Veloper: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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At the start of the 1999 season, Kournikova advanced to the fourth round in singles before losing to Mary Pierce. However, Kournikova won her first doubles Grand Slam title, partnering Martina Hingis. The two defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final. At the Tier I Family Circle Cup, Kournikova reached her second WTA Tour final, but lost to Martina Hingis. She then defeated Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport and Patty Schnyder on her route to the Bausch & Lomb Championships semifinals, losing to Ruxandra Dragomir. At The French Open, Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to eventual champion Steffi Graf. Once the grass-court season commenced in England, Kournikova lost to Nathalie Tauziat in the semifinals in Eastbourne. At Wimbledon, Kournikova lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round. She also reached the final in mixed doubles, partnering with Jonas Björkman, but they lost to Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond. Kournikova again qualified for year-end WTA Tour Championships, but lost to Mary Pierce in the first round, and ended the season as World No. 12.

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Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova

Anna kournikova was born at 7 June 1981 is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google.

Although reaching No. 8 in the world in 2000, she never won a WTA Title in singles. Kournikova's forte has been doubles, where she has at times been the World No. 1 player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Based on their looks, Hingis and Kournikova referred to themselves as the "Spice Girls of Tennis".'s professional tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems. She resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and plays in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis. She was a new trainer for season 12 of the television show The Biggest Loser, replacing Jillian Michaels, but will not return for season 13.

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In 1998, Kournikova broke into the WTA's top 20 rankings for the first time, when she was ranked No. 16. At the 1998 Australian Open, Kournikova lost in the third round to World No. 1 player Martina Hingis. She also partnered with Larisa Neiland in women's doubles, and they lost to eventual champions Hingis and Mirjana Lučić in the second round. Although she lost in the second round of the Paris Open to Anke Huber in singles, Kournikova reached her second doubles WTA Tour final, partnering with Larisa Neiland. They lost to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans. Kournikova and Neiland reached their second consecutive final at the Linz Open, losing to Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat. At the Miami Open, Kournikova reached her first WTA Tour singles final, before losing to Venus Williams in the final.

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Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, on June 7, 1981. Her father, Sergei Kournikov, was 19 at the time. Sergei, a former Greco-Roman wrestling champion, had earned a Ph.D. and was a professor at the University of Physical Culture and Sport in Moscow. As of 2001, he was still a part-time martial arts instructor there. Her mother Alla, who was 18 when Kournikova was born, had been a 400-meter runner.

Sergei Kournikov has said, "We were young and we liked the clean, physical life, so Anna was in a good environment for sport from the beginning." The family name is spelled in Russian without an "o", so a direct transliteration would be "Kurnikov", and it is sometimes written that way. But it is pronounced "Kournikov", so the family chose that as their English spelling. More information about Russian family names can be found here.

Kournikova received her first tennis racquet as a New Year gift in 1986 at age 5. Describing her early regimen, she said, "I played two times a week from age six. It was a children's program. And it was just for fun; my parents didn't know I was going to play professionally, they just wanted me to do something because I had lots of energy. It was only when I started playing well at seven that I went to a professional academy. I would go to school, and then my parents would take me to the club, and I'd spend the rest of the day there just having fun with the kids." In 1986, Kournikova became a member of the Spartak Tennis Club, coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya. In 1989, at the age of eight, Kournikova began appearing in junior tournaments, and by the following year, was attracting attention from tennis scouts across the world. Kournikova signed a management deal at age ten and went to Bradenton, Florida, to train at Nick Bollettieri's celebrated tennis academy.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Justine Henin Female Tennis Star Biography & Photos 2011

Justine Henin (born June 1, 1982 in LiÃ¨ge) is a Belgian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. She is currently the second ranked female tennis player in the world.
Henin is from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. Her mental toughness and her one-handed backhand, a stroke which John McEnroe has called among the best backhands of any male or female player, are reasons she is one of the world's best players.[1][2] As of November 2006, she has won five Grand Slam singles titles, including three French Open singles titles, as well as a gold medal in singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Family life
Henin's trainer, Carlos Rodriguez, has been a father figure for her since her mother died of intestinal cancer when Henin was 12 years old. She does not want any contact with her biological father, JosÃ© Henin. She has two older brothers and one younger sister. Her elder sister died in a car accident before Justine was born.
Henin married Pierre-Yves Hardenne on November 16, 2002, in the ChÃ¢teau de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne. She used the name Justine Henin-Hardenne on the tennis court from January 2003 through December 2006. However, on January 4, 2007, just after withdrawing from upcoming tournaments in Australia, including the Australian Open, various news agencies reported that she intended to divorce her husband and assume her maiden name, "Justine Henin." She has since confirmed on her official website that she has separated from her husband.
Her mother, FranÃ§oise RosiÃ¨re, was a French and history teacher who routinely took the young Henin across the border to France to watch the French Open. Henin saw the 1992 final involving her idol Steffi Graf and Monica Seles. Although Graf lost, the experience impressed Henin, who apparently told her mother, "One day I will play here and I will win."

