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1968, commercial pressures and rumors of some amateurs taking money under the table led to the abandonment of this distinction, inaugurating the Open Era (see below), in which all players could compete in all tournaments, and top players were able to make their living from tennis. With the beginning of the open era, the establishment of an international professional tennis circuit, and revenues from the sale of television rights, tennis's popularity has spread worldwide, and the sport has shed its upper/middle-class English-speaking image (although it is acknowledged that this stereotype still exists). Some people believe that the word "Tennis" came
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of two professional tours: When the Open Era began in 1968, tournaments often found themselves deprived of either NTL or WCT players. The first Open tournament, the British Hard Court Championships at Bournemouth, was played without WCT players, as was that year's French Open. In 1970, NTL players did not play the Australian Open because their organization did not receive a guarantee. The manipulation of Grand Slams in particular by professional promoters at the start of the Open Era led Jack Kramer, the former No. 1 male tennis player in the world in the 1940s and 1950s and a promoter
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ATP Rankings began in August 1973. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official ATP season rankings. Total weeks with currently-ranked players in boldface Year-end totals through 2018 Note the following: Youngest and oldest title winners Instances of winning titles on 3 surfaces across consecutive events played Open Era tennis records – men's singles The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn
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Open Era tennis records – men's singles The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first open event was the 1968 British Hard Court Championships held in April, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam event, the French Open, a month later. Note the following: Spanning consecutive events Spanning non-consecutive events Consecutive per year totals Won at least 3 titles Reached at least 5 finals
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boldface. active streaks in boldface minimum 2 titles Active career prize money leaders in bold Open Era tennis records – women's singles The Open Era is another name for the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" event was held in Bournemouth, England, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam event a month later. All records are based on data from the WTA, the ITF, and the
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Open Era tennis records – women's singles The Open Era is another name for the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" event was held in Bournemouth, England, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam event a month later. All records are based on data from the WTA, the ITF, and the official sites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Active streaks and active players are in
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Buchholz, Cliff Drysdale and Dennis Ralston. In 1968, the original Handsome Eight WCT players were not allowed to participate in the French Open. In 1970, NTL players did not play in the Australian Open because their organization did not receive a guarantee. In 1970, neither WCT nor NTL players played in the French Open. In the first two years of the Open Era, the National Tennis League and WCT promoters began to take control of the game. To outmaneuver them, Jack Kramer, the best player of the late 1940s / early 1950s, and at that time a promoter, conceived the
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already regarded it as a major championship, the International Lawn Tennis Federation officially designated it as one of the world's major tournaments commencing in 1924. At the 1922 U.S. National Championships, the draw seeded players for the first time to prevent the leading players from playing each other in the early rounds. The open era began in 1968 when professional tennis players were allowed to compete for the first time at the Grand Slam tournament held at the West Side Tennis Club. The previous U.S. National Championships had been limited to amateur players. Except for mixed doubles, all events at
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South African Open (tennis) The South African Open – formerly known as the South African Championships, and for sponsorship reasons the Altech NCR South African Open and the Panasonic South African Open – is a defunct Grand Prix Tennis Tour, World Championship Series, ATP Tour and Virginia Slims Circuit affiliated tennis tournament played from 1891 to 2011 in South Africa. It was part of the pre-open era international seasonal tours from 1891 to 1967 from 1968 to 1971, part of the open era independent events tour from 1972, when it became part the men's Grand Prix Tour until 1989. The
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Garden Championships. Madison Square Garden Pro The Madison Square Garden Pro was a men's tennis tournament open to professionals. It was held in 1954 and again between 1966 and 1969 and was played on indoor hard courts. The Madison Square Garden Pro first began in 1954 and served as the opening tournament of the 1954 World Pro Tour. The event was then not staged for a further twelve years when it was re-established in 1966. The 1968 and 1969 tournaments were part of a pro circuit in the open era of tennis. It ended as an open tournament called the
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Madison Square Garden Pro The Madison Square Garden Pro was a men's tennis tournament open to professionals. It was held in 1954 and again between 1966 and 1969 and was played on indoor hard courts. The Madison Square Garden Pro first began in 1954 and served as the opening tournament of the 1954 World Pro Tour. The event was then not staged for a further twelve years when it was re-established in 1966. The 1968 and 1969 tournaments were part of a pro circuit in the open era of tennis. It ended as an open tournament called the Madison Square
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sponsored and broadcast by the BBC to mark the invention of colour television. It was first time that professional tennis players played at Wimbledon. Wimbledon Pro winner: Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era Before the advent of the Open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four Majors. There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. However many top tennis players turned professional to play legally for prize money in the years before the open era. They played in separate professional events,
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held in August 1967, the first tournament where professional tennis players were allowed to play at Wimbledon. The "Open Era" began in 1968 when major tournaments agreed to allow professional players to compete with amateurs. Before 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in Grand Slam tournaments and other events organized or sanctioned by the ILTF, including the Davis Cup. The move is made because the English are tired of the hypocrisy in the sport, the shamateurism that plagues high-class tennis. It is well known that amateurs bargain for – and receive – exorbitant expenses to compete at many tournaments.
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Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era Before the advent of the Open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four Majors. There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. However many top tennis players turned professional to play legally for prize money in the years before the open era. They played in separate professional events, mostly on tours involving head-to-head competition, but also in professional tournaments as the biggest events on the pro tour. Professional tournaments, in particular the professional Majors, usually
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hold the distinction of being the first open era tennis tournament. Prior to this tournament professional players were banned by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) from competing in tournaments, including the Grand Slams, which were organized by the ILTF and its national organizations. Although all players, amateurs and professionals, were allowed to compete at the 1968 BHCC the players who were part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit did not participate. Players from the rival National Tennis League (NTL) did enter and in the men's singles event made up the first six seeds. The tournament started on 22
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Virginia Slims Circuit The Virginia Slims Circuit was a tennis tour consisting of a group of originally nine female professional players. Formed in 1970, the Virginia Slims Circuit eventually became the basis for the later WTA Tour. The players, dubbed the "Original 9", rebelled against the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) due to the wide inequality between the amount of prize money paid to male tennis players and to female tennis players. The Open era began with the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth in 1968. At the first Open Wimbledon, the prize-fund difference was 2.5:1 in favour of
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and Frenchwoman Suzanne Lenglen. Once a player "turned pro" he or she could not compete in the major (amateur) tournaments. The leading professional players were under contract with a professional promoter before the Open Era who controlled their appearances. For example, Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards toured North America under contract to Charles C. Pyle. The main events of the professional circuit comprised head-to-head competition and by-invitation Pro Championships, which were the precedents for the Grand Slam tournaments before the Open Era began in 1968. In the years before the open era, male professionals often played more frequently on tours
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Oscar Wegner Oscar Wegner is a tennis coach and pre-open-era tour player, author, and creator of Modern Tennis Methodology, a tennis-teaching system which he began developing in 1968. He is Founder and President of Oscar Wegner Enterprises, Inc. and Tennis Kids For Life, Inc. a non-profit corporation. Other projects he has created include The Modern Tennis Methodology Coaches Association, The Oscar Wegner Elite Training Program and The Oscar Wegner Modern Tennis College. He teaches publicly and privately throughout the United States and internationally, contributes to tennis publications and events, and publishes TennisTeacher.com. He is a USPTA Professional 1, the highest
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I watched these guys play, I watch these guys and that is exactly what he is talking about." Oscar Wegner Oscar Wegner is a tennis coach and pre-open-era tour player, author, and creator of Modern Tennis Methodology, a tennis-teaching system which he began developing in 1968. He is Founder and President of Oscar Wegner Enterprises, Inc. and Tennis Kids For Life, Inc. a non-profit corporation. Other projects he has created include The Modern Tennis Methodology Coaches Association, The Oscar Wegner Elite Training Program and The Oscar Wegner Modern Tennis College. He teaches publicly and privately throughout the United States and
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The following is a breakdown of their documented head-to-head results: Emerson–Laver rivalry Australian tennis player Rod Laver had a long rivalry with his fellow Queenslander Roy Emerson. They met first on the senior amateur tour in 1958 and dominated the amateur circuit until 1962, before Laver went pro. When open tennis arrived in 1968, Emerson went pro, and had many new battles with Laver. The statistics shows a strong dominance of Laver over Emerson, two years his senior. He dominated him in the amateur era and the open era over all surfaces. Emerson spent his best years in the amateur
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Emerson–Laver rivalry Australian tennis player Rod Laver had a long rivalry with his fellow Queenslander Roy Emerson. They met first on the senior amateur tour in 1958 and dominated the amateur circuit until 1962, before Laver went pro. When open tennis arrived in 1968, Emerson went pro, and had many new battles with Laver. The statistics shows a strong dominance of Laver over Emerson, two years his senior. He dominated him in the amateur era and the open era over all surfaces. Emerson spent his best years in the amateur circuit, and during 5 years he could not face Laver.
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formulas assigning points for wins or losses. Notes: Sources that are as authoritative as can be found in the men's article are also quoted in the women's can also be found here: ranking sources. See the Open Era records page since the leaders are all in that era. All-time tennis records – women's singles Overall tennis records – women's singles covers the period 1884 to present. Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon, the oldest of the Majors, was founded in
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on clay; since his debut in 2005, he has only lost twice at the tournament – in 2009 and 2015. Nadal holds the record for the longest winning streak by any male player on a single surface since the tennis open era began in 1968: 81 clay court wins between April 2005 and May 2007. He also holds the record for most titles won on clay in the open era with 55 trophies. Thomas Muster is also considered a successful clay court player; although he only won the French Open once, 40 out of his 44 career singles titles were
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age one, Wade moved to South Africa with her parents. In South Africa, Wade learned to play tennis. When Wade was 15, the family moved back to England and she went to Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School and Talbot Heath School, Bournemouth. In 1961 Wade was in the tennis team of Wimbledon County Girls' Grammar School. She went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of Sussex, graduating in 1966. Wade's tennis career spanned the end of the amateur era and the start of the open era. In 1968, she scored two notable firsts. As an amateur, she
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events at least twice. She also is unique in having completed a boxed set before the start of the open era in 1968 and a separate boxed set after the start of the open era. Court lost a heavily publicised and US–televised challenge match to a former World No. 1 male tennis player, the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, on 13 May 1973, in Ramona, California. Court was the top-ranked women's player at the time, and it has been reported that she did not take the match seriously because it was a mere exhibition. Using a mixture of lobs and drop shots,
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1968, commercial pressures and rumors of some amateurs taking money under the table led to the abandonment of this distinction, inaugurating the Open Era (see below), in which all players could compete in all tournaments, and top players were able to make their living from tennis. With the beginning of the open era, the establishment of an international professional tennis circuit, and revenues from the sale of television rights, tennis's popularity has spread worldwide, and the sport has shed its upper/middle-class English-speaking image (although it is acknowledged that this stereotype still exists). Some people believe that the word "Tennis" came
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Jack Kramer John Albert "Jack" Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. A World No. 1 player for a number of years, and one of the most important people in the establishment of modern men's "Open"-era tennis, he was the leading promoter of professional tennis tours in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a relentless advocate for the establishment of Open Tennis between amateur and professional players. An International Tennis Federation (ITF) proposal to introduce Open tennis lost by five votes in 1960, but became a reality in 1968.
