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World Tennis [1] is a US online magazine that covers tennis. A highly influential publication, [2] it was founded by Gladys Heldman as a printed magazine, and was first published in May 1953. [3] It was originally co produced with Gardnar Mulloy, [4] and it's offices were based in New York City. The magazine was usually published twelve times a ...
The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. [1] The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa". [2] Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in women's singles. Aryna Sabalenka, women's singles No. 1. Iga Świątek, women's singles No. 2. Coco Gauff, women's singles ...
Later, the Rio de Janeiro Open was played on indoor carpet courts from 1989 to 1990 and was the first ATP World Series event played in Brazil. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The licence for the men's event was taken over from the U.S. National Indoor Championships which did continue but was downgraded from an ATP 500 to an ATP 250 tournament.
Casas Bahia (English: Bahia Houses) is a Brazilian retail chain specializing in furniture and home appliances. Currently, it is one of the largest retail chain in Brazil, the other being Magazine Luiza and Americanas .
The Brazilian Tennis Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Tênis or CBT) is the governing body of tennis in Brazil. CBT is responsible for the organization of events such as the Brasil Open and for representing players in Brazil in all tennis , beach tennis and wheelchair tennis categories and tournaments.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up the ITF's membership.
Topper is a sportswear brand established in Argentina and currently owned by Brazilian company "BR Sports", headquartered in São Paulo. [1] The brand is commercialised in South America, mainly in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, where it markets a wide range of products from footwear to clothing.
By 1940, Lojas Americanas had become a corporation. In 1982, the board members of the Grupo Garantia came on board with Lojas Americanas as shareholders. By the first quarter of 1994, they solidified the formation of a joint venture company under the name Walmart Brasil S/A with Lojas Americanas as a 40% stakeholder and Walmart as a 60% ...