Conchita MartínezSpanish tennis player (born 1972) Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez at the 2010 US OpenFull nameInmaculada Concepción Martínez BernatCountry (sports) SpainResidenceBarcelona, SpainBorn (1972-04-16) 16 April 1972 (age 54)Monzón, SpainHeight1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Turned proFebruary 1988Retired15 April 2006PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)Prize money$11,527,977Int. Tennis HoF2020 (member page)SinglesCareer record739–297Career titles33Highest rankingNo.
2014 US Open – Women's doubles← 2013 ·US Open· 2015 →2014 tennis event resultsAndrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hlaváčková played alongside Zheng Jie, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimiko Date-Krumm and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová.Japan Open (tennis)The Japan Open, currently sponsored by the Kinoshita Group, is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo. It has been held since 1972. In 2018, the venue switched to the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza as the Ariake Coliseum was renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions.
Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSpanish former tennis player (born 1971)
Billie Jean KingAmerican tennis player (born 1943)Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. King is an advocate of gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice.1994 Australian Open – Women's singlesSteffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1994 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open title and 15th major singles title overall. With the win, Graf achieved a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, dubbed the 'Steffi Slam'. This was the second time in her career that she won four consecutive majors, after achieving the Grand Slam in 1988.1995 French Open – Women's singlesSteffi Graf defeated defending champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1995 French Open. It was her fourth French Open singles title and 16th major singles title overall. Sánchez Vicario lost the world No. 1 ranking to Graf following the tournament, and would never recapture it.1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singlesDefending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. It was her seventh and last Wimbledon singles title, and 20th major singles title overall. It was the second consecutive major final between the two, with Graf winning the French Open crown over Sánchez Vicario a month earlier.
2009 Hansol Korea OpenThe 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from 21 September 27 through September 2009.
TennisTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.
WTA TourThe WTA Tour (also known as the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. Season format2024–presentIn 2024, the WTA made all WTA 1000 events mandatory.
History of tennisThe racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis was invented in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and is now commonly known simply as tennis. It is the direct descendant of what is now known as real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules. Most rules of (lawn) tennis derive from this precursor and it is reasonable to see both sports as variations of the same game.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.