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KUSER, THERESA (Theresa Rosalie Kuser)
United States
Born 17 February 1888 in New York
Died 27 March 1931 in Orlando, Florida
Married Hugo Heilman (1872-1951) circa 1924
Height: 5' 9"
Name variant: Teresa
[Active 1911-1914]

Teresa Entered the US Nationals in 1914. In 1913 she had made the semifinals of the New Jersey State event. The Times wrote she "was accurate in her placements and played a strong net game."

A 1913 article from the New York Times lists her a Theresa Kuser of Trenton, Jersey. The 1920 census indicates she was living in New York.

Sources:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kuser&GSiman=1&GSst=33&GSob=c&GRid=100645881&

"MISS KUSER WINS AGAIN." New York Times (1857-1922): 9. Sep 11 1913. ProQuest. Web. 5 Sep. 2016 .

Her US Passport

Census records
 
ROCKWELL, LOIS (nee Lois Ladd)
United States
Born ????
Died 07 April 2016 in Newton, Massachusetts.
Married Rockwell, George Barcus (1926-) September 30, 1950.
[Active in the 1950s]

Played doubles at the 1957 US Nationals in Longwood.

[Obituary from the Wellesley Townsman]

NEEDHAM

Lois L. (Ladd) Rockwell of North Hill, Needham, formerly of Wellesley and Weston passed away on April 7, 2016 with family at her side. Beloved wife of George B. Rockwell of 66 years, and loving mother of Susan R. Patten and her husband Malcolm, of Arizona, and Cynthia R. Randall and her husband Scott, of Winchester, MA. Cherished grandmother of Chris Patten, Mollie Patten Carey, Jake Randall, and Lauren Randall. She also leaves 6 great grandchildren. Graduate of Wellesley College, class of 1944, and former employee of IBM where she met her husband George. Lois was devoted to her family and took delight in raising her daughters yet still found time as an avid tennis player to achieve a national ranking as a member of the Longwood Cricket Club. She was a member of Wellesley Country Club where she excelled in golf and was the ladies club champion three times. Lois was also active in the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church. Memorial Service is at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills on Thursday, April 14 at 2 pm. Relatives and friends invited. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in Lois memory to the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church or Wellesley College. For online guestbook gfdo herty.com. Arrangements by George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home. |

Published in The Wellesley Townsman from Apr. 10 to Apr. 21, 2016 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wi...ituaries/wickedlocal-wellesley/obituary.aspx?pid=179571196#sthash.eGxTTYtd.dpuf

Lois Rockwell Obituary - Needham, MA | The Wellesley Townsman

http://prabook.com/web/person-view.h...ofileId=406593

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MORGAN, MERIEL (Meriel E Morgan)
Great Britain
[Active 1949-1959]

In 8 attempts at qualifying for Wimbledon she came through twice; losing her opening match both times (1952 and 1957).

Could she be related to Janet and Laura Morgan? Very unlikely.

She is not related to Janet Morgan as Janet Morgan's mother was Fairbank and there is no Meriel Morgan with mother Fairbank on ancestry.co.uk.

There is a Meriel E. Morgan born in Q2 1921 in LLanelly, Wales and she was married to Jack Walters in Q4 1947 in LLanelly. Is this the tennis player? The only problem with this identification is out tennis player is a Miss Morgan. Only a quick divorce or widowhood would explain the reversion to her maiden name. For now this identification remains likely but unproven.

Sources:

The Grand Slam Record Book, volume 2. (this provides he name Meriel)

Archive - Draws Archive : M.E. Morgan - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM

[Thanks to Rollo and Rosamund for this information]
 
PUIG, MONICA (Mónica Puig Marchán)
Puerto Rico
Born 27 September 1993 in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays: Right handed (two-handed backhand)
[Active 2009 to present]

A Star is Born Overnight

Ranked too low for a seeding at the 2016 Olympics, she proceeding to stun the sports world with upset wins over grand slam winners Garbiñe Muguruza, , Petra Kvitová, and finally Angelique Kerber in an exciting 3 set gold medal match.

This has made her a major sports star in Puerto Rico overnight. Puig, named after tennis star Monica Seles, is the first Puerto Rican female to win any medal and the first Puerto Rican of either gender to win a gold medal.

Gigi Fernandez had won an Olympic gold medal and several doubles slams in the 1980s and 90s, but she competed under the US flag.

It is unclear if Puig will be able to replicate her dream run. Her counterpunching game is backed up by good speed and a tenacious fighting spirit, but she lacks a weapon. Puig has struggled with form since her magical gold medal run.

