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2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was on the International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco, from April 27 through May 2, 2008. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Ekaterina Makarova
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2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco, from 28 April until 4 May 2008. Milagros Sequera was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year. Gisela Dulko won in the final 7–6(2), 7–6(5), against Anabel Medina Garrigues. Vania King and Sania
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2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco, from 26 April until 1 May 2010. Seventh-seeded Iveta Benešová won the singles title. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Iveta Benešová defeated Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-
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2003 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2003 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Casablanca, Morocco that was part of the Tier V category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 31 March until 6 April 2003. Second-seeded Rita Grande won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money. Rita Grande defeated Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Gisela Dulko / María Emilia Salerni defeated Henrieta Nagyová / Elena Tatarkova 6–3,
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2015 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2015 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the "Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech" in Marrakesh, Morocco, between 26 April and 2 May 2015. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry as qualifiers: The following player received entry as a lucky loser: The following pairs received wildcards
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2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 25 and 30 April 2016. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry as qualifiers: The following player received entry as a special exempt: The following player entered by a protected ranking: The following players received
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2014 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2014 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the "Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech" in Marrakesh, Morocco, between 21 and 27 April 2014. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry as qualifiers: The following player received entry as a lucky loser: The following pairs
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2013 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2013 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the "Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech" in Marrakesh, Morocco between 22 and 28 April 2013. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry as qualifiers: The following players received entry as lucky losers: The following pairs received wildcards
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2019 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2019 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 29 April and 4 May 2019. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a lucky loser: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw
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2018 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2018 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 30 April and 5 May 2018. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as
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2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Fés, Morocco between 23 and 29 April 2012. Qualifier Kiki Bertens won the singles title. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry as lucky loser: The following pairs received
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2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco between 18 and 24 April 2011. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry from a Lucky loser spot: Alberta Brianti def. Simona Halep, 6–4, 6–3 Andrea Hlaváčková / Renata Voráčová
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2005 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2005 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Rabat, Morocco that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 May until 8 May 2005. Second-seeded Nuria Llagostera Vives won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money. Nuria Llagostera Vives defeated Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–2 Émilie Loit / Barbora Strýcová defeated Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Nuria Llagostera Vives 3–6,
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2002 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2002 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Casablanca, Morocco that was part of the Tier V category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July until 14 July 2002. Sixth-seeded Patricia Wartusch won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money. Patricia Wartusch defeated Klára Koukalová 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch defeated Gisela Dulko / Conchita Martínez Granados 6–2, 6–1
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2001 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem


The 2001 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Casablanca, Morocco that was part of the Tier V category of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 23 July until 29 July 2001. Unseeded Zsófia Gubacsi won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money. Zsófia Gubacsi defeated Maria Elena Camerin 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 Lubomira Bacheva / Åsa Carlsson defeated María José Martínez Sánchez / María Emilia Salerni 6–3,
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Muslim women in sport


woman to peak Everest in 2013. Several OIC member states host professional-level tennis tournaments. As of 2016, there are Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour events in Malaysia (Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur; inaugurated 2010), Morocco (Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat; 2001), Qatar (Qatar Open, Doha; 2001), Turkey (Istanbul Cup; 2005), the United Arab Emirates (Dubai Tennis Championships; 1993), and Uzbekistan (Tashkent Open; 1999).
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Teodora Mirčić


As a young player, Mirčić played her first WTA Tour qualifications in 2005, at the Budapest Grand Prix, but lost in the first round. She then earned a wild card for the 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Kaia Kanepi in the first round. Tsvetana Pironkova defeated her in the first round of the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix in straight sets. In 2009, Mirčić played qualifications for two WTA Tour events, the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem and the Swedish Open, but lost both times. At the
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Kirsten Flipkens


lost to Andrea Petkovic. At Wimbledon, she lost in the second round to Yanina Wickmayer. She had been troubled by a recurring wrist injury and underwent surgery at the end of the 2010 season. Flipkens started 2011 with a first-round loss at the Australian Open and did not win one Grand Slam match that year. She reached the semifinals at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Fes, Morocco during the clay-court season. At Rosmalen, she teamed up with CoCo Vandeweghe to reach the semifinals in
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Morocco Open


The Morocco Open or Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is a women's professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa. The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed
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Flavia Pennetta


Tier I springtime hard-court tournaments in the United States. She beat Ľudmila Cervanová in the first round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells before losing to Maria Sharapova. She then lost in the first round of qualifying for the NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne. Returning to clay courts, Pennetta lost in the second round of two consecutive WTA tour tournaments, the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca and the Portugal Open in Estoril. At the Budapest Grand Prix, Pennetta lost in the semifinals to eventual champion
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Varvara Lepchenko


seed and eventual finalist Caroline Wozniacki 1-6, 2-6. Beginning her clay court season at the Volvo Car Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round to 15th seed Lucie Šafářová 5-7, 7-6(6), 3-6. Seeded 6 for qualifying at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Evgeniya Rodina 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Competing in Morocco at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Lepchenko advanced to
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Fatima El Allami


