Kaye Marfani-Hand (born 4 October 1968) is a British former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player.

Biography

Born in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, she is the younger sister of sports broadcaster and former player

Paul Hand Paul Hand (born 3 July 1965) is a British sports broadcaster and former professional tennis player. Biography Tennis career Born in Berkshire, Hand played on the professional tour primarily as a doubles specialist, with a best ranking of 171 in ...

. Hand reached a highest singles ranking of 201, with her best performance coming at the 1990

Brighton International The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978–1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October. I ...

, where she defeated world number 46

Brenda Schultz Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1 ...

in the first round. At the

1991 Wimbledon Championships The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 105th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ...

, Hand received a wildcard to compete in both the women's singles and doubles draws. In the doubles she and partner

Julie Salmon Julie Salmon (born 8 July 1965) is a British former international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1988 to 1993.Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...

and

Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, an ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hand, Kaye 1968 births Living people English female tennis players Tennis people from Berkshire British female tennis players