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1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, called Perry one of the six greatest players of all time. "Kings of the Court", a video-tape documentary made in 1997 in conjunction with the International Tennis Hall of Fame, named Perry one of the ten greatest players of all time. But this documentary only considered those players who played before the Open era of tennis that began in 1968, with the exception of Rod Laver, who spanned both eras, so that all of the more recent great players are missing. Kramer, however, had several caveats about Perry.
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1968 US Open (tennis) The 1968 US Open (formerly known as U.S. National Championships) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 29 August until 8 September. It was the 88th staging of the tournament and the fourth Grand Slam event of 1968. It was the first edition of the tournament in the Open Era of tennis and as such for the first time offered prize money, totaling $100,000. Arthur Ashe and Virginia Wade won the singles titles. Ashe
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defeated Gonzales, by then the best player in the world. After retiring from competition Budge coached and conducted tennis clinics for children. According to Riggs' 1949 autobiography as of that writing, Budge owned a laundry in New York with [[Sidney Wood]] as well as a bar in Oakland. A gentleman on and off the court, he was much in demand for speaking engagements and endorsed various lines of sporting goods. With the advent of the [[Tennis Open Era|Open era]] in tennis, in 1968 he returned to play at Wimbledon in the Veteran's doubles. In 1973, at the age of 58,
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Albert Ritzenberg Albert "Allie" Ritzenberg (November 11, 1918 – November 22, 2018) was an American tennis player, coach and collector of tennis antiques. Ritzenberg was born of immigrant parents on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. He and his older brothers were self-taught public parks tennis players growing up in Washington, D.C. He became the top ranked junior player in the Mid-Atlantic States and one of the premiere U.S. college players as the number one player at the University of Maryland. Beginning in 1968, with the advent of the “Open” era of tennis, when professional players were allowed to compete again,
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favourite to win Wimbledon again in 1966, but during his fourth round match he skidded while chasing the ball and crashed into the umpire's stand, injuring his shoulder. He still finished the match, but was unable to win. Emerson's last major singles title came at the French Championships in 1967 – the year before the open era began. His 12 major singles titles stood as a men's record until 2000, when it was surpassed by Pete Sampras. Emerson signed a professional contract with the National Tennis League in early April 1968. Emerson had 10 straight victories in Grand Slam tournament
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of the pre-open era mens tennis tour from 1878 to 1967. Into the Open Era it did not survive as a tour tournament on the lucrative Grand Prix tennis circuit but did remain a fixture on the International Tennis Federation circuit for a short while until the mid-1990's. The tournament was downgraded again to regional status and continues to operate within the annual tennis tournament circuit of Tennis Ireland. The championships were staged in June 2018 which was the 141st edition of this tournament it was won by James Halas. Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in
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phases, first as the Super Series of ITF's Grand Prix tour. When the ATP Tour began in 1990 they became the Super 9 and then the Masters; their official name is now the ATP World Tour Masters 1000. Titles per court type Achievements per the 9 event slots Tennis became an official Olympic sport in 1988, so there have been eight events in the Open Era. Andy Murray has won two titles, while Fernando González and Juan Martín del Potro, with one silver and bronze medal each, are the only other players to have won more than one singles medal.
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wins" 2017 Serena Williams tennis season The 2017 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2017 ASB Classic. Williams entered the season as the number two ranked player. On January 28, 2017, Williams set a record for the most slams in the open era when she claimed her 23rd slam at the 2017 Australian Open. On April 19, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would not participate in any further tournaments for the rest of the year. Williams' 2017 singles tournament schedule is as follows: "Ordered by percentage
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2017 Serena Williams tennis season The 2017 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2017 ASB Classic. Williams entered the season as the number two ranked player. On January 28, 2017, Williams set a record for the most slams in the open era when she claimed her 23rd slam at the 2017 Australian Open. On April 19, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would not participate in any further tournaments for the rest of the year. Williams' 2017 singles tournament schedule is as follows: "Ordered by percentage of
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Tennis Masters Series records and statistics In tennis, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a term applied to a series of nine men's tennis tournaments that are ranked below the four Majors and Year-End Championships and are the most prestigious tournaments on the ATP World Tour. The circuit began in 1970, two years after the Open Era when tennis became professional, and has undergone several name changes and slight alterations to the format, in line with overhauls of the tour by the Association of Tennis Professionals. A number of players hold records for winning the tournaments multiple times, while
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Andrew Lloyd (tennis) Andrew (Andy) Lloyd, is a former US tennis player. He reached the quarterfinals at the 1962 US Open. From Shreveport, Louisiana, Lloyd began his international playing career at the 1961 US Open, where he was beaten in the third round by the then strongest player in the world (the Wimbledon winner), Australian Rod Laver. In the 1962 US Open, Lloyd lasted until the quarterfinal, when he was defeated by the Australian champion Roy Emerson. In the 1963 US Open, he lost in the first round to the unknown Australian Anthony Ryan in four sets. Lloyd did not
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with 5 or more titles since 1970:" "Washington, Indianapolis and Boston ceased as series events after 1977" Tennis Masters Series records and statistics In tennis, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a term applied to a series of nine men's tennis tournaments that are ranked below the four Majors and Year-End Championships and are the most prestigious tournaments on the ATP World Tour. The circuit began in 1970, two years after the Open Era when tennis became professional, and has undergone several name changes and slight alterations to the format, in line with overhauls of the tour by the
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2 other professional tournaments (the British Pro and the German Pro) were reserved for domestic players. It was only during the 1960s that professional tournaments became more significant than tours. The prevalence of head-to-head tours and the small number of professional tournaments makes it necessary to consider the tours when comparing male players from before the open era with male players during the open era. The following lists the pre-open era professionals who won the most tours based on the information currently available. Tennis male players statistics Since 1983, men's tennis has had a very strong tradition and clear hierarchy
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is the highest in the history of Open Era tennis, for men or women. On clay courts, her career winning percentage in singles matches of 94.55% (382–22) remains a WTA record. Evert served as president of the Women's Tennis Association during eleven calendar years, 1975–76 and 1983–91. She was awarded the Philippe Chatrier award and inducted into the Hall of Fame. In later life Evert was a coach and is now an analyst for ESPN and has a line of tennis and active apparel. Evert began taking tennis lessons from her father Jimmy Evert when she was five years old.
