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WIMBLEDON 1962 Karen Susman Serving. Point to Vera Sukova
62/56 WIMBLEDON 1962 It was an all Australian Final. As Laver (right) and. Mulligan came on to the Centre Court they bowed to the Queen. To see the title-match Her Majesty was in the Royal Box. Mulligan's service held no terrors for the champion, Rod Laver. From the start the big crowd on the Centre Court realised that Laver was serving up power tennis in the manner of the great Wimbledon champions. Mulligan nets; point to Laver, Laver (this end) won the first two sets and was now well on the way to victory in the third, though dropping a point here and there, Mulligan was hopelessly outclassed but grimly stuck to his task. Laver serving. Point here to Mulligan. With the Queen in the Royal Box were Princess Margaret and Princess Marina. Laver, now led 5-1 in set-three. Laver lobs a sitter, but Mulligan nets. Mulligan serving. Match point to Laver. Again Mulligan nets, Laver wins in straight sets. Her Majesty herself came onto the court to present the Trophy; the cup that goes with the Wimbledon title, the most prized of all in world tennis. The Queen spoke for everybody when she congratulated that great player, Rod Laver. Next day, the Women's Final. Karen Susman (left) against Vera Sukova, of Czechoslovakia, conqueror of Angela Mortimer, Darlene Hard and Maria Bueno. Karen Susman serving. Point to Vera Sukova. Susman serving. Point to Sukova. Mrs. Sukova, at the far end, lost the first set 4-6. She teas now limping, result of a fall in her Hotel, the day before. -
United States Vs. Czech Republic
United States vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Semifinal Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Bay, Florida * April 22-23 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVIEW NOTES PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES (U.S. AND CZECH REPUBLIC) U.S. FED CUP TEAM RECORDS U.S. FED CUP INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL-TIME U.S. FED CUP TIES RELEASES/TRANSCRIPTS 2017 World Group (8 nations) First Round Semifinals Final February 11-12 April 22-23 November 11-12 Czech Republic at Ostrava, Czech Republic Czech Republic, 3-2 Spain at Tampa Bay, Florida USA at Maui, Hawaii USA, 4-0 Germany Champion Nation Belarus at Minsk, Belarus Belarus, 4-1 Netherlands at Minsk, Belarus Switzerland at Geneva, Switzerland Switzerland, 4-1 France United States vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Semifinal Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Bay, Florida * April 22-23 For more information, contact: Amanda Korba, (914) 325-3751, [email protected] PREVIEW NOTES The United States will face the Czech Republic in the 2017 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal. The best-of-five match series will take place on an outdoor clay court at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa Bay. The United States is competing in its first Fed Cup Semifinal since 2010. Captain Rinaldi named 2017 Australian Open semifinalist and world No. 24 CoCo Vandeweghe, No. 36 Lauren Davis, No. 49 Shelby Rogers, and world No. 1 doubles player and 2017 Australian Open women’s doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands to the U.S. team. Vandeweghe, Rogers, and Mattek- Sands were all part of the team that swept Germany, 4-0, earlier this year in Maui. -
Tennis Edition
Commemorative Books Coverage List Wimbledon Tennis 2017 Date of Pages Event Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated) Paper 5 July 1913 Page 11 Anthony Wilding (N.Z) defeats Maurice McLoughlin to win his fourth singles title Dorothea Lambert Chambers wins her seventh singles title. 