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4 unusual facts about Canadian Women's Open


Canadian Women's Open

2014–Present: Canadian Pacific Women's Open, Omnium féminin Canadien Pacifique

In November 2013, Canadian Pacific Railway Company took over title sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Open and the event name was changed to Canadian Pacific Women's Open, or Omnium féminin Canadien Pacifique.

Jean-Louis Lévesque

Beyond horse racing, Lévesque was a driving force behind the creation of the Canadian Women's Open golf championship.

Royal Ottawa Golf Club

It hosted the 2000 CN Canadian Women's Open (known at the time as the duMaurier Championship); this major championship was won by Meg Mallon.


2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

The 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2001 WTA Tour.

2002 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

The 2002 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2002 WTA Tour.

2002 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 2002 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 57th U.S. Women's Open, held July 4–7 at Prairie Dunes Country Club outside of Hutchinson, Kansas.

2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

The 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour.

2004 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 2004 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 59th U.S. Women's Open, held July 1–4 at the Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Massachusetts, a suburb north of Springfield.

2008 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 2008 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 63rd U.S. Women's Open, held June 26–29 at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis.

2009 PTT Pattaya Women's Open

The singles draw was headlined by Australian Open semifinalist Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulková.

2009 SAP Open

The singles draw featured ATP No. 6, 2009 Australian Open semi-finalist and 2009 Dubai finalist Andy Roddick, 2009 Australian Open quarterfinalist and 2008 U.S Open quarterfinalist Juan Martín del Potro, Other names include James Blake, Radek Štěpánek, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, Igor Kunitsyn and Robby Ginepri.

2013 National Women's Open

The finals included four Midwest teams and took place from June 25th to 27th, with the Amateur and U-23 competitions taking place the next three days.

Akiko Morigami

She has reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007).

CWAC

Canadian Women's Army Corps was a non-combatant branch of the Canadian Army for women

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Kim Adler - Professional bowler, 15 national PWBA titles including the 1999 U.S. Women's Open

Eight-ender

The match between Kelly Scott, who at the time was the reigning Canadian women's champion and went on to become a world champion, and Cathy King a former world bronze medalist.

Holly Lincoln

Holly Lincoln (born June 23, 1985 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a female football (soccer) forward, who won the silver medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2003 Pan American Games.

India's Open-Economy Policy

By the 1990s, their imperatives increasingly highlighted a sense of rivalry, especially with China, and globalism, a desire to play a strong role in world affairs.

Leanne Barrette

On June 30, 2011, Leanne won her 27th professional title (and first since 2002) when she defeated defending champion Kelly Kulick at the U.S. Women's Open in Arlington, Texas.

Linda Hathorn

Linda Hathorn (born May 23, 1982), née Linda Consolante, is a retired Canadian professional soccer defender, who won the silver medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Margaret Degidio Murphy

Margaret Degidio Murphy is the head coach of the Boston Blades in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Maria Kostina

In July 2007 she became the first Russian, male or female, to play in a major golf championship by participating in the U.S. Women's Open.

Maximilian Abel

In 2003 he advanced to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost to Roger Federer, and the MercedesCup, where he defeated Antony Dupuis before being eliminated by Rainer Schüttler.

Media Club of Canada

Originally founded as the Canadian Women's Press Club and open only to women, early members of the group included Kit Coleman, Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy and Helen MacGill.

Meryle Secrest

She worked as women's editor for the Hamilton News in Ontario, Canada; shortly thereafter she was named "Most Promising Young Writer" by the Canadian Women's Press Club.

Ruth Jessen

Two of these were an 18-hole playoff lose at the 1962 Titleholders Championship and a sudden death playoff lose at the 1964 U.S. Women's Open, both to Mickey Wright.

Ryan Phelan

Alongside Sports Tonight, Phelan reported for Network Ten on various other sports events including Clipsal 500, the 2003 US Women's Open, the final Melbourne Cup covered by Ten in 2001 and the 2005 City to Surf.

Ryann O'Toole

She also played in her first LPGA tournament in August 2010 when she received a sponsor's exemption to the CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg, but missed the cut.

The Merit Club

The Merit Club hosted the United States Women's Open in 2000, won by Karrie Webb.


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