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Sandra Gal Golf Player

Sandra Gal Profile

Surname:Gal
First Name:Sandra
Date of Birth: 9th May 1985
Place of Birth:Dusseldorf
Nationality:Germany
Exemption Status: Career Money
Sponsor: Callaway Golf

Everything started in Düsseldorf, Germany, where I was born on May 9th, 1985. Being an only child, my parents obviously spoiled me, in a good way though - at least from my perspective. I got to play golf for the first time when I was about 5 years old. For my 5th birthday my parents gave me a set of colored plastic clubs. All of our vacations were golf vacations and that was the only time of the year I usually played golf, in nice places such as the Netherlands, France or Portugal. My dad was my first coach and still is one of my best teachers of the game. But not until I was 14 did I actually start practicing seriously at a golf club close to our house.

In the mean time I had a bunch of other hobbies. I played tennis, I started ballet and violin, I got to do wakeboarding for a few years, I played theatre at school and of course I have always been painting. My mom still has some paintings from when I was about three years old, and since then you probably cannot even count them. It's a great way for me to relax and let out my creative side. Really taking golf more seriously, I realized that I can be creative in golf, too, in a different way. First I played for my golf club team, since there are no high school teams in Germany, and as I got better each year, with 17, I got to join the German National Team, which is a great honor in Germany. When I was 18, I won the German National Girls Championship and the junior ranking.

After I graduated from my high school in 2004, I decided to make the big trip to America and play college golf, which was really pretty new at that time for European golfers. I chose the University of Florida and will never regret my decision. I met some of my best friends over there and had a really good time. I got familiar with American courses, the lifestyle and the competition. While I was at college I won four events and received two All-American honors in three years.

In the mean time, I was still competing for the German National Team during summer breaks and eventually won the Ladies European Amateur ranking in 2007. That was the year, when I decided to play LPGA Q-school, while still in my senior year at UF. My college staff and me were hoping to get an exemption from the rule to turn professional immediately after Q-school. We were hoping that I would be able to play as an amateur for my UF team in my last semester and start competing on the LPGA in May. However, our attempt was not successful.

In the end, I received a full exempt card for 2008 and was very excited for that accomplishment. Although I could not play anymore college golf, I decided to still finish my advertising degree at UF. It was not easy playing professionally, while still being in school, but I graduated with honors on August 12, 2008. Since then I can really focus on my game and finally have more time for my friends and family and painting, of course.

Sandra Gal

Friday, November 25, 2011

Danica Patrick Fakes Latest

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Danica Patrick was born in Beloit, Wisconsin to parents T.J. and Bev Patrick. She grew up in nearby Roscoe, Illinois. Her parents met on a blind date at a snowmobile event in the 1970s when Bev was a mechanic for a friend's snowmobile. T.J. raced snowmobiles, motocross, and midget cars. They have owned a Java Hut and a plate glass company.

Patrick was a cheerleader at Hononegah Community High School in Rockton, IL in 1996 and spent her off time babysitting for a family down the road when she wasn't racing. She dropped out of high school and attained a GED.

Her father, T.J., helps his daughter by driving her motor coach and managing her website and merchandise trailer, while her mother, Bev, handles Patrick's business affairs.

Patrick began go-karting in 1992 at the age of 10 at the Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead, Wisconsin, and eventually won several World Karting Association track championships.

At age 16 she moved to Milton Keynes, England in order to advance her racing career,racing in British national series events against drivers including future Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button. During a three year period she raced in Formula Ford, Formula Vauxhall and earned a second-place in Britain's Formula Ford Festival, the highest finish by a woman in the event.

In 2002, Patrick started driving for Rahal Letterman Racing in the United States. After making several starts in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, she moved to the Toyota Atlantic Championship for 2003. Patrick won one pole position and was a consistent podium finisher (top three); however, she never won a race. In 2004, Patrick finished third in the Championship.

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Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for her at the track, and the highest finish by a woman in the event's history. Patrick holds the IRL record for most consecutive races running at the finish. As of October 2, 2011, she has completed 50 consecutive races in the running (the next highest total in the record book is 32). During her time in IndyCar, Patrick drove for Rahal Letterman Racing from 2005–2006, and Andretti Autosport from 2007-2011.

In 2010, Patrick began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for JR Motorsports part-time. She also has an equity stake in her #7 team.She had her best career finish of 4th in series on March 5, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway—the best finish by a woman in a NASCAR top-circuit.