Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Charles K. Wheeler (1863–1933), U.S. Representative from Kentucky Charles Stearns Wheeler (1816–1843), American Transcendalism pioneer Charles Stetson Wheeler (1863–1923), American attorney and University of California Regent
On July 4, 1887, the first Championships of the Western States were inaugurated at the Scarlett Ribbon Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States, [3] and the first men's champion was Charles Amherst Chase. In 1895 a women's championship event was added to the schedule which was won by Marion Capwell.
Wheeler was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1923, to Winifred Agnes (née Rees) and Charles Cornelius-Wheeler. [3] [5] The family later moved to Hamburg, where his father was an agent for a shipping company. [2] [3] Educated at the Cranbrook School in Kent, his first job was as an errand boy at the Daily Sketch newspaper at the age of 17. [6]
This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973
Lawn tennis was introduced to French Riviera by English, who decided to holiday on the Cote d'Azur after Queen Victoria vacationed there during the late 1800s. The Riviera season was usually December through to March and a number of events would be staged in Nice the South of France Championships was considered the best of these early continental tournaments [2] other events founded around ...
The Charleston Open, currently sponsored by Credit One, is a WTA Tour-affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. [1] [2] [3] ...
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for men's and women’s tennis, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.The event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour as well as the WTA 500 series on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour.
The Racquet Club was a resort in Palm Springs, California, founded by actors Charles Farrell and Ralph Bellamy, which opened on December 15, 1934. [1] [2] [3] Originally designed to include two tennis courts, it expanded to include additional courts, the Bamboo Room bar, bungalows, and a swimming pool.