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1969 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Ann Jones defeated the three-time defending champion Billie Jean King in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title, and her third and last Grand Slam singles title overall. Seeds Margaret Court ''(semifinals)'' Billie Jean King ''(final)'' Virginia Wade ''(third round)'' Ann Jones (champion) Nancy Richey ''(quarterfinals)'' Kerry Melville ''(second round)'' Julie Heldman ''(quarterfinals)'' Judy Tegart ''(quarterfinals)'' Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links *1969 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Jones (tennis)
Ann Shirley Jones, (née Adrianne Haydon on 17 October 1938, also known as Ann Haydon-Jones) is a British former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won eight Grand Slam tennis championships in her career: three in singles, three in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. As of 2017, she serves as a vice president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Career Table tennis Jones was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, England. Her parents were prominent table tennis players, her father, Adrian Haydon, having been English number 1 and a competitor at world championships between 1928 and 1953. Ann, as a young girl, also took up the game, participating in five world championships in the 1950s, the best result being losing finalist in singles, doubles and mixed doubles all in Stockholm 1957. Soon after this she wrote the book ''Tackle Table Tennis This Way''. Jones also won two English Open titles in women's doubles as Haydon. Tennis She was also a powerful lawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Truman
Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Open, French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist at Wimbledon championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), U.S. Championships. She helped Great Britain win the Wightman Cup in 1958, 1960 and 1968. Career Christine Truman was a member of a tight-knit, supportive tennis-playing family. She often entered the Wimbledon mixed doubles with her brother Humphrey Truman, Humphrey.Tennis Today Truman, Christine Published by Arthur Barker (1961) She formed a successful doubles partnership with her younger sister Nell Truman. She was the British junior champion in 1956 and 1957. Truman made her debut at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon in 1957 at age 16, beating the third seed and then French Open champion Shirley Bloomer, American semifinalist Betty Rosenquest, and eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Wilshere
Joan Mary Koudelka (born 14 March 1948) is a South African former professional tennis player. She originally competed under her maiden name Joan Wilshere, before marrying Czech tennis player Štěpán Koudelka. Koudelka had a win over her countrywoman Brenda Kirk to make the second round of the 1969 Wimbledon Championships. She qualified for her only French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ... main draw in 1971 and was beaten in the first round by Evonne Goolagong, who went on to win the title. References External links * * 1948 births Living people South African female tennis players {{SouthAfrica-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Kirk
Brenda Kirk (11 January 1951 – 6 September 2015) was a South African tennis player. Career Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships. In January 1971 she won the singles title of the Natal Sugar Championships. She won two doubles titles during her career; in July 1971 she won the Swiss Open partnering Laura Rossouw and in July 1972 she won the Irish Open with Pat Walkden. She played for the South African Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ... team in 15 ties between 1969 and 1973 comprising a record of 17 wins and 10 losses. She was part of the South African team that won the Federation Cup in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Tutt
Susan Tutt (born 1943) is a British former professional tennis player. She competed as Sue Northen after marriage. Tutt, a native of Leicester, was active on tour in the 1960s and 1970s. Her first round win over Marion Boundy at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships (6–2, 6–0) lasted only 20 minutes and is considered to be one of the shortest tennis matches on record. The following year she was at the other end of a heavy defeat at Wimbledon when she fell 0–6, 0–6 to Judy Dalton Judy Tegart Dalton (née Tegart; born 12 December 1937) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She won nine major doubles titles, and completed the career Grand Slam in women's doubles. Five of her doubles titles were with Marga ... in the second round. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tutt, Sue 1943 births Living people British female tennis players English female tennis players Tennis people from Leicestershire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Boundy
Marion may refer to: People * Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island Australia * City of Marion, a local government area in South Australia * Marion, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide Cyprus * Marion, Cyprus, an ancient city-state South Africa *Marion Island, one of the Prince Edward Islands United States * Marion, Alabama * Marion, Arkansas * Marion, Connecticut ** Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut) * Marion, Georgia * Marion, Illinois * Marion, Indiana, Grant County * Marion, Shelby County, Indiana * Marion, Iowa * Marion, Kansas ** Marion County Lake ** Marion Reservoir * Marion, Kentucky * Marion, Louisiana * Marion, Massachusetts * Marion Station, Maryland, often referred to as just "Marion" * Marion, Michigan * Marion, Minnesota * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Mandarino
