the Wightman Cup
/ðə ˌwaɪtmən ˈkʌp/
/ðə ˈwaɪtmən kʌp/
- a women's tennis competition between British and US players which took place every year from 1923 to 1989. It was then stopped because the British players were not good enough to compete with the US players, who almost always won easily.
怀特曼杯（Wightman Cup）：从1923年到1989年，每年都举行英，美女子网球比赛。后来由于英超选手无法与几乎总是轻松获胜的美国选手竞争而被中止。