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Martina Arroyo
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Martina McBride
Martina McBride Singer When she moved to Nashville in 1989, budding country singer Martina McBride had but one goal: to make the perfect traditional country album. Raised on the sounds of classic country music, McBride strove for the authenticity of time-honored country style and substance. She... Read more |
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Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova , 1956-, Czech-American tennis player, b. Prague. After holding the Czech singles title (1972-74), she defected (1975) to the United States. Known for her aggressive serve-and-volley style, she won the women's singles at Wimbledon a record nine times (1978-79, 1982-87, 1990) and... Read more |
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Milos Forman
FORMAN, Milos Nationality:Czech. Born:Kaslov, Czechoslovakia, 18 February 1932, became U.S. citizen, 1975. Education:Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Prague, and at Film Academy (FAMU), Prague, 1951–56. Family:Married 1) Jana Brejchová, 1951... Read more |
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Pietro Berrettini da Cortona
Pietro Berrettini da Cortona , 1596-1669, Italian baroque painter and architect, b. Cortona. The Barberini family commissioned him to paint frescoes for the vast ceiling of their palace in Rome, which resulted in the exuberant Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power (1633-39). The work,... Read more |
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Andre Kirk Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi , 1970-, American tennis player, b. Las Vegas, Nev. Trained by his Armenian immigrant father, he turned professional in 1986. By 1988 he had won a half dozen major tournaments, but until 1992 at Wimbledon had not won a "grand slam" event, and had acquired a reputation for... Read more |
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Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf , 1969-, German tennis player. A powerful baseliner, she drew international attention by winning the 1984 Olympic demonstration event. Graf won her first major title, the French Open, in 1987. In 1988 she captured the Grand Slam (Australian, French, and U.S. opens and Wimbledon),... Read more |
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Serena Williams
Serena Williams 1981– Professional tennis player Early Career Marked By Father’s Direction Quickly Rose in WTA Ranks Plagued by Medical Problems Became Best Player in the World Sought Other Avenues Sources Ranked number one in the world among female tennis professionals in 2002,... Read more |
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Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati 1976- American tennis player Jennifer Capriati took the tennis world by storm in 1990 when she became the youngest player to ever reach a final of a professional tennis tournament just shy of her fourteenth birthday. She was the youngest ever player to reach the semifinals... Read more |
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Rosemary Casals
Rosemary Casals 1948- American tennis player Rosemary Casals teamed with Billie Jean King to become one of the top doubles tandems ever in women's tennis. On the court, Casals disdained the conservative, baseline strategy that had been the trademark of the women's game until the late 1960s.... Read more |
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Martina redux. (tennis player Martina Hingis)
...guards, 16year-old Martina wends her way through...irritation with the TV team, asking, "Can...Hingis says, a teen dream. "Every time you...shouting, 'Hey, Martina,' and they want...court this year, Martina has been getting...the same year. ... |
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DIGEST
...eight rebounds to lead his team to a 76-72 overtime win over...RiverKings (35-21-4). The two teams will play each other tonight...Ark. Tennis Once again, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova needed a tiebreaker...settle the score. Playing ... |
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FACTS AND FACES.(Sports)
...change in leadership." His team went 15-16 this season...s and women's basketball teams, Hudson succeeds Stephany...round. ... Once again, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova needed a tiebreaker...settle the score. Playing "Dream Match 2008" ... |
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Tara Lipinski and Martina Hingis have told us to let them be...
...and education for a dream, and wasn't it...it was Lipinski. Martina Hingis, a charming...Capriati question. Martina, the question goes...Hingis says. I am Martina Hingis. I love tennis...women's tennis. Steffi Graf's body is...Connecticut ... |
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Roland mulls joining Payton
...the potential NFL expansion team in St. Louis of which Payton...was that when he got his dream, I'd get mine," Roland...positive for cocaine use. MARTINA VS. STEFFI AGAIN: Top-seeded Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova won ... |
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Women beginning to bring big-time attitude.(Sports)
...as a lousy Cubs team does. But female...like Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Seles...Serena and even Martina Hingis aren't...only the college teams to watch. But...when ABL star and Dream ... |
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Making strides: How much do you know about famous female athletes?
...women's soccer team defeat to win the...headline, "The Real Dream Team." What sport did...college, or for a pro team? A. Madonna B...college basketball teams? A. Dick Vitale...times each? A. Martina Hingis B. ... |
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Subdued celebration
...returned to Centre Court as a team and beat Lisa Raymond and Samantha...history of the Open era after Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. "Definitely winning this...did, I think I would definitely dream of that." Despite her elation... |
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Williams is just bigger, stronger, faster and better
...lines and was screaming at her team up in the player's box as Morigami...Williams has joined Billy Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf as a winner of four or more...like that." That Bartoli's dream ended in the violence of Williams... |
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Venus Williams beats sister Serena in straight sets for her fifth Wimbledon...
...returned to Centre Court as a team and beat Lisa Raymond and Samantha...history of the Open era after Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. "Definitely winning this...did, I think I would definitely dream of that." Despite her elation... |