The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Kosmos Holding and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States and Australia. The current champions are Spain, who beat Canada to win their sixth title in 2019.
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen, is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is named after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser. It covers the areas of arts/humanities, business, dentistry, economics, law, medicine, science, social sciences, and veterinary medicine. Its university hospital, which has two sites, Giessen and Marburg, is the only private university hospital in Germany.
Marlene Weingärtner is a retired tennis player from Germany. She is a former top 40 player in both singles and doubles.
Horst Skoff was a professional tennis player from Austria, who won four tournaments at the top-level.
Frank Lorymer Riseley was a British tennis player.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Tennis Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Syria Davis Cup team represents Syria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Syrian Arab Tennis Federation.
Issam Haitham Taweel is an Egyptian tennis player. Haitham Taweel began playing tennis at the age of 13. He has trained in Syria, Spain, United States and Egypt.
Amer Delić is a Bosnian former professional tennis player. He is a former captain and member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team.
Jonathan Koch is a German lightweight rower.
André Laurito is a Congolese footballer who plays for TSV Kerspleben.
The Basketball Bundesliga 2012–13 was the 47th season of this championship. The regular season started on 3 October 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013, after 34 rounds. Brose Baskets from Bamberg won its 6th German championship and its 4th straight title. Runner-up was EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
Kurt von Wessely, also Curt von Wessely, was an Austrian tennis player who was active during the beginning of the 20th century.
The Nuremberg Cup was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. The inaugural 2013 edition took place the week after the French Open while from 2014 to 2019, the event was scheduled the week before the French Open. The licence was sold and the tournament venue is going to move to the Rhineland.
Mikal Statham, usually referred to by his self-penned nickname of "Oliver," is a tennis player from New Zealand.
The Sewer Murders or "Sewage Plant Murders" were an unexplained murder series of male adolescents in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area during the 1970s and 1980s.
Fatih Kaya is a German-Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Ingolstadt.
Monika, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a German noblewoman and philanthropist. She was the second wife of Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover. A member of the House of Solms-Laubach by birth, she became the Princess Consort of Hanover and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg through her marriage. She was the founder of the Dollhouse Museum in Laubach.
William Anane ia a Ghanaian retired footballer who last played for SKV Beienheim.
Yacoub Makzoume is a Syrian tennis player. He is a member of the Syria Davis Cup team.
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