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Barbie Bramblett
Barbara Christine Bramblett (born September 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player. Tennis career Bramblett, a right-handed player from Houston, was an Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl champion in 1980 and competed on the professional tour from 1982 to 1985. She made several main draw appearances in Grand Slam (tennis), grand slam tournaments, without registering a win. In WTA tournaments she twice reached quarter-finals, at Tokyo in 1982 and the 1984 Miami Classic. Comebacks Her career is perhaps best remembered for two matches she played in 1983, where she saved a combined 38 match points. At the 1983 US Open (tennis), 1983 US Open she trailed Ann Hulbert during the qualifiers 0–6, 0–5 and 0–40, before saving 18 match points to claim the second set 7–5, then the third 6–3. Bramblett had made a near identical comeback earlier in the year while trying to qualify for the 1983 Virginia Slims of Nashville, Virginia Slims of Nashville, saving 20 match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 French Open – Women's Singles
Chris Evert defeated Mima Jaušovec in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and her 15th major singles title overall. Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year and ended a 39 match winning streak. This edition of the French Open was the first to have a 128-player main draw. This tournament marked the first major appearance of future world No. 1 and 22-time major champion Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, .... At 13 years, 11 months and 9 days of age, Graf became the youngest player to compete in the main draw of a major. This was the final major appearance for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |