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Sofia Shapatava
Sofia Shapatava ( ka, სოფია შაფათავა, tr, ; born 12 January 1989) is a Georgian tennis player. She has won two singles and 32 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 8 September 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 186. On 9 November 2015, she peaked at No. 132 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team, Shapatava has a win–loss record of 29–25. She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2014 French Open, where she qualified before losing to 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. She is a two-time major singles champion, winning the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and finishing runner-up at two other majors. I ... in the first round. Grand Slam singles performance timeline ITF Circuit finals Singles: 14 (2 titles, 12 runner–ups) Doubles: 59 (32 titles, 27 runner–ups) Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus. Because of its location on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history Tbilisi was a point of contention among various global powers. The city's location to this day ensures its position as an important transit route for energy and trade projects. Tbilisi's history is reflected in its architecture, which is a mix of medieval, neoclassical, Beaux Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open (tennis), US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varvara Gracheva
Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva ( rus, Варвара Андреевна Грачёва, , vɐrˈvarə ɡrɐˈtɕɵvə, Ru-Varvara Gracheva.ogg; born 2 August 2000) is a Russian tennis player. Gracheva has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 54, achieved on 20 March 2023. She has won seven singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit. Gracheva made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2019 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she qualified by defeating Julia Grabher in the final round.https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325836/varvara-gracheva#bio In July 2019, she qualified for the Washington Open and won her first WTA Tour main-draw match, defeating Anna Blinkova. Career Juniors: Decent success Gracheva reached a career-high ranking of 19 in her junior career, winning four Grade-2 events. 2017: First professional tournaments Gracheva played her first professional events in 2017, starting off unranked but managed to reach a ranking of No. 647 by the end of the year, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayla Aksu
Ayla Aksu (born 15 July 1996) is a Turkish tennis player. She represented Turkey from 2010 to 2012 before choosing to represent the United States in 2013, but switching back to Turkey in 2014. Aksu has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 214, achieved on 18 September 2017, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 199, set on 11 June 2018. She has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Aksu made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 İstanbul Cup The 2015 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments o ..., in the doubles event, partnering Melis Sezer. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner–ups) Doubles: 24 (14 titles, 10 runner–ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aksu, Ayla American female tennis players American people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Kerkhove
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (born 4 November 1991) is a professional tennis player from the Netherlands. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 June 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 135. On 25 June 2018, she peaked at No. 58 in the doubles rankings. Career In July 2013, Kerkhove made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Swedish Open. She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier, and recorded her first major singles match-win at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships The 2021 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to ... over Svetlana Kuznetsova. She recorded her second major singles win as a lucky loser at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships over wildcard Sonay Kartal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasiya Komardina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Komardina (russian: Анастасия Андреевна Комардина; born 8 July 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Komardina has reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 15, achieved in July 2014. On 10 April 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 172. On 11 June 2018, she peaked at No. 89 in the doubles rankings. She has won 12 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Komardina made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open, where she received entry as lucky loser. She had her Grand Slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open The 2017 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 16 and 29 January 2017. It was the 105th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of eve ... at the qualifying stage. Grand Slam singles performance timeline ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neva Cup
The Neva Cup ''(previously known as the Kivennapa Ladies' Cup)'' is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on indoor hardcourts. The event is classified as a $100,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ..., Russia, since 2012. In 2016, the tournament moved from the outdoor clay courts of the Children's Tennis Center to the indoor courts of Tennis Center Dinamo. Past finals Singles Doubles References External links Official website ITF search {{DEFAULTSORT:Neva Cup ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Clay court tennis tournaments Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Russia Recurring sporting events established in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryna Zanevska
Maryna Volodymyrivna Zanevska ( uk, Марина Володимирівна Заневська; born 24 August 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Belgian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62, achieved on 23 May 2022, and a WTA doubles ranking of No. 86, reached on 16 June 2014. Personal life Zanevska has been training in Belgium since 2008, and resides in Namur. Born in Ukraine, she received Belgian citizenship in October 2016. She has been coached by the "6th Sense Academy" of Justine Henin and Carlos Rodríguez. Junior career Junior Grand Slam results - Singles: * Australian Open: 3R (2010) * French Open: 3R (2011) * Wimbledon: 1R (2009) * US Open: 2R (2009) Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles: * Australian Open: 1R (2009, 2010) * French Open: W (2011) * Wimbledon: 2R (2009) * US Open: W (2009) Career Zanevska is a winner of the 2009 US Open junior title with her Russian doubles partner Valeria Solovyeva, and of the 2011 French Open junior title w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Stančiūtė
Lina Stančiūtė (born 7 February 1986) is a Lithuanian former tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 September 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 197. On 15 May 2006, she peaked at No. 138 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Lithuania Fed Cup team, Stančiūtė has a win–loss record of 37–31. Personal life Lina Stančiūtė was born on 7 February 1986 in Vilnius, Lithuania. She started playing tennis at age eight, her favourite surface is clay. In June 2016, she married Lithuanian professional Basketball player Martynas Gecevičius. Career Stančiūtė had a successful junior career, winning one ITF singles and doubles titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was world No. 63, and she finished her junior career with a record of 72–49. In 2003, she reached her first ITF Circuit singles final, winning in Italy. She also reached two ITF doubles finals. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richèl Hogenkamp
Richèl Hogenkamp (born 16 April 1992) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 94, which she reached on 24 July 2017. On the ITF Circuit, she has won 16 singles and 14 doubles titles. Personal background Hogenkamp was born on 16 April 1992 to Benno and Jolanda in Doetinchem, where she continues to reside. She has a younger sister who rides horses professionally. Hogenkamp's grandparents introduced her to tennis. Hogenkamp is currently coached by Kees Oostrom. She is in a relationship with Dutch footballer . Career highlights The biggest win of her career came at the 2012 Gastein Ladies where she beat top-seeded Julia Görges. In a 2016 Fed Cup World Group tie, she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. She is a two-time major singles champion, winning the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and finishing runner-up at two other majors. .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirini Georgatou
Eirini Georgatou ( el, Ειρήνη Γεωργάτου; born 1 February 1990) is a Greek former tennis player. On 16 May 2011, she reached her career-high singles ranking of 176. Her highest doubles ranking of 171 she achieved on 31 January 2011. Most of her success came in tournaments in Greece, Israel, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. In September 2010, she qualified for her first WTA Tour event, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won three qualifying matches in straight sets, and then lost to second-seeded and hometown favorite Akgul Amanmuradova in the first round of the main draw. She played doubles with Russian partner Elena Bovina, and they reached the quarterfinals before falling 9–11 in the third set super tiebreaker to fourth-seeded Maria Kondratieva of Russia and Sophie Lefèvre of France. Fed Cup In February 2011, she represented Greece in Group One Euro/African Zone of the fed cup which took place in Eilat, Israel. In the round-robin stage on 2 February 2011, she won ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Kalashnikova ( ka, ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, tr, ; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player. Kalashnikova has won five WTA Tour doubles titles, three WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as five singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 5 July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 156. On 13 June 2016, she peaked at No. 43 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team since 2007, Kalashnikova has a win–loss record of 20–16 (as of December 2022). Tennis career 2012 In 2012, Kalashnikova entered the ITF tournament in Astana, where she won the doubles event with Marta Sirotkina against twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok. In November, she and Nina Bratchikova won the doubles title at the Royal Indian Open. 2013 Kalashnikova won her first WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering Irina Buryachok against Eleni Daniilidou and Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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