Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Blacks at the Net Black Achievement in the History of Tennis Vol. II by Sundiata Djata Singin’ in the Rain. How can we get us through the rainy days of summer in Southeast Florida? Watch Gene Kelly kick up his heels in a 60-year-old Hollywood musical, of course. Singin’ in the Rain reminds us of the problems many Hollywood studios and silent film actors faced during the advent of sound films, or “talkies,” in the late 1920s. Want to learn more about this period in film history?Check out one of these titles. The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity By Raymond Knapp. Princeton University Press, 2006 Call Number: ML2054 .K6 2006. Cinema’s Conversion to Sound: Technology and Film -Style in France and the U.S. By Charles O’ Brien. Indiana University Press, 2005 Call Number: PN1995.7 .O27 2005 (Also available online via EBSCOhost) Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical: Music, Masculinity and Mayhem By Kelly Kessler. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 Call Number: PN1995.9 .M86 K48 2010 Continue reading. Wimbledon. Week of July 16, 2012. In the News: WIMBLEDON. Roger Federer won his seventh Men’s Singles Wimbledon Championship while Serena Williams finished with her fifth title. Williams also won the Women’s Doubles Championship with her sister, Venus. This was Wimbledon win number five for the sisters. 30 for 30, Volume 2, DVD 9 (DVD) Features: Unmatched – No individual sports rivalry can boast the intensity and impact of the one between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Fierce competitors, the two lifted each other to heights that each couldn’t have reached without the other. On the court, their battles were fought hard. But even more remarkable is what happened off the court, as they formed a strong and lasting friendship, bonding them to this day. ESPN Films, 2011 Call Number: GV576 .A1534 2011 (Boca Raton Media Center) Arthur Ashe on Tennis: Strokes, Strategy, Traditions, Players, Psychology, and Wisdom By Arthur Ashe with Alexander McNab. Knopf, 1995 Call Number: GV995 .A75 1995. Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis By Sundiata Djata. Syracuse University Press, 2006 Call Number: GV992 .D53 2006 Continue reading. David Adams (tennis) David Adams (born 5 January 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa. He turned professional in 1989. In his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9 in February 1994. Contents. Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles) Career finals Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups) Doubles performance timeline References External links. Adams participated in six Davis Cup ties for South Africa between 1997 and 2003, posting a 4–2 record, all in doubles. Adams won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles, both with fellow South African Mariaan de Swardt, taking the Australian Open title in 1999 and the French Open title in 2000. [1] [2] Grand Slam finals. Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles) Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1999 Australian Open Hard Mariaan de Swardt Max Mirnyi Serena Williams 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 (7–5) Win 2000 French Open Clay Mariaan de Swardt Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. Career finals. Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups) Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 1992 Munich, Germany Clay Menno Oosting Carl Limberger Tomáš Anzari 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Loss 1. 1992 French Open, Paris Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset 6–7, 7–6, 5–7 Loss 2. 1992 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Marius Barnard John-Laffnie de Jager 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 Loss 3. 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Henrik Holm Anders Järryd 4–6, 6–7 Win 2. 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Win 3. 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Menno Oosting Udo Riglewski 6–3, 7–5 Loss 4. 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Andrei Olhovskiy Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark 6–7, 6–1, 4–6 Loss 5. 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano Javier Frana 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 Loss 6. 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval 3– 6, 2–6 Loss 7. 1994 Adelaide, Australia Hard Byron Black Andrew Kratzmann Mark Kratzmann 4–6, 3–6 Win 4. 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 Win 5. 1994 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Menno Oosting Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan 6–3, 6–4 Loss 8. 1994 Osaka, Japan Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm Sandon Stolle 4–6, 4–6 Loss 9. 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Daniel Orsanic Jan Siemerink 4–6, 2–6 Win 6. 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 Loss 10. 1994 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Tommy Ho Kent Kinnear 6–7, 3–6 Loss 11. 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis w/o Win 7. 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Ronald Agénor Shuzo Matsuoka 7–5, 6–3 Win 8. 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jean-Philippe Fleurian Rodolphe Gilbert 6–1, 6–4 Win 9. 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Marius Barnard Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 Loss 12. 1996 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Ctislav Doseděl Pavel Vízner 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 Loss 13. 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 6–7, 3–6 Loss 14. 1996 Bucharest, Romania Clay Menno Oosting David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 6–7, 6–7 Loss 15. 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Menno Oosting Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 3–6, 4–6 Win 10. 1997 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Olivier Delaître Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Loss 16. 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano Peter Nyborg 4–6, 6–7 Loss 17. 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Marius Barnard Karsten Braasch Michael Stich 6–7, 3–6 Loss 18. 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Martin Damm Cyril Suk 4–6, 3–6 Loss 19. 1998 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brett Steven Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 2– 6, 5–7 Loss 20. 1998 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Wayne Black Jim Grabb David Macpherson 4–6, 4–6 Loss 21. 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 5–7, 3–6 Loss 22. 1998 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Pavel Vízner Nicolas Kiefer David Prinosil 4–6, 3–6 Loss 23. 1999 Marseille, France Hard (i) Pavel Vízner Max Mirnyi Andrei Olhovskiy 5–7, 6–7 (7–9) Loss 24. 1999 Dubai, UAE Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Black Sandon Stolle 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 Win 11. 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Neil Broad Peter Tramacchi 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 25. 1999 Rome, Italy Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 7–6, 1–6, 2–6 Win 12. 1999 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 7–6 (8–6) , 6–4 Loss 26. 1999 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau 5–7, 7–6 (7–2) , 3–6 Win 13. 1999 Bournemouth, England Clay Jeff Tarango Michael Kohlmann Nicklas Kulti 6–3, 6–7 (5–7) , 7–6 (7–5) Loss 27. 1999 Toulouse, France Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango 6–3, 6–7 (2–7) , 4–6 Loss 28. 1999 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jonas Björkman Byron Black 7–6 (8–6) , 6–7 (2–7) , 0–6 Win 14. 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Tim Henman Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 Win 15. 2000 London, England Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries 6–3, 6–7 (7–9) , 7–6 (13–11) Loss 29. 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Joshua Eagle Donald Johnson Piet Norval 4–6, 5–7 Win 16. 2000 Munich, Germany Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Max Mirnyi Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–4 Loss 30. 2001 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Martín García Marius Barnard Jim Thomas 6–7 (10–12) , 4–6 Loss 31. 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Martín García Donald Johnson Gustavo Kuerten 3–6, 6–7 (5–7) Loss 32. 2002 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Ben Ellwood Martin Damm Cyril Suk 4–6, 7–6 (7–5) , [5–10] Loss 33. 2002 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Gastón Etlis Joshua Eagle David Rikl 3–6, 4–6 Win 17. 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Robbie Koenig Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk 6–2, 7–5 Win 18. 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Jared Palmer Irakli Labadze Marat Safin 7–6 (10–8) , 6–3 Win 19. 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Robbie Koenig Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl 7–6 (7–5) , 3–6, 6–3. Doubles performance timeline. Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Career SR Career Win-Loss Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A A A 2R A 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 3R 2R 0 / 13 14–13 French Open A A A A A F 2R SF 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 12 12–12 Wimbledon A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R SF 3R 2R 2R 0 / 13 12–12 US Open A A A A 1R 1R SF QF 1R 3R QF 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 13 15–13 Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 51 N/A Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 6–4 6–3 9–4 1–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 5–4 5–4 4–4 4–4 2–4 N/A 53–50 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells NME A A A A A A A A 2R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 3–6 Miami NME A A A 3R A 3R A A QF 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 8 8–8 Monte Carlo NME A A A SF A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R QF 1R 1R 0 / 9 6–9 Rome NME A A QF 1R 1R A 1R QF 1R F 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 11 9–11 Hamburg NME A A 2R 2R QF A 1R 2R F 2R 1R 2R QF 1R 0 / 11 11–11 Canada NME A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R SF QF SF 1R A 0 / 8 9–8 Cincinnati NME A A 2R 1R A 1R A 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 10 4–10 Madrid (Stuttgart) NME A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 2R 1R F 2R 2R QF A 0 / 10 7–10 Paris NME A A 1R QF QF QF QF 2R 1R 2R QF 2R 2R A 0 / 11 12–11 Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 84 N/A Annual Win-Loss N/A 0–0 0–0 4–5 5–7 2–4 4–4 2– 6 5–7 9–9 14–9 7–9 9–9 7–9 1–6 N/A 69–84 Year-end ranking 824 434 289 180 101 26 20 13 71 35 25 37 12 19 33 27 91 N/A.