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Caroline Wozniacki (born July 11, 1990, Odense) is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of World No. 8 on August 3, 2009. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 300 on the WTA Tour.

Personal life

Wozniacki is the daughter of Polish parents, father Piotr and mother Anna. Piotr Wozniacki acts as her coach.

She is from a very sports-oriented family. Her mother played on the Polish national volleyball team.[3] Her father played football professionally in Germany, and they moved to Denmark when his contract was sold to a Danish club. Her older brother Patrik Wozniacki is a professional football player for BK Frem in Denmark.[3] Her closest friends on the tour are Agnieszka Radwanska and Urszula Radwanska. She is also good friends with Sabine Lisicki and Sorana Cirstea.

Asked about her hobbies, she told Teen Vogue, "I like handball (it's very popular in Europe), soccer, swimming, playing the piano, and all kinds of different things."

She speaks fluent Danish, Polish, and English, and understands Russian.

Career

She has won several junior tournaments (including the 2006 Wimbledon girls' singles tournament and the 2005 Orange Bowl tennis championship), and made her debut on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open on July 19, 2005, losing to the top-seeded and later champion Patty Schnyder in the first round.

2006

In 2006, she was the first seed at the Australian Open (junior girl's singles), but lost the final to eight-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 1–6, 6–2, 6–3. She was seeded second with Anna Tatishvili in the doubles tournament, but the pair was knocked out in the semifinals by the French-Italian pair of Alizé Cornet and Corinna Dentoni, who were seeded eighth.

In February in Memphis, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, beating Kristina Brandi and Ashley Harkleroad in the first two rounds before losing to third-seeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.

At Wimbledon girls final.

Before Wimbledon, Wozniacki won the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament beating Ashley Harkleroad in the finals.

Later that year, she was given a wildcard to the 2006 Wimbledon Championships senior qualifying tournament, where she was beaten in the first qualifying round by Miho Saeki 3–6, 6–2, 6–3. However, Wozniacki went on to win the girls' singles tournament, beating Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.

In August, she reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal, this time at the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. She defeated top 100 players Iveta Benešová and Eleni Daniilidou before falling to eventual champion and third-seeded Jie Zheng.

Wozniacki was seeded second in the year's last major tournament, the 2006 U.S. Open - Girls' Singles. In the first round on September 3, she won the first set against Russian Alexandra Panova, but was disqualified in the second set for verbally abusing an umpire. Wozniacki was said to have used an expletive in referring to a linesman who made a disputed call;[6] however, on her blog, she claimed to say "take your sunglasses of " and to be mistaken for talking to the linesman when she was criticizing herself after the next point.

In her last junior tournament, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, she won the girls' singles and doubles.

Her first senior title came shortly after on October 29, when she won the $25,000 ITF-tournament in Istanbul by beating Tatjana Malek in the final 6–2, 6–1.

Wozniacki was set to face Venus Williams on November 27 in an exhibition match in Copenhagen, but five days before the event, Williams canceled because of an injury. The two did, however, face each other in the Memphis WTA Tier III event on February 20. Williams beat Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4, ending the nine-match winning streak Wozniacki had at the time.

On November 30, Wozniacki was named ambassador for Danish Junior Tennis by the Culture Minister of Denmark at the time, Brian Mikkelsen.

2007

On February 4, she won the singles title in Ortisei, Italy, at an ITF $75,000 tournament, beating the Italian player Alberta Brianti 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. On March 4, she won the $75,000 ITF tournament in Las Vegas, beating top-seed Akiko Morigami in the final 6–3, 6–2.

She obtained a wild card for the 2007 Pacific Life Open main draw and made her Tier I-debut there. She was knocked out in the second round by Martina Hingis 6–1, 6–3. The two faced each other again on April 27 in Copenhagen for an exhibition match, where Wozniacki again lost 7–6(7), 3–6, 6–2.

She then made the semifinals of the AIG Open in Tokyo in October, her first career semifinal and also the first Danish woman to reach a WTA semifinal since Tine Scheuer-Larsen in 1986 at Bregenz. Wozniacki lost to Venus Williams 6–3, 7–5.

