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Antonia Prado is a Mexican former tennis player active in the 1960s.
Prado, the women's singles champion at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, represented Mexico at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo. [1] She fell in the quarter-finals to Maria Bueno, but made it as far as the bronze medal play-off in the women's doubles event.
In 1964 she made her only appearance with the Mexico Federation Cup team, for a World Group 1st round tie against Czechoslovakia in Philadelphia. She lost her singles match to Jitka Horčičková and was also beaten in the doubles, while partnering Patricia Reyes. [2]
Darlene Ruth Hard was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961.
Julie Heldman is a retired American tennis player who won 22 women's singles titles. In 1969 and 1974, she was ranked World No. 5, her highest career ranking. In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No. 2 in the U.S. She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles Champion at age 12, U.S. Champion in Girls’ 15 Singles and Girls’ 18 Singles, Italian Open Singles Champion, Canadian Singles and Doubles Champion, and U.S. Clay Court Doubles Champion. She won three medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and three gold medals at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.
Carole Caldwell Graebner was an American tennis player. According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Graebner was ranked in the world top 10 in 1964 and 1965, reaching a career high of World No. 4 in these rankings in 1964. Graebner was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association from 1961 through 1965 and in 1967. She was the third-ranked U.S. player in 1964 and 1965. She was ranked U.S. No. 1 in doubles in 1963.
Ilana Berger is a Mexican-born Israeli professional tennis player and Olympian.
Wang Nan is a female Chinese table tennis player from Liaoning. Wang remained as world #1 on the ITTF ranking system from January, 1999 to November, 2002. She is left-handed, and began playing table tennis when she was seven years old. Her particular skills are changing the placement of the ball during rallies and her loop drive, as well as her notable speed. Wang has been the leader of the women's table-tennis team of China after Deng Yaping's retirement. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.
Christiane Mercelis is a Belgian former tennis player active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Jocelyn Rae is a British former tennis player. She is openly lesbian.
Malou Ejdesgaard is a retired Danish tennis player.
Patricia "Pat" Medrado is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. She competed in the Fed Cup from 1975 to 1989, and won the silver medal at the 1975 Pan-American Games in Mexico. [1].
Antonia Lottner is a German tennis player.
Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl is a Mexican tennis player. She reached a best singles ranking of world No. 122 on 9 August 2021, and she peaked at No. 135 in the doubles rankings on 8 October 2018. Renata made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Brasil Cup, where she reached the main draw through qualifying. On the ITF Circuit, she has won two titles in singles and sixteen titles in doubles. On the WTA Tour, her biggest result to date was reaching the semifinals of the 2020 Mexican Open, where she defeated former No. 3, Sloane Stephens, in the first round. In 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her Grand Slam debut. She was the first Mexican female tennis player to play at the main draw of a Grand Slam championship since 2000.
Stefanie Li Yun Tan is a Singaporean former professional tennis player.
Francesca Di Lorenzo is an American tennis player.
Heliane Marie Steden is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Fernanda Contreras Gómez is a Mexican tennis player. She played collegiately for Vanderbilt University. On October 8, 2017, Contreras won the 2017 Riviera All-American Championship. She made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 2018, winning all three matches she played.
Valeria Pulido Velasco is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Karin Palme is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Claudia Hernández Salas, known as Claudia Hernández, is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Vicki Berner was a Canadian professional tennis player. During her career, Berner won the doubles event at the Canadian Open five times. Between 1964 and 1973, Berner competed in Grand Slam events. Her highest finishes were the quarterfinals of the 1967 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles and the semifinals at the 1964 U.S. National Championships in mixed doubles. At the Fed Cup in the 1960s, Berner reached the quarterfinals at the 1964 Federation Cup in singles and the 1967 Federation Cup in doubles. In 1995, Berner was named into the Tennis Canada Hall of Fame.
Patricia Montaño is a Mexican former professional tennis player.