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which set the record for the longest gap between titles in the Open Era. In January 2017, almost 18 years after her first Grand Slam semifinal, Lučić-Baroni reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, upsetting two top-5-ranked players before losing to Serena Williams. Three months later, she entered the singles rankings' top 20 for the first time in her career. Lučić began playing tennis at age four by hiding in the car when her older sister went to tennis classes and then sneaking into the lessons herself. As a junior player, she won the girls' singles title at the US
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only player in the open era of the event to have lost four consecutive finals and the only woman to do so in U.S. championships history. Goolagong Cawley made seven consecutive finals at the Australian Open, winning four titles in a row, both records for the open era, although she did not compete in the January 1977 event. Despite reaching the final at her first two appearances in 1971 and 1972, after 1973 Goolagong Cawley did not compete at the French Open for a decade. The French tennis federation banned all WTT contracted players from the 1974 event, with the
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April at 1:43 p.m. when John Clifton served and won the first point of the open era. Clifton lost his first-round match to Owen Davidson who thus became the first winner of an open era tennis match. Ken Rosewall won the men's singles title, taking home $2,400, while runner-up Rod Laver received $1,200. Their final was suspended in the second set due to rain and was finished the following day. Virginia Wade won the women's singles title, defeating Winnie Shaw in the final, but did not take home the winner's prize of $720 as she was still an amateur at
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era tour from inception until 1967. It was then part of the open era non-aligned independent tour, (1968–69). From 1970 to 1974 it was an event on the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The women's event was on the same tours as the men except for when it became part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour from 1971 to 1973. The men's edition was played until 1979 and the women's till 1983. The Irish Championships, was first played two years after Wimbledon started. It was first staged at Pembroke Place, Dublin until 1880 when it transferred to Wilton Place where
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Golden Goddess") as the opening act for the Harlem Globetrotters for one season. There was virtually no further women's professional tennis until 1967, when promoter George McCall signed Billie Jean King, Ann Jones, Françoise Dürr, and Rosie Casals to join his tour of eight men for two years. The professional women then played as independents as the Open Era began. In 1970, promoter for the Pacific Southwest Championships in Los Angeles Jack Kramer offered the women only $7,500 in prize money versus the men's total of $50,000. When Kramer refused to match the men's prize money, King and Casals urged
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2015 Australian Open The 2015 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park from 19 January to 1 February 2015. It was the 103rd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles but lost to four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Reigning women's champion Li Na did not defend her title, as she retired from professional tennis in September, 2014. Novak Djokovic won an Open Era record fifth men's singles crown by defeating Andy Murray in the final,
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1974 US Open – Women's Singles Reigning champion Margaret Court did not defend her title. Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open. With her loss, Goolagong missed her chance to complete the career Grand Slam. Goolagong would snap Chris Evert's winning streak, at 55 matches in the semi-finals. This was an Open Era record for 10 years until 1984, when it was broken by Martina Navratilova. The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in
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on faster surfaces. Its new position will prevent top-ranked players from playing there, since it is after Wimbledon and the focus moves towards preparing for the North American summer hardcourt surface before the start of the U.S. Open. Records Open Era Records pre-open era German Open Tennis Championships The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts at the tennis center "Am Rothenbaum". In the past, it was contested in May, as
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which they were eliminated. 1974 US Open – Women's Singles Reigning champion Margaret Court did not defend her title. Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open. With her loss, Goolagong missed her chance to complete the career Grand Slam. Goolagong would snap Chris Evert's winning streak, at 55 matches in the semi-finals. This was an Open Era record for 10 years until 1984, when it was broken by Martina Navratilova. The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others
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2016 Serena Williams tennis season The 2016 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Hopman Cup. Williams entered the season as the number one ranked player and the defending champion at five tournaments, including the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. On the week of September 5, 2016, Williams tied Steffi Graf for the longest consecutive weeks as World No. 1 at 186 weeks. On July 9, 2016 Williams, defeated Angelique Kerber in the finals at Wimbledon to claim her 22nd major singles title and tie the Open Era record for Grand
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Western Australian Open (tennis) The Western Australian Open and originally called the Western Australian Championships is a defunct Grand Prix tennis circuit Men's and WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1975 at Royal King's Park Tennis Club in Perth, Australia and was played on grass courts. The event was first established in 1895 and continued for 78 editions the men's event was part of the pre-open era tour from 1895 to 1967 part of the Grand Prix tour in 1980 for certain periods after the open era it was part of the ITF non-aligned tournaments independent
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players were paid under the table to guarantee their entry into tournaments. King argued that this was corrupt and kept the game highly elitist. King quickly became a significant force in the opening of tennis to professionalism. King said this about the amateur game, When the open era began, King campaigned for equal prize money in the men's and women's games. In 1971, with ideas for the formation of an eight player women's group from her husband, Larry King, financial backing of "World Tennis" magazine founder, Gladys Heldman, and the sponsorship of Virginia Slims Chairman Joe Coleman, King became the
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popularity of tennis during the 1990s. In singles tennis, Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up in seven other Grand Slam tournaments. During the Open Era, Agassi was the first male player to win four Australian Open titles, a record that was later surpassed by Novak Djokovic when he won his fifth title in 2015, and then by Roger Federer in 2017. Agassi is one of five male singles players to achieve the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era and one of eight in history, the first