Post-Gold struggles

Monica Puig has lifted the lid on her nightmare 2019 season, and the ‘dark moments’ that saw her struggle to even get herself out of bed.

The Puerto Rican lost more than half of her 44 matches in 2019, reaching only one semi-final during a relentlessly tough campaign.
She also lost her coach along the way, as Kamau Murray opted to rejoin Sloane Stephens’ team, which didn’t help her feeling of isolation.
However, in a hertfelt post on social media, Puig has said she is back on a positive path again, thanks largely to her new coach Phillipe Dehaes.

“Taking the time to reflect on this 2019 season definitely hurts because there has been so much struggle and tough moments,” Puig admitted on Instagram.
“Sometimes I didn’t know how I was going to manage to stay strong another day. I hit my ‘rock bottom’ and sometimes even getting out of bed was a challenge.
Her woes continued into 2020, as Monica was out due to a wrist surgery.

Career Highlights:

SINGLES

Winner (2): 2016 - Olympics; 2014 - Strasbourg.

Finalist (2): 2017 - Luxembourg; 2016 - Sydney.

Year End WTA Rankings
2019: #80
2018: #53
2017: #58
2016: #32
2015: #92
2014: #60
2013: #55
2012: #127
2011: #228
2010: #695

Olympic glory for Puerto Rican Monica Puig

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Sources:

Monica Puig | WTA Tennis

Monica Puig - Wikipedia
'I hit rock bottom' - WTA ace lifts lid on mental struggles after nightmare 2019 - Tennishead
 
WALBRIDGE, MARGARET (nee Margaret Cope Buffum)
United Stages
Born 14 May 1886 in Newport, Rhode Island
Died in 1978.
Married Charles Carter Walbridge (1887-1929), stockbroker (died between 1920 and 1930) on 10 August 1911 in Newport, Rhode Island
Height: 5 feet 7 and 3/8 inches
[Active 1914-1916]

Listed as Mrs CC Walbridge.

She played tennis a mother, as her son Cope Walbridge was born 24 May 1913. Mrs Walbridge played the 1914 US Nationals in Philadelphia. She was a member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. In 1916 her husband was the treasurer of the Huntington Valley CC. Living as they did in Chesnut Hill the Nationals was practically at their doorstep.

She was from Newport, Rhode Island, relocating to Philadelphia on her marriage.

Sources:

US Passport
Ancestry

Special to The New,York Times. "MISS BUFFUM A BRIDE." New York Times (1857-1922): 9. Aug 11 1911. ProQuest. Web. 6 Sep. 2016 .

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...ln=walbridge&GSfn=charles&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=153420021&df=all&

https://vineyardgazette.com/obituaries/2009/06/15/chilmarker-cope-b-walbridge-dies-95
 
WILCOX, Miss ME (M. E. Wilcox)
United States.
[Active in 1914]

Miss Wilcox played for the Merion Cricket Club and participated in the 1914 US Nationals.

[possible connections to]

Maud Ella Wilcox was born 06 April 1890

Listed in the 1910 census as a laundry clerk--later a grocery clerk in 1930. [bookeeper]
Parents William Kimball Wilcox, Ella M Kemble.

Other possibilities:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...byrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=1721&GRid=139582017&df=all&

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=1641&GRid=2549227&df=all& [a bit young to be playing in 1914 but still within the realm of the possible]
 
BRINTON, "KITTY" (Katherine Brinton)
United States
alive in 1922 when playing in Palm Beach, Florida.
[Active in 1914 and 1922]

Kitty played her tennis for the Overbrook Club in Philadelphia. She played in the 1914 US Nationals. In 1922 Kitty was participating in tennis tournaments in Florida.

She was the daughter of Richard B Brinton of Overbrook.

Evening public ledger., August 21, 1917, Sports Extra, Image 9 [a photo]
Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 21, 1917, Sports Extra, Image 9 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

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FOX, "ELIZA" (Elizabeth Middleton Fox)
United States
Born 23 February 1890 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died 24 April 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Married Benjamin Chew Tighlman (1890-1953) in 1916
[Active 1913-1915]

The 1913 Philadelphia and District Champion. She opted out of defending her title in 1914 as she was living in New York and out of practice.

Eliza entered the 1915 US Women's Championships. She represented the Germantown Cricket Club.

Her son Benjamin Chew Tighlman was born in 1917.

Eliza went to England in 1919. She may have been abroad many years or at least had significant business interests there as her will was published in British records.

