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Věra Suková
Věra Suková (née Pužejová) (13 June 1931 – 13 May 1982) was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4. Suková was a women's singles semifinalist at the French Open, French Championships in 1957 and 1963. She teamed with Jiří Javorský to win the mixed doubles title at that tournament in 1957. They were the runners-up in 1961. According to Lance Tingay, Suková was ranked in the world top ten in 1957, 1962, and 1963, reaching a career high of World No. 5 in those rankings in 1962. Suková was the Czechoslovak national women's singles champion 11 times between 1952 and 1964. After retirement from tennis, Suková served as the coach of Czechoslovakia's national women's team. Under her guidance, the team won the Fed Cup in 1975. Personal life Her husband Cyril Suk II, whom she married in 1961, was president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over 37,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Uherské Hradiště consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Uherské Hradiště (12,714) *Jarošov (2,120) *Mařatice (6,891) *Míkovice (814) *Rybárny (258) *Sady (1,609) *Vésky (613) Etymology The name can be literally translated as "Hungarian Gord (archaeology), gord", meaning "a fortified settlement near the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian border". Geography Uherské Hradiště is located about southwest of Zlín. It creates an urbanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Wimbledon Championships
The 1962 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1962. It was the 76th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1962. Rod Laver and Karen Susman won the singles titles. Champions Seniors Men's singles Rod Laver defeated Martin Mulligan, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 Women's singles Karen Susman defeated Věra Suková, 6–4, 6–4 Men's doubles Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle defeated Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 Women's doubles Billie Jean Moffitt / Karen Susman defeated Sandra Price / Renée Schuurman, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 Mixed doubles Neale Fraser / Margaret duPont defeated Dennis Ralston / Ann Haydon, 2–6, 6–3, 13–11 Juniors Boys' singles Stanley Matthews defeated Alex Metreveli, 6–2, 6–4 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 French Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Ann Haydon ''(semifinals)'' # Margaret Smith ''(champion)'' # Christine Truman Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist ... ''(fourth round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(fourth round)'' # Sandra Price ''(quarterfinals)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(semifinals)'' # Edda Buding ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jan Lehane ''(quarterfinals)'' # Liz Starkie ''(fourth round)'' # Deidre Catt ''(third round)'' # Justina Bricka ''(fourth round)'' # Maria-Teresa Riedl ''(third round)'' # Lesley Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 French Championships – Women's Singles
Sixth-seeded Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1961 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ann Haydon is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Darlene Hard ''(fourth round)'' # Maria Bueno ''(quarterfinals)'' # Margaret Smith ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christine Truman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(finalist)'' # Ann Haydon ''(champion)'' # Sandra Reynolds ''(fourth round)'' # Florence De La Courtie ''(third round)'' # Jan Lehane ''(fourth round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(semifinals)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(fourth round)'' # Mary Reitano ''(fourth round)'' # Vera Suková ''(fourth round)'' # Deidre Catt ''(third round)'' # Lesley Turner ''(fourth round)'' # Edda Buding ''(semifinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 French Championships – Women's Singles
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 French Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Christine Truman defeated Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Christine Truman is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(finalist)'' # Christine Truman ''(champion)'' # Maria Bueno ''(quarterfinals)'' # Shirley Brasher ''(third round)'' # Mary Reitano ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sandra Reynolds ''(semifinals)'' # Jeanne Marie Arth ''(second round)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(third round)'' # Vera Puzejova ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(second round)'' # Janet Hopps ''(third round)'' # Florence De La Courtie ''(third round)'' # Rosie Reyes ''(semifinals)'' # Silvana Lazzarino ''(third round)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(second round)'' # Mimi Arnold ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 French Championships – Women's Singles
Third-seeded Zsuzsi Körmöczy defeated Shirley Bloomer 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1958 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Zsuzsi Körmöczy is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Shirley Bloomer ''(finalist)'' # Lorraine Coghlan ''(third round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(champion)'' # Vera Puzejova ''(third round)'' # Dorothy Knode ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ann Haydon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Heather Segal ''(semifinals)'' # Mary Hawton ''(second round)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(second round)'' # Thelma Long ''(third round)'' # Silvana Lazzarino ''(second round)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(third round)'' # Maria Esther Bueno ''(semifinals)'' # Karol Fageros ''(second round)'' # Christine Truman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Márta Peterdy ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 French Championships – Women's Singles
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer in the final, 6–0, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships. It was her first Grand Slam tournament title, and Gibson became the first African American to win a Grand Slam tournament. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Angela Mortimer ''(finalist)'' # Dorothy Knode ''(third round)'' # Althea Gibson ''(champion)'' # Mary Hawton ''(first round)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(semifinals)'' # Shirley Bloomer ''(quarterfinals)'' # Christiane Mercelis ''(second round)'' # Barbara Davidson ''(second round)'' # Suzanne Le Besnerais ''(third round)'' # Edda Buding ''(quarterfinals)'' # Thelma Long ''(third round)'' # Darlene Hard ''(third round)'' # Annalissa Bellani ''(third round)'' # Ginette Bucaille ''(third round)'' # Angela Buxton ''(semifinals)'' # Myrtil Dubois ''(third round)'' Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events every year, held before the French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), US Open. The Australian Open typically starts around the middle of January and continues for two weeks, concluding with the men's final traditionally held on the last Sunday of the month. It features men's and women's singles, men's, women's and mixed doubles, juniors’ championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Until 1987, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019. Since 2020, it has been played on blue GreenSet. First held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships in Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Laver was ranked as the World number 1 ranked male tennis players, world number 1 professional player indisputably for five years from 1965 to 1969, and by some sources also in 1964 and 1970. He was also ranked as the number 1 amateur in 1961 and 1962. Laver won 200 singles titles across his amateur and professional careers, the most won by any tennis player. Laver won 11 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam tournament singles titles and 8 Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era, Pro major titles. He completed the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam (winning all four majors in a calendar year) in singles twice, in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era. He also completed the Grand Slam (tennis)#Pro Slam, Pro Slam (winning all three pro majors in one year) in 1967. Laver won titles on all court surfaces of his time (Grass c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlene Hard
Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961. With eight different partners, she won a total of 13 women's doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments, and was the finest doubles player of her generation. Her last doubles title, at the age of 33 at the 1969 US Open, came six years after she had retired from serious competition to become a tennis instructor. She also played the US Open singles tournament in 1969, losing in the second round to Françoise Dürr. According to Lance Tingay, Hard was ranked among the top 10 in the world from 1957 through 1963, reaching a career high of No. 2 in those rankings in 1957, 1960, and 1961. ''The Miami Herald'' ranked her No. 1 for the 1961 season. In 1957, she made her first Wimbledon finals appearance, losing to Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 French Championships (tennis)
The 1961 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 15 May until 28 May. It was the 60th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1961. Manuel Santana and Ann Haydon won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Manuel Santana defeated Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 Women's singles Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1 Men's doubles Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Bob Howe / Bob Mark 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 Women's doubles Sandra Reynolds / Renee Schuurman defeated Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard walkover Mixed doubles Darlene Hard / Rod Laver defeated Vera Suková / Jirí Javorský 6–0, 2–6, 6–3 References External links French Open official website {{1961 in tennis French Championships The French Open (), also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
