seeds; they won against Mallory Burdette and Sloane Stephens. In May 2009, Roma reached her first senior women's final where she lost to Amanda Carreras. She won her first professional title in Tampere, beating talented junior Anna Orlik in the final. Comeback from injury 2011 Roma had surgery on her back in the Autumn of 2009, and returned to match play in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel (born 11 July 1990) is a German tennis player. On 18 March 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 14 September 2015, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings. Barthel has won four singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA 125 tournaments, WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles titles and one doubles title on the International Tennis Federation, ITF Circuit in her career. Early life Mona Barthel was born in Bad Segeberg to Wolfgang Barthel, who won the shot put event at the 1970 European Junior Athletics Championships in Paris, and Dr. Hannelore. She was raised in a tennis-playing family, and took an interest in the game at age 3. She has cited Steffi Graf as an inspiration. Barthel moved to Neumünster, where she completed her Abitur in 2009, having attended the Klaus Groth Schule. Career 2007–2010: Early career Barthel played her first ITF tournament in July 2007 in Frinton where she qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 24,053 inhabitants in 2022. Geography Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' drain into the lake. It has a harbour and is a railroad and road transportation center. Nearby towns include Karlskoga and Karlstad and are located exactly in the middle of Oslo, Stockholm and Gothenburg with 250 km to each of them. History The location has had a resident population for centuries, at least since the Stone Age. The town was then built alongside the bridge over river Varnan. Its name was ''Broo'' (or Bro) until 1642, and "Bro" literally means "Bridge" in Swedish. Kristinehamn got a royal charter for the first time in 1582 but lost it in 1584, and regained it in 1642, and changed its name in honour of the monarch Queen Christina of Sweden. It thus qualifies as one of Sweden's historical cities. Its city arms were des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Sulpizio
Valentina Sulpizio (born 18 August 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 345, which she reached on 24 October 2005. Her career-high ranking in doubles is 199, which she set on 31 October 2005. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 70 (41 titles, 29 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulpizio, Valentina 1984 births Living people Italian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Italian sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith (born 14 July 1984) is a British professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 240, achieved on 7 November 2011. She also has a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 113, set on 2 November 2015. Webley-Smith has won four singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has also reached the second round of her home Grand Slam event, Wimbledon, on one occasion in 2004. Personal life Emily Webley-Smith was born in 1984 in Thornbury, Avon, which is now in South Gloucestershire. Her mother, Jane, is a PE teacher and her father, Mike, an amateur footballer and cricketer. She also has a sister named Hannah. Her first introduction to tennis was playing swingball in her garden and in the cricket grounds where her father was the club captain. Webley-Smith plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Her favourite surface is grass. In her spare time of late, she plays on the touchtennis tour against amateurs and other prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melis Sezer
Melis Sezer (born 2 June 1993) is a Turkish tennis player. On 3 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 336. On 19 May 2014, she peaked at No. 219 in the doubles rankings. Sezer has won nine singles and 37 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for the Turkey Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 3–4. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team. Sezer made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 İstanbul Cup, in the doubles event, partnering Ayla Aksu. In the quarter-finals, Serbian Jelena Janković and Turkish Çağla Büyükakçay were defeated in both sets. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups) Doubles: 68 (37 titles, 31 runner-ups) See also * Turkish women in sports Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have won several important trophies, especially in Athletics (sport), athletics, Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball. Participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. Tampere is considered to be the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland. Tampere and its surroundings are part of the historic province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the province of Häme from 1831 to 1997; over time, it has often been considered a province of Tavastia. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'', published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as part of the then province of Tavastia. However between 1775 and 1870 Tammerkoski rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Taurus Mountains. The urban population of the city is 1,335,002 (Konyaalti, Kepez, Muratpasa), with a metropolitan population of 2,722,103.2011 Census Turkish Statistical Institute (Büyükşehir belediyeleri ve bağlı belediyelerin nüfusları) – 2011 The city was formerly known as Attalia and was founded in around 200 BC by King [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland Fed Cup Team
The Switzerland women's national tennis team represents Switzerland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Swiss Tennis. They currently compete in World Group. Current team ''Most recent year-end rankings are used.'' History Switzerland competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963 Federation Cup (tennis), 1963. Their best result was the win of the Billie Jean King Cup in 2022 Billie Jean King Cup, 2022 they also reaching the final in 1998 Fed Cup, 1998, where they lost to Spain 3-2 and 2020-21 BJK Cup, 2020-21, where they lost to the Russian Tennis Federation 2–0. Results ''Only World Group, World Group Play-off, World Group II, and World Group II Play-off ties are included.'' 1963–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 References External links * {{National sports teams of Switzerland Billie Jean King Cup teams Tennis in Switzerland, Fed Cup Women's national sports teams of Switzerland, Fed Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Brazhnikova
Anna Berta, formerly known as Anna Brazhnikova (born 4 October 1991), is a Swedish former tennis player. She achieved the No. 1 position for Girls Under-18 in Sweden according to the January 2009 tennis rankings list published by the Swedish Tennis Federation. Retrieved on 2009-03-29. In 2009, Anna reached four women's singles quarterfinals (twice as a qualifier) at ITF events ($10k) in Turkey and Egypt. She played her last match on the ITF Pro Circuit in July 2011 in Tampere, Finland. ITF Circuit finals Singles (0–2) Doubles (3–5) References External links * * * Profile fo[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania Fed Cup Team
The Romania Billie Jean King Cup team represents Romania in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Federația Română de Tenis and currently competes in the Fed Cup#Current structure, World Group I, the highest level of the competition. Current team (2024 Billie Jean King Cup, 2024) * Sorana Cîrstea (singles) * Ana Bogdan (singles) * Jaqueline Cristian (singles) * Monica Niculescu (doubles) * Elena-Gabriela Ruse (doubles) History Romania's best result is a semi-final appearance in 1973. Romania is also a five-time Fed Cup quarterfinalist, having reached the last eight in 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 2016. It spent a total of twelve years in the competition's Fed Cup#Years in World Group, World Group, from which it was relegated in 1992. Romania spent the next seven years in the Europe/Africa Zonal level. The team reached the World Group II play-offs in 1999 but failed to secure a promotion to that level. Romania competed exclusively at the Europe/Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
