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GRAND SLAM EVENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- runner-up
1, record 1, English, runner%2Dup
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- finalist 2, record 1, English, finalist
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tennis player or tennis team (in doubles) that has participated in the finals of a tournament only to lose it. 3, record 1, English, - runner%2Dup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Be careful of the ambiguous term "finalist", which has 2 distinct meanings: 1) a person who reaches the finals of a tennis tournament (the competition has yet to get underway); 2) a person who has already participated (and lost) in the finals of a tennis tournament, i.e. a runner-up (the outcome has been decided). 3, record 1, English, - runner%2Dup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the runner-up-in 1993 it was Jana Novotna in the women's event [at Wimbledon] and Jim Courier in the men's... There are no magazine covers, talk show appearances or victory parades for the runners-up in a Grand Slam tournament.... 4, record 1, English, - runner%2Dup
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- finaliste
1, record 1, French, finaliste
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vice-champion 2, record 1, French, vice%2Dchampion
correct, masculine noun
- vice-championne 3, record 1, French, vice%2Dchampionne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joueur, joueuse ou équipe qui a participé à la finale d'un championnat et l'a perdue. 4, record 1, French, - finaliste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Celui ou celle qui l'a emporté a également été appelé(e) «finaliste» avant que le match de championnat ne soit disputé. 4, record 1, French, - finaliste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Marie-Claude Ostiguy était finaliste chez les 16 ans et moins. 5, record 1, French, - finaliste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sonya Jeysaleelan, vice-championne des Internationaux de France, est la deuxième tête de série chez les filles. 3, record 1, French, - finaliste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Finaliste-surprise. 2, record 1, French, - finaliste
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bon second
- deuxième
- finaliste défait
- finaliste défaite
- titulaire du premier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- subcampeón
1, record 1, Spanish, subcampe%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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