Fatima-Zahra El Allami (born 26 March 1989 in Meknes) is a former Moroccan tennis player. In her career, El Allami won three singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 1 November 2010, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 433. In July 2009, she peaked at No. 420 in the doubles rankings. She had been awarded a wild card for the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem every year since 2007, but she never passed the first round
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Melinda Czink


6–2, but her run was cut short by 2011 French Open champion Li Na. She continued her U.S season by qualifying for the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. Czink's next tournament was the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She qualified without dropping a set, but was ousted by third seed Petra Cetkovská in the first round of the main draw. Czink then headed to her home tournament at the Budapest Grand Prix. She faced fellow qualifier Mervana Jugić-Salkić in the first round of the main
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Polona Hercog


three sets. In 2008, she participated in the İstanbul Cup, where she lost in the first round to Tsvetana Pironkova, but reached the finals of the doubles competition partnering with New Zealand's Marina Erakovic. The same year, Hercog and Australian Jessica Moore won two Grand Slam junior doubles titles, the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships. She also played the qualifications for the US Open, but lost to Sandra Záhlavová in the first round in straight sets. Hercog entered the 2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in
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Anastasia Rodionova


. Despite the loss, this was Rodionova's best performance of the year. In the e-Boks Open in Copenhagen. She lost to Kaia Kanepi. She then traveled to Morocco to participate in the WTA's lone African event, the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She suffered another defeat, to Chanelle Scheepers. She then lost in the qualifying rounds in Estoril. She continued her clay-court season, competing at the Mutua Madrid Open, where she qualified for the main draw, but lost in the
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Roberta Vinci


in Marbella. At the Barcelona Ladies Open, Vinci earned her second career title, defeating Pauline Parmentier in the first round, Flavia Pennetta in the second, Anastasiya Yakimova in the quarterfinals, Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals, and defending champion Maria Kirilenko in the final. Vinci reached the second round of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem held in Fes. After she defeated Mariana Duque Marino in the first round, she lost to qualifier Polona Hercog in the second. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Vinci lost in the
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Polona Hercog


, she lost in the final round of qualifying to third seed and German Laura Siegemund. At the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Hercog was defeated in the first round by fifth seed and last year finalist Tímea Babos. At the Mutua Madrid Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to ninth seed Madison Brengle. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Hercog was defeated in the first round of qualifying to fourth seed Julia Görges. Her final tournament before the French Open was the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. In the first
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Mandy Minella


to Allie Klick in the first round of qualifying. She lost again at the first qualifying stage a fortnight later in Miami. Minella had to take a couple of weeks off again due to the edema in her right arm and hoped to be back in Marrakech for the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, but sat out a further week before playing at the $25,000 Wiesbaden Tennis Open in Germany, losing in the first round of singles, but making the final in doubles with Julia Glushko. The pair lost in straight
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Arina Rodionova


in the quarterfinals of a $25,000 event in Burnie. She then competed in two more ITF events – losing in the second and first round, respectively. She picked up form in ITF Mildura, reaching the semifinals. Rodionova then competed in three more tournaments, losing in the second round of all three. She then failed to qualify in Copenhagen. Her best result of the year came at the WTA clay event Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She defeated Darija Jurak, Karolína Plíšková, and world No. 108
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Alexandra Panova


made it to her first WTA final at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, upsetting the 5th seed Gisela Dulko along the way. She lost to Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino in the final, but won the doubles championship. She then won her second doubles title of the year at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. At the US Open, Panova faced then-world No. 1 and eventual runner-up, Victoria Azarenka, in the first round and was heavily defeated, losing in straight sets and winning just one
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Sania Mirza


event, partnering Liezel Huber. She then received a wild card to compete at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca, Morocco, but suffered a first-round defeat to eventual champion Émilie Loit. On the ITF Circuit, Mirza had a runner-up showing at the Palm Beach Gardens Challenger, where she fell to Sesil Karatantcheva. Mirza won six ITF singles titles in 2004. Going into the 2005 Australian Open, Mirza defeated Cindy Watson and Petra Mandula in the first and second rounds, respectively, to
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Polona Hercog


Cetkovská, and received a walkover in the second round since her opponent, second seed Sabine Lisicki withdrew due to a hip injury. In the quarterfinals, Hercog was defeated by Kurumi Nara. She ended the year ranked No. 66. Hercog began her season at the Australian Open. In the first round, she was up against 25th seed Alizé Cornet. Hercog retired trailing 1-0 due to a shoulder injury. Hercog made her comeback during the clay court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. In
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Tatiana Búa


