Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a point.
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques. "Taekwondo" can be translated as tae, kwon, and do. In addition to its five tenets of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit, the sport requires three physical skills: poomsae (품새), kyorugi (겨루기) and gyeokpa (격파).
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up the ITF's membership.
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup.
The ATP Tour is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour.
The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The tour represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder. ITF tournaments are incorporated into the ATP rankings, enabling young professionals to progress on to the ATP Challenger Tour and ultimately the full ATP Tour. Nearly every professional male player has spent some time on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour.
Chanelle Scheepers is a retired South African tennis player.
Arantxa Rus is a Dutch professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2023 Hamburg Open and four in doubles.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup. Also included in the 1999 calendar are the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup, which do not distribute ranking points, and are both organised by the ITF.
The Open Medellín is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.
The Rijeka Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour from 2007 to 2011 and was held in Rijeka, Croatia.
Emily Webley-Smith is a British professional tennis player.
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the 2011 ITF Junior Circuit offered over 350 tournaments in 118 countries. Mirroring the ATP and WTA circuits, the ITF Junior Circuit ranks players and crowns a year-end world champion.
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
The Beijing International Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Beijing, China, from 2010 to 2013. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit and was played on outdoor hard courts. It was also part of the China Open Series.
Sílvia Soler Espinosa is a retired Spanish tennis player.
The Siberia Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It was classified as a $50k ITF Women's Circuit tournament, and was held in Tyumen, Russia, from 2011 to 2013.
The GB Pro-Series Glasgow is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. The tournament was previously part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is currently part of the ITF Women's Circuit and the ITF Men's Circuit. The tournament is held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, since 1998.
The Canberra Tennis International is a tournament for professional male and female tennis players played on outdoor hardcourts. The event is classified as an ATP Challenger Tour 125 and a WTA 125. The tournament has been staged in Canberra, Australia, since 2015.