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successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, did not lose a match to anyone ranked in the top 10, won every final he reached, and was named the ITF Tennis World Champion. His win–loss record for the year was 74–6 with 11 titles, which included three of the year's four Grand Slams and three ATP Masters Series titles. Federer entered the 2004 Australian Open as the second seed behind American Andy Roddick. In the fourth round he rallied to defeat former number one and native son Lleyton
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straight sets in the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open losing only 6 and 2 games, respectively, in those finals. His exclusion from the French Open denied him the opportunity to become the second male player of the Open Era, after Rod Laver, to win all four Major singles titles in a calendar year. He chose not to participate in the season-ending Masters Cup between the top eight players of the world and was not eligible for the World Championship Tennis (WCT) finals because he did not compete in the WCT's regular tournaments. In the open era, Connors
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his best shot, and red clay is his favorite surface. Robredo remains the only player in Open Era history to mount three consecutive comebacks from two sets down, a feat achieved en route to the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros 2013. He also has the ATP World Tour record for the highest percentage of five-set matches won with 77.3 per cent (17–5 win-loss record). Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and his family moved to Olot, where his father Ángel became the director of the local tennis club, Club Natació Olot. (Robredo's mother Dolores is herself a former assistant
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the Open Era record held by Steffi Graf. Kerber became the first major champion to save a match point in the first round. She was also the first German of any gender to win a major since Graf at the 1999 French Open. Kerber's victory catapulted her ranking to No.2 for the first time in her career. Kerber's 2016 singles tournament schedule is as follows: 2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season The 2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International. Kerber entered the season as the number 10 ranked player and
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There are sometimes contradictions between sources regarding the same information. Early tennis era rankings are more variable in nature due to limited sourcing. A. = Amateur<br> P. = Professional (all players in the Open Era are professional unless otherwise indicated) From 1913 sources are more detailed and better documented. The rankings above are based on eighteen main sources: In addition, when the article was written the rankings for certain tennis publications and tennis journalists were also entered into the table by its authors. Since that time, Wikipedia's standards for referencing have become stricter but in many cases there is no
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resulted in part from changes that tennis was undergoing at the time and from the way prize monies were distributed. During the first two years of the Open Era a large number of male players began playing professionally, and the tournaments in which they competed, often men's and women's combined events, attracted increased investment. The International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) began dropping several women's competitions from the tournaments it presided over. For example, in 1970, the ILTF sanctioned 15 men-only tournaments, all of which had previously been combined events. The WTA was founded at a meeting organised by Billie Jean
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to be. The tournaments that did not want to provide prize money eventually faded out of the calendar, including the US Eastern Grass Court circuit with stops at Merion Cricket Club and Essex county club. There were two professional tennis circuits in existence at the start of the Open Era: World Championship Tennis (WCT), which was for men only, and the National Tennis League (NTL). Ann Jones, Rosie Casals, Françoise Dürr, and Billie Jean King joined NTL. King was paid $40,000 a year, Jones was paid $25,000, and Casals and Durr were paid $20,000 each. The group played established tournaments,
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Clifton served and won the first point of the open era. Ken Rosewall won the men's singles title, taking home $2,400, while runner-up Rod Laver received $1,200. Virginia Wade won the women's singles title, defeating Winnie Shaw in the final, but did not take home the winner's prize of $720 as she was still an amateur at the time of the tournament. She subsequently became the first amateur to win a title in the Open Era. Christine Janes and her sister Nell Truman became the first winners of an open tennis event by winning the women's doubles title. The tournament
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The Tennis Podcast The Tennis Podcast is a podcast about tennis. It began production in 2012 with weekly shows throughout the year. During the four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments - the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, the podcast airs daily. It is presented by tennis broadcasters David Law and Catherine Whitaker, with discussion about recent tennis news and results, and upcoming matches and tournaments. The podcast interviews tennis players and coaches, and other guests. Andy Murray appeared in 2016 and described his first experience of fatherhood. Football coach Jose Mourinho said he shed tears when
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most successful doubles team in the Open Era, Americans Mike and Bob Bryan, also known as the Bryan Brothers. Dušan Vemić Dušan Vemić () is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. His professional tennis career started in 1995, and his career high was No. 146 in singles (reached on February 25, 2008), and No.31 in doubles (on January 12, 2009). Vemić ranks 19th in Fastest recorded tennis serves (235 km/h / 146 mph) in Tour history. Vemić began 2007 ranked #406, down 170 spots from the start of 2006. He had success in 2007 playing at all
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Pro did not follow suit, electing instead to hold its tournament during the U.S. clay court season in early summer instead of during its hitherto pre-Open era (late summer) time slot. Remaining a clay event into the 1990s, the U.S. Pro was a non-ATP exhibition event during the early 1990s. It was only in its final three years that the tournament was once again an ATP event and played on hardcourts. Notes: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships (also for a period known as the World Pro Championships) was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its
