professional tennis or professional golf in the United States -- and she played them both!" As a little girl Gibson enjoyed participating in many sports and playing them on her free time. In the summer of 1941‚ she competed in a paddle ball tournament‚ which she won. She was suggested to try out tennis and that is exactly what she did. She enjoyed it so much she began taking tennis lessons and competing in tennis tournaments. From the year 1947 Althea Gibson had won ten tennis national championships
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The Principal Victor Public School Delhi Re:- PROFESSIONAL TENNIS / SPORTS COACHING Dear Sir‚ The Nash Sports Management believes that each child is a GEM – rare and unique and must be allowed to shine in his own natural brilliance. The programme aims to provide opportunities a sporting envirement which enhances the student’s instrinsic talent to allow them to maximize their full potential within their individual capabilities so that they can be best they can be! “People say that campions are
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BUSINESS BACKGROUND Western Reserve Racquet & Fitness Club (WRRFC) is one of the premier indoor tennis facilities in Northeast Ohio. WRRFC was first opened in 1970 as a small‚ family run indoor recreation facility. It remained a small 6 indoor court tennis facility until 1992 when an electrical fire burnt it almost entirely to the ground. It was re-opened in 1993 and featured many new improvements and the club has remained relatively unchanged from then today. It now boasts 10 indoor courts‚ 5 outdoor
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Llewellyn Education: Attended Florida A&M University Accomplishments: Singles/Doubles: Tennis • • • • • French Champ(1956) French Champ(1956) Wimbledon(1957) Wimbledon(1956) US Open(1957) Australian Champ(1957) Wimbledon(1958) Wimbledon(1957) US Open(1958) Wimbledon(1958) Althea Gibson: Life(Tennis Career) • Althea Gibson born August 25th‚ 1927 in Silver‚ South Carolina grew up in New York City. Her career of playing tennis came from a very young age. • In 1942 at the age of 15‚ Althea Gibson won her first
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Serena Williams are nationally known tennis players‚ who have made their mark in history by being the first African American sisters to play against each other. Venus and Serena started at an early age working towards Olympic medals‚ coveted awards‚ and national championships. By the time Serena reached aged seventeen‚ she had fifteen career titles‚ and Venus had twenty-five career titles by the time she reached age nineteen. Venus and Serena are professional tennis players who have played many times
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In the essay‚ The Colonel‚ Michael Hogan illustrates the importance of the influential sport of tennis. Hogan writes about how tennis changed his life from an early age. When he was younger he saw tennis as a rich mans sport in which he had no interest. One of his much-respected neighbors‚ the colonel‚ approached Hogan’s father with the idea that his son might like to learn how to play tennis. After pondering the thought with his father‚ Hogan decided to take the offer. The Colonel became his mentor
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The sport of tennis began in Europe in the end of the 19th century as <<lawn tennis>>. The sport came from the game of <<real tennis>> which grew throughout the English speaking world‚ especially with the rich. Now tennis has become an Olympic sport and is played by people of all ages and different countries. The professional sport of tennis is divided into four Grand Slam tournaments and many other smaller tournaments. The four tournaments are the Australian Open (Australia)‚ the U.S. Open‚ Wimbledon
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the first women’s singles tennis champion at the U.S. Open. Ellen Hansell was in a championship match 6-1‚ 6-0 and was one of the most victories in major tournament history. Over the years‚ tennis has become a popular sport that everyone can enjoy‚ even if he or she is young or old. Many professional women tennis players are very talented and successful; Serena Williams‚ Simona Halep‚ and Venus Williams are wonderful great tennis players‚ but from these great women’s tennis players‚ Serena is the most
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Maria’s career development? Yuri Sharapov first noticed his daughter had skill and took her to attend tennis clinics. It was at these clinics that Martina Navratilova‚ a renowned champion‚ observed Maria playing and commented‚ “She has talent”‚ inspiring Maria’s parents to seek a world-class coach for their daughter in the United States. Yuri and Maria arrived at IMG’s Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy where she eventually received a scholarship. She signed with Gavin Forbes‚ who then assigned his
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up to. We have chosen the best of the best in the tennis world‚ Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Despite being the underdog during his early years as a professional tennis player‚ he is now the best professional tennis player overtaking the previous king of tennis Rafael Nadal. Ever since the age of four‚ he has been interested in tennis. Unlike most children his age‚ it was not a fleeting
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