Tatiana Búa (; born 19 January 1990) is an Argentine tennis player. Búa has won four singles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 August 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 372. On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 119 in the WTA doubles rankings. Búa was born in Bragado, and made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, partnering Daniela Seguel in doubles. The South American pair won their first
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Anne Keothavong


world No. 52 to world No. 48, her debut in the top 50. Keothavong then endured three consecutive first round defeats in the BNP Paribas Open, the Sony Ericsson Open (both Premier Mandatory tournaments) and a $100,000 ITF tournament in Tourhout, Belgium, where she was forced to retire due to a viral illness. Following this, Keothavong began her clay court season by defeating Maret Ani to reach the second round of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem where she was defeated by Lourdes Domínguez Lino.
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2014 WTA Finals


team at the Bank of the West Classic defeating Kania & Siniakova. They also reached two other finals but lost, at the Mutua Madrid Open to Errani & Vinci and at the Toray Pan Pacific Open to Black & Mirza. They also reached the semifinals of the French Open. Mugurza also won another title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem with Oprandi defeating Piter & Zanevska. On October 12, after winning the Tianjin Open, Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova claimed the final spot. Alla Kudryavtseva & Anastasia Rodionova became
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Yaroslava Shvedova


10th seed Andrea Hlaváčková. In the main draw, she reached the third round after defeating Alexandra Panova and 12th seed Yanina Wickmayer. In the third round, she lost to sixth seed Sabine Lisicki. Seeded seventh for qualifying at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Shvedova lost in the second round of qualifying to Bianca Botto. At the Estoril Open, Shvedova was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Bianca Botto. Due to having a low ranking, Shvedova played qualifying at the French Open. She qualified into
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Yaroslava Shvedova


Vikhlyantseva. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig. In March, Shvedova competed at the BNP Paribas Open where she lost in the first round to qualifier Varvara Lepchenko. At the Miami Open, Shvedova had her first win of the year when she defeated Jelena Janković in the first round. In the second round, she lost to 17th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Shvedova started her clay-court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She lost in
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Ekaterina Makarova


earned her first top-10 win over world No. 9 Anna Chakvetadze, until falling to Li Na. Makarova started the 2009 season with early losses in the first rounds of the Medibank International Sydney, the Open GDF Suez, and the Dubai Tennis Championships, and the second rounds of the Australian Open and the BNP Paribas Open. She reached her first WTA final in the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem with a win over Alisa Kleybanova and, without dropping a set leading up to the finals, she lost in a one
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Stefanie Vögele


7-5. At the 2014 Sony Open Tennis, Vögele lost in the 1st round to wildcard Casey Dellacqua 6-3, 6-2. Vögele began her clay court season at the 2014 Family Circle Cup where she was the last year semifinalist. In the 1st round, she lost to Ajla Tomljanović 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5. After Charleston, Vögele competed at the 2014 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. In the 1st round, she defeated Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6-
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Mona Barthel


6-3. At the 2015 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Barthel lost in the 1st round to eventual finalist Tímea Babos 6-4, 6-0. She lost in the 1st round at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open to qualifier Christina McHale 6-3, 6-2. At the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Barthel was defeated in the 1st round by 10th seed and eventual finalist Carla Suárez Navarro 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Her final tournament before the French Open
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Nadia Lalami


Nadia Lalami Laaroussi (born 28 April 1990 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former tennis player. In her career, she won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 19 September 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 322. On 29 August 2011, she peaked at No. 427 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Morocco at the Fed Cup, Lalami has a win–loss record of 18–12. At the 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in
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Marina Erakovic


in a see-saw affair, and then Erakovic and Petkovic raced through the second set to win it 6–1. Although Petkovic served an ace during the super tie-break, she also finished with a double-fault to hand the deciding set to Dellacqua and Jurak 5–10. Erakovic skipped the following tournament in Stuttgart, choosing instead to wait a further week until the only African stop on the WTA Tour, the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Marrakesh, Morocco. Playing only singles, she faced Kristina Mladenovic in
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Yanina Wickmayer


in the 2nd round 6-3, 6-4 and Kim Clijsters in the 3rd round 6-4, 7-6(5). Wickmayer lost in the 4th round to 4th seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-7(6), 0-6. Wickmayer began her clay court season at the 2012 Family Circle Cup. As the 12th seed, she was defeated in the 2nd round by qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 7-6(2). As the 4th seed at the 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem,
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Yanina Wickmayer