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a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.* Indicates challenger Notes 2:"Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season" "No events" "No events" "No events" Important tournament in bold Source: The Concise History of Tennis 1877 Men's Tennis tour The inaugural 1877 Men's tennis tour composed of 3 tournaments for the first edition pre-open era tour. Before the birth of Open Era (tennis),
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("And we have a new era in boxing."). In 1992, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism. Tompkins also co-hosted HBO's baseball program, "Race for the Pennant". Tompkins made his acting debut in 1985, when he portrayed a USA Network sportscaster during the "Rocky Balboa"-"Ivan Drago" fight in "Rocky IV". Later he moved to the ESPN network, where he did play-by-play on Thursday Night Fights alongside Al Bernstein. He also did college basketball, The French Open and many other tennis tournaments, the Tour De France, World Track and Field and Swimming and Diving Championships as
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their lifetime. After the 2012 Australian Open, Rod Laver came out with his greatest in the amateur and Open Era lists, Djokovic was ranked 6th and Nadal 5th on the Open Era list. Laver said the 2012 Australian Open final was a main reason for including both players. Nadal called it the toughest loss of his career but the best match he ever played. Djokovic said it was the finest win in his career and also commented on the high level of tennis played. Not only was this the longest Grand Slam tournament final, but according to Tennis Channel and
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the centre court stadium was named after Croatian tennis player Goran Ivanišević. Croatia Open The Croatia Open (currently sponsored by Plava laguna) is an ATP tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour. The tournament began in 1990 when it was part of Yugoslavia, and is the oldest tennis tournament in Croatia. It began as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts. Carlos Moyá has won the tournament a record five times; he also holds the record for the most consecutive
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sets. Thus, a kind of "inner double bagel" is possible, when a tennis player wins two consecutive 6–0 sets in a single match. The most recent occurrence is in 2018 when Gaël Monfils defeated Facundo Bagnis 7–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–0. In the 1970s, first round matches at the French Open and US Open were only best of three sets. There are 3 cases of a double bagel Grand Slam victory: For women in Grand Slam tournaments, a double bagel result is possible as the matches are best of three sets. In the Open Era, not a single Grand Slam tournament
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title in the Open era. In 2017, Fognini was handed a suspended Grand Slam ban and $96,000 fine for verbally abusing a female umpire at the US Open. Fognini was born to Silvana and Fulvio, a businessman, and has a younger sister. He began playing tennis when he was four years old and is also a fan of football, supporting Inter Milan and Genoa FC. He also enjoys motorbike racing and is a fan of Valentino Rossi. Fognini speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and French, and his nickname is "Fogna". As a junior, Fognini posted a singles win/loss record of 72–36.
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a single set. She defeated fellow Australian Kerry Melville in the final 6–1, 6–3. Although the advent of the Open Era meant tournaments were now open to all tennis players the 1970 Australian Open men's competition was depleted by the absence of the world class players Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Andrés Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle. All these professional players were signed to the National Tennis League and were banned from entering the Australian Open because the financial guarantees were deemed unsatisfactory. The men's draw still had its memorable matches, not least in the quarterfinal when Dennis
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1886 Men's Tennis tour The 1886 Men's tennis tour was composed of the tenth annual pre-open era tour incorporating 85 tournaments. The tour began in April in London, Great Britain and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand. In the four most important tournaments of the year Herbert Lawford win a third successive Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title in Dublin beating Willoughby Hamilton in four sets. William Renshaw wins a sixth consecutive Wimbledon Championship defeating Irish Champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove beats defending champion James Dwight in three straight sets. In
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and 1984 (women). Singles ATP and WTA performances since 1973. The lists include only players who have reached at least a singles Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic semifinal and refer to the Open Era. The lists include only players who have reached at least a doubles Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic final and refer to the Open Era. Tennis in Germany Tennis is one of the most popular sports in Germany with more than five million active players. The German Tennis Federation is the largest tennis federation in the world with ca. 1.4 million members. Statistics based on
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round match between Jarkko Nieminen and Bernard Tomic lasted 28 minutes and 20 seconds, thus becoming the shortest recorded professional tennis match in Open Era history. All seeds receive a bye into the second round. Andrey Golubev (Qualified) 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles The 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles was the main men's event of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis tennis tournament played in Key Biscane, USA from March 17 through March 30, 2014. Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Novak Djokovic. Djokovic went on to win the title, defeating
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Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC The Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC | was a late 19th century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. It was part of the Pre-Open era tennis tour from 1883 to 1886. The Fall Open Tournament was a 19th century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. The Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club existed from 1882 to 1890. Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round
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in May 1989). Tennis Channel & NBC. NBC's coverage of the French Open began in 1975. Tennis Channel owns pay television rights to the tournament. Coverage of morning window (U.S. time) matches were sub-licensed to ESPN for broadcast by ESPN2 from 2007 through 2015. In August 2015, ESPN announced that it would discontinue its sub-licensing and drop coverage of the French Open beginning in 2016, with network staff citing that because of the structure of the arrangement, its coverage "did not fit our successful model at the other three Majors"—where ESPN is the exclusive rightsholder. Tennis Channel chose to retain
