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2012 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

The loss ended Nadal's season as he did not play tennis again until February 2013 at the Chile Open.


1910 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Edith Johnson 6–4, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Dora Boothby 6–2, 6–2 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1910 Wimbledon Championships.

1933 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Joan Hartigan is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Joan Hartigan defeated Coral Buttsworth 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1933 Australian Championships.

1937 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Vivian McGrath defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.

1938 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Don Budge defeated Gene Mako 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1938 U.S. National Championships to become the first player in history to complete the Grand Slam.

1953 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1995 Lipton Championships – Men's Singles

The 1995 Lipton Championships – Men's Singles event was at the second Masters Series event of the year, the Lipton Championships held at Key Biscayne, Florida.

2005 Pacific Life Open

Also competing in the field were Australian Open titlist Marat Safin, 2004 French Open winner Guillermo Coria, Tim Henman, Carlos Moyá and Gastón Gaudio.

2006 Australian Open

=== Women's Singles ===

2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles

The Rome crowd, including Prince Albert of Monaco and Omar Sharif, looked on in disbelief as first Nadal levelled at 4–4 then fought off Federer again at 5–6.

2007 BCR Open Romania

The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 26, Båstad runner-up and Valencia titlist Nicolás Almagro, Rome Masters and Båstad semifinalist Filippo Volandri, and Valencia and Kitzbühel finalist Potito Starace.

2008 Brasil Open

Also present were 2007 St. Petersburg quarterfinalist Potito Starace, 2007 Rome Masters semifinalist Filippo Volandri, Augustin Calleri, José Acasuso and Albert Montañés.

2008 Estoril Open

Other seeded players were Australian Open quarterfinalist and Adelaide runner-up Jarkko Nieminen, Rotterdam semifinalist Gilles Simon, Nicolas Mahut, Marc Gicquel and Michael Berrer.

2008 Heineken Open

The field was led by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 5, Tennis Masters Cup finalist and defending champion David Ferrer, US Open quarterfinalist Juan Ignacio Chela, and 2007 Stockholm quarterfinalist Juan Mónaco.

2008 Movistar Open

Other seeded players were 2007 St. Petersburg finalist Fernando Verdasco, Doha and Sydney quarterfinalist Agustín Calleri, Óscar Hernández, José Acasuso and Nicolás Massú.

2008 Ordina Open

The men singles featured ATP No. 5, Valencia titlist and French Open quarterfinalist David Ferrer, Queen's Club quarterfinalist Richard Gasquet, and Australian Open quarterfinalist and Adelaide runner-up Jarkko Nieminen.

2008 Qatar Open

The men's singles field was led by ATP No. 4, US Open semifinalist and Moscow champion Nikolay Davydenko, Metz titlist Tommy Robredo, and St. Petersburg winner and 2007 Doha runner-up Andy Murray.

2008 Tennis Channel Open

The singles field featured Viña del Mar champion Fernando González, former World No. 1 and 2007 Cincinnati Masters semifinalist Lleyton Hewitt, and Marseille semifinalist Marcos Baghdatis.

2009 French Open – Women's Singles

The match was also the conclusion of a series of matches between them during the preceding clay court season, with Kuznetsova beating Safina to win the title in Stuttgart, and Safina avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in Rome.

2009 US Open – Men's Singles

This was the last Grand Slam which was not won by one of the Big Four since the 2005 Australian Open (which was won by Marat Safin), until Stanislas Wawrinka won the 2014 Australian Open.

2010 BMW Tennis Championship – Singles

Robin Söderling was the defending champion, but he competed in the BNP Paribas Open instead.

2010 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Singles

Horacio Zeballos was the defending champion, however he chose to compete in Rome instead.

2011 Aspria Tennis Cup Trofeo City Life – Singles

Frederico Gil was the defending champion, but decided to compete in the Aegon International instead.

2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour.

2011 Estoril Open – Men's Singles

Albert Montañés was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the Serbia Open instead.

2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

It was the 39th edition of the BNP Paribas Open, also known as the Indian Wells Masters, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour.

Alexis King

Her career high singles ranking is No. 343 (achieved on July 7, 2008), a ranking which gave her a direct entry into the 2008 Ordina Open – Women's Singles Tournament, where she lost in the first round to New Zealander Marina Erakovic.

Antonio Veić

Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4.

Arnaud Boetsch

Boetch reached the fourth round once in each of the four grand slams between 1991 and 1996, notably beating Richard Krajicek in five sets in his 1992 Wimbledon run (Krajicek would go on to win the title four years later).

Badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games – Men's singles

These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta.

Coupe des Mousquetaires

La Coupe des Mousquetaires (English: The Musketeers' Trophy) is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Men's Singles competition at the French Open.

Dennis Viollet

Dennis and Helen's daughter Rachel (born 1972) became the British number one ranked tennis player when she reached the second round of Wimbledon in 1996.

Edmund Bury

In the men's singles event he did not participate.

Ernest Black

Black reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1900, losing to the only other competing British player, future three-time Wimbledon champion Arthur Gore.

Jane O'Donoghue

She was also given a wild card into Wimbledon and was beaten in round one by Marlene Weingärtner, 4–6 2–6.

Joanna Parker

In Women's singles, in round 1, she defeated Caroline Kumahara, but in the second round, she lost to Kristin Silbereisen.

Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

After three runs, there were three East German racers Ortrun Enderlein, Anna-Maria Müller and Angela Knösel in the top 4, but were disqualified when the FIL determined that they had been heating their runners, a banned practice.

Maja Palaveršić

Her best singles result was First Round in 2001 Australian Open.

Martín Alund

Alund gained direct entry into the French Open and Wimbledon in 2013, winning a set against World No. 4 David Ferrer in the first round of the latter before eventually losing in four sets.

Michele Fioroni

Fioroni represented his native country in the singles competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Nirupama Sanjeev

By then her ranking was in the 160s and in 1998 Australian Open, she became the first Indian woman in the modern era to feature and win a round at a main draw Grand Slam, beating Italy's Gloria Pizzichini.

Rainer Kuhlmey

He has won several national titles (including the 1968 German Team Championships with Eintracht Frankfurt), took part in several international tournaments, such as Beaulieu and Cannes Championships, and represented Germany in the main draw of the 1971 French Open – Men's Singles competition at Roland Garros, Paris.

Table tennis at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's singles

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between December 20 and 21, at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Table tennis at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between December 20 and 21, at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Five players, all from the United Kingdom, appeared for the competition.

Tracey Hallam

She participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Women's singles event but she was knocked out in the third round by Xu Huaiwen of Germany (21-10, 21-7).

Vane Pennell

In the men's singles event he lost his first match.


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