Martina Hingis is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis was the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and to attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and 90 weeks as doubles world No. 1, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks. She won five major singles titles, 13 major women's doubles titles, and seven major mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 25 major titles. In addition, she won the season-ending WTA Finals two times in singles and three in doubles, an Olympic silver medal in doubles, and a record 17 Tier I singles titles.
Steven George Gerrard is an English professional football manager and former player, who manages Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq. He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool and the England national team, captaining both. He is considered as one of the best midfielders of his generation.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.
The WTA Finals is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.
Angela Buxton was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner, Althea Gibson.
Martin Škrtel is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Dejan Lovren is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club PAOK.
Elena Alekseyevna Makarova, is a former Russian professional tennis player.
The Monte-Carlo Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which borders on Monaco. It is played on clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club and is held in April. The tournament is part of the nine ATP Tour Masters 1000 events on the ATP Tour. Rafael Nadal has won the men's singles title a record eleven times.
The Shanghai Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Shanghai, China. It is played on outdoor hard courts at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in the Minhang District, and is held in early October. The tournament is part of the nine ATP Tour Masters 1000 events on the ATP Tour, and is the only one not played in Europe or North America. The tournament was not held from 2020 to 2022 due to Chinese travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ken Skupski Jr. is a British former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.
Martín Alund is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 Brasil Open; has won seven ATP Challenger events in doubles; and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 84 in March 2013.
The 1999 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg in Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from February 8 through February 14, 1999.
The Children of Chernobyl Benefit Concert was held at the Dynama Stadium in Minsk, BSSR on April 23 and 24, 1991, five years after the nuclear reactor's meltdown. The event featured bands from around the world and served to raise awareness of the terrible legacy of Chernobyl disaster as representatives from the United Nations and AEA met to discuss the causes and effects of the disaster with government officials. A documentary called Playing for Time about the concert and related issues was produced by Ian Stewart and narrated by Glenda Jackson.
Divock Okoth Origi is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. Following the 8th of July 2024, he is no longer part of their Men's first team squad, and currently trains with and is listed in the squad of Milan Futuro.
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. She also has won three WTA 1000 titles, and won the 2022 WTA Finals with Elise Mertens. In addition, she reached the doubles final of Wimbledon in 2021, with Elena Vesnina.
Flavia Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title, and she became the first woman to win her first major title after turning 30 years old. Pennetta was competing in her 49th major main draw, setting a new record for the most appearances in major main draws before reaching a final. This also marked Pennetta's last major appearance, as she retired from the sport at the end of the 2015 season. Vinci became the first unseeded woman to reach a major final since Justine Henin at the 2010 Australian Open. The final made Italy the fifth country in the Open Era to have two countrywomen contest a major final. This also marked the first final with two first-time major finalists since the 2010 French Open.
Anna Vladimirovna Blinkova is a Russian professional tennis player. On 7 August 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 34. On 14 September 2020, she peaked at No. 45 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one singles and one doubles title each on WTA Challenger Tour, as well as three singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Timofey Dmitriyevich Skatov is a Kazakhstani tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 123, achieved on 11 September 2023 and No. 627 in doubles, achieved on 17 July 2023. Skatov had a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 achieved on 1 January 2018. He is the current No. 5 Kazakh player.
Alan Moore is a retired Irish sportsperson, sports journalist and administrator. Originally from Dublin in Ireland, Moore has lived in Russia since 2007, and was director of the International Affairs Office of the National University of Science and Technology MISiS in Moscow. As of 2022, he was secretary of Moscow Shamrocks GAC and public relations officer for Gaelic Games Europe.
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