Mari Carmen Hernández Mandarino (born 16 June 1940) is a Spanish former tennis player. Born in Madrid, Mandarino was one of Spain's top players of the 1960s and 1970s, winning four singles national championships. She won a further 23 national titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles events. Between 1972 and 1977 she represented Spain in the Federation Cup, featuring in 12 rubbers. Mandarino, who originally competed under her maiden name Coronado, has been married to Brazilian Davis Cup player José Edison Mandarino José Edison Mandarino (born March 26, 1941) is a former tennis player from Brazil. Mandarino was born in Jaguarão. He reached the junior finals of the 1959 French Championships, defeated by German Ingo Buding. He played 109 matches for Brazi ... since 1965. See also * List of Spain Federation Cup team representative References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandarino, Carmen 1940 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Tennis pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graciela Moran
Graciela (August 23, 1915 – April 7, 2010) Accessed April 2010 was a Cuban-born American singer of Cuban music and Latin jazz. Biography Felipa Graciela Pérez y Gutiérrez was born in and raised in the Afro-Cuban Jesús María neighborhood. A pioneer in music as a black Cuban woman in a so-called man's world, she opened doors for all those who followed her. Graciela was the lead vocalist over a period of 10 years in the 1930s and '40s with Orquesta Anacaona, an all-female ensemble, before leaving Cuba for the United States. She p ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryna Godwin
Maryna Godwin (later Maryna Proctor, born 9 September 1944) is a retired South African tennis player. Her best achievement was reaching quarterfinals of the 1968 US Open. In 1968 and 1969 she played in four ties for the South African Fed Cup team. In 1969 she met South African cricketer Mike Procter. They married three months later, after which Godwin changed her last name and retired from competitions. For many years, due to Procter's cricket contracts, their family was living half-year in England and half-year in Zimbabwe, but since 1980s they settled in Durban North Durban North is an area to the north of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Durban North lies between the N2 freeway and the eastern seashore, with the Umgeni River forming its southern boundary. It ha ..., South Africa. Career finals Doubles (1 runner-up) References External links * * * Maryna Proctor tennisabstract.com wimbledon.com {{DEFAULTSORT:God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tine Zwaan
Tine Zwaan (born 17 June 1947) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Biography Zwaan, a 1970 Universiade doubles gold medalist, competed on the professional tour in the 1970s and represented the Netherlands in a total of nine Federation Cup ties. In 1973, Zwaan earned a place in the end of year Virginia Slims Championships. Her best performance at grand slam level came at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships, where she made the third round of both the singles and mixed doubles. During her Federation Cup career she featured mostly as a doubles player and partnered with Betty Stöve to win over Denmark in the deciding doubles rubber of a World Group quarter-final in 1976, setting up a semi-final against the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Morozova
Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, link=no, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg; born 22 February 1949) is a retired tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner-up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships. Due to her achievements as both player and coach, Morozova often is referred to as the Godmother of Russian tennis. Career Born in Moscow, Morozova started to play tennis aged 10. By 16, Morozova had improved so quickly that she was invited to represent the USSR at Wimbledon in the Girls Singles. Travelling internationally for the first time and playing on grass for the first time, Morozova won the 1965 Wimbledon junior's singles title. Morozova was the first Soviet tennis player, male or female, to reach the singles final of any major tournament when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open. However, the peak of Morozova's career came during the summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faye Urban
Faye Urban (28 October 1945 – 11 November 2020) was a Canadian tennis player, the top-ranked player in Canada from 1967 to 1969. Career Raised in Windsor, Ontario, she competed in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in singles (the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open) and two in doubles (Wimbledon and the US Open), her best results being reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon (1967 in doubles) and the second round of the US Open (1969 in singles). In 1969, she won the Canadian Open (then called the Canadian Championships), the last Canadian to do so for 50 years, until Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American inactive professional tennis player. Considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ... in 2019. Urban was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996. She died on 11 November 2020, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
