tournament: United States Open Tennis Championships event: women's singles edition: 136th venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, New York, United States dates: August 29, 2016 - September 11, 2016 PLACEMENTTENNIS PLAYERCOUNTRYChampionAngelique KerberGermanyRunner-upKarolina PliskovaCzech RepublicSemifinalistsCaroline WozniackiRomaniaSerena WilliamsUSAQuarterfinalistsAna KonjuhCroatiaAnastasija SevastovaLatviaRoberta VinciItalySimona HalepRomania https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/photos/a.10150612011397187/10153725451757187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Mrb9cWRvM
2016 US Open results: Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka wins men’s singles in New York
tournament: United States Open Tennis Championships event: men's singles edition: 136th venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, New York, United States dates: August 29, 2016 - September 11, 2016 PLACEMENTTENNIS PLAYERCOUNTRYChampionStan WawrinkaSwitzerlandRunner-upNovak DjokovicSerbiaSemifinalistsGaël MonfilsFranceKei NishikoriJapanQuarterfinalistsAndy MurrayUnited KingdomJo-Wilfried Tsonga FranceJuan Martin del PotroArgentinaLucas PouilleFrance https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/photos/a.10150612011397187/10153723524637187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSrGSbWwwlE
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Conrad Gersuny biography: 13 things about New York artist born in Vienna, Austria
Conrad Gersuny was an Austrian-American artist born in Vienna, who emigrated to New York in 1938. He studied jewelry and metal sculpture, opened The Conrad Shop in Greenwich Village, and was influential in the music scene. He lived in Vermont with his partner, Portia Arthur, until his death from lung cancer in 2007.
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International Pageant of Pulchritude 1927 results: New York’s Dorothy Britton crowned in Galveston, Texas
beauty pageant: International Pageant of Pulchritude edition: 2nd venue: Galveston, Texas, United States date: May 23, 1927 JUDGES J. Knowles Hare (artist, painter) Harry Tuthill (cartoonist) Albert Ricker (artist) Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. (newspaper publisher) Enrico Cerracchio (artist, sculptor) Paul Robinson (cartoonist) Edward Harlan "E.H." McReynolds (newspaperman, advertiser) CANDIDATES Madeleine Woodman (Canada) Angelina Anduiza (Cuba) Roberte … Continue reading International Pageant of Pulchritude 1927 results: New York’s Dorothy Britton crowned in Galveston, Texas
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Lisbeth Gersuny biography: 13 things about Holocaust survivor born in Frankfurt, Germany
Lisbeth Stiassny Gersuny was a German-Austrian-American Holocaust survivor born in Frankfurt in 1901. She married Dr. Otto Gersuny, with whom she had two sons, and emigrated to New York City in 1938. Lisbeth passed away in 1986 at age 85, having outlived many family members.
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2015 US Open results: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic wins men’s singles in New York
tournament: United States Open Tennis Championships event: men's singles edition: 135th venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, New York, United States dates: August 31, 2015 - September 13, 2015 RESULTS PLACEMENTTENNIS PLAYERCOUNTRYChampionNovak DjokovicSerbiaRunner-upRoger FedererSwitzerlandSemifinalistsMarin ČilićCroatiaStan WawrinkaSwitzerlandQuarterfinalistsFeliciano LopezSpainJo-Wilfried TsongaFranceKevin AndersonSouth AfricaRichard GasquetFrance https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/photos/a.10150612011397187/10153017400587187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2FcTmsSBgw
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2015 US Open results: Italy’s Flavia Pennetta wins women’s singles in New York
tournament: United States Open Tennis Championships event: women's singles edition: 135th venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, New York, United States dates: August 31, 2015 - September 13, 2015 PLACEMENTTENNIS PLAYERCOUNTRYChampionFlavia PennettaItalyRunner-upRoberta VinciItalySemifinalistsSerena WilliamsUSASimona HalepRomaniaQuarterfinalistsKristina MladenovicFrancePetra KvitovaCzech RepublicVenus WilliamsUSAVictoria Azarenka Belarus https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/photos/a.10150612011397187/10153017400587187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1hgWNowjfs
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2014 US Open results: Croatia’s Marin Čilić wins men’s singles in New York
tournament: United States Open Tennis Championships event: men's singles edition: 134th venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, New York, United States dates: August 25, 2014 - September 8, 2014 RESULTS PLACEMENTTENNIS PLAYER COUNTRYChampionMarin ČilićCroatiaRunner-upKei NishikoriJapanSemifinalistsNovak DjokovicSerbiaRoger FedererSwitzerlandQuarterfinalistsTomáš BerdychCzech RepublicGaël MonfilsFranceStan WawrinkaSwitzerlandAndy MurrayUnited Kingdom https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/photos/a.10150612011397187/10152268890202187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DOUzA3uKGI
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2014 US Open results: USA’s Serena Williams wins women’s singles in New York
tournament: United States Open Tennis Championships event: women's singles edition: 134th venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, New York, United States dates: August 25, 2014 - September 8, 2014 RESULTS PLACEMENTTENNIS PLAYERCOUNTRYChampionSerena WilliamsUnited StatesRunner-upCaroline WozniackiDenmarkSemifinalistsPeng ShuaiChinaEkaterina MakarovaRussiaQuarterfinalistsVictoria AzarenkaBelarusFlavia PennettaItalySara ErraniItalyBelinda BencicSwitzerland https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/photos/a.10150612011397187/10152268890202187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-nuBZxSxLk
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Dr. Otto Gersuny biography: 13 things about Holocaust survivor born in Teplitz-Schoenau, Czechoslovakia
Dr. Otto Gersuny was a Czech-American doctor born in Teplitz-Schoenau, Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the University of Vienna in 1914, specialized in children's diseases, and emigrated to New York in 1938. He significantly impacted pediatric medicine before passing away in 1964 at age 74, following a notable career.