2008

At 2008 U.S. Open.

On January 2, Wozniacki participated in an exhibition tournament in Hong Kong. She lost her first match to former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–2. But she won the doubles event with her partner, the singles champion Venus Williams. At the Australian Open, she defeated Gisela Dulko, 21st seed Alyona Bondarenko on her way to the Round of 16 where she lost to the eventual finalist and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanović, 6–1, 7–6.

At the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Wozniacki defeated 8th seed Marion Bartoli in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion Maria Sharapova, 6–0, 6–1. Following that, she played in the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, where lost again in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion, Lindsay Davenport, 6–0, 6–2.

Wozniacki then took parts in two Tier I tournaments in North America. At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, she defeated 18th seed Maria Kirilenko en route to the fourth round where she lost to the eventual runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–2, 6–3. She then lost again in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to Venus Williams, 6–3, 6–3, having taken out two seeded players in Bartoli and Katarina Srebotnik prior.

During the clay-court season, Wozniacki took part in three events in the lead up to the French Open. At the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, she lost in the second round to Alyona Bondarenko 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. At the Tier I Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin, she fell to Gisela Dulko 6–2, 7–5, again in the second round. She lost in the quarter-finals of the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome to newly crowned World No. 1 Sharapova 6–4, 7–6(3).

At the French Open, she was seeded thirtieth, making this the first Grand Slam tournament in which Wozniacki was seeded. She lost however in the third round to the eventual champion and World No. 2 Ana Ivanović, 6–4, 6–1.

During the grass-court season, Wozniacki took part in the exhibition tournament at the Liverpool International. She won the event, defeating Ashley Harkleroad in the final. In her next tournament at the International Women's Open in Eastbourne, Wozniacki claimed her first ever top 5 scalp, defeating the top seed and World No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–2 in the second round before losing to Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals, 7–6(3), 6–4. At Wimbledon, she reached the third round but lost to second-seeded Jelena Janković 2–6, 6–4, 6–2.

In her next tournament at the Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, she lost in the second round to Mariya Koryttseva, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3). She then reached the semifinals at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portorož, losing 6–4, 6–4 to the eventual champion, Sara Errani. Wozniacki won her first ever WTA tour title at the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm without losing a single set, defeating Vera Dushevina, 6–4, 6–4. She had previously beaten the no. 5 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the quarterfinals and the top seed and World No. 10, Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–4, 6–1 in the semifinals.

At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, she beat World No. 12 Daniela Hantuchová in the second round 6–1, 6–3, before falling to the eventual gold-medalist Elena Dementieva, 7–6(3), 6–2. Wozniacki then won the second WTA tour title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, defeating four seeded players in the form of Dominika Cibulkova, Marion Bartoli and Alizé Cornet en route to the final. There, she defeated World No. 11 Anna Chakvetadze 3–6, 6–4, 6–1.

She 21st at the U.S. Open, she defeated World No. 14 Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–4 in the third round. This was her 15th win in the last 16 matches. In the fourth round, she lost to second-seeded and eventual runner-up Janković 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, her fourth loss of the year to a Serbian in a Grand Slam tournament.

Wozniacki suffered a first round exit at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to Katarina Srebotnik, 6–1, 6–2. At the China Open, she lost her opening match again, 7–6, 6–4 to Anabel Medina Garrigues. She teamed up with Media Garrigues however to clinch the doubles title, defeating the Chinese duo of Han Xinyun and Xu Yi-Fan in the final. It was Wozniacki's first WTA doubles title. At the Tier III AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, she was the top seed for the first time on the WTA Tour. She won her third career title, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, in the final.

In the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, she beat eight-seeded Chakvetadze in the first round but had to retire due to sickness when trailing 6–4, 3–2 to Nadia Petrova in the second round. She lost in the first round the following week at the final edition of the Zurich Open to Francesca Schiavone, 7–6(3), 6–2. In her last WTA tournament of the year, she reached the final at the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg, but lost against top seeded Dementieva 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4).