6 July 1914 Page 4 Norman Brookes beats Anthony Wilding in the men’s final 6 July 1919 Back Suzanne Lenglen (Fr) beats Dorothea Lambert Chambers in the ladies’ final Bill Tilden (US) wins the men’s singles. Suzanne Lenglen wins Triple Crown 4 July 1920 Back 4 July 1925 Page 2 Suzanne Lenglen wins the ladies singles for the sixth time 3 July 1926 Page 8 Jean Borotra (Fr) defeats Howard Kinsey to win his second singles title Henri Cochet (Fr) and Helen Wills (USA) win the singles titles for the first time 3 July 1927 Page 3 7 July 1928 Page 26 Rene Lacoste (Fr) defeats Henri Cochet to win his second singles title 7 July 1929 Pages 3 and back Henri Cochet (Fr) defeats Jean Borotra to win the men’s singles title for the second time Bill Tilden defeats Wilmer Allison to win the men’s title for a third time 6 July 1930 Back 7 July 1934 Pages 1 and 26 Fred Perry (GB) defeats Jack Crawford in the men’s singles final 9 July 1934 Page 27 Dorothy Round (GB) defeats Helen Jacobs in the ladies’ singles final 6 July 1935 Page 26 Fred Perry retains his singles title after defeating Gottfried von Cramm 4 Jul 1936 Pages 14 and 26 Fred Perry defeats Gottfried von Cramm to win his third successive singles title Don Budge (USA) wins Triple Crown, and Dorothy Round wins her second title -
THE MEETING of the TWO MARIAS, 8 December 2009
2009 Page 1 of 9 The Website of Maria Bueno, Tennis Champion THE MEETING OF THE TWO MARIAS, 8 December 2009 Tennis played centre stage in Brazil this past weekend when Maria Sharapova and Gisela Dulko visited Sao Paulo and paid homage to local legend Maria Esther Bueno, who has been celebrating her 50th anniversary since winning Wimbledon for the first time all year. At a news conference held in a downtown shopping mall, Sharapova said she was pleased to be in Sao Paulo. Asked if she knew Maria Bueno, she smiled, replying: “I know she has won a lot more than me and I am very excited to meet her. Leaving a small country, it's amazing what she achieved," said Sharapova, referring to the lack of tennis tradition in Brazil at the time. It was the meeting of the two Marias, both former world number ones and Wimbledon champions, and although the great Brazilian leads the tally with 19 Grand Slam titles to her name and topped the world rankings in 1959, ’60, ’64 and ‘66, the Russian is a superstar in her own right and attracts huge attention wherever she goes. They met at the Nike store for a photo-call and blocked traffic on Oscar Freire, playing tennis over a make-shift net in the road and drawing the attention of passers by. People stopped their cars to get out and watch, clapping the two Marias as they volleyed balls to each other. The tennis stars travelled to Porto Felix for an exhibition match between Sharapova and Dulko, which took place on Saturday on a specially constructed tennis court in front of 800 invited guests at a new and exclusive residential complex some 87 kilometers outside Sao Paulo. -
Teams by Year
World TeamTennis - teams by year 1974 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DENVER RACQUETS EASTERN DIVISION Atlantic Section Baltimore Banners: Byron Bertram, Don Candy, Bob Carmichael, Jimmy Connors, Ian Crookenden, Joyce Hume, Kathy Kuykendall, Jaidip Mukerjea, Audrey Morse, Betty Stove. Boston Lobsters: Pat Bostrom, Doug Crawford, Kerry Melville, Janet Newberry, Raz Reid, Francis Taylor, Roger Taylor, Ion Tiriac, Andrea Volkos, Stephan Warboys. New York Sets: Fiorella Bonicelli, Carol Graebner, Ceci Martinez, Sandy Mayer, Charlie Owens, Nikki Pilic, Manuel Santana, Gene Scott, Pam Teeguarden, Virginia Wade, Sharon Walsh. Philadelphia Freedoms: Julie Anthony, Brian Fairlie, Tory Fretz, Billie Jean King, Kathy Kuykendall, Buster Mottram, Fred Stolle. COACH: Billie Jean King Central Section Cleveland Nets: Peaches Bartkowicz, Laura DuPont, Clark Graebner, Nancy Gunter, Ray Moore, Cliff Richey, Pat Thomas, Winnie Wooldridge. Detroit Loves: Mary Ann Beattie, Rosie Casals, Phil Dent, Pat Faulkner, Kerry Harris, Butch Seewagen, Lendward Simpson, Allan Stone. Pittsburgh Triangles: Gerald Battrick, Laura DuPont, Isabel Fernandez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Evonne Goolagong, Peggy Michel, Ken Rosewall. COACH: Ken Rosewall Toronto/Buffalo Royals: Mike Estep, Ian Fletcher, Tom Okker, Jan O’Neill, Wendy Overton, Laura Rossouw. WESTERN DIVISION Gulf Plains Section Chicago Aces: Butch Buchholz, Barbara Downs, Sue Eastman, Marcie Louie, Ray Ruffels, Sue Stap, Graham Stilwell, Kim Warwick, Janet Young. Florida Flamingos: Mike Belkin, Maria Esther Bueno, Mark Cox, Cliff Drysdale, Lynn Epstein, Donna Fales, Frank Froehling, Donna Ganz, Bettyann Stuart. Houston EZ Riders: Bill Bowrey, Lesley Bowrey, Cynthia Doerner, Peter Doerner, Helen Gourlay- Cawley, Karen Krantzcke, Bob McKinley, John Newcombe, Dick Stockton. Minnesota Buckskins: Owen Davidson, Ann Hayden Jones, Bob Hewitt, Terry Holladay, Bill Lloyd, Mona Guerrant Wendy Turnbull. -
