Judith Dibar-Gohn (born 10 May 1945) is a Romanian former

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player. She was known as Judith Dibar before marriage. Dibar-Gohn, Romania's leading player of the early 1970s, represented her country in five ties of the

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. She played a key role when Romania reached the semifinals in

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, which was the team's first year in the tournament. The semifinal against South Africa almost didn't take place due to Romania's anti-apartheid policy, with the players initially informed the tie would be boycotted. It wasn't until two-hours before the opening rubber that the players were informed the decision was reversed and that they were allowed to compete. At the Grand Slams, Dibar-Gohn's best performance was reaching the third round of the

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. She made the second round at

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in 1973, losing to fourth-seeded

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dibar-Gohn, Judith 1945 births Living people Romanian female tennis players FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade Place of birth missing (living people)