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 of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, and the ball may bounce up to two times, where the second bounce may also occur outside the court.
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.
Chanelle Scheepers is a retired South African tennis player.
The Open Medellín is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.
The Ladies Open Lausanne was originally founded in 1899 as the Swiss International Championships. It was a women's professional tennis tournament last held in Lausanne but has been held in a number of locations in Switzerland.
The Nottingham Trophy was an annual tennis tournament played in Nottingham, England. The tournament was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation as a $75,000 event. The tournament's key sponsor was Dutch insurance firm Aegon. The tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass-court season starts.
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.
The Ningbo International Tennis Open is a tennis tournament held in Ningbo, China. Since 2024, the event is played as a WTA 500 tournament. Earlier it used be to be a part of the WTA 250 and WTA 125K series and the ATP Challenger Tour. It is played on outdoor hardcourts. The men's event ended in 2012 but restarted in 2015 till 2019. The event was previously called the Ningbo Challenger.
WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women's tennis tournaments organized by the Women's Tennis Association since 2012.
Jessika Ponchet is a French professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 119 in singles, achieved on 8 May 2023, and No. 101 in doubles, achieved on 28 November 2022.
The 2018 Montreux Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Montreux, Switzerland, on 3–9 September 2018.
The 2019 Montreux Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Montreux, Switzerland between 2 and 8 September 2019.
The 2021 Elle Spirit Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Montreux, Switzerland between 6 and 12 September 2021.
The 2022 Elle Spirit Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2022 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Montreux, Switzerland between 5 and 11 September 2022.
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