The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis. The ITTF is responsible for the organization of numerous international competitions, including the World Table Tennis Championships that has continued since 1926.
The WTA Finals is a tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) played annually at the end of the season. The event is uniquely reserved for players at the top of the WTA Rankings. The format predates WTA and started in 1972 as the Championship tournament of WTA Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two round-robin groups, and eight doubles teams.
Ruth Hughes Aarons was a US table tennis player, vaudeville entertainer, and talent manager.
Rong Guotuan was a Chinese table tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, the first world championship winner representing the People's Republic of China. During the Cultural Revolution, Rong was persecuted as a "spy suspect". He committed suicide on June 20, 1968.
Gertrude Pritzi was a female international table tennis player from Austria.
Gertrude "Traute or Trude" Kleinová was a three-time world champion table tennis player, winning the women's team world championship twice, and the world mixed doubles once.
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from May 13 to May 20, 2013. The Championships were the 52nd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.
The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
The 1947 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 14th edition of the men's singles championship.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 16th edition of the men's singles championship.
The 1951 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 18th edition of the men's singles championship.
The 1954 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 21st edition of the men's singles championship.
The 1959 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 25th edition of the men's singles championship.
The 1948 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 15th edition of the women's singles championship. Gizi Farkas defeated Vera Thomas-Dace in the final by three sets to two, to win the title.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 16th edition of the women's singles championship. Gizi Farkas defeated Květa Hrušková in the final by three sets to one, to win claim a third consecutive title.
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 17th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.
The 1951 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 18th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 19th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to two, to win a third consecutive title.
Joan Mary Ingram (1910–1981), was a female English international lawn tennis and table tennis player.
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