Sources:

Ancestry

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146930462

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...hman&GSfn=benjamin&GSmn=c&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=148391518&df=all&

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PENDLETON, ISABELLA (Isabella Ekstein Pendleton)
United States
Born 09 March 1891 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died in 1965
Married Ezra Bowen (died 1945) on 29 March 1934 in New York
Height: 5' 8" (as of her 1908 US passport)
[Active in 1915]

Participated in the 1915 US Championships.

The daughter of lawyer Elliott Hunt Pendleton. She went to Italy for boarding school in 1908.

A notable horticulturalist and landscape architect. An inheritance from an uncle allowed her to come East and establish to design his garden on on Long Island. Returning to Cincy, she returned to New York for good in 1922. Her husband was a notable portrait painter.

Sources:

Zaitzevsky, Cynthia. Long Island Landscapes and the Women who Designed Them. 2009. (pages 216-221)

Birnbaum, Charles A. and Stephanie S. Foell, editors. Shaping the American landscape : new profiles from the pioneers of American landscape design project. 2009. [as yet unconsulted]

1908 US Passport.

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ARROWSMITH, FRANCES (Frances E. Arrowsmith)
Great Britain/Canada
Born in 1864 in England
Died ????
Probably did not marry.
[Active circa 1890-99]

Frances Arrowsmith notably won the women’s singles title at the British Columbia Championships in 1893. She was a schoolteacher by profession.

[Thanks to Newmark for this information]
 
BARKLEY, FLORENCE (Florence Annie Barkley)
Great Britain/Canada
Born in 1859 in Box, Wiltshire, England
Died 30 September 1929 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Married Lieutenant Colonel George Edward Barnes
[Active circa 1888-92]

Florence Barkley notably won the first three editions of the women’s singles event at the British Columbia Championships, in the years1889-91. Her brother, Robert, also took part in some lawn tennis tournaments.

[Thanks to Newmark for this information]
 
KITTO, BERTHA (Bertha Mary Kitto)
Great Britain/Canada
Born 29 September 1869 in Islington, London, England
Died 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Did not marry.
[Active circa 1898-1902.]

Bertha Kitto notably won the women’s singles title at the British Columbia Championships in 1900.

Bertha was a governess/tutor by profession. When the 1891 Census of England was taken she was working as a governess in a “ladies’ school” in the borough of Islington in north London. She and her family appear to have emigrated to British Columbia, Canada in the mid-1890s. In the 1901 Census of Canada Bertha was living with her parents, Francis and Lavinia, and five younger siblings, in Victoria. Her profession is given as tutor.

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MUSGRAVE, ANASTASIA [Anastasia Rose Musgrave]
Ireland/Canada
Born o4 August 1864 in County Cork, Ireland
Died 18 February 1936 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Married Harry Demoleyns Mellin on 11 October 1911 in Victoria, British Columbia
[Active circa 1890-1906]

Anastasia Musgrave notably won the women’s singles title at the British Columbia Championships in 1892.

[Thanks to Newmark for this information]
 
KELLOGG, DOROTHY [Dorothy Dickens Kellogg]
United States
Born 15 June 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died 30 July 1922 in Covington, Kentucky
Married Charles Jasper McLaughlin in Cincinnati in 1915
[Active circa 1904-10]

Dorothy Kellogg notably won the singles title at the Kentucky Championships in 1904 and 1905. She was the youngest of the four surviving children of Charles Kellogg, a banker, and Mary Kellogg (née Clark). At least one of Dorothy’s siblings, her only brother Ralph, also took part in lawn tennis tournaments.

An article published in ‘The Cincinnati Enquirer’ newspaper in 1939 mentions that Dorothy Kellogg had been one of the moving spirits of the Music Lovers’ Club in that city twenty-five years earlier and played the piano admirably. Dorothy married the architect and artist Charles Jasper McLaughlin in Cincinnati in 1915. Two children, a boy called Ralph and a girl called Nancy, were born of the marriage.

In 1922, Dorothy McLaughlin, as she had become, was hospitalized in a sanatorium in Pleasant Ridge, Covington (Kentucky) where she and her family were living at that time. Dorothy had been suffering from depression, but returned to the family home on Riverside Drive in Covington after a spell in the hospital. She swallowed two poisonous tablets at home on the afternoon of Saturday, 29 July, dying the following day in Booth Memorial Hospital in Covington, where she had been taken after being found by her family. She was 34 years of age.

