Marianna Brummer (born 24 November 1949) is a South African former professional

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player. Brummer, who comes from

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, reached the third round at

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twice, including in 1969 when she was eliminated by

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. At the

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she made the women's doubles quarter-finals (with

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) and lost in the singles first round to

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, after having won a marathon first set 15–13, causing the tournament to fall behind schedule. Brummer appeared in the

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for South Africa in 1970, for a World Group quarter-final against the United States in Freiburg, where she was beaten in a singles rubber by Peaches Bartkowicz.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brummer, Marianna 1949 births Living people South African female tennis players Tennis players from Pretoria

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