Astrid Suurbeek (born 15 February 1947) is a former Dutch

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player who was mainly active in the late 1960s.

Career

Suurbeek won the singles Dutch championship at

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in 1967 and 1982 as well as the doubles and mixed doubles in 1968. She competed in the

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and won the women's doubles Gold medal with

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. Suurbeek played for the Dutch

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team that reached the 1968 final against Australia, played at the

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in Paris. In the final, she played Australian multiple Grand Slam winner

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and lost in straight sets, 1–6, 3–6. Australia won the final 3–0. In the same year, she reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the

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which she lost to eventual champion

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. Suurbeek played in the ladies' singles competition at

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in 1967, 1968 and 1969. In 1980, she was voted Female Player of the Year by the USA Tennis Florida Adult Competitive Tennis Council. In 1983, she won the USTA National Indoor Women`s 35 Championships in St. Louis and was ranked first in the USTA women`s 35s. She is currently head tennis professional at Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach, Florida.

Career finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suurbeek, Astrid 1947 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Tennis players from Amsterdam Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade gold medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women