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KERBER, ANGELIQUE
Germany
Born 18 January 1988 in Bremen, Germany
Nickname: "Angie"
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Plays: Lefthanded with a two-handed backhand
Trademarks: almost always wears a visor.
[Active 2003-present]

3 time grand slam champion; winning Wimbledon (2018) and the 2016 Australian and US Opens. Winning the US Open in 2016 secured her #1 spot on the WTA computer-the first German #1 since Steffi Graf in 1996.

Despite being naturally right-handed she plays tennis as a lefty. Kerber almost choose swimming career over tennis as a sport, deciding on tennis at the age of 15 under her parents influence.

Primarily a baseliner, Angeliqe gets done incredibly close to the ground on low balls. At times her knees are almost touching the court on these incredible gets.
Her lefty forehand does the most damage as it slides players off the court with heavy topspin.At her worst the German can be overly moody and negative on the court.

Her Polish heritage makes her very popular there. Though liked in Germany her home nation is warm rather than wildly enthusiastic.

Kerber is intensely private about her personal life.

Personal:

Coached by Rainer Schuettler...... Mother's name is Beata; father's name is Slawek; has one sister, Jessica ... Started playing tennis at age 3 ... Likes all surfaces ... Speaks German, Polish and English ... Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf ... Also enjoys swimming, soccer, F1, figure skating, handball, shopping, sleeping, swimming, dancing and hanging out with friends ... Favorite actors include Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon ... Favorite tournament is Indian Wells; favorite Grand Slam is Australian Open.

Career Highlights:

SINGLES

Winner (12): 2018 - Sydney, Wimbledon; 2016 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, US Open; 2015 - Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham, Stanford; 2013 - Linz; 2012 - Paris [Indoors], Copenhagen.

Finalist (18): 2019 - Indian Wells, Eastbourne; 2017 - Monterrey; 2016 - Brisbane, Wimbledon, Olympics, Cincinnati, WTA Finals; 2015 - Hong Kong; 2014 - Sydney, Doha, Eastbourne, Stanford; 2013 - Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2012 - Eastbourne, Cincinnati; 2010 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES

Finalist (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Petkovic); 2008 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Dekmeijere).

Year-End WTA Rankings

2020: #25
2019: #20
2018: #02
2017: #21
2016: #01 (Career high ranking of #1 on September 12)
2015: #10
2014: #10
2013: #09
2012: #05
2011: #32
2010: #47
2009: #106
2008: #108
2007: #84
2006: #214
2005: #261
2004: #375
2003: #433

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Her forehand is her winning shot of choice: it carried deadly lefty topspin and depth.

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Sources:

Fissette: Everyone hates to play Kerber
 
PLISKOVA, KAROLINA ([Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic
Born 21 March 1992 in Louny, Czech Republic
Height: 6' 1" (1.86 m)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
[Active 2006-present]

2016 US Open finalist.

Like her twin sister Kristyna, Karolina started playing tennis at age . Karolia is a rightie-Kristyna plays lefthanded.

Her easy power and booming serve (Karolina habitually leads the WTA tour in aces) are hampered only by her comparatively slow movement around the court. Touted as a potential slam champion, Karolina consistently under-performed in majors-that is up to the 2016 US Open, where she made up for lost time by reaching the US Open in spectacular fashion.

Consider how quickly her transformation came seemingly from out of nowhere: Up until August of 2016 she had steadily risen in the rankings into the top twenty, yet never progressed beyond the 3rd round of a major. Despite her 5 lower level WTA titles (the first in 2013 at the Malysian Open) she was the least known person in the top 20.

Then came August and September of 2016. Up to then Karolina had lost 6 consecutive premier or elite level finals. The 7th was her lucky number, as Pliskova blew Angelique Kerber off the court in Cincinnati 6-2 6-1. The win was the biggest of Pliskova's career to date; it also prevented Kerber from attaining the #1 spot on the WTA computer.

The stoic Czech must have pleased herself by finally getting to the second week of a major at the US Open. Down a set and 4-1 to Venus Williams in the 4th round, Karolina dug out the match with a winner when match point down, won her quarterfinal, and blew the lid off the tennis world in serving world #1 Serena Williams off the court 6-2 7-6 in the semifinals. This match ironically gave Kerber the #1 spot Pliskova denied her in Cincy.

Pliskova made a fight of it in the final. Her bullet-like groundstrokes alllowed her to make several forays into the net that paid rich dividends. Up 3-1 in the last set, Kerber's grit finally prevailed as Pliskova tired mentally and physically.