Grand Slam Tennis Computer Game (Version 2017.1)
Grand Slam Tennis Computer Game (Version 2017.1) Table of Contents 1. Introduction - What is the grand slam tennis program? ...................................................... 2 2. Options - What are the available playing options? .............................................................. 3 3. History - How has the program has evolved over time? ...................................................... 4 4. How are players chosen and skill determined? .................................................................. 5 5. Countries available in the International Model ................................................................... 6 6. What are my plans for improving the program? ............................................................... 12 1 1. Introduction - What is the grand slam tennis program? The Grand Slam Tennis Program allows you to see how recent grand slam tennis champions would fair against champions from the past. You can choose from more than 90 former men's grand slam champions and more than 80 former Women's Champions. In addition, you can choose to play the tennis match at the Australian Open, U.S. Open, Wimbledon, or French Open. International tennis matches can also be played, with the option of choosing from many countries around the world. The program is perfect for simulating individual match ups or holding an entire tournament. This is not video graphic game. It is a statistical game based on each former tennis player’s historical success in playing major grand slam singles events. While some players have a higher probability of success, their performance in any particular tournament is still subject to the laws of random probability. For example, a player who has had major success in the French Open is likely to do well in the French Open, but could still lose to a player who has had less historical success in the French Open. -
Tennis Quiz 1. the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Is The
Tennis quiz 1. The Wimbledon tennis championship is the oldest in the world, in which year was it first held? 1877 2. What surface are the courts at Wimbledon? Grass. 3. How many players take part in the first round of the Wimbledon Men's Singles? 128 4. Who was the last British female player to reach the final of a Wimbledon singles championship? Virginia Wade, who won in 1977. 5. Who in 1985 became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles? Boris Becker. 6. Who holds the record for the most Wimbledon Women's Singles titles? Martina Navratilova with NINE. 7. Who did Chris Evert beat to win her FIRST Wimbledon singles title? Olga Morozava. 8. When were the Wimbledon championships first televised? 1937 9. Which British pair won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Championship in 1987? Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie. 10.Who won her SIXTH Wimbledon singles Championship in 1975? Billie-Jean King. 11.Prior to Andy Murray's win in 2013,who was the last British man to win the Wimbledon singles championship? Fred Perry in 1936. 12.Up to and including 2014, how many times has Roger Federer won the Wimbledon Men's Singles final? Seven 13.In which year did Wimbledon enter the 'Open' era by allowing professionals to play? 1968 14.Who in 1997 became the youngest Wimbledon champion since Lottie Dod in 1887? Martina Hingis. 15.Up to 2012 on how many occasions have the Williams' sisters won the Wimbledon Women's Singles Title? Ten ,Five each. 16.Who is the President of the All-England Club? H.R.H. -
Greatest Games the All England Club’S Fifty Finest Matches
