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Encyclopedia > Alberto Berasategui

Alberto Berasategui (b. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). There are 217 days remaining. Events 585 BC - A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from... May 28 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union. January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George... 1973, in Geography > Europe > Spain > Basque Country > Biscay Cityscape of Bilbao, with the Guggenheim Museum on the bottom right Bilbao (Basque: Bilbo) is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Pais Vasco and the capital of the province of Vizcaya (Basque: Bizkaia). A major seaport... Bilbao, The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the... Spain) is a former professional Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a... tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open began as a national tournament... French Open in 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. Events January January 1 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from... 1994.


Berasategui began playing tennis at age 7 and was the European junior champion in 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously... 1991. He turned professional later that year, and won his first top-level singles title in 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. January 3 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and... 1993 in Sao Paulo and São Paulo (city) redirect here. This article deals with the largest city of Brazil. For other meanings, see São Paulo (disambiguation). Downtown São Paulo, showing the landmark buildings Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center). São Paulo (meaning St. Paul... Sao Paulo. He established a reputation on the tour in the early 1990s as a very strong Clay court - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ Clay court From Wikipedia A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. The French Open uses clay courts. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or... clay court player.


1994 was without doubt the pinnacle of Berasategui's career. He reached nine finals, winning seven of them. And he qualified for his first (and only) A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments... Grand Slam final at the French Open, where he faced fellow-Spaniard and defending-champion Sergi Bruguera is a retired professional tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. He was born on January 16, 1971. He has a total of 14 ATP singles titles, including two French Open titles in 1993 and 1994 on the red clay courts of Roland Garros. In winning his first French Open... Sergi Bruguera. Bruguera won the final in four sets in 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. Berasategui reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 7 in November 1994.


Berasategui won a total of 14 career singles titles and 1 doubles titles. His total career prize-money earnings was US$4,676,187. His last singles title was won in The Estoril Coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho. The two main resort towns are Estoril and Cascais. Estoril has a famous casino. Estoril was the residence of Juan de Borbón, pretender to... Estoril in 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. Events January January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to... 1998.


External links

  • Official ATP Profile (http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=Alberto+Berasategui)

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Alberto Berasategui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words)
Berasategui began playing tennis at age 7 and was the European junior champion in 1991.
Berasategui reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 7 in November 1994.
Berasategui won a total of 14 career singles titles and 1 doubles titles.
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