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Tennis in Romania Tennis is one of the most popular sports in Romania. The Romanian Tennis Federation ( or FRT), a member of ITF, is the sport's national governing body. Tennis was introduced to Romania in the late 19th century by students returning from their time abroad. Also, the Romania Davis Cup team made the finals of the competition in three editions: 3 (1969, 1971 and 1972) losing each time by the hands of the United States Davis Cup team. Men's tennis saw its best period during the beginning of the Open Era when Ilie Năstase reached the number 1
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when Jones retired. In the open era, the tournament was won by Rod Laver twice, a second and third time by Gonzales, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Richard Krajicek, and Andre Agassi. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan won a record six titles. From 1975 to 1979 the tournament was played indoors at the Pauley Pavilion. Beginning in 1984, the tournament was held at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA, which was built to host the 1984 Summer Olympics tennis event. The matches were played on the Straus Stadium court with a capacity of
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appear in any further Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Andrew Lloyd (tennis) Andrew (Andy) Lloyd, is a former US tennis player. He reached the quarterfinals at the 1962 US Open. From Shreveport, Louisiana, Lloyd began his international playing career at the 1961 US Open, where he was beaten in the third round by the then strongest player in the world (the Wimbledon winner), Australian Rod Laver. In the 1962 US Open, Lloyd lasted until the quarterfinal, when he was defeated by the Australian champion Roy Emerson. In the 1963 US Open, he lost in the first round to the unknown Australian
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2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles The 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles was the main men's event of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis tennis tournament played in Key Biscane, USA from March 17 through March 30, 2014. Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Novak Djokovic. Djokovic went on to win the title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–3. This was the first tour event of any level in the Open Era where two semifinalists issued walkovers to their opponents, resulting in no matches in the semifinal round. The first
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Indian Open (tennis) The Indian Open originally called the All India Championships or formally the All India Lawn Tennis Championships and also known as The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India and later the Indian International Championships is a defunct combined (men's and women's) tennis tournament. It was played from 1910 until 1982 and the men's event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, 1970 to 1979. It was held in various cities in, India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces. Ramanathan Krishnan won most titles during the pre-Open era with six titles and Vijay Amritraj won most
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tournaments and some open tournaments. He entered his first open tournament at 33 years at Bournemouth on clay (the WCT players did not take part) and defeated Gimeno and Laver to win the first open tennis title. At the French Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era, Rosewall confirmed his status of best claycourt player in the world by defeating Laver in the final in four sets. Defeats followed against some of the upcoming 1967 amateur players (Roche twice on grass at the US Pro and at Wimbledon, Newcombe on clay at the French Pro and Okker
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the abandonment of this distinction, inaugurating the Open Era, in which all players could compete in all tournaments, and top players were able to make their living from tennis. With the beginning of the Open Era, the establishment of an international professional tennis circuit, and revenues from the sale of television rights, tennis's popularity has spread worldwide, and the sport has shed its middle-class English-speaking image (although it is acknowledged that this stereotype still exists). In 1954, Van Alen founded the International Tennis Hall of Fame, a non-profit museum in Newport, Rhode Island. The building contains a large collection of
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1877 Men's Tennis tour The inaugural 1877 Men's tennis tour composed of 3 tournaments for the first edition pre-open era tour. Before the birth of Open Era (tennis), most tournaments were reserved for amateur athletes. In 1874 the British Major Walter Clopton Wingfield he patent the House of London Crafts the invention of a new game, which consists of a shaped field hourglass, divided in the middle by a net suspended. The game was packaged in a box containing some balls, four paddles, the network and the signs to mark the field. The game was based on the rules of
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win matches despite his service yips. The only leaderboard about return that Coria did not rank No. 1 at is the second serve return points won, where he is currently ranked 13th. Coria was named after French Open champion and compatriot Guillermo Vilas. He began to play tennis at the age of 3, not long after learning how to walk, when his father Oscar, a tennis coach, introduced the game to him. His mother Garciela is a housewife. He was the oldest of 3 brothers in his family. Coria attended preschool with David Nalbandian in Argentina (their ages are 12
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chosen is 1967 Wimbledon Pro because it was a one-off event and not a "Grand Slam pro" tournament but it was probably the greatest pro event of the 60s and in particular of 1967. It indicates that the Grand Slam label in the pre-open era is not always attributed to the greatest tournaments of a given year. In reality to fairly compare pre-open era players' records with open era players, it would be necessary to select from the tennis beginnings the four greatest events of each year, knowing it would change every year (some years it is difficult to choose
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was the 106th edition of the event (the 50th edition of the Open Era). Additionally, it was the 200th Major tournament of the Open Era. It also marked the 30th anniversary of the Australian Open moving from the Kooyong Tennis Club to Melbourne Park. The 2018 Australian Open was the 106th edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both
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Shortest tennis match records This article covers records concerning the shortest-ever tennis matches both in terms of number of games and duration in terms of time. Matches affected by a retirement or default are not listed. There have been at least 12 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) in the Open era. This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set men's singles match without retirements or defaults. In women's tennis, matches featuring a minimum number of games are a more frequent occurrence. The following are women's Grand Slam singles matches in the Open era which
