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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] |
1971 French Open – Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 French Open. It was her first major title. Margaret Court was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the third round by Gail Chanfreau. This marked the first time since the 1964 US Chamionships that Court failed to reach a major quarterfinal, a run of 19 consecutive majors. It was also her earliest exit from a major since 1962 Wimbledon. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret Court ''(third round)'' # Virginia Wade ''(first round)'' # Evonne Goolagong (champion) # Nancy Gunter ''(semifinals)'' # Helga Masthoff ''(first round)'' # Françoise Dürr ''(quarterfinals)'' # Julie Heldman ''(third round)'' # Olga Morozova ''(second round)'' Qualifying Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |