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Santa Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Santa BarbaraSanta Barbarasănˌtə bärˈbrə, –bərə [key], city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. A beautiful residential and resort…

1999 US Open - Women's Singles

FINAL EIGHT— #1 Martina Hingis; #2 Lindsay Davenport; #3 Venus Williams; #4 Monica Seles; #5 Mary Pierce; #7 Serena Williams; #12 Barbara Schett; plus unseeded Anke Huber. Quarterfinals Hingis…

Villiers, Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Villiers, Barbara: see Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of.

Biographies: Notable Tennis Players

Notable Tennis Players René Lacoste See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Wimbledon Fun Facts Davis Cup Championships Federation Cup Championships…

2001 Australian Open Doubles Finals

Men—#4 Jonas Bjorkman & Todd Woodbridge def. #14 Byron Black & David Prinosil, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Women—Serena Williams & Venus Williams def. #7 Lindsay Davenport & Corina Morariu…

Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofCleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofvĭlˈərz, vĭlˈyərz [key], 1641–1709, mistress of King Charles II of England. She became Charles's mistress…

Bush, Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Bush, Barbara, 1925–2018, b. New York City as Barbara Pierce; wife of George H. W. Bush and mother of George W. Bush. She studied briefly at Smith College before marrying (1945); the…

Barbara, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Barbara, Saint, fl. 3d or 4th cent., virgin martyr, whose life is shrouded in contradictory legends. Her father is said to have shut her up in a tower and then to have killed her for…

Pym, Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Pym, Barbara (Barbara Mary Crampton Pym), 1913–80, English writer. Her books are quiet comedies, often dealing with older, usually frustrated, and isolated characters. After success…