, Wickmayer won her 1st round match over Laura Siegemund 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she lost to 24th seed Daria Gavrilova 2-6, 6-7(5). Wickmayer lost in the 1st round at the 2017 Miami Open to Lucie Šafářová 6-7(2), 4-6. Competing at the 2017 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, her first clay court season tournament of the year, Wickmayer was defeated in the 1st round by Ekaterina Makarova 6-
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Kaia Kanepi


to withdraw from the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and Miami tournaments in 2013. However, she returned to the tour in April, playing the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, losing in the second round to Karolína Plíšková. Again, Kanepi lost in the second round at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, this time to Mandy Minella. Kanepi failed to defend her title at Estoril when she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the semifinals. She reached the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open where she lost to eventual finalist Maria
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Jelena Dokic


injury. Dokic received a qualifying wildcard into the Australian Open, where she lost in the second round. After a three-month layoff, Dokic finally returned to action at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem tournament in Fes where she qualified but lost in the first round against Gréta Arn. She then entered the following week in a $25,000 ITF tournament in Florence, Italy, where she qualified and proceeded to win the tournament, saving two match points against Mirjana Lučić in the quarterfinals and defeating seventh-seeded Lucie
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Iveta Benešová


Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to unseeded Li Na. Benešová fell to Ana Ivanovic in the third round of the French Open. At Wimbledon, she beat Britain's Katie O'Brien, before falling to Jelena Janković in the second round. In singles, she defeated Romanian Simona Halep in the final of Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem to win her first WTA Tour trophy since 2004. In doubles, she has won three titles. Along with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, she grabbed the
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Sara Errani


the first round. In the second round, she lost to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova. At the Copa Colsanitas, Errani reached the quarterfinals defeating seventh seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and Sachia Vickery. She lost in the quarterfinals to third seed Johanna Larsson. Playing at the İstanbul Cup, Errani defeated Hsieh Su-wei in the first round. In the second round, she was defeated by sixth seed and eventual finalist Elise Mertens. Errani then had a great result at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She reached the semifinals,
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Zsófia Gubacsi


Zsófia Gubacsi (born 6 April 1981) is a former Hungarian professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca in 2001. Gubacsi was originally coached by Jozsef Hegedus, but he would later be replaced by Attila Door. She was born to parents Julianna (née Harangozo) and Mihaly Gubacsi, who own a hotel. She is a baseline player who likes all court surfaces, and she says her best shot is a secret. Her goal is to reach
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Roberta Vinci


they had decided to pursue more in their singles career. Beginning her clay court season seeded 6th at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Vinci lost to fellow Italian Karin Knapp in the second round 7-6(3), 2-6, 2-6. She then posted good results at the Mutua Madrid Open. She reached the 4th round for the 2nd year in a row beating Monica Puig and Alizé Cornet. She ended up losing in the fourth round to 13th seed Lucie Šafářová 4-6, 7
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Laura Pous Tió


Laura Pous Tió (born 1 October 1984) is a former female tennis player from Spain. Pous Tió won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives in straight sets. She won 20 ITF titles in singles and nine in doubles. At the WTA level she was a singles runner-up at the 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Fés, Morocco, losing the final in two sets to Kiki Bertens. In 2007 she played a doubles match for the Spanish Fed
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2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions


6–3, 7–5 in the final in September, dropping only one set all week. As the result, she made her Top 40 ranking debut, rising from No. 52 to No. 37, having started the year ranked outside the Top 100. She also reached the last four at the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, but was forced to retire against eventual champion Medina Garrigues, and was a four-time quarterfinalist this season. Czink achieved her career-first Top 10 win this season, defeating world
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Gisela Dulko


. On 29 April 2007, she won her first WTA title by defeating Sorana Cîrstea of Romania in the final of the Tier-III event in Budapest. On 25 August 2007, Dulko won her second WTA title at the Forest Hills Tier-IV event, defeating Virginie Razzano. On 4 May 2008, she won her third WTA title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Tier-IV event, defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues. In January, she played at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic with two Americans, CoCo
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Yaroslava Shvedova


Open where she lost in the first round to Kimiko Date-Krumm. After Indian Wells, Shvedova went to Miami to play at the Sony Ericsson Open. After beating Sara Errani in the first round, Shvedova retired in her second-round match against 28th seed Jarmila Groth due to a left thigh muscle strain. Shvedova began her clay-court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. Seeded second, she was defeated in the second round by Anastasia Pivovarova. At the Barcelona Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in
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Lina Qostal


Lina Qostal (; born 11 March 1997 in Rabat) is a Moroccan tennis player. Qostal has won one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 19 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 1165. On 26 May 2014, she peaked at world number 802 in the doubles rankings. Qostal made her WTA tour debut at the 2013 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, having been awarded a wildcard into both the singles and doubles draws. In singles, she was drawn against Karin
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Ágnes Szávay


BNP Paribas Open where she won her first match in nearly five months by beating American veteran Jill Craybas. She lost to Alisa Kleybanova in the second round. Her next tournament was the Sony Ericsson Open but she lost again in the second round, to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Her next tournament was the Andalucia Tennis Experience where she lost in the second round to Svetlana Kuznetsova. She then missed the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem and the Barcelona Ladies Open due to the back injury. At the French Open, Szávay lost in
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Bojana Jovanovski Petrović


lost to the first seed Elena Dementieva in round two. On 24 April, Jovanovski made her debut for the Serbia Fed Cup team, in the World Group Playoffs against Slovakia. She lost her first singles match to Daniela Hantuchová, but then won her second rubber against Magdaléna Rybáriková. Jovanovski and Janković lost their doubles match to Hantuchová and Rybáriková for the final 3–2 scoreline for Slovakia. At the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, her second career WTA event, she defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the first round,
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2015 WTA Elite Trophy


the year by reaching the semifinal of the Brisbane International losing to Maria Sharapova. Svitolina won the third title of her career at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem defeating Tímea Babos in the final. She reached her first slam quarterfinal at the French Open losing to Ana Ivanovic in straight sets. At the Western & Southern Open, Svitolina reached the semifinals by defeating Lucie Šafářová before losing to Serena Williams. She also reached a career high of No. 15. Jelena Janković had inconsistent results in first half of the year
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Bahia Mouhtassine


, 9 doubles titles and played on many WTA Tour events. She has won 6 gold medals at the Pan Arab Games and one gold at the Mediterranean Games, representing Morocco. Mouthassine's biggest career win was at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Casablanca in 2004. She upset 3rd-seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik, who was ranked 183 spots above her, in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. She has also beaten Indian Sania Mirza at an ITF final in Rabat in 2004. Bahia
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Angelique Kerber


Aravane Rezaï before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in a close three-setter. She then reached her first WTA tour final in Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, losing to Mariana Duque Mariño after upsetting top-seed Gisela Dulko in the semifinal. She then reached the second round of the MPS Group Championships, losing to Varvara Lepchenko. She also reached the third round of the Family Circle Cup, losing to Daniela Hantuchová, and the quarterfinal of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem losing to Renata Voráčová. At the French Open she
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2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions


during Germany's triumph over China in Fed Cup and had her best performance at a Grand Slam by reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki but falling to top seed Dinara Safina 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–1. Lisicki made her career Top 30 debut on July 6, 2009. Anabel Medina Garriguesbr For the sixth successive year, Medina Garrigues captured a Tour title, winning the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem dominating Ekaterina Makarova 6–0, 6–1. Following the win in Fes, the 27–year-old
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Polona Hercog


Scheepers in three sets. Hercog began her clay court season at the Andalucia Tennis Experience. She lost in the first round to Laura Pous Tió 1-6, 2-6. Next, Hercog played at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She got revenge on Chanelle Scheepers by defeating her in the first round. However, she withdrew from her second round match against Melanie Oudin due to an ankle injury. At the Barcelona Ladies Open, Hercog won her first round match against lucky loser Jamie Hampton. In
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Kaia Kanepi


defeated Kanepi in the second round 6–1, 6–2. Kanepi started her clay-court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem where she lost in the first round to qualifier Teliana Pereira 6–3, 6–2. At the Mutua Madrid Open, Kanepi beat Madison Keys in the first round 6–4, 6–3. In the second round, she lost to Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–2. At the French Open, Kanepi lost in the first round to second seed, former world No. 1, and defending champion Maria Sharapova,
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Melanie Oudin


Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Oudin upset third seed Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the first round 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. She reached the quarterfinals when her second round opponent, Polona Hercog, withdrew due to an ankle injury. In the quarterfinals, Oudin lost to eventual champion Alberta Brianti. At the Estoril Open, Oudin lost in the first round to qualifier and fellow American Sloane Stephens 2–6, 1–6. Competing in her final tournament before the French Open at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Oudin was defeated in the first
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Daniela Hantuchová


Wells, California to Klára Koukalová 4–6, 6–1, 3–6. She also lost in the first round of the Miami Open to Belinda Bencic 1–6, 6–7. Hantuchová won one match during Fed Cup by beating Susanne Celik of Sweden 6–2, 6–0. During the Spring, Hantuchová switched her racquet brand from Prince to Head. At the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Hantuchová lost in the 1st round to Christina McHale 4–6, 2–6. At the Mutua Madrid Open, Hantuchová lost in the 1st round to Elina Svitolina 6–0
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Petra Martić


6–4 in the second round. She then lost to Yanina Wickmayer 3–6, 3–6. She lost in the first round of her next three tournaments, Andalucia Tennis Experience (lost to Estrella Cabeza Candela 6–1, 6–7, 2–6), Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (to Alizé Cornet 6–7, 4–6) and Estoril Open (to Kimiko Date-Krumm 7–6, 5–7, 6–7). She was forced to retire in her first-round match of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open whilst 4–6, 2–1 down. Her next
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Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco


Abdellatif Filali. They had two children: a daughter and a son: Princess Lalla Meryem has two brothers King Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid, and two sisters Lalla Asma and Lalla Hasna. Holder of numerous prestigious official functions, Princess Meryem has focused much of her activities on the social and cultural realm. Princess Meryem is the President of the Moroccan association in support of UNICEF, President of the Hassan II Foundation for the Moroccans residing abroad, President of the Moroccan National Observatory of the Childs Rights and President of the Hassan
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Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco


Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco (, born 26 August 1962 in Rome, Italy) is the first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his second wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. After she obtained her Baccalaureat in 1981, Princess Lalla Meryem was appointed by her father as the President of Social Works of the Royal Army Forces. On 15 September 1984, she married Fuad Filali (born 1957), ex-CEO of ONA Group, and the son of former Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister
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Alona Bondarenko


set in the whole tournament. She made it through the quarterfinals of ECM Prague Open, losing to eventual champion Shahar Pe'er 5–7, 0–6, and the semifinals of GP SAR La Princess Lalla Meryem, losing to Martina Suchá 3–6, 2–6. Her luck, however, was turned upside-down when she made first-round exits in the İstanbul Cup, French Open and DFS Classic. She then made it through the second round of the Ordina Open before falling to Jelena Janković 4–6, 6–1, 6–7 and made a first
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Lalla Latifa


Princess Lalla Latifa Amahzoune (; – born in 1946 in Khenifra) is the widow of King Hassan II and the mother of Princess Lalla Meryem, King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Asma, Princess Lalla Hasna and Prince Moulay Rachid. She is referred to using terms such as "mother of the royal children". The privacy accorded to her in Morocco is so great that attempts to publish photos of her in the Moroccan newspaper "Al Ayam" were found to violate Moroccan law (in accord with a 1956 decree prohibiting publication of
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Mohammed VI of Morocco


Moulay Rachid, and three sisters: Princess Lalla Meryem, Princess Lalla Asma, and Princess Lalla Hasna. The New York Times noted "conflicting reports about whether the new monarch had been married on Friday night, within hours of his father's death [in 1999]... to heed a Moroccan tradition that a King be married before he ascends the throne." A palace official subsequently denied that a marriage had taken place. On 21 March 2002, Mohammed married Salma Bennani (now H.R.H. Princess Lalla Salma) in Rabat.
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Mohammed El Alaoui


son of Sultan Mohammed IV (r. 1859-1873) and "Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra Azizia", the daughter of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz (r. 1894-1908). His maternal grandfather (Prince Moulay El Hassan ben El Mehdi) was also the second husband of Princess Lalla Aicha, aunt of Mohammed VI and younger sister of Hassan II. His mother is reportedly very close to Princess Lalla Meryem. Sidi Mohammed Alaoui was educated in the French school of Tangiers and obtained in 1999 a Bachelor's degree in international trade from
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Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco


Moulay Rachid has one older brother, King Mohammed VI, and three sisters, Princess Lalla Meryem, Princess Lalla Asma and Princess Lalla Hasna. After primary and secondary studies at the Royal College in Rabat and obtaining the Baccalauréat in June 1989, he entered Mohammed V University in Rabat to start his higher studies in Law. In May 1993, Prince Moulay Rachid obtained his Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) majoring in economic and social law. The same year the Prince received his License to Practice Law – Public Law. On 29
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Lalla Meryem Cup


The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011. It moved back to Rabat in 2016. The tournament has been played annually since 1993 and is held alongside the Hassan II Golf Trophy. In 2010 it was added to the Ladies European Tour schedule and upgraded to a full field tournament having previously been limited to around 12 players. Both tournaments moved to Agadir in 2011. "Prior
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2018 WTA Elite Trophy


La Princesse Lalla Meryem defeating Ajla Tomljanović. Her streak was ended by Simona Halep in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open. At the French Open, she reached the fourth round but once again lost to Halep. At Wimbledon, she made the third round where she fell to Dominika Cibulková. At the US Open Series events, she reached the quarterfinals of both the Rogers Cup and Western & Southern Open losing to Elina Svitolina and Petra Kvitová, respectively. At the US Open, she yet again improved from her performance
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Tomohiro Hatta


As student he was honored by École Normale de Musique Paris Alfred Cortot Scholarship and Fuji Television Scholarship. During his studies, he played for Paul Badura-Skoda, Piotr Paleczny, Serei Markarov, Caio Pagano, among others. Among others prizes, Tomohiro Hatta won the 2nd Prize at Alexander Scriabin Piano Competition, 3rd Prize at Rudolf Firkusny International Piano Competition, Smetana Prize, Russe Embassy Prize, Frensh Embassy Prize, Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Lalla Meryem International Piano Competition. He was also semi-finalist of Concurso Internacional de
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Lina Boqvist


was a tie for third at Tipsport Golf Masters in the Czech Republic. Boqvist qualified for the 2016 Women's British Open by rising to 23rd on the LET money list after finishing in the top ten at the Lalla Meryem Cup. She qualified as one of the five reserves for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Boqvist posted her career best finish in five years on tour at the 2019 Lalla Meryem Cup and moved up to fifth on the Order of Merit. She shot a career low round of 66 and finished the tournament runner-
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Swiss Leaks