Wozniacki then took part in an ITF tournament in her hometown in Odense. She won the tournament beating World No. 64 Sofia Arvidsson in the final 6–2, 6–1.

Her final win-loss record for the year (ITF matches included, exhibition matches not included) is 58–20 in singles and 8–9 in doubles. As of November 10, she is ranked at 12 in singles and 79 in doubles. She finished thirteenth in the race for the Sony Ericsson Championships. She also won the Newcomer of the Year award for 2008.

2009

In her first tournament of the year at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, she lost in the quarterfinals to Russian Elena Vesnina 6–3, 0–6, 6–3. She then reached the quarter-finals of the Medibank International in Sydney where she lost to World No. 2 Serena Williams 6–7(5), 6–3, 7–6(3) despite having three match points when serving for the match at 6–5 in the third set. Seeded 11th at the Australian Open, Wozniacki advanced to the third round where she lost to Australian wild card Jelena Dokić 3–6, 6–1, 6–2.

Wozniacki reached the quarter-finals of the Pattaya Women's Open in Thailand but lost to 8th seeded Magdaléna Rybáriková 6-4, 6-1. Seeded first at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, Wozniacki advanced to the final but lost to the Belarussian teenager Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–3. Afterwards, Wozniacki and Azarenka won the doubles title, beating Michaella Krajicek and Yuliana Fedak 6–1, 7–6(2) in the final.

Wozniacki then took part in the first two Premier Mandatory tournaments of the year in North America. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–2. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Wozniacki scored her first wins over 18th seeded Patty Schnyder and the 4th seed Elena Dementieva in the third and fourth rounds respectively. She lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1 in the quarter-finals.

Wozniacki won her first title of the year on the green clay of the MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach. After surviving a tough first round encounter against Samantha Stosur, she then handily dispensed of Virginie Razzano and Daniela Hantuchová in straight sets to reach the semifinals where she survived four match points to defeat Elena Vesnina 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5). She then defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the final 6–1, 6–2. Seeded fifth on the green clay at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, she defeated top seed Elena Dementieva 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 in the semi-finals before losing 6–2, 6–4 to Sabine Lisicki in the final.

Wozniacki then suffered early exits in her next two tournaments losing to Marion Bartoli 7–6(6), 6–4 in the second round at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and losing in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome to Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–2. Wozniacki advanced to the final at the inaugural Premier Mandatory Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open where she lost to World No. 1 Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–4. Seeded 10th at the French Open in Paris, France, Wozniacki lost to Sorana Cîrstea of Romania, 7–6(3) 7–5. Cîrstea and Wozniacki lost in the first round of the doubles tournament to Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta, 6–4, 6–4.

During the grass court season, Wozniacki won her second title of the year at the AEGON International in Eastbourne. She advanced to the semi finals with defeats over Alisa Kleybanova, Samantha Stosur, and Ekaterina Makarova. There she faced near namesake Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, recovering from a set down to win 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. She beat Virginie Razzano in the final 7–6, 7–5.[11]

Wozniacki was seeded 9th in Wimbledon, and faced Kimiko Date Krumm (20 years her senior) in the first round, winning in three sets. She then beat Maria Kirilenko, 6–0, 6–4, and the #20 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2, 6–2. She then crashed out to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round, 6–4, 6–4.

On her 19th birthday she lost in the final of the Swedish Open 7–5, 6–4 to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain. In her first hard-court tournament in preparation for the US Open, after receiving a bye in the first round of the LA Women's Tennis Championships she lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(5). At the Cincinnati Masters, Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals, falling to Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–1. In Toronto she lost in the second round to Zheng Jie 7–5, 6–3. She then went to defend her title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven. In the first round she had her first ever double bagel win, 6–0, 6–0 over Edina Gallovits in 41 minutes. In the final of the tournament she beat Russian challenger Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–4 to win her third title of the season.