ABI SMITH Wimbledon’s GREATEST GAMES THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB’S FIFTY FINEST MATCHES Contents Acknowledgements 11 Foreword 13 Game, set and match 15 1. Maureen Connolly vs Louise Brough 17 2 Andre Agassi vs Goran Ivanišević 23 3. Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick 27 4. Venus Williams vs Serena Williams 32 5. Björn Borg vs John McEnroe 36 6 Althea Gibson vs Darlene Hard 41 7. Henri Cochet vs Bill Tilden 46 8. Arthur Ashe vs Jimmy Connors 51 9. Ann Jones vs Billie Jean King 56 10. Rod Laver vs John Newcombe 61 11. Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković vs Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik 66 12. Pete Sampras vs Pat Rafter 72 13. Serena Williams and Venus Williams vs Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama 77 14. Boris Becker vs Kevin Curren 80 15. Virginia Wade vs Betty Stöve 84 16. Fred Perry vs Donald Budge 89 17. Martina Hingis vs Jana Novotná 93 18. Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin 98 19. Ricardo Pancho Gonzales vs Charlie Pasarell 102 20 Margaret Court vs Billie Jean King 108 21. Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde vs Sandon Stolle and Paul Haarhuis 112 22. Steffi Graf vs Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 116 23. Maria Sharapova vs Serena Williams 120 24. Stefan Edberg vs Boris Becker 125 25. Martina Navratilova vs Chris Evert 130 26 Stan Smith vs Ilie Năstase 135 27. Steffi Graf vs Martina Navratilova 140 28. Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan vs Dorothea Lambert Chambers and Ethel Thomson Larcombe 145 29. -
Neale Fraser (AUS) Mixed Doubles
Neale Fraser (AUS) Mixed Doubles Code->Event From To Participations Matches Won/Lost Walkovers W/L Total 1954 1977 14 50 37 / 13 2 / 0 MX->Mixed Doubles 1954 1977 14 50 37 / 13 2 / 0 Year Opponent's Name Seed Rnd Result Score 1954 Neale Fraser (AUS) partnered with Ginette Bucaille (FRA) MX Bye 1 MX Sven Davidson (SWE) and Margarita Bonstrom (SWE) 2 W 7/9 6/2 6/3 MX Armando Vieira (BRA) and Dorothy Levine (USA) 3 W 6/1 6/4 MX Peter Molloy (AUS) and Audrey Bilse (RSA) 4 L 3/6 7/9 1955 Neale Fraser (AUS) partnered with Beryl Penrose (AUS) MX Cyril Botha (RSA) and Helen Pascoe (RSA) 1 W 6/0 6/4 MX Russell Seymour (RSA) and Hazel Redick-Smith (RSA) 2 W 6/1 3/6 7/5 MX Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA) and Nicla Migliori (ITA) 3 W 6/3 6/2 MX Roger Becker (GBR) and Elaine Watson (GBR) 4 W 6/1 8/6 MX Hugh Stewart (USA) and Erika Vollmer (GER) Q W 6/4 7/5 MX Ricky Morea (ARG) and Louise Brough (USA) 2 S L 9/7 4/6 4/6 1956 Neale Fraser (AUS) partnered with Pat Ward (GBR) MX Howard Walton (GBR) and Gill Evans (GBR) 1 W 6/2 6/3 MX Arthur Marshall (AUS) and Pauline Roberts (GBR) 2 W 4/6 6/2 6/3 MX Sven Davidson (SWE) and Margaret O'Donnell (AUS) 3 W 7/9 7/5 6/3 MX Gerry Oakley (GBR) and Pat Hird (GBR) 4 W 2/6 6/1 6/3 MX Bob Howe (AUS) and Darlene Hard (USA) 4 Q L 4/6 6/8 1957 Neale Fraser (AUS) partnered with Althea Gibson (USA) seeded 2 MX Bye 1 MX Eric Bulmer (GBR) and Pauline Roberts (GBR) 2 W 6/2 6/2 MX Lew Gerrard (NZL) and Ruia Morrison (NZL) 3 W 6/2 6/4 MX Gerry Oakley (GBR) and Pat Hird (GBR) 4 W 6/1 6/4 MX Naresh Kumar (IND) and Edda Buding (GER) Q -
Residents Consider Challenging City's Election
—INDEX Arts & Leisure 5B A Guide to the BIG Arts Fair Insert At Lara* 5A Calendar 4B Classifieds 7C Cltvslde 11A Commentary 8A Span opens Thanks' Crossword 8C Environment 3C County officials Soldiers write Police Beat 2A Recreation 8B cut ribbon on new return letters Remember When 4A Blind Pass Bridge 3A to students 3A 1961-1990 Still first on Sanibel and Captiva VOL. 29, NO. 47 TUESDAY, NOV. 20, 1990 THREE SECTIONS, 44 PAGES 50 CENTS Residents consider challenging city's election By Louise Henlgman said Burton, who declined to give the name Islander staff writer of the attorney representing the group. Newly-elected Sanibel City Council The other members of the group are member Wally Kain should legally be in Paulette's husband, Dudley; Maxene Michl, the Nov. 27 runoff election with candidates Maggie Greenberg, and former City Jerry Muench and Roz Wegryn, claims a Council candidate Gwen Zimmerman, who group of five residents who want to came in last in the Nov. 6 election. The challenge the Sanibel's new election group has "no axe to grind" with any of the process. council candidates, Paulette Burton said. Kain won one of two open council seats They just want to see the city do what is during the Nov. 6 general election when "morally and legally" right, she said. his name was chosen on 52.01 percent of , , TJte referendumjquesiion on the 1989 nss~tiitti&ar casT'fbr cuy council ballot reads in part: "An amendment to the candidates. However, he received only Sanibel City Charter ... to provide for 27.58 percent of the total votes cast. -
