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Suzan Lamens
Suzan Lamens (born 5 July 1999) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Lamens has a best singles ranking of No. 64 by the WTA, achieved on 3 March 2025. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 183, attained on 22 May 2023. Lamens is the current No. 1 Dutch singles player. Career 2021–2022: WTA Tour debut Lamens won her first $60k title at the 2021 Amstelveen Open, in the doubles draw, partnering Quirine Lemoine. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, defeating seventh seed Astra Sharma to reach the second round, where she lost to Irina Bara in three sets. 2024: First career title, top 100 In April, she defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the BJK Group I for her first top 10 win, outside the WTA Tour. Following her maiden WTA 125 title at the 2024 Oeiras Ladies Open, which she won as an unseeded player, she made her top 150 debut at No. 134, on 22 April 2024. Ranked No. 140, she received a wildcard for the Rosmalen Open and defeated Bernarda Pera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 French Open
The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2022, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments are also scheduled. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in men's singles, and Barbora Krejčíková was the defending champion in the women's singles. Neither successfully defended their title, with Djokovic losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, and Krejčíková losing in the first round to Diane Parry. The event returned to its full spectator capacity, after the last two restricted capacity editions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 pandemic. It was the 121st edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2022. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw. It was part of the 2022 ATP Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jelena Ostapenko
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light. Helena comes from Helios meaning shining and sunlight. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenochka, Jeca, and Lenka. Notable people Nobility * Saint Jelena of Serbia, Serbian Queen (d. 1314) * Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374) * Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy * Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts * Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary * Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman Other people * Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player * Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater * Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volleyball player * Yelena Bonner, Russian writer *Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player *Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Diane Parry
Diane Parry (; born 1 September 2002) is a French professional tennis player. On 28 October 2024, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the current French No. 3 singles player. Parry was the junior world No. 1 in 2019. Career Juniors Grand Slam performance - Singles: * Australian Open: 1R (2018) * French Open: 2R (2019) * Wimbledon: SF (2019) * US Open: 2R (2018) - Doubles: * Australian Open: 1R (2018) * French Open: SF (2019) * Wimbledon: QF (2018) * US Open: QF (2019) Parry has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1, attained on 21 October 2019. She was designated ITF Junior World Champion for 2019. 2017: WTA Tour debut She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the French Open thanks to a wildcard, partnering Giulia Morlet; they were defeated by the 13th-seeded pair of Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson, in two sets in the first round. Parry won her first ITF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ana Bogdan
Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023. Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 2008. Career 2016: Major debut and WTA Tour semifinal In May, she won her first ITF tournament of the year in Grado by defeating Susanne Celik in the final. In July, she qualified for the WTA Tour event Stanford Classic. She won her first-round match against Asia Muhammad, before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round. At her next tournament, at the Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, en route. At the US Open, after qualifying, she defeated fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the first round, in three sets, for her first main-draw major match-win. In the second round, she lost to another countrywoman, Monica Niculescu, in straight sets. 2017: S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lucia Bronzetti
Lucia Bronzetti (born 10 December 1998) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 46 in singles and No. 194 in doubles. She has played three finals and won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2023 Morocco Open, and has also reached nine singles finals on the ITF Women's Circuit, of which she won five. Bronzetti was a member of the Italian squad which won the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup. Early life Bronzetti was born in Rimini and grew up in Verucchio. She began playing tennis at the age of 10 at the suggestion of her aunt, and took lessons at the Tennis Club Valmarecchia in Pietracuta. Her cousin, Alberto Bronzetti, is also a tennis player. Her training base is in Anzio. She also trains at the Circolo Tennis Viserba, outside of Rimini. Career 2021: WTA Tour debut and first wins In May, Bronzetti was awarded a wildcard into the singles qualifying rounds of Italian Open, but failed to advance to the main draw. She and playing partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Viktoriya Tomova
Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova (, born 25 February 1995) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46 on 29 July 2024. Her best doubles ranking is No. 254, achieved on 11 August 2014. Tomova is the current No. 1 Bulgarian female singles player. Competing for Bulgaria, she has a win–loss record of 13–13 (as of May 2025) in Billie Jean King Cup competitions. Career 2016: Top 150 In July 2016, Tomova reached the biggest final of her career so far at the Hungarian Ladies Open, losing to fellow Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova. The following week, she failed to qualify for the Bucharest Open, losing in the final qualifying round to Argentine Nadia Podoroska. Tomova made her debut at the US Open in the qualifying competition. She finished the year as No. 152 in the world. 2017: WTA Tour debut, top 150 at year end Tomova started the season with a loss to Elitsa Kostova at the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Japan Women's Open
The 2024 Japan Women's Open (also known as the Kinoshita Group Japan Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA 250 tournaments of the 2024 WTA Tour. It was held at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan, from 14 to 20 October 2024. Champions Singles * Suzan Lamens def. Kimberly Birrell 6–0, 6–4 Doubles * Ena Shibahara / Laura Siegemund def. Cristina Bucșa / Monica Niculescu 3–6, 6–2, 0–2 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of 7 October 2024 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Bianca Andreescu * Mai Hontama * Sofia Kenin * Sara Saito The following player received entry using a protected ranking: * Zheng Saisai The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kimberly Birrell * Ana Bogdan * Aoi Ito * Suzan Lamens * Ena Shibahara * Laura S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Aliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich (born 22 March 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 29 on 19 September 2022, and peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings on 23 August 2021. She has won eleven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. She has reached a major semifinal in doubles, at the 2019 US Open – Women's doubles, 2019 US Open, together with Viktória Hrunčáková (then Kužmová). Personal life and background Sasnovich has a younger sister, Polina. She came from a sporty family. Sasnovich's mother, Natalia, played basketball while Sasnovich's father, Aliaksandr, played hockey and tennis for 20 years on the senior circuit. She started playing tennis at the age of nine and has stated that her favorite shot is backhand down the line, while her favorite surface is indoor hardcourt. She studied for a physical culture degree in Minsk. Beside Belarusian language, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carole Monnet
Carole Monnet (born 1 December 2001) is a Ukrainian-born French tennis player. Monnet has career-high WTA rankings of No. 162 in singles, achieved on 11 September 2023, and No. 129 in doubles, reached on 28 October 2024. Early life Monnet was born in Boiarka, Ukraine, and adopted at the age of two by French parents from Toulouse. Career Monnet made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament. Her first singles tour-level main-draw match was at the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg, losing to Elise Mertens in the first round. She received a wildcard for the main draw in singles at the 2022 French Open for her home Grand Slam tournament debut. Partnering Darja Semeņistaja, Monnet won the doubles title at the WTA125 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, defeating Aliona Bolsova and Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Kawa (; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Varvara Gracheva
Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva ( rus, Варвара Андреевна Грачёва, , vɐrˈvarə ɡrɐˈtɕɵvə, Ru-Varvara Gracheva.ogg; born 2 August 2000) is a Russian-born French professional tennis player. Gracheva has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 39, achieved on 8 January 2024. She has won seven singles titles on 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. In July 2019, she qualified for the Washington Open and won her first WTA Tour main-draw match, defeating Anna Blinkova. Personal information Early life Varvara Gracheva was introduced to tennis by her mother Natalia Kazakova, who coached her until she was 14 years old near Zhukovsky. Because of facilities limitations, she looked abroad to benefit from better conditions, before entering the junior circuit. First, she continued her training in Germany with Nina Bratchikova befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Budapest Grand Prix
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the event, a WTA 250-level tournament on the 2024 WTA Tour. It took place at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest, Hungary, from 15 through 21 July 2024. Champions Singles * Diana Shnaider def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6–4, 6–4 Doubles * Katarzyna Piter / Fanny Stollár def. Anna Danilina / Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 3–6, 0–3 Singles main draw entrants Seeds † Rankings are as of 1 July 2024 Other entrants The following players received wildcard entry into the singles main draw: * Tímea Babos * Fanny Stollár * Natália Szabanin The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Miriam Bulgaru * Ekaterina Makarova * Carole Monnet * Gergana Topalova * Amarissa Tóth * Simona Waltert The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Ella Seidel Withdrawals * Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bernarda Pera
Bernarda Pera ( ; ; born 3 December 1994) is a Croatian-American professional tennis player. Pera has won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She achieved career-high rankings of world No. 27 in singles on June 12, 2023, and No. 35 in doubles on February 21, 2022. Before March 2013, Pera represented her country of birth, Croatia. Early life Pera was born in a Croatian- Dalmatian Italian family. In addition to English, she speaks Croatian. When she was 16, her father, who is a U.S. citizen, moved their family to the United States for the benefit of her budding tennis career. They settled in New Jersey, where friends and relatives already were living. Career 2014: WTA Tour debut She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having been handed a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering with Tornado Alicia Black. 2018: Australian Open debut and 3rd round, top 100 debut She made her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |