Lidy Jansen Venneboer (born 17 August 1946), better known as Lidy Venneboer, is a Dutch former amateur

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player. Jansen Venneboer is her maiden name, which became Kirsch-Jansen Venneboer after marriage. Venneboer, a native of

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, was the Dutch junior champion at age 17 and featured in several

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main draws while on tour in the late 1960s. She was a doubles semi-finalist with

Betty Stöve Betty Flippina Stöve (born 24 June 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final, the ladies' doubles final and the mixed doubles final during the same year at Wimbledon in 19 ...

at the 1967 Australian Championships. In 1968 she featured in the final of the

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with the Netherlands. The Dutch, appearing in their first ever final, came up against Australia and lost both singles rubbers to surrender the tie. Venneboer only played in the doubles, partnering Astrid Suurbeek, with whom she had won the deciding semi-final rubber over

Mary-Ann Eisel Mary–Ann Eisel (born November 25, 1946) is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968. Personal life Eisel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was educated in the Ladue School District The Ladue School D ...

and

Nancy Richey Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942) is an American former tennis player. Richey won two major singles titles (the 1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four major women's doubles titles (the 1965 US Championships, 1966 Austral ...

of the United States. In the final she and Suurbeek lost the dead rubber to

Margaret Court Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 maj ...

and

Kerry Melville Kerry Melville Reid (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tou ...

, but did manage to win a set over the Australians. Retiring at the age of 22, Venneboer raised two children with her German husband and now lives in the North Rhine-Westphalia town of

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