ALTHEA GIBSON Tennis, Which First Came to the United States in the Late
ALTHEA GIBSON Tennis, which first came to the United States in the late 19th century, by the middle of the 20th century had become part of a culture of health and fitness. Public programs brought tennis to children in poor neighbourhoods, though those children couldn't dream of playing in the elite tennis clubs. One young girl named Althea Gibson lived in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s. Her family was on welfare. She was a client of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She had trouble in school and was often truant. She ran away from home frequently. She also played paddle tennis in public recreation programs. Her talent and interest in the game led her to win tournaments sponsored by the Police Athletic Leagues and the Parks Department. Musician Buddy Walker noticed her playing table tennis, and thought she might do well in tennis. He brought her to the Harlem River Tennis Courts, where she learned the game and began to excel. The young Althea Gibson became a member of the Harlem Cosmopolitan Tennis Club, a club for African American players, through donations raised for her membership and lessons. By 1942 Gibson had won the girls' singles event at the American Tennis Association's New York State Tournament. (The American Tennis Association - ATA - was an all-black organization, providing tournament opportunities not otherwise available to African American tennis players.) In 1944 and 1945 she again won ATA tournaments. Then Gibson was offered an opportunity to develop her talents more fully: a wealthy South Carolina businessman opened his home to her and supported her in attending an industrial high school, while studying tennis privately. -
Tennis on Film Collection Launched On
ANYONE FOR TENNIS? Tennis on Film, 1903 to 1984 Earliest film in the collection, 1903, Edwardian players jump over the net Wimbledon Love – earliest film of the tournament at its first location, Worple Road in 1921 Ace female pioneers – footage featuring Maud Watson, the first female Wimbledon Champion and Althea Gibson, the first black person to win a Grand Slam tournament Deuce pay debate – British tennis Champion, Ann Jones, on equal pay in 1968 Smashingly stylish male players – both Fred Perry and René Lacoste, the players behind the clothing brands, feature in the collection NEWLY AVAILABLE FOR FREE THROUGH BFI PLAYER http://player.bfi.org.uk/collections/tennis-on-film/ | facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute | twitter.com/bfi #TennisOnFilm Embargoed until Monday 26 June 2017, London – Game, set, match! On the cusp of this year’s Wimbledon 2017, BFI serves up over 70 films from the BFI National Archive and the Regional and National Film Archives, tracing 80 years of tennis history. The newly digitised collection examines tennis’ roots from ‘real tennis’ to the now popular lawn tennis played by both amateurs and professionals worldwide. Tennis on Film gives tennis fans a rare opportunity to watch famous players from past and present in a combination of news footage, adverts, instructional videos and promotional sponsorship films available for free, on BFI Player from 26 June. Tennis on Film features a surprising on court appearance by the only royal ever to compete at Wimbledon, King George VI, trying his luck at the men’s doubles in Duke Beaten at Wimbledon Gaumont Graphic No. 1593 (BFI, 1926) as well as iconic tennis players more natural on the court.