Wozniacki is the 9th seed at the US Open. She easily won her first three matches, 6–4, 6–1 over Galina Voskoboeva, 6–1, 6–0 over Petra Martić, and 6–3, 6–2 over her doubles partner Sorana Cîrstea. In the fourth round against reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, Wozniacki rallied from 3–1 down in the third set to win 2–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3). She defeated giant-killer Melanie Oudin 6–2, 6–2 in the quarterfinals, and followed that up with a 6-3 6-3 win over fellow 19-year old Yanina Wickmayer in the semifinals. She is the first Danish woman to reach a Grand Slam final, where she will face unseeded Kim Clijsters. The runner-up showing will allow her to reach a career high ranking of No. 6, and if she wins the title she will rise to No. 4 in the world.

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The top driver in the world earned $51 million last year while the tenth best driver made $4.5 million. Wealth? Check.

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Tennis Equipment

Using proper equipment for any game is quite necessary. Tennis is also such a game that requires the right equipment to take the true flavor of the game. Here is some more information about tennis and tennis equipment.

Tennis is a ball game, which can be played by two people or even four. When played between two people it is called "singles" and when played by four people (two people in one team), it is called "doubles". To hit the ball each player has a racquet (racket) and there is a net in between the two teams in the middle of the court. Tennis can be classified as an indoor as well as an outdoor game. It is one of the most popular games in the world and the players of this game are nothing less than celebrities. Their fan following can be a matter of envy for the cine stars as well. Tennis was initially played by the aristocrats and was called court tennis in the USA; in France it is called Jeu de Paume and in Australia it is called Royal Tennis. In Great Britain it was called Real Tennis and the modern Lawn Tennis is derived from the same.

The court plays a significant role in the whole game. It is rectangular in shape and it is divided into two equal halves by the net that lies in the middle of the court. The length varies with the number of players playing, for singles ‘it is thinner than in doubles. To be precise the court is 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide for singles matches and 10.97m wide for doubles matches. Additional space is provided for the players to access overrun balls.

Courts are of three types:

• clay court
• hard court
• Grass court
Suspended court
• Indoor court

Clay courts can be of two types

• red clay
• green clay

Red clay courts are made of compressed brick particles and are covered with a layer of loose particles. This kind of court is common in Europe and South America. The French open is played on a red clay court. The other kind is a Green clay court, which is not very different from a red clay court except for the fact that Har-Tru(C) or American Clay is used to make the underlying bed and then it is covered with red clay. Green clay courts are mostly found in the Eastern and Southern parts of United States.

Hard courts are made of cement, plastic, asphalt and even concrete are an advantage for people who play speedy games and like to hit the ball hard. The US Open in played on a hard court surface and these are quite common in West America and California and the Australian Open is played on a Rebound Ace, which is a synthetic hard court. There lies a difference between the Rebound Ace and the ordinary Hard court as they differ in the degree of hardness. Rebound ace is softer as a result of which when the ball bounces the first time its speed decreases. The speed and friction also depends on the materials that are used to prepare the top layer of the court.

Grass courts can be made of synthetic or natural grass and the bounce of the ball would be totally dependent on the quality of grass that the court has .The synthetic grass court is similar to Astroturf that is used for football matches. Grass courts are expensive to maintain, the ball does not bounce well neither is it player friendly, though the ball takes on good pace on a grass court. Grass courts are used in Wimbledon.

Suspended courts are made of synthetic material, that is, polypropylene interlocking tile which makes the top most layer and then there is a subsurface of asphalt or concrete. Suspended courts provide vertical and lateral shock absorption and the maintenance cost is low.

Indoor Court can be made of anything varying from clay, rubber, carpet and at times even wood, tough it is the most unlikely material for a tennis court. Indoor court, as the name suggests are for indoor use and suspended courts can also be a part of indoor courts.

Apart from the concept of tiebreaker there is hardly anything that has changed in the rules and regulations of tennis. Yes, another thing that has changed is the shape of courts that used to be in the shape of an hourglass, narrowest in the middle.Tennis equipments are prepared by big brands and a lot of detailing is involved in the manufacturing. Tennis is now become such a grand sport that every thing associated with it also assumes a lot of importance.

