Estadio Universidad del Mar is the main tennis court in La Serena, Chile. Built in 2007, it currently holds 10,000 spectators. It hosts the La Serena Open on the ATP Challenger Series as well as Davis Cup matches.
Coordinates: 29°49′35″S71°16′52″W / 29.826371°S 71.281114°W
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Sheridan is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 2,137. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's single tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24). The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. On her sixth occasion, she held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf. In total, she has been No. 1 for 319 weeks, which ranks third in the Open Era among female players behind Graf and Martina Navratilova.
The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile, with additional facilities located on Cerro Pachón about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast. It is within the Coquimbo Region and approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of La Serena, where support facilities are located. The site was identified by a team of scientists from Chile and the United States in 1959, and it was selected in 1962. Construction began in 1963 and regular astronomical observations commenced in 1965. Construction of large buildings on Cerro Tololo ended with the completion of the Víctor Blanco Telescope in 1974, but smaller facilities have been built since then. Cerro Pachón is still under development, with two large telescopes inaugurated since 2000, and one in the early stages of construction.
The University of La Serena is a university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. It is located 350 miles north of Santiago. The university has five campuses: three in La Serena, one in Coquimbo, and one in Ovalle. It was founded in 1981, and approximately 8,000 students are currently enrolled there.
The Indian Wells Masters, also known as BNP Paribas Open and the WTA Indian Wells Open, is an annual tennis tournament held in early- and mid-March at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. The current owner is Larry Ellison, CTO and co-founder of Oracle. The current tournament director is former world No. 2 player Tommy Haas.
Amy Frazier is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the La Portada stadium, which has a capacity of 17,194 seats. Their biggest rival is Coquimbo Unido. They are nicknamed "Los Papayeros", because of the papayas that are grown near La Serena in the Elqui Valley.
Aldo Serena is an Italian former professional footballer, who was usually deployed as a forward. He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning four Serie A titles, among other trophies; he is mainly remembered for his time with Inter, where he won several trophies, including a league title and the UEFA Cup. At international level, he represented the Italy national football team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, helping the team to a third-place finish in the latter tournament.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena is an archdiocese located in the city of La Serena in Chile.
The Territorial Prelature of Illapel is a territorial prelature located in the city of Illapel in the Ecclesiastical province of La Serena in Chile.
Aeronor Flight 304 was a Chilean domestic flight between the cities of Santiago and Antofagasta with two intermediate stops. On December 9, 1982, the Fairchild F-27 operating the flight crashed near La Florida Airport, in the Chilean city of La Serena. All 46 passengers and crew on board died.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2013 US Open in a rematch of the previous year's final. Just like the previous year, Williams only dropped one set the entire tournament, to Azarenka in the final. By winning the tournament, Williams won her fifth US open crown and her seventeenth grand slam singles title.
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2014 US Open. Williams did not lose a set in the entire tournament and did not lose more than three games in any set. This was Williams' 18th Grand Slam singles title, tying the number won by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. With the victory, Serena tied the Open Era record of six US Open titles held by Evert. This was Williams' third US Open championship that she competed in without losing a set, also tying Evert.
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. This was her sixth Australian Open title and her 19th Grand Slam singles title overall.
Serena Williams defeated first-time Grand Slam finalist Lucie Šafářová in the final, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2015 French Open. This win gave Williams her third Career Grand Slam. Williams also became the first woman since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to win the Australian Open and the French Open in the same year, and the first to win the US Open, Australian Open and French Open titles consecutively since Monica Seles (1991–92). This was Williams' third French Open title and 20th major overall. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by the eventual finalist, Šafářová.
Serena Williams defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6–4, 6–4, to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Williams also achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open Also, this was the first time since 2002 that a player completed the 'Channel Slam', Serena herself being the last player to do so.
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was Kerber's second Grand Slam singles title. She became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996. Kerber became the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to win both hard court slams in the same calendar year. Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2015 season.
The Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral also called La Serena Cathedral It is the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of La Serena. It is the largest temple in the city, and one of the cathedrals of Chile and is located in the northeastern corner of the Plaza de Armas in La Serena, at the intersection of Los Carrera street with the Cordovez street.
Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to unseeded Coco Vandeweghe.
Angelique Kerber won her third Grand Slam singles title, defeating Serena Williams, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. Kerber became the first German since Steffi Graf in 1996 to lift the trophy. Kerber dropped just one set the entire tournament, to Claire Liu in the second round.