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1,003-97 match record. 1984 Australian Open – Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, and entered this tournament with a record 70-match winning streak, and 6 consecutive Grand Slam titles. However, she was upset in the semifinals by Helena Suková. Despite this loss, Navratilova's 74-match winning streak remains the longest in professional tennis history; she was attempting to complete the elusive Calendar Year Grand Slam. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the tournament, defeating Suková, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3. When winning her third round match, Evert became the first tennis player of the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the
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1984 Australian Open – Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, and entered this tournament with a record 70-match winning streak, and 6 consecutive Grand Slam titles. However, she was upset in the semifinals by Helena Suková. Despite this loss, Navratilova's 74-match winning streak remains the longest in professional tennis history; she was attempting to complete the elusive Calendar Year Grand Slam. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the tournament, defeating Suková, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3. When winning her third round match, Evert became the first tennis player of the Open Era to win 1,000 matches. She finished the fortnight with a
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least the semifinals at the Australian Open, breaking the previous record held by Ivan Lendl. In the final, Federer defeated fifth-seeded Andy Murray in straight sets to claim his fourth Australian Open singles title. This win tied him for most Australian Open victories in the open era at four with Andre Agassi. Since Wimbledon 2005 Federer had made the finals of 18 out of 19 Grand Slam tournaments, an extraordinary period of sustained excellence unparalleled in the Open Era. Federer withdrew from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships for the second consecutive year due to a lung infection. Federer then appeared
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on the tennis calendar. The tournament was usually held in July or August, and hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world. Tournament winners from its beginning in 1927 until 1967 included most of the world's No. 1 tennis players: Bill Tilden, Ellsworth Vines, Don Budge, Fred Perry, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzales and amateur champions Roy Emerson and Barry MacKay. In the open era the event was known by various (sponsored) names including "Farmers Classic", "Countrywide Classic", "Los Angeles Tennis Open", "Pacific South West Open" and "Jack Kramer Open". Jack Kramer became the tournament director in 1970
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Croatia Open The Croatia Open (currently sponsored by Plava laguna) is an ATP tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour. The tournament began in 1990 when it was part of Yugoslavia, and is the oldest tennis tournament in Croatia. It began as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts. Carlos Moyá has won the tournament a record five times; he also holds the record for the most consecutive wins at three. His most recent win was in 2007. In 2016,
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2010 Maria Sharapova tennis season Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2010 tennis season. Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the 14th seed. She was knocked out in the first round by compatriot Maria Kirilenko in three sets; this marked Sharapova's worst performance at a Major tournament since she lost in the first round of the 2003 French Open, and the first time she lost a match at the tournament since her heavy defeat in the 2007 final to Serena Williams (she did not participate in 2009 due to injury). Rather than participate at the two Middle
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2013 Roger Federer tennis season The 2013 Roger Federer tennis season officially began on 14 January at the start of the 2013 Australian Open. This season saw Federer suffer a considerable decline in form, dropping five places to number 7 in the world, his lowest ranking in 11 years, and seeing his run of 36 consecutive grand slam quarterfinals ended by a second round defeat at Wimbledon. This year also marked the first time since 2002 where Federer did not reach a major final. His only title win of the season was a victory at the Gerry Weber Open in
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and the third round of the men's doubles at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships (with Stanley Matthews). Clifton played a tie for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1970, against Austria. He took part in singles rubbers against Peter Pokorny and Hans Kary, but was unable to win either. John Clifton (tennis) John Clifton (born 19 February 1946) is a Scottish former professional tennis player. He was born in England, but grew up in Scotland. Clifton became the first player to start a match and win a point in the open era of tennis when he played Owen Davidson in
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encouraged the audience to cheer for players, rather than politely applaud, as the more staid tennis audiences had done before. They publicly emphasized their prize money structure and special bonus pool as an incentive to attract top players. World Championship Tennis was founded in September 1967 by New Orleans sports promoter David Dixon, who had earlier witnessed the dreary conditions of the professional circuit before the open era when he visited a poorly promoted match between Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. In August of that year he had presented his idea of a pro tennis tour to Lamar Hunt and
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2017 Andy Murray tennis season Andy Murray's 2017 tennis season officially began at the Qatar Open. Prior to the Qatar Open, Murray played in the exhibition Mubadala World Tennis Championship, where he lost in the semi-finals to David Goffin before beating Milos Raonic in the third-place play-off. This event occurred prior to the 2017 season (December 29–31st) Murray competed at the Qatar Open for the first time since 2014, when he lost in the second round. He competed in the tournament as the top seed, entering the tournament on a 24-match win streak. He extended that streak with a first
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show the round in which they were eliminated. 1969 US Open – Men's Singles Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Rod Laver, who went on to defeat countryman Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man in the open era to complete the Calendar Grand Slam. 1969 would be the last year that a player would reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single year, until Roger Federer did it in 2006. The seeded players are
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1969 US Open – Men's Singles Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Rod Laver, who went on to defeat countryman Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man in the open era to complete the Calendar Grand Slam. 1969 would be the last year that a player would reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single year, until Roger Federer did it in 2006. The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others
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