• Tennis Ball: A tennis ball can be yellow, green or white in color(colors approved by the USTA) and has fixed standards for size ,weight and deformation. These balls are made of pressurized rubber covered with high quality cloth, which is gain made of wool and nylon. These balls are kept under pressure of two atmospheres before initial use.
• Tennis Ball Machine: This is like practice equipment, which is used by the players to train themselves. It helps the players to practice the footwork and handle all kinds of shots that the opponent might use. Tennis Ball machines come in different models and are quite a help.
• Tennis rackets (racquets): To play tennis the first things that are elementary are the racket and the ball. A brief introduction about tennis balls is already given. Let me give you an overview of tennis rackets. A racket in general has a handle attached to a hoop, across which a network of strings is stretched. The size of a modern tennis racket for an adult would be 27" to 27.5". Tennis is a power game and requires a lot of stamina and strength for only to hold the racket since handling such a heavy device become s quite a challenge. When choosing a tennis racket the following things have to be kept in mind like the Grip size, the head size, length, flex, string patterns, weight and balance.
• Tennis Bag: This is one of the most neglected but important accessories related to the game. Whenever a bag is brought, the space that is needed, the feature that would suit the best and the style that is required should all be kept in mind. Too small or too biog a bag can be equally useless. Price for a good quality tennis bag varies from $50 to $60.
• Tennis Apparel: Tennis apparel has gone through a metamorphosis as has done the perception of the game, wherein the former definitely contributes to the latter. Initially men played the game in long trousers and women wore long dresses and stockings whereas now tennis players are style icons and the apparels are designed by brands that have made it quite fashionable. Any fashion brand would have a different section for tennis apparel, one only has to go and choose the apparel one is comfortable in.
• Tennis Shoes: When buying shoes for this game one should go for a proper tennis shoes and not a jogging shoe or a walking shoe since. The shoes should be court specific since the shoe conformity and compatibility differs from one pair to the other. Shoes like apparels should also be comfortable and should ensure that the feet are protected. The toe area should have better protection than the other parts of the foot as a tennis player uses his toes for foreground grand strokes. Nowadays there are shoes, which have special shock absorbers and moisture absorbing mechanism as well. Since the game requires a lot of sudden movements, the shoe should support the feet and protect it to an extent.

All these and many more comprise the tennis gear, I hope this article gives an insight to the beginners as to what exactly is and requires.

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Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986) is an Indian tennis player.

Mirza was born to a sports journalist Imran Mirza and Nasima in Mumbai. She was brought up in Hyderabad. Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father, as well as her other family members and was sponsored by the industrialist GV Krishna Reddy. She went to Nasr school in Hyderabad.And later joined St.Mary's college for her graduation.

Mirza won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.

Mirza is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 18 in doubles. . She holds the distinction of being the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tennis tournament . Earlier in 2005, she had become the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 U.S. Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. In 2004, she finished runner up at the Asian Tennis Championship.

In 2005, Mirza reached the third round of the Australian Open, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams. On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title, defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals. As of September 2006, Mirza has notched up three top 10 wins; against Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Martina Hingis. At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, Mirza won the silver in the women's singles category and the gold in the mixed doubles partnering Leander Paes. She was also part of the Indian women's team that won the silver in the team event.

Mirza had the best results of her career during the 2007 summer hardcourt season, finishing eighth in the 2007 U.S. Open Series standings. She reached the final of the Bank of the West Classic and won the doubles event with Shahar Pe'er, and reached the quarterfinals of the Tier 1 Acura Classic.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, she reached the third round before losing to Anna Chakvetadze for the third time in recent weeks. She fared much better in the doubles, reaching the quarterfinals in mixed with her partner Mahesh Bhupathi and the quarterfinals in the women's doubles with Bethanie Mattek, including an impressive win over number two seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.

She represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the women's singles and doubles events. In singles, she retired in the round of 64, while she was trailing 1-6, 1-2 against Iveta Benešová of Czech Republic. She teamed up with Sunitha Rao for the doubles event. They got a walk-over in the round of 32, but lost to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina by 4-6, 4-6, in the round of 16.

Mirza received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from MGR Educational and Research Institute University in Chennai on 2008-12-11

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sania_Mirza