$1.5 billion. As stated in the Moroccan law, it is strictly forbidden to have a foreign bank account. But the documents revealed that the royal family were part of the HSBC clients. Prince Moulay Rachid was touched by this scandal, the princess Lalla Meryem and the current king Mohammed VI with an amount $9.1 billions hidden in the HSBC bank. Given the scale of the investigation, Le Monde called upon 154 journalists affiliated with 47 different media outlets including: The Guardian, CBS, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and The Indian
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Earth, Wind & Fire


Graham attended the ceremony. At the gala they performed "Shining Star" and "That's the Way of the World" together. EWF was a specially invited music guest at the June 20, 2000 White House state dinner hosted by President Bill Clinton on the South Lawn of the White House, in honor of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem. So impressed was the king by the band's performance that he made a personal request for EWF to perform in Morocco for
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Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco


Princess Lalla Amina (8 April 1954 – 16 August 2012) was a member of the Moroccan royal family and former President of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Equestrian Sports. Lalla Amina was born in Antsirabe, Madagascar on 8 April 1954. She was the youngest sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his third wife, Lalla Bahia bint Antar. She was born while the royal family was in exile. Mina (as she was nicknamed) was the only child of
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Alizé Cornet


Princesse Lalla Meryem, Cornet was beaten by former world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the second round. Cornet's disastrous run continued when she lost in the first qualifying rounds of the Mutua Madrid Open and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. She then defeated Sania Mirza in the first round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, before falling to Nadia Petrova in three sets in the second. At Roland Garros, she defeated Renata Voráčová in the first round but was then crushed by qualifier Nuria Llagostera Vives in the second. Cornet began her grass
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Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco


and Naïma Bensouda, who died in 1981, when Salma was three years old; from then on she and her sister Meryem were raised by her maternal grandmother, Hajja Fatma Abdellaoui Maâne. She lived in Rabat, with her half cousin Saira, and the two are commonly seen together in public. She was educated in Rabat, where she attended a private school, Lycée Hassan II, Lycée Moulay Youssef, and l'École Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse de Systèmes. She met her husband during a private party in 1999. After
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Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco


"Moulay" Idris Al-Wazani and had one daughter, "Sharifa Lalla" Sumaya Al-Wazani. Al-Wazani died early on allowing Lalla Amina to pursue true "reason for living"– horses. Throughout her life she was an avid hunter and equestrian. Lalla Amina was President of the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equestrian Sports from 1999 up until her death in 2012. In 1980, she set up a private breeding stable in Sidi Brini and launched the famous Week of the Horse held in Rabat. She was
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Muhammad VII al-Munsif


in La Marsa, formally named on 1 September 2012 by President Moncef Marzouki. Moncef Bey was the son of Naceur Bey. He married princess Traki, daughter of Hédi Bey (and thus his cousin) in October 1900 in Sidi Bou Saïd. She was the mother of his four children: After Princess Traki's death in 1919 Lalla Zoubaida (née Azzouz) and then another cousin, Princess Habiba (1888-1969), whom he divorced. He married his last wife was Lalla Arbiya in August 1942 and she followed
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2010 Speedway Grand Prix


The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 65th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz. The only rider to win more than one round, Tomasz Gollob claimed his first Speedway Grand Prix title after over a decade in the sport. Jarosław Hampel completed a Polish 1–2, claiming his first SGP win in Denmark
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Alizé Cornet


Patty Schnyder, and backed it up by winning a tough match against 2010 Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets, to advance to the third round, where she was sent crashing out of the tournament by fifth seed Francesca Schiavone in two sets. At the Sony Ericsson Open she fell in the first round to countrywoman Virginie Razzano. After this she played the Family Circle Cup, but again suffered an early elimination in the first round to Sofia Arvidsson for the second time that year. Seeded eighth at the Grand Prix SAR La
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Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco


. The royal couple have two children: Lalla Salma has kept quite a low profile as Princess of Morocco, although a more public one than her predecessors. She supports cancer associations and the Fez Sacred Music Festival. Salma has represented the King and Morocco in meetings and gatherings in Saudi Arabia, Japan, Thailand, Israel, Tunisia and France. On 29 April 2011, she attended the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. She also attended the wedding of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg,
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Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco


Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco, , (17 June 1931 – 4 September 2011) was the younger sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. Princess Lalla Aicha was born at Rabat Royal Palace in Rabat, she was privately educated in Rabat and awarded a Baccalauréat degree. The exile in 1953 of Mohammed V and his family on Corsica interrupted her studies in languages. Lalla Aicha was the Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom
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Sports in Asia


Grand Prix, held since 1954, is known for its Formula 3, touring car and superbikes races. Formula One started adding more races in Asia with the Malaysian Grand Prix in 1999, followed by the Bahrain Grand Prix and Chinese Grand Prix in 2004, Singapore Grand Prix in 2008, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2009, Korean Grand Prix in 2010, Indian Grand Prix in 2013 and Azerbaijan's European Grand Prix in 2016. Major circuits in China (Shanghai and Zhuhai), Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Bahrain,
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Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco


and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy in 2012 and 2013 inauguration of King Willem-Alexander Princess Lalla Salma founded a cancer prevention association in Morocco. She also create Lalla Salma Foundation – Prevention and Treatment of Cancer and also has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa. In 2006, Princess Lalla Salma was named a Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organization for the Cancer Care, Promotion and Prevention. Beside involved in cancer and HIV/AIDS prevention, she also supports and encourages women’s empowerment. Lalla Salma is styled as
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Grand Prix de Vichy-Auvergne


Prix International du Cercle de Vichy. It was abandoned in 1907, and became known as the Grand Prix de la Ville de Vichy the following year. The title was appended with "et de la Société de Sport de France" in 1958. The Société de Sport de France owned the racecourse, and later merged with similar organisations to form France Galop. The event reverted to its original name in 1965, and was run as a handicap in 1970. It was given Group 3 status in 1976. The name of the
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Victor Orly


Provence, France 2010 Princess of Kiev Gallery, Nice, France ART SHANGHAI 2010 Exhibition «CARRE V.I.P», Shanghai, China 2009 Dragnignan Grand Prix of Fine Arts, Dragnignan, France Castellet Grand Prix of Painting, Castellet, France 2008 Nans Les Pins Grand Prix of Painting, Nans Les Pins, France – President of Jury Exhibition of Independent Artists, Paris, France XXIII Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Les Pennes Mirabeau, France “Women… I love you”, Toulon, France 2007 Simon salon, Marseille, France
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2011 Speedway Grand Prix


in three events. Polish Jarosław Hampel won the bronze medal and made it his second medal in the Speedway Grand Prix era. For the 2011 season there was 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. The top eight riders from the 2010 championship qualified as of right: The top eight riders from the 2010 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of
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2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix


The 2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, officially the Gran Premio bwin de España, was the second round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 30 April–2 May 2010 at the Circuito de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Jorge Lorenzo snatched a last-lap win in the MotoGP race to move top of the world championship standings. This event would be the last podium for Japanese Moto2 rider, Shoya Tomizawa; who finished in second place, before his death in 6
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JAF Grand Prix


from 1971 to 1973 due to a scandal, it was held as a points-scoring round in Formula 2000, Formula Two, and Formula Pacific series until 1986. From 1988 to 1990, the JAF Grand Prix was a round of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The JAF Grand Prix then went on hiatus for two decades. In 2010, the JAF Grand Prix was revived by the JAF and named after its venue, Fuji Speedway, as the JAF Grand Prix and Fuji Sprint Cup. It served as a non
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Scuderia Ferrari


, a move that proved to be unpopular among many Formula One fans and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the sport's governing body. Following this incident and others in which team orders were used, such as McLaren's use of them at the 1997 European Grand Prix and at the 1998 Australian Grand Prix, and Jordan Grand Prix's at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, team orders in Formula One were officially banned ahead of the 2003 Formula One season. On lap 49 of the 2010 German Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso went
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Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui


Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962, Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat, Ambassador of Morocco to the United States, and the former Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom. Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of Rabat (Lyceum Descartes) then at the Oriental Institute, Oxford, where she graduated with a Bachelor in law. After, she settled in Casablanca, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs. For a brief period in 1999-2000, she was diplomatic Attaché
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Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco


Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco (, born 19 November 1967 in Rabat) is the youngest daughter of King Hassan II and his second wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. She is sister to the current king, Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid. She was educated at the Royal College (Rabat). Since her childhood, Princess Hasna has been interested in social and cultural activities, with special emphasis to environmental issues in Morocco. In 1999 she launched the national campaign for the protection of the environment and gave the prize for the
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Baboo Da Silva


and gained 3rd place K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas. Takumi Sato who gained 3rd place in K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka and was also 3rd at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul. Kou Tasei (aka Hong Tae Seong) who was placed 3rd at the KOK World GP 2010 in Chisinau an 8 man -85 kg tournament. Jan Soukup who fought in K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Opening match and Kengo Shimizu who beat Shunsuke Inoue at the S-Cup World
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2010 Italian Grand Prix


39.1 of the sporting regulations following an infamous incident at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix – and subsequently bringing the sport into disrepute at the German Grand Prix. Although Ferrari were fined US$100,000 at the time of the incident, the special meeting of the WMSC opened the door for further sanctions. The tribunal eventually decided against punishing the team further, with a promise to review the ban on team orders, a decision that was received negatively by fans. Following increased speculation over Red Bull and Ferrari appearing to use flexible bodywork – banned
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