Time will tell if this was a one time lightening bolt from the blue or a preview of fireworks to come. What is clear is Karolina was the most improved player of 2016. 2017 and 2018 saw her solidify her presence in the top ten, but a major title still eludes her.

2019 was a banner year as far as her ranking (which rose to #2) and 4 more titles to her credit. Coach Conchita Martinez injected new confidence into her game. It wasn't enough however, as Karolina fired Martinez at year's end.

Despite a season in which Pliskova won a joint Tour-leading four titles, in Brisbane, Rome, Eastbourne and Zhengzhou, and raised her year-end ranking from World No.8 to her highest season finish at World No.2, the 27-year-old's Grand Slam breakthrough continued to prove elusive. A semifinal run at the Australian Open included a stunning quarterfinal fightback against Serena Williams in which Pliskova saved four match points and overturned a 1-5 final-set deficit, but a three-set loss to Naomi Osaka in the last four in Melbourne was followed by a third-round exit at Roland Garros to Petra Martic and fourth-round defeats at Wimbledon and the US Open at the hands of Karolina Muchova and Johanna Konta respectively.
Personal:

Coached by Tomas Krupa; fitness coach is Martin Nosko and Ivan Trebaticka; trains at and plays for Sparta Praha tennis club ... Began playing tennis at age 4 ... Enjoys fishing, listening to music (likes pop, Czech music) and watching movies (favorites is Public Enemies) ... Likes reading books by Paulo Coelho ... Favorite food is pasta.

Career Highlights:

SINGLES

Winner (16): 2020 - Brisbane; 2019 - Brisbane, Rome, Eastbourne, Zhengzhou; 2018 - Stuttgart Tokyo [PPO]; 2017 - Brisbane, Doha, Eastbourne; 2016 - Nottingham, Cincinnati; 2015 - Prague; 2014 - Seoul, Linz; 2013 - Kuala Lumpur.

Finalist (13): 2020 - Rome; 2019 - Miami; 2018 - Tianjin; 2016 - Eastbourne, US Open; 2015 - Sydney, Dubai, Birmingham, Stanford, Zhuhai; 2014 - Pattaya City, Nürnberg, Hong Kong.

DOUBLES

Winner (5): 2016 - Birmingham (w/Strycova); 2014 - Nürnberg (w/Krajicek), Bad Gastein, Hong Kong (both w/Kr.Pliskova); 2013 - Linz (w/Kr.Pliskova).

Finalist (2): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Goerges); 2013 - Palermo (w/Kr.Pliskova).

WTA Year-End Rankings

2020: 06
2019: 02
2018: 08
2017: 04 (including a career high #1 on 17 July 2017)
2016: 06
2015: 11
2014: 24
2013: 67

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Sources:


Karolina Pliskova | Player Stats & More – WTA Official


Kristýna a Karolína Plí?kovy [official website]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolína_Plíšková
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolína_Plíšková_career_statistics
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/pliskova-announces-split-martínez
 
PLISKOVA, KRISTYNA
Czech Republic
Born 21 March 1992 in Louny, Czech Republic
Height: 6' (1.84 m)
Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
[Active 2006-present]

Though overshadowed by her sister Karolina the other Pliskova sister is still a top 100 player.

Just hours after her sister was RU at the US Open in 2016 Kristyna won the 125K event at Dalian-her biggest to date. She was just two points point from defeat in the final when her Japanese opponent Eguchi hurt her knee. Eguchi was up 0-30 5-2 in the final set, then had medical time out from a fall, got to 30-30, then 30-40 MP, then at ADV Pliskova, Eguchi took another fall and had to be lifted off in a stretcher.

Began playing tennis at age 4 with her twin sister Karolina. The pair have 3 WTA doubles titles together Their 2013 victory in Linz was the first ever WTA title by twins.

Kristyna won the 2010 Wimbledon girls title. She holds a huge serve-throwing down a record 31 aces in one match vs Monica Puig at the 2016 Australian Open. She nonetheless lost the match despite holding 5 match points, as the consistency that her sister Karolina has found has eluded her.

Career-high Singles: #35 on 31 July 2017
Career-high Doubles: #51 on 15 September 2014

WTA Year-End Rankings

2019: #67
2018: #97
2017: #61
2016: #61
2015: #113
2014: #123
2013: #121
2012: #110
2011: #179
2010: #227
2009: #506
2008: #753
2007: #861

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Players | WTA Tennis English

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristýna_Plíšková

https://www.tennisforum.com/12-gene...worst-luck-world-dalian-125k-f-pliskova-def-7-eguchi-7-5-4-6-*2-5-adv-40-a.html
 
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